novelapdf #265 - Old Goat's Shop
#265 - Old Goat's Shop
Filled with apology, Li Chengfeng expressed his gratitude: "Thank you for the shopkeeper's guidance. I will return to report to the great power behind me and remind him to be more vigilant.
If you encounter Li Chengfeng, capture him immediately, it will surely bring a considerable fortune."
Guo Yi laughed upon hearing this: "That's exactly what I meant, wealth should of course be shared. However, little friend, when you earn money, don't forget to come back here and spend some."
Li Chengfeng nodded in agreement: "That's natural. Since there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first and go see what other rare treasures that Old Third Yang has in his hands."
Guo Yi responded with a smile: "Haha, no problem. By the way, if you really intend to capture Li Chengfeng, his background information is key.
I have detailed background information on him here. For only one hundred low-grade spirit stones, you can have it."
Li Chengfeng raised his eyebrows slightly upon hearing this, a sense of unease welling up in his heart.
He couldn't help but sigh: "The Treasure Pavilion is indeed all-pervasive, even selling information so thoroughly."
Immediately, he cautiously took out one hundred low-grade spirit stones, deciding to understand the situation first, lest he fall into unnecessary danger.
Guo Yi happily accepted the storage bag and handed the jade slip to Li Chengfeng.
Li Chengfeng took the jade slip and focused his attention on it, his expression gradually becoming solemn.
He deeply understood the importance of this information and became even more vigilant.
Seeing this, Shopkeeper Guo Yi secretly rejoiced. They knew the value of this information and were also clear that Jia Hai would not easily let go of this opportunity.
In the world of cultivation, adventure and opportunity coexist.
Many people coveted Li Chengfeng, wanting to kill or capture him alive to exchange for a high reward, but to succeed, they must first understand his details.
The Treasure Pavilion was using this point to sell Li Chengfeng's information as a commodity. Although the price was not high, the profit was naturally considerable with a large quantity.
The jade slip detailed Li Chengfeng's actions since entering the cultivation world, up to his cooperation with the Cold Ice Mountain faction and the Demonic Sect, describing it vividly as if witnessed firsthand.
However, it was half true and half false. To condemn someone, one can always find a pretext.
All the crimes, such as indiscriminate killing and extreme wickedness, which were despised by the Demonic Path, were groundlessly attributed to Li Chengfeng. Even some unsolved cases of Cold Ice Mountain were falsely accused as his doing.
Although these descriptions were full of loopholes, many believed them, and no one was willing to defend Li Chengfeng.
The jade slip also detailed his actions in the Wind Cloud Sect, how he was falsely accused of harming his fellow disciples and being the culprit behind the disgrace of Feng Wuyai of the Feng family.
He was portrayed as a complete villain, hated by everyone, which made Li Chengfeng furious. Although he didn't care about others' opinions, the Cold Ice Mountain's means of throwing dirt were indeed astonishing.
Even more unbelievable was that the jade slip also recorded how Li Chengfeng deceived the feelings of his junior sister Mu Xi, causing her hair to turn white overnight and breaking through realms three times in three months.
After learning that Li Chengfeng had betrayed the Wind Cloud Sect, Du Yutong did not tell Mu Xi the truth for Li Chengfeng's safety, so Mu Xi was almost possessed by anger.
In just three months, she advanced from the early stage of Foundation Establishment to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Completion stage and is now in seclusion to break through to the Core Formation stage.
This astonishing speed of advancement was shocking and also made Li Chengfeng worry about whether Mu Xi's foundation was solid.
He sighed deeply, forced to leave the Wind Cloud Sect for his future cultivation path, concealing the truth from his junior sister.
However, this led to greater misunderstandings and oolong incidents.
If Mu Xi was possessed because of this, Li Chengfeng would undoubtedly bear a heavy guilt.
He knew that his responsibilities were great, but he could not change what had already happened.
He only hoped that Mu Xi could safely overcome this crisis and achieve enlightenment in the future.
Although Li Chengfeng's mind was full of thoughts, he still maintained calmness and composure on the surface.
He deeply knew that as a cultivator, one must not be bound by trivial matters and not be troubled by love, only then could one achieve great things. He believed that the trials of his junior sister Mu Xi were also part of her growth.
In the cultivation world, kind and innocent people often find it difficult to gain a foothold. Only after experiencing the baptism of cruel reality can they truly grow.
After leaving the Treasure Pavilion, Li Chengfeng went straight to the North City of Deyun City, which was a gathering place for rogue cultivators.
North City was a relatively safe place for rogue cultivators. They could buy land, rooms, or rent them here. Although the facilities were simple and the spiritual energy was scarce, they were at least protected by Deyun City.
Li Chengfeng came to North City in the identity of Jia Hai. After some inquiries, he found Old Goat's shop.
Old Goat was a famous artifact maker here. Although the quality of his artifacts was not high, they were loved by rogue cultivators because of their low price.
Old Goat was eccentric and made artifacts entirely according to his mood, so whether you could buy a suitable artifact depended on luck.
Li Chengfeng saw the small shop from afar, and his admiration for Old Goat arose spontaneously.
He knew that although Old Goat's artifacts would be worth several times more in the Treasure Pavilion, the ingenuity and casual spirit were priceless.
He decided to visit, under the pretext of seeing if he could get a suitable artifact, to start a conversation.
At this time, Old Goat was lying on a reclining chair, holding jade scissors, with a solemn expression.
His body was covered with more than a dozen jade slips, but most of them were broken, and the content covered various cultivation methods.
These jade slips were scattered all over the place, and he didn't seem to care.
Next to him was the half-finished artifact he was making, the body of a sword had been completed, but the hilt had not yet been made.
The strands of patterns and the depiction of the formation on the sword made Li Chengfeng's eyes light up.
As a cultivator with rich experience in artifact making, Li Chengfeng often let the substitute puppets make various weapons and artifacts in the hell space to practice.
At this moment, he suddenly saw Old Goat's idea of engraving this sword, and he suddenly felt enlightened, as if he had broken through the clouds and saw the bright moon.
He did not enter the dilapidated, scribbled, and dirty shop, because he realized that these seemingly chaotic environments were actually an illusion. Once you stepped into it, you would enter a special environment.
This realm can only be understood but not expressed in words. Li Chengfeng stood there in a daze for a while, his thoughts began to expand along the formation on the sword.
This magic circle is very rare. It is an amplification magic circle that can make the sword faster and more powerful.
Sword cultivators are known for their attack power and speed. Old Goat's design has maximized the strengths of the sword.
Old Goat didn't care when Li Chengfeng arrived, because many rogue cultivators came to look for treasures every day.
But when he found that this young man was neither looking for things nor speaking, but just observing the surrounding environment and the sword, and entered a state of enlightenment, his heart also rippled.
He quickly stabilized his mind and continued his own perception, silently chanting in his heart: "I am in the mortal world, not stained by anything. It is not my karma, why should I occupy it."
Li Chengfeng broke free from that state, and his heart was also shocked.
He realized that the cultivation world was indeed full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and this simple thatched cottage actually hid such a profound realm.
Although his current realm has not yet reached the level of a great cultivator in the late Yuanying stage, he has already understood the mysteries of the laws of heaven and earth.
He helped Wan Yao Wang, Ding Wuyan, Xiao Mowan, Du Yutong and others advance to the half-step God Transformation stage. These experiences have made him understand the Dao more deeply.
Calming the waves in his heart, Li Chengfeng looked at Old Goat, who was indifferent to him, with a smile, and said: "Fellow Daoist, I am Jia Hai, greetings.
I saw that there are many messy jade slips and broken cultivation techniques and secret arts here, and I want to come and try my luck.
If Fellow Daoist intends to sell them, I might consider buying them."