Chapter 416
Universe Star Map
Chapter 416 Universe Star Map
Bai Xiao nodded noncommittally, his finger pointing at the jade disc.
A golden ripple spread out, and the jade disc shone brightly, revealing fine golden Daoist runes.
At the very bottom, there is another number—one hundred and two thousand three hundred and eighty-six.
"This is the complete catalog of the Dharma Transmission Hall's treasures," Bai Xiao said, turning around.
Gu Fan focused his gaze and saw the golden Daoist runes on the jade disc flashing and disappearing continuously. Some of them resembled the names of cultivation techniques and secret arts, while others were recipes for pills and methods for refining magic weapons. Each name was followed by a number, presumably indicating the merit points required for the exchange.
He pointed to the jade disc and exclaimed with delight, "Can I exchange all of these?"
"Of course...no!"
Bai Xiao grinned mischievously and tapped the jade disc again, causing the number at the bottom to change abruptly.
Thirty-five thousand six hundred.
"You haven't officially joined the sect yet, so you can't exchange for the core inheritance of the Immortal Sect."
Seeing Gu Fan's face darken instantly, Bai Xiao explained, "The rest of these include some pill formulas, methods for refining magic weapons, external cultivation techniques collected by the Immortal Sect, as well as cultivation notes, observations, and local customs of the realms..."
Biographies, etc.
"That's truly... all-encompassing," Gu Fan said through gritted teeth.
Bai Xiao immediately smiled: "Don't underestimate these. Information that can be collected by the Immortal Sect has unique value. Perhaps there is an opportunity hidden in a certain notebook."
"For example, this one."
As if afraid that Gu Fan wouldn't believe him, Bai Xiao touched the jade disc, and a line of golden characters stopped.
Its title is "A Journey Through the Myriad Star Domains".
Bai Xiao pointed to the name and introduced, "The Myriad Star Domain is a fragmented cluster of realms, and its unique environment can produce many rare spiritual materials. This travelogue is the account of a senior's travels through the Myriad Star Domain. It mentions that in the center of the Myriad Star Domain, a true spirit named Ji Yang is asleep."
"If you enter without knowing its habits, you might lose your life."
Gu Fan nodded slightly upon hearing this, having to admit that Bai Xiao's words made sense, but they were meaningless to him at the moment.
He dared not provoke the true spirit.
"Then... are there any star maps among these exchangeable books?" Gu Fan asked.
"What do you need a star map for?"
Bai Xiao raised an eyebrow and said in a deep voice, "Let me remind you, once you accept the Summoning Order, you cannot easily leave the Immortal Sect."
If you leave without permission, it will be considered desertion. Not only will you be hunted down by the Immortal Sect, but the Immortal Sect disciple who recommended you will also be severely punished.
"Nonsense! Senior, you're overthinking it."
Gu Fan waved his hand and said, "I am of humble origin and have heard that there are countless realms and heavens in the void, but I do not know if they are true or false. Therefore, I just want to broaden my knowledge."
Bai Xiao pondered for a moment, then nodded, acknowledging the statement.
He touched the jade disc again, and the golden Daoist script changed, forming a new name, "The Great Luo Zhou Tian Universe Star Chart," followed by a number of merits: ten.
Gu Fan was overjoyed and immediately said, "I wish to exchange for a star map, and I hope that senior will grant my request."
"Don't rush, give me your jade ring first," Bai Xiao said.
After Gu Fan handed over the crimson jade ring, Bai Xiao affixed it to the jade disc.
In an instant, the white jade disc was covered with a layer of red light, and the number of good deeds recorded after the "Great Luo Zhou Tian Huan Yu Xing Tu" jumped rapidly to twenty.
"this..
"
Gu Fan pointed at the jade disc in shock and looked at Bai Xiao in disbelief.
Raise prices, and raise them face-to-face!
"This matter has nothing to do with me."
Bai Xiao held the crimson jade ring up to his eyes and said quietly, "Those who possess the Blood Ring will receive double the merit points when exchanging for cultivation techniques, secret arts, spiritual materials, pills, and talismans within the sect."
"Alright... then!"
Gu Fan spat out two words through gritted teeth, then asked, "Besides the star map, does Senior have any other books you would recommend for me to exchange for?"
Bai Xiao stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Of course there are."
"Since you have exchanged for the star map, I suggest you also exchange for a copy of the 'Secret Records of the Great Luo Heavens,' which describes the structure of the various realms under the rule of the Immortal Sect."
"In addition, there is a book called 'Record of All Laws and Sects,' which records the various lineages and forces that the Immortal Sect has come into contact with, as well as the characteristics of their techniques and secret arts. This will help you prepare if you encounter them in the future."
"What about the cultivation techniques and secret arts?" Gu Fan asked tentatively.
Bai Xiao scoffed, looking at him like he was a penniless wretch: "You can't afford it!"
"The hundred merits that Daoist Cangqiu gave you are probably for you to exchange for these books. As for the cultivation techniques and secret arts of the Nascent Soul stage, they require at least a thousand merits, not to mention that you possess a Blood Ring."
"That's all then," Gu Fan said helplessly.
Upon hearing this, Bai Xiao took out three blank jade slips and placed them on the jade disc. Countless Daoist characters slanted into the jade slips, causing them to shimmer with golden light.
After a short while, the Daoist scriptures stopped flowing.
A wisp of purple energy appeared in Bai Xiao's palm as he grasped the three jade slips.
The radiance on the jade slip vanished instantly, and purple vine-like patterns emerged around it, faintly weaving into a lotus flower mark.
"The Great Luo Heavenly Secret Records and the Star Chart each require twenty good deeds, the Records of All Dharmas and Myriad Schools require forty good deeds, and you can keep the remaining twenty good deeds for your future use."
As Bai Xiao spoke, he tossed the jade ring and three jade slips to Gu Fan.
"Thank you, senior."
Gu Fan bowed and thanked him, then eagerly picked up the "Great Luo Zhou Tian Universe Star Chart" and placed it on his forehead to examine it.
A vast starry sky instantly unfolded in his mind's sea.
At the very center is a sun radiating a bright white light, which is the location of the Great Luo Heaven.
The hundreds of realms surrounding the Great Luo Heaven vary in size and form a nebula. By simply projecting one's divine sense onto a realm, one can learn its name and coordinates in the starry sky.
Gu Fan found the Pure Realm within it and instantly saw that the higher the Heavenly Rank of the Law Realm, the larger its size would be displayed on the star chart.
Looking around, there were actually more than ten other structures of the same size as the Great Luo Heaven.
"Are these all supreme realms?" Gu Fan exclaimed inwardly.
Each supreme heaven is surrounded by dozens to nearly a hundred other heavens. Considering the scale of the Luofu Immortal Sect's lower heavens, there are obviously many that have not yet been explored.
The Supreme Realm closest to the Luofu Immortal Sect is called the Sumeru Heaven.
"So... where is the Qionghua Realm?"
Gu Fan immediately began searching, but as he explored more and more realms, his heart sank lower and lower.
He did not find Qionghua Realm.
Even though Jueyunzi was in the Luofu Immortal Sect, and even though there were still remnants of the secret realm in the Qionghua Realm, he couldn't find any trace of the Qionghua Realm in the star map, as if it were just an illusion in his memory.
"No...why isn't it!"
His high expectations were dashed. Gu Fan suppressed his disappointment, forced a smile, and looked at Bai Xiao, asking, "This star map has truly broadened my horizons. But... may I ask, senior, does the star map record all the realms and heavens that the Immortal Sect has explored?"
"All of them? Of course not!"
Bai Xiao shook his head matter-of-factly and said, "The void and the universe are constantly changing. Some realms are born and some are destroyed. This star map is just a copy from the Tianyuan Realm."
"Some of them were even obtained through transactions with other sects, and were not recorded by disciples of the Immortal Sect."
"Even if a disciple of a celestial sect discovers a new realm and reports it to the sect, the news will not spread so quickly. It is not impossible that at this very moment, a realm on the star map will perish."
Tianyuan Realm is a second-class realm controlled by the Luofu Immortal Sect.
Upon hearing this, Gu Fan calmed down and thought to himself: Perhaps it's just that Qionghua Realm has never been included by Tianyuan Realm.
The realm that Jueyunzi teleported to is the Bright Light Realm; we can search for it later.
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