Chapter 310: Chapter 297: Flying Giant Ship
"The True Sun Gold has appeared in this realm a total of five times, with the most recent piece eventually acquired by an Eighth-Layer Nascent Soul cultivator from the Great Brightness Immortal Palace."
"The Nine Heavens Profound Gold is an Extraterrestrial Marvelous Gold, appearing more frequently. Our ancestor from the Profound Sun Immortal Sect obtained a piece and refined it into a powerful Magical Artifact."
"The news I know is that over three hundred years ago, near the Celestial South Continent Cultivation Realm in the Nanman Country, it was rumored that someone discovered this object, causing Nascent Soul stage cultivators from Nanman Country and surrounding countries to engage in a great battle, yet no one obtained it. If you have time and interest, you might investigate this matter."
"As for the Fusang Tree Bark, you know how mystical the Fusang Tree is. Whether it truly exists in this realm remains a question. I only know of a significant power in the overseas Cultivation Realm east of Donghua Continent Cultivation Realm that possesses a Tier Six Top Grade Spirit Wood, called the Red Emperor Fire Mulberry Tree, said to be a transformed branch of the Fusang Tree."
"As for the Celestial Fire Purple Copper, don’t even consider it. The last appearance of this object was over three thousand years ago in the Celestial South Continent Cultivation Realm, obtained by a Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul Half-Step True Immortal."
Master Cyan Yang, worthy of being a Nascent Soul stage cultivator from such a top-tier sect as the Profound Sun Immortal Sect, knows an abundance of secret lore from the Cultivation Realm.
Regarding the materials that Zhouyang seeks, apart from not knowing about the Celestial Fire Purple Copper, Master Cyan Yang provided some relevant information for the other materials.
However, as previously mentioned, the materials Zhouyang desires are priceless treasures for Nascent Soul stage cultivators, enough to provoke life-and-death battles. Their emergence would assuredly stir a bloody storm in the Cultivation Realm.
Zhouyang wanting to contend for these treasures against such entities is undoubtedly a path to death!
This truth is not unknown to Zhouyang. Thus, after hearing Master Cyan Yang’s words, his face suddenly changed, appearing quite unpleasant.
Sometimes, the more one knows, the more they feel despair.
A mortal initially unaware of the existence of cultivators, upon one day suddenly encountering a cultivator and discovering the true technique of immortality in the world, would likely feel intensely excited and eager to become one of the cultivators.
Yet upon learning that they lack a Spiritual Root and cannot cultivate, the disappointment and despair they feel would naturally be as intense as one can imagine.
Nevertheless, Zhouyang is a Purple Mansion Stage cultivator with accomplished practice, thus his ability to control emotions is certainly not weak. After briefly looking distressed, he quickly suppressed those negative feelings and quietly said, "I have another matter on which I would like to consult with Senior!"
He then patted the Storage Bag at his waist, retrieving a square Jade Box and opening it, revealing a pale golden eagle egg within, which he had obtained from the Blood Nether Storage Ring, the egg of the Golden-winged Thunder Eagle.
Holding the Jade Box in both hands, he softly said, "Ever since obtaining this object from Blood Nether’s possessions over twenty years ago, I have kept it in places rich in Spiritual Qi for hatching, but after more than twenty years, its life force has only slightly increased without any sign of hatching. You have vast knowledge, and I beseech some guidance."
Previously meeting Zhouyang, Master Cyan Yang was already aware that he possessed Blood Nether’s belongings. Hearing this now, he showed no sign of surprise.
He simply swept his Divine Sense over the eagle egg, then shook his head, saying, "It’s not that the eagle egg cannot hatch, but rather that you have not used the correct method. To successfully hatch, it requires being struck by thunder and lightning. When you return, ask an Array Master to set up a Tier Two Thunder Array, place the eagle egg inside, and each day, strike it with thunder for two hours. Surely, you will see results soon."
The method of striking the Golden-winged Thunder Eagle’s egg with thunder for hatching, if not for Master Cyan Yang himself saying so, Zhouyang would never have thought of it, much less dared to attempt it.
Remember, it’s just an egg; even though it’s the egg of a Tier Four High-Grade Demon Beast, the Golden-winged Thunder Eagle, it remains an egg.
As an egg, it must be very fragile. Not only would Tier Two Thunder Magic break its shell, even a Tier Two Flying Sword could easily do so.
Thus, before being guided by Master Cyan Yang, how could Zhouyang dare try such a dangerous venture?
If he took this egg to auction, it would conservatively fetch forty or fifty thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones!
Upon being awakened by Master Cyan Yang, Zhouyang gleefully bowed and thanked profusely, "Thank you for your guidance, Zhenren. I understand what needs to be done now."
However, Master Cyan Yang waved his hand and said, "Do you have any other questions?"
Zhouyang realized he was being subtly reminded that if he had nothing further to ask, he should leave.
Not one to overstay his welcome, he promptly offered another bow, thanked again, and quickly exited the room.
Shortly after Zhouyang left, the head shopkeeper of the Profound Sun Pavilion, Xu Zhengyang, entered the room.
"Junior Xu, do you have many doubts in your mind?"
Master Cyan Yang looked at Xu Zhengyang who had just entered, seemingly having already guessed why he came, and spoke directly to his thoughts.
Xu Zhengyang, having had his thoughts uncovered, was not surprised. He solemnly said, "I still ask Junior Martial Uncle Qingyang to enlighten me!"
Master Cyan Yang shook his head with a mysterious gesture, saying, "Cannot say, cannot say!"
"You only need to know that Zhouyang will be of great use to our entire Profound Sun Immortal Sect in the future. All my actions are for the sect!"
Hearing these words, Xu Zhengyang frowned but found it inappropriate to pursue further. He had to put the matter aside and talk about other things.
Meanwhile, after Zhouyang left the VIP room, he turned a corner and went to the Array Pavilion branch of the Profound Sun Pavilion. He carefully selected a set of Tier Two Top Grade Thunder Array to hatch the egg.
It was fortunate he was now in Immortal Sun City. If it were in another Immortal City, it would indeed be difficult to find a suitable Thunder Array quickly.
After purchasing the array, he returned to his cave abode and set up the array in the bamboo forest outside, then started the array according to Master Cyan Yang’s guidance.
The test results made Zhouyang very happy. When the lightning triggered by the array struck the "Golden-winged Thunder Eagle" egg, the lightning patterns on the eggshell flickered, actively absorbing the power of thunder.
Although it was the first attempt, and no changes in the eagle egg absorbing the power of thunder could be seen, Zhouyang believed that Master Cyan Yang, a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, would not deceive him in this matter.
Thus, strictly following Master Cyan Yang’s instructions, he subjected the eagle egg to two periods of lightning strikes, then stopped the array and placed the eagle egg in the Spirit Beast Chamber of his cave abode to absorb Spiritual Qi for hatching.
Afterward, Zhouyang would take the eagle egg out daily, place it in the array, and expose it to lightning strikes for two periods.
After doing this for seven consecutive days, the life force within the eagle egg significantly strengthened, much to his delight, giving him hope of successfully hatching the eagle egg.
But before he could hatch the eagle egg, the East Splendor United Trading Group, which the over 200,000 cultivators in Immortal Sun City had long been eagerly awaiting, finally arrived.
Why use the word "arrived"?
This story starts from that day...
That day, Zhouyang was originally hatching the egg in the bamboo forest. But just half a period into it, the sky over Immortal Sun City suddenly erupted with a sea of fireworks.
No one knew how many cultivators of the Profound Sun Immortal Sect were hired for the fireworks display, but everywhere in the Immortal City, colorful magical fireworks were blooming.
Such a spectacle naturally drew Zhouyang’s and the entire city’s attention. When he paused from hatching the egg to investigate, a giant cyan Flying Giant Ship suddenly descended over Immortal Sun City.
Yes, a Flying Giant Ship!
Not the usual Void Traveling Tower Ship seen above Immortal Sun City, but a Flying Giant Ship three thousand zhang long and over a hundred zhang wide!
Zhouyang later learned that this Flying Giant Ship was the Sect’s Foundation Artifact of the East Splendor Sect, a top Major Sect from the Donghua Continent Cultivation Realm, with a grade as high as Tier Six Lower Grade, equipped with its own space capable of holding 300,000 mortals or mountains and seas of goods.
Not only could it carry a vast amount, but this Flying Giant Ship also had immense combat capabilities. If three Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators controlled this artifact on the ship, even if surrounded by tenfold enemies, there was a great likelihood of breaking through!
Because of the presence of this Flying Giant Ship, people from the Donghua Continent Cultivation Realm dared to organize a large trading group, fully loaded with countless precious Spiritual Objects, to traverse millions of miles to trade in the Liuyun Continent Cultivation Realm.
When this Flying Giant Ship descended over Immortal Sun City, it quickly docked in a cleared land within the city under the guidance of the Profound Sun Immortal Sect cultivators.
Bang!
As the Flying Giant Ship made contact with the ground, half of Immortal Sun City shook.
Then, Zhouyang and countless other distant observers saw several Cloud Bridges suddenly appear, extending to the decks of the Flying Giant Ship, connecting the ship and Immortal Sun City as one.
At the same time, an authoritative and loud voice of an old man resonated from inside the Flying Giant Ship, swiftly spreading throughout the city.
"I am Xiao Changtian, the Chief Steward of this East Splendor United Trading Group. The trading group will berth in Immortal Sun City for a year. Cultivators of the Liuyun Continent Cultivation Realm are welcome to board the ship to purchase and trade. For specific trade details, please pay close attention to the notices outside the ship."
As soon as this voice fell, on both sides of the Flying Giant Ship, golden light condensed into two identical announcements. Not only did the announcements outline the trade rules, but half the space also displayed the names of the goods the trading group carried, scrolling continuously.