Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1414: Chapter 896: Joining the Ten Thousand Treasures Store (2)

Therefore, in Zhongli Xiayi’s eyes, Yang Zhenshan is a genius in alchemy.

As a result, she valued Yang Zhenshan even more.

"There’s no better time than the present. How about you join the Ten Thousand Treasures Store today, my friend?"

"I couldn’t ask for more!" Yang Zhenshan replied with a smile.

"Very well, I shall accompany you to complete the formalities, my friend!"

Saying this, Zhongli Xiayi got up and led Yang Zhenshan to the third floor of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store.

The Ten Thousand Treasures Store in White Cloud Immortal City covers an immense area. It’s not just a shop, but a gigantic commercial establishment. It not only includes more than ten roadside shops but also many buildings, such as auction venues, alchemy workshops, artifact refining workshops, beast gardens, spirit plant gardens, and cultivation caves.

If the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion is the tallest building in White Cloud Immortal City, then the Ten Thousand Treasures Store is the largest complex, even larger than the Dao Field of White Cloud True Monarch.

However, the Ten Thousand Treasures Store’s vastness is far less conspicuous than the height of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, so everyone pays special attention to the pavilion’s height, thereby overlooking the store’s magnitude.

"Our White Cloud Immortal City’s Ten Thousand Treasures Store has a total of thirty-two guest elders; you are the thirty-third! Among them, four are Seventh-Rank guest elders, two are alchemists, one is an array master, and one is an artifact refiner!"

Zhongli Xiayi explained the situation of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store as she led the way.

"No talisman master?" Yang Zhenshan asked.

How could there be a lack of a talisman master in a place focused on pill, artifact, talisman, and formation?

"It’s challenging for a talisman master guest elder to advance to the Seventh-Rank; they must be able to draw third-order talismans to do so!" Zhongli Xiayi responded.

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly, indicating understanding.

Being able to draw third-order talismans to become a Seventh-Rank guest elder, the Ten Thousand Treasures Store indeed has high requirements for the promotion of guest elder ranks.

"Then wouldn’t all guest elders above Seventh-Rank be Golden Core cultivators?"

He suddenly remembered that the guest elders’ ranks at the Ten Thousand Treasures Store are also based on cultivation.

"That’s right, to advance to the Sixth-Rank, one must possess Golden Core Stage cultivation! The Ten Thousand Treasures Store in White Cloud Immortal City has only one Sixth-Rank guest elder!" Zhongli Xiayi looked at Yang Zhenshan with meaningful eyes.

Yang Zhenshan’s eyes flickered, "Who is it?"

"White Cloud True Monarch!" Zhongli Xiayi looked at Yang Zhenshan with a smile that wasn’t a smile.

Yang Zhenshan’s expression changed slightly, and his eyes revealed undisguisable shock.

He had this suspicion earlier, but he didn’t dare to believe it.

"White Cloud True Monarch is actually a guest elder of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store!"

Zhongli Xiayi was very pleased with Yang Zhenshan’s shocked expression and laughed, "Actually, it’s a rule of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store; wherever the store establishes a business, they always invite the strongest cultivator in the area to join!"

"White Cloud True Monarch is the master of the Immortal City, so since the Ten Thousand Treasures Store is doing business in the city, it naturally needs the support of White Cloud True Monarch!"

Yang Zhenshan hesitated for a moment and said, "Isn’t there a strong power behind the Ten Thousand Treasures Store? Can you tell me which power it is?"

Zhongli Xiayi shook her head slightly, "There is indeed a power supporting the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, but since it’s conducting business in White Cloud Immortal City, it needs to foster peace for profit."

"As for which power the Ten Thousand Treasures Store belongs to, you’ll know when you reach the Golden Core Realm, my friend!"

"Golden Core!" Yang Zhenshan shook his head speechlessly, "Then forget it!"

He didn’t probe further because there was no need to.

He could only interact with the Ten Thousand Treasures Store in White Cloud Immortal City for now, as the power behind it was beyond his current reach.

Therefore, knowing or not knowing didn’t make much difference.

A moment later, they arrived at the Wanxiang Building, which was where the Ten Thousand Treasures Store handled internal affairs.

Under Zhongli Xiayi’s guidance, Yang Zhenshan obtained his own identity token.

The identity tokens of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store come in pairs, one is kept in the guest elder’s hall of Wanxiang Building, and the other is carried by Yang Zhenshan.

The turquoise-white jade token not only bore Yang Zhenshan’s name but also retained his aura.

It could display Yang Zhenshan’s contributions and record the tasks he completed, as well as some of his information.

Moreover, the token left in the guest elder’s hall could also display Yang Zhenshan’s status; if he perished, the token would shatter.

In fact, tokens storing one’s aura are generally not to be given to others, as some methods can use the aura to locate you.

However, this was a requirement of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, and Yang Zhenshan couldn’t refuse, so he left his aura.

After obtaining the identity token, Yang Zhenshan already became a Ninth-Rank guest elder of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store.

Then, Zhongli Xiayi also guided Yang Zhenshan to collect some miscellaneous items such as the guest elder’s vestment robe, cave dwelling token, etc.

Indeed, the Ten Thousand Treasures Store also assigns a cave dwelling to each guest elder.

Although it was just a rank C cave dwelling, it was still much better than the one he was renting.

The cave dwelling wasn’t large, just a simple courtyard.

After all the miscellaneous tasks were done, Zhongli Xiayi led him to a heavily restricted pavilion.

"This is our Ten Thousand Treasures Store’s treasure vault, where many precious spiritual materials are stored!"

"I promised you a share of third-rank spiritual materials, and you can go inside and choose one kind!"

She handed a black Mystic Iron Order to Yang Zhenshan, "Go ahead! Someone will guide you inside!"

"You’re not coming in?" Yang Zhenshan asked, looking at the pavilion in front of him.

"Only one person can enter with a Mystic Iron Order!" Zhongli Xiayi said.

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly; a place of treasure would surely be heavily guarded with strict rules.

"Please wait for a moment, Immortal!"

Then he stepped into the treasure vault.

At the moment he entered the vault, he immediately felt a heavy force sealing his Divine Soul.

It didn’t imprison his Divine Soul but prevented his Divine Soul power from spreading out.

He felt it briefly and, finding nothing amiss, relaxed.

The treasure vault wasn’t as large as imagined; it wasn’t filled with dazzling treasures but was just a spacious quiet chamber.

In the quiet chamber sat an elderly man with white hair, sitting cross-legged on a reed mat, with a black glossy stone table in front of him, on which nothing was placed.

"Ninth-Rank Guest Elder Yang Zhenshan greets the senior!" Yang Zhenshan looked at the old man and bowed.

"Hmm, sit down!" The old man said with his eyes half-closed, not lifting his head.

On the surface, he seemed like an ordinary old man, but how could an ordinary old man be sitting there?

With his spiritual sense restricted, Yang Zhenshan couldn’t probe the old man’s cultivation, so he obediently sat opposite the old man.

"Give me the token!" the old man said.

Yang Zhenshan handed over the token.

The old man’s eyelids slightly raised, revealing a pair of shadowy eyes.

He lightly tapped the Mystic Iron Order and said, "You may select one third-rank spiritual material here. What kind of material do you desire?"

"Junior needs wood attribute and thunder attribute spiritual materials to refine a lifebound magical treasure!" Yang Zhenshan replied.

The old man waved his sleeve, and lines of text immediately appeared on the stone table in front of him.

"These are all third-rank spiritual materials with wood and thunder attributes. You may choose from them!"

Yang Zhenshan looked at the text on the stone table and touched it with his hand; the stone table’s display immediately changed.

Indeed, it was a touch screen!

Yang Zhenshan wasn’t surprised, as this was a common way to use a magic artifact.

Qinglan Wood, third-rank inferior grade, light and transparent wood, naturally inscribed with "Mist Patterns," suitable as a basic material for making flying artifacts.

Rongxin Wood, third-rank top-grade, a heart crystal of a millennium rejuvenation purple banyan, gentle as jade in texture, containing the "essence of the banyan tree," with excellent effects in nurturing artifact spirits, suitable for refining spiritual artifacts.

Purple Sandalwood Heart Wood, third-rank top-grade, heartwood core of a millennium purple sandalwood tree, with patterns containing wood elemental spiritual energy, usable for making wood talismans, can soothe Divine Sense when worn long-term.

Thunder Pattern Locust Wood, third-rank middle grade, Yin Locust wood growing in Thunder Swamp, changes attributes after being struck by lightning, disperses yin energy, gathers lightning energy, naturally forms an attracting lightning talisman array. Suitable for refining thunder attribute spiritual artifacts.

Heart-Eroding Vine Root, third-rank top-grade, root system of a vine parasitic on a millennium spirit tree, carrying corrosive wood element spiritual energy, usable for extracting Heart-Eroding Poison, also usable for making puppets, etc.