234: Chapter 234 Resource Exchange, Frenzied Shopping Spree

Grand Deacon Shang Buhuan left extremely quickly and returned even more hurriedly.

This Golden Core Cultivator even employed a secret technique for shrinking the earth into inches, fearing that in this brief interval, the Master of Xuanji Tower before him might change his mind.

He stepped into the private room with a flushed face and shut the door behind him.

Waving his large sleeves repeatedly, he arranged dozens of treasure boxes and jade chests, all sealed with High-Grade Spirit Talismans, upon the wide rosewood table as if they were stars surrounding the moon.

"Master of Xuanji Tower, you have waited a long time."

"I have already opened the highest Sky-level treasury of the Mirage Water Market and brought over all the top-tier treasures befitting your status."

Grand Deacon Shang Buhuan's tone was filled with unconcealable excitement.

He flicked his fingertips repeatedly, and dozens of incantations landed precisely upon the treasure boxes and jade chests.

"Hum—"

Dozens of dazzling lights soared into the sky simultaneously, illuminating the entire VIP room with brilliant colors.

Immense Spiritual Qi fluctuations surged back and forth within the room; had this place not been equipped with a top-tier concealment Formation, this disturbance would have been enough to alert high-level Cultivators within a hundred miles.

Gu Shen sat upright on the ice jade chair, his gaze beneath the dark gold Asura mask slowly sweeping across.

"These are fifty High-Grade Spirit Stones."

Grand Deacon Shang Buhuan pointed to the five opened jade chests on the left, where the crystalline High-Grade Spirit Stones were suffused with Spiritual Qi, resembling a miniature galaxy.

"Three thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, all of the Wood and Earth dual elements, most suited for someone with such profound Dao techniques as yourself, Master of Xuanji Tower."

Gu Shen nodded slightly; if this massive amount of Spirit Stones were acquired, it would be enough to keep the Wasteland arsenal operating at full capacity for several years.

Seeing that Gu Shen's expression remained indifferent, Grand Deacon Shang Buhuan immediately walked to the red gold treasure box in the very center and solemnly opened it.

A terrifying Spiritual Qi that made one's Divine Soul tremble, as if pointing directly to the Origin of the Great Dao, gushed out from the box.

It was a strange Spirit Stone, only the size of a baby's fist, with an entire body displaying a seven-colored glazed luster.

"Top-Grade Spirit Stone!"

Gu Shen's eyes narrowed slightly, and though a stormy sea churned within his Sea of Consciousness, he maintained the absolute majesty of the Master of Xuanji Tower on the surface.

Such a supreme treasure was already a legend in the Great Yu Cultivation World.

Even ordinary Nascent Soul Old Ancestors might not possess one.

The Spiritual Qi contained within was not only vast as the sea but also carried a trace of incomplete Heavenly Dao Law power.

"This Top-Grade Spirit Stone is a private collection of the Nascent Soul Old Ancestor who guards this place for our Wanxiang Merchant Alliance."

"To show our sincerity, the Old Ancestor specially permitted me to bring it out."

Grand Deacon Shang Buhuan's tone was extremely respectful, clearly using the Old Ancestor's name to elevate the weight of this transaction.

Gu Shen shifted his gaze to the right.

There lay a scroll of a Formation map exuding an ancient and weathered Aura, as well as several Storage Pouches emitting fierce Demonic Qi and a heavy metallic Aura.

"This 'Nine Palaces Dust Formation Map' is derived from an ancient grand array."

"Once set up, it can turn the space within the array into dust, hiding it within the void; not to mention Divine Sense detection, even if a Nascent Soul expert were to pass by, they would find it difficult to perceive a single thing."

Grand Deacon Shang Buhuan continued his explanation, "As for these Storage Pouches, they contain three complete remains of Tier 3 Demon Kings, as well as dozens of Star-patterned Underworld Iron and Deep Sea Sinking Silver, which are extremely rare in the Cultivation World."

After listening, Gu Shen raised his hand and tapped the table lightly.

"The Wanxiang Merchant Alliance indeed has some substance."

He reached into his sleeve and took out the warm, smooth jade bottle from before.

Under the activation of his True Essence, exactly ten droplets exuding endless Wood-element vitality floated in mid-air.

In addition to these ten droplets of taiyi green wood saliva, Gu Shen slapped ten more jade boxes filled with top-grade flawless healing pills onto the table.

"Ten droplets of taiyi green wood saliva, plus ten flawless Cloud Pattern Pills."

"In exchange for all the supplies on your table."

Gu Shen's offer was crisp and decisive.

Grand Deacon Shang Buhuan looked at those ten droplets of vital divine liquid, the greed and fanaticism in his eyes almost becoming tangible.

In this kind of transaction, the Merchant Alliance would not only not lose but would make a huge profit.

Divine medicine is priceless, while Spirit Stones are finite; this is an immutable iron Law of the Cultivation World.

"It's a deal!"

Grand Deacon Shang Buhuan agreed without hesitation, carefully and reverently collecting all those divine medicines into his personal storage Magic Treasure.

The transaction completed, but Grand Deacon Shang Buhuan's expression became a bit more solemn.

He pulled an ancient scroll from his bosom that exuded a pale golden Heavenly Dao pressure.

"Master of Xuanji Tower, the taiyi green wood saliva involves a great deal."

"I dare to request that you sign this Dao Heart contract with our Wanxiang Merchant Alliance."

"The content of the contract is very simple: it only asks that if you have any more taiyi green wood saliva to sell in the future, you must prioritize our Wanxiang Merchant Alliance, and you must never disclose today's transaction to the outside world."

Grand Deacon Shang Buhuan's posture was humble, but his tone revealed a merchant's determination.

"This contract is witnessed by the Heavenly Dao Law."

"If violated, the Heart Demon will backlash, and the Dao Foundation will be destroyed."

Gu Shen looked at the scroll containing the Heavenly Dao Karma, and a barely perceptible arc curled at the corners of his lips beneath the mask.

Cultivators fear the Heavenly Dao and view Karma as a flood and a ferocious beast.

"That is only right."

Gu Shen did not hesitate at all; he forced out a drop of essence blood from his fingertip, mixed it with a wisp of his own Divine Soul Aura, and tapped it directly onto the pale golden scroll.

Seeing Gu Shen establish the Heavenly Dao oath so readily, the last trace of doubt in Grand Deacon Shang Buhuan's heart completely vanished, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

With the constraints of the Dao Heart contract, he no longer feared that this massive business deal would be intercepted by other merchant associations.

Gu Shen swept his large sleeves, and the mountain of strategic supplies on the table were all swept into his Storage Ring.

"The transaction is complete, so I shall not stay any longer."

Gu Shen stood up, and the three black-robed iron guards followed behind him like ghosts.

With one man and three guards, under the extremely respectful send-off of Grand Deacon Shang Buhuan, he left this den of gold-spending and disappeared into the vast night of the Water Market.

Yunmeng Great Swamp, eight hundred zhang underwater.

Inside the dim titanium-carbon alloy Immortal Cave, the gate of the Immortal Cave was tightly sealed.

Gu Shen sat cross-legged before the bluestone table and casually removed the dark gold Asura mask.

He restored his original cold and murderous young face.

Deep in his Sea of Consciousness, a tiny, pale golden chain was tightly wrapped around the periphery of his Divine Soul.

This was the Heavenly Dao Karma shackle brought about by that "Dao Heart contract," constantly monitoring his every word and action.

Gu Shen looked at the shackle on his Divine Soul with an indifferent expression, showing no fear whatsoever.

"Heavenly Dao contract?"

Gu Shen held his palm upward, and the Nirvana Star Core inside his Dantian roared and accelerated its rotation.

"Clang—!"

The ancient and heavy phantom of the Heaven and Earth Furnace appeared directly in the depths of Gu Shen's Sea of Consciousness, carrying a vast Aura that shook the Void Realm.

The pale white Law fire, like an inverted waterfall, poured down onto that pale golden Heavenly Dao Karma shackle.

This kind of contract backlash, which even high-level Cultivators would fear immensely, was extremely fragile before the domineering power of the Great Furnace, which specializes in burning Karma.

"Sizzle!"

The Law fire burned violently, and that pale golden Karma shackle was completely burned into void ashes.

Gu Shen felt his Divine Soul lighten, and the trace of Heaven and Earth restraint brought about by the previous contract signing vanished without a trace.

The Heavenly Dao Karma of the Great Yu Cultivation World was like waste paper before the Law power of the Heaven and Earth Furnace.

"Grand Deacon Shang Buhuan, you attempted to bind me with a Heavenly Dao contract, not knowing that I, Gu Shen, am not within the Five Elements calculations of this world of yours."

Gu Shen's eyes were deep, his gaze falling upon the Storage Ring on his hand that contained a massive amount of supplies.