Chapter 333: 333. Chapter 333: The Get-Rich-Quick Plan

333. Chapter 333: The Get-Rich-Quick Plan

Three days later.

A streak of lightning flashed across the sky and slowly descended to the ground.

The lightning dissipated, revealing the figure of a burly man.

"The speed really isn't slow. If the Calamity Gu undergoes one more transformation, I'm afraid it will completely surpass the speed of Treading Stars. Treading Stars can be retired."

This figure was naturally Long Xuan after his disguise. Throughout this journey, he had been developing the abilities of the Calamity Gu.

One of the abilities was to wrap his entire body in lightning, allowing him to fly and possess near-lightning speed.

This move not only allowed for flight but also granted the ability to hover in mid-air.

Long Xuan had experimented for a long time along the way before finally mastering it proficiently.

Seeing a massive black city in the distance, Long Xuan descended from the sky.

Presumably, flying was prohibited over the city; he dared not challenge the order of the City of Sin.

That's right, the black city not far ahead was the City of Sin.

The City of Sin was extremely vast, the largest giant city he had seen so far; even the city gates were towering, like a black giant beast opening its mouth.

It seemed that because the City of Sin was about to hold a large-scale auction, there were a great many Gu cultivators heading toward it.

This included a large number of Gu cultivators who had traveled from the three great empires, resulting in the city gates being overcrowded; one actually had to queue to enter.

When there were many people, chaos easily ensued. At this moment, two people were brawling; it seemed someone had tried to cut in line, sparking a dispute.

In the end, the person who cut in line drew a blade, decapitated the other, took their storage bag, and continued queuing as if nothing had happened.

The surrounding people all watched with cold eyes; no one tried to mediate, and no one came out to maintain order.

Everyone's expression remained unchanged, as if they were long accustomed to such things.

Seeing this situation, Long Xuan's gaze sharpened.

He had previously learned from Song Qian's memories that in the Land of Sin, there was no order anywhere outside the City of Sin, and one could kill at will.

But he hadn't expected that one could kill at will even at the gates of the City of Sin.

The order of the City of Sin existed only within the city walls; once outside the gates, order vanished completely.

At this moment, the guard stationed at the gate merely glanced at the corpse on the ground with an indifferent gaze and threw a fireball to burn the body to ashes.

Judging by the proficiency, he had done this countless times and seemed long accustomed to it.

Just as Long Xuan was lost in thought, a woman dressed sexily walked over. Her voice arrived before she did.

"Yo! Isn't this Master Song? Have you finished the insect armor I wanted?"

Hearing the voice, Long Xuan knew this person was one of Song Qian's customers.

Song Qian had opened an insect armor shop inside the City of Sin, and naturally, he had many customers.

Originally, Long Xuan had been worried that with so many people at the city gates, the inns inside the city were likely full, and latecomers would have to sleep on the streets.

But then he remembered he was currently playing the role of Song Qian; he could just occupy the nest and sleep in his insect armor shop.

And while he was at it, confiscate all the insect armor in the shop.

If all the insect armor in the shop were sold, it should also be a considerable fortune.

"You must be Yue Niang, right? Your insect armor is already prepared; you can pick it up once we enter the city."

Long Xuan quickly learned the woman's identity from Song Qian's memories.

This woman was known as Yue Niang. She was in the flesh trade within the City of Sin, operating a small brothel, and also made a fortune daily; she could be considered a wealthy woman.

However, few people knew that the prostitutes in her hands were not living people at all, but clearly corpses.

Yue Niang possessed a type of insect called the Corpse Control Gu; as the name implied, this insect could control corpses.

Therefore, the top stars in Yue Niang's hands were all corpses, and the unsuspecting patrons were also patronizing corpses.

Just thinking about it made Long Xuan feel nauseated; it was truly a twisted taste.

He had often heard that everyone here was a villain, with no good people. Now he finally had a clearer understanding: this City of Sin was truly a place where filth was hidden, and there were all kinds of depraved people.

At this moment, Yue Niang revealed a satisfied smile and said, "You're quite fast. After entering the city, I'll go to your shop to pick it up."

"By the way, I'll bring the top star, Xiang Xiang, to accompany you for the night. This is a reward for you; it's free," Yue Niang said, covering her mouth and laughing.

Hearing this, Long Xuan's mouth twitched, and even his hair stood on end.

That was a corpse; he really couldn't afford that.

Yue Niang, of course, didn't know that Song Qian already knew her secret; otherwise, she would have silenced the person who knew long ago and wouldn't have left him until now.

This matter could not be exposed under any circumstances; otherwise, if those patrons found out, wouldn't they be furious and fight her to the death?

Facing the corpse delivered to his door, Long Xuan naturally didn't want it.

But he dared not refuse. He was accustomed to being cautious and was afraid that if he refused, it would make Yue Niang suspicious and see something.

After all, what fool would refuse a beauty delivered to his door? Moreover, Song Qian was a lecherous person and had once been a famous flower-plucking thief in the Xuanyue Empire.

Because he committed too many crimes, he was wanted nationwide.

In the end, unable to survive in the Xuanyue Empire, he had no choice but to run to the City of Sin, a place where filth was hidden, to live.

It was precisely because his research on women was so deep that he could see that the top stars in Yue Niang's hands were corpses, not people.

Thus, Long Xuan could only pretend to be happy and said, "That's good, just send her to my room."

Long Xuan quickly decided to accept this top star named Xiang Xiang; at worst, he would just find an excuse not to touch her. He couldn't let Yue Niang be suspicious now.

After chatting with Yue Niang for a few sentences, the two walked together to the city gate to queue.

After queuing for about five minutes, it was finally their turn. After Long Xuan paid the entry fee, he followed Song Qian's memories and walked toward his shop in the city.

Turning left and right, Long Xuan found the shop with "Master Song's Insect Armor Shop" written on the plaque, then took out the key, pushed the door, and walked in.

Song Qian's insect armor shop was very large, with three floors.

The sales area was on the first floor, where many huge shelves were placed, filled with various styles of insect armor.

The second floor was the warehouse, which was piled full of insect armor, including Yue Niang's order, all on the second floor.

The third floor was the work area, piled with semi-finished products and massive amounts of materials.

Long Xuan toured these three floors and nodded with satisfaction. Selling all the insect armor on these three floors should earn a lot of money.

He even had the idea of making his own insect armor to sell here.

The Divine Dragon Ship had walked into the Bu Dong Hai and found many good things.

There was a large amount of Cold Iron in the Bu Dong Hai, and the crew on the Divine Dragon Ship had obtained a large amount of Cold Iron there.

The price of Cold Iron was slightly lower than Secret Silver, but the quantity was large.

At this moment, he already had a mountain of Cold Iron in his hands and urgently needed to cash it out.

He was currently too short of money; he wanted to participate in the auction for the Holy Tree, and with his current Spirit Stone reserves, it was definitely far from enough.

And selling materials was not as cost-effective as selling finished products, so at this moment, Long Xuan had the idea of turning Cold Iron into insect armor to sell.

Long Xuan's eyes showed a thoughtful look, feeling that this business was doable.

Making insect armor wouldn't waste too much of his time. When he was in the Divine Mechanism City, he had exploited a small bug.

Puppets only disappeared when they died, but the puppets controlled by his split soul hadn't died, so they hadn't disappeared and were all brought out by him intact.

With so many puppet laborers, it would be a waste not to use them.

Long Xuan hooked his mouth into a smile, immediately put a large amount of materials from the second floor into the belly of the Heaven-Devouring World Toad, and let the massive number of puppets work overtime on the floating island to make insect armor for him.

After a while, Yue Niang finally brought a beautiful young woman with a shy expression to the door.

Long Xuan knew she was here to pick up the goods, so he picked up the custom-made insect armor and walked downstairs.

"The insect armor you wanted is already finished. You can check it."

Long Xuan placed the heavy insect armor on the ground and said.

"Hehe, I can still trust Master Song's character; checking is unnecessary."

"I've already brought Xiang Xiang to you. She's a newcomer and still warm; you must be gentle, okay?"

Yue Niang gave Long Xuan a flirtatious wink, put the insect armor into her storage bag, and left, leaving behind the shy-looking young girl.

Warm? Long Xuan felt a chill in his heart. Others might not understand the meaning of this sentence, but he knew it too well.

Seeing the stunningly beautiful girl with a shy expression in front of him, Long Xuan felt greatly surprised in his heart.

This shy appearance, this flirtatious look in her eyes, is she really a corpse?

That kind of insect can actually act out this kind of demeanor? It's simply become a spirit.

However, he didn't doubt the authenticity of Song Qian's intelligence at all. This girl was definitely not a living person, because there was clearly a progress bar belonging only to insects in her brain.

"You go in first, wash up, and wait for me."

Long Xuan patted her back and immediately walked toward the shop opposite, called Master Wei's Pill Shop.

This street was a shopping street, full of various types of shops.

Master Wei's Pill Shop was opened opposite Master Song's Insect Armor Shop; the two could be considered neighbors. They couldn't be called friends, but they saw each other often, so they talked frequently.

"Yo! What a rare guest. What wind blew you here? Come in, come in."

Seeing Master Song walk in, this chubby Master Wei immediately welcomed him enthusiastically.

"It's the first time I've seen you patronize my business. What kind of pills do you want?"

"I'm not bragging, but in the entire City of Sin, the pills in my Master Wei's Pill Shop are the most complete," Master Wei said confidently.

"Didn't I just break through to the Spirit Sea Stage Gu cultivator? So I want to buy some Foundation Consolidating Pills from you. Do you have any here?"

As he spoke, Long Xuan's eyes scanned the shelves in the shop.

Master Wei's Pill Shop obviously wasn't just him refining pills; he must have recruited many apprentice laborers.

Because there were too many pill bottles on the shelves, and they were of a wide variety; even he couldn't refine so many pills himself.

Long Xuan habitually used the magnification ability of the Heavenly Mechanism Eye to look at these pills, and soon his heart trembled.

Good heavens, many of these pills actually had small insects hidden in the center.

The volume of these small insects was too small, and it was difficult for normal people to see them with the naked eye.

Presumably, those who bought them would just throw them into their mouths and swallow them, never noticing the insects in the center of the pills.

Why was he stuffing small insects into the pills? What was he planning by selling these pills stuffed with small insects to others?

Long Xuan was truly shocked in his heart at this moment, secretly sighing that the City of Sin was truly full of villains, and there were all kinds of weirdos.

Some used corpses to entertain guests, some hid insects in pills to sell to people; what kind of people were these? They were truly more twisted than the next.

Long Xuan glanced at those pills calmly, trying hard not to let Master Wei see any clues.

Needless to say, this secret definitely couldn't be exposed; otherwise, those who bought his pills would tear him apart.

Whoever knew this secret, like Yue Niang, would definitely silence the person who knew.

"Foundation Consolidating Pills, huh? I certainly have this kind of pill, but you should understand the market; Foundation Consolidating Pills are not cheap."

"Don't say I'm asking for an exorbitant price later."

As he spoke, the fat on the corners of Master Wei's mouth trembled, and he ran to one of the shelves, taking a pill bottle containing a golden pill and placing it in front of Long Xuan.

"Look, this is the Foundation Consolidating Pill, which can solidify the foundation and make the realm of those who have just broken through stabilize quickly."

"However, I, Master Wei, have always operated with integrity in business. You check the pill first, and then we'll discuss the price."

After speaking, Master Wei handed the pill bottle to Long Xuan.

At this moment, Long Xuan cursed inwardly. This Master Wei has integrity? Does he even have character? There's such a big fat insect lying in the pill; does he really think I'm blind and can't see it?

He didn't know what would happen after the big fat insect in the Foundation Consolidating Pill entered the human body, but it definitely wouldn't be anything good.

However, Long Xuan naturally wouldn't expose his inner thoughts. He pretended to be happy and laughed loudly:

"Hahaha... I can still trust Master Wei's character; checking is unnecessary."

Long Xuan said the exact same words as he did to Yue Niang and took the pill bottle into his hand.

"I won't even ask about the price of this Foundation Consolidating Pill. You also know that I just broke through not long ago and need to upgrade my Gu insects, so the expenses are huge, and I'm currently short of money."

"How about this? I booked Yue Niang's top star for a night. She's a flower queen, a tender newcomer who hasn't received any guests yet, you know? How about I give her to you?"

Hearing this, as expected, Master Wei's eyes lit up, and a look of temptation appeared on his round face.

The beauty just now was standing at the door, and he had seen her clearly.

Her appearance was definitely top-tier, especially that shy look and that soul-stirring look in her eyes; it really moved him so much that he couldn't wait to turn into a wolf right now.

It had to be said that such a transaction really tempted him.

Seeing him like this, Long Xuan sneered in his heart and continued: "That is a Spirit Sea Peak Gu cultivator, not a mortal."

"You also know that female Gu cultivators are not short of money, and very few do this kind of trade. Such high-quality goods are naturally scarce, and the price is naturally not cheap."

"Especially top-quality ones who have both looks and are Gu cultivators are even rarer. The price is enough to be equivalent to your Foundation Consolidating Pill..."

"Enough... stop talking, we have a deal!"

"The Foundation Consolidating Pill is yours, and that top star named Xiang Xiang is mine tonight! Hahaha..."

Master Wei could no longer control the lust in his heart, immediately agreed to this transaction, and laughed loudly.

Seeing that he had agreed, Long Xuan let out a long sigh of relief in his heart.

Finally, he had disposed of that corpse. Handling it this way shouldn't make Yue Niang suspicious.

He hadn't lied just now; female Gu cultivators rarely worked as prostitutes, and the price for female Gu cultivator prostitutes was extremely expensive. Otherwise, why would Yue Niang need to use a batch of dead Gu cultivator prostitutes? It was because living prostitute Gu cultivators were truly too hard to find.

Especially top-tier female Gu cultivators; the price for one night for such top-quality goods was definitely an astronomical figure.

That she gave him such an expensive top star for free for one night was a bit abnormal, and he had to be on guard. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 334 =====