Recently, a large number of cultivators have gathered in the small town of Biannan.
These people weren't actually trying to travel to Tiannan via the teleportation array; they were after the Chaotic Star Sea...
Lu Su, a fourth-level Nascent Soul cultivator from the Mingjing Sect, felt a sudden pang of toothache upon seeing the rental price.
"Damn! Normally, renting a flying boat for a month only costs two or three top-grade spirit stones, but now it's a hundred for just three days!"
"Stop talking, hurry up and rent it, or you won't be able to rent it anymore!"
Looking at the surrounding crowd, his companion urged him anxiously.
"Pah! What a swindler! If the Penglai Chamber of Commerce didn't have high-end flying boats for rent or sale, who would come here..."
The group, grumbling and cursing, handed over their collateral, rented a flying boat, and hurried off towards the Chaotic Star Sea.
A chaotic sea of stars, a continental barrier.
Normally, everyone fears and trembles at the mere mention of it, but recently, it has attracted countless cultivators to flock here.
Simply because the once-in-a-millennium Heavenly Ladder Battle has begun.
The opening of the Heavenly Ladder also marks a time when the Chaotic Star Sea becomes even more unpredictable.
Once inside, you could be transported thousands of miles away in the blink of an eye...
At the same time, the various mountain ranges within the Chaotic Star Sea will also undergo drastic changes.
Even at the edge of the starry sea, you can encounter resource mountains drifting by at any time!
To access these resources, a flying boat is essential. After all, only by utilizing the fixed formations on the flying boat can anyone dare to venture into the Chaotic Star Sea.
Otherwise, if you accidentally get dragged into it, it could be a disaster from which there is no escape...
When the group arrived at the edge of the starry sea in their airship, countless other airships were already there.
"Whoosh..."
"Damn it, the Nanhua Sect actually encountered a level-five resource mountain... and captured more than a dozen cubic meters of Seven Star Jade in one go!"
"A level five seven-star jade... more than ten cubic meters! How much is that worth?!"
Lu Su and his companion exchanged a glance, their faces also showing excitement.
Compared to the tens of thousands of top-grade spiritual materials, what is a hundred yuan rental fee?
The group quickly parked the flying boat at the edge of the Chaotic Star Sea, activated the flying boat's built-in array to stabilize it, and then watched the turbulent currents ahead with bated breath.
Normally, the boundary between the Chaotic Star Sea and ordinary sea areas is not obvious, and ordinary people dare not come to this place.
But now that the Heavenly Ladder has been activated, the storms in the Star Sea are changing drastically; one second it's a strong wind, the next it could be lightning.
In contrast, ordinary sea areas are completely calm and waveless, clearly distinguishing the two!
"They're here!"
At a shout from their companion, the group all focused their attention on the road ahead.
Amidst the wind and rain, a small black island, resembling a colossal beast, slowly emerged.
The group had no idea that they would stumble upon a resource island so soon after setting up camp!
"Let's do it!"
With a loud shout, all eight members of the Mingjing Sect threw out the ropes they were holding.
Four of them had swords and pickaxes bound to the ends of their ropes.
The ropes binding Lu Su and the other three were actually grappling hooks!
"Damn! It's a level three Thunderstone!"
The flying sword pierced the Black Stone Mountain from dozens of miles away, sending sparks flying.
The person who spoke wanted to cut off a larger piece, but ended up getting nothing.
The grappling hooks responsible for grabbing the prey also failed to achieve their goal.
But with his reminder, the others opted for smaller protrusions, and everyone benefited.
Lu Su looked at the large black stone he had captured, his face beaming with excitement.
"Eight thousand catties... 1,300 low-grade spirit stones per catty, that's enough for a thousand high-grade spirit stones!"
One superior piece is worth ten thousand inferior pieces, and one top-grade piece is worth ten thousand superior pieces.
Including what the other two grabbed, this one grab is worth about half a top-grade spirit stone.
Moreover, the Thunderstone Mountain hasn't been explored yet, so there's still room to catch more monsters one or two more times.
The closer you get, the bigger the fish will get!
After three times, a storm raged, lightning flashed, and the rocky mountain vanished.
After a quick inventory, the group found that they had seized a total of over 200,000 jin (approximately 100,000 kg) of obsidian.
Even with the recent price drop, it's still worth more than two top-grade spirit stones.
In the Chaotic Star Sea, level one and two spiritual materials simply cannot withstand the daily lightning strikes; all that can be seen by everyone are at least level three.
After one wave passed, the members of the Mingjing Sect remained poised, swords and claws in hand, ready to pounce.
Exclamations of surprise could be heard from afar, filling them with envy.
The joy of fishing for rocks is unimaginable to ordinary people.
What's most captivating is the unknown...
No one knows what level of spirit ore will drift in next.
The Thunderstone they just encountered is one of the most difficult ores to mine, comparable to some level-five ores.
Looking at the cheers that occasionally drifted from afar, Lu Su couldn't help but show a hint of worry on his face.
"With so much ore... who knows how low the price will drop."
Elder Wei, who was in charge, couldn't help but smile.
"Hehe...a price drop? Don't worry! Not only will prices not drop, they might even go up!"
"Huh? Why is that?"
Everyone was puzzled. With more goods available, but only a limited number of people needing them, prices would inevitably fall—this is an age-old truth.
Just like in the last few years since the opening of the Immortal Abode Secret Realm, the price of Soul Stones has been less than half of what it used to be.
Elder Wei smiled mysteriously, then whispered,
"This area is coastal...we need to build city walls here!"
"The city wall!! Which side?"
"This...this isn't just here, it's the entire coastline! The entire central continent, there's nowhere that can be defended by natural defenses!"
"All of them!~"
The group was completely stunned by Elder Wei's news.
How wide is the coastline of the central mainland?
A Nascent Soul cultivator completes one lap in a lifetime... This is no exaggeration.
"How is that possible? How many people would be needed to repair it, and how many spiritual materials would be required?"
The group instinctively felt that this was a pipe dream.
"Hmph... Nothing is impossible! How could a joint announcement from the nine top sects be false?"
Cultivation Alliance Announcement!
Elder Wei has an excellent relationship with the sect leader and patriarch, so his statement must not be unfounded.
"So, the price of this ore might go up? Then we're in trouble...?"
Wouldn't it be a good time to stock up?
"Oh..."
Elder Wei chuckled.
"Do you think others can think of the same things you can? Do you even know which merchant guild is responsible for supplying the city wall materials?"
Which one?
"Penglai Chamber of Commerce!"
"ah?!"
Everyone gasped in surprise and then stopped.
This news was both unexpected and expected.
The unexpected reason was that the people in charge of this chamber of commerce outside were all lowly Foundation Establishment cultivators.
As expected... because all the level six or seven sects they could name were partners of the Penglai Chamber of Commerce.
This is the business association opened by Ye Feng, the Great Immortal Venerable of the Five Elements Sect and the Divine Leaf Immortal Venerable. There is no doubt about its material and financial resources.
The key point is that this chamber of commerce is also very popular.
Whether it's a big item or a small item, he can sell it to you as long as you need it!
Each sect is led by a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but in reality, there are also plenty of Golden Core cultivators helping out.
Looking at the surprised expressions on everyone's faces, Lu Su couldn't help but recall the cultivator who had asked for directions in the Heavenly Mansion Secret Realm.
If the information is correct, the person who asked him for directions is none other than "Zhang Wuji," who is invincible in the secret realm!
I wonder what Zhang Wuji's relationship is with Immortal Venerable Shenye...
Seeing the mixture of amazement and regret on everyone's faces, Lu Su couldn't help but frown and ask,
"Why build city walls when everything is fine? Is there some kind of danger going to happen?"
"How could we possibly know what the Supreme Sect is thinking? But it should still be of some use!"
For some reason, Lu Su had a bad feeling about him...
Just then, a violent explosion suddenly came from hundreds of miles away.
"Boom boom..."
......
The group from the Mingjing Sect put down their tools, took off, and gazed into the distance.
In the distance, more than a dozen flying boats could be seen fleeing in panic.
More than a dozen strangely shaped "black beasts" were chasing after him!
The evil beast... has arrived!
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