Sure enough. Little Butterfly Fairy immediately started chatting away with the fairy beside her.
Seeing the lively and cheerful Butterfly Fairy, Xiao Wenbing and the two women exchanged smiles, feeling a warmth in their hearts.
Suddenly, a man coughed and asked, "Fellow immortal, do you still have some earth spirit stones to sell?"
Xiao Wenbing was overjoyed. He smiled and said, "Of course, but I'll only exchange it for the Immortal Wine."
The immortal was tall and imposing. He was a newly ascended Golden Immortal, an Earth Immortal. He frowned, looking troubled, and said, "The Earth Immortal Wine that young lady just drank was a famous secret brew from the Butterfly Immortal in the Linglong Immortal Realm, considered a sixth-grade treasure. Such a top-quality wine is probably something very few people can produce."
"If you can't produce it, there's no need for further explanation," the Great Serpent Supreme said coldly from the side.
The immortal's expression changed, but sensing the powerful aura emanating from the Great Serpent Supreme, he dared not refute and could only swallow his anger.
Xiao Wenbing glared at the giant snake and said, "Fellow immortal, please forgive me. It's going through menopause and is sexually frustrated."
The Great Serpent King turned his head away indignantly, feeling utterly betrayed by his good intentions.
The immortal was initially taken aback. Although he didn't understand what menopause was, he knew it wasn't a pleasant thing to say. Then, seeing the Great Serpent Supreme's strange attitude, he became even more curious about Xiao Wenbing's background.
Looking around, Xiao Wenbing noticed that many eyes were focused on him. A thought struck him, and he asked with a smile, "Fellow Immortal, how is raw stone and immortal wine usually exchanged?"
The immortal pondered for a moment. He said, "Original stones are fifth-grade treasures, while immortal wine has many different grades. Generally speaking, two original stones can be exchanged for one jar of sixth-grade immortal wine. One original stone can be exchanged for one jar of fifth-grade immortal wine, and one original stone can be exchanged for two jars..."
“I understand.” Xiao Wenbing interrupted him, reaching out and wiping his hand. He took out another large handful of raw stones and said, “From now on, use raw stones to exchange for immortal wine. Regardless of the grade of the immortal wine, one jar will be exchanged for three stones.”
A look of surprise flashed across the faces of the immortals. At this point, everyone believed that this person was indeed a spendthrift, and no one doubted that he had ulterior motives in trying to please the female immortal.
A slight smile suddenly appeared on Xiao Wenbing's lips as he said, "However, I must make it clear beforehand: I will only accept one jar of each type of immortal wine. Any more than that will not be accepted. The earlier you arrive, the better."
With a wave of his hand, another wall of energy appeared. He tossed the Earth Immortal Stone in his hand up into the air and shouted, "Three stones per jar, regardless of grade. One jar of each type, first come, first served!"
The once quiet hall suddenly became lively. The exchange of goods was originally a private transaction between two people. Here, even the supreme beings consciously abided by the rules, and no one made a loud noise.
But Xiao Wenbing completely disregarded the rules established over countless billions of years. Instead of finding a quiet corner to wait for buyers, he loudly solicited customers here, and the prices were so outrageous that they left everyone speechless. Such behavior was truly ingenious and unique.
Even the people responsible for maintaining order never expected that someone would openly sell their wares. They looked at each other in bewilderment, unsure whether they should step forward to stop them.
The reactions of the various immortals varied greatly; some were dismissive, while others watched the spectacle with amusement. However, quite a few people did step forward to exchange their stones. Many weren't interested in the three raw stones themselves, but rather in this unique trading method, especially the local immortals of the Linglong Immortal Realm who had just reached the Integration Realm, who were particularly enthusiastic about it.
If one comes from other immortal realms or the Wheel of Life, then only celestial beings are allowed to participate. However, there is no such restriction for local immortals; as long as they have reached the Integration Realm, they can come and go freely. This is a major reason why all immortal realms want to host the exchange meeting.
Before long, Xiao Wenbing had used up nearly a hundred raw stones in front of him. With a wave of his hand, he created over a hundred more stones on the wall of qi.
Most of the immortals looked at the Earthly Void Ring in his hand and wondered if this guy's Earthly Mustard Seed Space was full of raw stones.
The quantity of Immortal Wine was limited, and Xiao Wenbing only accepted one jar of each variety, so before long, no one came to exchange it anymore.
At this moment, Xiao Diexian stepped forward with a smile, and Xiao Wenbing took the opportunity to pack up his stall and leave the main hall with them.
"Master, this lady is named Xingming, and she is an Earth Immortal from the Linglong Immortal Realm."
Xiao Wenbing gently pinched her delicate nose and laughed, "I knew it all along. You were talking so loudly, it would be hard for me not to hear you."
In fact, both Butterfly Fairy and Xingming spoke softly, but Xiao Wenbing's attention was on them at least halfway, so he heard them clearly.
With a casual flick of his wrist, he magically produced hundreds of raw stones and handed them to Butterfly Fairy, saying, "Take your friends out to play. If you see something you want, just exchange it. If they refuse, call me, and I'll use Five Elements Treasures to exchange for it."
Die Xian responded excitedly. Xiao Wenbing then took out a handful of spirit stones and several wooden and stone boxes and stuffed them into the hands of Feng Baiyi and Zhang Yaqi, saying with a smile, "You two go too, take good care of Die Xian, and don't let anyone bully her."
The Great Serpent Supreme stared wide-eyed. The spirit stones were one thing, but the fact that the secretions of the four elements—water, fire, wood, and earth—were so casually given away without any regard for their value made his heart flutter.
The giant snake tugged at Xiao Wenbing and whispered, "Fellow Immortal, although you possess the Three Spirits, it will still take them thousands of years to develop a new body. Wouldn't that be too wasteful?"
Xiao Wenbing smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I have plenty of stock. If not a million, I have at least 800,000 copies. I won't run out."
Small circles appeared in the eyes of the Great Serpent Supreme. One million copies. Did he start collecting them in his previous life?
In fact, if all five elements were gathered, then within the grand cycle, there would be as many such bodies as needed. However, gathering all five elements is no easy feat; let alone immortals, even among gods, very few could achieve it.
However, this was not a problem for Xiao Wenbing. The Void Cauldron provided a continuous source of energy, which could cultivate a large amount of Earthly Nether Water and Immortal Fire within the Spirit Gathering Platform. With these two items, the Earth and Wood Spirits could continuously generate new Earthly Bodies. As for the newly acquired Earth Blade Soul, with an Earth Spirit Earthly Bodies, would there be a lack of gold nuggets?
Butterfly Fairy happily led her three companions off for a stroll. Seeing her so happy, both Xiao Wenbing and the two women were genuinely pleased.
Reaching out and patting the Great Serpent Supreme on the shoulder, Xiao Wenbing asked, "Great Serpent, shall we go and take a look at the final palace?"
"The last one? Fellow Daoist Xiao, although there are many things there, they are all useless." The Great Serpent Supreme frowned. He said, "Those who go there are usually immortals who have just reached the Integration Realm and go there hoping to find something useful. Instead of wandering around there, it's better to try your luck in the Seventh or Eighth Palace. Perhaps you'll find what we need."
"Orochi, what level am I at now?"
"Fellow immortal, cough. Fellow immortal is certainly different from ordinary immortals," the Great Serpent Supreme said with a wry smile.
Not only is he different from ordinary immortals, but even I, the supreme being, might not have as many treasures as him. I really don't know where he gets the interest to waste his time there.
However, Xiao Wenbing's ideas were clearly different from those of the Great Serpent Supreme. Under his insistence, the Great Serpent Supreme had no choice but to accept his bad luck and follow him to the last palace.
Volume 20, Chapter 16: Strange Objects
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The eleventh palace was the largest and had the most people.
However, at a glance, most of the immortals here are lower-level immortals. Even if you occasionally see a few higher-level immortals, they are mostly accompanying their juniors.
As soon as Xiao Wenbing and the Great Serpent Supreme entered, they immediately attracted the attention of some people around them.
As long as one is an immortal, one can discern the strength of another based on the intensity of their immortal aura. Although one can conceal their abilities, very few people actually do so.
The powerful aura of the Great Serpent Supreme constantly proclaimed to those around him, "I am the Supreme One."
To encounter a supreme being here who would condescend to come to this place is truly a rare and extraordinary thing.
Moreover, when this supreme being clearly led by the person beside him who was only at the Integration Realm, such suspicions only increased.
However, no matter what they thought, they only exchanged glances in secret, and no one dared to show any surprise on their faces.
As Xiao Wenbing walked, he observed everything, simultaneously channeling his inner energy into his eyes. He took in everything he saw and made contact with the Mirror God. Although his limited knowledge prevented him from distinguishing whether these things were treasures, having the Mirror God as his advisor made all the difference.
The Great Serpent Supreme followed behind Xiao Wenbing, completely disregarding the objects on the ground. However, since it was already there, it didn't want to disturb Xiao Wenbing's interest any longer, simply following closely behind him without uttering a word.
Along the way, Xiao Wenbing didn't find anything of value. Although there were quite a few strange trinkets, they were mostly useless, no wonder these immortals didn't want to waste their time here.
Fortunately, he only came here on a whim and didn't have any high hopes, so he wasn't annoyed.
He walked past a stall and was about to move on when suddenly the voice of the Mirror God echoed in his mind: "Wait, wait."
"What's wrong?"
"Go back, go back and take another look."
Xiao Wenbing's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the Mirror God had really discovered something good? However, the chances of that were slim, because someone who could cultivate to the Immortal Realm would certainly have excellent insight and knowledge, and the possibility of making a mistake was extremely small.
I returned to the same spot. It was an unattended stall displaying many strange and unusual stones. Using my divine sense, I could sense subtle energy fluctuations in several of them. However, the fluctuations were too faint to determine their true value.
After carefully examining the items, Xiao Wenbing frowned. He was no longer a clueless novice; since he began cultivating, he had seen countless treasures. Now, he could deduce the approximate value of an item simply by sensing its aura.
According to his estimation, these few stones here, which are neither stones nor celestial stones, are at most some oddities. They can be played with to relieve boredom, but as for their uses, they are pitifully few.
"Mirror God, have you taken a fancy to these stones?"
"Yes, there seems to be something very interesting in here."
"Oh, something you call interesting must be extraordinary. What is it?"
"The largest oval object in the top left corner."
Xiao Wenbing's gaze shifted to what appeared to be a large, natural pebble. He scanned it again with his divine sense, but found nothing unusual. He was immediately filled with curiosity.
However, he also knew that this was definitely not an ordinary stone. Otherwise, people wouldn't have placed it here.
"Orochi, I want to acquire some things, how do I do that?"
The Great Serpent Supreme looked at the numerous stones in front of it in surprise, utterly bewildered as to why Xiao Wenbing wanted them. But being clever, it didn't ask, simply saying, "Generally speaking, if no one is watching over them, then the price is clearly marked. As long as you leave the immortal stones corresponding to that price, you can take the items. For example, these things..."
Its gaze swept around for a moment, then it suddenly muttered angrily, "Which idiot ran away without even putting up a price?"
Xiao Wenbing looked at the giant snake with amusement and asked, "Now, what do we do?"
The Great Serpent Supreme remained silent, simply reaching out a hand. A stone rose from the ground into his grasp. After sensing it with his divine sense for a moment, he suddenly flicked his finger, sending a message via flying sword. He then said, "I just sent a message based on the residual aura on the item; it should arrive soon."
Sure enough, a moment later, a gray-robed immortal rushed over. When he sensed the powerful aura of the Great Serpent Supreme, his expression changed drastically. It seemed that this person had never expected that the one who had taken a liking to his possessions was actually a Supreme expert.
"Greetings, Senior." The man bowed respectfully. No immortal would be disrespectful to someone whose strength surpasses their own.
"Fine, since you left just now, why didn't you state the price?" the Great Serpent Supreme asked with an unfriendly expression.
The man paused, glanced down, his face slightly flushed, and murmured, "I was momentarily careless and forgot. Please forgive me, senior."
Xiao Wenbing shook his head and chuckled. What a reckless person.
He gave the giant snake a push and said, "Alright, giant snake, I'll handle the rest. You go and look around at other places first."
The Great Serpent Supreme glared at him irritably, then kicked him aside after using him—truly a ruthless move. However, this place held no appeal for it, and it vanished in a flash.
After seeing the giant serpent off, the immortal clearly breathed a sigh of relief, exchanged a smile with Xiao Wenbing, and felt a slight sense of goodwill towards each other.
"My name is Xiao Wenbing. Where is my fellow immortal?"
"Mingyang from the Linglong Immortal Realm, are you not from our Linglong Immortal Realm?"
How did you know?
"If a supreme immortal is by your side, then it's highly likely that you've come from another immortal realm."
Upon hearing that he hadn't mentioned the Wheel Face, Xiao Wenbing immediately realized that this person was also an immortal who was unaware of the secrets of the Wheel Face.
After chatting for a while, the two found that they were kindred spirits and felt as if they had known each other for a long time.
As they chatted, the conversation naturally turned to the goods on the street stall. Xiao Wenbing reached out and beckoned, and the large pebble he had already set his sights on was immediately in his hand. As soon as he got his hands on it, he noticed something unusual.
For some reason, holding this thing in my hand gave me a tingling sensation, like an extremely subtle electric current passing through my body.
"Wenbing, buy it. You have to buy it no matter what."
Before he could even determine what it was, the Mirror God had already shouted. Judging from its tone, it seemed to have discovered some priceless treasure, and it was excitedly howling.
A thought struck Xiao Wenbing: he had truly struck gold.
"Mingyang, what is this?"
"I found this on a beach. I don't know what it is, but it looks rather strange in my hand, so I'm showing it off to see if anyone knows its origin."