Chapter 1653: A Celestial Market Comes From The Sky

“Yin and yang are the dao of heaven and earth, the four seasons are the root of all things!”

Sighing, Ye Qing gently reached out and stirred the air. The Yin Yang Qi appeared in an uncertain state; hot or cold, existing or not existing. It swirled like taichi and repeated itself over and over again in mysterious and unpredictable ways.

Inside the carriage, Qiwa was enjoying the sudden blast of cold. It was a water-type Stranger who was fond of water and loathed the fire; enjoyed coldness and disliked the hot after all. Although the temperature was low, it was a comfortable temperature for it.

However, the cold suddenly turned into a heat wave, and it felt powerful enough to burn anything and everything. Just sensing it for a bit made it feel like it was about to burn into a pile of ash.

“Ook ook!”

Qiwa was so scared that it curled itself into a ball in a corner, panicking and afraid.

Luckily, the heat wave came and went quickly. It was gone before it knew it.

A sigh of relief had just escaped Qiwa’s mouth when suddenly, a blast of cold hit it once more.

Normally, there was nothing it loved more than the cold. This one caused it to shrink into a corner once more though.

It was because the cold was more terrifying than the previous one. It contained the intent of supreme yin, symbol of the ultimate yin and cold. Just feeling it made it feel like its mind and consciousness were about to freeze over.

It was scary.

Before he could recover from the sensation of the terrible cold though, a heat wave hit him once more.

“Again? When will this be done?”

Qiwa hugged its head and curled up into a ball in a corner. It felt like its future was dark and stormy.

Beside it, Feng Qingyou gave Qiwa a curious look before smiling to herself. Then, she returned to her book and resumed her reading.

Behind her, a multicolored cloud was flickering in and out of existence. No matter how hot or cold it was outside, it did not affect her in the slightest.

“Hmm?”

An indefinite amount of time later, Ye Qing suddenly snapped out of his comprehension and gazed toward the distance.

A cloud was floating in their direction.

The cloud itself was nothing unusual. However, it was mighty strange for a cloud to appear here because this was the Desert Sea.

The Desert Sea had no wind, rain, or water. Naturally, it did not have clouds either.

Because of this, the skies of the Desert Sea had always been perfectly clear and blue.

Even stranger, the cloud was floating toward them.

In other words, the cloud was gunning for them.

When the cloud came closer, Ye Qing abruptly noticed that there were pavilions and kiosks, forest gardens and parks on the cloud.

The cloud wasn’t big. It was probably ten meters in radius give or take. Naturally, the buildings on the cloud were mini-sized to say the least.

Despite their mini size, the buildings looked exquisite and elegant.

Although the cloud was small, there were countless buildings on its surface.

It was quite extraordinary.

“It’s the Celestial Market On A Cloud!”

It was at this moment Feng Qingyou pulled away the curtain and looked at the cloud above the sky, remarking.

“That’s the legendary Celestial Market On A Cloud?”

Ye Qing was shocked to hear this.

Legend had it that the Celestial Market On A Cloud was a Strange Artifact forged by the powerful Magia of an extraordinary person called the Celestial In A Cloud.

This Strange Artifact was neither used to attack enemies or defend oneself, however. It was a place used for trading, buying and selling things. As its name implied, it was a market built on a cloud.

The “celestial” in its name wasn’t just for show either. For one, the Celestial Market On A Cloud was eternally suspended in the sky. It moved along the wind and never landed on the ground like a celestial palace of the heavens.

Two, not anyone could enter the Celestial Market On A Cloud. Only a celestial was qualified to enter.

And what did celestial mean here? It meant those who had transcended mortality. It meant a Sage.

That’s right. Celestial Market On A Cloud was a place where only Sages were permitted entry. In fact, only Sages or “celestials” possessed the power to see the Celestial Market On A Cloud. Anyone below this level could not even see it, much less enter.

As the Celestial Market On A Cloud was built by a Sage, the items marketed in the marketplace were all profoundly priceless, rare, or both. They were all items that greatly benefited a Sage.

For example, there was once a Yellow Sky Dao Sovereign who was once betrayed by his close friend and ambushed by several elites of the Black Water Demon Sect. He was seriously injured as a result. However, good luck befell him, and he somehow entered the Celestial Market On A Cloud. He obtained a valuable medicine that healed all of his injuries in one day and greatly increased his strength. After he left the Celestial Market On A Cloud, he visited the Black Water Demon Sect alone with a broken branch as his sword, and the rain as his talisman. No one could stop him, and he singlehandedly wiped out the Black Water Demon Sect.

There was once a Xu Youshang who was stuck in the initial stage of the Sage stage because he was born with a flawed physique. He was unable to make a single inch of progress despite centuries of trying. When his lifespan was about to run out, and he had one foot in the grave, he coincidentally entered the Celestial Market On A Cloud and obtained a valuable medicine. After consuming it, his lifespan increased, and the flaws in his physique were fully fixed. Since then, he rose through the heavens and breached several cultivation levels in less than two decades. He eventually became so famous that people called him the Profound Master for thousands of years to come.

There was once a Moonchasing Elder who was defeated by his foe and lost both of his arms as a result. The damage did not just cost him his strength but also his cultivation level. As he was a great warrior, countless people lamented his fall. One day, the Moonchasing Elder stumbled upon the Celestial Market On A Cloud and obtained a secret art. After he practiced it, he regrew both of his arms and regained all of his lost strength. Not only that, he grasped an unparalleled Magia from the secret art that allowed him to found a sect that was remembered for millennia to come.

Examples like these were a dime a dozen. All things considered, the Celestial Market On A Cloud was definitely a rare opportunity for a Sage.

Unfortunately, the Celestial Market On A Cloud was mysterious and profound. It floated in the sky and went wherever the wind took it, meaning that it never lingered at one place. It could not be divined or tracked down via any method. Even a Sage could only rely on luck to find and enter it.

This was why Ye Qing was surprised. He wasn’t just surprised that they had stumbled upon the famous celestial market, he was surprised by where they had stumbled upon it as well.

“Why would the Celestial Market On A Cloud come here?” Ye Qing asked. The Desert Sea was a barren, lifeless wasteland. It boasted zero spiritual energies as well, meaning that the Strange Artifact had to operate using its own energy reserves only. It was draining to say the least. He did not understand why the Celestial Market On A Cloud would appear in such a place.

Feng Qingyou explained, “The Celestial Market On A Cloud is profound and mysterious, unpredictable and unfathomable. It was rumored that even the master of the Strange Artifact himself could not control where it was going. Therefore, it was possible for it to appear anywhere.”

“I see.”

The duo were still chatting when the Celestial Market On A Cloud had approached them. It looked like the Strange Artifact was gunning for them, but it really wasn’t. Instead, it passed over their heads and continued toward the distance.

Since its inception, it was the people who were desperate to enter the Celestial Market On A Cloud, not the other way around. That was why the Strange Artifact never waited for someone to board it. Come inside if you want, stay away if you don’t. Such was the attitude they were feeling from the Celestial Market On A Cloud.

Feng Qingyou looked at Ye Qing. “So? Should we check it out?”

“I would love to,” Ye Qing replied vaguely. He would be lying if he said he didn’t want to check it out. It was a great opportunity after all. However, they were in a hurry to visit Bei Yuan. If they lingered for too long, it would delay their search. If the Celestial Market On A Cloud traveled to heavens-know-where, it would delay their search as well. It would not be worth it then.