Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World

Chapter 654: Chapter 333: Interrogation 2

At the same time, forty thousand Points were added to his account.

Cheng Zongyang hadn’t expected the man’s cultivated Black Death Soul Power to be so valuable. But having earned a huge amount of Points, he was in high spirits.

’This guy... not only did I get all his possessions, but he’s creating value for me even in death. Not bad.’ With that thought, Cheng Zongyang took Lin Changfeng’s corpse directly to the Altar Space on the seventh floor.

The previous nine corpses were already laid out on the floor of the Altar Space. With Lin Changfeng, that made exactly ten.

"Sacrifice the corpses." Cheng Zongyang wasted no time and immediately began.

Just then, an ice-cold voice echoed through the Altar Space.

[Detected nine corpses at the Qi Cultivation level. Can restore 0.0009% of the Realm of Ten Thousand Races’ underground Spirit Vein reserves. Detected one corpse at the Foundation Establishment Cultivation level. Can restore 0.001% of the Realm of Ten Thousand Races’ underground Spirit Vein reserves. Upon sacrifice, a total of 0.0019% of the Realm of Ten Thousand Races’ underground Spirit Vein reserves will be restored. Confirm sacrifice?]

Staring at the data before him, Cheng Zongyang’s eyes went wide, looking as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.

"Holy crap!" he couldn’t help but curse. ’This restoration method is insane!’

’At this rate, restoring one hundred percent of the Spirit Vein reserves would require sacrificing a hundred million Qi Cultivation Practitioners, wouldn’t it? The entire Ice and Fire Cultivation Immortality Realm probably doesn’t even have that many Cultivators.’

’Although corpses with cultivation above Foundation Establishment could restore more of the Spirit Vein reserves, the number required would still be immense. And that’s just to restore the original reserves. If I wanted to increase them, the number of Cultivators needed would be even more unimaginable.’

Cheng Zongyang sighed helplessly. He now understood with profound clarity that restoring the world’s Spiritual Qi and Spirit Veins would be an incredibly long process, one that required a continuous supply of corpses. Otherwise, relying solely on Ma Yue’s meager resources, he probably wouldn’t restore even ten percent in several hundred years.

’Looks like I’ll have to find another way,’ Cheng Zongyang thought, shaking his head slightly and setting the matter aside for now. He knew full well that such a monumental task couldn’t be completed in a short time.

Returning to the first floor, Cheng Zongyang didn’t linger and promptly returned to the outside world.

After a moment of thought, he put on a new disguise, left the inn, and headed for Ma Yue’s residence.

Cheng Zongyang stayed at Ma Yue’s for three days.

During those three days, he used a Mole Beast to excavate a sizable underground space. Meanwhile, he was also waiting for the Illusion Array Formation to be procured by Luo Dingran.

Once the Illusion Array Formation was in his hands, Cheng Zongyang immediately set to work arranging the Teleportation Array and the Illusion Array.

With these Arrays, he would be able to make a swift escape from this location if he ever faced a life-or-death crisis.

After taking care of that, the appointed time to meet with the Cyan Dragon Commerce Association arrived. Before that, however, he first went to the Spring Pavilion to get residency permits from Lady Qin for Ma Yue, Li Cungang, Li Yihuo, and Lin Feng. Only then did he proceed to the Cyan Dragon Commerce Association.

It would naturally be more convenient for the four of them here in the future if they had resident status.

One transcribed copy of the Black Death Secret Manual had been sold. With the proceeds, Luo Dingran had spent 780,000 Points to bulk-purchase seventy-eight Foundation Establishment Pills at a price of 10,000 Points each.

Once the transaction between Lin Youfeng and Cheng Zongyang was complete, both wore satisfied smiles.

Lin Youfeng, dressed in a magnificent robe and possessing a refined air, smiled at Cheng Zongyang and said:

"Fellow Daoist Luo, this transaction has been a great pleasure. I hope we have more opportunities to cooperate in the future. If you have any further needs, the Cyan Dragon Commerce Association will certainly do its utmost to fulfill them! This is our Commerce Association’s VIP Token. Wherever you find a branch of the Cyan Dragon Commerce Association, Fellow Daoist Luo, just present this token, and the local Steward will treat you as a VIP and do everything in their power to meet your needs."

After speaking, he took out a cyan-gold token and gave it to Cheng Zongyang.

The two transactions, involving over a hundred Foundation Establishment Pills, were enough to considerably elevate the Cyan Dragon Commerce Association’s fame and status in the Main City above its many competitors. This would also allow them to recruit more talent and build numerous connections. The benefits were absolutely enormous. This only further convinced him that his deferential attitude toward Cheng Zongyang was the right one.

Cheng Zongyang nodded slightly. Taking the token, he clasped his fist in thanks and replied, "Elder Lin is absolutely right. This collaboration went very smoothly, and I look forward to continuing our partnership with your esteemed Commerce Association in the future."

Afterward, Cheng Zongyang placed another order for the items he would need in the future—

ten million catties of Spirit Rice; 200,000 Ice and Fire Spirits; 100,000 catties of Tier One Demon Beast Flesh and Blood; one million catties of Exotic Beast Flesh and Blood; various types of Tier One cultivation-accelerating elixirs, with no less than ten thousand of each; Spiritual Items capable of increasing local Spiritual Qi; a second-hand Tier One Magical Treasure Space; and more Spirit Stones and Spirit Crystals. The total value was once again equivalent to over one hundred Foundation Establishment Pills.

"Set the delivery for three years from now. I will return then. Of course, it will be no later than four years at the absolute latest."

’In three or four years, perhaps things here will have calmed down.’

Suppressing his excitement, Lin Youfeng agreed without a moment’s hesitation. "Not a problem at all! We shall eagerly await Fellow Daoist Luo’s return!"

After leaving the Cyan Dragon Commerce Association, Cheng Zongyang walked along the bustling streets, mulling over his future plans.

He planned to wait for Li Cungang to reach Qi Cultivation before returning to Jade Peak Immortal City, which would take some time. He wouldn’t remain idle during this period. Matters in Zi’an County were now mostly settled.

Next, he prepared to visit the Profound Origin Secret Realm.

He couldn’t go to the Dark Realm for the time being, but he could still enter the Profound Origin Secret Realm.

From what he’d gathered, the Profound Origin Secret Realm was located deep within the Ice Realm, similar to the Shadow Alliance’s domain. Every Main City had Teleportation Arrays that could reach the depths of the Ice Realm. And deep within the Ice Realm was a city called Ice City, built by the Five Great Immortal Sects.

It was heavily populated with all sorts of people, but with members of the Five Great Immortal Sects presiding over it, the rules were naturally strict.

Having made his decision, Cheng Zongyang simply informed Li Yihuo and the others, then used the Cyan Dragon Commerce Association’s long-distance Teleportation Array to travel to Ice City in the Ice Realm. He also requested a complete internal map of the Profound Origin Secret Realm from the Commerce Association.

Baili Xi naturally agreed to such a trivial request without hesitation.

Thanks to his connection to Cheng Zongyang, his own authority within the Commerce Association had risen. He had now become a Steward of a branch of the Cyan Dragon Commerce Association, even gaining a ten percent share of the branch’s profits and a degree of control over its operations.

This was a position with far more power than an ordinary Steward!

Thus, he was incredibly grateful and respectful toward Cheng Zongyang. Not only did he provide the map, but he also produced a dossier on the Profound Origin Secret Realm that was only available to high-level insiders.

Thanks to the information on the Secret Realm from Baili Xi, Cheng Zongyang gained a much deeper understanding of the Profound Origin Secret Realm.

As the Teleportation Array activated, Cheng Zongyang vanished from the Cyan Dragon Commerce Association’s branch, on his way to the Main City of Li City to make a transfer.

After arriving in the Main City, showing his token, and arranging another teleport, Cheng Zongyang found himself in an intensely bright area.

At first, the ambient temperature was extremely cold. However, the intense sensation had only just registered before it vanished in an instant, replaced by a comfortable, neutral temperature. Cheng Zongyang immediately understood that his adaptation Talent had activated and was constantly adjusting to the changes in the external environment.

"Get off!" A rough voice instantly snapped Cheng Zongyang back to attention.

He looked up to see a man with a thick beard staring intently at him.

Cheng Zongyang quickly scanned his surroundings and stepped off the Teleportation Array without hesitation.

"Another Qi Cultivation punk here to try his luck."

The bearded man muttered. Many other people nearby merely gave Cheng Zongyang a passing glance before looking away, paying him no further mind.

Cheng Zongyang noticed that many people around had deployed their Protective Gang Qi to resist the extreme cold. In the crowd, he also saw many Cultivators, as well as some non-cultivators dressed in heavy winter clothing.

He knew without a second thought that those non-cultivators were either working here to earn Spirit Stones or following Martial Artists into the Profound Origin Secret Realm to try their luck. After all, even non-Cultivators were allowed to enter this Secret Realm.

Cheng Zongyang decided to first walk around Ice City and get the lay of the land.

The entire Ice City was a vision of white, its walls and buildings all constructed from blocks of ice. In this extremely cold environment, these ice walls were as solid as bedrock, their hardness in no way inferior to actual stone.

Cheng Zongyang wore a deep blue robe adorned with an exquisite, subtle pattern that was faintly visible in the light reflected by the ice. His hair was tied back neatly, revealing the determined face of his disguise.

His eyes held a mix of curiosity and vigilance as he walked, carefully observing his surroundings.

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