Looking at Liu Wanchang's smile as he approached, Shu Han resisted the urge to roll his eyes and said, "Uncle Master, what can I do for you?"
Liu Wanchang stroked his bald head and advised, "Nephew, this was a private competition, not conducted on the Purple Sun Platform, so strictly speaking, it doesn't count. You see, your master and I are from the same sect, we're basically family! And families should not keep things from each other, so let's forget about the ranking."
Wei Zhiming came over with a dark face, "Master, a bet is a bet. My ranking belongs to him."
Liu Wanchang turned his head and glared, kicking him on his butt, nearly making him fall face down, "Don't you know your state after taking the Essence Extracting Pill? Weakened for a month, unable to continue taking it for three months. How are you going to get back on the Heaven List in less than half a year?"
Wei Zhiming patted his butt, and complained, "If I'm not as good as others, it's okay not to be on the Heaven List and not go to the Immaculate Realm!"
"Enough!" Cheng Yuhuan shouted triumphantly, "Let it be, I'll decide on this matter. We won't take your disciple's ranking. It indeed harms the harmony."
Liu Wanchang quickly gripped his hand, gratefully saying, "Once a senior brother, always a senior brother! I won't say much, I'll thank you another day!"
Having said that, he was about to leave, but was held back by Cheng Yuhuan, "Not another day, today."
"Alright!" Liu Wanchang frowned, and looked at him suspiciously, "What did you set your eyes on, tell me."
Cheng Yuhuan laughed, "It's not about what I want, but what my disciple wants. We all know that you made a small fortune in the last Immaculate Realm, let my disciple see your treasure trove."
Liu Wanchang raised his eyebrows, "You want him to choose?"
"Yes."
Liu Wanchang clapped his hands, "Great! As long as it's not you, the old dog, going. Let's go, nephew, your Uncle Master will show you the big treasures!"
Shu Han: ...
So, Shu Han followed Liu Wanchang to the other side of Purple Abyss Mountain.
There was another cave mansion here, which was visibly larger and better protected by arrays than Cheng Yuhuan's.
When showing his cave mansion to Shu Han, Liu Wanchang boasted with pride, "I didn't see you before, so you must have joined that old dog's sect recently. It's a pity, it would be great if you were my disciple. For a disciple like you, I would go as far as selling everything I have to get you a top-quality magic tool! Only that old dog would be stingy."
Shu Han asked, "Master said that most of your current wealth comes from that trip to the Immaculate Realm twenty years ago?"
Liu Wanchang laughed, "Exactly! Twenty years ago, just like you, I was a Qi Refining Twelfth Layer disciple. Back then, the old dog took the Foundation Establishment Pill first and reached the Foundation Establishment stage. I missed that batch, so I got on the Heaven List and tried my luck in the Immaculate Realm."
"The Immaculate Realm is a great place, rumored to be the ruins of an ancient immortal sect. Its origin is unknown, but the things inside are absolutely fantastic! Everything it produces is a rare treasure. It's possible that even a stone you randomly pick up could be a precious treasure!"
Shu Han clicked his tongue, "That magical?"
"Don't you dare not believe it!" Liu Wanchang pulled out a jade pendant and proudly showed off, "This was carved from a stone I picked up in the Immaculate Realm last time, and it actually has the effect of nourishing spiritual consciousness! Its value can match a hundred middle-grade spirit stones!"
"Nephew, it's not that your Uncle Master is playing tricks. The Immaculate Realm matters a lot to cultivators who haven't reached Foundation Establishment. If my disciple doesn't squeeze into the top fifty this time, he'll have to wait another twenty years for the Foundation Establishment. The sect always has assessments for us masters."
Shu Han asked, "Can one reach the Foundation Establishment just by entering the Immaculate Realm?"
"Not exactly, but if you make a certain level of contribution to the sect in the Immaculate Realm, the sect will reward you with a specially made Foundation Establishment Pill. Those with special contributions can even enjoy the sect leader's Purple Sun Baptism."
Seeing Shu Han's thoughtful expression, Liu Wanchang said, "It looks like you also want to try your luck in the Immaculate Realm. That's a good thing. Your master hasn't cultivated a Foundation Establishment disciple in years, and if he drags on, the sect may cut his stipend. He's already poor..."
Shu Han nodded and asked, "Uncle Master, have you ever heard of the Heavenly Creation Fluid?"
Liu Wanchang frowned, "Why are you asking about this?"
"I heard that the most precious product of the Immaculate Realm is this."
Liu Wanchang said, "Indeed, but the Heavenly Creation Fluid is something contested by the late-stage Foundation Establishment monsters of various sects. I'm not clear about it, and every time there are only one or two drops, it's basically all taken by people from the Qing Lei Sect. As a Qi Refining period disciple, you shouldn't think about it. Isn't it good to look for opportunities outside?"
"I was just curious."
Since Liu Wanchang was unclear, Shu Han did not pursue the matter, and instead asked, "Uncle Master, are there any dangers in the Immaculate Realm?"
"That's the right question to ask! There are dangers, as I've heard from my predecessors. At first, a group entered the Immaculate Realm and they died. As more people died, they learned from their experiences. The particularly dangerous areas have been marked, so the Immaculate Realm is not as dangerous as before, in theory."
"But!" Liu Wanchang patted Shu Han's head and said, "There are still dangers. Every time, there's a group of brainless people who die inside. And if you go in, you also need to guard against disciples from other sects. After all, in the Immaculate Realm, order is broken."
Shu Han nodded. At this moment, he had been led by Liu Wanchang into his treasure cave. There were three yellow pear wood bookshelves standing here, and various trinkets were displayed on the shelves.
"Choose one from here. There are materials, spells, pills, and magic tools."
Then he hummed a tune and went to clean his treasures, leaving Shu Han to make his choice.
Shu Han stood in front of the three bookshelves, using his Clear Bright Spiritual Eye to examine each treasure line by line.
Having scanned most of them, Shu Han had already anticipated that the things here were somewhat precious to those in the Qi Refining period, but for someone like him at the peak of the early stage of Foundation Establishment, they seemed somewhat redundant.
Liu Wanchang was cleaning his treasures outside, but his spiritual consciousness was always on Shu Han.
At this time, Liu Wanchang couldn't help muttering in his heart.
"He's looked at so many of my treasures and still hasn't chosen? So hard to serve. Eh, he's looking at my Purple Gold Jade Ruyi! That's the most valuable treasure here. With a little modification from an expert, it could be a top-notch magic tool! Kid, don't you dare choose that!"
"Oh! Still looking! Have you looked enough? You're not really going to choose this, are you? Put it down! Down! Phew! Luckily you're as blind as a bat. If it were Old Dog Cheng, he probably would've taken the Ruyi right away."
"Huh? He's been looking at a copy of '300 Solutions to Refining Tools' for a long time. Is this guy thinking about learning tool refining? He's not focusing on the main path!"
"But if you choose this, that would be great. Although this book was brought out from the Immaculate Realm, I've made hundreds of copies of the content, so whether it's the original doesn't matter."
Then Shu Han walked out from inside, holding precisely this book, '300 Solutions to Refining Tools'.
Liu Wanchang slapped his thigh, exclaiming, "You actually picked my most precious treasure! Nephew, you're really not ordinary!"
Looking at Liu Wanchang's smile as he approached, Shu Han resisted the urge to roll his eyes and said, "Uncle Master, what can I do for you?"
Liu Wanchang stroked his bald head and advised, "Nephew, this was a private competition, not conducted on the Purple Sun Platform, so strictly speaking, it doesn't count. You see, your master and I are from the same sect, we're basically family! And families should not keep things from each other, so let's forget about the ranking."
Wei Zhiming came over with a dark face, "Master, a bet is a bet. My ranking belongs to him."
Liu Wanchang turned his head and glared, kicking him on his butt, nearly making him fall face down, "Don't you know your state after taking the Essence Extracting Pill? Weakened for a month, unable to continue taking it for three months. How are you going to get back on the Heaven List in less than half a year?"
Wei Zhiming patted his butt, and complained, "If I'm not as good as others, it's okay not to be on the Heaven List and not go to the Immaculate Realm!"
"Enough!" Cheng Yuhuan shouted triumphantly, "Let it be, I'll decide on this matter. We won't take your disciple's ranking. It indeed harms the harmony."
Liu Wanchang quickly gripped his hand, gratefully saying, "Once a senior brother, always a senior brother! I won't say much, I'll thank you another day!"
Having said that, he was about to leave, but was held back by Cheng Yuhuan, "Not another day, today."
"Alright!" Liu Wanchang frowned, and looked at him suspiciously, "What did you set your eyes on, tell me."
Cheng Yuhuan laughed, "It's not about what I want, but what my disciple wants. We all know that you made a small fortune in the last Immaculate Realm, let my disciple see your treasure trove."
Liu Wanchang raised his eyebrows, "You want him to choose?"
"Yes."
Liu Wanchang clapped his hands, "Great! As long as it's not you, the old dog, going. Let's go, nephew, your Uncle Master will show you the big treasures!"
Shu Han: ...
So, Shu Han followed Liu Wanchang to the other side of Purple Abyss Mountain.
There was another cave mansion here, which was visibly larger and better protected by arrays than Cheng Yuhuan's.
When showing his cave mansion to Shu Han, Liu Wanchang boasted with pride, "I didn't see you before, so you must have joined that old dog's sect recently. It's a pity, it would be great if you were my disciple. For a disciple like you, I would go as far as selling everything I have to get you a top-quality magic tool! Only that old dog would be stingy."
Shu Han asked, "Master said that most of your current wealth comes from that trip to the Immaculate Realm twenty years ago?"
Liu Wanchang laughed, "Exactly! Twenty years ago, just like you, I was a Qi Refining Twelfth Layer disciple. Back then, the old dog took the Foundation Establishment Pill first and reached the Foundation Establishment stage. I missed that batch, so I got on the Heaven List and tried my luck in the Immaculate Realm."
"The Immaculate Realm is a great place, rumored to be the ruins of an ancient immortal sect. Its origin is unknown, but the things inside are absolutely fantastic! Everything it produces is a rare treasure. It's possible that even a stone you randomly pick up could be a precious treasure!"
Shu Han clicked his tongue, "That magical?"
"Don't you dare not believe it!" Liu Wanchang pulled out a jade pendant and proudly showed off, "This was carved from a stone I picked up in the Immaculate Realm last time, and it actually has the effect of nourishing spiritual consciousness! Its value can match a hundred middle-grade spirit stones!"
"Nephew, it's not that your Uncle Master is playing tricks. The Immaculate Realm matters a lot to cultivators who haven't reached Foundation Establishment. If my disciple doesn't squeeze into the top fifty this time, he'll have to wait another twenty years for the Foundation Establishment. The sect always has assessments for us masters."
Shu Han asked, "Can one reach the Foundation Establishment just by entering the Immaculate Realm?"
"Not exactly, but if you make a certain level of contribution to the sect in the Immaculate Realm, the sect will reward you with a specially made Foundation Establishment Pill. Those with special contributions can even enjoy the sect leader's Purple Sun Baptism."
Seeing Shu Han's thoughtful expression, Liu Wanchang said, "It looks like you also want to try your luck in the Immaculate Realm. That's a good thing. Your master hasn't cultivated a Foundation Establishment disciple in years, and if he drags on, the sect may cut his stipend. He's already poor..."
Shu Han nodded and asked, "Uncle Master, have you ever heard of the Heavenly Creation Fluid?"
Liu Wanchang frowned, "Why are you asking about this?"
"I heard that the most precious product of the Immaculate Realm is this."
Liu Wanchang said, "Indeed, but the Heavenly Creation Fluid is something contested by the late-stage Foundation Establishment monsters of various sects. I'm not clear about it, and every time there are only one or two drops, it's basically all taken by people from the Qing Lei Sect. As a Qi Refining period disciple, you shouldn't think about it. Isn't it good to look for opportunities outside?"
"I was just curious."
Since Liu Wanchang was unclear, Shu Han did not pursue the matter, and instead asked, "Uncle Master, are there any dangers in the Immaculate Realm?"
"That's the right question to ask! There are dangers, as I've heard from my predecessors. At first, a group entered the Immaculate Realm and they died. As more people died, they learned from their experiences. The particularly dangerous areas have been marked, so the Immaculate Realm is not as dangerous as before, in theory."
"But!" Liu Wanchang patted Shu Han's head and said, "There are still dangers. Every time, there's a group of brainless people who die inside. And if you go in, you also need to guard against disciples from other sects. After all, in the Immaculate Realm, order is broken."
Shu Han nodded. At this moment, he had been led by Liu Wanchang into his treasure cave. There were three yellow pear wood bookshelves standing here, and various trinkets were displayed on the shelves.
"Choose one from here. There are materials, spells, pills, and magic tools."
Then he hummed a tune and went to clean his treasures, leaving Shu Han to make his choice.
Shu Han stood in front of the three bookshelves, using his Clear Bright Spiritual Eye to examine each treasure line by line.
Having scanned most of them, Shu Han had already anticipated that the things here were somewhat precious to those in the Qi Refining period, but for someone like him at the peak of the early stage of Foundation Establishment, they seemed somewhat redundant.
Liu Wanchang was cleaning his treasures outside, but his spiritual consciousness was always on Shu Han.
At this time, Liu Wanchang couldn't help muttering in his heart.
"He's looked at so many of my treasures and still hasn't chosen? So hard to serve. Eh, he's looking at my Purple Gold Jade Ruyi! That's the most valuable treasure here. With a little modification from an expert, it could be a top-notch magic tool! Kid, don't you dare choose that!"
"Oh! Still looking! Have you looked enough? You're not really going to choose this, are you? Put it down! Down! Phew! Luckily you're as blind as a bat. If it were Old Dog Cheng, he probably would've taken the Ruyi right away."
"Huh? He's been looking at a copy of '300 Solutions to Refining Tools' for a long time. Is this guy thinking about learning tool refining? He's not focusing on the main path!"
"But if you choose this, that would be great. Although this book was brought out from the Immaculate Realm, I've made hundreds of copies of the content, so whether it's the original doesn't matter."
Then Shu Han walked out from inside, holding precisely this book, '300 Solutions to Refining Tools'.
Liu Wanchang slapped his thigh, exclaiming, "You actually picked my most precious treasure! Nephew, you're really not ordinary!"
