Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

Han Yan pointed at a building with a golden palace design and said:

"That’s the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, the most prestigious of the Cloud Sea Business Alliance. It only sells Tier Two Spiritual Artifacts and Tier Three Treasures, and it also purchases artifact refining materials, which conflicts with the sect’s business.

There are five floors in total. The first floor sells Tier Two Lower Grade spiritual artifacts; the second and third floors sell spiritual artifacts from Middle Grade to Top-Grade Level, and the fourth floor sells magical treasures.

As for the fifth floor, no cultivator in the Western Continent has ever set foot there. It is said to only entertain Nascent Soul Daoist Monarchs."

Compared to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, one can see the sect’s shortcomings in artifact refining. It’s clearly not a match on the same level.

The spiritual artifacts of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion are of better quality, and naturally, the prices are much higher.

In the sunlight, the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion emits a golden glow, like a halo of Buddha’s Light.

Ji An withdrew his gaze and asked:

"Is there a service for custom Top-Grade Spiritual Artifacts? What form of transaction do they use?"

"Of course, there is. Besides accepting artifact refining materials, they also use top-grade spirit stones for transactions. However, if you wish to purchase with spirit stones, the premium is very high."

Han Yan’s eyes showed puzzlement and said:

"Junior Brother, you already have two top-grade spiritual artifacts, and your offense-defense balance is quite reasonable. Is there really a need to buy more?"

Although top-grade spiritual artifacts can be nurtured in the Dantian, they constantly consume Primordial Life Fire.

"If I come across a suitable one, of course, I’ll get another. Let’s leave the Pavilion for last and browse other shops first."

If he could customize other types of Five Elements Banners, he would definitely be willing to pay.

The airborne city formed by the merchant flying ships is very orderly, creating a standard rectangle. The advantage is that it’s easy to find any given shop.

The two began their tour from the outermost layer, with Han Yan acting as a guide.

"The Cloud Sea Business Alliance was founded by a union of various Central Continent commerce associations. They band together for mutual support, and engaging in long-distance trade reduces overhead costs.

The outer shops are opened by smaller forces within the alliance, and some are leased by family forces from the Central Continent. They mainly deal in goods at the Foundation Establishment Stage level.

The sect’s beast tamers love to shop here as they can buy a variety of beast eggs with special abilities. If they’re lucky, they might even buy a demon beast cub."

The downside of live-born demon beasts is that, unlike eggs, they cannot be preserved for long.

The duo quickly toured the outer region, where Ji An saw many pills not available in the Western Continent.

This type of pill, because the cultivators have never taken them, exhibits good effects initially, drawing endless cultivators to make purchases.

Han Yan sold many pills, exchanging them for a large number of middle-grade spirit stones. She explained in a low voice:

"We purchase pills from other continents because there is also a demand for Western Continent pills from other regions’ cultivators.

For a few years before each arrival of the Central Continent Merchant Flying Ship, I purchase large quantities of specific Foundation Establishment level pills from the disciples of the Dan Ding Institute to sell."

Ji An smiled and said, "Senior Sister, are you earning from the disciples’ price gap?"

"I offer a purchasing price that is ten percent higher than the standard.

If the disciples sell on their own, small quantities will be undervalued, and given their lower cultivation level, they lack intimidation power. They get less profit than by selling to me."

Han Yan’s lips curved slightly upward. Every thirty years, a windfall of four to five hundred middle-grade spirit stones brings her immense delight, letting her comfortably net several thousand more through pills at the Chao Origin Stage and unique Western Continent spirit medicines, or through trading for rare herbs.

The duo wandered into the magical artifact area, where Ji An found the artifact designs intricately crafted and aesthetically pleasing compared to sect artifacts.

He even saw a top-grade magical artifact shaped like a golden peacock, whose feathers transformed into countless blades to attack.

If a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator were struck, they’d be turned into a sieve.

Han Yan pointed out a sect cultivator in a Daoist Robe moving between stalls and sent a voice transmission:

"Western Continent cultivators face relatively more conflict compared to those in the Central Continent. Our region’s magical artifacts and spiritual artifacts are more rugged, sparing less effort on appearance.

But don’t think Central Continent artifacts are merely pretty. They equally balance practicality.

Senior Brother Zhuu Xiangrong was once a regular here. The sect would buy some artifacts to take apart, letting artifact refiners study them.

The Artifact Refining Hall’s prosperity is closely related to this practice."

After spending the majority of the day, the two glanced over the outer area fleetingly before slowing down upon entering the core area.

In a certain pill medicine shop, Han Yan stored away the Spirit Mushroom Immortal Dew Fruit she purchased, nodding her head in satisfaction.

"Junior Brother, do you have any need to purchase pills?"

She felt a bit embarrassed; though they said they’d browse together, she ended up buying and selling pills while he merely accompanied her, not buying anything.

Ji An shook his head and softly said:

"I’ve asked Senior Brother Jia Yu to help me purchase them, so I currently have no other demands."

He had hundreds of thousands of small merits on his jade token that couldn’t be spent wholly within the sect, so he seized the opportunity to exhaust them.

His goal was to buy pills to strengthen his Earth Mansion, Jin Mansion, and Water Mansion. He didn’t need too many for the Earth Mansion.

The advantages of opening all Divine Mansions were becoming evident. When he reached the Southern Continent, he could absorb all necessary Five Elements Qi, missing no benefits.

Han Yan nodded slightly, "The sect has long-term cooperative shops offering more favorable prices."

Ji An turned to the shop’s shopkeeper and asked:

"Does your shop sell seeds for spirit wood? I need those that can grow to Tier Two Top-Grade level, preferably spirit fruit trees."

Every potential spirit seed selling shop, he inquired with, has borne no results so far.