25: Nine-turn Resurrection Pill

After Jin Zihua and his group left with Liu Cuihua, a verdant green snake head quietly emerged from the original spot, hissed twice, and then slithered towards the temple in the back mountain.

"Divine Lord, a peddler has arrived!"

From afar, Lin Chuping heard the Little Green Snake's voice.

"So what if he's here? Is there a problem with this peddler?"

Aren't the old people in the village very normal? Everyone just lives here; they aren't hermits.

Even if there's a problem with the peddler, once he's on his territory, even if he's a Dragon, he'll have to coil.

"Hiss, hiss!"

Divine Lord, this is no ordinary peddler; they belong to a massive merchant guild, their influence spreads throughout the Great Yan Dynasty, and even demons have to show them some Face.

"That powerful? But, you're promoting them so actively, are you perhaps interested in their goods?"

The Little Green Snake flicked its tongue, and a hint of cunning flashed in its black bean-like eyes.

"Divine Lord, your insight is truly sharp. They come from the Wanbao Merchant Guild. Since they bear that name, their collection of rare treasures must be countless. If we could 'exchange' with them properly..."

Strangely, Lin Chuping actually saw a hint of lewdness in the Little Green Snake's two beady eyes.

It was truly hard to imagine that this fellow was still timid a few days ago, so why had his courage suddenly grown so much now?

He just didn't know how this fellow's 'friendly exchange' was supposed to work.

Lin Chuping emerged from the divine statue, circled the Little Green Snake once, and looked down at it, his tone carrying a hint of teasing.

"Friendly exchange? This friendly exchange you speak of, it wouldn't be trying to snatch things by force, would it?"

The Little Green Snake wriggled its body, flicking its tongue even more enthusiastically.

"Of course... not."

The Little Green Snake felt a little guilty; relying on itself certainly wouldn't work.

But if the Divine Lord stepped in, it would be different; there would be no need to snatch anything; those humans should proactively offer their treasures.

"Hiss, hiss... Divine Lord, don't underestimate the Wanbao Merchant Guild. They are one of the top merchant guilds in the Great Yan Dynasty, and they have many strange and rare treasures! If we could 'borrow' a few, wouldn't that be a wonderful thing?"

Lin Chuping chuckled softly, shaking his head, "Borrow? You sly little fellow, I'm afraid you're thinking of how to 'take advantage of the situation,' aren't you?"

The Little Green Snake chuckled, its tail tip gently tapping the ground, "Divine Lord, you're being too formal. We call this 'mutual exchange.' Their Wanbao Merchant Guild is vast and wealthy; they wouldn't mind if a few treasures were missing."

Lin Chuping raised an eyebrow. Damn it, he was almost persuaded by this Little Green Snake.

The only thing missing was that he wasn't human now; he was a god!

What he wanted was Incense Value, not treasures.

Heaven And Earth Treasure meant nothing to him.

However, this thought couldn't be revealed to the Little Green Snake.

"Little Green Snake, since you're following me, don't be so short-sighted. What kind of existence am I? How could I be moved by such vulgar things?"

"From now on, you should stay by my side and learn more."

At the same time, Jin Zihua and his group followed Liu Cuihua to the back mountain.

With just one glance, Jin Zihua saw a demon skeleton and a prepared bear hide next to the deity.

Jin Zihua, seasoned by many battles, had his internal radar beeping, "Good stuff!"

Just this demon skeleton alone, in today's market, couldn't be bought with silver; at the very least, it would require spirit pearls for exchange.

If it fell into the hands of an Alchemist, its value would be immeasurable.

If he could acquire this demon skeleton and bear hide on this trip, wouldn't his year's performance goals be met?

"Auntie, where did this demon skeleton and bear hide come from?"

Jin Zihua asked casually, his tone carrying a hint of curiosity.

Liu Cuihua smiled, waving her hand.

"These were all bestowed by our Divine Lord. A few days ago, a Black Bear Demon causing trouble came to the village and was easily dealt with by the Divine Lord. The Divine Lord bestowed the Black Bear Demon upon us, and these things were left behind."

Jin Zihua's heart tightened.

What a grand gesture!

The entity enshrined in this place was indeed extraordinary. This was a complete demon skeleton and bear hide, rare even within the Wanbao Merchant Guild.

This "Divine Lord" actually casually gave them away as a reward.

Yes.

Jin Zihua never believed in the existence of gods in this world.

The Wanbao Merchant Guild had been deeply rooted in the Great Yan Dynasty for hundreds of years; if there were gods, how could he, a second-Rank internal manager, not know?

So from the beginning, Jin Zihua had guessed that this was a demon Cultivating here.

He was just very curious about what this demon had done to make the villagers believe it was a god.

"Auntie Liu, are this demon skeleton and bear hide for sale? Our Wanbao Merchant Guild is willing to exchange them for Medicinal Pills and Amulets."

He had originally just been passing through, intending to do some small business, but he hadn't expected to encounter such an Opportunity.

It seemed today was his day to get rich!

"This, I can't decide. If you want them, you'd better ask the temple priest and the village chief!"

"There! The Divine Lord is inside. You must be pious when offering incense."

"Yes, yes, thank you for the advice, Auntie."

Jin Zihua nodded repeatedly in thanks.

A moment later, Lin Chuping heard three pleasant System notification sounds as expected.

"Ding! Jin Zihua contributed Incense Value +10"

"Ding! Jin Xiaoer contributed Incense Value +10"

"Ding! Jin Xiaosan contributed Incense Value +10"

Lin Chuping in the divine statue looked at Liu Cuihua, nodding with satisfaction.

For this kind of head-hunting behavior, Lin Chuping wished he could appear directly and give her a thumbs-up.

She was exactly the talent he needed most!

As for the Black Bear Demon's hide and bones, Lin Chuping didn't care; he had promised them to the villagers, and so he gave them.

Whether the villagers sold them or kept them, Lin Chuping also didn't care.

But Lin Chuping didn't plan to miss out on the "big fish" that was the Wanbao Merchant Guild.

If he wanted to gain more Incense Value, relying only on the villagers of Chang Sheng Village and Nan Shu Village, he didn't know how long he would have to wait.

Therefore, good publicity was imperative.

However, Lin Chuping stroked his chin. Merchants are the kind of people who won't act without seeing a benefit. To get the Wanbao Merchant Guild to work for him, he probably had to pay a price.

Lin Chuping looked at his information panel:

"Host: Lin Chuping"

"Jurisdiction: Chang Sheng Village, Nan Shu Village"

"Divine Power: 40"

"Divine Arts: Enter Dream, Blessing +, Thunder Punishment +, Rain Summoning Technique +"

"Incense Value: 100010 (Can be converted to Divine Power, purchase Divine Arts)"

"System Mall: Lv1"

After accumulating for so long, the Incense Value finally reached 100,000. Lin Chuping excitedly rubbed his hands.

"Tong Ge, this is all up to you now. Open the Mall!"

"Mall Rank: 1

Items for this period:

1. Amulet: (Upgradable Divine Art) An Amulet with a counter-attack effect, you deserve to own it! Can be used once every 10 hours.

Price: 100,000 Incense Value

2. Nine Revolutions Soul Return Pill: (Upgradable Divine Art) Effective on Mortals, as long as there is still a breath, it will immediately return a lively, bouncing living person to you! Can be used once every 10 hours.

Price: 100,000 Incense Value

3. God Cultivation Art: Divine Dao Cultivation Technique, excellent quality, the best choice for Spirit Refining!

Price: 10,000,000 Incense Value

Note: Purchasable items are updated daily at midnight."

Lin Chuping glanced at the System Mall, then looked at his 100,010 Incense Value.

"Tong Ge, you really are something!"

Lin Chuping gave a thumbs-up. This System was truly a rogue among unscrupulous merchants; it didn't plan to leave him any Incense Value!

No, that's not right, there were still ten points left.

"System, purchase the Nine Revolutions Soul Return Pill!"