Chapter 113: Tianyu Imperial City (1)

Inside the secret room, Chen Chuan stood with his hands behind his back.

His gaze was calm as he looked at the profound formation diagram carved on the ground, which was currently emitting faint spatial fluctuations.

The lines of the formation were complex, with runes melted from countless rare Materials embedded within, faintly connecting to an unfathomable and distant land.

For this, Chen Chuan had spent ten billion gold tickets to purchase a one-time Inter-realm Teleportation Array from the System Mall.

Whether Si Yu was in the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain, Chen Chuan did not know for the time being, but he had to head to the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain as soon as possible to find her.

"Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain, Tianyu Divine Dynasty Imperial City..."

Chen Chuan whispered the destination, squeezed a drop of essence blood from his fingertip, and dripped it into the eye of the formation.

Buzz!

The formation suddenly lit up, and the blinding light instantly swallowed his figure.

A powerful tearing force came, and the surrounding scenes changed rapidly, bizarre and garish, as if traveling through the cracks of time and space.

After an unknown amount of time, perhaps a moment, perhaps eternity, there was a jolt beneath his feet, and the light dissipated.

Fresh air flooded into his lungs, carrying a dense Spiritual Qi that was completely different from the previous world.

Chen Chuan looked up and saw a towering, boundless giant city appearing before his eyes.

The city walls towered into the clouds, inscribed with ancient runes and flowing with thick Imperial Dragon Qi.

Above the city gate, the four gilded characters "Tianyu Imperial City" shone brightly, emitting an invisible pressure.

This was the power center of the Tianyu Divine Dynasty and his first stop to find Gu Yue and inquire about Si Yu’s whereabouts.

After paying the entry fee and briefly registering his origin, Chen Chuan stepped into this legendary Imperial City.

The streets inside the city were wide, enough for ten carriages to travel side-by-side.

Buildings lined both sides, and Cultivators bustled about like weaving threads.

There were many with powerful Auras; the Transcendence Realm seemed to be common here.

He was about to find someone to ask for the direction of the imperial palace when his ears caught the discussions of Cultivators on the street.

"Have you heard? Her Highness the Princess left the palace today and is currently at the Spirit Gathering Pavilion."

"Princess Gu Yue? She is a genius that hasn’t appeared in our Tianyu Divine Dynasty for a thousand years."

"Indeed, only eighteen years old, at the First Level of the Void Breaking Realm, and she even possesses the Golden Sacred Body."

"Haha, Princess Gu Yue is destined to stand at the peak of the continent in the future, leading our Tianyu Divine Dynasty to a more glorious and prosperous age."

"To be able to see Her Highness the Princess with one’s own eyes would truly be the fortune of three lifetimes..."

The discussions were filled with admiration for Gu Yue and hope for the future of the Tianyu Divine Dynasty.

Chen Chuan’s heart stirred; it was truly a case of finding something easily after searching far and wide.

He immediately stepped forward and asked the discussing Cultivators, "Fellow Daoists, may I ask where the Spirit Gathering Pavilion is?"

After receiving directions, Chen Chuan did not delay. His figure flickered, turning into a streak of light as he sped toward the west of the city.

The Spirit Gathering Pavilion, as the largest trading venue for Medicinal Pills and Magic Treasures in the Imperial City, was magnificent.

Two stone carvings of exotic beasts at the entrance were lifelike, emitting a faint pressure.

Chen Chuan stepped into the hall. The internal space was huge, with a dazzling array of goods displayed under light covers, misty with Spiritual Qi.

His gaze was instantly attracted by several people in the center of the hall.

One of them, dressed in a golden palace gown, had a slender figure, a noble and elegant temperament, and an exquisite face, though a trace of hard-to-detect worry lingered between her brows. Who else could it be but Gu Yue?

At this moment, Gu Yue was talking to an old man wearing the robes of a Spirit Gathering Pavilion Elder.

The old man had a lean face, a few strands of goatee on his chin, and shrewd eyes that carried a hint of arrogance.

Chen Chuan approached quietly and heard Gu Yue’s cold voice with a hint of request:

"Elder Han, regarding the matter of refining the Starry Barrier Breaking Pill, I must ask for your help. The reward of fifty thousand low-grade Origin Stones is ready."

The old man called Elder Han, named Han Qing, stroked his beard unhurriedly upon hearing this, raised his eyelids slightly, and said indifferently:

"Your Highness, it is not that this old man is unwilling to help."

"It’s just that this Starry Barrier Breaking Pill is a Saint-Grade elixir, and the refining process is extremely complex, consuming a huge amount of mental effort."

"Fifty thousand Origin Stones... Hehe, I’m afraid that’s not even enough to cover the pocket change for those Alchemy Grandmasters in the Holy Land to take action."

He paused, and as Gu Yue’s expression changed slightly, he extended a finger and shook it gently: "One hundred thousand low-grade Origin Stones. Not a stone less, or the matter is off the table."

"One hundred thousand?" Even though Gu Yue was the Princess of the Tianyu Divine Dynasty, she was startled by this number.

The people around who were eavesdropping let out a low clamor.

"That’s too much! Although the Starry Barrier Breaking Pill is a Saint Pill, the refining fee shouldn’t be that expensive."

"Shh! Lower your voice! Behind the Spirit Gathering Pavilion is the Spirit Source Holy Land, with influence spread across several domains. Its strength and foundation are even stronger than our Tianyu Divine Dynasty."

"Elder Han Qing himself is an external Elder of the Spirit Source Holy Land, with unfathomable cultivation. Naturally, he wouldn’t be too wary of our dynasty."

"Alas, who told her that the Pill Formula is unique to them? Her Highness the Princess is likely to suffer this loss."

The discussions reached Gu Yue’s ears, causing her slender fingers to tighten slightly.

How could she not know that Han Qing was hiking up the price?

But the Starry Barrier Breaking Pill was vital to her, concerning the next stage of her Golden Sacred Body’s Awakening.

Although the Tianyu Divine Dynasty imperial family had its own Alchemists, they suffered from not having the Pill Formula.

Looking at the surrounding domains, those with the ability and possibility of refining this pill, other than the Spirit Source Holy Land, there was no one else.

Han Qing was precisely taking advantage of this point, having no fear.

A sense of helplessness and humiliation spread in Gu Yue’s heart.

As a noble princess, she could afford these hundred thousand Origin Stones, but when had she ever been subjected to such coercion?

But she bore the expectations of the imperial family; her personal emotions had to be suppressed.

She took a deep breath, her red lips parted, and she was about to agree to this harsh condition.

"I will refine this pill for you. Just give me the reward of fifty thousand Origin Stones."

A calm and familiar voice abruptly sounded in the hall, breaking the slightly stagnant atmosphere.

In an instant, everyone’s gazes turned in unison toward the source of the voice.

It landed on a young man in his early twenties wearing ordinary green robes.

It was Chen Chuan.

"Who is this kid? Such big talk!"

"Second Level of the Transcendence Realm? With this little cultivation, he might not even understand the principles of a Saint-Grade elixir, right?"

"He can refine the Starry Barrier Breaking Pill? What a joke. Even Elder Han said it would consume a huge amount of mental effort, and he’s just a brat."

"I’m afraid he’s gone crazy for Origin Stones and has come out to swindle people."

Gazes of doubt, curiosity, and ridicule intertwined on Chen Chuan.