The Imperial Capital Market is home to all the major forces in Da Xia, and is said to have all kinds of natural treasures, magical powers and spells. As early as the beginning of the spiritual energy tide, it was known as the two major immortal cultivation markets in Da Xia together with the Demon Capital Market.
Before Shen Yuan went to Yunfu Market, he had already heard of the name of the Imperial Capital Market, but it was his first time to enter this market which was known as the best in Daxia.
As soon as he stepped into the market, Shen Yuan felt that the concentration of spiritual energy in the Imperial Capital Market was nearly twice as high as that in the outside world. The super-large spirit gathering formation directly covered every corner of the Imperial Capital Market.
On both sides of the streets of the market town, on pavilions, towers, shops and stalls, the family crests of the major powerful families in the imperial capital are clearly engraved to prove the ownership of their assets.
Further away, Shen Yuan even saw the marks of many major sects in the various blessed places. There was a powerful force behind almost every shop.
Walking on the streets of the imperial capital's market town, Shen Yuan could clearly sense that the practitioners coming and going in the shops were almost all above the Qi Transformation Realm, and he could even occasionally see some Qi Condensation Realm practitioners.
At a cursory glance, there are more than tens of thousands of cultivators in the entire imperial capital's market town, not to mention that these are just the cultivators who appear in the market town on ordinary days.
If a large-scale auction or trade fair were to be held, the number of practitioners would probably increase several times.
After entering the imperial capital's market, Shen Yuan realized that the thread of cause and effect traced by his astrological power had become weaker, almost to the point of being barely visible.
"The closer we get to the cause and effect, the weaker it is. Could it be that he has a treasure that can block the secrets of the universe, and he sensed my tracing of the cause and effect and took countermeasures?"
Shen Yuan immediately figured out the key, and his expression showed some seriousness.
With such a degree of causal relationship, it is naturally difficult to give Shen Yuan accurate guidance.
However, there are many practitioners in the imperial capital's market, and people are constantly changing. In this case, trying to find someone you have never even met is undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Shen Yuan paused slightly and stood still, his astrological power quietly triggering an almost undetectable line of cause and effect.
Rays of starlight flickered around him, performing countless changes around him. At this moment, he seemed to have turned into the sun among the stars, suppressing the boundless starry sky.
After a while, Shen Yuan slowly recovered from the state of using the star-number magical power, and a barely detectable starlight flashed in his eyes.
Even though Shen Yuan used all his strength to activate the third level of star power, he still couldn't find any trace of it.
Faced with such a situation, Shen Yuan couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth into a smile.
“Sometimes, no answer is also an answer.”
Even Shen Yuan's three realms of star-numbering magical powers were unable to deduce the exact cause and effect, which was enough to prove that the treasure that shielded the secrets of heaven on the person of cause and effect was of extremely high quality.
Under the current situation, there are very few forces that can produce such treasures. There is a 90% probability that they are in the hands of the aristocratic families and the geniuses of the sects in the imperial capital's market.
As for the remaining 10%, it is possible that the treasure that shields the secrets of heaven will be obtained by outsiders, but the probability is too low to be considered for the time being.
Shen Yuan’s current goal is naturally to find the whereabouts of the powerful and talented people in the market.
My eyes swept across a roadside stall, in front of which sat an old man wearing a grey Taoist robe and holding a long banner. His eyes were grey and he turned out to be blind.
The old Gua Master's cultivation level of the middle stage of Qi training is already quite good in today's Da Xia, and his special method of concealing his breath has allowed him to lower his cultivation level to the level of refining essence, making him look like a hermit who is pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger.
Shen Yuan walked to the stall, sat down slowly, and said softly:
"I need to know where the powerful and wealthy gather in the imperial capital market right now."
The old fortune teller's expression was shocked, and there was a tremor in his gray pupils.
Although he was blind, for a Qigong practitioner, physical injuries were simply insignificant matters.
If there were no formation obstruction, the spiritual power of a Qi Refining cultivator could easily cover half of the imperial capital market, especially since he was practicing the "Six Yao Fragments", the sharpness of his spiritual power far exceeded that of other Qi Refining cultivators.
However, it was not until that gentle voice sounded that he realized there was an extra person in front of the stall.
But when he used his divine sense to scan around, there was no trace in front of the stall, no trace of life, breath, or the fluctuations of heaven and earth, cause and effect, there was no trace left.
The old fortune teller couldn't help swallowing his saliva. He had already realized that the person in front of him must have a cultivation level far beyond his.
"Senior, whatever you want to ask, I will answer it with all my heart."
Shen Yuan laughed dumbly and said calmly: "Don't worry, it's just a small matter.
I want to know where the rich and powerful gather in the imperial capital market nowadays."
“There are no large auctions or trade fairs today, so those real adults should not come to the Imperial City Market.
However, I have heard that many geniuses from the blessed land entered the imperial capital's market and went to the Wuxuan Pavilion.
The young generation of geniuses in the imperial capital seem to want to compete with the blessed land of Dongtian, and they should also be in Wuxuan Pavilion. "
Shen Yuan asked curiously, "What is this Wuxuan Pavilion? Why have I never heard of it?"
After just a few words of communication, the old fortune teller realized that the person in front of him was not a moody person, and he gradually became bolder.
“This Wuxuan Pavilion was built by a great man in the imperial capital. It contains all kinds of special magical skills, Taoist scriptures and Buddhist scriptures from all over the world.
These magical skills, Taoist and Buddhist scriptures either require special qualifications from the practitioners themselves, or are incomplete and difficult to practice.
The leader of Wuxuan Pavilion made all his magical skills public and invited cultivators from all over the world to come and comprehend them.
As long as you have enough talent and are able to learn magical skills, Wuxuan Pavilion will not charge you a penny and can even provide some training resources. "
Listening to the old fortune teller's story, Shen Yuan smiled with interest:
“This Master of Wuxuan Pavilion is quite resourceful. He used these useless magical skills and fragments of classics to sow the seeds of cause and effect.
Since they were chosen, these classics must have something special about them, and the practitioners who were able to cultivate supernatural powers and complete the remaining fragments must also be extraordinary.
Under the tide of spiritual energy, these practitioners will have every opportunity to take advantage of the situation, and by then, the karmic rewards of Wuxuan Pavilion will surely be rich."
At this point, Shen Yuan paused, shook his head and sighed, with a hint of regret in his voice.
Upon hearing this, the old fortune teller quickly asked, "Why are you sighing, senior? Is there something wrong with Wuxuan Pavilion?"
“The Wuxuan Pavilion’s means of planting cause and effect may seem impressive, but in reality it is just casting a wide net to catch fish, and it has two huge shortcomings.
One is that it takes too long to get a return on investment. The early stage of the spiritual energy tide was when the sects and the imperial court were rising, and it would probably take a hundred years for those practitioners to come to the fore.
The situation has changed dramatically during this hundred years, and even the blessed land may have declined, let alone a mere Wuxuan Pavilion.
Wuxuan Pavilion is a big tree that attracts the wind, and sooner or later it will be targeted.
As for the second point, Wuxuan Pavilion is not a sect after all, so such means are destined to only cast a wide net and not place a heavy bet.
Even if a practitioner takes advantage of the situation and soars, the karma they owe is bound to be limited. Without long-term accumulation, it is difficult for Wuxuan Pavilion to truly change. "
The old fortune teller suddenly realized, and his expression became more respectful.
"As expected of a senior, you can see through the pros and cons at a glance. I was just secretly envious of Wuxuan Pavilion for being able to seize the initiative, but I never thought there would be such a hidden danger behind it."
Shen Yuan slowly stood up from the stall and said casually:
"It's just some methods of borrowing luck to create causes. There are many sects that are proficient in this. It's not a rare thing."
After getting the information he wanted from the old fortune teller and vaguely guessing about his own cause and effect, Shen Yuan stood up and prepared to leave.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in Shen Yuan's mind, and his eyes fell on the long banner in the old fortune teller's hand.
The long banner is light blue in color and is made of spiritual silk. It has four large characters "Gua Yan Tian Xia" written on it. It is a top-grade magical instrument.
"I'll lend you my long banner." Upon hearing this, the old fortune teller quickly handed the long banner in his hand to Shen Yuan and said respectfully:
"It's just a top-grade magic weapon. Just consider it as a gift from the younger generation to the elder generation."
Shen Yuan smiled silently, shook his head lightly, and casually threw a book from his storage ring onto the old fortune teller's stall.
"I won't take your things for nothing. This book is your reward for taking the banner and solving my puzzles."
With a wave of his sleeves, Shen Yuan took away the long banner and left.
The old fortune teller quickly picked up the book from the stall. Although he was blind, he could still clearly see the four big words "Divination of the Six Yao" on the book when he scanned the book with his mind.
The book "The Six Lines of Divination" left behind by Shen Yuan was an extraordinary magical power that he purchased from the Chamber of Commerce of All Things thousands of years ago.
Although it is only a low-level magical power, it involves arithmetic and deduction. Its value is comparable to that of a mysterious magical power and far exceeds that of a mere mid-grade magical weapon.
Shen Yuan later obtained the method of cultivating the astrological magical power. This book of extraordinary magical powers had been put aside and not studied. It was appropriate to throw it to the old fortune teller now.
With a confirmed location, Wuxuan Pavilion was not difficult to find. Walking towards the center of the imperial capital market, Shen Yuan soon saw a peculiar building.
This is a huge wooden attic with thirteen floors. There is no gorgeous decoration on its exterior and it is far inferior to the surrounding buildings that look like fairy palaces.
The only thing worth mentioning is that outside this pavilion, there are powerful people who have engraved a series of incomplete Taoist scriptures with their divine consciousness.
Although it has no magical aura, it has a mysterious Taoist charm due to the blessing of the rich spiritual energy in the imperial capital market.
On the plaque on the front of this attic, three big characters "Wuxuan Pavilion" are written.
The seemingly ordinary attic is actually the building with the most practitioners traveling in the core section of the imperial capital.
After all, the surrounding buildings, whether it is the Yu Lu Pavilion of the Yin Yang He Huan Dao or the Xian Lu Tower of the Maoshan Sect, require a large amount of spirit stones to travel in and out.
Only the Wuxuan Pavilion has classics on display, and no fees are charged. Even if one is not able to comprehend those classics, it does not prevent other practitioners from coming to visit.
Even many practitioners who knew about Wuxuan Pavilion traveled across mountains and rivers to come to the imperial capital just to try out their compatibility with the many special magical skills.
With curiosity on his face, Shen Yuan followed the crowd and walked into the Wuxuan Pavilion.
There are only a few maids on each floor of the Wuxuan Pavilion. All practitioners can visit at will, but low-level practitioners tacitly agree not to go to the upper floors.
Looking around the Wuxuan Pavilion, Shen Yuan saw that the walls inside the pavilion were just like those outside the attic, with chapters of magical skills written on them, but the magical skills inside the attic were relatively complete.
As you climb the stairs, the higher you go, the more complete the magical skills you see, and the more profound the realms they involve.
Shen Yuan even saw a martial art called "The True Explanation of Xuan Lei" that could directly reach the state of refining the spirit and returning to emptiness.
This technique was inherited from the Five Thunder Sect and is the sect's signature technique, but it requires a special Mysterious Thunder Body to practice.
The natural Xuan Lei True Body is extremely rare. There were people in the Five Thunder Sect who had the means to artificially transform the Xuan Lei True Body, but they disappeared when the Five Thunder Sect's tradition was cut off. If one wants to practice, the only way is to find the natural Xuan Lei True Body.
Just as Shen Yuan was viewing the martial arts books in the Wuxuan Pavilion with great interest, a violent fluctuation of magic power suddenly came from the top level.
As the violent power of magical powers swept through the pavilion, a figure dressed in gorgeous clothes smashed the thirteen-story stairs, penetrated the protective formation with his flesh, and fell heavily to the ground.
"boom!"
The floor in the lobby on the first floor was cracked, and a disheveled figure was lying on the ground, spitting out blood.
"Someone is taking action in Wuxuan Pavilion."
"There are fluctuations in Yuan Qi, he must be a strong Qi practitioner!"
“Run!”
Most of the visitors to Wuxuan Pavilion were low-level cultivators. When they saw the powerful Qi-cultivating masters taking action, they filed out of the Wuxuan Pavilion, and the entire pavilion was empty for a moment.
Only a small number of practitioners who were confident in their own strength remained where they were.
A cultivator in the middle stage of Qi training, wearing a blue robe and with a lizard-like spirit beast on his shoulder, floated down from the top floor and looked at the young man in brocade clothes in the deep pit on the ground with disdain on his face.
"Is this the so-called imperial capital's genius? His strength is just like this."
On the other side, several young men in fancy clothes who had just come downstairs said angrily:
"Yu Bo, don't be so presumptuous!"
"You are just relying on your spirit beasts and your cultivation level. Don't think that no one can subdue your Beast Taming Sect."
"This is Wuxuan Pavilion, not a place for you to do whatever you want!"
The geniuses in the imperial capital gathered their energy and pressed down on Yu Bo.
Yu Bo, the current true disciple of the Beast Taming Sect, glanced at the geniuses of the imperial capital with pride and sneered:
"Weren't you the people in the Imperial Capital the first to propose exchanging insights?
Now that you've been defeated, you're acting like this. Do you still want to fight us in a round-robin battle?"
As soon as he finished speaking, several young men and women dressed in costumes of various sects behind Yu Bo took a step forward, exuding their Qi Refining Stage cultivation without reservation.
The maids from Wuxuan Pavilion nearby were all panicked, and even a manager in the Qi Hua realm had an extremely ugly expression.
Under normal circumstances, no one would dare to take action in Wuxuan Pavilion, but everyone here is the chief disciple of each major cave paradise, and the eldest son of the royal nobles in the imperial capital.
Once both sides get angry, they won't care where this place is.
What’s more important is that there are more than 20 Qi-cultivating monks present. Once a fight breaks out, the protective formation of the Wuxuan Pavilion will not be able to hold up at all. This treasure pavilion, which is famous in the imperial capital, will inevitably be destroyed.
The steward looked around, and finally had to turn his gaze inconspicuously towards the upper level of Wuxuan Pavilion.
On the twelfth floor of Wuxuan Pavilion, a beautiful woman wearing a wide-sleeved fairy dress and with an elegant temperament was leaning on the railing, quietly watching the geniuses below who were on the verge of a fight.
Although there was no fluctuation in his eyes, his right hand holding the guardrail subconsciously exerted force, leaving a clear palm print on the iron and wood guardrail.
Obviously, she was not as calm inside as she appeared on the outside.
"Prince, are you really going to push me to this point?"
For a moment, she even thought about fighting to the death, but she sadly discovered that even if she used all her trump cards, she could not have any impact on the Crown Prince.
At this moment, clear footsteps suddenly sounded among the twelve floors.
There was a dispute between the imperial capital and the sect's genius, and the twelfth floor had long been deserted. No one should have stayed here.
She looked in the direction of the voice, but saw a Taoist in ethereal white robes, holding a long banner, slowly walking up the stairs.
There were only four big characters clearly written on the long banner.
Heaven's will always prevail!