Chapter One Hundred Thirty: Sixth-Rank Celestial Technique

To the complaints of the Raging Dragon squad, Yi Tian remained composed and said, "One thousand Golden Armor Fruits for one thousand Dragon Crystals. No bargaining, first come, first served, until sold out!"

The captain of the Raging Dragon squad and the others froze. Yi Tian’s words had effectively shut down any possibility of further negotiation. The captain, a burly, imposing man with a fierce aura, had not expected Yi Tian to be so unyielding. This displeased him. As a top-tier expert at the Yuan Dan level, and with the Raging Dragon squad being a formidable force, he was not accustomed to being treated without deference.

"Hmph!" Many members of the Raging Dragon squad wore sour expressions.

Just then, others arrived. The Flying Eagle squad, one of the ten great squads of Huangqin City, also appeared. Suddenly, an elderly man in brocade robes stepped out from the crowd and walked straight to the stall. "I want three thousand Golden Armor Fruits. Here are three thousand Dragon Crystals!" He produced a storage bag.

"You..." The members of the Raging Dragon and Flying Eagle squads were furious. Being cut in line was an affront to their dignity that they could not tolerate. However, their captains and senior members merely twitched their brows and silently restrained their subordinates. They recognized the old man as the renowned "Jade-Breaking Hand" Xiao Luan, a top-tier Yuan Dan expert. What made them truly wary was that Xiao Luan was the chief administrator of the Tianfeng Imperial Kingdom in Huangqin City. Backed by a sovereign nation, even they did not wish to offend the imperial family. As elite Yuan Dan experts, they knew certain secrets: a nation was never as simple as its surface-level strength suggested. To have established an Imperial Kingdom meant that the Tianfeng Imperial Kingdom was guarded by a Di-level titan.

Nearby, Yi Feng, Yi Shan, and the others were delighted. Seeing someone pay such a high price was certainly good news. Yi Tian checked the storage bag, found exactly three thousand Dragon Crystals, and handed over a bag containing three thousand Golden Armor Fruits. After verifying the goods, Xiao Luan nodded at them and departed. From the surrounding whispers, Yi Tian learned the old man's identity; it was a testament to the depth of the Tianfeng Imperial Kingdom that he could produce three thousand Dragon Crystals so casually.

Seeing Xiao Luan purchase half the stock, the captains of the Raging Dragon and Flying Eagle squads could no longer wait. They pooled resources with their members and each bought one thousand Golden Armor Fruits. For them, a thousand fruits were enough for a member at the Yuan Fa level to cultivate an intermediate Golden Armor Body, providing defense comparable to low-grade extraordinary artifacts and allowing them to contend with Yuan Dan experts—effectively gaining an additional Yuan Dan-level combatant. In the blink of an eye, five thousand fruits were sold, leaving only a thousand remaining.

Shortly after, a handsome young man hurried over. Seeing there were still fruits left, he breathed a sigh of relief. Upon learning the price, he winced, but ultimately purchased the final thousand. He was a disciple of the Yunshen Sect! Yi Tian noticed the sect insignia on his clothing. Though he appeared to be only in his late twenties, his cultivation had already reached the Yuan Fa level. The ease with which he produced thousands of Dragon Crystals spoke volumes about the wealth of sect disciples.

During his time in Huangqin City, Yi Tian had learned much about the surrounding sects and organizations. The Tianlong Continent was vast, with the Fulong Mountain Range being its largest, teeming with fierce beasts. Countless kingdoms and imperial states waged war upon one another. At the center of the continent lay the Tianlong Dynasty, a power that had endured for hundreds of thousands of years, to which every nation paid tribute annually. Yet, above these hundreds of nations existed transcendent sects that even the Tianlong Dynasty could not command, some of which were powerful enough to rival the dynasty itself. The strongest included the Po Tian Sect, Yao Yue Cult, the notorious Demon Palace, Shenmu Sect, Mishen Sect, Heavenly Killing Alliance, Yunshen Sect, and the Dark Gate, among others. Beyond these were hidden families and organizations with deep foundations.

All of this, however, remained far removed from Yi Tian and his companions. The remaining three hundred-odd fruits were quickly snapped up by other experts in batches of one hundred. For them, this was enough to elevate their physical bodies to the level of ordinary low-grade artifacts. In less than half an hour, Yi Tian’s stock was sold out, netting them a total of six thousand and seventy Dragon Crystals.

The group left the trading zone and returned to their lodgings, where Yi Tian distributed the wealth, giving each member over a thousand crystals—a significant sum that would last them a long time. The Samsara squad members then returned to their respective quarters.

Yi Tian began his cultivation. He absorbed and refined the Dragon Crystals, which turned into thin wisps of smoke upon depletion. He felt a sense of bliss. He pushed his "Sun-Shooting Heavenly Technique" and "Great Sun Heavenly Technique" to their limits, refining his massive reserves of True Essence. He could feel his True Essence undergoing a slow, steady transformation, becoming increasingly condensed, resilient, and powerful, narrowing the gap to the peak of the Yuan Gang realm.

Finally, feeling he could condense his essence no further, he opened his eyes. In nearly a month of closed-door cultivation, he had reached the peak of the Yuan Gang realm, and his True Essence was twice as resilient as before, causing his combat power to surge. However, he had consumed one hundred and eighty-one Dragon Crystals, a figure that truly shocked him.

Instead of exiting his seclusion, Yi Tian began to deduce the Great Sun Heavenly Technique. The black Star Mud possessed the ability to handle massive amounts of information; through countless attempts and failures, his progress continued. Days turned into months. Five months later, Yi Tian emerged, looking weary but joyous. He had elevated the Great Sun Heavenly Technique to the sixth grade. The technique now involved twenty-one thousand six hundred spirit acupoints, forming six intricate Great Sun Divine Patterns within his body, acting like six miniature suns that constantly tempered his Great Sun True Essence.

His attack power had increased several-fold. He felt he might now have the confidence to contend with top-tier Yuan Dan experts, though he still lacked the sheer volume of True Essence to match them fully. He also realized that the Star Mud avatar could no longer optimize the technique; it had reached its limit. Unless the Star Mud evolved again, no further progress could be made.

Upon his exit, the rest of the Samsara squad, who had finished their own cultivation long ago, finally felt at ease. They had spent the last six months idly, as breaking through to the Yuan Fa level required a complete mastery of their techniques, which could not be rushed.