The Wilderness Domain, Great Black Mountain.

Within a vast canyon, the light was dim and all was silent.

On a stone platform jutting out from the cliff face, a brilliant light suddenly flared. Accompanied by ripples in space, a tall, handsome figure slowly materialized.

He wore a wide-sleeved robe, his demeanor refined and dashing. Perched on his shoulder was a magnificent Cyan Bird with glossy feathers.

It was none other than Fang Cheng and the Cyan Bird Cang Wuya.

He scanned his surroundings, his gaze falling upon the edge of the stone platform. A paper figure sat there cross-legged—it was his Dream Spirit Incarnation.

"Daoist Brother, thank you for your trouble." Fang Cheng clasped his hands in thanks.

The paper figure glanced at him and said indifferently, "You and I are one. There is no need for such courtesy."

Fang Cheng nodded and said no more.

He formed several profound hand seals, and a peculiar aura manifested around him.

A series of deep, thunderous pops echoed from his body. He instantly grew three feet taller, his muscles swelling up as if being inflated.

His once elegant and refined physique transformed into a terrifyingly muscular form, strong and imposing, with muscles as gnarled and tangled as the roots of an old tree.

His features also became rough and resolute, aging him considerably. With a thick beard, a broad face, and spirited eyes, he resembled a mortal Martial General commanding troops.

His Nether Qi Mechanism completely transformed. His abundant Qi Blood Power was like a red-hot, roaring furnace, exuding a heart-pounding aura.

This was the vast aura emitted by the Celestial Fire Body Forging Technique when cultivated to the Perfect Realm.

—Xuanyuan Illusion Body Technique!

After verifying the efficacy of the Four Symbols Divine Pill, he had resolved to gather all the Spiritual Medicines required for the four pills.

Therefore, after refining his Dream Spirit, he had borrowed his senior sister Hua Yutang’s Cave Mansion to use its Teleportation Array and return to the Wilderness Domain.

To avoid unwanted attention on this trip to the Celestial Traveling Immortal Pavilion, he had adopted the alias of "Fierce Tiger Taoist."

As for the Cyan Bird Cang Wuya, it had used a Secret Technique from the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts to transform into a small, delicate, palm-sized white Spirit Bird.

This bird had spent years undercover, and all its skills were in the arts of concealment and disguise. Even Fang Cheng would have found it difficult to see through the transformation if he hadn’t known beforehand.

Fang Cheng then took out a Profound Gold Iron Talisman. After infusing it with just a bit of Magical Power, the Iron Talisman shot from his hand. It glowed in midair before abruptly transforming into a giant tiger, its entire body a deep, spectral black and covered in silver patterns!

Fang Cheng straddled the giant tiger’s back with Cang Wuya. With a low shout, the tiger leaped into the void and galloped toward the sky above the chasm.

...

「A few days later.」

High above the lands of the Wilderness, ten thousand miles of clouds cascaded like a waterfall. The sea of clouds churned and billowed, resembling an Immortal Realm.

A gigantic black tiger sprinted through the sea of clouds at astonishing speed, carving a massive furrow through it wherever it passed.

Riding on the black tiger’s back, Fang Cheng gazed into the distance.

In the distance, a magnificent treasure ship crashed through a tall, majestic Cloud Mountain, moving with deceptive speed and kicking up enormous waves of clouds.

It was the shopping Sacred Land of the Wilderness, the Celestial Traveling Immortal Pavilion.

The ship was hundreds of yards long and wide. Atop it sat a grand and spectacular hall that emitted a bright, ethereal celestial light.

According to Cang Wuya, the power most skilled at cultivating Spiritual Medicines in the Wilderness was the Immortal Luo Sect, one of the Ten Great Sects of the East Wilderness.

This sect also owned a shop in the Celestial Traveling Immortal Pavilion, making it the natural first choice for this trip into the Wilderness.

Fang Cheng guided the tiger and soon arrived before the Celestial Traveling Immortal Pavilion. After boarding the ship, he put away the Talisman Beast, paid the Spirit Stones, and entered the Grotto Heaven within the vessel.

Inside the Grotto Heaven, the Immortal Mountain remained, surrounded by countless Floating Cloud Immortal Residences. Auspicious light enveloped everything, presenting a true Immortal Family atmosphere.

Following Cang Wuya’s directions, Fang Cheng arrived before an exceptionally magnificent tower suspended above the Immortal Mountain.

He saw a plaque hanging on it, bearing the three large, gilded words "Immortal Luo Pavilion."

The Immortal Luo Sect specialized in growing Spirit Plants and had made its name by refining Spiritual Elixirs and Wondrous Medicines. Many of the sect’s Cultivators also practiced the Alchemy Technique and were adept with poisons. It was one of the higher-ranking sects among the Ten Great Sects of the East Wilderness.

Fang Cheng walked into the Immortal Luo Pavilion and released a hint of his Late-Life Talisman Stage cultivation aura. A Maid immediately came forward respectfully, led him to a private VIP room upstairs, and served him fragrant tea.

Before long, the Shopkeeper of the Immortal Luo Pavilion came to receive him personally.

"I am Zhu. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Daoist Friend. How may I be of service?"

This Shopkeeper had a Mid-stage Life Talisman Cultivation. His Magical Power was profound, and he was dressed in fine robes. His expression was neither servile nor overbearing. He had clearly seen his share of grand occasions and showed no timidity before Fang Cheng, who was a minor realm higher than him in cultivation.

Fang Cheng took out a jade slip, handed it over, and said, "I wonder if your esteemed shop has the Spiritual Medicines listed on this?"

Inside was a list he had compiled of all the Spiritual Medicines involved in the Pill Formulas for the Four Symbols Divine Pill, with the order deliberately scrambled.

Shopkeeper Zhu took the jade slip, pressed it to his forehead to read it, and immediately frowned.

He had expected Fang Cheng to be buying three or five kinds of Spiritual Medicines. He never imagined that the list contained over a hundred rare and exotic Spiritual Medicines.

He had never even heard of half of them.

He put down the jade slip, a grave look on his face. He asked curiously, "If I may ask, Daoist Friend, what pill are you trying to refine that requires so many rare treasures?"

Fang Cheng said coolly, "The Spirit Pill has no name. You need only tell me whether you have the Spiritual Medicines or not."

Shopkeeper Zhu said seriously, "My apologies, I was rude. Please forgive me, Daoist Friend. Most of the Spiritual Medicines listed on your jade slip are rare treasures of heaven and earth. I just went through it carefully. The Immortal Luo Sect cultivates thirty-one of them, and twenty-seven of those are sold in this shop. May I ask what age you require for them?"

’The Immortal Luo Sect really is extraordinary,’ Fang Cheng thought in surprise. ’To think a single shop could have so many of these Spiritual Medicines.’

Back then, after much running around, Die’Er and Dong Qing had only managed to find thirteen of the Spiritual Medicines needed for the Black Tortoise Divine Pill and five for the Vermilion Bird Divine Pill in the Yinluo Sect and on Divine Pillar Mountain.

A total of eighteen!

Later, it was Lu Wei who supplied the remaining six Spiritual Medicines for the Black Tortoise Divine Pill.

And now, in the Wilderness Domain, a single shop could provide twenty-seven of them...

’It’s really no comparison!’

Fang Cheng immediately asked, "What ages do you have in your shop?"

Shopkeeper Zhu smiled. "For any medicine we carry, we stock all varieties from ten years to a hundred years old. The only difference is the price."

Fang Cheng asked again, "Do you have any Spirit Medicine Seeds?"

Hearing this, Shopkeeper Zhu was taken aback for a moment. "You wish to cultivate them yourself, Daoist Friend?"

Fang Cheng nodded.

"We do have them, of course," said Shopkeeper Zhu. "But allow me to offer a word of advice, Daoist Friend. Cultivating Spiritual Medicines is no easy task. You must have Spirit Field Secret Techniques, and it consumes a vast amount of time. Unless your family legacy is in the Spirit Plant Technique, most people would not choose this path."

Fang Cheng said, "I want both the Spiritual Medicines and the seeds. Go ahead and tell me the names of the Spiritual Medicines you have in stock."

Seeing his imperious wealth, Shopkeeper Zhu said no more and quickly recited the names of the Spiritual Medicines in the shop one by one.

After listening, Fang Cheng’s gaze flickered.

All nineteen Spiritual Medicines for the Black Tortoise Divine Pill were available here. Six more of the items in stock were for the Vermilion Bird Divine Pill.

Among these six, two were duplicates of the ones Dong Qing and her group had already found.

In other words, he had now gathered nine ingredients for the Vermilion Bird Divine Pill’s formula and was still missing twelve!

「A short while later.」

Fang Cheng walked out of the Immortal Luo Pavilion with a satisfied expression and flew toward the next shop.

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