186: Ancestral Kung Fu

Fortunately, I have deep pockets and my preparations are quite sufficient.

Otherwise, if I couldn't pay the Spirit Stones after eating, wouldn't I be embarrassing myself throughout the Cultivation World?

After eating and drinking my fill, I strolled out of the restaurant leisurely.

I will never come to this shop again.

The experience was terrible, but the food was okay!

Gu Changan wandered along the small alleyway in the direction of the inner city.

Just then, passing by an intersection, there was a large crowd of people gathered.

Since this alley was not a main thoroughfare, there were many Cultivators setting up stalls on both sides.

The items displayed on the stalls, one after another, were dazzling.

However, there was one stall with only a single Jade Slip, yet it was surrounded by a large crowd.

Gu Changan stepped closer, wanting to see what kind of trick they were playing.

Upon reaching the front, he discovered it was actually a young man squatting beside the stall, his expression carrying a trace of anxiety and a hint of frustration.

As for his cultivation level, it was roughly Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

However, his face, neck, and hands were fair and clean.

At a glance, he looked delicate and tender, like someone who had never done any hard labor.

Gu Changan speculated that he must be a wealthy young master, but why would a wealthy young master be setting up a stall?

He then looked at his attire, which was just a common black Daoist robe seen on the streets.

Why, then, were there so many people gathered here?

At this moment, the young man beside the stall spoke up.

"Fellow Daoists! I have an ancestral Cultivation Technique for sale."

"Due to the decline of my family, I have no choice but to sell it in pain!"

"Because the Cultivation Technique is special, the price is non-negotiable!"

Just then, a Cultivator in red nearby snorted with laughter.

"You?"

"Family decline?"

"Ancestral Cultivation Technique?"

"A Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivation Technique actually costs 10,000 Spirit Stones!"

"Are you crazy for money?"

At this point, the surrounding Cultivators all burst into laughter; it seemed everyone felt this stall owner was an idiot.

Gu Changan's curiosity was also piqued. What kind of Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivation Technique could cost 10,000 Spirit Stones?

However, he still pretended to be nonchalant, watching the joke unfold.

He looked around, unsure if these Cultivators were working with the stall owner.

Was it a setup, waiting for him to jump in?

Using his Golden Core Stage Divine Sense, he enveloped the surrounding Cultivators and carefully investigated them.

The highest was only Late Foundation Establishment Stage, and the lowest was at the first layer of Qi Refining.

Who among these people could produce 10,000 Spirit Stones?

Unless they were wealthy young masters, but how would wealthy young masters come to browse stalls?

Gu Changan's Divine Sense glanced into the distance; a few Golden Core Stage Cultivators passed by, but they only glanced back once.

And then they paid no more attention to this place.

Gu Changan was somewhat unsure if this was a trap or just an ignorant stall owner?

Observing the Treasure Qi attached to that Jade Slip, it was roughly at the Foundation Establishment Stage level.

So, there was nothing wrong with the Jade Slip itself; the problem was its price!

What kind of Cultivation Technique could sell for such a high price?

At this moment, someone nearby couldn't help but curiously ask, "Stall owner, aren't you going to introduce what you're selling?"

"So we can know what you're using to fish for suckers?"

This sentence directly caused the nearby Cultivators to burst into laughter.

That young stall owner instantly turned red in the face.

He shouted, "I am really not lying!"

"This Fellow Daoist must have just arrived!"

"I have already introduced it many times before!"

"But no one has purchased it!"

"This Cultivation Technique is an ancestral Cultivation Technique, called the 'Thunder Attraction Art'!"

At this time, people started laughing heartily; the previous words were teasing the stall owner.

But the stall owner was still answering questions seriously, completely failing to realize that others were teasing him!

The newly arrived Cultivator was thoughtful. A 'Thunder Attraction Art' Lightning attribute Cultivation Technique shouldn't sell for that much!

Gu Changan's eyes flickered. He couldn't Cultivate this Lightning attribute Cultivation Technique at all.

Because he didn't have a Lightning Spiritual Root!

But he was selling it so expensively, and setting it out like a normal transaction; he felt something was wrong.

Gu Changan thought back and forth, but couldn't think of the key to the problem.

But thinking that he was about to undergo Core Formation, what use would it be to buy a Lightning attribute Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivation Technique?

Suddenly, Core Formation?

Lightning attribute?

Could there be a Heavenly Tribulation?

After all, that's how it was written in novels, but since coming to this Cultivation World, he had not yet seen anyone undergo Core Formation.

Nor did he know if there was a Heavenly Tribulation when undergoing Core Formation!

But what if there was a Heavenly Tribulation?

How should he deal with it?

Gu Changan had absolutely no experience!

Then he could only search for clues or experience left by his predecessors!

He remembered that when he first arrived in the Cultivation World, he purchased a book called "Common Knowledge of Cultivation".

He even successfully upgraded it!

Gu Changan then began to search with his Divine Sense in the treasure gathering basin, and actually found a "record of cultivation revelations".

According to the introduction above, there is a Heavenly Tribulation at the Golden Core Stage.

However, the probability of it being triggered is not very high; only Cultivators with higher talent or a more solid Foundation will trigger the Heavenly Tribulation.

Moreover, as the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi becomes thinner and thinner, fewer and fewer Cultivators can trigger the Heavenly Tribulation.

According to the records in the "record of cultivation revelations".

Heavenly Tribulations are divided into many types, from the One-Nine Heavenly Tribulation to the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation!

In between, there are also the Physical Body Tribulation, Divine Soul Tribulation, and Heart Tribulation.

If one cannot overcome a single tribulation, they will die and their Dao will dissipate!

Gu Changan was dumbfounded seeing this; cultivation is truly dangerous!

But he had never known this before; it seemed this information was not widely disseminated.

Could it be that this information was also monopolized by the high-ranking members of these major factions?

That's why there were so few Golden Core Stage Cultivators.

They even monopolized Core Formation, conducting it in specific places.

Then, were Formations or defensive Magical Artifacts prepared there to deal with the Heavenly Tribulation?

Gu Changan suddenly felt that the whole world was full of malice.

Looking at the "Thunder Attraction Art" in front of him again, he felt it didn't seem so unacceptable anymore.

At least, a Cultivator with a Lightning Spiritual Root who had cultivated the "Thunder Attraction Art" might have a better chance of survival under the Heavenly Tribulation!

Looking again at this innocent-looking stall owner, he wondered if he knew the inside story?

Should he take advantage of the chaos to buy this Cultivation Technique?

Or should he go to other shops to buy another Lightning attribute Cultivation Technique?

Gu Changan was making a judgment in his heart; since he was selling it so expensively, there might be some unknown reason behind it.

Is this Cultivation Technique somewhat special?

Or were there other reasons?

Gu Changan decided to take the risk and try; even if it failed, he would still get a copy of the "Thunder Attraction Art".

And if he used the treasure gathering basin to upgrade it, he definitely wouldn't lose out!

On the surface, he would lose at most 10,000 Spirit Stones, which was just pocket change to him!

But in the eyes of outsiders, he would be an idiot!

Gu Changan made his decision in a flash, intending to take the bait to see what kind of trap it was.

After pondering for a while, he spoke, "Stall owner, may I take a look at this Lightning attribute Cultivation Technique?"

At this moment, the surrounding Cultivators started jeering, "Is there really an idiot who wants to buy it?"

"What if someone thinks it's a huge Opportunity?"