Chaos Spirit Field

News of Ouyang Bufan's death spread like wildfire throughout the Qingniu Sect. The loss of such a genius was truly heartbreaking. Meanwhile, Tantai Yulong announced his intention to retreat and cultivate. Upon hearing the news, Ouyang Shaogong's lips curled up slightly, revealing a profound smile—it turned out he was behind all these events.

At this moment, Zhao Shanhe was completely oblivious to Ouyang Bufan's death. He and Yang Hui continued on their journey, eventually arriving at Blackwater Market. The name alone indicated that this place was under the jurisdiction of the Blackwater Sect. The secret manuals of each sect were typically kept secret, and those suitable for those with exceptional spiritual roots were even rarer and harder to come by.

Zhao Shanhe visited many stalls, but found few secret manuals for sale. Even those that did were junk, making it impossible to find a bargain. So, he decided to take Yang back to a shop and try his luck. They walked into a rather large shop. Just by looking at the plaque hanging high above the door, which depicted a lifelike black dragon intricately carved, they knew the Black Water Sect was behind the business. After entering, Zhao Shanhe asked, "Shopkeeper, do you have any water-attributed cultivation manuals for sale?"

The waiter quickly replied, "Sir, we have all kinds of secret manuals on gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. I just don't know what grade and price range you are looking for."

Zhao Shanhe said proudly, "The most expensive one. I'm not short of money. The most important thing is that the item is good. Don't fool me with some rubbish."

The shop assistant carefully took a yellowed secret manual from the shelf, then said to Zhao Shanhe with a smile on his face, "Sir, how about this Water Dividing Secret Manual?"

However, Zhao Shanhe lost interest at the mere mention of the secret manual. He replied with disdain, "Don't bring out this kind of rubbish and embarrass yourself. I've already told you, I'm not short of money! You should at least give me something decent, at least some kind of scripture."

The shop assistant's face instantly darkened. He responded coldly and bluntly, "Sir, please be aware that this place belongs to the Black Water Sect. If you intend to cause trouble, please be more discreet."

Zhao Shanhe was very confused when he heard this. He questioned the other party, "I just want to buy a slightly better secret manual. Why do you say such words? Are you bullying customers because of your size?"

At this moment, the shop owner heard the commotion and rushed over. He asked the clerk what was going on: "Gao Qiang, what happened that caused you to argue with the customer?"

The waiter quickly bowed and reported, "Master Hei, this guest wants to buy a secret manual, but he thinks the Water Dividing Technique is too low-grade and insists on buying a scripture-level secret manual. Isn't this just causing trouble?"

Zhao Shanhe immediately retorted, "If you take out what I want and I can't afford the corresponding spirit stones, then that's just picking a fight."

The shopkeeper looked at Zhao Shanhe carefully and explained quickly, "Sir, you may not know that secret manuals are divided into Gong, Jue, Dian, and Jing. The Dian and Jing-level secret manuals are all secrets of first-class sects and are not sold at all."

Zhao Shanhe suddenly realized that he had made a mistake. He said embarrassedly, "So that's how it is. Apart from joining a sect, I don't know where else I can get those two levels of secret manuals."

"Sir, what a coincidence! The superpower Xianbao Pavilion has settled in this city and will hold an auction tomorrow. You can go there and try your luck."

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior. I'm taking my leave."

"Slow down, guest."

Zhao Shanhe took Yang Hui away. The waiter asked in confusion, "Uncle Hei, that man was clearly looking for trouble. Why were you so polite to him?"

The shopkeeper replied, "Gao Qiang, be more careful next time. That man is the God of Killing Zhao Shanhe. Even if he kills you, the sect won't dare to pursue the matter."

Zhao Shanhe had no idea he had such a resounding nickname. He took Yang Hui to the Xianbao Pavilion the shopkeeper had mentioned. True to its name, the shop was even more magnificent, more than twice the size of the Black Water Sect's.

When the shop assistant saw Zhao Shanhe coming in, he hurried over to greet him and said with a smile, "Welcome to Xianbao Pavilion. I wonder what you would like to buy. I can recommend it to you."

Zhao Shanhe replied, "I want to buy a water-attributed cultivation manual. Do you have any here?"

"What grade do you want, sir?"

"Is there any scripture level?"

The shop assistant at Xianbao Pavilion wasn't angry at all. Instead, he became even more enthusiastic. He smiled and said, "Sir, you've come by chance. We're holding an auction tomorrow. Among the items on sale is a fragment of the Water Annotation Sutra, a secret manual of water attributes that can be cultivated all the way to the Spiritual Transformation Stage. Anyone who has obtained the admission qualification can participate."

Zhao Shanhe asked, "How do I get admission?"

"Sir, there are many ways to obtain admission. If you are from a powerful force, just show us your disciple badge and we will give you an admission ticket."

"Is there any other method besides this?"

The Xianbao Pavilion clerk didn't expect that he had misjudged someone so young at the Foundation Establishment stage who wasn't from a superpower. He continued, "As long as you spend a cumulative one million mid-grade spirit stones at the Xianbao Pavilion, you can also get an admission ticket."

This was Zhao Shanhe's first time at the Xianbao Pavilion, and he had never seen it before. He could gather together one million medium-grade spirit stones, but after spending all the spirit stones, what would he use to participate in the auction?

"Is there any other method besides this?"

The clerk at the Xianbao Pavilion was even more disappointed. He still maintained a professional smile and said, "If you have any treasures that can pass the appraisal and be auctioned, you can also get an admission ticket."

Zhao Shanhe thought for a moment and asked, "Where can we get it identified?"

"Sir, please come this way."

Under the guidance of the Xianbao Pavilion's staff, Zhao Shanhe came to the treasure appraisal area. The appraiser was a middle-aged man. He asked, "Don't just stand there. Take out the treasure. The Xianbao Pavilion is absolutely safe."

Zhao Shanhe thought for a moment and took out the seven-colored jade. The treasure appraiser took a look and said, "35,000 medium-grade stones. If you plan to participate in the auction, bring out something good."

"Senior, I wonder how many spirit stones worth of items can be put up for auction."

"An item worth at least one million mid-grade spirit stones."

Zhao Shanhe considered the items in his storage bag that could be worth a million mid-grade spirit stones. Perhaps the Space Stone would be acceptable, but it seemed a bit of a loss. He pondered for a moment, then pulled out a top-grade Qi Refining Pill and handed it over. The appraiser, unfazed, took it, carefully examining it. "It's a good pill. We'll take it for 500 mid-grade spirit stones. Any more? Do you have any other pills?"

"Senior, do you collect Foundation Establishment Pills here?"

The treasure appraiser suddenly became interested and said, "Take it. If it's a top-grade foundation-building pill, you only need ten of them to get an auction ticket."