178: Chapter 178: Sect Competition

Wang Bin slept in Du Xiaoyue's room that night, and the two of them enjoyed a warm night together.

The next day, after Wang Bin instructed Du Xiaoyue to prepare building Materials and various furniture, he set off for West Sea City.

Upon arriving at the Four Seas Commerce League, he first greeted Du Juan, then headed straight to the second floor.

This time, it was still Elder Li who received him.

Although Wang Bin felt that Elder Li had a mysterious aura about him, in business, Elder Li was trustworthy and treated him well, which was enough for Wang Bin.

"Fellow Daoist Qingmu, what do you need this time?

Are you thinking of becoming a High Grade member of our shop?"

Elder Li asked with a smile.

Wang Bin laughed heartily and replied:

"Elder Li, you flatter me too much. One million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones is an astronomical figure for me; I can't afford it.

This time, I actually wanted to ask if there are any Magic Treasures suitable for traveling."

At this moment, Wang Bin's Storage Pouch contained hundreds of thousands of Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, plus the corpses of four Golden Core Yao Beasts and their Yao Cores.

It wasn't difficult to gather a million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, but he didn't dare to take them out rashly.

Elder Li nodded slightly and said:

"Our Four Seas Commerce League naturally has them. For a Golden Core cultivator to travel, Flying Sword is the fastest.

We have two types here: High Grade Magic Treasure Flying Swords and small Magic Treasure flying boats.

You should be clear about the situation with Flying Swords, so I won't elaborate.

This third-tier flying boat is three zhang long and one zhang wide, engraved with speed runes, stealth runes, and defense runes, and it also has an energy shield.

The hull of this flying boat is made of third-tier Materials, and even without activating the energy shield, it can withstand attacks from Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Its normal flight speed is similar to that of an ordinary Golden Core cultivator's escape speed, but if fully activated, it can reach the speed of a Golden Core Realm Cultivator.

Coincidentally, we still have one left in our store, and it only costs fifty thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

A High Grade Magic Treasure Flying Sword also costs fifty thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones. If you buy both, we can give them to you for ninety thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones."

Wang Bin's heart immediately stirred upon hearing this.

This Elder Li was truly a talent for business; the items he recommended were exactly what he wanted.

Especially that Magic Treasure flying boat, three zhang long and one zhang wide, which translates to ten meters long and three meters wide. Bringing Wen Jun, the four girls, and his two daughters, there would be more than enough space.

Moreover, it also had a stealth Formation, and coupled with the stealth effect of his necklace, it would be much more convenient to travel from White Cloud City to Hulu Island in the future.

What's more, the prices of these two Magic Treasures were not expensive.

"Elder Li, I'm quite satisfied with both of these Magic Treasures, but I still need to see the goods first.

Also, I have another question: how are those dozens or hundreds of meters long third-tier and fourth-tier flying ships sold?

How many Spirit Stones do they cost? Don't look at me like that; I'm just curious. I can't afford such expensive things."

Wang Bin said with a smile.

Elder Li's smile grew wider, but he was muttering to himself: This Qingmu definitely has a problem. He has too many Spirit Stones, which doesn't match his identity.

Did he get some Opportunity in the Demon Beast Mountain Range? Or did he discover a Spirit Stone mine and is secretly exploiting it?

However, these thoughts flashed through his mind, and he didn't intend to delve deeper. After all, this Qingmu was his big client, and he could get a lot of commission from one deal, so why bother with unnecessary matters?

"We, Four Seas Commerce League, sell both third-tier and fourth-tier flying ships.

However, the Chu Family calls the shots in West Sea City. Even if we dared to sell them, you wouldn't dare to buy them without the Chu Family's permission.

A third-tier flying ship, ten zhang in size, the most ordinary one costs at least two hundred thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

If it's equipped with spirit energy cannons and various attack and defense Formations, the price would double.

A thirty-zhang one would be considered a large battleship, a strategic weapon, and our Four Seas Commerce League would not sell it to you; your authority is not enough.

As for fourth-tier flying ships, you can forget about them unless you have the ability to build one yourself. Generally speaking, at least a Nascent Soul Family is qualified to own one."

After Elder Li finished speaking, he got up to retrieve the Magic Treasures Wang Bin wanted to see.

"This Flying Sword is named 'Light Whisper,' and it's an ordinary High Grade Flying Sword Magic Treasure.

It only has sharp and acceleration runes engraved on it, but the sword body Material is hard, which is why it became a High Grade Magic Treasure Flying Sword.

Actually, it's most suitable for a Sword Cultivator, but the Magic Treasure Flying Swords used by true Sword Cultivators are mostly Lifebound Treasures, so this kind of Flying Sword is usually used as a flying tool.

That flying boat Magic Treasure is in this Storage Pouch. This flying boat cannot be shrunk or enlarged; you can take a look yourself.

Flying boats and flying ships, due to the large amount of Materials used, are extremely difficult to refine."

Elder Li handed the Flying Sword and the Storage Pouch containing the flying boat to Wang Bin.

Wang Bin took the Flying Sword and felt a chilling aura from the blade; it was incredibly sharp, and its sturdiness was beyond doubt.

"Light Whisper, that's a good name, but unfortunately, I'm not a Sword Cultivator."

Wang Bin thought to himself.

He hadn't been in the Core Formation for long and had been busy, with little time to learn Golden Core Spells. When fighting others, he mainly relied on the Kings Sword, and his defense relied entirely on the spirit armor on his body.

Wang Bin then checked the Magic Treasure flying boat and found that its area was not small; it could easily accommodate over a dozen people.

During the transaction, Wang Bin did not directly give Elder Li ninety thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones. Instead, he gave fifty thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones plus two hundred drops of Spirit Liquid to cover the forty thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

He did this because he didn't want people to think he was too rich. After all, his strength was not yet strong enough, so he had to be cautious when spending money.

After the transaction was completed, both of them were in a good mood.

Wang Bin planned to go to Four Seas City because Du Juan's golden core spirit liquid for Core Formation was still up in the air, and he also had to buy her a Divine Sense defense Magic Treasure.

As for the defensive Formation for crossing the Lightning Tribulation, Wang Bin had seen the Chu Family's defensive Formation last time, and it wouldn't be a big problem for him to imitate one to defend against the Golden Core Tribulation.

He just needed to divert the lightning power from the sky.

"Elder Li, what are the conditions if I want to use the teleportation Formation to go to Four Seas City?" Wang Bin asked.

"Oh? Fellow Daoist Qingmu wants to go to the Four Seas Commerce League headquarters to watch the School Grand Competition?

You are already in the Golden Core Realm; just go to the Outer Affairs Hall to apply. A thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones is enough for one teleportation.

However, as a member of our shop, you can directly teleport by showing the member token I gave you.

Of course, the fees must still be paid.

If you upgrade to a High Grade member of the Four Seas Commerce League, all future uses of teleportation Formations within our Four Seas Commerce League's territory will be free!"

Elder Li replied.

Wang Bin breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Elder Li's words. He had originally worried that using the teleportation Formation would be very troublesome.

"Elder Li, what's this School Grand Competition about? How come I've never heard of it?"

Wang Bin asked curiously.

"Haha, this kind of School Grand Competition has little to do with fringe figures like us.

Since you've taken care of my business many times, I'll let you in on a secret!

Every hundred years, the Four Seas Commerce League holds a competition among Golden Core cultivators within the School, and only Golden Core cultivators under one hundred years old can participate.

The top ten will receive generous rewards, and the School will also focus on cultivating them.

This is actually a publicity stunt. In reality, they are competing for a Soul Transformation Opportunity.

You heard right, it's a Soul Transformation Opportunity.

There's a Secret Realm in Four Seas City that opens roughly once every hundred years.

The Secret Realm contains many Spirit Medicines, Legacies, and other treasures.

These things might not mean much to those Soul Transformation Families.

However, every time the Secret Realm opens, 'law fragments' may appear.

It is said that the Secret Realm collides with our world every hundred years, and 'law fragments' may appear during this process. Moreover, the Secret Realm space is not very stable.

So, it's more suitable for Golden Core cultivators to enter and explore. Of course, I'm not sure if it's true or not, but the appearance of 'law fragments' is real.

Since this Secret Realm was discovered two thousand years ago, it has opened twenty times, and 'law fragments' appeared nine times.

The 'law fragments' are helpful for Soul Transformation Realm Cultivators to Cultivate, but that's not the key.

The most important thing is that it can help Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators comprehend Law. If a Nascent Soul Cultivator cannot comprehend Law, they simply cannot Breakthrough to the Soul Transformation Realm, so you know how important 'law fragments' are, right?

When this Secret Realm was first discovered, the surrounding forces rushed in frantically, fighting fiercely inside. Several times, they even caused space rifts in the Secret Realm, and each time, all parties suffered heavy casualties.

After the Four Seas Commerce League was established, they built Four Seas City next to the Secret Realm to occupy it. This is also one of the main reasons why Four Seas City was built there."

Wang Bin was listening intently, but Elder Li suddenly stopped, as if deliberately trying to pique his interest, which made Wang Bin itching to know what else he hadn't said.