CHAPTER 867: CHAPTER 590: SUPREME TREASURE MOUNTAIN AND SEA TOWER

The Mountain and Sea Tower descends.

"Senior brother said it would soon appear, but it ended up being decades—I waited from the Fifth Realm all the way to the Seventh. As expected, longevity seekers really have a different sense of time than mortals."

Lu Chenzhou couldn’t help but complain.

He sent his consciousness into the Candle Dragon Order.

"1.2 billion low-grade Primordial Stones, 2 million mid-grade Primordial Stones, 18 high-grade Primordial Stones. What a pity I didn’t get the chance to mine in Kun Gu, or I’d have even more. This time entering the Mountain and Sea Tower, I have four goals: first, an Enlightenment Treasure like the Void Stele; second, rare Miracle Medicines that benefit my body and soul; next, the Divine Iron ore needed for blood refining a Divine Weapon; and lastly, the True Spirit Blood required for transformation, as well as Cultivation Techniques and Spiritual Weapons."

Buzz! A golden Rainbow Bridge swept down from afar, traversing the Three Thousand Worlds. Endless space landed before Lu Chenzhou, while an immense voice resounded.

[Verification complete. You may ascend the Tower.]

An unrivaled power swept over Lu Chenzhou, but he wasn’t in a hurry to ascend. Instead, with a flick of his sleeve, his youthful appearance aged in an instant—wrinkled, shriveled, like a venerable old man, exuding a heavy aura of death.

"The Mountain and Sea Tower draws all kinds—better safe than sorry. In theory, no fighting inside, but with the Evil Gods reviving, nowhere’s safe these days."

Lu Chenzhou looked toward the Martial Arts Tree.

[Hidden Essence Technique: Perfection]

[Divine Power·Hidden Element and Concealing Qi]

[Quality: Low Grade Divine Power·Nine Patterns]

[Introduction: By activating this Divine Power, you can conceal your true cultivation, age, Qi mechanism, aura, energy, and other personal traits from the inside out, perfectly merging your form with your surroundings.]

"Hidden Essence Technique" is also a Seventh Rank Method, so once cultivated to perfection, it’s accompanied by a Divine Power. Though the quality isn’t high, as a supporting ability it’s more than enough.

This is a true transformation—not simply an illusion or Eye-Blocking Technique. As long as Lu Chenzhou doesn’t display his signature divine skills, not even acquaintances will be able to recognize him.

...

Meanwhile—

Throughout the Three Thousand Worlds, except for those in Great Power Cave Heavens and other special places, nearly every Seventh Realm master found a majestic golden tower appear before them.

Transactions at the Mountain and Sea Tower are entirely voluntary.

...

Southern Heaven World.

An old sword cultivator stepped into the tower.

"I wonder if Senior Kunxu will come this time? Last time it opened, I was only Seventh Realm, eh."

...

Beidou World.

A shirtless man, golden runes like dragon scales flickering across his massive body, as burly as a mountain, entered the tower. His qi-blood was so vigorous it eclipsed even the Eternal Immortals—a blazing sun incarnate.

"Divine Monarch, be careful on this trip."

Several Seventh Realm silhouettes spoke in concern.

"You all guard the Beidou Region. I worry the Forbidden Zone might try something while the Mountain and Sea Tower is open."

The Beidou God Monarch began to ascend the stairs.

...

Mystic Sky Realm.

Star Dome Sea.

The Shadow Stream Dominator’s expression was ablaze with excitement.

"It’s finally here."

"Maybe Lu Chenzhou will come, too."

Inside, murderous intent surged.

He had to find some way to reclaim Wangliang’s Finger.

...

In the Endless Ruin Sea, a golden ancient tower floated and sank amid terrifying void storms, its radiance blooming.

The ancient tower had three layers—Mountain Floor, Sea Floor, Heavenly Floor—corresponding to the three great stages of cultivation. The floors were sealed off from each other.

Inside the Heavenly Floor, a world unto itself, a colossal plaza caught the eye, ringed by four mountain peaks that pierced the clouds. Beams of light poured down from above, transforming into more than a thousand Seventh Realm powerhouses of various races.

In the corner, an aged, hunched elder in a nine-colored Daoist robe stood—Lu Chenzhou.

He surveyed his surroundings. Glancing about, he saw few familiar faces. As far as he knew, half the Seventh Realm of Tianxia had come, but clearly, in this strange and unknown place, nobody dare show their true face.

Within the crowd, more than twenty auras particularly stood out, looking down on all like cranes among the chickens.

An old man with white hair stood sword-like.

A burly giant glared with eyes like dragons.

A veiled woman wore an air of mystery.

These must be the Eighth Realm.

And these were only those who revealed their aura—some surely chose to hide among the crowd.

No sign of Eternal Immortals or Dragon Kings.

Most likely, they hadn’t come.

"So overall, even adding up the four great realms of the universe, you could still gather dozens of Eighth Realm and over a thousand Seventh Realm—if this strength were ever united, it’d surpass even the Star Palace..."

Lu Chenzhou mused inwardly.

But unity? Still an illusion.

The Human Clan can barely unite, let alone the divided civilizations and races of the Three Thousand Worlds.

So, gentle means can’t work. Even after another thousand years, these civilizations would still be scattered sand.

So an absolute powerhouse must descend—one who stands above all civilization, able to unite them by any means necessary, hard or soft.

[I am the spirit of Mountain and Sea Tower. The Tower exists to promote exchange among cultivators of the Three Thousand Worlds. This opening lasts a thousand years; anyone holding a Mountain and Sea Order may enter and exit at will.]

The owner of this voice was the projection of a short, square-faced, short-haired middle-aged man.

"A thousand years? But didn’t Senior Brother say the Mountain and Sea Tower only ever lasted ten at most? Looks like after the gods revived, all the rules have changed..."

Lu Chenzhou pondered.

Someone asked,

"How do you get a Mountain and Sea Order?"

The middle-aged man replied: [The Mountain and Sea Order is divided into Mountain Order, Sea Order, and Heavenly Order. Anyone can buy them with mid-grade Primordial Stones: Mountain Order, 10,000; Sea Order, 100,000; Heavenly Order, 1,000,000...]

"Can Seventh Realm cultivators buy Mountain Orders?"

[No. Mountain and Sea Orders can only be purchased by those of the corresponding cultivation level. All Primordial Stones paid for Orders go to daily operations during the Tower’s opening. Cross-realm teleportation consumes vast energy—the higher your cultivation, the greater the cost.]

The middle-aged man explained.

"I’ll buy one."

"This girl wants one too."

"This seat will have one as well."

The Eighth Realm didn’t care about trifling sums—they reigned over entire regions, ruled multiple worlds, their wealth measured in billions.

Lu Chenzhou also bought a Heavenly Order.

"Looks like the Mountain and Sea Tower will become the gathering place for top experts of the Three Thousand Worlds. With this, buying treasures or gathering information will be far more convenient—what’s not to love?"

Having sold a pile of Mountain and Sea Orders, the middle-aged man beamed, his tone ever more friendly.

[The four peaks are: Spirit Weapon Pavilion, Treasure Pavilion, Cultivation Method Pavilion, and All Realms Pavilion. Feel free to explore, or trade in the plaza directly. No private duels or robbery permitted within the tower; outside, life and death is your own to bear. All trades within the Tower are subject to a 10% transaction fee to sustain operations.]

The man’s figure faded away.

The Heavenly Order wasn’t cheap; plenty of Seventh Realm cultivators scrambled to scrape up a million mid-grade Primordial Stones to secure long-term entry. Some simply set up shop on the spot, hawking treasures for sale.

"I have a quasi-Spiritual Weapon for sale—cheap! Come make an offer."

"Seventh Rank High Grade Miracle—Five Soul Wood. Strengthens the soul, aids meditation. 600,000."

"Spiritual Weapon, selling at a loss!"

Soon, the plaza bustled with excitement.

Lu Chenzhou followed a voice to a booth where the seller, masked, gripped a block of black wood.

"Six hundred thousand. Non-negotiable."

The vendor said coldly.

Lu Chenzhou stroked his beard and smiled:

"You cover the transaction fee."

"Deal."

The trade was made,

leaving both seller and buyer delighted.

"Five Soul Wood—a treasure that strengthens soul origin, and may even boost my Martial Arts insight."

Lu Chenzhou put it away for now, wandering around and eyeing the Eighth Realm at the center.

Suddenly, his gaze sharpened.

"Shadow Stream Dominator..."

He saw a towering, crowned figure sweeping the crowd with a chilling gaze.

"He’s definitely hunting for me. A Demigod Relic is priceless—he won’t let it go so easily. Luckily, I changed my appearance, so he couldn’t recognize me even if he tried."

Lu Chenzhou walked over to the Cultivation Method Pavilion. No attendants were present—just a luminous orb floating. Placing his hand on the orb, his consciousness entered a spiraling library-like structure.

The voice of the artifact spirit echoed out.

[Within the Cultivation Method Pavilion are 23,789 mountain-level inheritances, 7,453 sea-level inheritances, 302 heavenly-level inheritances, including 24 at the Great Power Level...]

"View Great Power inheritances."

[The Seven Sins Prison Suppressing Scripture, legacy of the Nine-layered Prison Master, the greatest enemy-trapping method of the Great Wilderness. Price: 999 high-grade Primordial Stones. Can be redeemed by section—just 10 high-grade Primordial Stones for the first seven layers.]

[The Creation Primordial Talisman, legacy of the Mountain and Sea Tower Master, greatest Energy Absorption Method of the Great Wilderness...]

"The Myriad Law Book, Ancient Feather Transformation Scripture... all the legacies of the Sea and Mountain Oath’s four Great Powers. I didn’t expect them to be here."

[Mountain Moving Scripture (incomplete), legacy of the Yuan Mountain master, the greatest Power Method of the Great Wilderness. Only the first five layers are available here—the sixth layer requires going to the Primordial Mountain Cave Heaven for the inheritance...]

"Even Ancestor’s art is here!"

[Chasing Light Chapter (incomplete), requires going to Sun Chasing Palace for the complete inheritance...]

[Three Feet Scripture (incomplete), requires traveling the Dragon Transformation Ancient Road for completion...]

Lu Chenzhou’s expression grew more serious.

"All the ancient Great Power Techniques of the Great Wilderness—from time immemorial—are here. Only the Sea and Mountain Oath ones are complete; the rest, like the Four Sects, are incomplete."

"The only defense technique I’m missing is the Three Feet Scripture. So the Ancient Road has it..."

This reminded Lu Chenzhou—

It was time to challenge the Ancient Road.

He continued on to the Spirit Weapon Pavilion.

Hundreds of Spiritual Weapons dazzled his eyes.

[Eighth Rank Top Grade Spiritual Weapon—Fire God Shield, price: 666 high-grade Primordial Stones. Can unleash Middle Grade Immortal Law—Mad Dragon Divine Fire—enough to heavily injure even Eighth Realm.]

"Half-step Great Power, ’Ancestor Divine Fire’, ranked 28 on the Spirit Weapon List, his natal treasure is here too."

He immediately looked to the supreme treasures.

[Mountain and Sea Tower, 100,000 high-grade Primordial Stones]

[Myriad Dao Book, 20,000...]

[Immortal Ascension Platform, 20,000...]

"If you’re rich enough, you can buy the whole Mountain and Sea Tower?"

Next, he browsed the Treasure Pavilion—everything from godly relics to Seventh Rank miracles, at least ten thousand wonders, all there for the right price. For the first time, Lu Chenzhou felt truly poor...

"I need to make money."

At last, he arrived in the All Realms Pavilion. Entering the sphere, he found himself at the base of a giant tree, countless wish card-like jade scrolls dangling from its boughs.

He picked one at random.

[Kunxu Reward: Kill the ’Fish Demon Monarch’ suppressed during the Divine War by the Master of Laws at the Star Constellation Sea Abyss. Hand over its corpse for 10,000 high-grade Primordial Stones. Reward already claimed by Liu Suifeng.]

"Liu Suifeng?"

Lu Chenzhou muttered.

"Young friend, are you calling for me?"