Unfortunately, some of the natural treasures had lost their medicinal potency and degraded into ordinary goods due to improper storage, while others had depreciated significantly with the changing eras.
For instance, the Hehuan Powder had expired. And as another example, two thousand years ago, the Dragon Clan had discovered a reliable method to cultivate Dragon Transforming Grass, causing its price to plummet.
"It has archaeological and commemorative value. It can be sold to the Dragon Clan Museum," Yun Zhi murmured. Pristine wild Dragon Transforming Grass was exceptionally rare. She had visited the Dragon Clan Museum before, and they did not possess any wild specimens.
"Just look at this junk! Back when I was alive, I wouldn't even have bothered picking up such things if they fell on the ground!" Huang Doudou scoffed disdainfully, saying to Lu Yang, "Just wait until you find my treasure stash. Then I'll show you what real treasures look like!"
Lu Yang rolled his eyes and pretended not to hear the Immortal Fairy's boasts, continuing to sift through the treasures alongside Eldest Senior Sister.
The Immortal Fairy stamped her feet in indignation. Back in the Ancient Era, countless cultivators had bankrupted themselves just to catch a glimpse of her or hear two words from her lips! What she spoke were immortal words that could benefit a person for a lifetime!
This brat truly had no idea what was good for him. She was done talking to him!
Suddenly, Lu Yang came across a thick, exquisitely bound book. It was soft to the touch and clearly no ordinary item.
Perhaps because this book truly was extraordinary, Blood Demon Venerable had specially penned a note beside it explaining its origin.
Lu Yang read aloud: "This immortal art was acquired by me from a black market stall. According to the vendor, its origin, material, and contents are unknown, but what is certain is that it boasts an ancient history and is sealed by a formidable array, marking it as a relic of the Ancient Era.
"I laughed at the vendor's ignorance in failing to recognize the treasure in his hands. Straining my Heavenly Eye to its limit, I glimpsed beneath the seal, at the signature position, the character 'Immortal.' This is far more than a mere ancient relic—this is an artifact of the Four Ancient Celestials! A book authored by an immortal might very well be a legendary immortal art!
"Alas, the ancient seal is formidable; I could not unravel it despite spending my entire life."
"An immortal art!" Lu Yang gasped in astonishment, his heart pounding violently against his ribs. To think a legendary immortal art was hidden here—what a tremendous stroke of fortune!
And with a volume this thick, either the immortal art recorded within was extraordinarily intricate, or it contained several immortal arts. Whichever the case, it was immensely precious!
He attempted to open the book, but just as Blood Demon Venerable had noted, it refused to budge.
"Hmm? This looks familiar." The Immortal Fairy possessed formidable willpower—she had managed to ignore Lu Yang for a whole twenty seconds.
"You've seen this before, Fairy? Can you undo the seal?" Lu Yang asked.
"Naturally. A petty seal like this can be undone with a snap of my fingers."
Following the method the Immortal Fairy taught him, Lu Yang cautiously channeled spiritual energy into the volume, and the seal indeed came undone.
Suppressing his racing excitement, Lu Yang opened the ancient tome. Written at the bottom right was the author's name: Immortal Ying Tian.
It truly was authored by an immortal! Lu Yang was overjoyed. Immortal Ying Tian had to be a dependable figure; if all Five Ancient Celestials had been like the Immortal Fairy, wouldn't the Ancient Era have been completely doomed?
He glanced toward the top of the page, where the title read: *The Complete Culinary Arts*.
"...Huh?"
Lu Yang flipped through a few pages and discovered that the contents matched the title to the letter—it was entirely dedicated to cooking various demon beasts.
Immortal art my foot!
Immortal Ying Tian, you aren't dependable in the slightest either!
Why on earth did you slap a seal on something like this? What, were you afraid humanity would hunt demon beasts to extinction?
The Immortal Fairy noticed something amiss and frowned. "Wait, that's not right. This immortal traveled far and wide, sampling every exotic beast and delicacy, and compiled my culinary wisdom into a book—my crowning masterpiece! I wrote this book! How did it end up with Immortal Ying Tian's name on it?"
She ground her teeth in fury. "Did that bastard Immortal Ying Tian steal my work while I was dead?!"
"Oh, so you wrote it? That makes complete sense then," Lu Yang said as realization dawned upon him.
"What did you say?" The Immortal Fairy glared at him menacingly.
"Uh, nothing! I meant Immortal Ying Tian must have had too much time on his hands to sign his name on a book like this."
The Immortal Fairy felt Lu Yang was vastly underestimating her. "You brat have no eye for greatness, looking down on my work like that! If someone could master this book, they'd easily become a Tribulation Transcendence spiritual chef! If this were released to the outside world, crowds would tear each other's heads off trying to snatch it up!
"Back when I cooked for the other four, they felt so unworthy of eating my food that they racked their brains for any excuse not to show up!"
"Are you sure it wasn't just because your cooking tasted awful?"
"Nonsense! Golden light literally shoots out of the dishes I cook! How could they possibly taste awful?!"
The mortal and immortal bickered back and forth, eventually circling back to the matter of Immortal Ying Tian. After debating for half a day without reaching any conclusion, Lu Yang mentioned the discovery to Eldest Senior Sister. Yun Zhi merely furrowed her brows and said nothing.
Over on Meng Jingzhou's side, he had discovered a batch of cultivation methods, measured by the jin. Some had been lost to history, while others had undergone modifications. All in all, it was quite a harvest.
As Yun Zhi sorted through the hoard, a look of surprise crossed her face. "Cultivation insights from an Immaculate Immortal Physique?"
Yun Zhi was astonished. She had not expected to find the cultivation insights of an Immaculate Immortal Physique here, and from someone at the early Body Integration stage at that.
Cultivation insights for an Immortal Physique were exceedingly rare, and one suited for the Dao Seeking Sect was rarer still.
Lu Yang asked within his spiritual space, "Fairy, were there Immortal Physiques back in your time? Could they attain immortality?"
To Lu Yang's knowledge, there were twenty kinds of Immortal Physiques in the world, constitutions even rarer than a single spiritual root. Once an Immortal Physique cultivator reached the Body Integration stage, they would automatically manifest [Rules] of terrifying might—bizarre, unpredictable, and near impossible to defend against.
Lu Yang had heard that there were two Immortal Physiques in the sect: Tao Yao and her master, Sixth Elder. Tao Yao possessed the Feathering Immortal Physique, while Sixth Elder possessed the Immaculate Immortal Physique.
At this moment, Huang Doudou was still stewing in fury over "that shameless scoundrel Immortal Ying Tian infringing on her copyright." But her anger came fast and faded just as quickly. As a generous person, Huang Doudou easily had her attention diverted by Lu Yang's question.
"Immortal Physiques? We had them back then. The history of Immortal Physiques is far more ancient than you imagine.
"The concept of Immortal Physiques can be traced back to the most ancient eras. Back then, humanity had not yet figured out how to cultivate and relied entirely on stumbling through the dark. Foundation Establishment, Nascent Soul, Soul Formation—it was the Immortal Physiques who, relying on their unique traits, forged these paths step by step.
"As for those with an Immortal Physique who attained immortality, I only know of one: Immortal Jiuchong. He was a formidable rival, evenly matched with me in strength!" When the Immortal Fairy mentioned Immortal Jiuchong, her expression turned solemn in genuine acknowledgment of his power.
"Immortal Jiuchong was the first among us to attain immortality. According to him, his Immortal Physique was of immense help in achieving it!"
Lu Yang then secretly inquired, "Then is Eldest Senior Sister an Immortal Physique? What cultivation realm is she actually in?"
The Immortal Fairy gave a mischievous chuckle. "Take a guess."
Lu Yang's face darkened. *How in the world am I supposed to guess that?*
"Lu Yang, once you return to the sect, deliver these cultivation insights to Sixth Elder. They suit her best."
"Understood."
The three returned to the Dao Seeking Sect with a bountiful harvest.
Yun Zhi headed to Prison Peak to interrogate Blood Demon Venerable under torture, Meng Jingzhou returned to Body Tempering Peak to cultivate, and Lu Yang made his way to Dustless Peak where Sixth Elder resided to deliver the cultivation insights.
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