19: I have plenty of useless precious medicines, fairy, you can have as many as you want.

After accepting the inheritance, Gu Qing's expression was excited; the Undying Celestial Art was indeed the ruthless one's cultivation method.

This was an evolved version of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art.

It could devour the physiques of others, and even all energy in the world, seizing the creation of heaven and earth to refine it for one's own use.

Furthermore, the Undying Celestial Art was divided into two parts: first, Nirvana through Fire, and second, Breaking Out of the Cocoon.

Nirvana through Fire allowed one to shed their old body and be reborn from the ashes.

Breaking Out of the Cocoon was to transform into a supreme divine embryo, immortal and indestructible.

One could even transform into ten avatars comparable to oneself.

It could be said that this was a heaven-defying technique.

Besides this, the Undying Celestial Art also contained the ruthless one's famous divine abilities.

Gu Qing comprehended it for a while, then began to cultivate the Undying Celestial Art.

Outside the formation, spiritual energy surged, flowing into the formation.

Three days later, Gu Qing condensed the true qi of the Undying Celestial Art, possessing the equivalent of a Divine Sea Realm spiritual pool and a second-level Dantian.

To break through to the second level of Divine Sea in three days, this speed was like riding a rocket.

But Gu Qing was still somewhat dissatisfied.

If he had enough spiritual energy, he definitely wouldn't have stopped at the second level.

"It seems I need to go sell spirit herbs."

Spirit herbs could also improve cultivation, but the total amount was less than spirit stones, and he didn't lack spirit herbs to break through bottlenecks, so exchanging them for spirit stones was more cost-effective.

Gu Qing put away the formation disk and flew towards the imperial capital of the Great Qian Kingdom.

Maple Leaf City was a small place and couldn't possibly consume all of his spirit herbs, precious medicines, and valuable ores.

Two days later, Gu Qing arrived at a magnificent city, boundless to the eye, with city walls reaching into the clouds.

Standing beneath the city walls, one felt as tiny as a speck of dust.

Gu Qing entered the imperial capital and directly sought out the largest merchant association, the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

It was said that the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion was a super-giant merchant association that spanned the five great domains of the Barren Ancient Realm, with branches all over the world, amassing all the wealth under heaven.

"I want to see your person in charge to sell precious medicines," Gu Qing stated directly, getting straight to the point.

Upon hearing Gu Qing declare he wanted to see the person in charge, the attendant immediately felt a surge of anger and wanted to curse.

How noble was the status of their Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion's person in charge? How could just anyone meet him?

But upon hearing that he wanted to sell precious medicines, she immediately swallowed her curses and put on a smiling face.

"Please wait a moment, Young Master, I will inform him immediately."

She left the counter.

Soon, she returned and invited Gu Qing into a private room.

There, a woman with an extremely charming face was sipping tea in small sips.

She wore a long purple gown, her expression languid, and every movement carried an extreme allure.

"Young Master, may I ask your name?" she said, smiling.

Her voice was soft and melodious, with a captivating lilt that made people's hearts stir and imaginations run wild.

Gu Qing quickly composed himself, glanced at her, and thought, "What a vixen who can't even see her toes when she looks down."

"System, this vixen isn't the female lead, is she?" This woman was too beautiful; it would be hard to believe she wasn't the female lead.

[That's right, her identity is the daughter of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion's president.]

[According to the original fate trajectory, she would become Lin Chen's strongest helper, providing money, spiritual pills, rare treasures, and secret realm maps—everything he needed.]

[Is the Host tempted?]

"Tempted my ass. No matter how arrogant she is, I will always be the man she can't have."

Gu Qing retorted righteously.

Rich women are good, but one must remember, if you don't work hard when you're young, you'll end up as brothers in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner later.

He was a man with a system, destined to dominate all ages, the strongest man in all the heavens... Okay, he was indeed tempted.

Gu Qing took out a storage bag, filled entirely with spirit herbs.

"My name is Gu."

"See how many spirit stones these are worth."

Chu Yao's divine sense swept over them, and her willow-like eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Although there were many spirit herbs, they were estimated to be worth three million low-grade spirit stones.

But what she wanted were precious medicines.

Precious medicines were rare treasures that could directly boost cultivation or have miraculous healing effects.

And they had no side effects.

Spirit herbs were different.

Spirit herbs had violent medicinal properties, and the attribute power they contained was difficult for the human body to absorb, with significant side effects; they needed to be refined into pills before consumption.

However, all medicine has a third of its toxicity, and pills also have pill toxins.

Gu Qing clearly said he was selling precious medicines, yet he brought out spirit herbs. Was he trying to bundle sell spirit herbs?

The thought flashed by, and Chu Yao looked at Gu Qing with a smile, her foxy eyes upturned at the corners, full of charm.

"Young Master, your capital is truly abundant."

...

Gu Qing was startled by the address and straightened his back.

He secretly praised this vixen for her keen insight, very good, very precise and sharp.

"I have precious medicines, but I wonder how much the fairy plans to pay?"

"Cunning little thief," Chu Yao cursed inwardly.

Gu Qing, as she expected, wanted to sell the spirit herbs at a high price, otherwise, he wouldn't even think about buying precious medicines.

"To be honest, I have plenty of useless spirit stones; as many as Young Master wants."

Chu Yao's fiery red lips parted slightly, and she brushed her dark hair, smiling calmly.

Alright, you got to show off that time... Gu Qing thought for a moment and took out three Blue Ice Lotus Seeds.

"Blue Ice Lotus Seeds... Not bad, do you have lotus roots?"

Chu Yao's beautiful eyes lit up, and she asked eagerly.

"To be honest, I have plenty of useless precious medicines; as many as the fairy wants," Gu Qing said calmly.

Who doesn't know how to show off?

He had already shown his sincerity; if this vixen didn't give him a satisfactory price, he would just leave.

He could be cheated out of feelings and sex by women, but never out of his money. This was Gu's bottom line.

"Pfft! Hehe..."

Chu Yao covered her mouth, letting out melodious laughter, her eyes curved like a charming vixen.

"Alright, no more nonsense."

"Young Master's spirit herbs, I'll buy them for three million low-grade spirit stones."

"One million low-grade spirit stones per Blue Ice Lotus Seed, is Young Master satisfied?"

Satisfied, extremely satisfied.

Gu Qing nodded.

This price was much higher than he had expected.

Coming to the imperial capital to sell spirit herbs was indeed a wise move.

If he were in Maple Leaf City, he definitely wouldn't have sold them for so many spirit stones.

"If auctioned, how much could the lotus seeds fetch?" Gu Qing couldn't help but ask.

He suddenly felt that perhaps it wasn't that this vixen was offering a high price, but rather that poverty had limited his imagination, making him believe that Blue Ice Lotus Seeds could only sell for a few hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones.

"That depends on the situation."

Gu Qing wanted to wait for a higher price, and Chu Yao wasn't angry at all, after all, who wouldn't want to sell their items for a high price?

Just like she wanted to buy low and sell high.

Chu Yao rested her chin on her hand, her foxy eyes slightly curved, and explained, "Precious medicines are treasures that have a price but no market; it mainly depends on the target group."

"Blue Ice Lotus Seeds are usually sought after by those in the Purple Mansion Realm and Xuan Dan Realm, who would even go bankrupt to buy them, but the spirit stones they can typically afford are around one million."

"So, Blue Ice Lotus Seeds are only worth this much."

"Of course, if Young Master takes them to other places to sell, it's possible for Blue Ice Lotus Seeds to sell for several million, or even tens or hundreds of millions."

"I see," Gu Qing understood.

"So... Young Master, are you selling?" Chu Yao blinked her foxy eyes.

...

"Sell!"

"But, can you give a little more?"

"No, Young Master. If you feel it's not suitable, you can try other merchant associations."

"Alright, I'll sell them all to you."

Although Chu Yao said the Blue Ice Lotus Seeds could sell for hundreds of millions, by the time Gu Qing reached such a place, the opportunity would have long passed.

As for auctions, who knew when the imperial capital's large-scale auction would begin?

Moreover, auctions carried great risks and too many uncontrollable factors; if he encountered a powerful scion, he would suffer a huge loss.

"Then let's discuss the lotus roots."

Chu Yao put away her smile, her eyes burning as she looked at Gu Qing.

Her intuition told her that this little thief, Gu Qing, definitely had more good things.

An hour later, Gu Qing packed all his spirit pills, cultivation techniques, martial skills, including that piece of ten-thousand-year cold iron heart, and sold them all to Chu Yao, this super-rich woman.

In total, he sold them for one hundred million high-grade spirit stones.

Gu Qing's excitement was hard to conceal; with one hundred million high-grade spirit stones, his cultivation could rapidly improve.

Leaving the Great Qian Imperial Capital, his godfather gave no prompts, and Gu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, carrying such a huge sum, it was inevitable that Chu Yao might be tempted.

Gu Qing directly used the space divine rune, instantly shifting tens of thousands of miles.

The distance of space divine rune teleportation increased with cultivation.

The higher the cultivation, the farther the teleportation distance.

Furthermore, once he fully mastered the space divine rune, he could tear space... "Ten-thousand-year cold iron heart, three precious medicines... Did this little thief rob a great cultivator's cave?"

"I haven't heard of any cultivator's cave relics appearing in the Great Qian Kingdom recently."

Chu Yao looked at the treasures before her, muttering aloud.

"If Miss is interested in him, why don't this old servant go capture him?"

At this moment, the old woman standing by the side said indifferently.

"Have you forgotten the rules of our Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion?"

Chu Yao's tone was cold.

"No, I haven't."

"But with this old servant's Take action, it will definitely be foolproof, ensuring no one knows," the old woman replied.

"It seems you truly have forgotten. Go copy the ancestral precepts three times for me, without using any cultivation assistance."

Chu Yao finished speaking, then rose and left expressionlessly.

She was merely curious; it hadn't reached the point of killing someone to find out.

Moreover, was she afraid of failing? No, she was just afraid that if she opened this door and tasted the sweetness, it would become uncontrollable later.

The cultivation world was unfathomably deep, and one might encounter ghosts someday.

Besides, which cultivator who could sell treasures was a simple person?

There were indeed merchant associations in the world that killed people to seize treasures, but they all eventually vanished into the river of history.

Their Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion could spread throughout the Barren Ancient Realm not by business acumen, nor by strength, but by ancestral precepts.

"Ah?"

The old woman's face instantly fell.

The Chu family's ancestral precepts contained hundreds of millions of characters, all detailing how merchant associations that engaged in killing and seizing treasures were eventually counter-killed.

Not being allowed to use cultivation, when would she ever finish copying them?