145: Fantasy Star City

“The Profound Truth of Time and Space truly lives up to its name as the strongest Profound Truth. The Momentary Eternal Calamity Sword, having only fused with 20% of the Profound Truth of Time and Space, already surpasses the Water and Fire Ruthlessness in Perfection Realm in terms of power.”

“In the future, the focus of my Profound Truth comprehension should be more on the Profound Truth of Time and Space,” Li Jiangchen murmured.

Three more months passed peacefully thereafter.

On this day, a magnificent city appeared before their eyes, stretching endlessly like a world, filled everywhere with Origin Qi.

“We've finally arrived. What rich vitality!”

“This Illusion Star City is so vast, built on the central Illusion Star Mountain Range, it's several times the size of the Human Realm.”

“Moreover, there are countless Saint Realm auras within the city, and the races are diverse.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a convergence point for multiple worlds.”

Ancestor Guihai and the others exclaimed with emotion.

Li Jiangchen nodded, a hint of joy surfacing in his heart.

The Profound Truth Origin Qi here was rich; even in the outer city, the activity level of the Profound Truth was enough for one to cultivate all the way to the fifth heaven Realm.

However, Illusion Star City, though seemingly close, was still quite a distance away.

Three days later, the war fortress finally approached the edge of the outer city.

They saw spherical Puppets floating in the Void Realm, acting as guides, directing the war fortress to dock in a gigantic space, where many Saint Realm Cultivators were gathered on both sides.

“Heh heh, a Void Realm war fortress, that's good stuff.”

“It looks like this is their first time coming to Illusion Star City.”

“Hope they're generous with their spending.”

Li Jiangchen stepped onto the deck and stored the war fortress into his Immortal Cave. Dozens of Saint Realm alien races flew over, their faces bearing fawning smiles.

“Senior, is this your first time visiting Illusion Star City? I am Cha Qiu, a native of Illusion Star City. I know every blade of grass and every tree in the city like the back of my hand. I am willing to lead Senior to familiarize yourself with Illusion Star City and handle all the trivial matters of entering the city, for only a hundred Origin Stones.”

“Senior, don't listen to him, Junior only charges eighty Origin Stones,” another Saint Realm first heaven alien race quickly said.

‘It seems there really are as many Saint Realm Cultivators as dogs in this Illusion Star City…’ Li Jiangchen ultimately chose the Saint Realm alien race named Cha Qiu.

As for Origin Stones, when they annihilated the White Bone Alien Race, they found quite a few in their storage, totaling over ten million.

Those Origin Stones contained extremely refined Origin Qi, which could quickly restore cultivation and improve one's Realm after absorption.

Most of the Endless Starry Sky was a desolate place, lacking Origin Qi, making Origin Stones indispensable.

“Seniors, please follow me.” Cha Qiu, having received the Origin Stones, led everyone to a city gate.

The guards stationed at the city gate were strange Sphinx-like Alchemical Puppets, with a giant mouth occupying two-thirds of their face, exuding an impressive aura, having reached the Sixth Heaven Realm.

As soon as they approached, their eyes lit up with red light.

“No entry Talisman detected. Stop there.”

“Seniors, for your first entry into the city, each person needs to pay one hundred Origin Stones to obtain an entry Talisman.

Just feed the Origin Stones to the esteemed guards,” Cha Qiu explained with a smile.

Li Jiangchen and the others each deposited an Origin Stone, which transformed into a streak of light and fell into the mouth of the Sphinx Guard before them. Immediately, the Sphinx's eyes lit up, and Void Realm Origin Qi condensed, forming four Talismans covered in strange patterns.

True Essence seeped in, instantly imbuing them with their aura.

Everyone successfully entered the city.

The city was vast and boundless, with countless buildings constructed against the mountains, and strange alchemical life forms spread throughout the Void Realm.

“Phantom Star Emperor is proficient in the Dao of Puppets, which is why Illusion Star City is the place with the most Puppets in the nearby Star Domain,” Cha Qiu led everyone on a tour of the city.

“The center of the city is the Illusion Star Mountain Range. The higher you go, the richer the Origin Qi becomes.

I heard that many Immortal Caves have been opened up there. Cultivating and comprehending Profound Truths inside them yields twice the results with half the effort.

However, the price is not cheap; I heard it costs one hundred thousand Origin Stones a year.”

“This is the Treasure Gathering Tower, it has seven floors. The first three floors sell supreme grade Spiritual Artifacts, first-grade Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials, and other common goods, mostly frequented by Saint Realm first and second heaven Cultivators to procure resources.

However, the middle three floors have many good items: Spirit Treasures, Void-Escaping Flying Boats, Medicinal Pills that enhance Saint Realm cultivation growth... especially a precious Medicinal Pill called the Barrier Breaking Pill. Below the Seventh Heaven, taking it can assist in Profound Truth cultivation and break through cultivation bottlenecks.

Every time it appears, it attracts many fifth heaven and Sixth Heaven powerhouses.

As for the seventh floor, it is said to only be open to Seventh Heaven Emperor Realm Cultivators. Junior once had the fortune to meet the Realm Lord of Silver Horn Realm here, so I believe it to be true.”

“This is the Xuan Huang Pawnshop, one of the Phantom Star Emperor's subordinate businesses. It never refuses items for pawning... If Senior has any illicit items, you can certainly dispose of them here.”

“The Ancient Beast Arena has giant grandstands built around it. If spectators have a favored ancient beast, they can place bets and earn a fortune.”

“The Cave Dwelling of Myriad Stars allows one to purchase residency qualifications. Most city residents live here...”

“The Ju Xing Pavilion is where the Phantom Star Emperor recruits Guest Elders. If Seniors are interested, you can go and take the assessment.

I heard that becoming a Guest Elder not only grants permanent residency qualifications in the city but also an 80% discount on purchasing treasures from the middle three floors of the Treasure Gathering Tower...”

Walking and stopping along the way, Li Jiangchen suddenly paused before a dark building.

On the pattern in front of the building was carved a sharp claw, with swarms of bees swirling within its palm, yet none could escape.

“Bee Hunting Tower.” Li Jiangchen read out the characters on it, sensing that its aura was identical to the silver token he possessed.

“Senior, excellent eyesight. This Bee Hunting Tower is a top-tier assassin organization in the Endless Starry Sky.

It is divided into four levels of assassins: Bronze Wing, Silver Wing, Gold Wing, and Tower Lord.

It is said that its founder is a Nine Heavens Saint Realm powerhouse, and its Tower Lords are at least Seventh Heaven Emperor Realm.

Its branch towers are spread throughout the Endless Starry Sky, an existence that even Realm Lords of Middle Thousand Worlds dare not easily provoke.”

“So that's how it is.” Li Jiangchen nodded, immediately understanding that the Ancient Demon who assassinated him that day was a Silver Wing assassin.

After a brief exploration, everyone settled down in the Cave Dwelling of Myriad Stars.

“Young Master, we few have discussed it, and there are also many ways to earn Origin Stones within the city.

After all, it's not good to always be under your protection.” Ancestor Guihai clasped his fists and said.

“Hmm, it's better to rely on oneself than on others. However, Illusion Star City is not like the Human Realm; Saint Realm Cultivators are as numerous as clouds, so you must be extra careful in everything.”

Saying this, Li Jiangchen flicked his fingers, and three storage Spiritual Artifacts turned into streaks of light, falling into the hands of Ancestor Guihai and the other two.

Their Spiritual Sense scanned them, and they were immediately stunned by the dense Origin Stones.

“One million Origin Stones each. You can exchange them for Spirit Treasures and Divine Ability secret techniques in this city.

If you encounter anything you can't solve, send a Flying Sword message to this Immortal Cave.”

“Thank you, Young Master,” the three said gratefully.

After the three left, Li Jiangchen took out the silver token, recalling the Bee Hunting Tower he saw earlier that day.

“The Bee Hunting Tower recognizes the token, not the person. This could be a way to acquire resources in the future.”

“However, I'm not short on Origin Stones right now, and the higher Profound Truth limit in the city can easily allow me to Breakthrough to the fifth heaven.

The only trouble is the resources for Body Refining and Spirit Refining.”

Just now, Li Jiangchen secretly used his Spiritual Sense to perceive that there were many Saint Realm Cultivators in Illusion Star City, but over ninety percent of them followed the True Essence Dao.

Of the remaining ten percent, nine-tenths followed the Body Refining path.

As for the Divine Soul Dao, they were few and far between.

“Regardless, I'll first Breakthrough my Realm, and then search for cultivation resources for the other two Daos.”