Chapter 495 - 203: Treasure Pavilion! Shopkeeper Mu Shan! Frantic Extortion
Chapter 495: Chapter 203: Treasure Pavilion! Shopkeeper Mu Shan! Frantic Extortion
’Was it really that easy?’
Walking out of the Divine Weapon Shop, Ye Yangfeng clutched the Qiankun Bag in his hand, which had grown noticeably fuller, and found it all a bit unbelievable.
The Divine Weapon Shop wasn’t just in Chishui City.
They had branches in Dinghai City, Celestial Pride City, and other cities as well.
Although he hadn’t known its backer was the Divine Sword Sect, he had guessed that a major power was behind it.
Otherwise, with so many Evil Cultivators and Demon Cultivators in the world?
It would have been looted clean long ago.
The Divine Sword Sect was a major power on par with the Prison Suppression Pavilion and Celestial Yang Mountain, only slightly inferior to the Taiyi Sect.
This deal was like pulling a tooth from a tiger’s mouth.
"What we’re selling is a genuine ancient heritage. Fair to young and old alike. It’s only natural,"
Su Bai said, also clutching a Qiankun Bag.
This Qiankun Bag contained a small pocket dimension. It wasn’t very large, but it was more than enough to hold some Elixirs.
’But by doing this...’
’The future trouble will be immense...’
Ye Yangfeng sighed internally.
These major powers were not so easily fooled, of course. They just probably never imagined someone would scam seven of their branches in a single day!
Counting that Lin Longbai, it was actually eight.
Suddenly, his expression froze in alarm.
’No, wait. Counting Chiyun Immortal, that makes nine!’
Instantly, the Qiankun Bag in his hand felt like a hot potato.
"That golden light..."
A moment later, Su Bai’s expression shifted slightly.
He looked up just in time to see a streak of golden light flash across the sky.
The golden light vanished in an instant. Combined with the bright sunlight, the great sun itself masked the flash.
An ordinary Cultivator would never have noticed it.
But Su Bai’s eyes narrowed slightly.
He sensed that the golden light contained profound principles, as if woven from the very laws and Dao of a Martial Arts Great Power.
If he could obtain it, he might be able to glimpse the great techniques within.
Unfortunately, it vanished too quickly for him to see clearly.
"What?"
Ye Yangfeng looked up, bewildered, but saw nothing.
"It’s nothing. Let’s go to the next place."
Su Bai shook his head and continued giving instructions, "We can’t sell this technique too many times, or there will be slip-ups."
"We’ve already sold it to seven places. We can hit one more at most, then we have to stop."
"For the last one, let’s choose the Treasure Pavilion."
"The Treasure Pavilion!?"
Ye Yangfeng’s voice, filled with utter shock, echoed in Su Bai’s mind.
He had long known about the power behind the Treasure Pavilion.
It was none other than the Prison Suppression Pavilion!
And the person in charge of the Treasure Pavilion in Dinghai City was Lin Longxiang!
If Lin Longbai wanted to get the Celestial Dragon True Form Map, he would surely give it to his older brother.
Instantly, Ye Yangfeng stared at Su Bai, wanting to speak but holding his tongue.
For a moment, he didn’t even know what to say.
’Selling one technique multiple times is one thing.’
’But selling it to the same family twice?’
This move left Ye Yangfeng utterly stunned.
’You and Lin Longxiang already have no room for compromise. What are you afraid of?’
As Su Bai pondered the streak of golden light, he answered nonchalantly, "The Treasure Pavilion is the Treasure Pavilion, and Lin Longbai is Lin Longbai. The two can’t be lumped together."
"If we calculate the time, Lin Longbai’s lackeys are probably already on their way back with the Elixirs."
"If we go to the Treasure Pavilion now, the timing will be perfect."
Ye Yangfeng clutched the Qiankun Bag in his hand, steeled his resolve, gritted his teeth, and headed for the Treasure Pavilion.
...
The Treasure Pavilion’s decor was elegant and antiquated. Its three floors were filled with numerous Magical Artifacts, all sorts of secret records, and even a fair number of Martial Arts Skills.
However, the Treasure Pavilion was also the most deserted.
In the vast Chishui City, not even one person might step into this Treasure Pavilion in a decade.
The reason was simple: everything was expensive!
Everything inside was very expensive.
Of course, there was a reason for the high prices.
Su Bai walked to Ye Yangfeng’s right, his eyes sweeping over the many Magical Artifacts on display. He was, he noted internally, quite satisfied.
Unlike the Divine Weapon Pavilion, which forged Divine Soldiers and Magical Artifacts, these Magical Artifacts before him carried the heavy aura of age.
Many of them seemed to contain a trace of a Martial Artist’s Spiritual Brand, perhaps because their former owners poured their hearts and souls into them, or because they had already passed away.
Inside the Treasure Pavilion, an expert had set up an Array. This Array had no defensive or offensive capabilities; its sole purpose was to sever all connections between the inside and the outside.
This was to prevent the original owners of the Magical Artifacts, who might have left some kind of backdoor, from using other means to reclaim them after selling them to the Treasure Pavilion.
It also served to block the prying eyes of outsiders.
Previously, Su Bai hadn’t wanted to stir up trouble, so he had never carefully scanned this Treasure Pavilion.
But now, as he walked in, streams of spiritual light, invisible to the naked eye, flowed past his gaze.
They were the Spiritual Brands contained within the hundreds of various Magical Artifacts and Divine Soldiers across the three floors of the Treasure Pavilion.
A moment later, he used his powerful Divine Thoughts to perceive many hidden secrets.
Just then, a portly old man approached with a cheerful smile. "This old one is named Mu Shan, and I am the shopkeeper of the Treasure Pavilion," he said. "Might I ask if you gentlemen are here to purchase Magical Artifacts, Divine Soldiers, secret records, or Martial Arts Skills?"
Ye Yangfeng waved a hand dismissively without speaking and continued to walk around.
Then, at Su Bai’s urging, he walked through all three floors.
"Sir, what is the meaning of this?"
Mu Shan’s expression was a little stiff.
This man seemed to pause before every Magical Artifact, yet he neither examined them closely nor asked any questions.
His actions were quite strange.