On the second day, Gongsun Chang came alone to the Dragon Country’s ship. After greeting Zhang Yan, he apologized, saying, "It is truly unfortunate that upon returning to the city, my esteemed master happened to enter seclusion. Thus it is inconvenient for him to come personally, and I must represent him instead. Please forgive this, but all the items True Master requires have been brought."

He flicked his sleeve, releasing a milky white mist which supported several dozen jade boxes, each half a foot square, neatly arranged in the cabin. Then, he took out a tied book from his sleeve, holding it out with one hand, "Because the number of extraordinary treasures is indeed quite large, I drafted a list for True Master to check."

Zhang Yan immediately accepted it, pointing his finger to untie the red silk knot, slowly opening the list, his gaze wandering over it. After a long while, he glanced at Gongsun Chang, nodding, "Daoist Gongsun, you are thoughtful."

Gongsun Chang had been watching Zhang Yan’s expression closely, and upon seeing this, his heart relaxed slightly, saying, "There are a total of a hundred and eighty-six items that True Master requires. Among them, a hundred and thirteen can be found in Xianluo City. As for the remaining seventy-three items, my Xianluo Sect is just a solitary city on the sea, unable to procure them. However, in the vast and resourceful Great Chu, the Zhongtai Sect Upper Sect’s foundation is located, far surpassing our Xianluo tenfold."

The immortal cities within East Victory are comparable to the state mansions of the human world, serving as hubs of the land. Besides some heavenly materials and earth treasures that are hard to find, ordinary treasure materials can be acquired if a cultivator is willing to pay the price.

Zhang Yan smiled slightly and said, "If that is the case, I must go there to witness it myself."

Meanwhile, the Wang Sisters took the opportunity to compare the items in the jade boxes against the list, finally saying, "Master, none of it is lacking."

Zhang Yan nodded gently and said to Gongsun Chang, "Daoist Gongsun, I wonder what the price is for these treasure materials?"

Gongsun Chang bowed and said, "True Master Zhang, all of these items are gifts from our City Lord, no need to discuss the price."

An outsider Nascent Soul cultivator wandering in Xianluo Sect’s territory had made City Lord Gongsun Xu quite uneasy. Upon seeing that although Zhang Yan’s required items were numerous, they were scarce in quantity, he decided to suffer some loss and thought to dispatch matters early.

Zhang Yan shook his head, "Daoist Gongsun, you jest. How could I take them for free?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

He thought for a while, took out a jade box, and used mana to send it down.

Gongsun Chang instinctively reached out to take it. Upon looking inside, he found it was filled with tiny shell pearls like grains of rice, each one round and full, clear and bright, every glance revealing dazzling brilliance, causing him to reveal an astonished expression.

Once upon a time, Xianluo City flourished because it could gather deep sea spiritual shells from the North Mo and West Ji seas. However, compared to the spirit shells born from the essence of mountains and rivers, both their appearance and the spiritual energy they contain is vastly different, let alone these one-in-a-hundred shell pearls!

This box alone is worth more than a hundred thousand sea shells and is more than sufficient to purchase all the treasure materials before us.

He weighed the box of shell pearls in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and carefully said, "True Master, you have given too much."

Zhang Yan smiled, "Daoist Gongsun has been busy running around and it was quite an effort. Previously, due to a misunderstanding, my disciple rashly severed one of your arms. These extras can be considered compensation to you."

Although he could take the delivered elixir materials for free, doing so might cause Xianluo Sect to be dissatisfied.

He came to East Victory not for a brief stay but under the Sect Leader’s command, to establish a foothold here.

Xianluo City has stood here for hundreds, even thousands of years, experiencing two major changes, yet the sect has never been forcibly taken over, showing its profound foundation. It’s not as simple as it appears on the surface. Leaving an unfavorable impression would surely affect his future actions. Taking this small advantage is utterly unnecessary.

Gongsun Chang paused for a while, gazed at the shell pearls in his hand, then accepted them. He bowed with one hand, sincerely saying, "Thank you, True Master Zhang, for your generous gift."

Although he is a Small Golden Core Practitioner, entering Enlightenment only two hundred years ago, if he uses elixir water refined from the Seven-leaf Truth-telling Grass to cleanse himself, there is still some hope to glimpse the Nascent Soul Realm. However, such spirit grass is indeed invaluable, and his accumulated resources still fall short, but now with this fortune in jade pearls, he can barely compensate for his previous shortcomings.

At this moment, Zhang Yan took out a letter, sealed with prohibitions, tossed it down, and said, "It is a pity that your City Lord is unavailable. In a few days, I will depart for Chu Kingdom, and in the future, I will visit again. Please, Daoist Gongsun, help deliver this letter."