Chapter 803: Chapter 716: The Mountain-Carrying Tortoise
High above in the sky,
within the endless Heavenly Dome Sea of Clouds, a massive creature carrying a mountain leisurely swam among the white clouds.
Only upon closer observation would one discover that it was a huge ’Mountain-Carrying Turtle’!
Its limbs moved leisurely, stirring up a great amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy with each movement, yet its back remained extremely stable.
Atop that mountain, several pavilions and towers had also been constructed.
This was none other than a sixth-tier monster beast!
Occasionally, streaks of Escape Light would land on the back of the Mountain-Carrying Turtle, entering into the various towers.
...
Fang Xi rode a beam of Escape Light, staring at a magic map in his hands.
On the map, a huge red dot was in motion.
"No wonder Chi Songzi said I definitely wouldn’t go wrong... Such a gigantic turtle, surely impossible to mistake."
"So this underground trading meeting is actually held in the sky."
Fang Xi was speechless for a moment.
Previously, when he had inquired about the underground trading meeting, Chi Songzi gave him this map. As long as he followed it to find the red dot, he could enter the trading meeting.
Fang Xi naturally recognized that this type of map was a single-use magical item, which would automatically become unusable after a period.
And since Chi Songzi was seriously injured and his Guang Qianjian was damaged, he wanted to have a proper seclusion and was not interested in this trading event, hence he did not come with Fang Xi.
For Fang Xi, this turned out to be a good thing.
He cast the ’Triphasic Destroying Origin Skill’ and transformed into a demon cultivator, cloaked in a black robe, covering his entire body, only leaving space for his eyes.
Only after doing all this did Fang Xi leisurely fly towards the giant turtle.
As he approached, the Mountain-Carrying Turtle evidently noticed Fang Xi but made no moves.
This might be because it sensed Fang Xi’s identity as a cultivator at the Returning to Emptiness stage, or it might have been due to the special aura of the map he carried.
Fang Xi landed on the mountaintop and walked into a pavilion.
Inside the pavilion, there was surprisingly only one Puppet, a female servant image with two buns on her head, bowing respectfully, "Our esteemed guest is welcomed, may I know if you will be going straight to the meeting, or would you like to taste the Spiritual Tea here first?"
"Straight to the meeting!"
Fang Xi responded with a hoarse voice.
"Please, this way!"
The servant Puppet led the way ahead.
Inside the pavilion, there was actually a passage connected.
After entering, Fang Xi realized that the passage branched in all directions, and after walking for a while, he estimated that he had entered the interior of the mountain carried on the turtle’s back.
Inside the mountain, there was a massive cavern, where already over a hundred cultivators had gathered.
Some were sitting on cushions, meditating with closed eyes, while others huddled in small groups whispering... Some impatient ones had even begun impromptu trading.
In the void, a faint elegant smell of sandalwood spread, making one feel relaxed and joyful.
Fang Xi took a brief look and thought nothing more of it.
At this moment, his gaze swept across the room, and his expression shifted slightly.
Most of the cultivators present had concealed their appearances, while a minority were openly showing their faces—whether those were their true appearances, however, was hard to say.
And the cultivation levels of these cultivators were not low at all, the poorest among them being at the Transcendent God stage.
Fang Xi felt quite satisfied inside and similarly chose a secluded cushion in a corner to sit and begin meditation.
Dang, dang!
Time passed, unknown how much, when Fang Xi heard a deep bell sound.
Opening his eyes, he saw a strikingly handsome young cultivator holding a silver-white ancient bell covered in colorful inscriptions, standing on the trading platform in the center of many cushions.
The bell sound must have been emitted from this bell, qualifying it as quite a nice Exotic Treasure.
The handsome young cultivator’s aura was around the early stage of Returning to Emptiness. After looking around, he showed a satisfied expression, "Welcome, dear sirs, to the Black Tortoise Pavilion underground trading meeting... As in previous sessions, we don’t limit the identity of guests nor the origin of the treasures, the deals are settled on the spot, and what happens here stays here... Anyone who violates this agreement will face collective reprisal from all of us."
"We’ll start with a small auction followed by the free trading phase..."
The handsome young cultivator clapped his hands, and a Puppet immediately stepped forward.
Feeling its aura, it also reached the fifth tier, causing Fang Xi to glance sideways slightly.
This was a humanoid Puppet, with two shining giant axes strapped to its back. Each step it took seemed very heavy, and in its hands, it held a tray.
On the tray, there was a strange plant the size of a bowl, resplendent in five colors.
"A Thousand Feather Flower that’s ten thousand years old! It can serve as the main ingredient for some sixth-tier pill recipes. The starting price is one Immortal Jade..."
The handsome young cultivator began with a smile.
Immediately, a young voice rang out, "Two Immortal Jades! Hehe... Who would have thought to find such a rare Spirit Medicine here? Granny’s batch of pills will finally be completed now..."
Fang Xi looked towards the source of the voice and saw that the owner of the young voice was surprisingly a little girl in a purple collared dress—though young in appearance and small in stature, she sat cross-legged with a surprisingly mature air.
"It’s Granny Medicine Herb of Hundred Herbs Mountain!"
At once cultivators whispered in a quiet voice, "She is not easy to deal with, also a sixth-tier alchemist with extensive connections, let it be..."
The cultivators refrained from competing, allowing Granny Medicine Herb to acquire the Thousand Feather Flower for two Immortal Jades.
The handsome young cultivator’s expression remained unaltered.
To the Black Tortoise Pavilion, just one Immortal Jade had already covered the cost.
"The second auction item—The Exotic Treasure ’Splendid Halberd’!"
He introduced the next treasure with a smile, it was a long halberd covered with rust, "This halberd comes from the recently much-discussed Immortal Mansion from overseas, very suitable for those who practice body refining... Perhaps it still contains some secrets of the Immortal Mansion. The starting price is thirty Immortal Jades!"