King of Creation

The Shuili Hermit had white whiskers and brows, but his hair was black, simply dressed in a blue robe, with his black hair casually pinned up with a black wood hairpin, exuding an air of ease and harmony.

More astonishingly, as soon as Shuili Hermit appeared, the medicinal fragrance in the air multiplied several times over, as if he was the very source of the aroma.

With the appearance of Shuili Hermit, the entire Shangdan Building square fell silent.

Though Shuili Hermit appeared quite peaceful and wore simple clothes, the ethereal and celestial aura surrounding him made everyone secretly in awe.

This included even such beings as the Sea-Breaking Great Saint and the Leader of the Dragon Alliance, Jie Tianhe.

"A decade has passed in the blink of an eye, and it is once again time for this old man to meet with the heroes of this world! Yet, I feel a deep sense of shame!"

Shuili Hermit, dressed simply and acting straightforwardly, spoke directly upon opening his mouth.

"I know that most of the martial arts comrades here have come for the Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill, but during the alchemy process, due to a slight disturbance, the alchemy fire fluctuated, decreasing the yield of the Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill by two-tenths!

Not only does this discount the promise made to the martial arts comrades who painstakingly collected alchemy materials, but it also leaves almost no Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pills for auction for the martial arts comrades!"

"However, I know that many of you have waited a full ten years, and under no circumstances can I let you be disappointed!"

"After much discussion, I can only offer one Innate Bloodline Pill for auction, and for that, I feel deeply ashamed,

therefore, I am specially sharing the last remaining Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill from a furnace crafted decades ago!

Additionally, my disciples and I have prepared many other pills, though not exceedingly rare, yet of some value, as a token of apology!"

Shuili Hermit spoke with great cadence, seeming more like a learned scholar to Ye Zhen.

Speaking thus, Shuili Hermit suddenly halted, and like water, his Divine Sense swiftly swept across the vast square before the Shangdan Building.

"Just now, I made a count; today, the number of martial arts comrades who have arrived at Shuili Island is as high as fourteen thousand seven hundred and thirty-three, one thousand five hundred more than ten years ago, and nearly seven thousand more than a hundred years ago.

More and more martial arts comrades come to support, but alas, my alchemy skills have not advanced much compared to ten or a hundred years ago.

I am still unable to ensure that those who come for support can leave satisfied, as the number of pills this old man can craft is limited, so I must resort to the old method of selecting a thousand people to bid for the pills I crafted; I ask for your understanding, martial arts comrades."

"However, since you martial arts comrades have honored me with your presence at Shuili Island, I most certainly will not let you leave empty-handed.

Upon leaving the island, everyone can receive a Great Harmony Spirit Transforming Pill as a token of goodwill!"

With these words, Ye Zhen's expression began to change, and the sounds of agreement from the martial artists around the Shangdan Building square rose in succession.

"The benevolence of Shuili Dan King is well understood by us!"

"Rest assured Dan King, should we fail to obtain bidding qualifications, it is simply due to our lack of luck or skill, and we will not begrudge the Dan King!"

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Such voices were ceaseless, but what astonished Ye Zhen was the grand gesture of Shuili Dan King.

Ye Zhen was familiar with the reputation of the Great Harmony Spirit Transforming Pill.

When consumed, it can replenish a martial artist's spiritual power in a remarkably short period, making it an essential pill for martial artists in desperate situations.

However, this Great Harmony Spirit Transforming Pill is even effective for Establishment Kings.

Even for a Ninth Stage Establishment King, consuming it can quickly restore more than one-tenth of their spirit power, not to mention it being even more effective for a Seventh or Eighth Stage Establishment King.

Even for a First or Second Stage Establishment King, consuming just half of such a pill is sufficient, taking a whole one would be a total waste.

This Great Harmony Spirit Transforming Pill can restore spirit power for an Establishment King, and its crafting is quite challenging; anyway, Ye Zhen only found two Great Harmony Spirit Transforming Pills in Thunderbolt Dragon King's storage ring, and three in Golden Rainbow Dragon King's storage ring.

But aside from these two, Ye Zhen found no more Great Harmony Spirit Transforming Pills in the storage rings of so many White Dragon Envoys.

Ordinarily, the market price for a bottle of Great Harmony Spirit Transforming Pill is about eight thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals, but most of the time, it is priced but unavailable.

A bottle containing twelve pills means each pill is over six hundred High Grade Spirit Crystals, which converts to approximately eighty thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals, but there are just so many people.

And here, Shuili Dan King is generously giving away nearly fifteen thousand pills, which is a massive value exceeding nine million High Grade Spirit Crystals.

Even if the profit from these pills is exceedingly high, with Shuili Dan King's costs for a Great Harmony Spirit Transforming Pill possibly only a tenth or even a half of the selling price.

Yet, that still amounts to several tens of thousands of High Grade Spirit Crystals, and several tens of millions of Mid-grade Spirit Crystals.

Just this grand gesture alone won Ye Zhen over.

The reputation of Shuili Dan King in this Outer Domain Dead Sea is truly unparalleled and not unfounded.

"For all fellow martial arts peers to understand this old man is my fortune as well! Many martial arts peers have already been on Shuili Island for quite some time, and I don't wish to waste your time.

Now, I will announce the selection method for this Dan Appreciation Gathering!" Shuili Dan King said.

Instantly, everyone's ears perked up, and the entire front of Shangdan Building became extremely quiet again. This was crucial to whether everyone could truly participate in this grand event.

"Speaking of the selection method this time, it actually has to do with the geography of Shuili Island! When I originally chose to establish the island on Shuili Island, it was primarily because there is a deep, bottomless undersea canyon here.

Just within the range of my distant sensing, there are hundreds of spirit veins converging within this undersea canyon, so there are many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures within, especially the undersea spiritual medicines.

However, there are also a great many sea monsters. Usually, they are collected by my disciples and guardians, but in recent years, as I have been contemplating and refining a few new pills, the consumption of undersea spiritual medicines has been enormous. What my disciples and guardians collect can barely make ends meet, depleting all stored supplies.

Therefore, this time I would like to ask all of you to help gather these undersea spiritual medicines.

Each type of spiritual medicine under the sea has been marked with different points by my disciples.

For every complete spiritual medicine collected, you can obtain the corresponding marked points! Finally, the top one thousand in points can participate in the Dan Appreciation Gathering, with a time limit of three days!"

However, Shuili Dan King's words did not end there, "But I must remind everyone that within this undersea canyon, the sea monsters are powerful, with some even having cultivation as high as the Dao Entrance Realm. I hope everyone can act within their means.

To reduce your injuries, I have specially crafted a map of the undersea canyon, with clear markings on what level of cultivation can reach what depth.

I hope it can reduce unnecessary injuries among you!"

Saying this, Shuili Dan King waved his large sleeve, and tens of thousands of streaks of light flew out from in front of Shuili Dan King, accurately landing in the hands of every martial artist present.

Seeing this, Ye Zhen couldn't help but be astonished; just this level of control alone was enough to demonstrate the fearsome capabilities of Shuili Dan King.

In the next instant, Ye Zhen, like the tens of thousands of martial artists present, focused all his attention on the jade scroll issued by Shuili Dan King, known as the Undersea Canyon Sketch.

The moment his divine sense entered, Ye Zhen gasped in shock.

The undersea canyon was approximately four hundred and eighty thousand miles long and about three thousand miles deep (known), with the note indicating that these three thousand miles of depth were only the limits of Shuili Island's exploration, not the canyon's true extent.

What kind of terrifying sea monsters would be spawned in such a vast space?

Late-stage Vein Forging Realm martial artists' cultivation suggests exploring only to a depth of a hundred miles, otherwise, life could be in jeopardy.

Early Stage Establishment Realm martial artists suggest exploring only to a depth of five hundred miles, otherwise, life could be in jeopardy.

Mid Establishment Realm martial artists suggest not exceeding a depth of a thousand miles, otherwise, life could be in jeopardy.

Late Establishment Realm martial artists suggest not attempting to exceed two thousand miles, otherwise, their lives would be in grave danger.

If there are Treasures or Abnormal Techniques for protection, the exploration depth can be one to two tenths beyond the suggestion, but not overly so, as sea monsters are in groups, and martial artists' combat power in the sea is often greatly reduced, with minor accidents posing life-threatening risks.

Shuili Dan King's reminder in the jade scroll was extremely conspicuous, and this section even subtly carried the power of the divine soul, instilling a sense of caution in people's hearts.

It shows that Shuili Dan King genuinely cared for the safety of the martial artists present, but how many could truly heed his advice remains unknown.

Following this were more than two thousand types of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, each illustrated in the Divine Record, along with their prominent features and points.

The low-point Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures even had notes about the types of frequently occurring sea monsters behind them, reminding martial artists to be cautious and prepared.

The minimum points for these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were one, with the highest reaching as much as a thousand points, but more than fifty percent of them were under five points.

Only about sixty types exceeded one hundred points, and only one reached a thousand points—a material named the Xuanming Treasure Tree, which Ye Zhen had never heard of.

The jade scroll also noted that the points obtained by martial arts peers could be exchanged for various precious pills from Shuili Island, regardless of whether they rank among the top thousand, including some martial technique secret skills in Shuili Island's collection.

If nothing suits their interest, the points can be exchanged for spirit crystals, with one point equating to one hundred pieces of high-grade spirit crystals.

At the end of the jade scroll was a simplified map of the undersea canyon, marked as only for reference, representing some of Shuili Island's accumulated knowledge of the undersea terrain over the years and not entirely accurate.

However, upon seeing the end, Ye Zhen's brows furrowed.

For the undersea canyon, outside Shuili Island, presented a very challenging choice for Ye Zhen at this moment!

Almost simultaneously, Ye Zhen's expression subtly changed, sensing a few malicious gazes already fixed on him! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you're welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)