Chapter 22: The Big Purchase

  Xuanyuan was taken aback, looking at the old man's stall, where a tattered and rusty bracelet lay, with a similar aura to the mysterious dagger at his waist.

  "Haha, it's all come together without any effort! You little brat are indeed born with a destiny connected to the 'Devouring Emperor', and you've actually obtained the 'Devouring Ring' in a place like this. This is one of the keys that can unlock the Devouring Emperor's left-behind Devouring Immortal Mansion, which contains endless treasures! If you can obtain it, you'll surely be able to restore the unparalleled glory of the Devouring Emperor that once shook the world of Dou Qi."

  Xuanyuan's heart skipped a beat when he heard the greedy old man's words, and it was clear that the old man wouldn't be joking about this matter. Xuanyuan pretended to be nonchalant, crouched down, and began to examine the few tattered items in front of him, flipping them over several times before rolling his eyes in disdain and saying:

  "Old man, which of these broken items do you think is worth several thousand doubloons?"

  The old man was so embarrassed by Xuan Yuan's words that his face turned red and he hastily waved his hand, saying:

  "Take all these things away, the old man's goods have been sold out, only a few pieces are left. If you want money, there is none; if you want life, one life is left. Young brother, if you want them, take all these things away and we'll settle accounts."

  Xuanyuan hummed and said:

  "You think you can swindle me out of several thousand Douzi coins with just these few pieces of junk? You're really unreasonable, old man."

  Xuan Yuan saw that the old man was indeed at a loss, and he himself had no more tricks up his sleeve. Seeing the old man's difficult expression, Xuan Yuan shrugged and sighed:

  "Never mind, considering your old age, it's not easy for you either, let me send you off."

  Xuanyuan smiled and directly swept the few tattered things on the old man's stall into his own "Dou Ring" like trash.

  Then, he directly stuffed the Gui Wolf's internal elixir into Gu Xing's mouth, and Gu Xing swallowed it down.

  Seeing Xuan Yuan's behavior, the old man's eyes almost popped out and he shrieked:

  "Little one, do you want to get this wolf killed?"

  In an instant, a dark and eerie power spread out from the Lone Star's body. The silver fur on his skin was torn apart, revealing his muscles underneath, and his eyes shot out a bloody glow, exuding a ghostly aura and killing intent. His body began to swell up, startling Xuan Yuan, and the old man hastily jumped out, summoning a brilliant light in his hand that struck Lone Star's body, finally halting the spread of the Ghost Wolf Inner Dan's power within him.

  Seeing this scene, Yan Ziyun finally breathed a sigh of relief:

  "Xuanyuan, you're being too reckless! The inner dan is the culmination of a beast's life force, not only is it incredibly powerful, but it also contains the will of the beast soul. Fortunately, this is the inner dan of a ghost wolf, and the will of the beast soul within is not strong, otherwise, even if Gu Xing wouldn't have exploded and died, he would've been consumed by the beast soul and lost his spiritual intelligence, essentially allowing that ghost wolf to revive through Gu Xing's body."

  Xuan Yuan heard Yan Zi Yun's words and broke out in a cold sweat. He himself practiced the "Devouring Dao Scripture" and was naturally also open to this aspect, so Xuan Yuan had no experience and thought that feeding Gu Xing an inner elixir would be enough, almost killing Gu Xing in the process.

  The old man was apparently a strong practitioner, and from his hands, streams of light flowed, controlling the power of the lone star's inner dan. Bit by bit, he merged it into the lone star's body, and one could clearly feel the lone star's power surge up in an instant.

  "The strength of twenty-eight oxen!"

  "The strength of thirty-eight oxen!"

  "The strength of forty-eight oxen!"

  “……”

  "The strength of sixty-six oxen!"

  It wasn't until the sixty-sixth ox's strength that it finally came to an abrupt halt. The power of the Ghost Wolf's inner elixir still had two-fifths left, which was sealed within Gu Xing's body. At this moment, Gu Xing's eyes, which originally shot out bloody light, became clear and bright. His body also grew significantly larger, with his shoulders now 1.5 meters wide and his height reaching 2.4 meters, roughly the size of a horse.

  "I've lost out, I've taken a loss!" The old man was seen panting and covered in sweat, clearly having expended a significant amount of energy helping Gu Xing refine the Ghost Wolf's inner dan.

  "Hey, thanks old man." Xuan Yuan nodded slightly, feeling a bit embarrassed in his heart. He had spent several thousand Dou Zhe coins to buy from him one of the "Swallowing Seals" that could unlock the "Swallowing Immortal Mansion", a priceless treasure that couldn't be bought even with several thousand Dou Di coins. But what made Xuan Yuan feel even more uneasy was that this shameless old man had actually worked as a laborer for him.

  "Whatever, whatever." The lecherous old man put away the blanket and walked away with a trembling hand, holding that one Magic Bear Inner Elixir.

  Xuanyuan and Yan Ziyun exchanged a glance, stuck out their tongues, and smiled:

  "Master sister, is there a place that sells good dan medicine?"

  Yan Ziyun couldn't help but admire Xuan Yuan's skill, and laughed:

  "Of course there is, but Xuanyuan junior brother, you don't have any money on you, do you? But sister does, whatever you want, sister will buy it for you."

  Xuanyuan shrugged and jumped onto Gu Xing's back, looking at the increasingly dense and lustrous fur on his body, feeling Gu Xing's more majestic physique, making Xuanyuan feel very pleased. No matter what, he didn't want to give up on Gu Xing. Sitting upright on Gu Xing's back, Xuanyuan took out a few bags of Dou Shi coins from the 'Dou Ring' and smiled slyly:

  "There are still 2830 Dou Shi coins left, which should be enough to buy a lot. Please lead the way, Master Sister."

  Yan Ziyun rolled her eyes and was speechless, she didn't expect that her little junior brother was actually quite wealthy.

  "Let's go, the Moon Flower Merchant Association will have a lot of things for sale, from elixirs, fighting stones, magical treasures, to divine techniques, they'll have everything."

  Yan Ziyun walked ahead, leading Xuan Yuan along the way. Before long, the two of them arrived at a store that occupied an area of over 100 meters.

  At the entrance of this shop, two young men with strength comparable to that of nine oxen were at the peak of their martial arts skills.

  "Miss Yan, you've arrived!"

  Two young servants saw Yan Ziyun busy bowing, Yan Ziyun nodded, Xuan Yuan jumped down from Guanxing's body, one man and one wolf, followed behind Yan Ziyun, entering the Yuehua Chamber of Commerce.

  Inside the Yuehua Chamber of Commerce, there were many people. On many counters, various elixirs, magic stones, treasures, divine techniques and some strange things were displayed, dazzling Xuanyuan's eyes.

  Many people couldn't help but frown when they saw Xuan Yuan bring in Gu Xing, but as soon as they saw Yan Ziyun by his side, they quickly suppressed their discontent.

  A man with a smiling face walked out of the Moon Flower Merchant Guild and said politely:

  "Miss Yan, what wind brought you here? What do you need? Just let me know directly and I'll get it ready for you."

  Yan Ziyun smiled and said:

  "I don't need anything, go ask my junior brother."

  The man looked at Xuan Yuan with some surprise, because a large part of the inner door disciples of Yue Hua Men he knew, and Xuan Yuan was unfamiliar.

  "I want some of the best internal wound-healing pills, some top-grade antidote pills that can cure a hundred poisons, and some pills that can quickly restore physical strength." Xuan Yuan said directly.

  The man nodded and patiently said:

  "The best internal injury medicine in this Chamber of Commerce is the three-four product pill, called 'Water Therapy Heart Pill', and the detoxification pill that resolves hundred poisons is also three pills, called 'Hundred Grass Detoxification Pill'. The price of 'Water Therapy Heart Pill' is five hundred Dou Shi coins per pill, and 'Hundred Grass Detoxification Pill' is the same. As for the medicine to restore physical strength, with Young Master's strength, a third-class Rejuvenation Pill would be sufficient, two hundred Dou Shi coins per pill."

  Looking at Yan Ziyun's furrowed brow, the man who was good at observing expressions smiled warmly:

  "However, since you are Miss Yan's junior brother, if you want to, these elixirs will only cost a total of 30,000 Dou Zhe coins or 3,500 Dou Shi coins."

  Xuanyuan nodded and smiled:

  "Is 2830 yuan okay?"

  The man suddenly had a tearful feeling, while Yan Ziyun on the side was pursing her lips and holding back laughter.

  "Of course, since you are Miss Yan's junior brother, please wait a moment." After saying that, the man instructed a young servant and continued to attend to Xuan Yuan: "Is there anything else you need, sir?"

  "Are there any Ghost-level armor, boots, headgear, and jade pendants? What are their prices respectively?" Xuan Yuan continued to ask.

  The man was stunned for a moment, thinking that this guy didn't have any money, but after some thought, he still introduced with a very enthusiastic face:

  "Generally speaking, the price of a low-grade ghost equipment is 5,000 Dou Shi coins, mid-grade ghost equipment costs 10,000 Dou Shi coins, high-grade ghost equipment costs 30,000 Dou Shi coins, and top-grade ghost equipment requires around 100,000 Dou Shi coins."

  Xuanyuan didn't expect that the price difference between each of the ghostly artifacts would be so great. If he were to buy one based on his current wealth, he could only afford a single top-grade ghost artifact. However, if it was a high-grade ghost artifact, with Yan Ziyun's relationship, the money he had should be enough to buy a set.

  Since reading "Dongzhou Record", Xuan Yuan knew that ordinary families who refine artifacts usually refine weapons, armor, crowns, boots, and jade pendants. The 'Doutian Pearl' on his body was also a decorative item of this kind.

  Before the ground equipment, most of the law enforcement equipment and ghost equipment did not require power to drive, as long as they were worn, they could achieve a good protective effect.

  Especially Yu Pei, at critical moments, can often produce unexpected effects.

  "Then prepare a set of top-grade ghost equipment for me, armor, crown, boots, jade pendant. Remember, it must be the best, don't try to cheat me with inferior goods." As soon as Xuan Yuan spoke, he also startled Yan Ziyun. How could Xuan Yuan be so rich? Even Yan Ziyun herself only had one top-grade ghost equipment weapon and four mid-grade ones. With Yan Ziyun's current status in the Moon Flower Gate, she could only receive 2,000 Dou Shi coins per month, and she was able to buy that one top-grade ghost equipment by saving up and hunting some beast tribes.

  Many people heard Xuanyuan's words and showed a look of surprise in their eyes, just a young child, yet with such grand ambitions?

  A top-notch ghost equipment set would require at least 1.2 million Dou Shi coins, which is equivalent to 12 million Dou Sheng coins or 120 million Dou Zhe coins. No small sum!