C2716: High-Tier Ancient City (2)

"Junior Sister Ye Yue, you must not attack. You already have enough cursed points. Leave them to us…"

"They must have a lot of cursed points on them too. We must not let them off!"

Now, the Heavenly Saint Cult had become akin to a fat, juicy lamb. This was completely unexpected. They were like helpless lambs wandering into the tiger's den!

The Heavenly Saint Cult was practically powerless against the Great Immortal Temple disciples. Within half an hour, the 20-plus people from the Heavenly Saint Cult were annihilated.

"My pagoda is really powerful," Lan Shan muttered as he looked at the Soul-destroying Pagoda in his hand.

After the 20-plus people from Heavenly Saint Cult were wiped out, the disciples of the Great Immortal Temple gained nearly 20,000 cursed points in total.

After dealing with the Heavenly Saint Cult, everyone got Xie Jun to lead the way towards the high-tier ancient city.

After about half a day, the Great Immortal Temple disciples arrived outside the high-tier ancient city.

However, the high-tier ancient city was already occupied by the disciples of various major factions. The Great Immortal Temple had the most cursed points and if they entered now, they would attract too much unwanted attention. Therefore, Ye Qingtang suggested that they quietly observe the situation first.

Over the next three days, multiple conflicts broke out between the major factions, who all flew out of the city to fight. Only then did Ye Qingtang and the rest quietly infiltrate the ancient city.

Ignoring everything else, this high-tier ancient city was much bigger than the previous low-tier city. However, because this ancient city was too big, it was not easy to find a shop.

"Are we going to the palace to exchange for the Paragon relic first?" One of the Great Immortal Temple disciples asked.

Zhang Chi shook his head. "There's no rush to exchange for the Paragon Relic. High-tier ancient cities have even better divine weapons. We should arm ourselves better before getting Senior Sister Ye Yue to exchange for the Paragon Relic. This way, even if others discover us, we will have the ability to deal with them."

Ye Qingtang agreed with Zhang Chi.

No one could guarantee that the other supreme factions would not eventually gather sufficient cursed points and exchange them for more divine weapons. Anyway, the Paragon relic only required 100,000 cursed points, so she was in no hurry to exchange it.

"Let's take a look in the city," said Ye Qingtang.

Everyone nodded.

A moment later, Zhang Chi found a shop. However, there was nothing inside the shop.

"Shopkeeper, is there a shopkeeper here?"

Lan Shan shouted as he slammed the table.

A moment later, a skeleton in luxurious clothes walked out of the back.

"You're finally here." One of the disciples smiled.

"Dear cultivators, this is a high-tier ancient city. The quality and price of the items sold here are very high." The shopkeeper went straight to the point.

"Bring us to see the treasures first. Cursed points are not an issue!" Lan Shan said hurriedly.

The shopkeeper replied, "There are no treasures in this shop. There are only rare and precious spirit animals. Please follow me."

The shopkeeper immediately turned and entered the back hall.

Ye Qingtang and the rest followed him. Everyone was quite interested in the rare spirit animals that the shopkeeper was talking about.

After passing through the back hall, everyone realized that there was another world there.

There was an open gorge where numerous strange beasts were being reared.

"Heavenly Cica…"

Zhang Chi's gaze landed on an inconspicuous cicada and his expression changed slightly.

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This type of spirit animal had long disappeared from the outside world. The records described it as rather small but extremely powerful. It could be used to curse your enemies and was extremely terrifying.

And in this open canyon, apart from the Heavenly Cicada, many other spirit animals were not even in the records.

Lan Shan stared at a mountain peak that towered into the clouds. His gaze was somewhat dazed.

The mountain peak appeared through the clouds and seemed to move. A pair of stone eyes surveyed the crowd.

"There are spirit animals of this level here?!"

Some disciples of the Great Immortal Temple seemed to have realized that this place was extraordinary. They looked towards the mountain peak.

The shopkeeper stepped forward and explained, "Dear cultivators, this is a Heavenly Divine Beast. Its body is invulnerable to swords and spears, water and fire. Its strength is comparable to that of a Fiendcelestial Beast. However, this Heavenly Divine Beast is still young and can't be compared to real Fiendcelestial Beasts."

"Young?"

Everyone looked at each other in dismay. This was considered a young Heavenly Divine Beast? Wouldn't it tear a hole in the sky when it reached adulthood?

However, on second thought, the Heaven-Devouring Beast they saw in the memory was much bigger than this Heavenly Divine Beast.

"What spirit animal is this?"

One of the Great Immortal Temple disciples pointed at a warhorse formed from pitch-black flames. This warhorse also had a pair of black flaming heavenly wings. One could already feel its high heat just by standing near it.

"Purgatory Demon King."

The skeletal shopkeeper explained, "This spirit animal is called the Purgatory Demon King. The Heaven Ascension Sect Master, one of the Fourth Domain's mighty figures, entered the Purgatory World and killed the Purgatory Demon King. The soul of the Purgatory Demon King transformed into this creature and its divine power is heaven-defying."

Only after hearing what the shopkeeper said did Zhang Chi come to a sudden realization. No wonder such a monster was not even listed in the records. It was actually formed from the soul of a Purgatory Demon King. No wonder.

"This means that there is only one Purgatory Demon King in this world," said Xie Jun.

"That's right." The skeletal shopkeeper confirmed.

"Heaven Ascension Sect Master…"

At that moment, Ye Qingtang was deep in thought. She had heard this name from the black shadow in the memory. The black shadow said that he had killed the Heaven Ascension Sect Master and the Dark North Divine Buddha.

Currently, there were four known supreme beings.

The Silver Star Holy Lord, the High Monk, the Heaven Ascension Sect Master and the Dark North Divine Buddha.

However, the souls of the Silver Star Holy Lord and the High Monk had escaped and could be reincarnated into humans. As for the Heaven Ascension Sect Master and the Dark North Divine Buddha, their souls had been destroyed by the black shadow. They had completely dissipated from this world.

But no matter what, the Heaven Ascension Sect Master and the Dark North Divine Buddha were considered the peak forces of the Fourth Domain, on par with the Silver Star Holy Lord and the High Monk.

Ye Qingtang guessed that if nothing went wrong, Ling Yan should be the reincarnation of the Silver Star Holy Lord. However, Ye Qingtang was curious about the High Monk's reincarnation.

It was impossible for the reincarnation of such a peak existence to remain unknown.

According to Heaven, the most powerful beings in the Fourth Domain could be considered Perfected Immortals. The only difference was that they remained in the lower realm.

However, the Fourth Domain was created by Heaven, so it did not really belong to the lower realm.

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In a sense, the Fourth Domain could be considered a mini upper realm. In ancient times, the peak experts of the lower realms would not trigger the Heavenly Tribulation when they cultivated to a certain level. Instead, they would qualify to ascend to the Fourth Domain.

In other words, every living being in the Fourth Domain could be considered an immortal being. The Silver Star Holy Lord, High Monk, Heaven Ascension Sect Master and Dark North Divine Buddha were the cream of the crop among them. They were the overlords of the Fourth Domain.

Ye Qingtang did not believe in Immortal Buddhas back then. But now that she witnessed so much, she had no choice but to believe it.

In Ye Qingtang's era, Immortal Buddhas were just myths and legends. The real existences were True Gods and Heavenly Demons.

True Gods and Heavenly Demons were two completely different races. True Gods created humans, while Heavenly Demons created demons. As for the so-called Perfected Immortals, they were people who ascended to become immortals and supreme beings after cultivating to a certain level.

However, it was impossible to tell who was stronger. A True God or a Perfected Immortal.

"I wonder what the Immortal Buddha bloodline in my body has to do with the Fourth Domain…" Ye Qingtang pondered.

The divine bloodline in Ye Qingtang's body must be somewhat related to the legends in this world.

It was similar to when Ye Qingtang had broken through to the Yin Yang Perfected Lord Tenth Heaven level and sensed the True God bloodline.

After that, she received the Immortal Buddha bloodline, the Divine Phoenix bloodline and the Heavenly Demon Devouring Bloodline.

The True God bloodline was linked to the True God race, while the Heavenly Demon Devouring Bloodline was related to the Heavenly Demon race. So that meant the Immortal Buddha bloodline should be linked to the Fourth Domain…

"Junior Sister Ye Yue…"

Just as Ye Qingtang was deep in thought, Xie Jun called her name with a smile.

Composing herself, Ye Qingtang looked at Xie Jun. "Senior Brother Xie Jun, what's the matter?"

"Junior Sister Ye Yue, can you lend me some cursed points? I have a special liking for that Purgatory Demon King." Xie Jun asked with a smile.

Ye Qingtang looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "What's the price for the Purgatory Demon King?"

"5,000 cursed points," the shopkeeper answered.

"Alright." Ye Qingtang nodded. "I'll buy it for him."

After deducting the corresponding points, the skeleton waved and the Purgatory Demon King in front of him turned into a black light and was sealed onto Xie Jun's arm.

"No spirit pets purchased in the ancient city are allowed to be used here. After buying a spirit animal, you will enter an automatic contract which cannot be changed," the skeleton said.

Lan Shan hurriedly asked, "Why can't we use them?"

"The spirit animals from high-tier ancient cities are too powerful. They cannot be used here," the skeleton explained.

"Apart from spirit animals, are there any other restrictions? For example, Destruction-level divine weapons…" Zhang Chi asked.

"Only spirit animals are restricted," the skeleton said.

"Then I'll save my cursed points for something else…" Lan Shan said after some thought.

"Indeed. Although these spirit animals are good, they cannot be used here. So I don't think they are worth it."

After leaving the spirit animal shop, Ye Qingtang and the rest headed to the weapons shop in this high-tier ancient city.

The weapons shop in a high-tier ancient city sold only Destruction-level divine weapons.

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Actually, Ye Qingtang and the disciples of the Great Immortal Temple did not know much about Destruction-level divine weapons. Even the experienced and knowledgeable Zhang Chi had never heard of Destruction-level weapons.

But if they were to consider things from the price point of view, Destruction-level divine weapons sold in high-tier ancient cities should be much higher than Heaven-level divine weapons.

Ye Qingtang was very curious about the owner of these soul bones. The cultivation level of this owner was probably on par with that of mighty figures like the High Monk and Heaven Ascension Sect Master.

After the death of the soul bone owner, his Deity Ocean turned into this legacy. All the rare treasures sold in the ancient cities were probably his possessions.

Earlier on, Ye Qingtang even saw a Fiendcelestial Beast-level spirit animal in the shop.

However, Ye Qingtang was not interested in spirit animals now, so she did not buy any.

"Shopkeeper, what's so special about Destruction-level divine weapons… How do they compare to Heaven-level divine weapons?" One of the Great Immortal Temple disciples asked the skeleton shopkeeper.

"Destruction-grade divine weapons are not forged. They are divine items formed from the spirit energy of Heaven and Earth. Heaven-grade divine weapons are forged by humans and are not comparable at all," the shopkeeper explained.

At that moment, Ye Qingtang's gaze landed on a crimson black stone sword.

This sword was the same size as a normal weapon. It did not look extraordinary, but it radiated with a faint but astonishing aura.

"How many cursed points is this?"

Lan Shan looked at one of the Destruction-level divine weapons.

"2,000."

"Can it be cheaper… We're your long-time customers. Look at all the Heaven-level divine weapons and Dharma treasures we have already bought here… Are you sure you cannot lower the price," Lan Shan bargained with a smile.

Everyone looked at Lan Shan with strange expressions. They could bargain here?

"2,000," the skeletal shopkeeper repeated.

"There's no room for negotiation?" Lan Shan looked a little reluctant.

"2,000."

"I want it." In the end, Lan Shan sighed and used his cursed points to purchase the Destruction-level divine weapon.

The price of each Destruction-level divine weapon was different. However, they were all about 2,000 cursed points.

"Shopkeeper, what is the name of this sword?" Ye Qingtang pointed at the red-black divine weapon.

"I don't know, it doesn't have a name. This sword was obtained from a nameless place where the Heaven Ascension Sect Master once cultivated. It has no origin and no name."

"I want it." Ye Qingtang smiled.

"100,000," the shopkeeper said.

The smile on Ye Qingtang's face froze. Did she hear wrongly?

"How much?" Ye Qingtang asked dubiously.

"100,000 cursed points," the shopkeeper said. "The divine power of this weapon has already surpassed the limits of Destruction-level divine weapons. All Destruction-level divine weapons have an artifact spirit inside, but this weapon does not have any. Even so, its power is thousands of times that of any divine weapon. It is also this shop's ultimate treasure."

The corners of Ye Qingtang's lips twitched. Was this skeleton serious? Was it trying to cheat her? It even claimed that it was the most valuable item in the entire store… How exaggerated.

"Cultivator, you have enough cursed points, so I can demonstrate its power for you." The skeleton looked at Ye Qingtang.

"Demonstrate then. If it's really as you say, I'll buy it." Ye Qingtang nodded.

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The shopkeeper raised his arm.

In the next second, Ye Qingtang and the shopkeeper arrived at an illusory realm. The two of them were high up and below them was a dynasty formed by the illusion.

"Cultivator, I will mimic the power of an ordinary Immortal Emperor," the shopkeeper said to Ye Qingtang with the black sword in hand.

With that, the shopkeeper slashed the sword downwards.

Silently, without any earth-shattering booms, a black sword beam shot out like an arrow.

Before long, the kingdom below completely turned into ruins under Ye Qingtang's disbelieving gaze.

"This…"

Ye Qingtang was shocked by the sight. The dynasty was at least half the size of the Blue Sky Domain. With just a casual wave of the sword, the dynasty was reduced to nothing and all living beings were exterminated!

"Cultivator, although this is just an illusion, it is similar to the real world. In fact, the power of this divine weapon is even more terrifying in the real world. Therefore, 100,000 cursed points is not considered expensive for such a weapon," said the skeleton to Ye Qingtang.

"Alright." Ye Qingtang nodded after a pause. This divine sword had shocked Ye Qingtang greatly.

With that, the illusion disappeared and they reappeared in the shop.

"I want it," Ye Qingtang said to the shopkeeper.

After deducting the corresponding cursed points, the shopkeeper handed the red-black sword to Ye Qingtang.

"Due to restrictions, you can only increase the power of this divine weapon to a fixed level, which is still several times that of a Destruction-level divine weapon. Most of its power will be sealed. After the cultivator leaves this realm, the seal on the divine weapon will automatically be released," the shopkeeper said.

"Understood." Ye Qingtang sized up the cold red-black divine weapon in her hand and nodded.

"Junior Sister Ye Yue, you really bought it… You were really fooled by that shopkeeper… It must have cheated you because you have so many points!" Lan Shan said to Ye Qingtang.

Ye Qingtang just smiled nonchalantly.

For some reason, she felt an affinity with this red-black sword. Even if she had been fooled, it was not important.

Furthermore, the shopkeeper in the ancient city was formed from the consciousnesses of billions of soul bones. There was no need to deceive a cultivator. If that was the case, they could have just refused to give her the 300,000 cursed points. There was no need to do this.

"Don't worry, Junior Sister Ye Yue is no fool. The shopkeeper already demonstrated its power for her just now. Since Junior Sister Ye Yue is willing to buy it, it must be because she's satisfied," Wan Rong said to Lan Shan.

"That's true… Junior Sister Ye, how powerful is this divine weapon?" Lan Shan asked curiously.

"Very powerful," Ye Qingtang replied.

Lan Shan rolled his eyes at Ye Qingtang. Who would not know that? Which idiot would spend 100,000 points on a weapon which was not powerful? It was a given that it was powerful, but the important thing was how powerful?

"Let's go and find the Paragon Relic," Ye Qingtang said after a while.

The Great Immortal Temple disciples had no lack of divine weapons and armor. Especially now that they had also bought some Destruction-level divine weapons, it would not be a problem for them to protect the Paragon relic.

After a while, everyone arrived at the hall.

In the main hall, a skeleton rubbed its hands as it walked over.

"Ah, so it's the top cultivator with the most cursed points. Welcome, welcome!" The skeleton looked at Ye Qingtang.

Everyone looked a little taken aback. This shopkeeper seemed to be different from the others…