Chapter 71 Golden Toad Spits Treasures
At the gate of Guluo City, there are four guards wearing special armor, each of which is a top-grade defensive weapon.
If you want to enter the city, you need to pay two low-grade spirit stones.
Su Qingwei lined up in an orderly manner at the city gate, and soon it was her turn.
The moment she took out the spirit stone and passed through the city gate, she suddenly realized something and frowned subconsciously.
"Su Wen, it seems like something was photographed just now?"
The response came quickly from the inside.
"Don't be nervous, it's a demon-repelling mirror. Everyone who enters the city will be illuminated by the light of this mirror to determine whether it is an evil demon or not."
"That's right. I don't know where this mirror is. The four guards clearly don't have anything like it in their hands."
"The demon-repelling mirror was built into the city gate, behind the stone plaque. The city lords of Guluo City have always hated demons and would kill them without hesitation if they saw them."
"What is their definition of evil?"
"All evil beings, including evil cultivators, as well as some demon cultivators and ghost cultivators, are within the killing range."
Hearing this, Su Qingwu's heart sank.
"Then I ask you..."
"Don't worry, Qingwu, I'll be fine. I just said that they were just some ghost cultivators. I didn't kill innocent people. The Exorcist Mirror can tell, otherwise there would be abnormal movements just now."
"That's good."
Su Qingwu was completely relieved and began to observe the things in the city.
The buildings in Gulou City have a unified style. All the eaves have curved corners on both sides, each with a carved lantern hung on it, and the window lattices are all in the shape of diamond patterns.
At first, there was no industry on both sides of the main street. Some buildings were vacant, while others were clearly inhabited.
Su Qingwu observed for a while and finally determined that these were houses rented out.
Most of the monks entering the city will speed up and leave this area.
After walking for about half an hour, various industries began to appear on both sides of the street.
There were particularly many people gathered in front of one of the attics.
Out of curiosity, Su Qingwu walked over to take a look, and at the same time listened attentively to the various discussions that came to her ears.
"The golden toad spits out treasures. What new tricks is Jin Yuan Pavilion doing?"
"Who knows? Judging from past experience, it's probably another scam!"
"Although I know the whole story, I am still curious and decided to stay and take a closer look."
"Well, if you want to stay, then stay. I'm leaving now. If I stay any longer, I'm afraid that I'll spend all the spirit stones I've accumulated with great difficulty!"
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Su Qingwu became more and more curious as he listened to these words.
Not long after, a jade plaque was hung outside the Jinyuan Pavilion, explaining the golden toad's spitting out treasures.
The selected golden toad is a second-level peak spirit beast that feeds on spirit stones. Each time you feed it 100 low-grade spirit stones, there is a certain chance that the golden toad will randomly spit out a treasure.
There are many types of treasures, including things suitable for the three realms of Qi refining, foundation building, and golden elixir.
After seeing the contents on the jade plaque, various discussions increased significantly.
"See, I knew it. Anything produced by Jin Yuan Pavilion is a scam!"
"This must be a ridiculously small probability!"
"I have already been cheated out of nearly nine thousand spirit stones by Jinyuan Pavilion. I will not participate this time no matter what..."
"Your amount is still considered low. In the past few years, I have spent nearly 100,000 yuan!"
"Haha, this also shows that you are wealthy. Even if Jin Yuan Pavilion wants to cheat someone like me, it can't cheat that much."
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While the cultivators were discussing, a graceful female cultivator who had just completed the foundation-building stage walked out of the Jinyuan Pavilion, holding a golden bell in her hand and shaking it lightly a few times.
After hearing the bell, the discussion stopped abruptly.
The female cultivator glanced at everyone with satisfaction, then said loudly:
"Guests who wish to participate in the Golden Toad Spits Treasures may enter the pavilion in order."
As soon as he finished speaking, a questioning voice immediately rang out from the crowd.
"If you don't want to participate, can't you go in and watch?"
The female cultivator shook her head slowly, "There are limited seats in the pavilion. If you don't intend to participate, you can't enter."
Another person whispered, "That's what they say, but if someone goes in and doesn't want to participate, can Jin Yuan Pavilion still force them to do so?"
Upon hearing this, the female cultivator's eyebrows and eyes sternly said, "Jinyuan Pavilion has its own rules, which have long been approved by the city lord. Those who do not abide by them will be punished by the pavilion at will!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings suddenly fell silent.
After a while, the onlookers gradually dispersed, leaving only about two hundred people.
Su Qingwu did not leave.
One hundred low-grade spirit stones were not a lot for her now, so she wanted to follow her heart and give it a try.
After queuing up, it didn't take long before I entered the pavilion smoothly.
The surroundings are brightly lit, and the interior is divided into three floors.
In the central area, there is a stone platform made of white jade.
The monks who entered the pavilion took their seats in order, starting from the first floor.
Su Qingwu went to the third floor because her seat was at the back.
After everyone was seated, a series of crackling sounds were heard from the stone platform in the central area.
A hole opened in the stone platform cave, and a golden toad half a person's height slowly rose from the bottom.
A peak-level second-order spirit beast, judging from its realm alone, is equivalent to a cultivator's perfect foundation.
However, Su Qingwu did not feel the expected pressure from the golden toad, not even the slightest threat.
A trace of doubt arose in her heart, and she turned to Su Wen.
"In your opinion, how powerful is this golden toad?"
"It is nothing to worry about if you have nothing."
"Why is that? Logically speaking, the difference in strength between each realm is not small."
"This kind of golden toad has thick skin and is very resistant to attack, but its attack power is almost non-existent, especially the one in front of me. There is a restriction on its body, so it can't attack others at all."
"That's right, no wonder Jin Yuange let it come out without any hesitation."
"There is another small space inside the body of the golden toad. The so-called golden toad spitting out treasures means that it is allowed to swallow some treasures in advance and put them into the space. When the time comes, it will spit out treasures randomly depending on its mood."
Su Qingwu had guessed this before, so he was not surprised to hear it now.
At this moment, a cultivator on the first floor of the pavilion had stood up and threw a hundred spirit stones towards the golden toad.
The next moment, a quacking sound was heard by everyone's ears.
The magic stone was immediately swallowed by the golden toad, but no treasure was spit out.
The female foundation-building cultivator who was in charge of maintaining order shook her head with some regret upon seeing this.
"My friend, your luck is not very good this time. Do you want to keep trying?"
"...I still can't do it. Let other Taoists try it."
As soon as he finished speaking, a man stood up from the second floor of the pavilion, quickly took out a hundred spirit stones, and put them into the golden toad's mouth.
A quacking sound was heard again in the ears of all the cultivators.
The golden toad swallowed all the spiritual stones without any hesitation, but still did not spit out any treasures.
The man refused to believe it, and continued to take out a thousand spirit stones. He tried ten times in succession, but to no avail.
He gritted his teeth and asked in a deep voice, "Senior Liu, can this golden toad really spit out treasures?"
"Of course."
On the stone platform, the female foundation-building cultivator smiled and responded, "Jinyuan Pavilion has been established for many years, and its reputation is sufficiently guaranteed. It will never do anything to damage its reputation. You can rest assured about this, my friend."
As soon as he finished speaking, the person who asked the question sat back in his seat.
For a while, no one stood up to feed the golden toad.
On the third floor of the attic, Su Qingwu saw this and decided to take advantage of this opportunity to give it a try. He immediately waved his sleeves and took out a hundred spirit stones, used his spirit power to hold them up, and threw them into the mouth of the golden toad through the air...