Chapter 556: The Complete Heavenly Fire Chart, Refining the Ziyang Spirit Flame
Chapter 556: The Complete Heavenly Fire Chart, Refining the Ziyang Spirit Flame
Before Chu Ning could react, a new cultivator appeared before him.
This cultivator wasn't tall and sported a goatee, giving off an air of shrewdness at first glance.
However, his cultivation had already reached the Mid-stage Nascent Soul.
"What brings you here, fellow cultivator?"
Chu Ning's voice carried little emotion, giving off a slightly reclusive impression.
The goateed cultivator didn't seem to mind and chuckled, "Greetings, fellow cultivator. I'm Ma Shaonine. I saw you enter and leave so quickly, so I assume you didn't find what you were looking for. I know a few fellow cultivators, and I was thinking of organizing a small-scale trading event. Perhaps you'd be interested?"
"Sorry, I've already found what I was looking for and am not interested in this," Chu Ning replied as he took a step forward to continue on his way.
But the cultivator named Ma Shaonine quickly moved to block Chu Ning's path again.
"Please don't be hasty, fellow cultivator. I mean no harm. If you ask around, you'll find that I may not be from Heaven's First Sect, but I have a bit of a reputation in these parts. I'm gathering some scattered cultivators for a trade, and who knows, you might find something worthwhile."
As he spoke, he took a step forward, assuming an air of mystery.
At the same time, Chu Ning heard the other party's voice transmitted into his ear.
"We can get advance information on some of the auction items. If you know beforehand, you can plan your trades more effectively."
Chu Ning was slightly surprised upon hearing this.
After a moment's thought, he shook his head and declined, "Please find someone else, fellow cultivator. I'm not interested."
Chu Ning continued walking forward.
He had already achieved his primary goal for coming to this trading event.
He wasn't particularly interested in the specific items up for auction.
His focus was on finding suitable items to acquire.
As for his wealth, he had no worries in that regard.
Over the years, he had accumulated a fortune, including spirit stones that rivaled those of a mid-tier sect.
And his collection of treasures was likely unmatched by most Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.
However, in this situation, he naturally wouldn't reveal too much.
In fact, if it weren't for the risk of drawing attention by leaving now, Chu Ning would have considered departing Unity City immediately.
But he was well aware that the two Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators from Starfeather Sect were undoubtedly still searching for him.
Hurrying to leave now would only draw attention to himself, making it easier for them to notice his departure.
So, Chu Ning decided to continue exploring the trading event within the city.
This time, Ma Shaonine didn't stop him.
He merely shook his head and turned to approach another solitary cultivator.
Chu Ning had been observing Ma Shaonine's actions, and seeing no unusual behavior, he still felt a twinge of doubt.
"Could this person really be as he claims, organizing an internal trade and selling information?"
With this in mind, Chu Ning paid close attention to Ma Shaonine's interactions with other cultivators.
With his current divine sense strength, even without intentionally probing, he could still hear every word Ma Shaonine said from a short distance away.
After listening for a while, he realized that Ma Shaonine was repeating the same pitch, and to avoid drawing attention, Chu Ning decided to leave.
He arrived at a crossroads and, after a moment's hesitation, turned right towards a building.
On the left was the Spirit Pill Pavilion, primarily selling spirit pills and herbs.
Chu Ning didn't have a great need for pills, as even on the Skylid Continent, few could surpass his pill refinement skills.
However, he would be interested in spirit herbs that benefited divine sense, if available.
For now, he opted to visit the Script Pavilion on the right.
This place sold various cultivation techniques, spells, pill refinement, and artifact forging manuals, covering everything related to cultivation.
Chu Ning had learned beforehand that these manuals were either ancient pill formulas, treasure forging methods, or incomplete cultivation techniques and spell manuals.
Some also documented the secrets of various treasures.
There weren't many items that would attract the attention of Nascent Soul cultivators.
After all, if complete cultivation techniques and spells suitable for Nascent Soul cultivators existed, no sect would be willing to trade them.
Instead, some cultivators were interested in the manuals documenting treasure secrets, hoping to broaden their knowledge.
Chu Ning decided to test his luck.
Chu Ning expected the Script Pavilion to be less busy, but he was surprised to find that it was so quiet that he was the only one there.
When Chu Ning entered, the Core Formation cultivator in charge of reception was visibly startled.
She clearly hadn't anticipated a cultivator arriving so early.
But soon, the middle-aged female cultivator, with her mature appearance, approached him.
"Senior, is there anything I can assist you with?"
Chu Ning scanned the rows of jade slips behind her, all protected by restrictions, and slowly replied, "I'd like to see if there's anything here that interests me."
The middle-aged female cultivator immediately took out a jade slip from her embrace and respectfully handed it to Chu Ning.
"Senior, this jade slip contains a record of all the scriptures in our collection, including the names, brief introductions, and their locations."
The middle-aged female cultivator smiled and said, "Senior, rest assured. The restrictions on each scripture only seal ninety percent of its content. If you're still interested after reading the first ten percent, you can continue browsing."
As she spoke, she handed over a jade token.
"Senior, this jade token can be infused with spiritual power to unlock the restrictions on the jade slips. It will also automatically record the scriptures you view, and you can settle the spirit stones with me later using this token."
After listening to the middle-aged woman's explanation, Chu Ning nodded slightly.
He then took the jade slip and token from her and entered the rear pavilion.
At the same time, he scanned the jade slip with his divine sense.
Then, he directly located the scripture containing the secrets of the treasures.
"Ancient Map of the Skylid Continent: This map records the various terrains of the Skylid Continent from tens of thousands of years ago, with a completeness of seventy percent. Price: 5,000 low-grade spirit stones."
Upon seeing the first entry in the directory, Chu Ning paused slightly.
A map, even an incomplete one, was priced at 5,000 spirit stones—a hefty sum.
However, Chu Ning felt that this item might be useful.
Over tens of thousands of years, the terrain of the Skylid Continent had undoubtedly changed significantly, bearing little resemblance to its current state.
Considering that he would be staying on the Skylid Continent for some time, Chu Ning decided to spend some spirit stones to take a look.
He then continued scrolling down.
"Ancient Heavenly Medicinal Herb Encyclopedia"
"Ten Ancient Materials for Forging"
...
As Chu Ning scrolled further, he realized that the Scripture Pavilion was not as unimpressive as he had initially thought.
Many of the items actually piqued his interest.
Of course, he had already familiarized himself with the Ten Ancient Materials for Forging, so there was no need to review them again.
So, he quickly scrolled down to the bottom.
"Heavenly Fire Chart!"
When he reached the thirty-first entry, Chu Ning stopped abruptly.
"A complete record of the twenty-five types of Heavenly Spirit Fires in this realm, along with partial refinement methods. Price: 50,000 low-grade spirit stones."
"It's the complete Heavenly Fire Chart!"
Chu Ning was overjoyed.
After obtaining the Ziyang Spirit Flame, he couldn't be entirely sure if it was one of the top three Heavenly Spirit Fires.
He hadn't expected to find the complete Heavenly Fire Chart here.
Although the introduction mentioned that only partial refinement methods were included, Chu Ning didn't hesitate to take a look.
However, he didn't rush directly to the location mentioned in the jade slip.
Instead, he first spent 5,000 spirit stones to view the ancient map of the Skylid Continent.
Chu Ning carefully examined the jade slip and found that it was indeed vastly different from the map he currently possessed.
While the jade slip couldn't be replicated, with Chu Ning's divine sense as a Nascent Soul Cultivator, memorizing it was a simple task.
After leaving the pavilion, replicating it onto a jade slip wouldn't be difficult.
After browsing the ancient map, Chu Ning headed towards the location where the Heavenly Fire Chart was stored.
At the same time, he couldn't help but feel puzzled.
"How could the Heavenly Fire Chart, which includes methods for acquiring and refining the spirit fires, be so easily accessible to cultivators?"
As soon as this thought arose, Chu Ning immediately understood.
The Heavenly Spirit Fires were extremely rare, and the chances of ordinary cultivators encountering them were almost zero, unless they had as many fortuitous encounters as he did.
Perhaps most cultivators wouldn't be willing to spend 50,000 low-grade spirit stones just to view the records of the spirit fires and their refinement methods.
Moreover, the methods included were only partial, and they might not cover the top-ranked spirit fires.
Nevertheless, when Chu Ning picked up the jade slip containing the Heavenly Fire Chart, he only glanced at the beginning.
Then, without hesitation, he used the token to unlock the restrictions and carefully examined the content.
Like the incomplete Heavenly Fire Chart he had seen in the Nineflower Sect, this chart also listed the spirit fires from back to front.
Additionally, the rankings and names were identical to what Chu Ning had seen before.
As for the refinement methods, he had to browse through five or six spirit fires to find a single refinement method.
Chu Ning quickly scanned through the lower part of the chart.
His gaze skipped over the fourth-ranked Xuanwu Thunderfire and landed on the third position.
"Third, Ziyang Spirit Flame: The Supreme Yang Spirit Fire of Heaven and Earth!"
Upon reading the introduction of the Ziyang Spirit Flame, Chu Ning's heart filled with joy.
What delighted him even more was that as he continued browsing, he discovered that the jade slip also recorded the refinement method for the Ziyang Spirit Flame.
"Among the top ten Heavenly Spirit Fires, only two have their refinement methods recorded, and one of them is the Ziyang Spirit Flame.
It seems I have a profound connection with this Ziyang Spirit Flame."
Chu Ning secretly smiled to himself and immediately memorized the refinement method for the Ziyang Spirit Flame.
Time passed, and after a while, Chu Ning put down the jade slip.
At the same time, a name silently echoed in his mind.
"Purple Golden Fire Lotus!"
(End of Chapter)
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