264: Tianbao Hall

“Haha! Brother Tang truly knows me!” Brother Zou’s voice suddenly rose a few octaves, filled with boldness. “Our Wu Sheng Saint Venerable of the Eternal Tribulation Demon Abyss possesses great talent and strategy. Since he took charge of the Demon Abyss, who doesn’t call our Eternal Tribulation Demon Abyss the number one abyss in the Demon Realm? This time, the Blood Prison Abyss dared to contend with us for a Secret Realm. This is a heaven-sent opportunity for us brothers to earn military merits!”

“The Eternal Tribulation Demon Abyss is indeed powerful! But the Blood Prison Abyss also ranks as the third abyss. This battle will likely be fraught with unpredictable dangers, won’t it? We are only at the Heaven Demon Realm cultivation level. Rashly getting involved, we might not be able to retreat unscathed…” Brother Tang’s voice carried a hint of hesitation.

“This time, the Great General himself is leading the army! We brothers are all old subordinates under the Great General! Even if we’ve been out of the military for over a hundred years, now that the Great General is donning his armor again, how can we be absent?” The Immortal surnamed Zou’s tone clearly showed displeasure.

Silence fell for a moment below.

After a while, the Heaven Demon surnamed Tang spoke again.

But Xiao Zhuo no longer paid attention to the subsequent conversation.

He had already learned the news that a major war was about to break out in the Demon Realm, and that was enough.

He only needed to secretly follow this group of people below, and he would be able to follow the clues to find the location of the battlefield.

The Profound Immortal Realm, even in the Immortal-Demon Realm, could be considered a backbone fighting force.

Even if it was a war vortex, as long as he remained sufficiently low-key and cautious, he figured he could earn a large number of Attribute Points.

Xiao Zhuo was quite confident about this; even if he encountered a Golden Immortal expert, he believed he had some ability to protect himself.

He had long known that in the Immortal-Demon Realm, Golden Immortal Realm experts were also existences like ancient magnates, few in number.

Although the Immortal-Demon Realm armies numbered in the hundreds of millions at every turn, Golden Immortal-level existences were absolutely rare, at most only a few hundred.

As long as he didn't delve into the core of high-level Demon Race battles, harvesting Attribute Points should be fine.

With his plan decided, an extremely subtle Divine Sense imprint silently landed on the storage ring of the young man who had spoken first below.

The few people below were completely unaware of Xiao Zhuo’s actions.

After all, their highest cultivation was only at the Middle Stage Heaven Demon, while Xiao Zhuo was at the Peak Profound Immortal. The difference in Realms was like heaven and earth; how could they detect it?

A moment later, the dishes Xiao Zhuo ordered were successively served.

It must be said that the Immortal Chef’s skill at Wanfu Tower was truly exceptional; at least, Xiao Zhuo had never tasted such delicious food in the Blood Demon Realm.

The ten thousand immortals fine brew was also quite remarkable. Xiao Zhuo generously spent ten thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones to purchase and seal ten jars.

On Star Realm Island, the main circulating currencies were Immortal Stones and Spirit Stones.

Of Immortal Stones, Xiao Zhuo only had over a hundred pieces obtained from the storage ring of that Heavenly Immortal female rogue cultivator.

However, he had Spirit Stones piled up like mountains, and all were High Grade.

He had left all the Medium Grade and Low-Grade Spirit Stones in Mingchang Hall.

Even so, he still had hundreds of millions of High-Grade Spirit Stones and hundreds of thousands of Top-Grade Spirit Stones in his storage ring at this moment.

Xiao Zhuo had already inquired about the exchange rate between Immortal Stones and Spirit Stones.

One Immortal Stone could be exchanged for approximately twelve thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones, or ten Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

The reason being, Top-Grade Spirit Stones were the pinnacle among Spirit Stones, extremely rare, and had many unique uses; even ordinary Quasi-Immortals might not possess many.

Xiao Zhuo's wealth was entirely due to the extensive looting when he annihilated the Minghu Realm.

On Star Realm Island, a Low Grade Heavenly Tier Immortal Artifact cost around a dozen Immortal Stones, a Medium Grade one required hundreds, and a High Grade one often ran into thousands or even tens of thousands of Immortal Stones.

With Xiao Zhuo’s financial power, acquiring some superior Immortal Artifacts or Demon Artifacts here was completely effortless.

After eating and drinking his fill, Xiao Zhuo casually asked the waiter where on Star Realm Island he could buy High Grade Materials or top-grade Immortal or Demon Artifacts.

He learned that Heaven-Grade Immortal Materials could be found in the lower-level market, while higher-grade High-grade Heavenly Tier Immortal Materials required a visit to the market’s auction house, where top-grade goods occasionally appeared.

One could also go to the Heavenly Treasure Hall, which was directly affiliated with Star Realm Island, to purchase them—it was one of the palaces floating above Star Realm Island.

Leaving Wanfu Tower, Xiao Zhuo did not hesitate, transforming into a streak of light and shooting directly towards the Heavenly Treasure Hall in mid-air.

The Heavenly Treasure Hall was entirely constructed from warm, jade-like Immortal Stones, shimmering with brilliant colors and exuding extraordinary beauty.

As soon as Xiao Zhuo approached, a beautiful welcoming Fairy floated over, her smile gentle and her demeanor respectful: “Distinguished guest! Welcome to the Heavenly Treasure Hall. Our hall is an industry of the Immortal Lord Duobao of the Immortal Realm. We have all kinds of heavenly treasures, and you are sure to return with a full harvest!”

Xiao Zhuo was about to step inside, but the Female Immortal gently stopped him with her hand: “Distinguished guest! Please present your heavenly treasure token!”

“heavenly treasure token?” Xiao Zhuo frowned slightly.

Seeing this, the Female Immortal maintained her smile and politely explained: “Distinguished guest, is this your first visit to our Heavenly Treasure Hall?”

Xiao Zhuo didn’t understand why, but merely nodded slightly.

The Female Immortal saw his steady demeanor, knowing he must have confidence, and her attitude became even more respectful: “Distinguished guest, you might not know, but our Heavenly Treasure Hall only receives distinguished guests holding a heavenly treasure token. Is it convenient for you to verify your assets?”

“Please elaborate, Fairy.” Xiao Zhuo’s expression was calm, composed and at ease.

A hint of joy flashed in the Female Immortal’s eyes: “Distinguished guest, please follow me!”

With that, she led the way, while also explaining the rules for obtaining a heavenly treasure token to Xiao Zhuo in detail.

After listening to her, Xiao Zhuo finally understood that this Heavenly Treasure Hall was indeed a high-end establishment.

To qualify for entry, one needed assets of at least one hundred thousand Immortal Stones to apply for a heavenly treasure token.

Each purchase of treasure Materials, regardless of quantity, required a fee of at least one hundred Immortal Stones, and if the transaction amount was large, the fee would increase accordingly.

Such rules were truly overbearing!

When he first heard it, Xiao Zhuo was quite astonished, having never seen such a way of doing business.

But a moment’s thought brought understanding.

The Heavenly Treasure Hall was indeed a leading large-scale business organization in the Immortal-Demon Realm, with branches spread across the Immortal-Demon Realm Sea, even radiating to five surrounding Great Thousand Realm Domains.

Although not truly “all kinds of heavenly treasures” as the Female Immortal claimed, it was extremely rare for there to be any rare Materials that even the Heavenly Treasure Hall couldn’t acquire.

Xiao Zhuo followed the Female Immortal to a counter inside the hall and obtained an ordinary heavenly treasure token.

The Female Immortal’s gaze towards him immediately became a few shades warmer.

Evidently, she would receive a considerable benefit for successfully introducing a new distinguished guest to obtain a heavenly treasure token.

Once the formalities were complete, the Female Immortal, who introduced herself as Fairy Le Yao, remained by Xiao Zhuo’s side.

Xiao Zhuo surveyed the hall, which was tens of thousands of square feet, and saw only a handful of customers, a mere dozen or so. Each distinguished guest was accompanied by a Female Immortal, indicating a one-on-one service.

After Fairy Le Yao introduced herself, she eagerly offered: “Distinguished guest! Whatever your needs, please feel free to instruct Fairy Le Yao, and Fairy Le Yao will certainly guide you.”

Xiao Zhuo’s purpose for this trip was to acquire a large quantity of High Grade wood-attribute or blood-attribute spiritual Materials.

Although the origin divine weapon was already in hand and had consumed some spiritual Materials and blood food, its grade had only barely reached Medium Grade Heavenly Tier, offering limited assistance to him currently.

If he could obtain enough High Grade spiritual Materials, he could hope to promote the origin divine weapon’s advancement.

Once the origin divine weapon was upgraded to High-grade Heavenly Tier, his combat power would greatly increase.

At that time, when he delved into the Demon Realm battlefield, even facing Golden Immortal experts, he would have a bit more confidence in protecting himself.

“Fairy Fairy Le Yao, does your hall have wood-attribute or blood-attribute treasures? Preferably of Heaven-Grade or higher quality.” Xiao Zhuo looked at Fairy Le Yao, getting straight to the point.

“The items the distinguished guest requires, our hall naturally has in stock. Please follow me!” Fairy Le Yao nodded with a smile, leading Xiao Zhuo towards a corner of the main hall.

Apart from the counter for processing heavenly treasure tokens, there were no other counters in the entire hall.

However, in the Void Realm around the hall, countless treasures enveloped by transparent cubic barriers floated, most of them being various kinds of raw treasure ore. Finished Immortal Artifacts and Demon Artifacts did not seem to be on this floor.

The Heavenly Treasure Hall had three floors, so finished Immortal and Demon Artifacts were likely upstairs.

Xiao Zhuo followed Fairy Le Yao and soon arrived at an area filled with an ethereal green spiritual light.

Looking up, he saw that within the countless floating transparent barriers, there was a dazzling array of wood-attribute treasures and rare Immortal medicines.

Even enlightenment tea leaves were prominently displayed!

However, as his gaze swept over the price tag, Xiao Zhuo couldn’t help but gasp—a single enlightenment tea leaf was priced at ten thousand Immortal Stones!

Although he carried over a hundred enlightenment tea leaves, the enlightenment tea tree itself was left in the Blood Demon Realm.

At this moment, he truly felt the astonishing value of the enlightenment tea tree.

No wonder Evergreen True Immortal, when leaving the boundary Realm, was only at the True Immortal cultivation level and dared not bring it into the Immortal-Demon Realm—such an Innate Spiritual Root, even a Golden Immortal, without a powerful factional background, might not be able to hold onto it.

“Distinguished guest! May I ask what purpose you need wood-attribute treasures for? Fairy Le Yao can then recommend precisely for you.” Fairy Le Yao saw Xiao Zhuo’s surprised expression, understood, and her smile became more confident.

“Heh heh, I have a treasure that needs to refine wood-attribute treasures to enhance its power.” Xiao Zhuo did not conceal this.

Fairy Le Yao understood, and with a light wave of her delicate hand.

A barrier enveloped in a green crystal unfolded in response, and a green crystal radiating a rich breath of life flew out from within, landing steadily in her palm: “This item is called the Jade Haze Origin Crystal, produced in the Azure Wood Realm of the Southwest boundary Realm sea. Among such spiritual crystals, only a few rare specimens can reach the Heaven-Grade level. It contains pure wood-attribute Law power, making it most suitable for enhancing the power of wood-attribute artifacts.”