76: Building momentum

Gu Changan's thoughts raced as he considered his strategy.

Should he fabricate that he had a Master?

The Shop Owner likely had heard of the famous Cultivators of the Evil Path in the vicinity.

There probably weren't many who could produce a supreme grade hundred soul banner!

Then, should he fabricate that he had a Family?

A local Family wouldn't do; he could only claim a Family from elsewhere.

In this way, the Shop Owner wouldn't know the extent of his background!

This would also explain why he didn't know information about ghosts!

Gu Changan steeled himself and replied, "This Magical Artifact was gifted by an elder in my Family!"

"As for my Master, it is truly inconvenient to disclose!"

"He instructed me not to cause trouble outside using his name!"

The Old Man Full of Corpse Qi's eyes flickered uncertainly; for a moment, he couldn't decide whether to make a move.

A Family that could casually reward a Disciple at the Qi Refining Stage with a top-grade magic artifact shouldn't be trifled with!

But he really wanted it!

He didn't even have a supreme grade hundred soul banner himself!

If he obtained it, his strength would directly ascend to a new level.

At the very least, he would be secure against anyone below the Golden Core Stage.

When that time came, he could collect more living souls and upgrade his several ghost entities to the Foundation Establishment Peak!

Then who would be his match?

But it was tricky!

The junior in front of him had clearly already performed blood refinement on the supreme grade hundred soul banner.

Furthermore, he didn't know if the junior had any life-saving measures on him!

How about bluffing him first?

"Junior, you are lying!"

"What kind of elder would gift their descendant a Magical Artifact that is empty?"

"For a supreme grade hundred soul banner like this, at the very least, it should be filled with Yin soldiers!"

The Old Man Full of Corpse Qi waited sinisterly for Gu Changan's reply; if there was anything that dissatisfied him, he would directly take action to seize it; ants shouldn't possess treasures!

Cold sweat broke out in Gu Changan's heart, but he remained calm on the surface.

"I am out for training!"

"Isn't it normal for an elder to gift me a top-grade magic artifact?"

"If it were filled with Yin soldiers, then what value would there be in training?"

"Besides, my Family is not bloodthirsty!"

"There is no need to slaughter a Foundation Establishment Cultivator just to fill it with Yin soldiers!"

Gu Changan spread his hands, his expression sincere.

The Old Man Full of Corpse Qi was also somewhat indecisive, as what Gu Changan said made perfect sense.

It could be judged with high probability that this junior had a Family behind him.

Otherwise, it couldn't be explained how someone at the Qi Refining Peak could have a top-grade magic artifact, when even some at the Foundation Establishment Peak didn't have one.

This also indirectly confirmed that the Family behind this junior was powerful.

Furthermore, if they gave away a top-grade magic artifact just like that, did he have other life-saving measures?

Yes! Definitely!

Otherwise, they wouldn't have let him come out for training alone!

Perhaps, there was even a Dao protector outside?

The Old Man Full of Corpse Qi secretly glanced outside, feeling a bit confused.

However, he temporarily suppressed the greed in his heart and said in a gloomy voice, "I will transfer it to you now!"

The Old Man Full of Corpse Qi took out a mid-grade hundred souls banner from his Storage Pouch.

It was shrouded in ghost Qi, emitting waves of mental pressure.

Listening closely, one could even hear Souls screaming inside.

The Old Man Full of Corpse Qi controlled the hundred soul banner and released a Foundation Establishment Level 1 Yin soldier.

"Junior! Take it!"

"For 10 blood crystals, I will count them as 1,200 Spirit Stones."

"The Foundation Establishment Level 1 Yin soldier is 1,000 Spirit Stones."

"For the remaining 200 Spirit Stones, I'll give you 2,000 living souls!"

"What do you think?"

Gu Changan quickly nodded and bowed, "Thank you, Senior! No problem!"

"However, what should I use to store the living souls?"

The Old Man Full of Corpse Qi was slightly stunned, but still explained, "Use a soul Bag!"

"If you don't have one, I'll charge you 100 Spirit Stones for one soul Bag!"

"Then I can only give you 1,000 living souls."

"The limit of one soul Bag happens to be 1,000 living souls."

Gu Changan thought for a moment, "No problem!"

"However, Senior! I have some questions to ask!"

Since he had already been targeted by this old man, he might as well take the opportunity to learn more about soul-related knowledge.

"That is to say, in my understanding, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator can be considered a powerhouse in their own right."

"They can already establish a Foundation Establishment Family in some places."

"Then why do their souls only sell for 1,000 Spirit Stones?"

The Old Man Full of Corpse Qi thought about it, but didn't expect this question!

"You don't think that the Foundation Establishment Level 1 Yin soldier I sold you was a killed Foundation Establishment Cultivator, do you?"

"Hahaha!"

"Junior, you are truly naive!"

"If I really killed a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, do you think it would only sell for 1,000 Spirit Stones?"

"That Foundation Establishment Stage Yin soldier was merely raised using a large number of living souls through Gu cultivation."

Gu Changan displayed an expression of surprise at the right moment, and the Old Man Full of Corpse Qi was very satisfied.

Gu Changan continued to ask, "Then how many living souls are needed to raise a Foundation Establishment Stage Yin soldier?"

To make Gu Changan lower his guard, the Old Man Full of Corpse Qi answered every question.

However, he pondered this question slightly, "If they are ordinary living souls, about 500 to 800 can devour each other to produce one Foundation Establishment Stage Yin soldier!"

"If they are all relatively special living souls, about 200 can produce one Foundation Establishment Stage Yin soldier!"

Gu Changan asked in confusion, "Are there other differences in living souls?"

The Old Man Full of Corpse Qi nodded, "For example, among Mortals, some are born with powerful Divine Souls!"

"They all belong to special living souls!"

"For instance, some who can see ghosts at night, those born with stronger perception than others, and those who are energetic all day long."

Gu Changan finally got the answer he wanted.

He took the soul Bag and prepared to leave.

The Old Man Full of Corpse Qi looked at Gu Changan's back, his expression unreadable as he wondered what he was thinking.

Until Gu Changan disappeared from his line of sight.

The Old Man Full of Corpse Qi quickly turned around and gathered the important items in the shop into his Storage Pouch.

Then he closed the shop and followed him.

Although Gu Changan did not see the Old Man Full of Corpse Qi within his line of sight.

However, based on his intuition, he must be watching him from somewhere!

Gu Changan was thinking about a way to escape.

First, if he fled quickly now, the old man would definitely discover that he was bluffing.

If he fled out of the city, the old man would likely be quite happy and chase him out to deal with him directly.

In fact, Gu Changan had no confidence in facing the Old Man Full of Corpse Qi.

After all, the other party was a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, and since he ran a shop, his wealth must be substantial.

Just regarding the mid-grade hundred souls banner from earlier, it was estimated that it might contain 10 Foundation Establishment Stage Yin soldiers.

What could he use to resist?

He only had one Foundation Establishment Stage Yin soldier in his hand, and it was one he had just traded for!

Furthermore, the other party definitely had more than just this one method.

Any Magical Artifact he brought out could cause him significant damage!

What he could bring out were just some explosive Talismans.

Facing a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, it was hard to say whether he could even hit the opponent!