Chapter 37: Selling for Twenty Thousand Taels

After Li Yu obtained more than one secret recipe through peeping, he had originally thought about selling them repeatedly to make exorbitant profits.

But he soon realized that this method would not work.

One of the rules of the cultivation world: only recipes carried by a wonder can be sold.

Recipes obtained through other channels might be tampered with; if you produce a secret medicine after changing even one ingredient, you will die suddenly upon consuming it.

Therefore, although Li Yu possessed three recipes—the Human Vegetable, Wandering Soul, and Pill Disciple—only the first one could be taken out to sell.

"However, it is enough."

"In any case, keeping this inheritance with me is a risk; it is better to find an opportunity to sell it back to the Forbidden God Sect, otherwise, I truly have no money to arm myself."

"The Pill Disciple sequence is clearly a money-burning path."

Thinking to this point, Li Yu had already made his decision.

In two days, he would go into that strange domain, so he must prepare properly first.

Excluding "Hongdou," a factor that might not be able to be brought inside, what remained for him to do was alchemy and preparing medicinal meals.

Both of these things required money, a lot, a lot of money.

Of course, he could also go for broke and spend a large sum of money to find those salespeople from the Heavenly Craft Sect to buy a weapon with powerful capabilities.

It was just that this gamble was too risky; if he couldn't bring it inside, he would look very stupid.

Furthermore, for most powerful wonders, the user needs to be compatible with the relevant path sequence, and the same goes for the Heavenly Craft Sect's items.

Just as Li Yu was making his plans, a familiar hissing sound of steam came from outside the door, along with the lecherous voice of that salesperson:

"It is I, Shi Dazhu!"

"The items you wanted, honored guest, have been delivered... creak!"

"Hmm?"

Just as Shi Dazhu intended to throw the item with one hand and receive the money with the other.

This time, the courtyard gate in front of him suddenly opened.

In surprise, he saw Li Yu and his servant standing before him, moving aside to lead him inside.

After Li Yu cleaned up his identity, he had decided to walk into the sunlight; the slaughter on the night of the battle royale was already exposed, and there was no point in hiding anymore.

Although they had traded several times already, this was the first time both sides met, and they were both astonished.

Shi Dazhu was surprised that such a "big customer" was actually a young man, and the mechanical maid standing beside him looked somewhat familiar.

Li Yu's gaze fell first on Shi Dazhu, and then on the vehicle he had parked at the door.

The former had a short, stout build, and his attire was quite hardcore—a vest, long trousers, and a neckerchief. He even wore something like diving goggles on his forehead, with a tuft of hair tied up on the top of his head. That face was quite comical, resembling a certain actor with the surname Zeng from his previous life in Hong Kong.

His appearance did indeed match the expectation Li Yu had formed after hearing his voice.

As for his vehicle, it was surprisingly a mechanical tricycle with complex assembly, a bold style, and a trailer attached.

If that trailer were removed, Li Yu would be quite tempted.

"The honored guest truly has the bearing of a dragon among men. Come, these are the items you wanted."

"Exactly one thousand taels of silver."

"Are you paying in cash, or...?"

Shi Dazhu said this while handing a stack of manuscripts to Li Yu.

Before his voice had faded, the manuscripts were taken away, and a bone whistle soaked in fresh blood appeared in front of him.

"One blood bone whistle, a basic wonder of the Blood God Sect. The production volume is not small, but its utility is also great. It is worth two thousand taels of silver."

"This is your change, honored guest, please keep it well."

Li Yu roughly flipped through the very sloppy pages of the manuscript in his hand, then signaled for Hongdou to step forward and receive the silver.

Watching Shi Dazhu turn to leave, he asked another question as if he were completely indifferent and careless:

"Brother Shi, if I have some wonders to sell, but I cannot leak even a tiny bit of my private information... is there any way?"

Li Yu's question sounded somewhat unreasonable.

But in the cultivation world, it seemed quite normal.

And he had already made plans; if Shi Dazhu, or rather the Heavenly Craft Sect channel, could not be used, he would have to take action himself.

That's right!

A whole set of the most low-end, yet genuine, Forbidden God Sect disciple inheritance—he wanted to sell it all.

"Known channels, there are two more."

"One is the Taiping Market's [Taiping Grand Fair]. As a supernatural market, it is truly not difficult to find a buyer who can afford a high price."

"The second is to go as far away as possible to find a supernatural pawnshop and pawn everything permanently."

"They both look safe, but in reality, the risk is not small. My methods of disguise may not fool many people, and the further I am from home, the greater the danger to my life."

"After all, as long as I am here, the Three Saints Gang, which collects taxes, has the obligation to protect me as a resident, unless the person who comes can kill me silently."

"Furthermore, these two channels are slow and the prices are poor; the former might not even sell within two days."

"The Heavenly Craft Sect is different. On the surface, it is an orthodox sect, yet it comes to preach in Mancheng, clearly intending to take a neutral path. A powerful and neutral force is most suitable for offloading goods."

These thoughts had not yet settled in Li Yu's mind when Shi Dazhu chuckled, as if he couldn't hear the hidden meaning behind those words at all, saying in a lecherous yet hearty tone:

"For this kind of matter, honored guest, you have come to the right person by asking me."

"I, Shi, have several options here for you to choose from."

"First is consignment. My Heavenly Craft Sect has decided to open several [Manfu Workshops] in the city. Besides selling our own products, we also have a consignment service. The seller's information is kept completely confidential, and the buyer will never be able to know."

"Second is internal buyback. My sect often acquires some wonders, disassembling and crushing them to use as inspiration for casting new products. It's just that the buyback price isn't very high. This blood bone whistle of yours counts as one. If you were to take it to the Taiping Grand Fair or Yongning Grand Fair to sell, the value would be around three thousand taels."

"As for the third type, it is the strictest regarding privacy, but the requirements are also somewhat harsh. It is because my sect has some cooperation with the South District overlord, the Holy Nest, to jointly create a spectacle of divine miracles. We are secretly collecting some [Forbidden Wonders] from the whole city. Things like the bone whistle are useless; it must at least possess divinity, even if it is very weak."

Hearing this, Li Yu's heart stirred.

His expression remained calm, and he asked casually:

"How is it kept confidential?"

"I will provide a special wonder box for the honored guest to put it in. If it meets the conditions, the box will automatically close and perform an appraisal, and it is guaranteed to be the highest market price for that period."

"The one leading this cooperation is a sub-magic treasure derived from the supreme treasure of our sect. It has extremely high intelligence and possesses supreme authority within the sect."

"It can guarantee that no one will know the honored guest's information, nor will they know what the honored guest is selling, and I, Shi, am no exception."

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When these words reached his ears, Li Yu was completely tempted.

Isn't this just a pillow appearing when one is sleepy?

As for divinity, Li Yu was very certain that the Forbidden God statue in that low-level inheritance definitely possessed a trace of very weak divinity.

Perhaps, it was qualified?

However, he didn't rush to speak, but turned to look at his own maid, who had received his instructions in advance.

Hongdou had already recovered some memory modules and possessed some intelligence, even being able to think logically.

Since she was also from the Heavenly Craft Sect, her judging the truth of the salesperson Shi Dazhu's words—acting as a lie detector—would have a high accuracy rate.

The next moment, Hongdou nodded slightly.

Li Yu also spoke at the same time: "Good, you go and get a box, let me try."

Upon hearing this, Shi Dazhu didn't move, but scratched his head and said with a sheepish smile: "I do carry a treasure box on my vehicle at all times, but I forgot to mention just now that every time the box is opened, regardless of whether it succeeds or not, the honored guest needs to pay a fee of five hundred taels."

Li Yu's face turned dark upon hearing this, but he endured the pain of his heart bleeding and said calmly: "No matter, bring it here."

Not long after!

Shi Dazhu returned, and in his hand, there was already a treasure box cast entirely of brass, complex and gorgeous, engraved with all kinds of Heavenly Craft secret runes.

After hearing how to use it, Li Yu took the treasure box and went into the inner room.

Accompanied by a "click-clack" sound, the treasure box opened.

Unexpectedly, it was not empty inside; instead, colorful, steam-like mist was attached to the bottom and the walls of the box, which seemed to have the effect of isolating everything.

Li Yu did not want to waste time, so he simply took out the [Forbidden God Statue] from the bottom of his box. Ignoring the cold, sticky feeling upon touching it and the "Human Vegetable Song" that immediately began to echo in his mind, he threw it directly into the treasure box.

The next moment!

A change that surprised him appeared.

The Human Vegetable Song, which had just started, came to an abrupt end.

Following that came a mechanical voice with no emotional fluctuation:

"Condition met."

"Valued at ten thousand taels."

"Sure enough, this piece-of-shit statue really has weak divinity; no wonder it could keep looping and chattering that Human Vegetable Song."

Li Yu muttered happily while looking at the treasure box that had swallowed the statue.

The misty vapor remained unchanged, and the bottom of the box seemed to hide another world; it was truly magical.

Therefore, he simply threw the sacrificial register and the human skin scroll into it all at once.

Just as he was somewhat conflicted about whether to fish them out if these two items could not be valued.

That mechanical voice came again:

"Re-appraising, the traded items are more complete."

"Valued at twenty thousand taels."

"Good, sold."

Without even a hint of hesitation, Li Yu pressed the box-closing button.

"Honored guest, this gold card is jointly issued by the Manfu Bank and our Heavenly Craft Sect. Not only can it be used throughout the city, but you also enjoy exclusive discounts at some shops and clubs."

"Twenty thousand taels have been deposited; please keep this safe."

"Additionally, this is Shi Mou's business card; there is a call button on it, and you can leave a message after holding it down."

"If you have any needs in the future, just call Shi Mou directly; there is no need to use the [Bounty Function] of this Linglong puppet every time."

"Understood!"

Li Yu accepted the gold card business card, while Shi Dazhu carried away the seamless treasure box with a look of joy on his face.

It was not hard to tell from his expression that he also received a commission for every forbidden wonder with divinity he collected, and perhaps even other rewards.

Therefore, he was in a great mood and looked at Li Yu in a new light.

Do not be fooled by the fact that Shi Dazhu’s attitude was always excellent whenever he came, calling Li Yu "honored guest" repeatedly; in reality, he did not truly value Li Yu that much, it was merely his professional attitude.

But this time, it was different.

By giving out his business card for the first time and allowing Li Yu to call and disturb him at any time, he was clearly trying to develop Li Yu into one of his exclusive clients.

(End of chapter)