Chapter 1215: Chapter 515: Lifebound Dharma Treasure Complete [8000-word Mega Chapter, Subscription Requested]

The inferior-grade magical treasure [Three Suns True Flame Pot], much like Zhou Chun’s [Green Wood Malevolent Banner], was once the lifebound Dharma treasure of a Golden Core Stage cultivator.

The mystique of this treasure is rather singular, namely using it to condense the “Three Suns True Flame” for combat.

The “Three Suns True Flame” itself is a type of True Fire Mystique with a renowned name, and its power is certainly extraordinary.

If one could refine this [Three Suns True Flame Pot], it would be akin to mastering a formidable True Fire Mystique out of thin air.

Generally speaking, cultivators who use such treasures as their lifebound Dharma treasures are those who themselves practice the “Three Suns True Flame Mystique,” augmenting its power via their lifebound Dharma treasure to elevate the mystique’s potency to an extremely high level, making it their signature ability.

For Zhou Chun, however, this [Three Suns True Flame Pot] was not precisely the type of treasure he most wanted to exchange for.

Because Zhou Mingde would certainly be unable to fully unleash its potential.

Yet, Zhou Chun also clearly knew that his options were limited, and the [Green Wood Malevolent Banner] wasn’t a particularly competitive treasure with many advantages either, making it improbable to exchange for superior treasures.

Now, having finally encountered someone who had a demand for wood-attribute Dharma treasures, he could not afford to miss this chance.

Thus, he immediately transmitted a message to the Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator to converse.

After some discussion between the two, Zhou Chun took out the [Green Wood Malevolent Banner] and handed it over for the other party to inspect, while he acquired the [Three Suns True Flame Pot] from the cultivator’s hands.

As expected, Zhou Chun, after injecting mana and inspecting it, discovered that although this [Three Suns True Flame Pot] could condense the “Three Suns True Flame” for combat, if one hadn’t cultivated the “Three Suns True Flame Mystique,” one would have to first store a sufficient amount of “Three Suns True Flame” within it.

If one wanted to condense “Three Suns True Flame” during combat, its effectiveness would be greatly diminished.

In short, it was merely a conversion vessel capable of condensing and storing the “Three Suns True Flame.”

But just as Zhou Chun intended to voice his dissatisfaction, the Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator was the first to point out the shortcomings of the [Green Wood Malevolent Banner].

“Taoist Friend, this [Green Wood Malevolent Banner] is simply too mediocre. Though it can attack and defend, its offensive power is not impressive, and its defensive capabilities are hardly remarkable. It holds little use for someone like me, Hong.”

Hearing this, Zhou Chun calmly responded, “Taoist Friend Hong is indeed correct, but compared to your [Three Suns True Flame Pot], which has singular powers and offers no sustained support during battles, Zhou Mou instead perceives the [Green Wood Malevolent Banner] to have greater value.”

“If Taoist Friend Zhou sees it that way, I have nothing more to say. Please take back your treasure.”

The cultivator surnamed Hong shook his head, refraining from further argument with Zhou Chun, returning the treasure and disinclining to proceed with the exchange.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun didn’t press the matter further and simply retrieved his treasure.

Afterward, two other Golden Core cultivators displayed their respective wood-attribute treasures for mutual inspection with the cultivator surnamed Hong, yet either Hong was dissatisfied with the treasures presented, or those cultivators found the [Three Suns True Flame Pot] too flawed and refused to agree to an exchange.

In the end, the cultivator surnamed Hong had no choice but to sulkily take back his treasure and yield the exchange opportunity to the next cultivator.

Next, various Golden Core Stage cultivators began presenting all sorts of treasures and spiritual objects, causing Zhou Chun to feel slightly dazzled.

Perhaps everyone cherished this rare exchange gathering among peers of the same stage, so the treasures offered for trade were all rather rare; even ordinary thousand-year spiritual medicines had no place here!

Zhou Chun encountered quite a few lifebound Dharma treasure spirit materials he had previously sought, as well as some rare thousand-year treasure medicines.

Unfortunately, he either already possessed those spirit materials, or lacked the specified items required by the other party, leaving him to merely watch helplessly.

At the same time, Zhou Chun also observed that many cultivators here were actively exchanging Dharma treasures.

However, successful exchanges remained uncommon.

Often, it wasn’t a matter of someone not having the requisite treasure, but rather that after inspecting the treasures, both parties found faults within and were ultimately dissatisfied.

If neither party was willing to compromise or to add other enticing assets, most exchanges simply fell through.

After all, Dharma treasures are incredibly rare, and most Golden Core cultivators struggle to acquire more than a few in their lifetime.

If they could not secure satisfactory treasures, they would rather wait longer than lower their standards and settle for less.

Thus, as half of the exchanges proceeded, Zhou Chun encountered something that truly caught his eye.

“A beast egg from the advanced demon beast [Phoenix-Tailed Flame Sparrow], to be exchanged for a Jade Marrow Ganoderma of at least three thousand years of age. If you can offer two, there’s also a third-order middle-grade demon core available to take!”

A youth clad in blue robes waved his hand, and a crimson bird egg the size of an ostrich egg appeared before him.

“To think this is a [Phoenix-Tailed Flame Sparrow] egg–an advanced demon beast with the bloodline of the Fire Phoenix!”

A Golden Core Stage cultivator exclaimed in wonder, appearing somewhat tempted.

However, another scoffed dismissively and said, “What of having the Fire Phoenix bloodline? Breaking through to the fourth order for advanced demon beasts is exceptionally difficult, not to mention the effort required to cultivate it from an egg!”

Even so, someone quickly spoke up, saying, “I don’t have a Jade Marrow Ganoderma of three thousand years, but I do possess a Red Essence Ganoderma of the same age. Would you be willing to trade?”

“Apologies, it must be a Jade Marrow Ganoderma of at least three thousand years!”

The blue-robed youth subtly shook his head, his tone firm as he declared his answer.