The Journey of Immortal Cultivation

Chapter 1021 - 559: Heavenly White Jade City

The delicate and moist rainwater washes the glazed golden tiles and the Han Baiyu walls, making them shine brilliantly as if new, eclipsing even celestial palaces.

The Jade Palace, could be no different than this.

Behind, beams of light flashed one by one; quite a few people entered the Mirror World, and upon seeing such a scene for the first time, were full of praise.

The Heavenly Residence’s Central Capital Auction, held every four years, is famous across the Universe not only for gathering rare curios, but also for the magical venue—set within this Mirror World. The bronze ancient mirror housing this world is called the "Little Thousand Mirror," and the auction is regularly held here, prompting cultivators to give this Mirror World a beautiful name—

The Heavenly White Jade City.

An ancient saying goes: "In the Heavenly White Jade City, five towers and twelve castles, Immortals touch my head, bind my hair to receive immortality." Although this White Jade City is not like the poem says "five towers and twelve castles," the tiered palaces on the solitary peak of the Cloud Sea are indeed a spectacular sight.

Ning Xiaoxian inwardly smiled. Having received the invitation from the Heavenly Residence long ago, she gathered information on the White Jade City, so now she wasn’t surprised. The Heavenly Residence designed the rear hall to be so empty and cramped, without any long protrusions, just to let guests enter Mirror City and feel the strong contrast with the outside world, further appreciating the magnificent and grand scale of this White Jade City. Only by guiding hearts with such skill can one see the prowess of the Heavenly Residence.

The Little Thousand Mirror was refined by a great power from ancient times, implying the "Small Thousand World." When the Heavenly Residence received this divine artifact, there was already a world sealed within. This is completely different from ordinary secret realms. The Small Thousand World also possesses life and its territory can gradually grow and expand by itself. Since ancient times, this Small Thousand World has had tens of thousands of years of history, its scope expanding by more than twenty percent compared to when it was first opened.

The Heavenly Residence sets the auction here to demonstrate its substantial financial power and strength, while the Small Thousand World is a completely enclosed world, where the only entrance and exit is the Little Thousand Mirror, ensuring cultivators entering dare not cause trouble, allowing the Heavenly Residence to maintain full control.

After standing for a short while, someone hurriedly ran across the nearest Rainbow Bridge, bowed deeply to everyone: "Forgive the neglect of esteemed guests, pardon me. I am Wu, a first-class steward of the Heavenly Residence White Jade City, responsible for guiding the esteemed guests of Hidden Stream to freely tour the White Jade City." His tone is warm and polite but not humble—although a steward of the Heavenly Residence must greet guests with a smile, being servile would only diminish the reputation of this giant Chamber of Commerce.

Such work is for the naturally sociable, easy to make others feel as if bathed in a spring breeze, so with just a few words Steward Wu got acquainted with everyone, pointing towards the peaks ahead: "Each palace on these mountain peaks showcases one major type of exhibits, so each auction session features seventeen major categories. Only the central Rising Dragon Peak currently holds no exhibitions, as the Star-picking Tower on Rising Dragon Peak is the venue for the auction happening in five days."

"Star-picking Tower?" she murmured, "Picking stars with bare hands. This tower is so sublime, it truly lives up to its name."

Steward Wu smiled proudly: "The Star-picking Tower has seventeen floors, and during the auction, each floor will simultaneously auction items from their respective major category."

Qi Zai murmured: "Seventeen floors of simultaneous auctions! How many items are up for sale in the White Jade City this time?"

Steward Wu laughed: "After the start of every White Jade City auction, it continues for around seven days. Take the previous session for example, every day over eight thousand treasures were auctioned at the Star-picking Tower, so after the auction ended and statistics were compiled, a total of sixty-one thousand four hundred and forty treasures were auctioned, and fifty-six thousand seven hundred were sold. As for the specific turnover, our boss doesn’t favor spreading it, sorry, I can’t disclose that."

Ning Xiaoxian secretly clicked her tongue. The Heavenly Residence, with this gold-lettered sign, indeed has a mighty ability to attract wealth. No wonder guests eager to purchase items at the auction visit beforehand; with over a hundred thousand auction items, merely viewing them takes considerable time.

While she spoke, they crossed the first Rainbow Bridge, stepping into the first grand hall.

This grand hall exhibits all sorts of raw materials and semi-finished products. Obsidian, outer space meteorite iron, Red Fire Copper, Netherworld Iron Ore, Thunderstruck Wood, and Square Inch Silver used to make storage rings, among others. Additionally, there are treasures from various demon beast bodies, such as the Musk Demon’s fragrance bag and the Bi Beast’s blood—excellent materials for talisman making and artifact refining. The Sea King Whale Essence is also prominently listed, though packaged in beautifully crafted glazed bottles, sold by the drop. The Heavenly Residence knows its goods well; they would never squander Sea King Whale Essence by using large bags to nurture Blood Parasol Trees like the ignorant Hidden Stream bumpkins would.