They hadn't even landed when a streak of azure light suddenly shot towards them from one of the islands below. Moments later, it arrived before Cheng Hao and the others. It was a True God, an azure-armored cultivator.
"Greetings, seniors." The azure-armored man was very respectful. He could sense that even the weakest of them, Gongsun Waner, was an ordinary Ancestral Immortal. He immediately grew even more respectful towards them. "Seniors, this should be your first visit to Fogstone. Would you like me to show you around?"
"Alright." Cheng Hao nodded, then smiled. "You are here to welcome Elder Gods and Ancestral Immortals, right? Are there many Elder Gods and Ancestral Immortals who come to Fogstone? "
"Very few Elder Gods and Ancestral Immortals come from outside Fogstone." The azure-armored man smiled. "I was ordered to show you around, senior. Over the past thousand years, I've only been able to show you around a hundred or so."
"Mm!" Cheng Hao nodded. He didn't ask any further questions. Led by the azure-armored man, the group stepped onto a street formed from clouds.
"Seniors, do you need any servants?" The azure-armored man pointed at an enormous island below them. "That's Slave Island. There are many servants imprisoned there, from Empyrean Gods to Elder Gods and Ancestral Immortals! So long as you are willing to pay the right price, you can purchase any of them to serve as your servants. "
"No need!" Cheng Hao shook his head, then continued to walk forward.
"Senior, there's a place here that specializes in formations. That island over there. There's also a place that specializes in cultivation techniques, divine abilities, secret arts, sword-arts, lightning arts …" The azure-armored man enthusiastically pointed at one island after another as he spoke.
"Secret arts?" Cheng Hao was instantly intrigued. If they were on the level of the Nine Esoteric Arts of the main world, he would definitely go take a look.
"Right. Secret arts, spacetime arts, sealing arts, karmic arts … there's everything you need. Some secret arts can even allow you to instantly double your power. Even World-level experts would be envious of them." The azure-armored man hurriedly explained.
"Might I ask how much these secret arts cost?" Cheng Hao asked with interest.
"For example, the secret arts which are suitable for the Elder Gods of our predecessors cost at least a cube of chaos nectar. Some of the secret arts which would make even World-level experts go green with envy cost more than ten cubes of chaos nectar."
Cheng Hao's expression remained unchanged as he nodded. He did not ask any more questions. It was too expensive, and he could not afford it.
One cubic meter of chaos spiritual liquid was equivalent to a thousand bottles. Ten cubic meters meant ten thousand bottles. Since he had so much chaos spiritual liquid, he might as well use it to cultivate his physical body.
In Cheng Hao's opinion, secret techniques and supernatural abilities were actually a special application of the Great Dao Laws. In a situation where one's comprehension of the Laws was insufficient, they could use secret techniques to stimulate the power of Laws of a higher level.
For example, in the original storyline, when Ning trained in the [Ninehorn Lightning Serpent] evasion technique, his own speed was unable to reach the speed of light. However, after collecting and refining many types of lightning materials, he was able to transform into a [Ninehorn Lightning Serpent], allowing his own speed to reach the speed of light.
This sort of secret art was quite useful in the early stages of training, but in the later stages it was virtually useless. Late-stage cultivators would compete in terms of overall power and their comprehension of the Great Dao Laws. If one's comprehension of the Laws was deep enough, one's every move could be described as a divine ability or a secret art.
Given Cheng Hao's current level of power, he no longer had much use for most of the divine abilities and secret arts which he had trained in in the past. A casual palm strike from him was accompanied by the power of the Great Dao Laws, after all, and was just as powerful as a divine ability or secret art.
Once one's comprehension of the Great Dao Laws reached a certain level, divine abilities and secret arts would naturally be born. Aside from some particularly monstrous secret arts, there was no need for one to spend time training in a particular divine ability.
After strolling through the Cloudstreet for an entire day, Cheng Hao only bought a map of the surrounding area. He didn't buy anything else, and this caused the azure-armored man, who had been brimming with excitement, to suddenly lose interest.
"I really am unlucky. It wasn't easy for three Elder Gods to show up at once, but all three of them are so stingy. It seems I won't be able to get anything out of this job!"
The azure-armored man felt quite resigned. This job of welcoming Elder Gods and Ancestral Immortals was a lucrative one. If he led the Elder Gods to spend money, he would be able to earn a cut. However, there was nothing he could do about someone as stingy as Cheng Hao. All he could do was admit that he was unlucky.
"Alright, we're done strolling." Cheng Hao came to a halt, then smiled calmly after learning about the various functions of the various islands.
"If that's the case, I'll be heading back now." Seeing that Cheng Hao and the others had finally stopped strolling, the azure-armored man let out a sigh of relief. He had long since grown impatient at having to accompany these Elder Gods who weren't able to get anything out of him at all.
"Don't be impatient." Cheng Hao waved his hand. "The reason we've come to Fogstone is to join the Fogstone Army. What sort of procedures do we have to go through?"
"Senior …" The azure-armored man was stunned. "Senior, all of you wish to join the Fogstone Army?"
"Yes." Cheng Hao smiled and nodded. "What, the Fogstone Army isn't recruiting Elder Gods recently?"
"No, no, no." The azure-armored man had a look of delight on his face. He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Fogstone welcomes adventuring Elder Gods and Ancestral Immortals to join us. Although there are some restrictions in the army, you're all Elder Gods and Ancestral Immortals, and so the restrictions are quite low. All you have to do is go out and do battle when needed. In addition, there are many benefits to joining the army. Chaos nectar, magic treasures … you'll get everything. "
Perhaps because he was so excited, the azure-armored man's voice was trembling as he spoke.
"Good heavens. I thought that I wouldn't be able to earn much from this welcoming mission. Who would've thought that I'd end up with such a huge reward? Recommending three Elder Gods and Ancestral Immortals to join the Fogstone Army? This reward is enough for me to reach the Elder God level!"
The azure-armored man couldn't help but feel excited. There were very few World-level experts in the outer regions of the Grand Desert Territory, and the major organizations generally fought over Elder Gods and Ancestral Immortals. Thus, the major organizations would often fight over foreign Elder Gods and Ancestral Immortals. As for those who recommended Elder Gods and Ancestral Immortals to join the army, the organizations they belonged to would definitely reward them handsomely.
Recommending three Elder Gods to join the Fogstone Army at once was quite rare. The rewards offered by Fogstone would definitely be unimaginably high.
"Seniors, please follow me. Up ahead is the recruitment island!"
The azure-armored man hurriedly led Cheng Hao and the others forward, seemingly afraid that Cheng Hao and the others would return. Soon, they arrived at a heavily guarded island.
"Mu Jie, this is an important recruitment area. Please take these seniors and leave immediately!"
As soon as they stepped foot onto the recruitment island, a black-armored True God blocked their path and gestured for the azure-armored man to immediately lead them away.
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