75: Chapter 75: Qingyi Hermit: Fellow Daoist, please wait!

Due to the loss of essence blood and excessive consumption of Divine Thought, after resolving the matter of the Gold-Devouring Beetle, Zhao Changsheng naturally chose to go into seclusion immediately to take Medicinal Pills and recuperate.

Relying on the large quantity of Spirit Pills and miraculous medicines on his person, as well as the Great Evolution Art, Zhao Changsheng spent half a year fully recovering both his depleted essence blood and Divine Thought power.

Furthermore, his Realm had completely stabilized. Under these circumstances, Zhao Changsheng left the small island.

At the same time, he collapsed the Immortal Cave where he had been in seclusion, treating it as a burial site for the previous middle-aged Cultivator so that the man would not be left without a grave.

After leaving the small island, Zhao Changsheng headed straight for Kuixing Island.

This was because there was a market called Tiandu Street on Kuixing Island.

Although according to the timeline, the sisters Yuan Yao and Yan Li had not yet been born, one could purchase necessary items here, especially monster beast materials, which were available in unimaginable quantities.

Zhao Changsheng came here primarily to purchase the Materials needed to refine his Lifebound Treasure.

For any Core Formation Stage Cultivator who has just finished Forming the Golden Core, a Lifebound Treasure is always the most critical and important item, and Zhao Changsheng was no exception. He had two choices for the Lifebound Treasure he intended to refine.

The first was the Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords, which were a set of Magic Treasures. In the original plot, this set of treasures was extremely powerful, especially after adding geng essence; its power went without saying.

However, he currently had no way to obtain the most crucial golden thunder bamboo. If he used ordinary heaven and earth spirit wood for refining, even if it were nurtured for ten thousand years, it would still fall far short of golden thunder bamboo.

The second option was to refine treasures from other novels based on his memories from his previous life, such as the Eight-Division Pagoda, the Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifacts of Fortune, the Human Emperor Pen, the Heavenly Emperor Mirror, the Earthly Emperor Book... a series of such treasures.

Although he did not know the specific refining methods or Materials, he could figure them out bit by bit. Since he had just finished Forming the Golden Core, he had a lifespan of five or six hundred years, providing him with ample time for research.

Even if he could only refine a counterfeit or inferior version, as long as the Materials used were good enough, it would suffice. He could then compensate for and strengthen it step by step later; none of this was too difficult. At least for the current Zhao Changsheng, this was his plan.

But as for which specific one to refine, he could not yet decide. After all, these things were not easily refined; managing to refine even one would be quite an achievement.

Besides, he first needed to investigate how similar Magic Treasures were refined to use as a reference before refining the Lifebound Treasure he desired.

With this thought in mind, Zhao Changsheng soon arrived at Tiandu Street. While called a street, Tiandu Street was actually a Cultivation World shopping plaza composed of hundreds of streets.

In the center of this plaza stood a massive pavilion, towering over thirty zhang above the ground. The entire pavilion was emerald green, emitting a faint glow like a piece of jade, making it incredibly eye-catching.

Zhao Changsheng was immediately drawn to it upon arrival, but he also understood the pavilion's status, so despite being attracted, he quickly looked away. Just as he was about to step into Tiandu Street, an old but joyful voice sounded from behind him: "Fellow Daoist, please stay!"

As soon as this voice appeared, Zhao Changsheng felt a spine-chilling sensation.

Because with his Divine Thought, he had actually failed to detect the speaker in advance. This was enough to prove that the speaker's Realm was far above his own.

Based on his Divine Thought, unless it was a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator or a Cultivator with some special treasure or secret technique, it would be impossible to hide from his Divine Thought probe.

Under these circumstances, Zhao Changsheng immediately went on full alert and turned around to look behind him.

In the next moment, he saw an old man standing a hundred zhang away, looking at him with a smile as if he were looking at a rare treasure, making him feel even more creeped out and his scalp tingle.

The old man was a thin Confucian scholar dressed in yellow robes, holding a somewhat tattered bamboo scroll, giving off the impression of a pedantic old scholar from the secular world.

"Junior greets Senior. May I ask what instructions Senior has for calling out to me?"

Upon seeing the old man's appearance, Zhao Changsheng immediately performed a Junior's salute and asked what the matter was.

"Young friend, do not worry. I am Layman Qingyi of Nanhe Island, and I have just arrived at Kuixing Island. You look very unfamiliar; I wonder which School you hail from? Or who your Revered Master is? Perhaps I have heard of them. After all, a Core Formation Cultivator as young as you is rare in the entire Star Sea, which has indeed piqued my curiosity."

The old man took the initiative to introduce himself and asked about Zhao Changsheng's background.

Upon hearing the old man's self-introduction, Zhao Changsheng's scalp tingled even more. He hadn't expected his luck to be so poor as to encounter such an old monster.

This was the Loose Cultivator Layman Qingyi. This old fellow was not simple; being able to advance to the Nascent Soul Stage as a Loose Cultivator proved he was definitely not comparable to ordinary Cultivators, especially his Lifebound Treasure, the Azure Underworld Needles, which were famous throughout the Chaotic Star Sea.

"So it is Senior Qingyi. Junior is merely a Loose Cultivator with no Revered Master or School. Having just fortunately finished Forming the Golden Core, I came to Tiandu Street to search for Materials in preparation for refining my Lifebound Treasure."

Zhao Changsheng immediately answered the other's question. For Zhao Changsheng, this was someone who absolutely could not be provoked. If provoked, the consequences would be unpredictable, and escaping unscathed would likely be difficult.

Under these circumstances, he naturally had to treat the other with respect and avoid provocation to prevent being targeted.

At the same time, he also felt his luck was a bit too poor. He had only just arrived at Tiandu Street and already encountered such an old fellow.

"Does young friend truly have no Revered Master or School?"

Hearing Zhao Changsheng's answer, Layman Qingyi's eyes grew even brighter, and his tone even carried a hint of urgency.

"Junior indeed has no Revered Master or School in this Chaotic Star Sea."

Zhao Changsheng nodded and immediately spoke respectfully. His expression was deferential and sincere, leaving no room for fault, as if he were treating a Senior mentor, without any hint of disrespect or rudeness.

"Then I wonder what Spiritual Root young friend possesses?"

Seeing Zhao Changsheng's respectful manner, Layman Qingyi was even more satisfied and continued to press for answers.

"Junior's Spiritual Root is a Wood Attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root. Being able to become a Cultivator was also due to fortunately obtaining the Legacy of a deceased Cultivator, which allowed me to Cultivate step by step to this level."

Zhao Changsheng continued to speak respectfully, his words also being very sincere.