74: Upgrade Ghost Weapon

The first and second possibilities are unlikely; the Cultivator before him is only at the Qi Refining Peak.

Then the third possibility is the most likely!

Thinking of this, the old man couldn't help but feel a bit conflicted.

Before, he was thinking of waiting for the person to leave and then committing a robbery.

Ten thousand Spirit Stones were worth doing this for; even if he found a few Cultivators to split it with, each person would still get several thousand Spirit Stones.

But now, he didn't dare.

However, he could sell the information to others.

Gu Changan watched the old man in silence before him, assuming he was up to some new trick.

“How many Spirit Stones are you paying for one blood crystal?”

“If you buy it too cheaply, I'll go sell it in the North District!”

The old man thought for a moment; he couldn't push the person before him too far.

“Let's say 125 Spirit Stones each!”

“You have to at least let me make a little profit!”

“I already gave you a 500 Spirit Stone discount just now!”

Gu Changan nodded: “Then give me the change!”

The old man felt annoyed; if he had known, he wouldn't have reduced the price by 500 Spirit Stones earlier!

Now he had to give back 3200 Spirit Stones; it felt like cutting off his own flesh!

Gu Changan put the few ghost artifacts from the counter into the treasure gathering basin.

He then took the Storage Pouch with 3200 Spirit Stones from the old man, who looked pained.

He quickly disappeared outside the door.

The old man was unwilling to give up; he took out a Talisman, spoke a few words into it, and then cast it out.

The Talisman disappeared directly outside the door.

Gu Changan admitted that he had taken a risk this time, but the harvest was also huge.

He had directly obtained five ghost artifacts with great utility.

These ghost artifacts could not only be used to accumulate Orange Treasure Qi.

They could also be upgraded and used to fight enemies!

Currently, these ghost artifacts were at the Low Grade level, or at most Medium Grade; if upgraded to Top Grade, the improvement would be massive.

Gu Changan began to feel some anticipation.

He waited until he found an empty alleyway, then discarded all the clothes he was wearing.

He changed into a new set, and the features on his face changed again.

This time, he turned into a chubby-faced Cultivator.

It formed an extreme contrast with his previous appearance!

Gu Changan arrived at his destination, the South District.

The architectural situation inside the South District was intricate and complex.

Various shops were scattered in disarray; coffins, ghost banners, and large vats were everywhere.

This also showed that Evil Cultivators, Corpse Cultivators, and Ghost Cultivators were mixed together.

Naturally, the number of people in this district was the highest, and most of them were at the early or Middle Stages of Qi Refining.

Occasionally, one could see one or two Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators.

Gu Changan sold 10 blood crystals and one 10-year-old blood lingzhi, gaining 1320 Spirit Stones.

The price was considered standard; in the future, good items should still be sold in the North District!

Just as Gu Changan emerged from the shop, several people from the East District stopped at the place where Gu Changan had changed his clothes earlier.

The few Cultivators looked at each other.

One of them let out a hoarse voice from under his bamboo hat: “I didn't expect this kid to be so vigilant!”

“He even changed his clothes here; it will be hard to find him again!”

“The old man from the ghost artifact shop said he placed a Yin Soul Talisman on him, but what happened?”

“He broke it as soon as he went out!”

The other two were still quite agitated: “So what if he broke it?”

“That's over ten thousand Spirit Stones!”

“Don't you want to earn it?”

“If we catch him, we split the loot, and that's 3000 Spirit Stones each!”

“Wouldn't that be sweet!”

“Besides, he might have more than just these 10,000 Spirit Stones on him!”

A voice came from under the bamboo hat again: “I wonder if that old man from the ghost artifact shop tampered with the Magical Artifacts?”

The other two heard this and looked thoughtful.

“I suspect not!”

“Who would tamper with the Magical Artifacts they are selling?”

“Moreover, most of these are for Foundation Establishment Stage use; if a Foundation Establishment Cultivator discovered it, wouldn't they die a miserable death?”

“Who knew it would end up being cleaned out by a Qi Refining Peak Cultivator?”

The other two heard this and nodded: “Bad luck! A wasted trip!”

“Let's go! Let's go!”

“Pay more attention in the future; maybe we'll run into a fat sheep next time!”

Gu Changan did not know that his caution had helped him dodge a bullet.

He was just wandering around the South District, wanting to find a place to stay.

He was just pondering whether to rent a small courtyard?

Or stay at an Inn?

If he rented a small courtyard, he would be coming and going every day, and it would be inevitable that he would be targeted one day, right?

No one could guarantee which shop owner might harbor ill intentions toward him!

Or have some unknown means to lock onto his location!

If he stayed at an Inn, he could change locations every day.

Even if he were targeted, he could shake them off again!

At the same time, Inns were also products of various forces.

Ordinary people wouldn't let others commit crimes inside an Inn.

Unless it was the force behind the Inn!

Gu Changan found an Inn in the northwest corner of the South District called Yingkelai.

Next time, if he was followed, he would move to the southwest corner.

This way, he would stay at every Inn, which would also prevent future exposure.

Gu Changan first observed the environment upon checking into the Inn.

After that, he sat on the bed to meditate, his mind sinking into the treasure gathering basin.

A pile of Spirit Stones inside the treasure gathering basin was today's harvest.

In total, he earned 7000 Spirit Stones today, plus 5 Magical Artifacts.

Thinking of the Magical Artifacts, Gu Changan began to struggle with what to upgrade first.

Currently, his Orange Treasure Qi was mainly used to upgrade the foundation establishment pill!

But using it to upgrade a ghost artifact for self-protection was also a current urgent need.

Gu Changan's gaze moved back and forth between the hundred soul banner and the blood soul jar.

The hundred soul banner was relatively ordinary, and taking it out wouldn't attract too much attention.

Even if upgraded to a Top Grade hundred soul banner, at most there would be some differences; it shouldn't be too eye-catching!

The blood soul jar was not ordinary; taking it out would make him look like a wealthy Cultivator.

Gu Changan thought over and over; only children make choices.

He wanted both!

He would upgrade the hundred soul banner successfully and use it as his overt weapon!

Since he could replicate blood crystals in large quantities, all he was missing to cultivate the blood soul jar was living soul!

After successfully upgrading the blood soul jar, he would use it as his hidden trump card.

The treasure gathering basin had one drawback: it could not replicate living things, meaning things with a Soul!

Otherwise, he could just replicate piles of living soul and be Heaven-Defying while sitting at home!

Gu Changan manipulated the Orange Treasure Qi in the treasure gathering basin and injected it into the hundred soul banner.

He first replicated a hundred soul banner, so that in the future, when he reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, he could sell hundred soul banners.

Then he controlled the Orange Treasure Qi to fuse into the newly replicated hundred soul banner.

As the Orange Treasure Qi continuously fused, the appearance of the Low Grade hundred soul banner underwent a huge change.

First was the banner pole; the previous hundred-year-old gloomy wood became thicker and heavier, and the golden runes on it slowly turned into purple runes, flickering in and out of existence on the pole!

Next was the banner surface; the unknown material on it became deeper, and the originally black fabric now became pitch black as ink, not reflecting any light at all.

The thickness of the banner surface also increased, and the length grew significantly.

The purple runes flowed on it, looking exceptionally luxurious.

As soon as Gu Changan got his hands on it, he could distinguish the difference between the two!