Raging Flame City was huge and lively.
Cultivators of various races stood in great numbers within the city.
Though all of them could assume human form, most of them retained the characteristics of their own races. There were muscular men with bull horns, female daemons with tails, plant beings with leaves growing over their heads, and even special beings such as water people and fire people.
Blaze City was huge, and there were markets in each of the north, south, east, and west, which were filled with all sorts of rare treasures from different worlds. None of them could be found on Earth, and though they were not worth much, Jiang He still bought some for his collection.
After strolling around for a while, Dumbo, Trumbo, and the others set up a stall in the market, taking out snacks such as spicy potato strips, cola, and potato chips.
"Everyone, have a look, have a look …"
Dumbo was wearing a pair of floral shorts and aviator sunglasses. Standing on its hind legs, it held a small megaphone and shouted with familiarity.
Feeling thirsty after shouting for a while, it recorded what it was shouting and put the megaphone aside to play it automatically.
The stall attracted quite a few customers.
The cultivators varied in cultivation, and it was definitely the first time they saw the snacks. While they showed great interest, some quietly left when they heard that all the snacks sold in Dumbo's stall were sold for one spirit stone each.
One spirit stone was not much, but it was endless for some of the weaker cultivators, and they were reluctant to waste one spirit stone on a bag of spicy potato strips and potato chips of unknown value.
That was until night, when Dumbo closed up the stall with a look of disappointment on its face, and complained when it saw Jiang He, "Master, are all novels fake?"
"I heard from Trumbo that the main character in one of the novels he read used snacks from Earth to build a huge merchant guild in another world, accumulating great wealth. But why did I only get three hundred spirit stones after selling them for half a day?"
Jiang He replied, "Just three hundred spirit stones? Then what's the point of selling hammers? I should just go shopping. "
"…"
Beside them, Wang Hou was at a loss for words when he heard the conversation between man and dog.
Gritting his teeth, he said, "Jiang He, do you know how much a spirit stone could be sold for on Earth?"
"How much?"
"10 million."
Wang Hou raised five fingers and said, "Moreover, it's priceless, and that's because a small spirit stone mine was discovered within Hua Nation's borders three months ago … Otherwise, even a hundred million might not be enough to buy spirit stones."
Jiang He's face was impassive.
What 100 million? It didn't sound like anything at all.
For Jiang He, money was just a string of numbers. So what if it was a hundred million, let alone ten million?
Wang Hou: "…"
Expressionlessly, he pointed at Dumbo and said, "That dog set the price of snacks such as spicy potato strips, potato chips, and cola at one spirit stone each, and managed to sell three hundred of them in one afternoon … it managed to sell more than three hundred of them for ten million when they cost a few cents!"
At this point, Wang Hou felt a little heartache.
Why was it that even a dog could think of a way to make money, but he couldn't?
"Oh …"
Jiang He replied with an 'oh' and thought about it carefully before saying, "I only sold it for 300 spirit stones. Is it a lot?"
"…"
Wang Hou facepalmed, gesturing that he did not want to keep talking to Jiang He.
Even after staying at Blaze City for a day, Dumbo and the others expressed that they had not had enough fun. Jiang He was about to say that they should stay for a few more days, but Wang Hou could not sit still and kept urging him, saying, "Jiang He, Blaze City is just a tiny place compared to the celestial battlefield. It wouldn't be too late to play there if you want."
He was beside himself with apprehension.
Play?
Play, my foot!
What if the Nether River Patriarch came charging at them?
When they reached the celestial battlefield, the Nether River Patriarch would not dare to act recklessly no matter how powerful he was.
Left with no other choice, they could only seek out the Blaze Guards of Blaze City and request to borrow Blaze City's' super long-distance teleportation formation '… The super long-distance teleportation formation consumed a lot of energy to use, and naturally the fee was extremely high as well. Thus, it was usually closed.
To use it, one had to pay a certain fee before it could be activated.
After Jiang He released a hint of Grand Luo's Dao, the Blaze guardsmen's attitude improved considerably. He reported the news, and soon, a Grand Luo Blaze elite appeared.
The Blaze Grand Luo was almost four meters tall and covered in a layer of dark-red combat armor. He introduced himself the moment he saw Jiang He, saying, "Scarlet Flame of the Blaze race greets you, Brother."
The Blaze Grand Luo's Daoist title was Scarlet Flame, and he was rather famous among the Grand Luo across worlds. Even so, Jiang He was unmoved after he announced his Daoist title, and merely nodded at him.
Wang Hou, on the other hand, offered a fist-palm salute and said, "I am Wang Hou. Greetings, Brother Scarlet Flame."
Scarlet Flame was a little angry at first, but his expression changed when he sensed Wang Hou's aura that surpassed Grand Luo and was not Grand Luo.
Another Grand Luo?
Scarlet Flame's attitude improved considerably at that.
Inwardly, he was puzzled.
Those two Grand Luo appeared to be humans, and he was unfamiliar with them since he had never heard of them.
Grand Luo had endless lifespans, and with the vastness of worlds, many Grand Luo had been born over the endless years. It was normal that he did not recognize some of them who were secluded cultivators.
Inwardly in awe at the power of humans, Scarlet Flame became even more respectful towards Jiang He and Wang Hou.
Humans were one of the hegemons of the universe, and definitely one of the pinnacle races across worlds. On the other hand, the Blaze race was merely a minor race that was almost wiped out. How would they dare to be arrogant before humans?
"Scarlet Flame did not know that you were coming to Blaze City, Brothers. Please forgive us for our negligence."
Scarlet Flame personally led Jiang He, Royal Marquis, and the others to a massive warp portal, exchanging a lot of pleasantries along the way, such as telling them to inform them the next time they came, and that they could at least tour Blaze City and see the beauties of the Blaze race …
Jiang He shuddered at that.
The Blaze race?
Beneath their rocky skin was boiling magma. Who would dare to touch the beauties of the Blaze race?
As for whether they were beauties?
Every race had different standards of beauty.
Jiang He did not believe that the race, which stood at three meters tall and was covered in rocks, would produce beauties.
Soon, the warp portal shone, and Jiang He and the others disappeared within.
In Jiang He and the others' senses, there seemed to be a unique halo containing spatial energy engulfing them. Under the effect of that energy, time and space became layered, and with every breath, they could see countless stars streaking past beneath their feet …
"That's …"
"Spatial shift?"
Jiang He and Wang Hou carefully extended their senses.
At their level of cultivation, they had naturally grasped the 'energy of space' a long time ago, and they themselves were able to execute 'spatial teleportation'. However, the distance they could travel through space was limited, and it wasn't as exaggerated as the 'ultra-long distance teleportation formation'.
Soon, Jiang He came to a conclusion and said, "The warp portal must have been set up by an elite adept at Spatial Dao. They would have fused their understanding of Spatial Dao into the array and magnified it, which is how they could warp across an entire constellation in one go … but there is actually a drawback to doing so …"
"What drawbacks?"
Dumbo asked, playing along.
"Teleportation is too slow."
Jiang He explained, "So-called spatial shift, in my opinion, is the use of Spatial Dao to fold space and instantly reach a certain place. On the other hand, this long-distance warp is folding the distant dimensions countless times, and then shuttling back and forth over and over again, but it is not instantaneous."
"Of course … I'm guessing that not even the best Demi-Saints could do that. Only Saints could do it."
Jiang He lit himself a cigarette.
Logically speaking, smoking a cigarette while teleporting was a very unique experience.
After all, the cigarette was finished.
The dimensions quaked slightly.
The scenery before their eyes changed, and they appeared at the center of a massive warp portal.
They had arrived at the Galactic Empire.
Jiang He was about to say that they would rest for a few days at the Galactic Empire when Wang Hou quickly said, "Jiang He, the Galactic Empire is not far from the celestial battlefield. We could use their warp portal to reach the planets and continents around the celestial battlefield, but there's no time to lose. Let's go now!"
Jiang He was speechless.
Why the rush?
And yet, Wang Hou looked so worried …
"Minister Wang, did you provoke some powerful foe and are worried about being hunted down?" Jiang He could not help asking. Wang Hou scowled and growled, "What powerful foe could I provoke?"
"I'm worried that the Nether River Patriarch would come for us!"
"The Nether River Patriarch?"
Jiang He smiled. "You must be joking, Minister Wang. The Nether River Patriarch has no quarrel with me, so why would he hunt me down?"
"Though I did take his Yuan Killer Sword, I did compensate him and wrote him a letter to explain. I'm sure the Nether River Patriarch would know what to do after cultivating to his level."
With that, he waved his hand and said, "There's no rush to the celestial battlefield. The Galactic Empire occupies an entire constellation, ruling over twelve planetary systems and tens of thousands of living planets. It's a prosperous place, so let's have a good day of shopping before heading to the celestial battlefield."
Dumbo, Trumbo, and the Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers were cheering.
… …
Outside Sura, several immortal radiances were arriving rapidly.
After seven days of hurrying under the stars and under the moon, the five Suras who had returned from Blaze City finally returned to Sura.
The Sura Realm was a realm that the Nether River Patriarch had conquered. It was extremely vast, and while it was not a complete planetary system, it was at least the size of a planetary system. At the center of the Sura Realm was the immeasurably vast Blood Sea, and around it were planets with life.
The five Suras soon arrived at a planet near the Blood Sea, and sent word to the Grand Luo of their lineage through their own channels.
Soon, space stirred.
A Sura champion emanating a frightening aura arrived.
The Asura Race expert's face was filled with disbelief. He looked at the descendant disciples who had just returned from Flame City and asked, "Is your report true?"
The Golden Immortal Sura walked up and knelt on one knee, saying, "Patriarch, that person had displayed the Yuan Killer Sword before. It's definitely true."
A look of delight flashed over the Sura champion's ugly face and he laughed out loud. "Good, good, good! The patriarch had only fully recovered yesterday, and you've brought back the Yuan Killer Sword today. That's a great merit. Come, I'll bring you to the patriarch!"
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