CHAPTER 107: CHAPTER 106: CELESTIAL SECRET PAVILION, NEWS SEEKER!

Leaping over levels to kill an enemy has always been the hallmark of a genius.

In their impression, those who can kill beyond their level are surely among the best in their generation in terms of talent, will, and intellect, and must be disciples of a major sect!

Gu Yuan, compared to these unparalleled geniuses like Li Changsheng, Shen Yuming, Wang Zhu, Ji Canghai, Su Qiuyue, may perhaps fall short.

But he is definitely a rare genius in cultivation!

"Thank you, Young Hero Yan. If it weren’t for you, we would probably have been killed by this old ghost, and maybe even had our souls extracted and refined."

"Indeed! We will never forget your lifesaving grace, Young Hero. Should you have any request, I will do my utmost to assist!"

At this time, some people also reacted, coming forward to thank Gu Yuan to express their gratitude for saving their lives.

Some even simply knelt on the ground and continuously bowed their heads to Gu Yuan.

Without Gu Yuan’s intervention, their fate would have been like those corpses and ashes on the ground, dying without knowing how they died.

Gu Yuan shook his head, helping them up one by one, telling them not to be polite.

Then he bent down and searched Ghost Cry’s body, finally taking off a palm-sized cloth bag from his waist.

This bag, of unknown material, emanated a faint spiritual light on its surface, adorned with mysterious patterns, was clearly a magical artifact storage pouch!

Gu Yuan held it in his hand, gaining over a hundred Dao Rhymes, and with concentrated spirit and a brief sense, he "saw" a space about the size of a room, with some miscellaneous items piled inside.

"This rascal Ghost Cry actually has such a good item, truly not bad..."

He was somewhat surprised and delighted.

The storage pouch is quite a common type of storage magical artifact in the cultivation realm, containing its own space for storing items, but common does not mean ordinary.

At least this kind of item is very valuable, and an average Innate Martial Master would not have one.

Now that he has such a thing, he can carry around items that are inconvenient to carry, which is very convenient.

It seems that the emergence of the Red Dragon Immortal Palace, although causing quite a stir and spawning many scrolls, was not without benefits.

If the Immortal Palace hadn’t appeared, how could it have attracted a heretic like Ghost Cry, and how would Gu Yuan have gotten a magical artifact like the storage pouch?

"The old man thanks Young Brother Yan for the lifesaving grace!"

At this time, the elder surnamed Xu also approached with his grandson to express his gratitude to Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan smiled and said, "Mr. Xu, you are too kind. I did it for myself as well."

Bao Datong came over, cupped his hands, and curiously asked:

"With such exquisite swordsmanship, Brother Yan, you wouldn’t happen to be a disciple of the Star River Sword Sect, would you?"

Gu Yuan shook his head, "I always roam alone, not a disciple of any major sect."

"Oh? Brother Yan is actually from a loose cultivator background?"

Bao Datong’s eyes lit up.

"I dare not claim the title of loose cultivator, just an independent Martial Master."

Gu Yuan said calmly, the so-called loose cultivator refers to those cultivators not from cultivation families, immortal or demon major sects.

Moreover, an ordinary Martial Master or Innate Martial Master does not even qualify to be called a loose cultivator, at least needing to be a Celestial Human Realm cultivator.

Bao Datong praised, "To have cultivated to such a level by yourself, it seems Brother Yan is also extraordinarily gifted..."

"It’s just a bit of enlightenment, nothing more."

Gu Yuan didn’t think of himself as anything remarkable and didn’t intend to delve into this topic, looking at the other party, "It seems Brother Bao is also deep and unpredictable, may I ask which sect you are from?"

Bao Datong looked around at the crowd, then indicated for Gu Yuan to come aside, away from the others, before cupping his hands in salute and saying:

"I am unworthy, but I am from the Celestial Secret Pavilion, under the name Feng Wenzi."

As he spoke, a strange light flickered in his eyes, "I see Brother Yan is not a common fish in a pond, perhaps unknown today, but surely able to stir up a storm in the future."

"Celestial Secret Pavilion?"

Hearing this name, Gu Yuan felt a wave in his heart and cupped his hands, "So Brother Bao holds such a position, I apologize for my ignorance!"

He heard from Old Chen that the Celestial Secret Pavilion is also a top force, but unlike those great immortal sects or cultivation families.

The Celestial Secret Pavilion has a tightly structured and special organization, somewhat similar to the Jade Cauldron Tower, but more mysterious, larger, and stronger, spreading across the Southern Border and East Sea cultivation realms, mainly dealing in the trade of various information.

Its influence is neither immortal, demon, nor Buddhist, only selling information without participating in conflicts between other forces, belonging to a neutral organization.

Its underlings, the Feng Wenzi, are spread throughout the world, gathering various secret information for the Celestial Secret Pavilion.

If Bao Datong in front of him is truly a Feng Wenzi of the Celestial Secret Pavilion, then the previously shown well-connected information and knowledge of all sorts of strange tales is not surprising.

"Brother Yan overpraised."

Bao Datong smilingly took out a two-finger-wide, three-inch-long jade talisman and handed it to Gu Yuan:

"I was just passing by here by chance, didn’t expect to encounter the previous incident. However, meeting a person like Brother Yan is definitely worth the trip."

"With Brother Yan’s talent and intelligence, a bright future is certainly due. This is the communication jade talisman of our Celestial Secret Pavilion, with this talisman Brother Yan can contact me at any time."

"Should Brother Yan need anything or want to inquire about any matter, feel free to reach out. Of course, according to the rules of our Celestial Secret Pavilion, a corresponding fee will be charged. However, I can assure you that it’s fair to both old and young, and worth every value!"

Gu Yuan took the jade talisman, finding it more exquisite than the communication jade talisman Old Chen previously gave him.

The patterns on it subtly formed the two characters "Celestial Secret" in seal script.

Gu Yuan clearly understood that Bao Datong considered him to have extraordinary potential, hence giving him this item.

To someone like Bao Datong, a Feng Wenzi, he was a potential customer, so of course, he wouldn’t be stingy about a jade talisman.

Holding the jade talisman, Gu Yuan was silently thoughtful for a moment, then said, "I need a True Daoist Technique that suits me, I wonder if Brother Bao has any suggestions?"

Bao Datong was taken aback for a moment, then nodded in deep agreement, "Brother Yan, you’ll eventually establish your Dao Foundation, cultivate Divine Techniques, and achieve the Celestial Human Realm, so it’s indeed time to consider looking for a True Daoist Technique."

"Although our Celestial Secret Pavilion primarily deals in trading information, it also has channels and directions for some Daoist scripture heritages. For instance, cave mansion heritages left by some loose cultivator masters, among which there would surely be cultivation Daoist scriptures suitable for you. However..."

At this point, Bao Datong hesitated for a moment:

"Our Celestial Secret Pavilion has its rules; even the most ordinary Earth Tier lower-grade Daoist scripture heritage’s detailed information requires at least several hundred spirit stones, or perhaps one Seventh Grade Spirit Medicine."

"Brother Yan, being alone, you might not be very wealthy, right?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan was silent, not knowing what to say.

Spirit stones, containing spiritual qi, can be used for cultivation, array formations, etc., and have many uses, recognized in the cultivation realm as the currency of circulation.

Of course, spirit pills and spirit medicines are also hard currencies.

But these have no relation to him.

He’s just a poor soul. Let alone several hundred spirit stones, he doesn’t even have a single one...

As for spirit medicine, Ah Huang found a few in the Yunmeng Mountain Range these days, but they are all Ninth Grade Spirit Medicines, which added together wouldn’t sell for a hundred spirit stones.

To accumulate enough spirit stones, he doesn’t know how long he’d have to wait...

Damn, before crossing over, I was poor as dirt, working myself to exhaustion, unable to afford a car or house, tired to death every day.

After crossing over, still a pauper, can’t even afford a True Daoist Technique.

Thinking about it, did I damn well cross over for nothing!

Gu Yuan let out a poor and angry cry in his heart!