186: Hiding Dzi Bead

Looking in Gu Liangyuan's direction, Liu Ruyan's expression changed, “Song Xianer has already reached Core Formation; I can’t let her continue to grow like this.”

“To deal with Gu Liangyuan, I still need to rely on external forces.”

“Gold-Devouring Beast, huh…”

As she spoke, Liu Ruyan’s eyes brightened, as if she had thought of a plan.

Her figure flickered, and she completely vanished between heaven and earth.

On the other side, the master and his three disciples had already entered Tong City.

Cultivator cities were not uncommon in the Cultivation World. Legend has it that they originated as market towns, similar to Mortal bazaars, where Cultivators would gather in a fixed location to exchange goods.

Mortals who occasionally stumbled into such places would be ensnared by the outer illusion arrays, believing they had encountered a 'ghost wall'.

Seeing faint figures moving within the market, they also referred to it as a 'ghost market'.

As these ghost markets slowly developed, they eventually formed Cultivation World cities of varying sizes.

These cities were often built in places difficult for Mortals to reach, and Tong City was one of the larger Cultivation World cities among them.

Tong City was backed by Due Holy Land, and a Void Refinement Realm Cultivator guarded it year-round.

With a strong sense of security, the city had an abundance of goods, and even Gathering Treasure Pavilion had opened a branch here, making it highly favored by Loose Cultivators.

Upon entering the city, Gu Liangyuan had no interest in observing its prosperity, leading his three disciples directly to Gathering Treasure Pavilion.

Inside Gathering Treasure Pavilion, the Shopkeeper, who had been yawning, immediately perked up upon seeing customers and hurried forward to greet them:

“Esteemed guest, what can I do for you?”

“There’s nothing in this world that our Gathering Treasure Pavilion can’t acquire, only things you haven’t thought of, esteemed guest.”

Gu Liangyuan inquired:

“Do you have flying boats?”

The Shopkeeper replied: “Yes.”

“Are they fast?”

“Fast.”

“Do they consume a lot of Spirit Stones?”

“They come with a Spirit Gathering Array, absolutely saving Spirit Stones.”

“Then give me a Puppet.”

“Alright… sir.”

Gu Liangyuan’s last sentence almost caught the Shopkeeper off guard.

He asked about flying boats for so long, and it turned out he wanted to buy a Puppet!

All that asking was unnecessary!

Although he grumbled inwardly, the Shopkeeper noticed that Gu Liangyuan and his group were clearly of extraordinary origin. Maintaining his professional demeanor, he led Gu Liangyuan to the second floor:

“The first floor displays ordinary medicinal Materials. Valuables like Puppets are all on the second floor. Please follow me, sirs.”

The master and his three disciples followed the Shopkeeper through the protective array of the stairs and arrived on the second floor.

The items on the second floor were indeed better than those on the first.

At a glance, almost nothing was below Profound Rank, and in the middle of the second floor, there were even a few Heavenly Rank Magical Artifacts.

In a corner, there were indeed several Puppets.

However, the highest Rank among these Puppets was only a seventh-Rank Puppet, comparable to the Core Formation Stage.

Gu Liangyuan naturally looked down on them:

“Do you have anything better?”

The Shopkeeper replied:

“There are better ones on the third floor, but I don’t have the authority to go up. I need to ask our manager. Please wait a moment, esteemed guest.”

With that, the Shopkeeper gave a look to a guard nearby.

The guard immediately understood and hurried downstairs.

Before long, a plump middle-aged Cultivator walked up.

Gu Liangyuan casually cast an appraisal spell:

Name: Wang Dalong

Identity: Manager of Gathering Treasure Pavilion Branch

Cultivation: Nascent Soul Middle Stage

Spiritual Root: …

While Gu Liangyuan was checking Wang Dalong’s information, Wang Dalong was also sizing up Gu Liangyuan.

Relying on his many years of business experience, a quick glance up and down confirmed that Gu Liangyuan was definitely not short on Spirit Stones.

“But this appearance, why does it feel so familiar?”

Wang Dalong frowned in thought, suddenly remembering that Gathering Treasure Pavilion had once bought a portrait of Gu Liangyuan.

Castrates whoever he wants, Forgetting Love Eunuch Gu Liangyuan!

Rumor has it that a few days ago, he castrated an entire city!

Oh my goodness, why is this fiend here!

Wang Dalong suddenly felt a chill in his crotch and instinctively took a step back.

He then realized the impropriety of his action; after all, Gu Liangyuan was a guest at this moment.

Forcing down the fear in his heart, Wang Dalong nervously cupped his hands:

“Is this Senior Gu Liang in person?”

Gu Liangyuan watched Wang Dalong’s actions and naturally guessed what Wang Dalong was thinking.

Gu Liangyuan was also puzzled; why did no one believe the truth, yet such an absurd rumor spread so widely?

With Wang Dalong acting like this, Gu Liangyuan lost his mood for browsing and sat down casually in a chair:

“Bring out all the best Puppets in your store.”

“Oh, and that pearl that Great Master Sigui failed to refine.”

“Yes, yes, I’ll go right away.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Dalong felt as if a great burden had been lifted and scurried up to the third floor.

Before long, a guard came down with two Storage Pouches.

But Wang Dalong was nowhere to be seen.

Gu Liangyuan looked at the guard, whose legs were trembling slightly, and pointed to his own nose, asking:

“Am I that scary?”

The guard swallowed, and with a slightly trembling voice, replied:

“Not scary… Senior is not scary at all.”

As he spoke, he handed the two Storage Pouches to Gu Liangyuan:

“These two Storage Pouches contain what Senior requested. One holds three Soul Transformation Rank Puppets, and the other holds the covering sky pearl Senior needs.”

“Although the covering sky pearl is a discarded Magic Treasure, its raw Material is at least Immortal Artifact Rank, so it costs ten million Top-Grade Spirit Stones.”

“As for these three Soul Transformation Rank Puppets, although their Rank is not as high as a Low Grade Magic Treasure, in terms of practicality, they definitely surpass a Low Grade Magic Treasure.”

“Our manager said that if Senior wants them all, including the covering sky pearl, you can take them all for sixteen million Top-Grade Spirit Stones.”

Gu Liangyuan did not reply but used his Divine Sense to examine the information of the covering sky pearl:

Name: covering sky pearl (Cave Heaven Key)

Rank: Abandoned Immortal Artifact

Function: Guards the Spiritual Platform, conceals heavenly secrets, and is also the key to opening the Sigui Cave Heaven.

Looking at the System’s description, Gu Liangyuan’s eyebrows twitched. He hadn't expected such an unexpected gain.

The three Soul Transformation Realm Puppets were also exquisitely made. As long as there were enough Spirit Stones, they could even display Peak Soul Transformation battle power.

The drawback was that they could not use magical power and could only rely on their Physical Body for direct combat.

Overall, they were not bad.

Gu Liangyuan looked at the guard: “Make it cheaper.”

The guard showed a troubled expression, repeatedly casting pleading glances upstairs.

Seeing this, Wang Dalong knew he had to appear himself.

He bravely walked up to Gu Liangyuan:

“Senior Gu Liang, this is already the lowest market price, the maximum discount I can offer.”

“If you don’t believe me, go ask other stores. Soul Transformation cultivation Puppets, even at 2.4 million each, are priceless, let alone these three exquisite ones.”

Seeing Gu Liangyuan unmoved, Wang Dalong, to close the deal, vowed fiercely:

“I can guarantee you that if a lower price appears in Eastern Continent, I’ll cut off my head and let you kick it like a ball!”

Just then, a purple light flashed in the air, and a Gathering Treasure Pavilion supreme card was held between Gu Liangyuan’s fingers.

“Can this thing make it cheaper?”

“Yes.”

“Good then, please begin your performance.”

“Performance? What performance?”

“The performance of your head being kicked like a ball.”

Wang Dalong: …