ATPnovel Chapter 151 One wave subsides, another rises
Chapter 151 One wave subsides, another rises
The monk and the Beast Taming Sect members had not gone far from the Chaotian Palace's external affairs office.
Wisps of pink smoke quietly blended into the clouds surrounding Chaotian Palace.
Unbeknownst to them, the pink mist had already quietly seeped into their bodies through their breath.
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the other side
Xin Yuan took the spiritual materials he had begged from Chen Chunan and went straight to the Dao Sect.
It looks like a monkey, attracting a lot of attention on the road.
However, those who could enter the Ten Thousand Immortal Treasures Gathering openly and legitimately all had a distinguished background, so although there were many curious glances, no one dared to make any ill intentions.
When Xin Yuan arrived at the trading area set up by the Dao Sect, he saw a large sign that read: "Heavenly River Golden Sand, exchanged only for fire-type spiritual materials."
The young man with the official hat sitting next to the sign was dozing off intermittently.
Xin Yuan took a few steps forward and slammed his hand on the table with a "bang," startling the young man so much that he almost fell to the ground.
They frantically steadied him, only to find a human-like ape grinning broadly.
The young man was immediately enraged: "Whose monkey is this, not keeping an eye on it, coming to disturb my peaceful sleep! It's truly inhuman!"
The young man had barely uttered the curse when he heard a "thud" and felt a sharp pain in his head.
When they came to their senses, the ape casually put away a stick-shaped magical artifact.
The young man, feeling embarrassed at being suddenly attacked by the monkey, immediately stood up abruptly: "You dare to hit someone?"
The fellow disciples beside him all looked over in surprise.
The old monkey calmly said, "You have eyes but don't recognize Mount Tai, daring to call your grandpa Sun a monkey. Your words are rude, shouldn't you be beaten?"
The young man's face flushed red, as if he wanted to argue, but then realized he was wrong, and could only sullenly say, "I guess I'm just unlucky! What do you want to exchange it for?"
"Of course it's Tianhe Jinsha! Are you trying to fool me with this sign?"
The disciple's face turned even redder: "Ahem, it's not like I can only exchange Heavenly River Golden Sand here. I see you're only at the Golden Core stage, can you afford it?"
Seeing that this disciple was simple-minded, Xin Yuan immediately laid out the fire-type spiritual materials he had obtained from Chen Chunan on the table.
"So? Can I, Old Sun, afford it?"
The disciple was surprised to see that Xin Yuan had actually produced quite a few spiritual materials.
He then picked up a few and examined them carefully: "Heavenly Hou horn? Or is it a Heavenly Hou horn at the Tribulation Transcending level? It's barely usable, so I'll trade it with you. This is Fire Toad skin? This won't do! This is medicinal material and can't be used for refining treasures. This Fire Spider Inner Core? Even a dog wouldn't want this trash at the Void Refining level..."
The disciple carefully selected only five spiritual materials from a dozen or so.
The words the boy used while selecting spiritual materials made Xin Yuan's eyelids twitch; he suspected that the boy was deliberately seeking revenge.
The disciple didn't notice Xin Yuan's irritable expression, and after finishing picking through the selections, he looked at Xin Yuan with disgust:
"I thought you were so conceited that you'd have something good. After all that trouble, all you got was a pittance? You can only exchange this for half a day's worth of river gold sand. It's not even worth a single swing."
When Xin Yuan saw that he had only been able to exchange half an ounce of the Heavenly Hou Horn, which he had brought out at the Void Refinement stage, his expression immediately changed.
"Don't try to fool me, Old Sun. This horn fell from a Heavenly Hou at the Void Refinement stage. Isn't that worth half a shard of Heavenly River Gold Sand? Did you collect it from the Immortal Realm?"
The disciple smiled and shook his head: "You monkey are truly ignorant. Tell me, who in the world knows that the Heavenly River Golden Sand of my Dao Sect is genuine golden sand mined from the Heavenly River? That's a reserve from before the connection between Heaven and Earth was severed in ancient times. Giving you even half an ounce is already a loss!"
Ok?
Is the Milky Way truly sinking into golden sands?
What was the inventory before the connection between heaven and earth was severed?
A thought flickered in Xin Yuan's mind, but he didn't show it on his face, feigning doubt as he asked, "Real Heavenly River Golden Sands? You must be kidding! Hundreds of thousands of years have passed since ancient times, how could such a treasure still exist today?"
The disciple looked down on him, and with a flick of his wrist, several grains of celestial gold appeared in his palm.
Those immortal patterns and auspicious glow all indicate that this is truly not something from this world!
Xin Yuan was startled. He had thought it was just a top-grade spiritual material from the mortal realm, but he never expected it to be such a celestial treasure.
Unfortunately, it seemed it couldn't afford to replace it, which made it so anxious that it couldn't help but scratch its head.
Seeing that he had subdued the restless mind, the disciple snorted, "Now you see? My gold dust was meant to be exchanged for an equivalent immortal treasure. I'm already at a loss if I can only exchange half an ounce for it."
Suppressing his eagerness, Xin Yuan nodded and said, "I've learned something new! This has truly broadened my horizons. Even half an ounce would be fine. Please exchange it with me quickly."
Seeing that he had subdued the restless mind, the disciple smiled smugly to himself. He then took out a scraper and carefully scraped a few grains of celestial gold sand a few times, carefully collecting the powder and placing it on a steelyard.
When weighed, it weighed a good half ounce.
The disciple handed the steelyard to Xin Yuan, saying, "Half an ounce! That's all you can get with your meager spiritual materials."
Xin Yuan stared at the tiny amount of powder in front of him, his veins throbbing, and one thought flashed through his mind: He's messing with you! Your Majesty!
Xin Yuan immediately grabbed the disciple by the collar: "Boy, you dare to mess with your grandpa? This is such a big thing, you think you can exchange a little powder for my Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Hou horn?"
The sudden turn of events caused the Daoist disciples to leap to their feet: "Insolence! How dare you disrespect our Junior Grandmaster?"
The words of the group startled Xin Yuan: Grandmaster Uncle? No wonder he can carry so many magical treasures, but his cultivation level is a bit low. But those who have tricked me, Old Sun, won't get away with it!
"I don't care who you are! You dare mess with me, Old Sun? This isn't over!"
The young man hadn't expected the ape to be so violent, but he wasn't kidding him. Even if Huo Yunzi came, he would still change the Heavenly River Sands in the same way.
But being grabbed like this was really embarrassing. He was a Nascent Soul cultivator at the peak of his cultivation, and immediately used his magic power to break free.
However, I shook again and again!
The young man, who had been shaken three times in a row, looked at the Heart Monkey in shock.
The Mind Monkey had already sensed his movements: "Heh heh, kid, you've never witnessed your maternal grandfather's methods, have you? You think you can look down on me just because I only have a Golden Core stage?"
Just then, Huo Yunzi actually arrived, followed by several respectful Daoist disciples.
But as soon as he entered, he saw Xin Yuan about to strike Dao Zong Jiang Jin Yue.
He was immediately taken aback: "Who dares to be so insolent?"
When Daozi saw Huoyunzi arrive, he was overjoyed, as if he had met a savior: "Uncle-Master Huoyunzi, this monkey is being unreasonable. It insists that I attacked it. Please be the judge. Is a Heavenly Hou horn at the Tribulation Transcending stage, plus four other similar spiritual materials, only worth half a Heavenly River Golden Sand?"
Huo Yunzi was taken aback. Heavenly River Golden Sand? He also wanted to exchange for this item.
This is a celestial treasure. If it were to be exchanged for a mortal spiritual object, its value would be disproportionate. Being able to exchange it for half an ounce is indeed quite reasonable.
Before Huo Yunzi could even speak, one of the Daoist disciples who had followed him in exclaimed in surprise, "It's you, you monkey! How dare you come here to bully us!"
As he spoke, he pulled out a precious pearl and smashed it hard against the monkey's forehead.
The newcomer was the disciple who had exchanged a sharp glance with Xin Yuan and suffered a hidden loss.
When the monkey saw him attacking, he immediately roared and the golden cudgel appeared in his palm. He swung the cudgel fiercely at the precious pearl.
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the other side
The group of monks, who were supposed to head to the Medicine King Sect, suddenly changed direction, left Chaotian Palace, and flew towards the vast Cangyuan.
Along the way, a curious passerby remarked, "Are they going to the East Sea for a life-or-death duel?"
Before he could finish speaking, an older cultivator beside him slapped him across the face: "What's that monk's cultivation level? And what about Zhou Jianxiong and his wife's? How could it possibly be a life-or-death battle? I bet they're just sending that monk to catch another Spirit Moon Fox. But the tournament hasn't even started yet, why would they be in such a hurry? It doesn't make sense."