Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 483 - 478: Always Winning at Gambling? Jiao Dragon Secret Realm_1
Heavenly Spirit Materials were much more precious than ordinary Spiritual Materials, and the emergence of each piece could provoke a bloody incident.
The Lingbao Sect had a limited quantity of Heavenly Spirit Materials, and the corresponding assessments and screenings were extremely strict.
If one could refine a Supreme Spirit Treasure, it sufficiently demonstrated their exceptional talent and skill. Without such an ability, reaching that level was impossible.
Even so, the Lingbao Sect only gave them one chance to make mistakes. Once they failed, few people had a second opportunity.
Even a Lingbao Refining Master with a not insignificant status found it difficult to collect Heavenly Spirit Materials. A single failure in artifact refining represented the end of any hope to ascend to the position of a Heaven-reaching Refiner.
"I have taken note of this matter, thank you, Wang Jian, for the reminder."
Jia Ren nodded his thanks to Wang Jian, realizing that without the latter’s intentional reminder, he didn’t know when he would have learned this information.
He was quite confident in his own refining level, and now refining a Supreme Spirit Treasure was not difficult for him—he had met the basic criteria.
What might pose a problem was the second identity assessment.
As long as the Lingbao Sect continued to investigate thoroughly, they would inevitably discover that he came from the Sealed Land, which could lead to unpredictable issues.
His identity had turned into his greatest risk.
The taller the tree, the stronger the wind it catches. The matter of becoming a Heaven-reaching Refiner should be put off for now.
With these thoughts, Jia Ren bid Wang Jian farewell and returned to his own Cave.
His Cave also had Sound Transmission Talismans, even more than the Refining Palace. Most were seeking his services for artifact refining, with the Fortune Dice being of utmost importance.
A neglected Spiritual Treasure about to turn the tables?
He left the Cave and approached a stall outside the Spirit Law Pavilion.
Here, he could look for the Spiritual Materials he wanted, and it was also an excellent source of information.
Today, his luck wasn’t bad; he encountered a core Spiritual Material for a Final Law Treasure Mirror, known as Heavenly Spirit Ancient Jade.
The stall owner only wanted to exchange for an ice-related Spiritual Material of the same level. Jia Ren promptly offered six kinds of ordinary Spiritual Materials, but the owner remained unmoved.
"I only want top-tier ice-related Spiritual Materials; I won’t consider other kinds."
"How about I exchange a fine-quality Spiritual Treasure with you?"
"Have you heard of the Fortune Dice?"
Jia Ren remembered how many people wanted to refine the Fortune Dice and had an idea.
By bringing up the Fortune Dice, he proposed a trade for the Spiritual Materials. He also hoped to use this person to gather information about the dice, killing two birds with one stone.
If the exchange failed, at the very least he would glean some information for free.
The stall owner, having heard of the Fortune Dice, showed a glint of interest in his eyes. "I’ve heard that Master Jia is skilled in refining this treasure. Do you have a way to acquire it?"
Nobody knows the Fortune Dice better than I do.
"What’s happened recently? Why has the Fortune Dice become so famous?"
Jia Ren had no intention of revealing his identity and subtly sought out information.
"Some fellow from the Ji Kong Lineage left the Sect to travel and discovered a Supreme Grade Spirit Stone Mine, reportedly digging out dozens of Top-quality Spirit Stones."
"He gambled with others and always won."
"It’s said that he participated in dozens of bets, never losing a single one, and made a fortune in Spiritual Materials and treasures."
"Many were curious about his secret. The man from the Ji Kong Lineage kept it well-hidden. However, the Lingbao Sect, always abundant in strange and extraordinary treasures, eventually learned about the Fortune Dice."
"After the matter was leaked, he made the news public, and Master Jia, known for refining fine-quality Spiritual Treasures, gained fame as well."
He always wins when he gambles? Is that even possible? As long as it concerns wealth, can it stimulate good fortune, including for Spiritual Materials and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures? If this is true, then the Fortune Dice is indeed a remarkable item.
"Although the Fortune Dice is nice, I need to refine an ice-based Spiritual Treasure, and it cannot do without ice-related Spiritual Materials. Let’s drop the matter."
His face revealing temptation, the stall owner ultimately still shook his head and declined.
"I can refine a fine-quality ice-related Spiritual Treasure for you in exchange for the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Jade. What do you think?"
Supreme-grade Spiritual Materials were hard to find, and if he missed this opportunity, it might be difficult to encounter them again.
The Fortune Dice hadn’t swayed the man, so it seemed that what he lacked was an ice-based Spiritual Treasure.
If Jia Ren brought his own Spiritual Materials to refine a fine-quality ice-related Spiritual Treasure for him, making the exchange shouldn’t be a problem.
A fine-quality ice-related Spiritual Treasure?
"That’s possible. I have my requirements for the Spiritual Treasure as well—it must be an ice-related auxiliary Spiritual Treasure with three Spirit Treasure Patterns."
The worst Spiritual Treasures had only one Spirit Treasure Pattern, which could be produced with just one Spiritual Material.
Though it was a Spiritual Treasure, it was also the most inferior kind.
No one was unwilling to exchange such a Spiritual Treasure.
Three Spirit Treasure Patterns indicated that at least three Spiritual Materials were used in its creation. Coupled with it being a fine-quality Spiritual Treasure, its price was comparable to a Supreme-grade Spiritual Material.
"Let’s sign a contract to avoid any accidents."
Jia Ren didn’t want to refine the ice-related Spiritual Treasure, only for the desired Heavenly Spirit Ancient Jade to be gone.
The two agreed on a duration of ten years for the contract, which could also help prevent any mid-term errors.
"So, you are Master Jia—my apologies for the oversight."
Seeing the name on the contract, the stall owner became aware that Jia Ren was the Refining Master behind the Fortune Dice, and his attitude improved slightly.
He verified that the contract had no issues and swiftly affixed his spiritual seal.
A Spirit-level Refiner held a special status in the Lingbao Sect, and a Spirit-level Refining Master even more so. Realizing he might need Jia Ren’s assistance in the future, he naturally wanted to foster a good relationship.
After bidding farewell, Jia Ren continued to search at other stalls and exchange for Spiritual Materials.
The Spiritual Materials required to refine an ice-based Spiritual Treasure did not need to be of the highest quality; the higher the quality of the Spiritual Material, the greater the loss.
Ordinary ice-related Spiritual Materials were easy to find, and it didn’t take long before he had collected all of them at the stalls.
The method for crafting an ice-based Spiritual Treasure had already been contemplated in his mind. This was an ice-series Spiritual Treasure called the Ice Soul Spirit Pearl.
Crafting it was not difficult, and its practicality was not bad. It could also satisfy the other party.
With all the necessary Spiritual Materials prepared, he could start the crafting process.
Just as Jia Ren was about to return to the Refining Palace to start crafting the Ice Soul Spirit Pearl, his Identity Token began to vibrate. The voice of Ancestor Ji Kong came through: "You have finished crafting the Spiritual Treasure. Come to my residence."
Ancestor Ji Kong has emerged from seclusion? Isn’t he going to the Flood Dragon Secret Realm with the others?
Jia Ren headed straight to his master’s residence and, from a distance, saw Ancestor Ji Kong.
After more than a decade, Ancestor Ji Kong hadn’t changed much, but his aura was even more profound and restrained.
"How’s your Gold Flood Dragon?"
"Bring it out for me to see."
Ancestor Ji Kong hadn’t forgotten the Jiao Dragon King’s Egg he brought back. Its potential was extraordinary, and there was hope for it to advance to the seventh-order in the future.
As long as it grew without mishap, it would become a Body Integration Realm cultivator in the future. Naturally, Ancestor Ji Kong paid special attention to it.
The incubation time for the Golden Jiao Egg was at most twenty to thirty years. With so much time having passed, it was almost certainly hatched by now.
He had thought about showing off once the Gold Flood Dragon grew up by borrowing it from his disciple and parading it around.
Hatching just a Flood Dragon and showing it was fine.
The Golden Jiao Egg came from Ancestor Ji Kong. Without his master, he would never have obtained a Gold Flood Dragon with such a powerful bloodline.
The problem is... it has already reverted to a True Dragon. Once the True Dragon appears in the world, who knows what trouble it might bring? Even Ancestor Ji Kong couldn’t guarantee it would be trouble-free. Lie and say it hasn’t hatched yet? But you can’t wrap fire in paper forever. If Ancestor Ji Kong brought it up once, he’s sure to do so a second time. It can’t be avoided.
After much thought, Jia Ren had no choice but to respond, "Master, I was just about to speak to you about that... I managed to kill the Flood Dragon Egg..."
Ancestor Ji Kong stared in stunned silence.
"You killed the Flood Dragon? You wastrel! I’m going to beat you to a pulp!"
Ancestor Ji Kong’s beard and hair bristled, and an immense aura began to rise around him.
"Master, there was a mishap while I was practicing the Dragon Transformation Art, and somehow, the life within the Flood Dragon Egg was extinguished... Master, this isn’t my fault..."
"We’ll just have your senior brothers find you a new Flood Dragon Egg."
To protect the secret of the True Dragon, Jia Ren could only lie. Otherwise, if exposed, it would lead to endless trouble.
Ancestor Ji Kong didn’t take action but instead pointed at Jia Ren’s nose and said, "Is that the same thing?"
"This Flood Dragon Egg came from the Jiao Dragon King! Under normal circumstances, it had a high chance of growing into a seventh-order Demon Beast. How could you, this wastrel, manage to kill it!"
"You should never have been trusted with something valuable!"
"Get yourself into the Flood Dragon Secret Realm and find me a new Flood Dragon Egg!"
The Flood Dragon Secret Realm is completely open now?
"This kind of task would be more securely handled by my senior brothers. The Flood Dragon Eggs they find would surely be better..."
But before he could finish, Ancestor Ji Kong interrupted him.
"You caused this disaster, so you solve it! If the Flood Dragon Egg you bring back doesn’t satisfy me, you’re in for a serious reckoning!"
Ancestor Ji Kong was fuming, his heart bleeding.
A seventh-order Demon Beast was comparable to a Body Integration Realm cultivator, coveted tirelessly by four Fusion Ancestors. There was only one Jiao Dragon King’s Egg, which was difficult to divide fairly.
If Ancestor Ji Kong hadn’t been credited with the discovery of the Flood Dragon Secret Realm, such a treasure would never have fallen into his hands.
Because he cherished his disciple, he had handed the invaluable Jiao Dragon King’s Egg over to him. And now, he had killed it? 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
Anyone facing this would be utterly infuriated.
Seeing Ancestor Ji Kong’s extreme anger, Jia Ren did not dare to defy his master and quickly asked, "Master, has the Flood Dragon Secret Realm been opened?"
Just as he finished speaking, a spell was infused into Jia Ren’s Identity Token.
"If you encounter danger, activate your Identity Token, and you will be teleported back to the Lingbao Sect."
The next moment, he was forcibly ejected from Ancestor Ji Kong’s Cave.
Ah, what a mess this is.
To guard the secret of the True Dragon, he had no other choice.
He hadn’t expected it would bring him such trouble.
The threats within the Flood Dragon Secret Realm had been cleared out by the Lingbao Sect. With a few of his senior brothers already inside, the situation didn’t seem too dire.
Despite this, Jia Ren still felt uneasy.
He first went to the Spirit Law Pavilion’s stall to exchange for a few Boundary-breaking Talismans and Fate-Switching Talismans.
Both types of talismans were good, serving as life-saving items in dangerous situations.
The recently discovered Flood Dragon Secret Realm had previously only housed Flood Dragons and Magical Beasts. These creatures didn’t know how to effectively utilize Spiritual Medicine or Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, so there were undoubtedly many treasures inside.
The Giant Forest Secret Realm was the best proof, where the Earth Vein Purple Lotus and many Spiritual Materials and other treasures had been found.
Who knows, he might even find Spiritual Materials for crafting the Final Law Treasure Mirror and other Spiritual Treasures.
Moreover, should he face real danger, he could directly use the Token to return to the sect.
Jia Ren made his way to the Eastern District and took out his Identity Token.
"The Flood Dragon Secret Realm is not open to the public. However, if you are a disciple of Uncle Jikong’s lineage, it’s naturally no issue."
Several spells were cast, activating the Teleportation Array corresponding to the Flood Dragon Secret Realm.
The patterns of the Teleportation Array lit up, a burst of white light emerged, and in the next moment, Jia Ren had disappeared, entering the Flood Dragon Secret Realm.
