It's pointless to talk about these two methods.
Heaven knows how long this jade pendant has been sealed, and even if the person who sealed it hasn't died, who knows where they've gone. Trying to find an unknown person in so many dimensions is probably a hundred times more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.
As for the Water and Fire spirits, although they represent a glimmer of hope, unfortunately, Xiao Wenbing possesses none of them.
The passage inside the portal seemed endless, but it was actually not very long. Guided by Kairis, they had only walked for a quarter of an hour before exiting the portal.
Beyond the path of light lay a vast and boundless fairyland, filled with the sounds of birds and the fragrance of flowers, where the celestial aura was far more intense than that of the celestial realm.
"Follow me." Mingzhu called out softly, transforming into a rainbow and flying towards the summit of a distant mountain.
The crowd cast spells and followed closely behind him, quickly reaching the mountaintop.
Xiao Wenbing looked up and saw countless living beings. However, to his surprise, most of these people were at the Golden Immortal realm. Not to mention Supreme Beings, there were very few even ordinary Refining God Immortals.
However, a faint golden light flowed around them, indicating that these people were divine messengers.
"Elder sister," Xiao Wenbing tugged at Keris and asked, "Are all the people here divine messengers?"
“Yes,” Kairis whispered, “Apart from mediators like my eldest sister, those who can come here are all divine messengers.”
Looking at the densely packed crowd before him, Xiao Wenbing gasped and said, "If everyone is a divine messenger, then how many gods are there?"
Kairis covered his mouth and chuckled charmingly, "Brother, you're joking. The Immortal Realm has existed for countless billions of years, so of course the number of gods is not small."
Xiao Wenbing nodded in agreement. There are so many immortal realms, and no one can calculate exactly how many immortals there are. Even if the proportion of those who become gods is only one in ten thousand, over time, it will still be an incredibly large number.
Closing his eyes, Xiao Wenbing carefully sensed the space around him. After a long while, he asked in surprise, "Where exactly is this place? It doesn't seem to be the Immortal Realm."
“That’s right.” Kairis’s eyes were full of admiration: “Brother, you are indeed amazing. This is the border between the God Realm and the Immortal Realm, so the immortal energy here is far stronger than that of an ordinary immortal realm.”
"The boundary between immortals and gods?" Xiao Wenbing opened his eyes and asked in surprise, "Does such a place exist?"
“It wasn’t originally there.” Mingzhu overheard their conversation and turned around to explain, “This place was created by tens of thousands of gods using their divine power. It is called the place where immortals and gods meet because of the abundant divine power.”
Xiao Wenbing nodded in sudden realization; no wonder the Mirror God knew nothing about this.
After looking around for a moment, Xiao Wenbing said, "There shouldn't be any of the ancient, first-generation gods among the gods who created this place."
Mingzhu and Kairis exchanged surprised glances.
They all shook their heads, and Kairis whispered, "No one, and no one dares to talk about this here."
Xiao Wenbing responded and immediately stopped talking about it.
He had just sensed that what constituted this place was indeed divine power, and a complex kind of divine power containing countless attributes.
Mingzhu was only half right. This place was indeed created by many gods, so water is water, mountains are mountains, and the energy attributes that make up this world are exactly the same as those outside. Moreover, the flowers, plants, insects, and fish are all taken from living things in nature.
However, the divine powers that make up this world are far more than just tens of thousands; even if you multiply the number by a hundred or more, it would still be nothing more than this.
Perhaps initially this place was indeed a platform for communication, similar to a divine realm, specially created by ten thousand deities. However, as its influence expanded, more and more deities joined it. Each deity who joined left behind a portion of their divine power in this world, and eventually, with each addition, it reached its current scale.
A wisp of energy, imbued with divine sense, flowed through the space, constantly analyzing the world.
After a long while, Xiao Wenbing finally let out a long sigh. Meeting the watchful eyes of Zhang and Feng, he quietly transmitted his voice, "Yaqi, Baiyi, there are at least a million different divine powers in this world."
"million?"
The three were of one mind and could understand each other's thoughts without needing to say a word.
“That’s right. And judging from the power of these gods, they are at least high-level gods. Of course, there are also many supreme gods.” Xiao Wenbing’s voice carried a hint of helplessness: “Even Zha at his peak was just one of them before he obtained my Origin Crystal.”
The two women exchanged surprised glances. It would be a lie to say they weren't shocked by the news.
"Keep a low profile." Xiao Wenbing emphasized repeatedly, "Pass the word down: we must keep a low profile here."
The two women nodded slightly, subtly conveying Xiao Wenbing's message to the Great Serpent Supreme and the Food King.
The next moment, the Food King, Queenie, Orochi, and others simultaneously withdrew their powerful auras and became cautious.
Perhaps their actions were a bit too unusual, because Mingzhu noticed and laughed, "There's no need for this, everyone. Since we're here, we should take a stroll around. The scenery here is beautiful, quite different from the Immortal Realm."
Xiao Wenbing gently shook his hand and said, "Senior Mingzhu, we didn't come here to see the scenery."
“That’s true.” Mingzhu nodded and said, “In that case, please follow me.”
Leading Xiao Wenbing and the others to a smooth, large rock, Mingzhu made a hand gesture, and a flash of light appeared in her hand, imprinting it on the big head.
The next moment, some golden characters quickly appeared on the stone.
Not only that, these words were scrolling rapidly, moving upwards row by row at an incredibly fast speed.
However, for these top-tier immortals, such speed was within their tolerance range; they could see every word clearly without missing a single one.
The Great Serpent's eyes twitched incessantly. It exclaimed in surprise, "What are all these things? How can there be so many good things?"
Xiao Wenbing was also secretly astonished. The text contained countless rare and precious materials, as well as all kinds of medicines, objects, and so on. Even rank-ten immortal treasures such as the Rejuvenation Pill and the paper doll of Keris were listed, making it all-encompassing and all-encompassing.
With a thought, Xiao Wenbing asked, "Senior Mingzhu, can all these things be found here?"
“That’s right.” A flame seemed to be burning in Mingzhu’s eyes as he said softly, “The Great Immortal Exchange Meeting in the Immortal Realm is nothing. This is the place we should be.”
As Xiao Wenbing watched the rows of catalogs flashing rapidly across the large rock, he deeply resonated with that statement.
"What will you exchange it for?" Zhang Yaqi asked softly.
Xiao Wenbing was taken aback and turned to look at Yaqi in surprise. He never expected that Zhang Yaqi, who was always indifferent, would be so enthusiastic about the things here.
"That's right, how do we exchange them?" A cold voice suddenly came from beside Zhang Yaqi.
Xiao Wenbing almost jumped up, and even Feng Baiyi spoke up; it was truly unbelievable.
Mingzhu took out a handful of small beans from her mustard seed space and said, "I'll exchange these for it."
When everyone scanned the area with their divine senses, their faces showed surprise.
"Divine power crystal? No, this seems different from ordinary divine power crystals." Xiao Wenbing examined it carefully, muttering to himself.
Mingzhu laughed heartily and said, "Fellow Daoist Xiao is indeed brilliant. This thing is not a crystal of divine power, but a divine bean."
Reaching out and picking one up, Xiao Wenbing explored it with his divine sense for a while before finally saying, "I understand. It contains divine power, but not primordial energy."
Mingzhu was taken aback at first, then exclaimed in admiration, "Fellow Immortal Xiao is indeed brilliant. You are the first immortal to see through the mystery so quickly."
Volume 22, Chapter 31: Interest
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Snake Supreme and the others each received a copy, turning the so-called divine bean over and over, but still couldn't figure out what it was all about.
Mingzhu smiled and explained, "Everyone, there's no need to be impatient. Once you reach the God Realm and forge your own God Domain, you will naturally obtain the God Beans."
"Did this thing originate from the Divine Realm?" the Great Serpent Supreme asked curiously.
"That's right. It is said that divine beans are produced in the divine realm of every god. The only difference is the quantity and quality."
Xiao Wenbing pointed and asked, "Senior Mingzhu, what quality is the divine bean in your hand?"
Mingzhu straightened her chest and said proudly, "Of course, it's the highest-class kind."
Xiao Wenbing smiled slightly, not exposing his boasting.
The divine power contained in these divine beans is indeed quite pure, but at most it is only equivalent to the level of a supreme god.
Such a divine bean might be the highest grade in this world, but compared to ancient, first-generation deities like the old tortoise, it is nothing.
Kairis stepped forward and, with a charming smile, said in an extremely pleasant voice, "I've heard that all divine realms generate a continuous stream of divine power, and divine beans are the product of this surplus divine power. These things have a wide range of uses; whether it's making medicine or refining weapons, they consume a large number of divine beans. So here, divine beans are equivalent to immortal stones in the celestial realm, and are used as a universal currency."
Xiao Wenbing nodded slightly and said to Mingzhu, "Senior's divine bean must have been given to you by the deity behind you."
“Indeed, thanks to Fellow Daoist Xiao, Lord Yuzhu has bestowed 100,000 divine beans as a reward this time.” Mingzhu laughed heartily and said, “So this time, whatever you fancy, you can basically get it.”
"Thanks to me?" Xiao Wenbing was completely baffled.
Mingzhu hesitated for a moment, but finally told the truth without hiding anything.
It turned out that in order to satisfy Mingzhu, Xiao Wenbing specially gave him another Origin Crystal.
After receiving the Origin Crystal, Mingzhu immediately offered it to the Great God Yuzhu behind him. However, Mingzhu was honest, or rather, he didn't dare to lie, so he truthfully reported that each of the six of them had received an Origin Crystal.
In this way, the Great God Yuzhu no longer bestowed divine power crystals, but instead gave 100,000 divine beans as a reward.
When Xiao Wenbing heard that the 100,000 divine beans were actually obtained in exchange for his own essence crystals, he was extremely surprised.
In fact, in terms of the total amount of divine power, the divine power in a single divine power crystal is at most equivalent to the amount in a thousand or so divine beans.
However, the divine power crystal contains fragments of the origin of divine power, which is the key to the continuous generation of divine power.
In this world, an ordinary divine power crystal can be exchanged for about 10,000 divine beans. However, the value of a primordial crystal is obviously not comparable to that of an ordinary divine power crystal. One hundred thousand beans should be about the same value, right?
Turning back, Xiao Wenbing asked, "Yaqi, Baiyi, is there something you've taken a fancy to?"
Zhang Yaqi and Feng Baiyi nodded at the same time, it seems there are quite a few treasures inside.
They immersed their divine sense into the large rock, roughly searching inside. Although the rock was covered with writing, no one actually saw it with their naked eyes.
This large rock is actually equivalent to a jade slip in the cultivation world, the only difference being that the contents inside are constantly changing.
In terms of functionality, it is almost identical to a computer platform, but it is much faster.
There were so many items inside that even with Xiao Wenbing's knowledge, he could only recognize about a third of them.
"Senior Mingzhu, it seems there are no Origin Crystals for sale here," Xiao Wenbing asked with a smile.
Mingzhu's smile suddenly froze, and he said with a wry smile, "Fellow Immortal Xiao is joking. Origin Crystals are top-tier treasures in the world, how could they possibly be for sale here?" He was puzzled. The Origin Crystals of all of them were provided by the man in front of him. He really didn't know what he meant by asking this question. Did he want to buy them?
Xiao Wenbing raised his eyebrows, his face beaming with joy, and said, "A top-tier treasure? Then wouldn't it be very valuable if I used it to exchange for something?"
Mingzhu opened her mouth in surprise, and after a moment she said with a wry smile, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, if you have any extras, please don't sell them here."
"Why?"
"If you see anything you like, just give the word, and I guarantee it will be delivered to you," Mingzhu said confidently.
Xiao Wenbing glanced at him sideways and immediately understood his meaning, saying, "Then in exchange, how many Origin Crystals should I give you?"
Mingzhu remained calm and said, "It all depends on what makes Fellow Daoist Xiao happy."
After a moment's hesitation, Xiao Wenbing took out five Origin Crystals from his Heavenly Void Ring and placed them in Mingzhu's hand, saying, "These will serve as collateral. If you and that Yu..."