Primordial Star Scripture

During the conversation, the stall owner proudly held up a piece of jade that was placed right in the middle of his stall, "This is the 'Warm Fragrance Precious Jade' exclusive to the Void Abyss. This jade is greatly helpful for martial artists to refine their qi and concentrate their spirit for breakthroughs in cultivation, even those in the Heavenly Saint Realm can make use of it."

Seeing that Ye Chen was indifferent, the stall owner quickly took out another treasure—a small piece of green copper: "And this, this green copper piece is extraordinary. Whenever it encounters Wood Element treasures, it lights up, making it an excellent material for finding Wood Element Secret Treasures."

The stall owner was introducing the treasures on his stall while Ye Chen appeared indifferent on the surface, but his heart stirred slightly.

"The stall owner said that the treasures on his stall all came from the Void Abyss, one of the three great adventures? Does that mean that the 'Void' wooden plaque is from the Void Abyss?"

"The 'Forbid' wooden plaque I possess is related to the Ancient Royal Tomb Land among the three great adventures, while the 'Void' wooden plaque is related to the Void Abyss from those adventures; and yet, these two wooden plaques look so alike. Could it be that there are connections between these three great adventures?"

"Even though the three great adventures are held simultaneously, they take place in different realms. It's said that they are the three most challenging and enigmatic exploration sites among the thirty-three continents. I have never heard that they are interconnected."

"Out of the three great adventures, apart from the Ancient Royal Tomb Land and the Void Abyss, there is one more—the Five Elements Mountain that I am about to visit. If the previous two places both have a wooden plaque, I wonder if there might be such a special wooden plaque within the Five Elements Mountain as well."

Ye Chen mulled over with a whirl of thoughts and suppressed his numerous questions as he looked at the stall owner.

The stall owner was a middle-aged man whose aura was at the early stage of the Heavenly Saint Realm.

"The 'Warm Fragrance Precious Jade' isn't of much use to me, but this green copper piece—I'm interested. How many Spirit Stones is it?" Ye Chen asked, looking at the small piece of green copper the stall owner was holding.

"This green copper piece can aid a martial artist in finding Wood Element Secret Treasures. If you stumble upon a divine-level Wood Element Secret Treasure with the help of this green copper piece, that would mean a huge profit. It's not expensive at all. This green copper piece is just for sale for ten top-grade Spirit Stones."

"Ten? Top-grade Spirit Stones?"

Ye Chen shook his head and prepared to leave, lifting his leg, "The usefulness of this green copper piece is limited if useful at all. Divine-level Wood Element Secret Treasures aren't so easy to come by, and even if discovered, it's usually due to the attraction emitted by the treasures themselves, which honestly, would not have much to do with this green copper piece."

"With ten top-grade Spirit Stones, I could buy a pretty decent divine-level lower-tier treasure!"

Seeing that Ye Chen was about to leave, the stall owner hastily called out to him, "Eight, eight top-grade Spirit Stones! I can't go any lower, I bought these treasures at a high price from explorers of the Void Abyss myself."

"Five." Ye Chen stopped in his tracks and spoke.

The stall owner gritted his teeth, not wanting to agree, "Five top-grade Spirit Stones is too little. I bought this treasure for six top-grade Spirit Stones and even brought it here specially. I can't just let myself incur a loss!"

In fact, the stall owner had bought the "Warm Fragrance Precious Jade" and this green copper piece together for only ten top-grade Spirit Stones. That means, realistically, this green copper piece was worth about four top-grade Spirit Stones.

However, of course, he would not immediately agree to Ye Chen's offer. In trade, one aims to profit from the margin; making a few more top-grade Spirit Stones could mean more resources for his cultivation in the future.

Seeing the stall owner's reluctance, Ye Chen looked at him with a half-smile, "You bought this green copper piece for six top-grade Spirit Stones? I doubt the senior is that generous."

"Alright, this junior is currently comprehending the Wood Element Heavenly Void Law, so this green copper piece indeed has some uses. I would not have the senior out of pocket, so six top-grade Spirit Stones it is—but, as part of the deal, you'll have to throw in some other treasures for me."

Ye Chen pointed at some scattered treasures in the corner of the stall, and among them was the "Void" wooden plaque.

Seeing that Ye Chen really agreed to buy the green copper piece for six top-grade Spirit Stones, the stall owner was overjoyed.

As he looked at the additional trinkets Ye Chen had requested, they were all items he had acquired from explorers of the Void Abyss at a very low price, items that had little use. The total value did not exceed one top-grade Spirit Stone, which further relieved him.

"Alright then, seeing as you're a straightforward guy, let's seal the deal for six top-grade Spirit Stones. Apart from the few treasures in the middle of my stall, help yourself to three more items of your choice," said the stall owner as he passed the green copper piece to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen took the green copper piece and briefly examined it, sensing a faint trace of the Wood Element Law emanating from it. His mind stirred, the Divine Pill Law Pattern of the Wood Element on his Five Apertures Rotating Pill vibrated, and the green copper piece in his hand indeed began to glow faintly.

Just as the stall owner mentioned, the green copper piece had a special response to Wood Element Secret Treasures.

Ye Chen tucked away the green copper piece, flipped his palm, and six top-grade Spirit Stones appeared in his hand. He handed them to the stall owner and casually picked three items from a corner of the stall, naturally including the "Void" wooden plaque in his selection.

"He actually chose these three items—a wooden plaque with an unknown purpose and two small materials for refining? Among those trinkets, these are considered of little value. Let him have them," thought the stall owner.

The stall owner glanced at the treasures Ye Chen had selected, then looked back at the six top-grade Spirit Stones Ye Chen handed over. Sensing that the Spirit Stones were indeed intact, he smiled happily, "Do you want any other treasures?"

"No need for anything else. There doesn't seem to be anything valuable left here, so that will be all," Ye Chen said, his fingers deftly moving to collect the "Void" character wooden plaque and two other small materials into the Heaven Spirit Ring, then he turned and left the stall.

"Take care, young man!" the stall owner said with a cheery smile to Ye Chen, then turned to greet another warrior approaching his stall.

Ye Chen stopped in his tracks about several tens of meters away from that stall.

On the surface, he appeared to be sizing up other stalls, but most of his divine sense had already entered the Heaven Spirit Ring.

At that moment, Ye Chen placed the "Void" character wooden plaque alongside the "Prohibit" character wooden plaque he already possessed, and something wondrous happened. The "Void" character wooden plaque, which had shown no abnormalities at all when on the stall, suddenly emitted a dazzling light when it came into contact with the "Prohibit" wooden plaque, just like the "Prohibit" plaque had done before.

When Ye Chen extended his divine sense into the "Void" character wooden plaque, he saw a complete map within it, a map of the Void Abyss, one of the legend's three great exploration sites!

The detailed map of the Void Abyss portrayed within was even more complete than any description of the Void Abyss that Ye Chen had come across!

Diving further into his divine sense, Ye Chen looked again at the complete map of the Ancient Royal Tomb Land contained within the "Prohibit" wooden plaque.

Comparing the two plaques, though the topographies of the two exploration sites were entirely different, Ye Chen had a premonition that these two places were definitely connected.

"There's surely a big secret with these two wooden plaques!"

"Perhaps, even the Five Elements Mountain that I am about to visit will have such a plaque, hiding a complete map of its landscape!"

"Wooden plaques, three great exploration sites, what exactly is the connection, the secret here?"

Ye Chen didn't understand, but he felt that with the two plaques in his possession, he was getting closer and closer to uncovering this secret.

After carefully examining the two wooden plaques once more, Ye Chen conscientiously put them away this time.

He kept in mind that once he entered the Five Elements Mountain, he must make sure to look for such wooden plaques!

These wooden plaques were the most unexpected gain from the first round of the peripheral informal sale events outside the Underground Palace.

Even in Ye Chen's heart, their value surpassed that of the green bronze piece. After all, if it weren't for the wooden plaques, Ye Chen wouldn't have bothered buying it.

Having set aside the matter of the wooden plaques, Ye Chen continued to browse through the stalls.

After selecting a few treasures and even spending ten top-quality Spirit Stones to purchase a box of low-grade Holy Water Element Secret Treasure, Ye Chen once again found a new item of interest.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

However, this time the item of interest was not chosen by Ye Chen himself, but was something that the little monkey inside the Heaven Spirit Ring specifically asked Ye Chen to buy.

The little monkey, having been cultivating within the Heaven Spirit Ring, rarely showed its face. Nevertheless, it had been startled awake when Ye Chen continued to place items into the ring, especially when he checked the original wooden plaques in the ring.

The little fellow became very excited upon waking up and discovering they were at a grand auction site.

After a brief exchange of divine senses with Ye Chen, it learned that it had been brought to another continent and that there were countless treasures here. Its shiny black eyes glinted with excitement.

As Ye Chen approached a certain stall, when he got close to a peculiar fruit on that stall, the little monkey began drooling outright.

"Ye Chen, it smells so good, I want to eat that fruit," the little monkey transmitted its voice directly to Ye Chen.

Only then did Ye Chen take notice of this unusual fruit.

About the size of a fist, the fruit was colored in mysterious rainbow hues and shaped like a gourd. At the base of the fruit, there were five leaves of different colors: gold, green, blue, red, and brownish-yellow.

A gentle breeze stirred, and the fruit seemed to ripple with flowing light, truly wondrous.

Yet, Ye Chen only smelled a faint fragrance from the fruit. He didn't salivate over it like the little monkey, who claimed the fruit smelled incredibly fragrant.

Ye Chen speculated that this fruit was probably a special kind intended for True Spirit Sacred Beasts like the little monkey.

Just as Ye Chen had guessed, as he examined the fruit, a pretty young girl at the stall smiled and said to him, "This fruit is called the Five-Leaf Celestial Fragrance Fruit. It is a miraculous fruit specially meant for nurturing juvenile True Spirit Sacred Beasts. The five leaves beneath contain the five elemental Heavenly Void Laws of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The Five-Leaf Celestial Fragrance Fruit, nourished by these leaves, greatly aids these True Spirit Sacred Beasts in breaking through to the Rotating Pill Realm!"