I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 393 - 222: Dao Friend, You Dropped Something~_2

Chapter 393: Chapter 222: Dao Friend, You Dropped Something~_2

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Unless he someday gained the power to confront the entire world, perhaps he could resolve this issue.

However, by the time he possessed such power, the Xuanzhen Realm might already be destroyed.

"Little White, let’s head north. We won’t look for a city anymore; let’s just go straight to the Heavenly Ghost Tomb," Gu Shanhai decided after trying to forcefully enhance his life but found the cost too high to justify, so he could only follow the intelligence he had received and head north.

The Heavenly Ghost Tomb was the place where Xia Xingyi took his four disciples for training and exploration years ago.

It was called the Heavenly Ghost Tomb because of the strange creatures found within.

At first, Gu Shanhai thought the so-called strange creatures were demon beasts, but the intelligence reports clarified that these creatures were not demon beasts and could not leave the Heavenly Ghost Tomb.

Demon beasts have a very distinct characteristic, which is the possession of Mana, but those strange creatures had no Mana and seemed unable to survive in an environment with Spiritual Energy.

What’s more important is that these creatures, with their physical bodies alone, could rival those at the Purple Mansion Stage. If it weren’t for these Heavenly Ghosts being mindless, even Xia Xingyi wouldn’t have escaped back then.

The reason why these creatures were called Heavenly Ghosts is lost to history, but the surrounding markets and cities all refer to that area by this name.

Therefore, the records haven’t changed, and the term "strange creatures" is a newly coined term.

"They kind of resemble some out-of-control monsters after biochemical modifications..." Gu Shanhai always found the description of these Heavenly Ghost creatures peculiar.

For example, their bodies were merged with metal and glazed materials, or they were misshapen with multiple arms and a single eye; some even resembled magical toads or flowers and birds. In any case, the uglier the better in the descriptions.

"It shouldn’t be, right?" Gu Shanhai didn’t have that much confidence, after all. It wasn’t possible that another biolab just dropped into this world, turning the Xuanzhen Realm into what, a place full of leaks with transmigrators or high-tech devices appearing from time to time?

Shen Heng, at least, had followed proper procedures.

"Hiss~ It’s still possible. If a transmigrator can come now, who’s to say it hasn’t happened before?" Gu Shanhai couldn’t help but gasp, feeling that it was indeed a possibility.

Wouldn’t that other world also occasionally send over someone like a city cultivating soldier king or a cultivator Dragon King son-in-law?

Thinking this way seemed to balance things out a lot.

Even Shen Heng’s Golden Finger might be an exclusive product from the Xuanzhen Realm, an export turned domestic sale.

"The connection point between the two worlds is likely in the sky; the fall of Dawn Space Station came through that way."

"Perhaps once the Great Mahayana Xuanzhen Sect has developed, we can think about expanding outward."

Gu Shanhai contemplated this, but after three minutes, he put the thought aside. For him, this wasn’t his concern; it was something for Yun Yu to worry about.

What he needed to worry about now was where to find a Spirit Plant with a spatial attribute to compensate for the issue with his own personal space.

The requirements for this Spirit Plant were not low—it not only had to work with his "Sleeve Universe" but also needed to be able to store living beings.

It was now that his portable laboratory was almost full, and the Magic Pet pocket would soon be unsuitable for Little White. Little White’s strength was increasing too fast, and the Magic Pet technology from the Low Magic Era just couldn’t keep up with him.

Gu Shanhai also thought about upgrading the Magic Pet pocket, but naturally, the result wasn’t great. The upper limit of this Spell was evident; as a more recent profession, wizards couldn’t improve it much, and finding a Spirit Plant was simpler and more cost-effective while also providing growth potential and versatility.

No matter how fast the Magic Pet pocket’s capabilities grew, after switching to different worlds, compatibility would decline.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait!" Suddenly, a voice came from behind.

This made Gu Shanhai jolt, cursing inwardly.

’Ignore it, don’t look back, just run!’ Through their mental link, Gu Shanhai urged Little White to hurry on. Whoever looked back would be in trouble.

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Little White seemed puzzled, yet with a tap of his hoof, he instantly transformed into a white shadow that vanished from the sight of the Loose Cultivator who had just shouted at Gu Shanhai, "Fellow Daoist, please wait."

The other party was somewhat disheveled. What was going on? Were people really this vigilant nowadays? He thought the public order had improved quite a bit lately.

’No way, I can’t let this person get away. By the looks of it, he must be a disciple who just came out from the Great Mahayana Xuanzhen Sect for training. If I don’t reel in such a juicy lamb, wouldn’t that be a huge loss?’ What he did, of course, was not the way of ambushing. To ambush a disciple of the Great Mahayana Xuanzhen Sect here was a death wish, after all, one might as well take one’s own life without having to hire another to do it.

Nowadays, with a thousand God Slayer Mechas of the Great Mahayana Xuanzhen Sect suppressing all spells, and five hundred thousand Giant God Mechas patrolling the world, all those with ulterior motives would meet their end.

So his idea was simply to take advantage of the other’s youth and swindle some resources.

In this way, there was no need to worry about being pursued. Disciples going out for training were expected to face such challenges. If one got swindled, it was considered part of the training. The victim might not even mention it, and if they did, there wouldn’t be any repercussions. Instead, they’d become the butt of jokes.

Of course, he didn’t dare to go too far. If he did, some overly protective seniors might teach him a lesson afterward.

Therefore, he gritted his teeth and chased after him.

"Fellow Daoist, you dropped something~" he complained internally while chasing: ’What breed is this magical beast? How can it be so fast?’

Gu Shanhai also heard the other party and was a little puzzled. Dropped something? How could he possibly drop anything? Besides, there was nothing on him that could fall off.

’Little White, slow down, let’s see what kind of medicine this gourd-selling person has,’ Shanhai thought upon hearing this and decided to take a look.

It might turn out to be amusing.

After slowing down, Little White deliberately waited for the other party before allowing him to catch up.

"Fellow Daoist, this mount of yours truly is remarkable," said the chaser after catching up, first praising Little White. Of course, despite his words, in the pursuit of Gu Shanhai, he almost ran his Escape Technique into smoke.

"You flatter me, Fellow Daoist. May I ask what brings you here?" Gu Shanhai feigned ignorance.

"Oh, before, as Fellow Daoist departed on this mount, you dropped this storage ring. I’m wondering if it might be yours?" As he spoke, the other party flipped his hand and produced a storage ring.

"It’s not mine, you’re mistaken," Gu Shanhai responded matter-of-factly.

This made him think of a very famous scam, where someone would spring up claiming to have found a treasure, and assert it was extraordinary. Because they were virtuous, they would suggest splitting it with you, coaxing you into paying for this ’big win.’ After the purchase, one would discover that the item was fake and that the money had been conned away.

Typically, this would involve multiple people working together. Looking at this person, however, it seemed he was working alone, without a shill to hype things up, making the scam considerably more challenging.

As for the storage ring, of course, it was a fake.

Gu Shanhai was no fool; he had enough insight to see that the other party clearly thought him to be an inexperienced Sect Disciple.

"Then it must be someone else’s loss. Since that’s the case, let’s split the find, Fellow Daoist, you..."

"Sure, let’s liquidate it. Evaluate the contents, and then pay me what you owe. The ring is yours," preempted Gu Shanhai.

"..." The other party was speechless then, having struggled to finish his sentence.

You’re not playing by the script.

Luckily, he was an old hand himself, and understood right away that his ruse was uncovered, which was why Gu Shanhai had played along.

Thus, he chuckled awkwardly: "My mistake, my mistake, this storage ring was originally mine. No wonder it looked familiar."

As long as you have thick enough skin, it’s very likely the other party won’t make a fuss over it.

"Now that’s not right. If you had said it was something you found, worst case we’d just split it. But now that you’re claiming it’s yours, you’re trying to keep it all to yourself. I might as well say I dropped it, right?" Gu Shanhai said with a slightly mocking tone.