TL: Etude
When Ye Tian had just advanced to the quasi-Dao Realm, both he and the Human Race indeed harvested an enormous amount of resources, but most of them were rather ordinary. Their value was astonishing only because of the sheer quantity accumulated.
What Ye Tian needed now were high-level body refinement resources that could aid in his cultivation of the Profound Void Technique. These resources had to be of superior quality because his physical foundation was already too high. Resources that were valuable to others might not necessarily benefit him.
There were many True Monarchs within the Void Sky Lineage. Ye Tian went to the Void Sky Hall and took out all the resources he had, hoping to exchange them for high-level resources from others.
Many of the resources Ye Tian possessed were not particularly helpful to him, but they could be extremely beneficial to others. Additionally, he was willing to trade large quantities of his resources for a small portion of high-level ones, which were of much greater actual value. As a result, many True Monarchs were willing to trade with Ye Tian.
However, the high-level resources in the hands of other True Monarchs were not abundant either. Some of them were saving these resources for future use, so they were naturally reluctant to trade too much.
After a long while, Ye Tian finally managed to exchange for enough high-level resources to sustain his cultivation for five million years. He also exchanged a batch of high-level resources from the Void Sky points system, nearly exhausting their stock of high-level resources.
In total, he accumulated about 140 million years’ worth of high-level resources! Although this seemed like a lot, Ye Tian still felt unsatisfied.
On this day, True Monarch Sundragon came to see Ye Tian.
“Master, if you want to gather a large amount of high-level resources, you might want to go to Doutian Giant City.”“Where is Doutian Giant City?” Ye Tian asked curiously.
“Master, since you often remain in seclusion and rarely leave Human Race territory, it’s natural that you don’t know about Doutian Giant City. It’s located outside the Void Sky True Nation, not under the jurisdiction of any true nation, but rather in a chaotic region.
However, the Chaos Merchant Guild and Giant Axe City, two powerful factions, joined forces to build a magnificent city in that chaotic area. That’s Doutian Giant City, a city of trade managed by the Chaos Merchant Guild.
Nowadays, many major forces have established presences in Doutian Giant City. Even some True Monarchs from Void Sky Hall are involved.
You can find many precious resources there, and the information is incredibly well-connected.”
True Monarch Sundragon explained.
“I see!”
Ye Tian had already made up his mind, so he took True Monarch Sundragon and prepared to head to Doutian Giant City.
The Void Sky True Nation had teleportation arrays leading to Doutian Giant City. Otherwise, given the number of true nations, even Ye Tian’s grand realm teleportation wouldn’t work well. Traveling directly to Doutian Giant City would still take some time.
Thus, Ye Tian used the teleportation array, directly crossing the true nation barriers, and arrived at Doutian Giant City.
Upon entering the giant city, Ye Tian saw numerous true nations. The people walking the streets were all True Monarchs, and there were even many peak True Monarchs among them.
“Master, the largest trading firm in Doutian Giant City is the Tianxi Pavilion, which operates under the Chaos Merchant Guild. You can sell treasures to Tianxi Pavilion or purchase valuable resources from them,” Sundragon said.
Soon, Ye Tian and True Monarch Sundragon arrived at Tianxi Pavilion.
Tianxi Pavilion was enormous, and it was no ordinary building. It was a half-Dao Artifact, and a top-tier one at that. Inside, top-tier True Monarchs were stationed. Unless someone from the True Monarch Ranking caused trouble, anyone else who dared to make a scene would be immediately suppressed.
However, even the True Monarch Ranking experts would think twice before offending the power of the Chaos Merchant Guild. Almost none of them dared to provoke the guild.
Thus, trading in Tianxi Pavilion was exceptionally safe.
The attendants handling the trades inside Tianxi Pavilion were all True Monarchs, though their strength was relatively ordinary.
“Two True Monarchs, what would you like to purchase?” a True Monarch attendant asked.
“I wish to sell some resources. Do you accept them?” Ye Tian inquired.
“We do!” the attendant replied.
“I am the Dao Child of Void Sky Hall. Have your superior come. You aren’t qualified!” Ye Tian said domineeringly.
“The Dao Child of Ten Thousand Laws!”
The True Monarch attendant of Tianxi Pavilion had naturally heard of Ye Tian. After all, he was a personal disciple of Dao Ancestor Void Sky. How could he not know him? Although the True Monarchs of the quasi-Dao Realm numbered in the billions, a personal disciple of a Dao Ancestor, especially the top disciples and peak True Monarchs, were widely known. Offending one carelessly would spell disaster.
“Dao Child, please wait a moment. I will fetch the Pavilion Lord immediately!” The attendant hurriedly responded.
Before long, the Pavilion Lord of Tianxi Pavilion arrived.
The Pavilion Lord, a powerful peak True Monarch named True Monarch Huang Yu, was not ranked among the True Monarch Rankings, but he was still a formidable peak True Monarch.
“So it’s the Dao Child of Void Sky Hall! Welcome to Tianxi Pavilion. May I ask what you wish to sell?” True Monarch Huang Yu said with a smile.
“Some resources!” Ye Tian replied, taking out a world ring. This ring had been refined from an entire world, and its internal space was vast, enough to hold an enormous number of treasures.
As soon as Ye Tian took out the world ring, he revealed the treasures within, displaying them before True Monarch Huang Yu’s eyes.
Immediately, the countless resources and treasures left True Monarch Huang Yu slightly astonished.
Although, as the Pavilion Lord of Tianxi Pavilion, he had seen his fair share of treasures, such a large-scale transaction was indeed rare.
“Dao Child of Ten Thousand Laws, your wealth is extraordinary. This amount of resources represents a significant fortune!” True Monarch Huang Yu remarked.
“Sell them all. I need a large amount of high-level body refinement resources, at least suitable for top-tier True Monarchs,” Ye Tian stated.
“High-level body refinement resources for top-tier True Monarchs are indeed extremely valuable. The Dao Child should understand that at the top-tier True Monarch level, the difficulty of body refinement increases greatly, and high-level resources are scarce—everyone needs them,” True Monarch Huang Yu explained.
“I understand. I’m only asking if Tianxi Pavilion has them. If not, I’ll leave!” Ye Tian didn’t want to waste time and directly asked.
“Of course, we have them!” True Monarch Huang Yu replied with a smile. “When it comes to wealth, even the major top-tier factions can’t compare to our Chaos Merchant Guild. Moreover, the True Monarchs of our Chaos Merchant Guild are all skilled at finding resources. Many high-level resources that have emerged since the recent ascension of the quasi-Dao Realm have been collected by our True Monarchs. Additionally, many weaker Heavenly Monarchs and Half-Step True Spirits have sold their high-level resources to us. Naturally, we have plenty of high-level resources, but the price will certainly be higher than you might expect.”
“The price doesn’t matter,” Ye Tian said.
“Great! Then I’ll exchange all the resources you have for high-level resources. How about that?” True Monarch Huang Yu suggested.
“That’s fine!” Ye Tian agreed.
“You’ll need to wait a few months. Gathering such resources takes time,” True Monarch Huang Yu estimated.
“No problem!” Ye Tian nodded and decided to stay in Doutian Giant City for the time being.
In the blink of an eye, a few months passed.
True Monarch Huang Yu informed Ye Tian that the high-level resources were ready.
Not long after, Ye Tian completed the transaction with True Monarch Huang Yu, acquiring enough high-level resources to sustain his cultivation for five hundred million years.
Ye Tian had planned to return and enter seclusion for several hundred million years, but just as he was about to leave, a piece of news spread throughout Doutian Giant City.
“Master, something major has happened!” True Monarch Sundragon returned from outside and reported to Ye Tian, “A Realm of Origin has been born! It has appeared within a small True Nation, and countless major forces in the quasi-Dao Realm have been alarmed!”