Chapter 745: Acquaintance! Trade Fair!
A day passed by swiftly.
Inside the XY Building.
At this moment, the aura around Shen Feng took another step forward, completely stabilizing at the Mid Condensing Immortal stage.
After his earlier breakthrough to the Initial Stage of Condensing Immortal, the black dot in his Dantian and the blood-red ring on his finger both increased their absorption of energy, seemingly determined to prevent him from absorbing even the slightest amount of energy.
Shen Feng could only struggle against them while trying to absorb as much energy as possible; in the end, after all the Spirit Stones were consumed, he had only managed to advance to the Mid Stage of Condensing Immortal.
However, the ascension during the Tribulation Transcendence Stage had already used up quite a number of Spirit Stones. The higher his cultivation became, the more energy was required, which could increase by a hundredfold, a thousandfold, or even ten thousandfold.
In such a short period of time.
To advance from the Peak of Nascent Variation to the Mid Stage of Condensing Immortal would be unbelievable to any cultivator in the Middle Realm.
With the aura of the Mid Condensing Immortal stage emanating from his body, and all the Spirit Stones now depleted, he could no longer continue his breakthrough.
He was very dissatisfied with only being able to break through to the Mid Stage of Condensing Immortal in one go, and it seemed that he needed to find more abandoned Spirit Mines.
He did not immediately check on the changes in the black dot and the blood-red ring but simply sensed briefly that the Mysterious Fire Phoenix Hawks in the ring's space were all fine. Then, he stood up and walked out of the XY Building.
Having continuously broken through the Tribulation Transcendence Stage and then entered the Condensing Immortal Stage, and most importantly, having formed a Ten-Colored Immortal Core in his Dantian, he did not know if the XY Building had truly concealed everything?
After walking outside.
Shen Feng shrank the XY Building to the size of a palm and restored the room's furnishings to their original state.
As he was leaving through the door, he placed the XY Building back inside the blood-red ring.
Seeing that the sky was calm, Shen Feng breathed a slight sigh of relief. However, the constant presence of powerful cultivators streaking across the sky, both near and far, made him frown again.
He had originally planned to investigate the situation after coming out and then immediately return to his room to study the black dot and the blood-red ring to see what changes had occurred after absorbing so much energy.
But at the entrance of this courtyard, the blue-shirted youth whose cultivation had advanced to the Late Stage of Condensing Immortal thanks to Shen Feng's zither music was waiting at the courtyard gate.
Upon seeing Shen Feng exit the room, he immediately approached with great respect and said, "Senior, today I came here on Pavilion Master He and the Zither Fairy's instructions to wait at the courtyard gate, and they asked me to give you this letter and this wooden box."
The blue-shirted youth was just a Loose Cultivator who had cooperated with Xiu Zuixin a few times before and had specifically come again today to thank Shen Feng.
He Haichen and Xiu Zuixin knew the depths of the blue-shirted youth's character, and considering the events involving Shen Feng's zither performance last night, it was not yet appropriate to let too many people from the Zither Master Pavilion know about it.
Since the blue-shirted youth was one of the beneficiaries from yesterday, having him wait here was indeed fitting.
After approaching, when the blue-shirted youth sensed Shen Feng's aura at the Mid Stage of Condensing Immortal, his expression clearly showed a moment of astonishment; just yesterday, Shen Feng had the aura of the Nascent Variation Stage.
How could someone break through from Nascent Variation to Condensing Immortal stage so quickly? The blue-shirted youth gave a wry smile internally, he knew this was absolutely impossible. Shen Feng must have deliberately concealed his cultivation level yesterday, and there must be a treasure on his person capable of suppressing his aura.
Could last night's commotion have been caused by Shen Feng?
Then, he immediately dismissed the thought; typically, after breaking through from the Peak of Tribulation Transcendence to the Initial Stage of Condensing Immortal, one would stabilize for some time before advancing to the Mid Stage.
After all, a Condensing Immortal cultivator forms an Immortal Core within their Dantian, which is extremely important. Even for the geniuses of top powers who possess Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that could help them transition from the Initial to the Mid Stage, they would not consume them immediately, choosing instead to wait for the Immortal Core to stabilize completely.
Moreover.
If Shen Feng had made his breakthrough here, with He Haichen's cultivation at the Peak of Immortal Sovereign and the presence of many powerful beings in the Zither Master Pavilion, would they really not have sensed anything at all?
After realizing this, the calmness returned to the expression of the youth in blue. Seeing Shen Feng take the envelope and wooden box, he said, "Senior, you must have felt the disturbance above Flame Fallen City yesterday, too. The Middle Realm is truly bustling now, especially those cultivators who have just made their breakthrough to the initial stage of Condensing Immortal. They've become extremely sought after...You..."
Although Shen Feng's cultivation was lower than his own, the youth in blue still respectfully addressed him as senior.
As Shen Feng listened to the youth in blue talk about the events of the previous day, his expression remained unchanged, but his heart grew heavier. If this continued, he feared that even the XY Building would be unable to completely deceive the Heavenly Dao when he made further breakthroughs.
It seemed that retracing his cultivation path this time around, each of his breakthroughs had been against the natural order. Even he had not expected to form a hundred Condensing Immortal pillars this time!
Shen Feng indifferently read through the letter in his hands. The gist of the letter was that He Haichen and Xiu Zuixin had to return to Xu's Dynasty on short notice and instructed Shen Feng to settle down in the Zither Master Pavilion branch without worry. Meanwhile, the wooden box contained a bottle of pills extremely beneficial to cultivators in the Nascent Variation stage.
He Haichen and Xiu Zuixin wanted Shen Feng to break through to the Sea Transformation stage quickly, but as Shen Feng was already in the middle stage of Condensing Immortal, the bottle of pills was of no use to him now.
"Senior, there's a free trading meeting at the Pharmacist Hall in Flame Fallen City today. As long as you have Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for refining medicine, you can trade with alchemists there, and with some luck, even form some connections with them,"
"I recently obtained a Spirit Enhancement Fruit, which is greatly beneficial to alchemists. Senior, would you be interested in joining me at the trading meeting?"
The youth in blue held Shen Feng's zither mastery in the highest regard and naturally tried to form a close relationship with him.
After hearing what the youth in blue said, Shen Feng pondered for two seconds before agreeing to go. He might encounter something he needed at the trading meeting.
As for examining the changes in the black dot and the blood-red ring, that could be slightly delayed.
Seeing Shen Feng agree,
The youth in blue eagerly led the way in front and, once they left the Zither Master Pavilion, they boarded a carriage.
However, the creature pulling the carriage was not a common horse but a Monster Beast called a Wind Gallop Horse.
This kind of Monster Beast was extremely fast.
On the way, Shen Feng finally learned that the youth in blue was called Song Guangliang.
Song Guangliang stopped the carriage next to the Pharmacist Hall on a vast area specially designated for parking.
Afterward,
He and Shen Feng arrived at the entrance of the Pharmacist Hall, which was already bustling with activity.
Shen Feng paused slightly in his footsteps. He vaguely felt a sense of familiarity. In this branch of the Pharmacist Hall, there should be someone he had once branded with his Divine Sense.
Since Jia Longxuan and the others from the Three Gods Palace were in the Lower Realm, it must be Liu Qicang, Qiao Dongce, and Cheng Mingsong of the Heavenly Medicine Sect. These three had originally reached the Immortal Realm in a black box carried by the Void Mysterious Turtle.
However, Shen Feng could be sure that Liu Qicang, Qiao Dongce, and Cheng Mingsong were not together. In this branch of the Pharmacist Hall, only one of them was present.
Shen Feng couldn't help but ask, "Is there an alchemist here with the surname Liu?"
If Song Guangliang shook his head, Shen Feng would then ask about the next two surnames.
Upon hearing this,
Song Guangliang hesitated for just two seconds without any suspicion, merely pondering the question before replying, "Senior, there are several alchemists with the surname Liu in this branch. The most famous is undoubtedly the Great Elder Liu Qicang of this branch, who is now a Fifth Grade pharmacist."
Shen Feng said no more, merely nodding slightly. Liu Qicang and the others had indeed arrived in the Middle Realm ahead of him.
Since Liu Qicang's mind held a Divine Sense Brand planted by Shen Feng, it was very easy for Shen Feng to make the other party aware of his arrival.