3: Chapter 3 Helping Xiao Lingxue Pick Up Bargains

"Fifth Senior Sister, you don't need to worry about the Awakening of an Immortal Body. In my vague memories, treasures are often hidden among piles of ordinary things, looking very inconspicuous and unattainable by normal people. Only those with Heaven-Defying Opportunity can often obtain them by chance."

"In my memory, I've obtained many treasures this way, including ice hearts—and many ice hearts of various Ranks at that." Cao Yang thought to himself, "Actually, I already have an ice heart, and it's Rank Five. I just need to find a way to give it to you."

Cao Yang continued, "If you have some free time soon, Fifth Senior Sister, let's find a nearby city to look for hidden treasures. There's a high chance we'll find something, maybe even the ice heart you want."

Hearing Cao Yang's words, Xiao Lingxue's eyes lit up. "Junior Brother, let's go tomorrow then! There's a relatively large city not far from the Sect called Moyang City. Many Cultivators gather there, and there are many shops and treasures. Maybe we really can find something."

In truth, Xiao Lingxue didn't hold much hope, but she felt a strange sense of trust in Cao Yang.

Cao Yang told Xiao Lingxue not to tell anyone else about this, then returned to his Immortal Cave.

Back in his Immortal Cave, Cao Yang sat cross-legged on his bed and began to Fusion the Void-Breaking Immortal Eye. A golden light flashed through his eyes; the Immortal Eye Fusion was successful.

Afterward, he began to Cultivate again, as a large amount of Spiritual Qi surged into his body from his surroundings.

His cultivation base speed was still very fast; after all, the Cultivation Technique given by the System was the strongest one.

However, at his current cultivation base speed, it would still take a long time to reach the Nascent Soul Peak. It seemed that the sign-in cultivation base from the System was much more satisfying.

Thinking about going to find hidden treasures with his Fifth Senior Sister tomorrow, Cao Yang stood up and left his Immortal Cave, heading toward the Sect.

Just like before, Cao Yang soon arrived at Moyang City again.

Entering the city, he found a small shop selling Magical Artifacts. He placed the Rank Five ice heart into a Magical Artifact treasure bottle and used a Seal to hide it.

The ice heart already had Cao Yang's mark; even if someone else bought it, he could find it again.

Besides, only Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators shopped at such small stores; they wouldn't notice anything unusual at all.

Cao Yang returned to his Immortal Cave, and a day quickly passed in meditative cultivation base. "System, sign in."

[Ding! Sign-in successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining 120 years of Genius cultivation base.]

[Ding! Sign-in successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Chaotic Immortal Body.]

"The Chaotic Immortal Body is the strongest Physique among Immortal Bodies. It can refine ordinary Immortal Qi into the highest Rank of Immortal Qi, significantly increasing combat power and allowing one to kill enemies across a whole major Realm."

Cao Yang was delighted. He had initially hesitated whether to save his sign-in Opportunity for Moyang City, thinking he might sign in for a treasure.

But on second thought, Realm was the foundation, and cultivation base was the most important. The world of immortal cultivation base was full of crises, so he chose to sign in immediately.

"System, Fusion the 120 years of Genius cultivation base," Cao Yang immediately muttered.

Cao Yang's Realm instantly broke through to the Nascent Soul Peak and continued to rise; he could clearly feel his Realm loosening.

A few minutes later, he broke through—Soul Transformation Early Stage!

Cao Yang's Divine Sense range reached a terrifying 20,000 li, and a vast lake of Divine Sense appeared in his mind.

To put it in perspective, a Nascent Soul's range is only 1,000 li, and 1,500 li at the Peak. Generally, a Soul Transformation Early Stage's Divine Sense range is only 10,000 li, and 15,000 li at the Peak.

Furthermore, the small Nascent Soul in his Dantian had grown several times larger, and a golden halo had appeared behind its head.

The Breakthrough of a major Realm made Cao Yang feel like his body and mind were sublimating, feeling incredibly comfortable all over.

A Breakthrough seemed to be a transformation of the very level of life!

After experiencing his new Realm, Cao Yang said, "System, continue to Fusion the Chaotic Immortal Body."

A moment later, Cao Yang's body heated up, and the quality of the Spiritual Qi in his body was refined many times over. He held out his hand, and flames formed from Spiritual Qi emerged from his palm, emitting a terrifying power that felt as if it could melt everything.

Cao Yang believed he could now fight across Realms. Although the System said he could kill enemies across Realms, he lacked actual combat experience and didn't dare boast about being 100% capable of it yet.

"Junior Brother, are you ready? We can set off now." Xiao Lingxue's voice sounded from outside the Immortal Cave.

Cao Yang got up and left the Immortal Cave. His Fifth Senior Sister, Xiao Lingxue, was still dressed in white with white hair, looking breathtakingly beautiful.

Although she gave off a cold and arrogant vibe, those who knew her knew that Xiao Lingxue wasn't as aloof as she appeared on the surface.

Cao Yang walked toward Xiao Lingxue. "Fifth Senior Sister, I'm ready. Let's go."

Xiao Lingxue summoned a silver-white Flying Sword. "Junior Brother, stand on it. I'll take you."

"Alright."

Cao Yang stood on the Flying Sword and grabbed the clothes at Xiao Lingxue's waist with both hands.

While grabbing her clothes, Cao Yang accidentally touched Xiao Lingxue's skin. He quickly let go, but Xiao Lingxue still instinctively trembled.

Xiao Lingxue's heart also began to flutter. This was her first time taking a man on a sword flight, let alone having her skin touched by one. Back in the Qi Refinement Stage, it was always her Senior Sisters who took her flying. Her neck instantly turned red.

She tried her best to remain calm on the surface. "Junior Brother, hold on tight. We're leaving."

The two turned into a streak of sword light and quickly flew out of the Sect.

Xiao Lingxue's sword flight was much slower than his own flight. Before long, the sword light stopped at the gates of Moyang City, and the two jumped down.

Xiao Lingxue smiled slightly. "Junior Brother, this is Moyang City. Once we enter, I'll be counting on you. I rarely find treasures when looking for hidden gems, so I'll be borrowing some of your Luck."

"Alright, Senior Sister, let's go in. I feel like my Luck is good today; we should be able to find some treasures."

"Junior Brother, why do you think our Luck is good today?"

"Because I'm accompanied by a beauty. Naturally, my Luck will be good."

Xiao Lingxue's pretty face turned slightly red. "Junior Brother, you're such a smooth talker."

After entering the city, the two began wandering around the streets.

Passing by stall after stall, Cao Yang looked here and there, but ten minutes passed without any results.

Following behind Cao Yang, Xiao Lingxue began to have some doubts and spoke up, "Junior Brother, these stalls only have low-value items. Can we really find hidden treasures here?"

"Don't worry, Fifth Senior Sister. Finding hidden treasures requires patience. The more ordinary a place is, the more likely it is to hold a true treasure. True treasures often look ordinary and inconspicuous."

Originally, Cao Yang just wanted to wander around with Xiao Lingxue for a bit longer so that finding the ice heart later wouldn't seem so deliberate.

But as the two walked not far from the shop containing the ice heart, a rusty broken sword on a small stall caught Cao Yang's attention.

Cao Yang felt it wasn't simple, so he walked over and asked the one-eyed stall owner, who was at the Foundation Establishment Stage, "How many Spirit Stones for this Rusted Sword?"

The one-eyed stall owner glanced at Xiao Lingxue behind him, who also had a Foundation Establishment cultivation base.

He then showed a strained smile. "Little brother, I risked my life to bring this Rusted Sword out of a ruin. Although I don't know if it's a treasure, it's very hard and can cut through many things. The material is definitely that of a treasure. If I weren't in desperate need of Spirit Stones, I wouldn't sell it. For you, it'll be 8,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"Eight thousand is too much. At most 2,000. I'm just buying it for my collection."

"Little brother, two thousand is too little. For you, 7,000."

"Four thousand at most. If you won't sell, then forget it."

"6,000, and it's yours."

"5,000. If you won't sell, I'm really leaving."

"Fine, little brother, I see you're fated with me. 5,000 it is. Take it."

Cao Yang took the Rusted Sword and handed the Spirit Stones to the stall owner.

Xiao Lingxue followed behind Cao Yang in disbelief. "Junior Brother, this Rusted Sword looks very ordinary. How did you see it was a treasure?"

"And you're way too good at haggling."

"Fifth Senior Sister, that's a secret. I'll tell you later."

Soon, the two wandered to the small shop from yesterday, and Xiao Lingxue followed Cao Yang inside.

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man. Seeing the two walk in, he hurried forward with a smile. "What do you two esteemed guests need?"

Cao Yang politely returned the smile. "We'll just look around ourselves. If we find something we like, we'll let you know."

"Alright, esteemed guests, feel free to look around."

Cao Yang picked up yesterday's Magical Artifact treasure bottle and a bottle of Qi Refinement Stage Medicinal Pills. "How many Spirit Stones for these in total?"

"Esteemed guest, that's 120 Spirit Stones in total."

As the two left the shop, Xiao Lingxue asked with some confusion, "Junior Brother, is that treasure bottle some kind of treasure?"

"Yes, Senior Sister. I can feel a cold aura inside the treasure bottle. It's very likely an ice heart. Let's head back to the Sect first."

"Really? Okay, Junior Brother, let's head back. The Sect is safer." Xiao Lingxue was full of excitement and joy.