Chapter 2484 - 2489: Old Friends, Old Places, Old Stories (Part 2)

Chapter 2484: Chapter 2489: Old Friends, Old Places, Old Stories (Part 2)

Dao Guang Auction House.

The daily flow of people had reached a terrifying level.

Because back when the Demon Class attacked the Kunwu Realm...

The Realm Defense Great Formation had developed slight cracks, allowing vast nature’s spiritual energy to pour into the Kunwu Realm.

Several decades later, the Kunwu Realm once again saw a cultivation frenzy.

This cultivation craze was not only driven by nature’s spiritual energy.

It also stemmed from Xia Liu’s battle back then, demon slaying and beast fighting.

That gradually gave many cultivators, who only wanted a peaceful life, the motivation to strive.

If they only ever satisfied themselves with their current lives...

Then at the slightest anomaly, the Kunwu Realm would be unable to resist.

As the largest cultivation resources auction house in Thousand Mechanisms City...

One could say that over these years, it had developed to surpass the peak.

All of this, aside from the cultivation craze...

Had another cause—the auction house housed a genius.

Qingdie!

Her cultivation had already reached the fifteenth layer of Qi Cultivation.

Her greatest talent wasn’t cultivation, but business.

After finishing the monthly arrangements, she would go into seclusion to cultivate.

Because she didn’t want to be confined to the Qi Cultivation Stage either!

Today, as usual, the sky was clear, traffic surging like a river.

On the top floor of Dao Guang, within a certain separate courtyard...

Qingdie was tending the Spirit Grass she had planted a few months ago.

Suddenly, a shadow fell over her.

Hmm?

The reaction speed of a fifteenth-layer Qi Cultivation Stage cultivator was displayed by her to the fullest.

No one should dare intrude into this courtyard.

If anyone did, they would pay the price.

As Qingdie raised her hand, a cold gleam flashed into her palm.

She was about to injure the intruder.

Buzz!

With a dull sound, the dagger was pinched between two fingers by the newcomer.

"Young Miss, long time no see. This welcome gift of yours is a bit unusual."

Looking at Qingdie, still as beautiful as fifty years ago...

Xia Liu couldn’t help teasing her.

It was also to ease his own mood.

He had come here to ask for help.

"Xia... Liu!"

Seeing that long-missed face, Qingdie froze for a moment before coming back to herself.

"Mm, I’ve returned."

"How incredible! You left the Kunwu Realm through the Otherworldly Space, and now, fifty years later, you’ve come back..."

Once her mood calmed, Qingdie was overwhelmed with emotion.

She truly hadn’t expected to see Xia Liu again in this lifetime.

"Haha! It’s all fate. I see your foundation has already reached the level where you can charge at Foundation Establishment."

"Yes, these past few months I’ve been working hard to quiet my heart, to strike at the Foundation Establishment Stage in the most perfect state."

Qingdie was a little proud. If she succeeded, then she would be, after Xia Liu...

The next Foundation Establishment Stage powerhouse in the Kunwu Realm in ten thousand years!

She could even be called unrivaled under heaven.

"Close your eyes and open your heart and mind."

"What for?"

"Just do as I say."

Xia Liu’s words seemed to carry magic power, making it impossible for Qingdie to refuse.

As she entered the state, Xia Liu placed his palm on her head.

An hour later, Qingdie looked herself over in disbelief.

Then she looked at Xia Liu, a shock spreading from her heart to her whole body.

"How did you do that?"

At this moment, Qingdie’s cultivation had abruptly reached Foundation Establishment Early Phase!

The surging spiritual power made her feel as if she were dreaming.

Xia Liu gave a slight smile, offering no explanation.

"Just how strong have you become?"

Qingdie was utterly shocked. In fifty years, Xia Liu’s strength had probably reached an against-the-heavens level!

He had raised her to the Foundation Establishment Stage in an instant!

"Above Foundation Establishment is Golden Core, then Nascent Soul. I’ve already broken through the Nascent Soul Realm and reached the Divinity Transformation Stage."

"Terrifying!"

Qingdie covered her mouth, afraid she might cry out.

"This time I’ve returned to the Kunwu Realm by chance. I don’t have much time, so I’ll get straight to the point."

"Mm! If there’s anything I can help with, please say it directly."

"I’ve been searching for these things."

Xia Liu handed Qingdie the list of materials needed to refine the Abyssal Immortal Body.

His hopes weren’t high. This was simply a more normal way to see Qingdie again.

Otherwise, she might think he was approaching her with bad intentions.

"Dragon’s Beard Root? Supreme Dust Fate Fruit?"

"Mm? Could it be Young Miss has heard of these two materials?"

Qingdie shook her head.

Just as Xia Liu was about to comfort her and say it was fine...

Qingdie suddenly said, "I haven’t heard of them because these two things are kept by the clan ancestor."

"What!"

Xia Liu felt even his breathing become difficult!

This was far too coincidental!

Even the heavens were helping him!

"But whether they’re exactly the ones listed on your sheet, that I can’t guarantee."

"Haha! That’s fine!"

Smiling, Xia Liu let his Divine Sense surge out.

He directly enveloped half of Thousand Mechanisms City.

At once, several auras that could be considered peak-level in the Kunwu Realm rushed toward Dao Guang Auction House.

The first to arrive at the courtyard was Elder Guang.

"Xia Liu!"

"Senior Dao Guang, long time no see. A pleasure..."

After some small talk, Xia Liu handed the list to Elder Guang.

"Dragon’s Beard Root and Dust Fate Fruit are indeed in my hands, but they’re clan inheritance items, the clan’s town-suppressing divine artifacts."

"Ancestor, look at this."

Feeling that the ancestor was somewhat unwilling to take out what Xia Liu needed...

Qingdie circulated her cultivation technique, and at once, formidable spiritual power appeared in her palm.

"Spiritual power! You’ve reached Foundation Establishment!"

Elder Guang was deeply shocked.

He had never expected Qingdie to reach such a realm.

"It was Young Master Xia who helped me break through to Foundation Establishment, and his strength has already reached a sort of heaven-and-man realm..."

Qingdie briefly described Xia Liu’s cultivation.

After listening, Elder Guang took a long time to calm down, yet still couldn’t find peace.

"So the legends were all true. Those ancient Great Power experts, when they were around the Nascent Soul Stage, because the realm’s spiritual energy was insufficient, they went to a vast, grand world..."

Thinking of those mythic stories, Elder Guang suddenly understood.

"Senior Dao Guang, open your heart and mind and let me help you break through to Foundation Establishment."

...

Before long, Elder Guang’s cultivation also reached the Foundation Establishment Stage.

At this point, if he still didn’t bring out the materials, that would truly be a sin.

"They contain supreme divine power! These are exactly what I need!"

After exploring the Dragon’s Beard Root and Supreme Dust Fate Fruit with his Divine Sense, Xia Liu was elated.

"You two wait for me for a moment!"

"Mm?"

Just as Qingdie and Elder Guang were puzzled...

Xia Liu’s Divine Sense surged, and the Nether King Palace that existed within his Sea of Consciousness actually appeared out of thin air in the sky.

The appearance of the Nether King Palace shocked Thousand Mechanisms City and countless cultivators within tens of thousands of miles around.

As for Elder Guang and Qingdie beneath the Nether King Palace, they were speechless.

They watched as Xia Liu turned into a streak of flowing light and entered the Nether King Palace.

Elder Guang sighed endlessly, "So this is the terrifying strength of a Divinity Transformation Realm Expert?"

Summoning an enormous palace out of thin air.

Only Great Power experts could do such a thing!

Fifty years had truly made Xia Liu even more terrifying!

No matter where he went, he remained the brightest rising star in the crowd.

Inside the Nether King Palace, Elder Bai’s soul appeared. Seeing the few medicinal ingredients in the medicinal cauldron, he was extremely excited...