Chapter 1106: Chapter 1106: Mirror Lake Country
Weng Nanqing’s heart was stirred, but she restrained herself and asked, "What are the side effects?"
The Purple Gold Rat thought for a moment, "Probably, maybe, perhaps when you want to unleash the strongest combat power, you’ll need to transform into a spider."
Seeing Weng Nanqing immediately display a look of disgust, it quickly added, "At worst, when Xiao Shi becomes stronger in the future, he can find you a stronger bloodline or use gentle means to extract the bloodline of the Thousand-Faced Spider."
"Moreover, you can simply choose not to unleash your strongest combat power, which would still be hundreds of times stronger than you are now."
After hesitating for a long time, Weng Nanqing nodded, after all, she was indeed lacking too much strength right now.
"Here, take it." The Purple Gold Rat extended its tiny paw.
Weng Nanqing took it, then said, "For now, don’t tell him."
"Alright." The Purple Gold Rat nodded but thought to itself, even if you don’t say it, I would have advised you to do so anyway. Otherwise, if Xiao Shi found out that I meddled in his family affairs, he might become enraged and chase me away with thunderous wrath.
Because she needed to fuse with the bloodline, Weng Nanqing claimed she was going into seclusion and needed to stay in the Immortal Abode for a few days.
Shi Hao did not suspect anything and naturally agreed.
Since it didn’t affect their journey, Shi Hao wandered around again, planning to sell all the Immortal Artifacts he had in his hands after reaching the next city.
This domain was truly vast. Although Shi Hao was an Immortal and could fly, it still took him three days, despite crossing mountains and rivers, to reach the next city.
He couldn’t help but wonder why there was nothing like the Great Void Realm, or something similar, in the Immortal Realm?
Even though the Immortal Realm was vast and there were Domain Walls, wouldn’t it be feasible to encapsulate just one domain?
Why wasn’t it there?
In fact, the Immortal Realm has long-distance communication devices called Mother-Child Conches. The Mother Conch can only be one, but the Child Conches can be many.
The Child Conches can communicate directly with the Mother Conch, and through the Mother Conch, the Child Conches can communicate with each other as well.
However, these things are extremely costly, only the Silver Spirit Immortal forces can afford to equip them, and they are limited to high-ranking individuals. Moreover, in some perilous or dangerous places, the Child Conches cannot communicate with the Mother Conch and are therefore useless.
Compared to the "audio-visual" capabilities of the Great Void Realm, the Mother-Child Conch is quite outdated. Not only is the number of people who can communicate at the same time pitifully small, only voice can be transmitted.
This left Shi Hao puzzled. How could the grand Immortal Realm not produce something like the Great Void Realm?
He asked the Purple Gold Rat, which spread its claws, indicating it didn’t understand either.
After arriving in this city, Shi Hao assessed the situation and decided to sell an Immortal Artifact.
This time, nothing unexpected happened, and he successfully sold an Immortal Artifact, earning over thirty thousand Immortal Stones.
Weng Nanqing finally emerged from seclusion.
Instinctively, Shi Hao felt that Weng Nanqing had undergone a certain change, but he couldn’t articulate it.
If he had to say something, it would be that she was even more beautiful.
Previously, Weng Nanqing was beautiful, but she did not reach the heights of Zhu Feiyu, not because of differences in appearance, but because of the differences in temperament, a noble bloodline, strong physique, and realm in cultivation.
Why does one only qualify to compete for the top ten beauties of a domain after achieving Immortal Level?
The improvement in temperament brought about by advancing in realm has an influential impact.
Indeed, Weng Nanqing’s cultivation had undergone significant changes—she had reached the Absolute Summit of the Mortal Level, yet did this change her temperament so much?
Shi Hao was puzzled, but Weng Nanqing was passionately affectionate, immediately demanding kisses and hugs, which succeeded in making him forget his doubts.
Having a beautiful wife is a good thing, after all.
They traveled from city to city, avoiding cities with Silver Spirit Immortal forces. This way, when Shi Hao sold Immortal Artifacts, he didn’t have to worry about encountering some rule-breaking dandies, and after two months, all the Immortal Artifacts were sold.
"Aren’t you going to keep one for yourself?" Weng Nanqing asked.
Shi Hao shook his head, "None of these Immortal Artifacts suit me, so rather than using them awkwardly, I might as well not use them at all."
He kept the Striking God Whip, which directly targets the Soul Sea, a truly rare and valuable item.
Weng Nanqing nodded; she also didn’t like any of the six Immortal Artifacts Shi Hao previously had, otherwise, she would’ve definitely asked Shi Hao to keep one. After all, now that advancing to Immortal Level was certain for her.
"Come on, let’s try our luck and see if we can create an Immortal Artifact of our own," Shi Hao said with a smile.
By luck, he was referring to going to a Raw Stone Shop.
Besides refining existing Immortal Gold, most Immortal Gold is associated with Immortal Stone Mines, so naturally, it might be extracted from Raw Stones.
When betting on Raw Stones, Shi Hao planned to go to a larger city.
Cities controlled by Silver Spirit Immortal or Golden Immortal forces would naturally have larger Immortal Stone Mines and would bring out more Raw Stones for sale, providing a wider range of choices.
Shi Hao wasn’t just guessing but could genuinely sense it, so the more Raw Stones, the better he could play his part.
The two set off, and this time, instead of leisurely enjoying the journey, they used the Teleportation Arrays to arrive directly at Xuanbai City.
Xuanbai City was a city directly under the Taibai Sect of the Golden Immortal forces. The Taibai Sect was built just outside Xuanbai City at Floating Water Mountain, just over a hundred miles away, which was a few breaths’ flight for an Immortal.
The city was enormous.
When the Taibai Sect held events, they were generally held in Xuanbai City, making it a flagship and facade for the Taibai Sect.
As Shi Hao and his companion emerged from the Teleportation Arrays, their first impression was the lively atmosphere.
In other cities, Immortals were rarely seen on the streets, but here, while not shoulder-to-shoulder, Immortals appeared frequently.
The Taibai Sect was a major power, and a major power naturally intersected with many other large and small powers. The liveliness and number of Immortals here was therefore imaginable.
At this point, Shi Hao finally understood who the ultimate rulers of these regions were.
Of course, it wasn’t the Hongwu Immortal King—who ruled the entire Immortal Realm—but rather the Jade Immortal, who was the true highest ruler within a domain. The Immortal King was high above, residing at the Summit of the Stars, almost without intersection with the Lower Realm.
This vast domain, whether the former three major sects, Black Water Sect, or the later Frost Valley and Golden Wolf Clan, all belonged to the subordinate forces of this Jade Immortal force.
Mirror Lake Country.
The current emperor of Mirror Lake Country was the Jade Immortal, and it was said that there was also an old emperor who had not dissolved into the void but was attempting to break through to the Immortal King.
If this rumor were true, having two Jade Immortals in one family would make Mirror Lake Country’s power astonishingly strong!
Across the Hongwu Immortal Domain, excluding the high-reaching Summit of the Stars, there were approximately a hundred Jade Immortals, who collectively divided up this vast Immortal Realm.
Shi Hao and Weng Nanqing strolled into the street filled with Raw Stone Shops.
Unlike Lintai City, where only the Ji Family had opened a Raw Stone Shop, on this street, both sides were lined with Raw Stone Shops, each backed by a corresponding elder of the Taibai Sect.
With a smile, Shi Hao thought to himself, he had arrived!