Celestial Refining Divine Scripture

Good heavens, there are at least dozens of treasures in this hall. Except for Immortal Elixirs and pills, everything else is pretty much here.

Each one is covered in restrictions on the surface. Even looking at them through the restrictions, they seem rather impressive—Divine Weapons exuding killing intent, Immortal Seal Talismans that look mysterious and intricate. At a glance, they’re all fine treasures.

But when Xu Yang looked carefully, he realized something was off with all these items.

All that glitters is not gold!

Xu Yang ignored the young man, walked up close, and quietly activated the Grade Twelve Immortal Foundation. His eyes subtly changed.

Looking again, the secret tricks inside this imposing Immortal Sword became clear as day.

There were some pretty complex restrictions on it.

This is a first-stage Immortal Sword—judging from the appearance and aura alone, it’s definitely one of the top ones for its level.

But inside those restrictions, it was completely hollow.

No exaggeration, if this sword went up against an ordinary first-stage Immortal Sword, it would be utterly shattered on the spot.

Like paper.

Just imagine, pulling out this sword in the middle of a battle, full of confidence, only for it to break apart on first clash—how dangerous is that?

Xu Yang turned to look at a talisman.

Sure enough, there was some trickery inside too.

The surface was completely faked.

All relying on inner restrictions to cover it up.

Honestly, these restrictions are not simple at all—even Xu Yang was a bit surprised.

An average Celestial Immortal wouldn’t be able to spot anything wrong at all.

If not for his Grade Twelve Immortal Foundation, plus being a Pill Master with a keen Primordial Spirit, even he would find it hard to notice.

Piecing things together, Xu Yang figured it out instantly.

Everything in this hall was specifically prepared.

This young guy must have gotten people like Hong Zhi to bring in new fat sheep to fleece.

An ordinary person probably wouldn’t escape being scammed.

"Brother, how’s it looking?"

The young man came over, enthusiastically pointing at the items as he introduced them, boasting non-stop. He even took one out and swung it twice, the aura sharp and murderous, making it seem quite formidable.

Xu Yang’s expression didn’t change. After a glance, he shook his head and said, "Forget it, it’s too expensive for me. I can’t afford it."

The young man’s face darkened instantly.

"Brother, any one of these treasures can save your life. It’s impossible for something that cheap to be this powerful."

"But these two are real bargains."

"Only tens of thousands of first-stage Immortal Crystals, that’s all."

Only tens of thousands?

Xu Yang almost laughed out loud.

For a True Immortal, tens of thousands of first-stage Immortal Crystals is pretty steep.

He gave the young man a playful look and said, "Really, I’ll pass."

After saying that, he started walking out.

"Stop right there."

The young man’s eyes flashed coldly as he said, "What do you think this place is? You come and go as you please?"

"Oh? And what are you going to do about it?"

Xu Yang turned slowly. His eyes grew cold—was this about to turn into a mugging?

The young man, stared at by Xu Yang, involuntarily shivered.

Damn, trying to scare me?

The young man sneered, "Kid, do you even know where you are? This is the Yang Family’s Treasure Pavilion."

"My Yang Family has a Golden Immortal overseeing things, with close ties to the elders of Black Fire Immortal Mountain."

"Our young master is not only a core disciple of Black Fire Immortal Mountain but also ranked on the Immortal Pride List."

"Today, you will buy, whether you want to or not!"

"Otherwise, I’d like to see if you can leave this place."

In the corner, Hong Zhi cowered in fear, his face full of terror.

Xu Yang was stunned for a second, then suddenly burst out laughing.

"Fine, I’ll buy."

"I’ll take these two. This is all I have."

Xu Yang simply tossed over a Storage Ring.

Inside was less than a hundred thousand first-stage Immortal Crystals.

The young man’s eyes lit up at once. He didn’t think much—assuming Xu Yang had been intimidated.

After all, the Yang Family’s reputation was the real deal, and their young master even more so. Who would dare mess with them?

Hadn’t seen a fat sheep in days, so how could he let this one slip by?

Not quite a hundred thousand Immortal Crystals—while not a huge sum, it was certainly not little either.

"Here you go."

He pocketed the Storage Ring happily and tossed two Immortal Artifacts to Xu Yang, saying, "Every item from our Yang Family’s Treasure Pavilion is honest business—guaranteed satisfaction!"

Guaranteed satisfaction?

Xu Yang smirked, holding the two Immortal Artifacts with a bland expression. "Maybe."

"Can I leave now?"

"Of course, please go ahead."

The young man grinned widely, resuming his former enthusiasm, even escorting Xu Yang all the way out of the Treasure Pavilion.

Just before leaving, the young man suddenly lowered his voice, "Kid, you’d better think twice about offending the Yang Family."

A bare-faced threat.

Xu Yang gave him a long, deep look without changing his expression, then left without another word.

Watching Xu Yang walk away, the young man snorted in disdain, toying with the Storage Ring in his hand, a playful look on his face: "For an Early Stage True Immortal to fork over nearly a hundred thousand Immortal Crystals—isn’t bad at all."

Elsewhere.

Xu Yang fixed his gaze on the downcast Hong Zhi and asked, "Can you tell me what’s going on here?"

Hong Zhi quivered, mumbling shakily, "Sir, I—I was forced! I don’t dare offend the Yang Family. If I don’t bring people there, they’ll kill me."

"I really didn’t plan to bring you in today. Never expected to run into them."

"Didn’t plan to bring me?"

Xu Yang teased, "Because my cultivation is too low and I don’t look like easy prey, huh?"

Hong Zhi trembled again, lost for words.

Xu Yang shook his head slightly and said coolly, "Is everyone in the Yang Family’s Treasure Pavilion like this?"

"I’m not sure. That guy just now is called Yang Long—seems to be following Yang Xuan’s orders. Yang Xuan’s a branch member of the Yang Family, Peak True Immortal. In the Treasure Pavilion, he’s just an errand boy for the steward."

Hearing that, Xu Yang became thoughtful.

With the Yang Family’s strength, there’s no way that the Treasure Pavilion’s stewards would do this kind of thing. The stewards are at least Celestial Immortal rank; if they want resources, they could get them easily.

Even if they needed some, there are much easier ways to get resources than this.

So most likely, this is Yang Xuan and Yang Long colluding privately.

Branch family, True Immortal cultivation.

The benefits from this method would be quite considerable.

Xu Yang asked Hong Zhi a few more details, but he didn’t know much anyway.

He’s just a nobody here.

Threatened by Yang Long, whenever he finds outsiders who look like fat sheep, he brings them to the Treasure Pavilion. Most of the time, they fall for it without needing any coercion.

After all, judging from their appearance, those treasures are flawless.

Of course, even if someone senses something’s wrong, no one dares offend the Yang Family.

After a few years, they’d have made a killing.

Great business.

"You can go."

Xu Yang casually tossed Hong Zhi a few Immortal Crystals and walked towards the outskirts of town.

Hong Zhi froze—he didn’t expect Xu Yang would still pay him.

By the time he snapped out of it, Xu Yang was already gone. He sighed, quickly pocketed the crystals, and left.

"Yang Yuan, this time it’s you Yang Family who came knocking on my door."

Leaving the town, Xu Yang played with the two Immortal Artifacts in his hand, wearing a faintly amused expression.

Moments later, Xu Yang paused, turned toward a certain spot and said coolly, "You’ve been tailing me for quite a while. Aren’t you going to come out yet?"