After staying in the Ye family for seven days, on the eighth day, Ye Chen set off.
Just like Sky Cloud Martial School, Ye Chen also gave the Ye family a large amount of low grade spirit stones and martial skills. However, the amount was a bit less, since the Ye family's population was small, and their demand could not be compared to Sky Cloud Martial School. Moreover, with the existence of Ye Chen, the relationship between the Ye family and Sky Cloud Martial School could be said to be quite close. As long as the disciples of the Ye family were not too lacking in talent, entering Sky Cloud Martial School would not be a problem at all. In Sky Cloud Martial School, they could also learn a lot of martial skills and receive more comprehensive training.
Leaving South Rudra Region, the Star Regional Lake was the only way. It had a circumference of several million li, and could be ranked in the top few among all the lakes in the True Spirit Continent. Blood Demon Battlefield, Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone, and other dangerous places were only at the edge of the Star Regional Lake, far from the core.
"The Blue Mountain Island should be in front, just like the map."
Unknowingly, a month had passed, and Ye Chen gradually entered the depths of the Star Regional Lake. Above the Star Regional Lake, there were countless islands. The small ones were only a few li in circumference, while the big ones were tens of thousands of li in circumference. Most of the islands did not have any life, and only a few were inhabited by demonic beasts. Of course, there were also islands inhabited by humans. The island in front of him was ten thousand li in circumference. According to the Star Regional Lake's map, this island was called Blue Mountain Island. There was a small country established on it, with a population of over a hundred million.
Shua! Shua! Shua! Shua!
A large number of martial artists left the Blue Mountain Island, and another large number of martial artists flew over. It was a scene of prosperity.
Turning into a beam of light, Ye Chen landed in a city at the edge of the Blue Mountain Island.
Walking on the street, watching the martial artists coming and going, Ye Chen thought to himself, "This is indeed the True Spirit Continent. The population is unimaginable. Even a relatively large island has more than a hundred million people. This city must have at least a few million people!"
The nation built on the Blue Mountain Island was called the Blue Mountain Nation. Don't look down on the Blue Mountain Nation. Although the population of the Windy Nation was ten times more than the Blue Mountain Nation, the high level martial artists were not even worth mentioning. The royal family of the Blue Mountain Nation had thousands of Astral Reaching experts. More importantly, the Blue Mountain Nation had five Sea of Soul realm experts. With these five Sea of Soul realm experts, the Blue Mountain Island could be called a tyrant in this boundless Star Regional Lake. Anyone under the Life and Death Realm would have to think twice before making trouble.
"The No.3 Clasping Yuan Challenge Tournament is about to begin. Let's go check it out."
"Hehe, of course, we have to go check it out. Why did we come to this Blue Mountain Island? Isn't it because there are all kinds of ancient ruins around the island? If we are lucky, we might be able to find some spirit plants and weapons. If we are unlucky, we might still be able to see the world. Apart from that, the Blue Mountain Island Challenge Tournament is one of the best. A lot of martial artists from the South Rudra Region, Thunder Region, Wavy Cloud Region, and Misty Snow Region have gathered here.
On the street, the martial artists were discussing among themselves.
"Ancient Ruins, Clasping Yuan Challenge Tournament!"
Ye Chen revealed a smile. It was not without reason that he had chosen the Blue Mountain Island as his first stop. There was nothing special about this island, but the surroundings of the island were extremely special. Within a hundred thousand li radius, there were a lot of ancient ruins. Some were out in the open and could be seen from the sky, while some were in the depths of the lake, which could only be sensed after diving ten thousand meters deep. Because of the vastness of the Star Regional Lake, the bottom of the lake was not always calm. Instead, it was filled with turbulent undercurrents, which made it extremely easy to lose one's sense of direction. If it was easy to find, it meant that the treasures inside the ruins were all gone. If it was hard to find, it meant that there was still some profit to be made. Like a rolling snowball, more and more people arrived at the Blue Mountain Island. There were people from the South Rudra Region, Thunder Region, Wavy Cloud Region, and even the big Misty Snow Region.
The ancient ruins were an attraction, and the Blue Mountain Island Challenge Tournament was not any less attractive than the ancient ruins.
Every region seemed to have their own challenges, and they were even more formal than the Blue Mountain Island Challenge Tournament. But, which region would have a lot of martial artists? The distance between regions was too far, and very few martial artists would go to other regions. On the other hand, the Blue Mountain Island was located in the center of the Star Regional Lake, which was almost the same distance from the other regions. It was like the center of the lake, and people from different regions were willing to come here. Not only could they observe the power and martial skills of the other regions, they could also explore the ancient ruins. It was like a dream island.
"Exploring the ancient ruins is not urgent. I should first figure out the distribution of the ancient ruins, as well as the specific location of some hidden ancient ruins. Moving blindly will only result in half the effort."
"However, this challenge tournament is indeed quite attractive. Up until now, I have not seen many martial artists from other regions. Although there are some in the Bewilderment Fog Island, they are not that powerful. Since the Blue Mountain Island can attract so many martial artists from other regions, it is naturally much better than the Bewilderment Fog Island."
Stopping at the entrance of a restaurant, Ye Chen walked in.
Taking a hot bath and eating a sumptuous meal, Ye Chen spent a total of five low-grade spirit stones. Perhaps in the secular world, five low-grade spirit stones were very expensive, but for martial artists, it was not worth mentioning. After giving the Sky Cloud School eight million low-grade spirit stones and the Ye family five million, Ye Chen still had more than two million low-grade spirit stones. These two million low-grade spirit stones did not have much use, and could be used in daily life. As for the mid-grade spirit stones Ye Chen had, it was also a huge number, more than a million. If converted to low-grade spirit stones, it would be more than fifty million. Of course, no Astral Reaching expert would be stupid enough to exchange mid-grade spirit stones for low-grade spirit stones.
There were eighteen cities in the Blue Mountain Island, three of which were large cities, and fifteen of which were medium cities. The city Ye Chen was in was called the Blue Bird City. There was an antique street in the city, which didn't sell anything but antiques found in ancient ruins.
The value of the antiques depended on the customer's taste. They might spend a lot of money and get a piece of trash, or they might spend a small amount of money and get a priceless treasure.
The antique street was very long, and there was an endless stream of martial artists.
On both sides of the street, apart from the simple and unadorned shops, there were even more stalls of different sizes. Behind each stall sat a martial artist. None of these martial artists had reached the Astral Reaching realm, and were all at the Clasping Yuan realm. Occasionally, there would be a few Condensing Reality martial artists. They were either bargaining with the customers, or closing their eyes to rest, waiting for the arrival of the customers. The atmosphere was quite lively.
"In the medium cities, martial artists below the Astral Reaching realm can set up stalls as they please. In the large cities, only martial artists above the Astral Reaching realm and above are allowed to set up stalls. However, this doesn't mean that there are no good items in the medium cities. On this antique street, there are quite a lot of Astral Reaching experts. I guess they are also looking for some treasures to take back."
Faintly smiling, Ye Chen followed the crowd and entered the antique street.
Strolling on the slightly crowded antique street, Ye Chen's soul power never stopped scanning. The antiques on the stalls could indeed be called antiques. Since the whole Blue Mountain Island was located in the Star Regional Lake, and the ancient ruins were also on the lake, these antiques had more or less been eroded by the lake water. Some of them were quite waterproof, and one could tell their shape and usage. Some of them were full of holes and rust, and one couldn't even tell what they were. Even so, the martial artists who came to the antique street were still in high spirits. Ye Chen even saw two Clasping Yuan martial artists quarreling over a piece of broken jade.
"Eh? There's actually a Yuan Light Ball!"
Ye Chen's soul power was extremely sensitive, any antique that had Yuan Qi vibration could not hide from him at all. With a slight scan, it was imprinted into his mind.
Ye Chen had seen a Yuan Light Ball twice in total. The first time was given to him by Ye Hai, and he had used it in the Hundred Thousand Mountain Range. The second time was with Luo Hanshan. Back then, they were being chased by the Ghost Corpse Man, and Luo Hanshan had no choice but to use the Yuan Light Ball to block a powerful attack launched by a powerful martial artist, which saved him from death.
Perhaps the Yuan Light Ball was completely useless to the current Ye Chen, but Ye Chen would never forget that it was the Yuan Light Ball that had saved his life. Otherwise, he would have been killed by the mother vines on the edge of the mountain. Crushing a Yuan Light Ball would be more than enough to block a full-power attack from any Clasping Yuan Realm martial artist. The defensive light shield formed by the Yuan Light Ball was so powerful that even the mother vines could not break it with only one attack.
If a Clasping Yuan Realm martial artist had this Yuan Light Ball, it would be equal to having an extra life. During a battle, if the Yuan Light Ball was crushed, the defensive power of the martial artist would be greatly improved, and he would be able to easily chase after his opponent.
"I want this Yuan Light Ball, three thousand low-rank soul stones."
"I will pay four thousand."
As Ye Chen had expected, once the crowd saw the Yuan Light Ball, they immediately started bidding for it.
Shaking his head, Ye Chen kept walking.
When he was about to reach the end of the street, Ye Chen abruptly stopped.
"Excuse me, what is this?"
Picking up a red-colored, yellow-tinged wooden rooster from the stall on the left, Ye Chen asked.
He smiled and said, "This is a puppet chicken. Five thousand years ago, there was a rank 5 martial institution called the Puppet Martial School. All of their disciples knew how to make puppet mechanisms. This puppet chicken is one of the unranked ones. Don't underestimate it, it is unimaginably exquisite. Just put a low rank soul stone, and it will be able to walk on its own, and eat the pests on the plants. Young warrior, if you have your own herb garden, it would definitely be worth it. How about three thousand low rank soul stones?"
"Puppet Martial School … I have heard of it."
The wooden puppet in the Sky Cloud Martial School was indeed the work of the Puppet Martial School, which was a rank 5 martial school five thousand years ago. It was not hard to imagine how powerful it was. There were many Life and Death Realm warriors in the martial school. However, this puppet chicken in front of Ye Chen was obviously not made by a Life and Death Realm warrior. It should be the work of an inner disciple. This puppet chicken was extremely lifelike, and had a hard exterior. Its eyeballs were two yellow gems, and there was a layer of black inside. As for its pest-killing function, it was indeed useful. One could naturally raise chickens in the herb garden, but one could not guarantee that they would not eat any herbs other than pests.
"I will buy it." Ye Chen did not really want it to kill pests. It was purely a personal preference, since the products of the Puppet Martial School were too rare.
Right at this moment, a clear voice was heard, "I will pay five thousand low-rank soul stones. Give me the puppet chicken."
A fragrant breeze blew past, and a young lady walked to the front of the stall. She was about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, with a petite body and a pretty face. However, there was a hint of arrogance in between her brows, which told Ye Chen that she was definitely not a virtuous person.
"Miss, this puppet chicken …"
The old man was a bit tempted. Five thousand low-rank soul stones was a huge amount for him. He wanted to sell this puppet chicken for a high price, but after a couple of days, a lot of people thought that the price was too high. After all, the puppet chicken did not have any use for cultivation, and it was only for collection. Almost all Clasping Yuan Realm warriors would not spend three thousand low-rank soul stones on a puppet chicken. With so many low-rank soul stones, they might as well buy some pellets.
Tempted was indeed tempted, but he was very wary of Ye Chen, because he could not see through Ye Chen's cultivation at all. Going back on one's word was a big taboo among warriors, and it was hard to guarantee that the opponent would not hold a grudge against you. All the big cities of the Blue Mountain Island did not allow reckless fights. Once outside the cities, it would be a lawless zone.
"Greed is not a good thing. Here are twenty thousand low-rank soul stones. Take them, I will take the puppet chicken."
Ye Chen ignored the young lady.
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