16: Trading Techniques

Gu Changan arrived at the sloppy old man's stall and gave a respectful bow.

"Senior, I have brought a Spirit Medicine."

"Can you sell me this Cultivation Technique at a lower price?"

The sloppy old man's eyes sparkled as he stared at Gu Changan and asked, "Really?"

Gu Changan felt a bit apprehensive. "How would I dare to lie to you?"

The sloppy old man chuckled, revealing a large yellow tooth. "I bet you wouldn't dare!"

"However, lowering the price is impossible. At most, I can throw in some miscellaneous items!"

Gu Changan immediately looked at those Magical Artifact fragments, wondering if there was any room for maneuver with the Orange Treasure Qi on them.

"What are these fragments?"

Following Gu Changan's gaze, the sloppy old man looked at the fragments.

"You want these?"

"Fine, they're just some Magical Artifact fragments. One Spirit Stone each. I'll throw them in for you!"

Gu Changan took out a Storage Pouch containing a stalk of blood lingzhi.

After the sloppy old man took it, he swept his Divine Sense inside, and a flicker of joy flashed in his eyes.

"A thirty-year-old blood lingzhi. I'll count it as 300 Spirit Stones."

"The Five Elements Qi Refining Formula is yours for two hundred Spirit Stones."

"But I won't give you change in Spirit Stones. What else do you want? Take a look!"

Gu Changan was somewhat indignant, but he didn't dare to show it.

Looking back and forth at the items on the stall, only the Cultivation Techniques were somewhat attractive.

"Do you have any Qi-concealing techniques? Or techniques to change one's appearance?"

The sloppy old man was happy. "I have a copy of 'Changing One's Appearance' here. I originally sold it for 150 Spirit Stones!"

"I'll give it to you for a hundred Spirit Stones!"

Without waiting for Gu Changan to react, he shoved the Cultivation Technique directly into Gu Changan's hands.

His eyes gave a stern warning, allowing no room for refusal.

Gu Changan felt some resentment, but after taking the Cultivation Technique, he bowed.

"Thank you, Senior!" Then he turned and left.

The three tails in the distance naturally observed what was happening here.

At first, they thought Gu Changan knew the stall owner, but after realizing he was just buying things, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, seeing Gu Changan leave with two Cultivation Techniques, they likely judged that the good stuff was already with that Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

But the three tails were still unwilling to give up.

It wasn't realistic to hunt a Foundation Establishment Cultivator for a few hundred Spirit Stones.

But this ant at the second layer of Qi Refining was a different story.

Relying on their organization within Wenxing City, the two tails in the back directly blocked Gu Changan.

"Kid, you're quite wealthy!"

"What did you trade with that stall owner?"

"To actually get two Cultivation Techniques?"

Gu Changan had been restricted at every turn and was already incredibly angry, with nowhere to vent!

These two tails were looking for trouble again!

But he still had to endure. "Are you following me?"

One of the tails said, "Kid, you just realized?"

"To tell you the truth, we've set our sights on you."

"If you're smart, hand over the two Cultivation Techniques and tell us what you traded and where you got it from, and we'll let you go!"

Gu Changan sneered in his heart. Even if he handed them over, the other party wouldn't let him go because they wouldn't believe him.

In other words, when you see an ant and find it has a treasure, even if you get the treasure, you'll still crush it to see if there's anything else!

Since handing it over leads to death and not handing it over leads to death, why hand it over?

The reason they were talking and not taking action was likely because fighting wasn't allowed in Wenxing City!

At worst, he would just stay in Wenxing City to Cultivate until he had the power to protect himself, or directly take a flying boat to another place.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Changan made a struggling expression.

Then he responded fiercely, "You dare to openly rob someone right inside Wenxing City?"

"If you want to know what I traded, go ask the stall owner!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

Gu Changan's voice was very loud, immediately attracting the attention of some people!

The two tails panicked, and their Aura immediately lessened significantly.

Then they glared fiercely at Gu Changan's back!

One tail shouted from behind, "Kid, don't talk nonsense!"

"We wouldn't dare break the rules!"

"We just asked you something, and you're being this arrogant?"

The first tail probably knew what was going on and disappeared at the end of the alley.

Of the two tails behind, one went back to report, and the other continued to watch Gu Changan.

Gu Changan found a relatively mid-range Inn and spent five Spirit Stones to rent a small courtyard.

If he still stayed at the cheapest Inn, he was afraid the owner might sell him out.

Mid-range Inns had stronger backgrounds and wouldn't ruin their reputation for a few hundred Spirit Stones!

The courtyard was relatively simple, with only a basic warning Formation.

Gu Changan felt a tightness in his chest. Recalling the previous experience, going to the Medicinal Pill shop and Treasure Pavilion was a mistake.

Now he was being targeted. He just didn't know if that Sloppy Cultivator would also pay attention to him.

That guy was likely a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. If he was being watched by him, he probably wouldn't be able to escape.

Gu Changan waited in the courtyard until dark. After finding no abnormalities, he began to upgrade the items.

First was "Changing One's Appearance." He infused a large amount of Crimson Treasure Qi, upgrading it to a yellow rank supreme grade, and it actually turned into a Jade Slip: Disguise Art.

The original "Changing One's Appearance" was just a simple decoration on the face to achieve the effect of changing looks.

The new Cultivation Technique, Disguise Art, directly changed the face. Through the technique, one could fine-tune the facial muscles and contours.

Gu Changan was extremely excited. It seemed that in the future, he would need a template for showing his face in public.

His true identity would be much safer.

Then came the Five Elements Qi Refining Formula. After upgrading, only one word in the name changed: Five Elements Qi Refining Art.

As a result, the Cultivation Technique became much more complex, not just involving the Acupoints for the technique's circulation.

It also included some basic Spells!

Metal attribute: Golden Bell Shield, Sword Qi Technique.

Wood attribute: Spirit Healing Technique, Entanglement Technique.

Water attribute: Cloud and Rain Technique, Water Shield Technique.

Fire attribute: Fireball Technique, Fire Wall Technique.

Earth attribute: Earth Shield Technique, Earth Spike Technique.

Each type of Spell, one offense and one defense, was just right. He wouldn't have to worry about Spells for a while.

Gu Changan put away the two Cultivation Techniques and planned to start Cultivating the Disguise Art first.

If he succeeded in Cultivating it, he could directly avoid those two tails outside.

He would no longer have to worry about their threat!

Picking up the Jade Slip for the Disguise Art, the technique was directly imprinted into his mind.

Gu Changan controlled the Spiritual Qi in his body to pass through some special Acupoints on his face. As a result, his face slowly underwent a huge change.

Observing through a mirror, he could control the size of his eyes.

His facial muscles could contract. The only regret was that he couldn't change the facial contours.

He could only make minor adjustments because bones couldn't be changed!

Gu Changan thought back and forth and decided not to imitate the faces of stars from his past life.

If he became too good-looking, it would easily arouse jealousy and leave a deep impression, which was not conducive to hiding his identity!

Subsequently, he turned into a square-faced, common face.