Chapter 808 - 366: Range of Power, Unsealing the Treasure

Li Chang’an asked, taking the opportunity to appraise Zi Xi for a few moments.

Zi Xi’s cultivation had reached the Golden Core Peak. Her Essence, Qi, and Spirit were full and vigorous. Moreover, the Purple Mist Sect had already prepared her Nascent Soul Formation Treasures, making it seem as though she could undergo Nascent Soul Formation at any time.

She spoke frankly. "The current situation is unstable, and my accumulation is insufficient. The time for Nascent Soul Formation hasn’t arrived yet. When the day comes, I will definitely invite Daoist Li to observe."

"Very well. I wish the Saintess success in her Nascent Soul Formation."

Not long after, Zi Xi transformed into a streak of light and departed.

Li Chang’an then began gathering Spirit Stones for the auction.

He had a premonition that he would most likely be able to buy some excellent treasures at this auction.

"I’m afraid I’ll have to compete with Nascent Soul True Monarchs. I must have enough Spirit Stones!" he thought.

Over the following period, Li Chang’an traveled throughout the Three Kingdoms Cultivation Immortality Realm, selling treasures and rare Elixir Pills.

Alchemy had always been a highly lucrative path.

A single Purple Spirit Pill could effortlessly earn Li Chang’an over a hundred thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones.

It wasn’t long before he amassed a veritable ocean of Spirit Stones.

Converting all the Low Grade and Middle Grade Spirit Stones into Top Grade Spirit Stones, he had a staggering total of four hundred thousand!

He thought, "These Spirit Stones should be enough. If they aren’t, I can still use Tier Four Treasures to offset the cost."

Looking at the mountain of Spirit Stones in his Storage Pouch, Li Chang’an was thoroughly satisfied. However, he didn’t intend to draw too much attention to his current identity.

For a mere Golden Core Cultivator to pull out too many Spirit Stones was simply courting death!

To mitigate this, he purposely went to the Black Market and bought dozens of ordinary auction invitations.

"Using dozens of clones to separately bid on treasures shouldn’t attract too much attention," he reasoned. "If I need to buy something exceptionally precious, I’ll use the Lin Fan identity to place the bid."

With all preparations complete, Li Chang’an transformed into a streak of light and hurried toward the Central Domain.

A few days later.

In the dead of night, the Purple Mist Sect was already visible in the distance.

This auction wasn’t being held inside the Purple Mist Sect itself, but outside its Mountain Gate, within a floating Tier Four Mechanical City.

"This Tier Four Mechanical City is the foundation of the Purple Mist Sect. It has never appeared before," he observed internally.

Li Chang’an’s eyes were deep as he observed it carefully.

The Mechanical City was entirely spherical and massive, measuring tens of thousands of feet across. It was constructed from thousands upon thousands of mechanical components.

The pressure it released was comparable to that of a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

If deployed on a battlefield, this Tier Four Mechanical City would be fully capable of facing a Demonic Nascent Soul head-on.

He mused, "The Purple Mist Sect’s Tier Four foundations likely consist of more than just this one item. Revealing the Mechanical City now serves to both deter the Demonic factions and inspire the Cultivators within the Righteous Influence."

As he was thinking, Midnight arrived.

A flash of golden light materialized before Li Chang’an’s eyes.

[Divination has been refreshed.]

[Today’s Divination: Auspicious.]

[You attend the Purple Mist Sect auction and purchase an unopened Crystal Bottle. Inside the Crystal Bottle, you obtain the rare treasure "Spirit Melting Dew." This item is used exclusively for breaking seals.]

"Spirit Melting Dew?"

Li Chang’an searched his memories and quickly found the introduction regarding this treasure.

This treasure was indeed incredibly rare.

Before unifying the Fire Cloud Secret Realm, he hadn’t even heard of it.

Later, while browsing through numerous Ancient Texts in the Fire Cloud Divine Hall’s Library, he found a record of the Spirit Melting Dew in an Ancient Text detailing rare treasures.

"This item counters all types of seals, including the Ten Thousand Year Jade Seal!" he thought.

Recalling the contents of that Ancient Text, Li Chang’an’s eyes immediately lit up.

He had been getting a headache over his inability to open the Ten Thousand Year Jade Box. To think that he would encounter a treasure capable of breaking the seal so quickly.

"Coming to this auction was the right choice," he thought.

Gathering his thoughts, Li Chang’an immediately headed toward the entrance of the Mechanical City and handed his invitation to the Purple Mist Sect Cultivator on inspection duty.

The Purple Mist Sect Cultivator merely glanced at it briefly before breaking into a smile.

"So it is Daoist Li. Please, come in quickly. The auction will begin in four hours, so please wait patiently."

"Alright."

Li Chang’an gave a slight nod and entered the Mechanical City.

The Spiritual Power inside the city was rich; even the outer perimeter had reached Tier Three, while the core auction house itself reached Tier Four!

"As expected of the Purple Mist Sect, they are truly deep-pocketed," Li Chang’an sighed emotionally to himself.

With his current financial power, he could actually hire someone to cultivate a Tier Four Spirit Vein as well, but he didn’t plan on doing so for the time being.

He figured, "In the future, during my Nascent Soul Formation, if I don’t have a suitable Tier Four Dao venue, I will hire someone to upgrade the Changqing Mountain Spirit Vein’s Tier."

As he pondered this, he stepped into the auction house.

The invitation Zi Xi had given him was remarkably precious, allowing him to choose an excellent seat second only to the private rooms of the major Nascent Soul Influences.

It was precisely for this reason that the Purple Mist Sect disciple in charge of inspections had smiled at him.

On the other hand, the dozens of clones he sent in later all used ordinary invitations, and the Purple Mist Sect disciples at the door showed them no enthusiasm whatsoever, treating them with complete indifference.

As time passed, more and more people arrived, and the entire auction gradually grew lively.

Nascent Soul True Monarchs from various factions arrived one after another.

"Huang Sha True Monarch, Vermilion Bird True Monarch, Cyan Dragon True Monarch..."

Li Chang’an sensed the auras of quite a few familiar Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

Inside the Vermilion Bird Sect’s private room, aside from the Vermilion Bird True Monarch, there was also a freezing aura. It likely belonged to the Vermilion Bird Sect’s Honored Guest Elder, Han Feng True Monarch.

As for the Black Tortoise Sect, the one who came was a Tier Four Demon Monarch.

Li Chang’an thought to himself, "The Two-headed Jade Spirit Turtle is the Old Demon Monarch of the Black Tortoise Sect. It’s rumored that he possesses a trace of the Black Tortoise Divine Beast’s bloodline and was born with two heads—a turtle head and a snake head."

Originally, the Black Tortoise Sect possessed four Nascent Soul Level powers.

Specifically, they consisted of two Nascent Soul True Monarchs and two Tier Four Demon Monarchs.

After the Black Tortoise True Monarch died in battle, the remaining young True Monarch needed to oversee the Sect, so it was this Old Turtle who attended instead.

"Daoist Li, why are you sitting down there? There are too many people and prying eyes below; it’s easy to attract attention. Hurry up and come to my Black Tortoise Sect’s room," Lin Xuanyan suddenly transmitted his voice to Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an replied via voice transmission, "Daoist Lin, if I go to the Black Tortoise Sect’s room, would that Tier Four Demon Monarch have any objections?"

"He won’t. The Old Turtle is famously amiable. You wouldn’t even have a problem if you sat on his turtle shell."

"Very well, thank you, Daoist Lin."

Li Chang’an immediately stood up and headed for the Black Tortoise Sect’s room.

Inside the room, there was only one person and one turtle.