Whether it was the demonic path or the righteous path, in essence, there was no real difference.
He rembered clearly. Back when he passed through Blackbone Mountain Pass, the faces of those so-called righteous cultivators as they collected spirit stones.
"All the sa jackals from the sa hill."
He had been weak, and so he empathized.
If one day I reach the Nascent Soul stage, would I still be able to keep today’s innocent heart?
Wang Yu did not know, nor did he dare to ask himself.
"Senior brother, we have reached the place of the female cultivators. Do you see any you like?"
The voices of the people around pulled Wang Yu back from his thoughts. He turned to the garden on the right.
A group of beauties, so plump and round, so slender and elegant, each with their own charm. So plucked strings of a zither, so brewed tea while fanning lightly, so sang soft songs or danced gracefully. Each displayed her own art.
There were youthful maidens with tender branches and delicate jade-like deanor.
There were noble ladies with bright eyes and white teeth, slender waists and graceful hands.
There were mature won, alluring and charming, exuding sensuality.
So many, too many. Like orioles and swallows fluttering, dazzling to the eyes, difficult to resist.
Even though it was not their first visit, Han Fei and Yang Shan still stared in a daze. They could not help but say:
"If I could live here for just one day, I would die content."
"One day? I want seven days!"
"Haha, as long as the honored guests are happy."
Wang Yu watched their disgraceful behavior, his heart calm like an ancient well. Just a group of vulgar painted faces.
"Nothing worth looking at. Let’s go."
"So soon?"
Han Fei was surprised. "I thought senior brother would buy a few."
"Since Lord Zhou is holding an auction, he would never let us buy the finale items beforehand. Otherwise, what would he profit from? Let’s wait until the auction."
"True. Only through bidding can real profit be made."
The servant saw they were only looking and not buying, so his face grew dark, losing his forr humility.
"Since the three of you are not buying, then leave quickly. I still need to receive other guests."
Han Fei and Yang Shan imdiately glared angrily, but they did not dare to act. After all, they were also serving under Lord Zhou. As long as they stayed in Heart Erosion City, they had to follow orders.
"Senior brother, let us not lower ourselves to argue with him. I will take you sowhere else to look around."
"Very well."
As they walked, Wang Yu suddenly stopped. Pointing at a courtyard enclosed by walls, he asked, "Does this place have auction items?"
The servant grew impatient.
"No, no. Quickly, move along."
"Heh."
Wang Yu cast a cold glance. The aura of Qi Refining eighth level pressed down on the servant, who trembled and fell to the ground in fright, cold sweat dripping.
"You… what are you doing? This is Lord Zhou’s territory!"
"I ask, you answer. With such an attitude, even if I killed you, Zhou would not dare touch ."
Wang Yu spoke bluntly, scaring the man. The servant answered honestly:
"This courtyard is the residence of Lady Hongxiu. She is the final and most prized auction item. The unique female star trained for ten years by Immortal-Mortal Residence."
"What cultivation level?"
"Qi Refining fourth level."
Wang Yu nodded and asked no more. The only reason he suddenly acted was because soone inside had transmitted a voice ssage to him. The strength of that divine sense had clearly reached the Foundation Establishnt stage.
The transmission was nothing more than a plea for help, saying she was imprisoned and hoping Wang Yu would rescue her.
Without hesitation, he refused.
Such an act was either a trap or a desperate net cast widely for help. There was no need to get involved. If only for beauty, he had neither the will nor the ability.
"Let’s go."
The group left Immortal-Mortal Residence, and Han Fei continued leading the way.
Wang Yu first strolled around the inner market of Heart Erosion City. He gave each guide twenty spirit stones as a reward for leading the way, then dismissed them.
He searched the inner market alone.
He found a refining workshop and purchased a first-rank high-grade alchemy furnace that could assist in pill refinent, spending two thousand spirit stones.
Then, following a familiar path, he located the fencing channel and sold off all his spoils, including corpses. After a slight markdown, he gained twenty-three thousand spirit stones.
Part of the profit was taken by those who handled black goods. This did not matter. It was only a small concession.
Besides this.
Because Heart Erosion City was close to Spider Mountain, many of the resources produced there were often shipped to this city.
Among them was a cultivation pill that used Spiderheart Grass as the main ingredient, called Netherheart Pill. It had both first-rank and second-rank pill recipes.
It was very suitable for cultivators with yin and cold attributes. Just as his Cold Blood Pills were reaching their limit of effectiveness, switching to Netherheart Pills would be quite good.
Wang Yu purchased both pill recipes, as well as the ingredients for them and for Spirit Recovery Pills, altogether spending ten thousand spirit stones.
The main expense ca from the second-rank pill recipe and twenty full sets of first-rank Netherheart Pill ingredients.
After this expenditure, he would no longer need to worry about pills before breaking through Foundation Establishnt. Even if he had more, his body could not digest them.
Therefore, the remaining spirit stones would best be used to obtain a high-grade Foundation Establishnt Pill. As long as his aptitude rose to the level of three spiritual roots, it would help him cross this threshold.
The rest of his resources could be invested in magic tools and secret arts.
"Right, there is still the dragon-blood essence."
Almost forgetting the most important reason for coming to Heart Erosion City, Wang Yu quickly changed direction and soon arrived at the largest shop in the inner market.
Golden Abundance Pavilion.
This was not a local force of Heart Erosion City, but a massive chamber of comrce active throughout the Crimson Kite Demonic Domain. It possessed many Nascent Soul worshippers. Its ruling clan, the Jin family, was said to have top-level connections in the Spirit Domain of Great Lake.
Corresponding to it was Heavenly Treasure Pavilion. The two chambers of comrce competed fiercely. Normally, only one would be allowed in a city. Never both at the sa ti.
Years ago, Tantai Chan had gone to Heavenly Treasure City to attend an auction. That was the headquarters of Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, one of the most prosperous immortal cities in the Crimson Kite Demonic Domain.
The branch of Golden Abundance Pavilion in Heart-Eroding City had three floors. It was magnificently decorated. Even the pillars were carved from spirit jade, highlighted with spirit gold.
Crystal counters shone with brilliance. Jewels glittered. Spiritual power filled the air. The display was a blatant show of wealth aid at lower-level cultivators.
The prices were also extrely high.
And indeed, the poorer a cultivator was, the more they believed the saying: "If it sells for such a high price, it must have its reasons."
Cheap goods made them uneasy.
When Wang Yu entered, a beautiful female cultivator welcod him. She generously revealed a fair and ample chest, her skin so smooth under the light that it even reflected a faint glow.
"Honored guest, may I ask if there is sothing you wish to select from this pavilion."
"Beast blood essence. Dragon-kind."
"Please follow ." Hearing this, the maid’s smile beca even warr. Twisting her graceful waist, she led the way with fragrant scent drifting behind her.
Wang Yu felt nothing.
Before long, he was brought to a cabinet wall on the west side of the first floor. The maid lifted more than ten jade flasks with spiritual power and explained clearly.
"This is the latest batch of dragon-kind beast blood essence. It is taken from a third-rank beast, the Azure Sea Dragon Turtle. Each flask contains ten thousand catties of dragon turtle blood, from which a single drop of true essence blood can be refined.
"If a Qi Refining or Foundation Establishnt cultivator uses it, the blood itself is sufficient without refinent."
Hearing this, Wang Yu was extrely tempted, but he said helplessly.
"Your pavilion overestimates . How could I possibly afford third-rank treasure blood."
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