Chapter 101: Chapter 93: The Path of Invincible Dual Pupils_3

Qingqing looked at Chu Xuan with suspicion, three Immortal Techniques and Immortal Elixirs? Could it be...

Chu Xuan took out a basic Body Refining Technique from his sleeve, along with three bottles of injections and a matching syringe.

Yes, this was indeed the item purchased at the Mountain and Sea Pavilion back then.

Qingqing was somewhat speechless, and she privately transmitted a voice, "This young man has a coffin background, shouldn’t he be on the path of a Ghost Cultivator? Why give him a Body Refining Technique?"

"The problem is, I don’t have a Ghost Cultivation Technique. Do you?" Chu Xuan retorted.

"For him, he’s already reached the end of his rope. Just having something to cultivate is already good enough, he can’t afford to be picky."

Qingqing was left without words and could only obediently keep quiet.

"This technique is called the ’Shattered Jade Technique,’ embodying the True Martial Intent of ’Better shattered jade than intact tiles,’ perfectly matching your current state of mind, so you should have no problem getting started."

"Here are three Immortal Elixirs to aid your rapid mastery, named ’Kang Li Long,’ ’Ju Li Long,’ and ’Kuang Xiong Long,’ each level’s effect is higher than the soaking medicines of the same level."

"The method of use is already recorded in the technique, just progress gradually following the order."

"Remember, never be greedy for success or you may burst to death..."

Chu Xuan held the young man’s hand, giving him earnest guidance before finally pressing the items into his hand.

Gan Yun was already in tears, his voice choked:

"Please tell me your name, your great kindness today, Gan Yun will never forget. One day, I will repay you."

"There’s no need for repayment, just remember to do more good deeds and refrain from evil in the future."

Gan Yun nodded, despite Chu Xuan’s dissuasion, he insisted on kneeling and kowtowing three times before stopping after learning the benefactor’s name.

...

Next, Gan Yun first hid the Immortal Technique and Immortal Elixirs in the Bodhisattva Temple.

According to him, ordinary ghosts and monsters wouldn’t enter this rundown temple, and he usually sleeps here.

Then Gan Yun took the initiative to lead Chu Xuan and Qingqing to buy talismans for leaving Ghost Street.

Qingqing saw this listless young man suddenly full of energy and couldn’t help but be a little moved.

"Chu Xuan, your way of giving without expecting return, actually, people in the demonic path have done this before."

Chu Xuan felt a sense of "foreboding," "Who was it?"

"Who else could it be? Of course, it was that controversial Heavenly Demon," Qingqing replied without hesitation.

"It’s said he liked to lend a hand to some promising or pleasing small figures under the guise of ’fostering good karma.’"

"However, although those who received favors from the Heavenly Demon were not few, very few managed to reach any significant height."

"Moreover, growth takes time; the Heavenly Demon’s rise was so fast that within merely a few centuries, he broke into the Ninth Realm and became the supreme Demon Venerable feared by countless cultivators."

"This resulted in no one being able to help him in the final battle."

"This matter was said to be a lifelong regret for the era’s Blade Emperor, Yu Zhanfeng."

"Back then, he was a pitiful soul with a ruined family, bent on entering the demonic path for revenge."

"By a twist of fate, Yu Zhanfeng met the Heavenly Demon; even though the Heavenly Demon was from the demonic path, he advised him not to fall into demonic ways and even gifted him a set of peerless blade techniques called ’Seven Heartless Techniques’."

"The essence of this blade technique lies in severing all emotions and love; each move embodies anger, hatred, severance, and detachment. Although extremely powerful, very few can master it."

"Yu Zhanfeng, however, was exceptionally gifted. After six hundred years, he finally elevated the Seven Heartless Techniques to unprecedented heights, creating a theoretical Seventh Technique on his own."

"Thus, he stepped into the Seventh Realm and was revered as the Blade Emperor, though this was already nearly a century ago."

"Moreover, Yu Zhanfeng has been missing for many years, and no one knows his whereabouts now."

Chu Xuan twitched at the corners of his mouth, he really wanted to ask if these seven techniques were:

Heaven and Earth are heartless, angrily severing emotional threads, the blade ultimately severs emotions, emotions end here, a determined emotion, and a killing intent burns.

Isn’t this the martial art of the Second Blade Emperor from the Hong Kong comic ’Wind and Cloud’?

Where did the Heavenly Demon get them, could it be he created them himself?

Or was it by some coincidence, he obtained an ancient master’s techniques, found them unsuitable for himself, and thus branded them with the name ’Seven Heartless Techniques’ and gifted them away.

Finally, Qingqing said: "So, don’t imagine that this kid with the last name Gan will repay your kindness in the future. Perhaps, as soon as we leave, he’ll be killed by someone."

"Even if he smoothly embarks on the path of cultivation, his cultivation speed will never catch up to yours."

Chu Xuan said indifferently, "I never hoped for that to begin with."

"Maybe to you people from the demonic path, doing something without profit is hard to understand, but helping someone makes me happy, and that’s enough."

Qingqing was silent for a while before saying, "If only everyone on the righteous path thought like you."

Gan Yun naturally didn’t know about their private conversation and said as he walked:

"It seems ghost cultivators can create that kind of talisman themselves; I’ve never seen them buy it."

"So even though ghost street sells such talismans, only one shop has them."

"The shopkeeper there is a miser, a stingy ghost. If I could help it, I wouldn’t want to take you there, but there’s no other place that sells them."

Chu Xuan became interested, "Tell me more."

"It’s a general store selling not only things liked by ghosts and ghost cultivators but also oddities because the shopkeeper has a habit of collecting treasures."

"And some truly good treasures, the shopkeeper is reluctant to sell, so he marks them with sky-high prices like he’s deliberately showing off."

Qingqing was a bit puzzled, "Isn’t he afraid of being robbed?"

Gan Yun shook his head, "That’s precisely the point."

"According to ghost street’s rules, shops can’t harm customers, but if customers rob them, they’re on their own."

"From what I’ve observed these past few years, most ghost cultivators are quite interested in this general store, but after going in, they mostly come out cursing. Who knows how much they were ripped off."

Chu Xuan waved his hand confidently, "No worries, I have a ghost token. The shopkeeper has to acknowledge it, right?"

Gan Yun nodded, "The ghost token represents a lord’s will; no ghost dares to disobey."

Qingqing was slightly worried, "What if he raises the price temporarily? After a discount, he’s still charging you the same."

"Can he do that?" Chu Xuan looked at Gan Yun.

The young man hesitated, "Ordinary ghosts wouldn’t have such cunning and wouldn’t dare do so, but with this Money Guardian Ghost, I really can’t say for sure."

"Well then, let me go and see for myself."

...

Before long, Gan Yun led the two to an old storefront.

This shop had no sign, using an old-fashioned wooden door made of several long strips of wood, blood-red in color, exuding an eerie aura.

Though it was open for business, only two wooden panels were removed.

From the outside, the shop’s interior was dim and gloomy, with a faint "tat-tat-tat" sound coming from within.

Chu Xuan didn’t hear any voice inviting them in, which was surprising.

Gan Yun was a bit nervous but was the first to enter, carefully saying, "Shopkeeper, I’m not the one buying; we have distinguished guests here, so please don’t rush us out."

There was no response from inside, and Chu Xuan and the others followed in more slowly.

The interior of the general store emitted a very cold aura, making one feel uncomfortable all over.

The setup was simple; three walls held shelves displaying all sorts of strange items neatly: potted plants, ink lines, scrolls, inkstones, Copper Coins swords, Skull Necklaces, withered hearts, and so on.

But it was not the goods that caught Chu Xuan’s attention first upon entering; it was the terrifying ghost patrolling in front of the shelves.

It looked like a gaunt and withered old man, hunched over and holding an abacus, clicking away. The cold aura stemmed from it.

As the living guests entered, the Money Guardian Ghost didn’t even glance at them, simply inspecting its treasures while flicking the abacus, as if constantly calculating the value of its belongings.

Chu Xuan signaled to Gan Yun, who immediately pointed to the bottom corner of a shelf on the right, where a stack of dusty talisman paper indeed lay.

Chu Xuan then stepped forward, pointing to those talismans, asking, "How much for these?" 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"Five hundred coins." The old ghost’s voice was dry and raspy, like an old crow, very grating to the ears.

"Per piece? What about paying with life span?"

The old ghost finally lifted its head to look at Chu Xuan, its sockets empty of eyes, only two pitch-black holes, which were chilling to stare into.

"Twenty years of life."

Hearing this price, Gan Yun’s expression subtly changed.

Qingqing, noticing his change in expression, asked proactively, "What, is it too expensive?"