Chapter 1656
Clone
"I did nothing, why are you arresting me!" it shouted resentfully, struggling to break free from the control of the Taiyi Golden Immortal.
Upon hearing these words, the surrounding creatures retreated without hesitation, keeping their distance from the man.
Because they knew that the Chaos Merchant Guild wouldn't attack someone without a reason; he must have done something and they must have found evidence!
Their actions were both to show that they had no connection with this person and to express their fear that they might be implicated.
"Weren't you the one who secretly instigated the unrest that broke out in the street vendor area before?"
The Taiyi deity did not take him away, but instead interrogated him directly in front of all living beings.
The reason for doing this was to prove to everyone that the Chaos Merchant Guild did not act without cause.
The scene erupted in uproar!
Many creatures looked at it with disbelief and shock, realizing that it was the one who had caused the far-reaching incident involving the street vendor area.
You must know that this person is only a Golden Immortal. Not only does he have such audacity to take action on the territory of the Chaos Merchant Guild, but he also made it happen!
He was terrified. Had his proudest method really been discovered?
But his face showed no sign of weakness as he calmly denied it, saying, "When I arrived, that person had already gone mad with demonic possession. What does that have to do with me!"
"Could it be that you can't find the real culprit, so you're trying to make me take the blame?"
He denied doing it, yet stirred up controversy in an attempt to gain the sympathy and support of those around him.
Unfortunately, its plan failed; not only did no one stand up to support it, but no one even had such an idea.
Many creatures looked at this person with mocking eyes.
And this is the reputation that the Chaos Merchant Guild has accumulated over millions of years!
"is it?"
The Taiyi suddenly chuckled and said, "Then how do you explain the bloodthirsty aura on your body, and the essence of flesh and blood in your storage magic treasure?"
As the words fell, wisps of black and red mist suddenly appeared on its body, and at the same time, more than a dozen clumps of blood and flesh essence, as clear and translucent as jade, appeared in front of it.
At first, he didn't really believe his colleagues, since he had learned the information from a certain Xuanxian cultivator. However, due to the rules, he had no choice but to act.
Unexpectedly, he actually discovered a Golden Immortal who looked exactly like him.
When he locked onto the person with his divine sense, the person's reaction was also unusual. Instead of panicking or being nervous, the person remained calm.
Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for a Golden Immortal to remain so calm and composed when targeted by a Taiyi Golden Immortal.
His unusual behavior suggests only two possibilities: either he has absolute confidence that the matter has nothing to do with him, or he is feigning composure to conceal his true emotions.
It was this reaction that made the Taiyi statue begin to believe what Li Zhirui said.
Then he used a secret technique to reveal the aura on the person's body while searching for evidence in his storage treasures to confirm whether he had made a move.
Unexpectedly, both secret techniques worked.
With such conclusive evidence, it can be definitively confirmed that it was the mastermind behind the riots in the street vendor area!
"What else do you want to say in your defense?"
Originally, after revealing its true form to everyone, Taiyi intended to take it away, but seeing that it could remain calm and unperturbed, it asked with some curiosity.
"I want to know, how did you manage to find me so accurately among countless living beings?" To everyone's surprise, it did not argue or beg for mercy, but instead asked a seemingly unrelated question.
The Taiyi statue frowned slightly, because its state didn't seem like it was facing death, but rather like it was planning to find an opportunity to take revenge after learning the truth.
But under these circumstances, what future could this person possibly have?
Could it possibly have some kind of life-saving mechanism?!
Let alone a mere Golden Immortal, even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would not be able to leave the closed Wanbao Hall.
He couldn't understand it, and felt that something was wrong.
Taiyi did not answer, but quickly took it away and locked it in the deepest part of the Wanbao Hall, and placed layers of restrictions on it to prevent it from using its magic power, divine sense and other powers.
Then, together with the other Taiyi Golden Immortals, they began to interrogate it.
"Why did you do this? What was your purpose? Were you sent by other forces?"
A series of questions were asked in quick succession.
But it was completely uncooperative, only saying one thing: it would only answer if they told it how to find it; otherwise, don't expect to get anything out of it!
In an instant, the faces of the several Taiyi Golden Immortals turned extremely ugly.
If they hadn't wanted to know how it managed to evade the detection of various formations and act within the market area without triggering any alarms, they wouldn't have bothered asking so politely.
You want them to betray the people who provided clues and intelligence? What do you take them for!
"Hmph! Stubborn fool, do you really think we can't do anything with you?"
Immediately, a certain Taiyi snorted coldly and, without further hesitation, began to search its soul.
"Well!"
When a powerful divine force entered its sea of consciousness, the intense pain caused it to let out a muffled groan, its eyes rolled back, and it seemed to have fallen into a state of unconsciousness.
click-
Before long, a sound like a withered branch being snapped was heard, and its body began to disintegrate, turning into ashes in an instant.
The Taiyi, who was searching for souls, opened his eyes with a rather unpleasant expression.
His first words were, "This person is not dead; this is just one of its clones."
"No wonder! So it won't really perish, which is why it's in this strange state." The Taiyi Golden Immortal who captured it suddenly realized.
That's why it's not afraid of death and is eager to know the truth so that it can find an opportunity to take revenge later.
However, the Taiyi beings present did not look too good. With so many of them there, they had actually let a Golden Immortal 'escape'.
"Besides that, what else do you know?" another Taiyi asked impatiently.
"I obtained some incomplete memories, which contained the cultivation insights and experiences of various living beings, but they were severely incomplete!"
Taiyi thought for a moment and then said, "Let me organize it, and you will understand everything after you see it."
Soon, he had dozens of jade slips in his hand.
Despite their large number, the insights recorded within are actually severely incomplete and extremely few.
A quick probe with their divine senses revealed the truth.
These insights into principles are too fragmented to be truly understood; their only use might be to broaden one's horizons.
"I never expected that a mere Golden Immortal would possess such abilities," a certain Taiyi couldn't help but exclaim.
"Can we use these ashes to pinpoint its true location?" Although it's just a Golden Immortal and wouldn't pose any threat to the Chaos Merchant Guild, it's still best to eliminate it completely if possible.
"It's impossible. Its true form should be located in the Golden Immortal level void, but the Myriad Treasures Hall is currently located in the Profound Immortal level void."
If it were within the same layer of void, there might be a slight possibility, but now that there's space between us, it's completely impossible.
Upon hearing this, the several Taiyi Golden Immortals no longer insisted on eradicating the threat completely.
"By the way, should we secretly give some spiritual items as a reward to the Xuanxian cultivator who informed us of this?"
The Taiyi Golden Immortal who had contacted Li Zhirui replied, "I've already given it to him; it's a top-grade Xuanxian magic weapon."
Now that the matter was settled, everyone returned to their caves to continue their secluded cultivation.
……
at the same time
Roar!
In the distant void of the Golden Immortal realm, a roar of utter rage and agony suddenly resounded.
"Damn it! Damn the Chaos Merchant Guild!"
As the gaze drew closer, a bizarrely shaped creature was discovered, its overall color a dark red, formed from countless vines or roots, occupying hundreds of miles of space in the void.
"And that bastard who snitched, don't let me find out who you are, or I'll make you wish you were dead!"
"Ahhhh!"
The thought of its greatly diminished strength, the loss of a clone, and the serious injury it suffered drove it into a frenzy of roars.
It should be noted that it can only split into a maximum of three clones, and once a clone is destroyed, it cannot be restored.
Moreover, with the destruction of the clone, the portion of the laws it carried will also be lost!
Its current condition is extremely poor, and its cultivation level is almost about to drop.
How could it not be furious in such a terrible situation!
After its anger subsided, it carefully concealed its aura and hid itself to prevent any passing creature from discovering it and attacking it.
……
Chaos Merchant Guild, Myriad Treasures Hall.
After reporting the news, Li Zhirui quietly left, without waiting inside the Chamber of Commerce to find out what was going on.
They originally thought that since the Taiyi Golden Immortal was personally involved, he would surely be able to kill him, but they did not know that it was just an avatar.
He is currently in an inn, learning in detail about the reward he received: a top-grade Xuanxian magic weapon that combines offense and defense!
This magical artifact is called the Heaven-Suppressing Pearl. It consists of twelve pearls and emits a dazzling five-colored light when activated, which is captivating and dazzling. It is not only incredibly fast, but also capable of unleashing powerful energy.
Although there was no way to test the power of the Heaven-Suppressing Pearl in the inn, it seemed to be quite good, and Li Zhirui was very satisfied with it.
After all, he only said a few words and did nothing, yet he obtained a top-grade Xuanxian magic weapon. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he got something for nothing.
After staying in the inn for a while and refining the Heaven-Suppressing Pearl, he finally went out onto the street again.
Li Zhirui was then surprised to find that there were far fewer living beings in the Chamber of Commerce than before!
The once crowded streets are now clear and unobstructed.
'It seems that the incident has had a significant impact on the Chaos Merchant Guild.'
After all, no matter what the reason, the fact that a large number of casualties occurred on the territory of the Chaos Merchant Guild means they must bear some responsibility.
However, these are things that the Chaos Merchant Guild should worry about, so once the thought arose, it was put out of their minds.
"what?"
Not long after, Li Zhirui discovered another phenomenon.
That means the prices of the spiritual items in the shop have almost all dropped significantly!
'So this is the Chaos Merchant Guild's idea—to attract customers with low prices?'
As for the effect, it does have some effect, but not as significant as one might imagine.
"If I had known about this good thing earlier, I shouldn't have rushed to buy spiritual items." Li Zhirui felt a little regretful. If he had bought spiritual items and techniques now, he could have saved at least one or two hundred thousand spirit crystals.
He then went to the street vendor area.
Unlike the previous chaotic and unmanaged areas, the current system has stricter management, which can effectively reduce the risk of accidents happening again.
However, at this time, the street stall area not only had few customers, but also far fewer stall owners.
"Sir, these are all rare and precious spiritual items, and they are reasonably priced."
"Why don't you come and see mine? I'm sure you'll find some spiritual items that will satisfy you, and they'll be cheap too."
……
So when Li Zhirui appeared, he was greeted enthusiastically by a large number of stall owners, and each of them would add that his prices were cheap and affordable.
The reason for this is none other than the sins they committed in the past!
Because someone offered a Golden Immortal-level spiritual item, attracting countless beings to come and buy spiritual items in large quantities, these stall owners began to raise prices recklessly.
Now that everyone has calmed down, it's impossible to sell at such an exorbitant price as before.
Then one of the stall owners came up with a plan: he changed the price of the spirit items back to the original price, but made it public as a discount, hoping to attract all kinds of spirits to come.
However, many creatures are still wary of the street vendor area where an accident recently occurred, and in addition, the number of people in the Chaos Merchant Guild is not large.
Therefore, the methods they came up with were actually not very useful.
For example, when Li Zhirui entered the street vendor area, there were only about twenty creatures before him, a pitifully small number.
However, he genuinely wanted to buy spiritual items this time.
Therefore, they remained unmoved by the enthusiastic greetings from the numerous stall owners and continued with their own actions.
"How many spirit crystals does this spiritual item cost?"
Soon, Li Zhirui took a fancy to a spiritual object, which was a piece of dead wood with roots, but deep inside its decaying exterior, there was still a glimmer of life.
With the mysterious space at his disposal, he had no need to worry about being unable to keep the creature alive after purchasing it.
"You have excellent eyesight! This spiritual object is the trunk of a Golden Immortal-level spiritual root—the Mysterious Spirit Azure Water Peach!"
The stall owner first praised both the person and the spirit, then said, "You should know that the Mysterious Spirit Azure Water Peach is cultivated from the pit of a peach with an innate spiritual root, and it is quite valuable..."
"okay!"
Before he could finish speaking, Li Zhirui interrupted him, asking directly, "So, how many spirit crystals are you planning to sell?"
The stall owner was slightly taken aback, then a bright smile appeared on his face, because the other party's reaction clearly showed that he was not short of money!
"Not much, just 500,000 spirit crystals. This is a tree trunk with a Golden Immortal-level spirit root. This price is definitely not expensive."
To the stall owner's surprise, as soon as the price was announced, Li Zhirui turned and left. (End of Chapter)