Chapter 309: Grand Qian Empire

Chapter 309: Grand Qian Empire

"Fang Da, what's your cultivation level?" Xia Ji asked Fang Chen on the way, unable to help himself. The world was a blur around them as they sped through the sky at an extremely high speed. Xia Ji was sure that even his master wasn’t this fast.

Fang Chen smiled. "Twelfth stage of the Qi Refining Realm."

"Twelfth stage of Qi Refining Realm...” murmured Xia Ji. “I thought you had already reached the Foundation Building Realm."

"Breaking through to the Foundation Building Realm requires Foundation Building Pills, which I currently don't have," explained Fang Chen casually.

His sword body affected his foundation. His immortal veins were at ‘Gold of Supremacy,” which was the second best foundation in Introduction to the Thousand Daos, with the highest being “Source of Authority.”

When his sword body rose to the third rank, it was highly likely that his foundation would reach “Source of Authority.” He would lay himself a very solid foundation for his future cultivation with that.

"Since you’re staying in the Grand Qian Empire, have you heard about the trade conference before?" asked Fang Chen.

Shopkeeper Lin had mentioned that there’s a chance that a yellow rank, peak-grade treasure will be available. Even if a yellow rank, peak grade proved to be too expensive for Fang Chen to buy, he could still purchase a yellow rank, high-grade treasure. Feeding Little Sword spiritual treasures directly was much better than having it eat spiritual materials. It also saved Fang Chen the headache of having to deal with the scrutiny thrown his way when he purchased spiritual materials in bulk.

"The trade conference? I think my master mentioned it some time ago. It's organized by the fourth-tier Azure Cloud Empire. They invited cultivators from numerous fifth-tier empires to participate, and there might even be cultivators from sixth-tier empires. The venue is the hunting ground of the Grand Qian Empire," Xia Ji recalled. "When I left the capital, I heard that the Fang Family, Jue Family, and the imperial family, and many other families were all busy preparing for this trade conference. The Golden Core Realm ancestors of the major sects in the Grand Qian Empire were also eager to participate, they’re constantly collecting resources, after all," said Xia Ji. "Are you planning on participating, Fang Da?”

"Yeah, I'm considering that.” Fang Chen nodded. “Do you happen to know when it is exactly?"

"My master should know. We can ask him,” said Xia Ji. “As long as one has enough spirit stones, then a trade conference such as this could be life changing,” he sighed. "I heard that many rare elixirs, treasures, spiritual materials, and herbs that can’t even be found in fifth-tier empires will be available. There will also be highly renowned pill masters and artifact masters attending. If someone is lucky enough, they might even be able to become their disciple and rise to prominence in one go!"

"You’ll tag along with me when I go. We can buy you a few pills for your cultivation, which can shorten the time you spend meditating every day," suggested Fang Chen.

Xia Ji nodded. "I would’ve only been able to go and join in on the excitement from the sidelines before. But now I can really buy some of the good stuff with the three thousand you’ve given me,” he said. “Perhaps I can even advance to the eighth or ninth stage within a year."

Fang Chen nodded slightly.

Thirty low-grade spirit stones. This price was neither high nor low. He still had about a hundred peak-grade Purple Lightning Talismans in his storage ring, which could fetch around three to four thousand low-grade spirit stones. If he added them together, he could buy a yellow rank, mid-grade treasure with close to seventy-two Soul Imprints.

As for yellow rank, high-grade treasures, their starting price should be over ten thousand low-grade spirit stones. He would have to see how many spirit stones he’d be able to gather before coming to a decision.

"Fang Chen, did you make all these Purple Lightning Talismans?"

Fang Chen nodded with a smile. "Yes, they're yours now. Keep them for self-defense."

Xia Ji couldn't help but sigh again. "What fat pockets you have."

Xia Ji could hardly believe it; he had transformed from a destitute cultivator who needed to flee the Grand Xia Empire into someone with deep pockets.

***

Several days later.

Finally, the two of them reached the imperial capital after traveling day and night without rest.

The first thing that caught their eyes was the vast and magnificent city wall, adorned with fluttering flags. These flags were extraordinary, emanating rich spiritual energy. It was clear that they were part of some formation.

Outside the city wall stood countless buildings, bustling with people. Occasionally, they spotted demon cultivators swaggering around, as well as many cultivators sitting on the ground, setting up stalls.

The majority of the people walking around were ordinary mortals, but almost every one of them was a martial artist, with cultivation levels ranging from the first stage of Qi Condensation to even the Heaven Profound Stage.