In the Heavenly Treasure Hall, you can exchange various cultivation resources, spiritual pills, and rare materials, including profound meaning crystals.
Additionally, you can also post resource requests.
Chen Yu had posted a resource request for "Heavenly Crystal Gold" here, as such heavenly treasures are extremely rare. Generally, in the refining of attack-type high-grade profound artifacts or even supreme artifacts, some of it is added.
For this reason, Heavenly Crystal Gold has a price but no market.
After arriving at the Heavenly Treasure Hall, Chen Yu was taken to a small room where the person wishing to trade Heavenly Crystal Gold with him was already waiting inside.
But as soon as Chen Yu entered, he saw a terrifyingly amusing clown puppet standing there, stunned.
An ordinary person would definitely think it’s just a clown puppet, but Chen Yu knew instantly that this was a living person because he recognized this oddball.
"Mo Sandong? Why are you here?"
Chen Yu was somewhat surprised.
He first met Mo Sandong during the recruitment of disciples in the Black Demon Valley of the Great Yu Realm.At that time, Mo Sandong already gave off a mysterious aura.
Since the Self Food God’s Feast ended, Chen Yu hadn’t seen Mo Sandong again, and he didn’t expect to encounter him here in the main world now.
"With Brother Dong’s skills, how could I not come to the main world."
The clown arrogantly replied.
"I mean, this is the Heavenly Martial Sect, how did you end up here?"
Chen Yu asked again.
He wasn’t curious about the clown entering the main world. With the clown’s talent and strength, entering the main world was not difficult.
The key was that Chen Yu had been in the Heavenly Martial Sect for so long, yet he had never heard of Mo Sandong.
"Brother Dong just entered the Heavenly Martial Sect and is now an artifact refiner and puppet master there."
The clown started bragging about his skills again.
Usually, besides participating in assessments and joining the Heavenly Martial Sect, one could only join by using other special skills to serve the sect.
The clown was practically proficient in every unconventional skill, so joining the Heavenly Martial Sect was quite normal.
Then, the clown took out an item.
It was a piece of metal, yet also looked a bit like a crystal stone, with a whole body of glazed gold color, emitting a brilliance like a sharp sword piercing around, making it hard to look directly at for fear of being stabbed in the eye.
"This is Heavenly Crystal Gold, and Brother Dong just happened to have one. Taking into account our past acquaintance, Brother Dong decided to bring it out after much consideration."
"One fixed price, three hundred thousand top-grade yuan stones, quite reasonable, right?"
The clown was swinging the Heavenly Crystal Gold, filling the entire room with golden light.
Three hundred thousand top-grade yuan stones, for one piece of Heavenly Crystal Gold, the price was quite fair.
Chen Yu didn’t show much excitement nor a strong desire for the Heavenly Crystal Gold, instead, he stared at the clown and asked, "Mo Sandong, did you go to the Dead Spirit Desert?"
"Oh dear, looks like you found out."
The clown looked a bit flustered as if his identity was exposed.
Swish!
Chen Yu suddenly made a move and snatched the Heavenly Crystal Gold.
"We’ve known each other for quite some time, yet you and your companions attacked me, so this piece of Heavenly Crystal Gold will be your apology gift."
Chen Yu put the Heavenly Crystal Gold into his storage space.
Why did he suspect the clown? That was because when buried underground, he discovered a puppet’s wreckage, the unique ugly design instantly reminding him of Mo Sandong.
Only now, seeing Mo Sandong again in the Heavenly Martial Sect, did Chen Yu confirm that Mo Sandong and the pale man were partners.
The clown realized that he was tricked by Chen Yu.
"Brother Chen, that’s not right, I didn’t attack you back then," the clown argued.
"But you watched as your companion attacked me, without stopping it, you’re an accomplice."
After a few arguments, the clown helplessly compromised.
He came here for Chen Yu and didn’t want to ruin the relationship.
"What exactly is your identity?"
Chen Yu asked.
The clown and the pale man were incredibly bold, daring to kill someone from the Frost Hall and even daring to attack members of the Heavenly Martial Sect.
And now, the clown even blatantly came to the Heavenly Martial Sect.
Though the female disciple of the Heavenly Martial Sect died at the hands of the pale man, the clown was his companion. If this matter were revealed to the Heavenly Martial Sect, the clown would definitely be expelled.
"Heavenly Machine Clan."
The clown said simply.
Chen Yu didn’t expect the clown to be so straightforward, not hiding anything.
Heavenly Machine Clan!
A mysterious race that suddenly appeared in ancient times, possessing extremely high intelligence, and having a certain influence on the cultivation civilizations of countless worlds.
This race was small in number but wielded enough power to make any race apprehensive.
Additionally, the Heavenly Machine Clan was on good terms with nearly every race, and items from this race were highly valued and indispensable by major races.
"So it’s the Heavenly Machine Clan..."
Chen Yu was very surprised; he hadn’t realized before that this oddball was from such a race.
The image of the Heavenly Machine Clan in his mind was lowered by the clown.
But it also made sense. The clown was proficient in artifact refining, demon refining, puppetry, and mechanisms, a level of achievement no ordinary person could reach; only the Heavenly Machine Clan could possibly have such skills.
"What do you want with Yan Su?"
Chen Yu continued to inquire, having a feeling that this matter was quite important.
"He has something that belongs to my clan, we are merely reclaiming it."
The clown said cryptically.
"Were you successful?"
"No, Yan Su has already disappeared without a trace."
The clown shook his head.
His recovery operation with the pale man had failed.
Chen Yu immediately sensed something was wrong. The clown’s mission had failed; why come to the Heavenly Martial Sect instead of searching for Yan Su’s whereabouts?
"What is your purpose for coming to the Heavenly Martial Sect?"
Chen Yu asked solemnly.
"To serve the humans of the Heavenly Martial Sect."
The clown blatantly lied.
Chen Yu didn’t press further. Perhaps the clown was on a confidential mission and wouldn’t readily disclose information.
But if the clown did anything to harm the Heavenly Martial Sect, Chen Yu would not hesitate to expose him.
The two didn’t chat much. Although they knew each other before, the incident in the Dead Spirit Desert made Chen Yu wary of the clown.
After leaving the Heavenly Treasure Hall.
"Could his purpose be... the Eternal Heart!"
This thought arose in Chen Yu’s mind.
The Eternal Heart, originating from the Ancient Chaos Demon, was invaluable.
The Blood Race was clearly aware that the Eternal Heart was on Chen Yu, repeatedly risking attacks against him.
Of course, this was just Chen Yu’s speculation.
Moreover, the Qingyun Emperor had initially sealed the aura of the Eternal Heart, and with the clown’s capabilities, he shouldn’t be able to detect the existence of the Eternal Heart.
Even his Master, the Sky Martial Sect Master, seemed unaware of the Eternal Heart.
Without giving it more thought, Chen Yu began cultivating upon returning to his residence.
He took out the Heavenly Crystal Gold he had just acquired from the clown, ready to refine this celestial treasure.
Buzz!
Golden radiance burst forth from the light patterns on his hands. Chen Yu’s palm transformed into the White Tiger Sacred Claw, pressing down the Heavenly Crystal Gold in its center.
As he operated the technique, the White Tiger Sacred Claw began absorbing the energy within the Heavenly Crystal Gold.
As the energy from the Heavenly Crystal Gold continuously merged in, the brilliance emitted by the White Tiger Sacred Claw became more dazzling. The golden light, strand by strand, was sharp enough to slice through the air.
Time passed, and Chen Yu could feel the White Tiger Sacred Claw undergoing a qualitative transformation.
Ten days later, the Heavenly Crystal Gold had turned into an ordinary stone.
Chen Yu’s White Tiger Sacred Claw was different from before, now filled with a metallic texture. Just by looking at it, one could sense the sharpness of these claws.
Sizzle!
With a gentle swipe of Chen Yu’s claw in the air, an invisible blade cleaved out, slicing through the air.
After fusing with the Heavenly Crystal Gold, the hardness and sharpness of the White Tiger Sacred Claw should be equivalent to a high-grade profound artifact, perhaps even sharper.
"The White Tiger Sky Splitting Claw is perfected, the Vermilion Bird Burning Sky Wings are perfected, next I should cultivate the fourth layer of the ’Four Symbols Divine Body’..."
In actuality, the first three layers of the ’Four Symbols Divine Body’ correspond to the Condensed Star Realm, and the last three layers correspond to the Xuanming Realm.
Normally, the fourth layer can be cultivated only in the Xuanming Realm.
But Chen Yu, who cultivated the ’Nine Revolutions Bright Star Technique’, was on a path of condensing nine Primordial Power Stars. Waiting until the Xuanming Realm to start cultivating the fourth layer would take too long.
Moreover, Chen Yu believed he wasn’t incapable of cultivating the fourth layer; it would just be extremely challenging.
And with his extraordinary talent in Body Refinement, Chen Yu felt he could give it a try.
Apart from the White Tiger Sky Splitting Claw and Vermilion Bird Burning Sky Wings, what remained was the Azure Dragon Sacred Wood Leg and the Xuanwu Sea Suppressing Arm.
The former was an auxiliary, the latter for defense.
Previously, Chen Yu considered cultivating the Xuanwu Sea Suppressing Arm for the fourth layer to strengthen his defense.
In terms of support, he had the Space Profound Meaning and Vermilion Bird Sacred Wings, not particularly needed.
But now, after careful thought, Chen Yu believed cultivating the Azure Dragon Divine Wood Leg for the fourth layer might be more suitable.
After all, the fourth layer belonged to the Xuanming Realm level and was exceedingly hard to cultivate. Even if he chose the Xuanwu Sea Suppressing Arm, it would likely be difficult to produce significant effects in the short term.
And among the powerful auxiliary abilities of the Azure Dragon Sacred Leg was one that was very enviable—cultivation support.
That’s right, the Azure Dragon Sacred Leg could enhance cultivation speed!
"The ’Nine Revolutions Bright Star Technique’ is a boundlessly long path. Perhaps Qin Wentian, Lin Yuxuan, Luo Yulian, and others will break through to the Xuanming Realm before me. Even though the mysterious heart’s transformation gave me a physique that enhances cultivation speed, I might still be outpaced by them..."
Chen Yu sighed.
Therefore, he was now seizing every moment to cultivate. He didn’t want those he had outpaced to ultimately surpass him.
Even though Chen Yu believed in gradual progress, he still didn’t want others to surpass him.
Finally, Chen Yu made the decision to attempt cultivating the fourth layer of the ’Four Symbols Divine Body’—the Azure Dragon Divine Wood Leg!
As Chen Yu expected, the fourth layer was indeed challenging. After a month of cultivation, he had no noticeable progress.
Thus, Chen Yu shifted his approach, starting with the Wood Essence.
He had quite a few Profound Meaning crystals with wood attributes. After taking out a few, he began to comprehend the Wood Essence.
In this aspect, there was no blockade. He quickly grasped the Wood Essence and elevated it with astonishing speed.
In three months, Wood Essence reached two levels.
By the seventh month, Wood Essence was at two and a half levels.
...
Unconsciously, Chen Yu had been in seclusion for another year.
This year, he primarily studied the Wood Essence, occasionally involving other aspects.
After coming out of seclusion, he challenged the sixth position on the Heavenly Martial List, combining cultivation and combat was now Chen Yu’s approach.
The result was as expected, the sixth-ranked on the Heavenly Martial List was defeated by him with a significant advantage.
"Chen Yu’s ranking has advanced by another spot. Is he planning to advance one rank each year?"
"This means that next year, Chen Yu could be ranked fifth, acquiring fifty percent of the compensatory resources?"
"This guy is terrifying. Even after reaching the four-star King level, his rate of progress is so rapid. Normally, people at this level struggle to make much progress, and many senior brothers and sisters have no choice but to break through to the Xuanming Realm."
Chen Yu’s actions made the fifth-ranked in the Heavenly Martial Sect "Lu Kong" feel a sense of crisis, and Elder Fan’s mood had also inexplicably turned sour lately.