"Thank you."
After putting away the three pieces of star iron, Chen Luo prepared to leave the stone house, but as soon as he turned around, he remembered a question and asked it.
"Which of those stone houses outside is selling information?"
"Selling information?"
Yu Jiangcheng was a little surprised. In his impression, the Nine Tomb Guarding Clans never cared about the affairs of the outside world of immortal cultivation. They formed their own system and almost never interacted with outsiders. If it weren't for the dealings between their Eternal Night Valley and the Nine Tomb Guarding Clans, they probably wouldn't have known of the existence of this kind of people.
"Turn left after you go out. There is a stone house with a lantern with the word 'listen' on it. You can buy general information about the world of immortal cultivation from it. If you want secret information, go to the stone house in the second row with a lantern with the word 'secret' on it. You can buy 70% of the secrets of the world of immortal cultivation from it."
Yu Jiangcheng spoke.
"Thank you."
After leaving the puppet house, Chen Luo followed the introduction and went to the "listening" stone house, which was very crowded. In stark contrast to the deserted "puppet" stone house, when Chen Luo came in, no one greeted him.
The layout inside the stone house was not as neat as the "魁" stone house. Things were piled up in a mess. Several stone tables had not been cleaned for who knows how long, and their surfaces were polished to a shiny finish.
"What news do you want to buy?"
Chen Luo walked around the house for a long time before someone wearing a night-themed outfit came over to greet him. The person who spoke was a burly man, more than two meters tall, with a fierce aura. He was obviously a top physical cultivator, but unfortunately he was a news dealer.
"I want to buy some information about the ancient tomb."
Chen Luo's goal was very clear. He would first purchase clues about the ancient tomb from the 'Listening' house to collect some usable high-level brains, then go to the 'Secret' house to purchase information about the Soul-Chasing Mirror, and finally go to the 'Instrument' house to purchase top-level spiritual materials to gather enough materials to 'enlighten' his third brother.
By the time the Ancient Sword Sect and the Life Silkworm Gu master reacted, he had already accumulated enough strength. It was hard to say who would chase whom at that time.
"News about the ruins, one thousand spirit stones."
The burly man opposite was very skilled in his business. As soon as Chen Luo made a request, he immediately quoted a basic price.
"Here is the information we have collected. You can take a look at it. Once you have selected one, just tell me the name."
The burly man took a jade slip and handed it to Chen Luo.
With a flash of light, a row of dense information appeared in Chen Luo's mind.
'The remains of the third-level Jinlin Taoist priest are suspected to be hiding the inheritance of the Way of Talismans.'
'The fifth-level inheritance of Tongtian Temple, it is confirmed that there is a mysterious magic hidden inside.'
'Black soil secret realm, foundation-building resources...'
Chen Luo took a rough look and found that the accuracy of the information varied. Some were confirmed, while others were unexplored and suspected, and the asking prices were also different.
One thousand spirit stones was just the basic service fee. To purchase more detailed information, you had to pay more. There were even some messages linked to the stone house next door. For example, the stone house with the character "卜" charged an extra fee to help the buyer calculate good or bad luck.
"Are there any more advanced ones? Preferably, it would be the remains of someone who has passed away. Sects recruiting disciples can be ruled out."
Putting down the jade slip in his hand, Chen Luo began to ask.
Most of these relics were below the level of Spirit Transformation. If it were in the past, he would definitely go in and take care of these fellow Taoists who had not seen the sun for years, but now, he really couldn't bear to disturb their sleep.
"The ruins above the Hedao level have a tomb owner." The burly man stretched out his hand and waved behind him.
Soon another jade slip flew over.
This time, more than half of the information in the jade slip was missing. There were only seven messages in it. Each message was marked with purple text, and the descriptions were not as clear as before. Only some names and introductions to the realms could be seen, and a lot of the content was still uncertain.
'The place where the old demon of the blue sea fell, the chaotic demon sea.'
'It is suspected to be the place where Master Qianxing passed away.'
"……"
Chen Luo quickly looked through the seven messages. Four of them were at the Hedao realm, and the identities of the remaining three were unknown, and their cultivation levels were only marked as suspected. This meant that Yongye Valley had no way of judging the tomb owner's strength when he was alive. Buying it might result in a bargain, or it might result in a loss. It was a gamble.
"I want them all."
Chen Luo waved his hand and took the seven jade slips into his hands. Regardless of whether they were real or fake, he was ready to go there. If he could find one or two brains beyond the Hedao realm from these seven relics, then this deal would be a profit.
"Seventy thousand spirit stones. I can save you the first thousand spirit stones, and give you a 95% discount." The smile on the burly man's face became brighter and brighter.
Information is a commodity that can be sold repeatedly, which is a very profitable business. He can withdraw spirit stones for every sale. High-level information like the one that Chen Luo bought is rarely purchased by anyone on ordinary days.
Even though his business is booming, in terms of profit, it is far lower than those shops next door. It can be said that he makes small profits but sells a lot.
Chen Luo took out the spirit stones from his storage bag and completed the transaction. Lingxuzi didn't have much else, but a lot of spirit stones. As the head of Lingxu Dongtian, nearly 70% of the sect's income was in his hands, and the remaining 30% was divided equally among his three disciples. After so many years of accumulation, there were so many spirit stones that he was too lazy to count them. As the successor, Chen Luo naturally helped him bear this "pressure".
After completing the transaction, Chen Luo asked some more questions about the Nine Clans that guarded the tomb. The result was the same as Yu Jiangcheng's, that is, to go to the third "secret" house in the second row to make the purchase.
The Eternal Night Valley had its own set of rules, and everyone living in the valley followed them, and no one dared to cross them. This made Chen Luo curious about the Lord of the Eternal Night Valley.
This kind of person should know a lot of secrets of the restricted area. If I can ask him in person, maybe I can help him solve many doubts.
"Does the Valley Master also have a stone house?"
"The information about the Valley Master is also confidential. You need to go to the Secret House to buy it."
The burly man accompanied Chen Luo to the door, and when he heard Chen Luo's question, he immediately responded.
Chen Luo nodded, and after walking out of the door, he went directly to the "Secret" house in the second row.
This room was even more deserted than the "Kui" house. After Chen Luo pushed the door open, he found that the space inside was unexpectedly small, just like a grocery store in the mortal world. The shelves on both sides were filled with messy sundries. Behind the black wooden counter, an old man with messy hair was looking through the account books with his head down.
He said without looking up when he heard the door open.
"There is a booklet on the wall next to it. You can find what you want to buy yourself. If it is not in the booklet, there is no need to look for it. It means that no one in the entire cultivation world knows about it."
The old man's tone was very loud, which made Chen Luo take a look. As soon as he saw it, more than 20 thoughts suddenly emerged in his external brain.
'An old demon who has transcended the tribulation.'
'Ancient demon.'
"Listen carefully, the phantom demon body, the real body is nearby, it is invincible..."
Thoughts popped up one after another, and Chen Luo accurately found Brother Changqing's judgment among them.
Listen carefully?
Chen Luo's eyes changed immediately. When he went to the demon tribe to worship the ancestors of each tribe, he flipped through the ancient books of the demon tribe, which contained records about ancient demons. For example, Su Linlin's nine-tailed demon fox bloodline was a kind of ancient demon. In addition to the nine-tailed demon fox, the ancient books of the demon tribe also recorded several other ancient demons, and Di Ting was one of them.
This is an ancient monster that exists in human mythology. Chen Luo had heard the mythological story about Di Ting before, but the feeling of actually seeing the real monster was completely different.
Although the old man in front of him did not reveal his true form, the oppression he released was substantial, which made Chen Luo stop at the door and not go inside.
"Do you know me?"
A voice suddenly sounded in Chen Luo's ears, and he saw the old man who had been sitting behind the counter flipping through the account books had run out at some point and was now looking him up and down.
"Strange, why are there so many noises? It's so chaotic."
The old man walked around Chen Luo, his brows furrowed, as if he had heard some incredible sound.
"It's messy?"
Chen Luo restrained his emotions, and Brother Changqing's brain began to take the initiative, and his aura changed accordingly. The old man who was eavesdropping on the inner thoughts before seemed to have stepped on a thunder, and his figure "whoosh" returned to the back of the counter.
The speed was so fast that Chen Luo couldn't catch any trace.
"It's not messy, it's not messy. It's just that I'm dazzled."
There was a fawning smile on the old man's face, which was completely different from the image he had seen when he entered the room.
"You know what I want to buy."
Chen Luo picked up the booklet expressionlessly and flipped through it. Then he threw it aside like trash and his eyes fell on the old man Di Ting again.
"I don't know. How about you remind me?"
Listen carefully to what the old man said cautiously.
His body has changed from the previous illusion to solidity, which should be the real body. But at this moment, Chen Luo was in a special state and did not feel anything wrong.
He reached out and knocked.
The Dongtian Gourd immediately sent out the Soul-Chasing Mirror.
The moment he saw the mirror, old man Di Ting breathed a sigh of relief, then took the mirror and began to observe it carefully.
"The Soul-Chasing and Soul-Locking Device, the problem lies in the root cause. The mirror is just a medium..."
"Tell me a solution."
Chen Luo raised his hand to interrupt the old man Di Ting's chatter. In his current state, he was just a show-off and wouldn't last long.
For Chen Luo now, one-tenth of the brain of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor is a bit excessive, and the pressure is too great. It is okay to help calculate something on weekdays, but if it is used to communicate with the outside world, the pressure will be completely different.
"There are two types. The first is to replenish the remaining soul and make it impossible to catch up."
When the old man Di Ting was talking about this method, he secretly glanced at Chen Luo. Seeing that he had no reaction, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and talk about the second method.
"The second method is replacement, using the residual soul of someone else to make up for what you're missing. This method only treats the symptoms but not the root cause. You need to replace it every two years..."
"Give them all to me."
Chen Luo couldn't tell which was better, so he bought both methods as before. (End of this chapter)
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