Outskirts of Dragon Abyss Island.

Penglai Sect’s international Spiritual Ship slowly docked near Dragon Abyss Island.

Heaven-Devouring Rat had already run out and climbed onto Qin Ming’s shoulder, gazing at the Spirit Island with an expression full of excitement.

"Hey! This land of the Sea Race is certainly more affluent than my rat nest in the Beast Roar Mountain Range."

"This time I must witness this once-in-a-millennium grand event for myself."

Soon after.

Qin Ming followed the crowd from Penglai Sect, passed through the external Array inspection, and entered Dragon Abyss Island.

The island was already teeming with people, from the outside in, areas were divided for transactions spanning from the Qi Refining Stage to the Golden Core Stage.

Stalls filled the streets and alleys, with a myriad of shops bustling with activity.

Amid the streets and lanes, various sea race demon cultivators coexisted harmoniously with human cultivators, a rare sight indeed.

"Whoa! That’s the Fishman Race... that’s the Giant Shark Race, and the Sea Demon Race..."

"The Giant Crab Race, the Biluo Race..."

"They look truly peculiar, Master, why do they remind me of seafood walking down the street... hahaha!"

Having discovered what seemed like a new continent, the Heaven-Devouring Rat was seeing so many sea races for the first time.

Qin Ming chuckled at the remark, turning to it he said, "There are even Transformation Realm seafood here, watch your words, for land-dwelling demon races are also considered great supplements by them."

"Haha! Just a figure of speech, I’ll remember to be careful with my words from now on." Heaven-Devouring Rat realized that those on the island certainly included Tier Four Demon Saints among the Sea Race.

Meanwhile.

Qin Ming sensed lightly and discovered that the two Ghostly Palace cultivators disguised as Shrimp Soldier and Crab General were also on Dragon Abyss Island.

Earlier, he had extended his Divine Thought over a range of several hundred miles across the island, yet had found no trace of demonic cultivators.

But these two demonic cultivators had clearly infiltrated the island’s interior, which made Qin Ming a bit bewildered.

’The plans of these demonic cultivators have already been exposed; could they still have other tricks up their sleeves?’

’Looks like I need to find those two later and forcefully Soul Search them.’

After entering the island, Qin Ming was quickly drawn to the various rare treasures.

Thus, he said to True Monarch Dragon Wood, "Fellow Daoists, I’ll go for a stroll first. See you at the Nascent Soul gathering then."

"Good, although the grand assembly features numerous Immortal Mansion Treasures, each must rely on their luck. I wish Fellow Daoist Qin gains something here." True Monarch Dragon Wood replied with a smile.

Next.

Qin Ming wandered around the island with Heaven-Devouring Rat.

He heard that at past Immortal Mansion Grand Assemblies, there were even Nascent Soul True Monarchs who had found rare treasures at Qi Refining Stage stalls—stories that remained popular among people.

For this reason, Qin Ming began exploring the periphery, picking up what he fancied as he went.

Meanwhile, he used a Black Talisman to contact Hua Tianxiong:

"Hua Tianxiong, you should have arrived on the island too, right?"

"Reporting to Master, I arrived a couple of days ago with Elder Xia, occupying a spot in the Golden Core District to sell goods, also keeping an eye out for items you might need."

"Alright, pay attention to any news about ’Cyan Sky Spirit Soil,’ let me know immediately if there’s any news."

"Yes, Master."

After instructing Hua Tianxiong, Qin Ming continued strolling along the street.

Heaven-Devouring Rat was extremely sensitive to the aura of treasures, hardly missing any valuable items.

"Fellow Daoists, come and look, check it out! Special Sea Spirit Ginseng from East Sea Green Spirit Island, restores men’s confidence..."

"Fresh Tier Two late-stage Scale Armor Beast scales, the best choice for making Defensive Spiritual Artifacts, brought to you by Cloud Sea Pavilion, honesty guaranteed..."

"Tier Three early-stage Naihai Beast Earth Attribute Demon Pill, waiting for someone destined!"

"Exclusive sales of the Thunder Spirit Electric Eel from ten thousand fathoms deep, still alive, please do not touch, consequences are your own responsibility!"

"Treasure talismans from the East Sea Treasure Talisman Pavilion on sale, a must-have for home and travel!"

The streets were packed with people, the calls of various vendors rang out one after another.

Qin Ming, full of interest, strolled until he arrived at a stall selling Spirit Seeds.

The stall owner was a dark-skinned youth, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Upon seeing Qin Ming approach, he realized the profound energy he couldn’t grasp, knowing Qin Ming’s cultivation was far superior.

"Elder, might I ask what you fancy? Allow me to give a brief introduction." The dark-faced youth smiled flatteringly and quickly stood to greet him.

Qin Ming casually picked up a few pale purple Spirit Seeds from the stall and asked, "How much for these Spirit Seeds?"

"These are Spirit Seeds from the Tier Two High-Grade Spirit Plant Purple Sunflower, maturity takes around two years. When matured, they are a rare delicacy for the Immortal Mansion, hehe!"

"If used to feed demon beast Spirit Pets, they can substantially increase their reproductive ability."

The dark-faced cultivator glanced at the Heaven-Devouring Rat on Qin Ming’s shoulder as he emphasized.

"If you want them, this bag of Spirit Seeds will cost you a hundred Middle-Grade Spirit Stones."

Heaven-Devouring Rat instantly showed displeasure upon hearing this, "How are you speaking, young one? I use Tier Three Spirit Tea as mouthwash, who needs this stuff to boost ability... Bah!"

The dark-faced youth was stunned to see the Mouse Demon speak. He quickly smiled apologetically after recovering:

"Apologies, Elder. I didn’t know of the situation and have offended you. Please forgive me! Please forgive me!"

Heaven-Devouring Rat snorted, not bothering to reply.

Qin Ming smiled lightly but said, "I will take all the bags of Spirit Seeds on this stall; calculate the total Spirit Stones for me." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

His words left the stall owner momentarily shocked before he showed extreme joy.

Never did he expect that within half a day, all his products would be cleared out.

"Haha! Thank you, Elder, for your patronage! The total comes to one thousand six hundred Middle-Grade Spirit Stones!"

The young man with a dark face was smiling so broadly his face was almost going to split. These Spirit Seeds were also collected from various places, planning to come here to earn some profit.

Apart from the stall fee, he could earn a great deal, simply a direct take-off!

Qin Ming handed over the Spirit Stones to the other party and pocketed the Spirit Seeds before him.

The transaction was complete.

He left the stall.

"Master, why are you suddenly interested in Tier Two Spirit Seeds?"

After walking far away, the Heaven-Devouring Rat couldn’t help but ask.

To be honest, it felt somewhat anxious and scared. If Qin Ming truly fed those Purple Sunflowers to it, then cultivated more Little Mouse Demons, it isn’t impossible, after all, the bloodline of the Heaven-Devouring Rat is quite valuable...

Qin Ming picked out a few gray seeds from that pile of Spirit Seeds, and after careful identification, he said:

"These few Spirit Seeds are of the Tier Four Low-Grade Spirit Plant ’Sea-Sinking Purple Dew Grass’ recorded in the ’Wood Transformation Spirit Manual,’ which can be used to refine Spirit Pills that restore Mana during the Nascent Soul Stage."

"I didn’t expect the Immortal Mansion Grand Assembly to be truly worthy of its name, finally allowing me to score a deal."

"What? Don’t tell me you truly want to eat those Purple Sunflowers to nourish your body? If you want them, grow some in the Little Spirit Realm yourself."

The Heaven-Devouring Rat let out a long breath of relief after hearing this, but then heard Qin Ming’s latter words and waved its hand repeatedly:

"No, no, I won’t need them..."

Qin Ming chuckled and then continued walking towards the center area.

During the first few days, the stalls and shop transactions on Dragon Abyss Island were just to warm up for the Immortal Mansion Grand Assembly.

The real grand assembly is set within a circular venue at the center of Dragon Abyss Island, sufficient to accommodate tens of thousands of cultivators gathered together.

However, the threshold here is very high, not everyone can enter.

Various Immortal Mansion Treasures will be displayed for trade here.

Several large-scale auctions will also be held, jointly hosted by the Celestial Sea Alliance and the East Sea Dragon Palace.

At that moment.

The cultivators on the street in front began to avoid, fearing to dodge enough, making way for a broad passage.

Suddenly a handsome young man was seen sitting on a treasure vehicle made of purple jade coral, pulled by several Jade Wave Sea Horses, slowly moving down the street.

The treasure vehicle was open-air, and the handsome young man was wearing a white jade golden-threaded robe, with a pair of golden eyes, and his aura was mysteriously deep, clearly exuding the demonic power aura of a Transformed Great Demon.

On the coral treasure vehicle, the golden-eyed transformed demon cultivator had beauties in his arms on both sides; several stunningly beautiful female cultivators dressed lightly, each trying hard to lean on him...

This person’s manner of going out can be said to be extremely flashy, displaying luxury.

Qin Ming at this moment was standing in front of a stall preparing to purchase items, but the stall owner, seeing this scene on the street, all ran far away, not caring about business...

Leaving only Qin Ming standing there alone.

Moments later.

As the golden-eyed transformed Great Demon passed, his gaze suddenly contracted and then fell on Qin Ming.

A smile appeared on his handsome face, pushing away the females beside him, he asked Qin Ming, "May I inquire where your excellency is from? You seem quite unfamiliar?"

"I am Qin, from the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm." Qin Ming also gave a light smile, replying politely.

These words immediately aroused extreme interest in the golden-eyed demon cultivator.

"Oh? That is a coincidence."

"Your excellency turns out to be the newly promoted True Monarch Wangyue, what I’ve heard is far less than seeing."

"I am the Third Prince Xuan Xiao of the East Sea Dragon Palace. I’ve heard that old guy Ao Feng mention you, saying you saved his son’s life?"

"Why not come sit at my mansion?"

The golden-eyed demon cultivator’s smile grew broader, unexpectedly directly inviting.

"Thank you Fellow Daoist Xuan Xiao for the kindness, I plan to first stroll around, and visit another day." Qin Ming smiled as he replied.

Xuan Xiao nodded, not saying much else: "That works, I wish Fellow Daoist Qin good fortune."

He immediately continued to drive the treasure vehicle away.

At this moment, the crowd on the street finally came to realize, they also hadn’t expected the legendary Nascent Soul Great Power would also shop at Foundation Establishment stalls...

This was truly too incredible.

In appearance, the face seemed ordinary, had it not been for the recognition by the East Sea’s Third Prince, they couldn’t have seen through, and might have believed him to be a Golden Core Stage elder at most.

But as they looked back at the stall where Qin Ming was, the person had already vanished in an instant.

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...

Qin Ming left the outer area and came to the inner core area of the island.

"I heard Fellow Daoist Dragon Wood say that the Flood Dragon Race of the East Sea Dragon Palace carries the legendary Ancient True Spirit Bloodline..."

"I don’t know if it’s true, it’s really tempting to me..."

He secretly thought so.

Until he walked to a shop in the Golden Core District, he discovered an old acquaintance.

On his face, a smile of long-lost joy suddenly emerged.

In front of the shop stall.

A cultivator resembling a young man in a green robe was fiercely bargaining with the shop owner.

"For this late-stage Tier Three Dragon Rhinoceros Horn, you’re selling it to me for 300 High-Grade Spirit Stones, isn’t that ripping me off!"

"Honorable guest, you’d better take a closer look and speak again; this is not the horn of a Dragon Rhinoceros Beast, but an early-stage Tier Four Dragon Elephant Horn."

The shop owner said helplessly.

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