Chapter 485: Three-Level Puppet Beast's Remnant Corpse

The interior of Duobao Tower was sumptuously decorated. In the spacious and bright main hall, over a dozen men and women dressed in identical green robes stood on either side of the entrance, proactively greeting any arriving guests.

Wang Changsheng did not conceal his spiritual power fluctuations. As soon as he entered, a middle-aged man, with a broad smile, approached him. Wang Changsheng spoke first: "Take me to your manager. I have something to discuss with him."

"Certainly, Senior, please follow me." The middle-aged man led Wang Changsheng to the sixth floor. There, a blue-robed scholar with a round face and short eyebrows received him. The scholar was at the third stage of Core Formation.

"I am Qin Yang, the manager of Duobao Tower. How may I assist you, Fellow Daoist?" The blue-robed scholar asked with a sincere and pleasant smile.

"I wish to sell some demon beast materials. Manager Qin, please assess their value in spirit stones." Wang Changsheng took out the corpses of two third-tier demon birds. He possessed four third-tier demon cores and three third-tier demon bird souls. Currently, he was only selling the corpses of two third-tier demon birds.

A third-tier demon bird was valuable in its entirety. Its wings could be refined into flying magical treasures, its flesh was edible, and its blood could be used for alchemy. Its hide and claws were also excellent materials for artifact refining. The two demon bird corpses sold for 300,000 spirit stones. With his existing savings, Wang Changsheng now had over 500,000 spirit stones.

He recalled how, in the past, the Wang family had to sell everything and borrow spirit stones from all directions just to repay debts and upgrade their spiritual leyline. Now, Wang Changsheng alone possessed over 500,000 spirit stones, in addition to several magical treasures.

Given the consumption level in the South Sea, over 500,000 spirit stones was merely a small sum. The blue-robed woman at the second stage of Core Formation already had four magical treasures and over 100,000 spirit stones. It was understandable for an evil cultivator, who killed and plundered for treasures, to possess more wealth. However, this also reflected the abundance of cultivation resources in the South Sea. If a second-stage Core Formation evil cultivator was so wealthy, imagine the Nascent Soul cultivators.

Wang Changsheng hesitated for a moment. He took out a blue wooden box and handed it to Qin Yang, saying: "Manager Qin, please take a look at this item and give me a price. I've heard that Duobao Tower offers fair prices, and I hope that reputation holds true."

Qin Yang opened the lid of the box and saw a whip enveloped in a blue light. This whip magical treasure was merely a low-grade first-tier artifact. Wang Changsheng did not use whips, and he urgently needed a large amount of spirit stones to bid on items. He could only reluctantly sell this magical treasure.

He had inquired earlier. Large businesses accepted everything, turning no one away. The Five Dragon Sea Region and the Coral Sea Region were separated by tens of millions of li, so there should be no trouble.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Wang Changsheng exited Duobao Tower, a faint smile on his face. He had sold the whip magical treasure for 420,000 spirit stones.

He spent 120,000 spirit stones to buy three Foundation Establishment Pills. He still had over 800,000 spirit stones, enough to bid on a good magical treasure.

With over 800,000 spirit stones in his possession, Wang Changsheng felt like he was walking on air.

He strolled along the street. As the auction approached, Golden Dragon Island became increasingly bustling. Most of the shops on both sides of the street sold demon beast materials, but Wang Changsheng wasn't particularly interested.

After the time it takes to steep a cup of tea, he arrived at a vast bluestone plaza. There were many small stalls in the plaza. Every large market city had a bluestone plaza, specifically provided for rogue cultivators to set up stalls, and also convenience for cultivators who enjoyed finding bargains. If high-ranking cultivators had time, they would all take a stroll around the bluestone plaza, to see if they could find any good deals.

Most of the stall owners were Foundation Establishment cultivators. A few individual stall owners were Core Formation cultivators. The Core Formation cultivators' stalls primarily focused on acquiring materials. These included third-tier demon beast lairs, fragments of magical treasures, and special ores. As long as the quality of the items was good, a higher price was not an issue.

"Third-tier puppet remains, don't miss out if you're passing by!" A somewhat familiar voice suddenly rang out.

"Remains of a third-tier puppet beast?" Wang Changsheng's interest was immediately piqued. He quickly walked towards the source of the voice.

At a certain stall, two glistening golden heads were displayed. Upon closer inspection, the two heads resembled tiger heads. Huang Fugui was seated behind the stall, animatedly introducing the origin of these two heads to the surrounding cultivators.

"These two third-tier puppet beasts have accompanied me for many years, helping me eliminate numerous powerful enemies. Unfortunately, they were destroyed by two third-tier demon birds. If I wasn't in urgent need of spirit stones recently, I wouldn't be selling their remains. 50,000 spirit stones each, don't miss out if you're passing by!"

Wang Changsheng chuckled upon hearing this. Others might not know Huang Fugui's background, but he did.

Huang Fugui was a rogue cultivator by origin; how could he afford two third-tier puppet beasts? These two third-tier puppet beast heads were most likely obtained from an ancient cultivator's cave dwelling. This guy's luck was too good! He actually found another ancient cultivator's cave dwelling.

At the Guangyuan Dharma Assembly, Huang Fugui had already produced a damaged third-tier puppet beast. Twenty years later, Huang Fugui produced two more third-tier puppet beast heads. It could only be said that Huang Fugui's luck was simply too good. No wonder he could cultivate to the third stage of Core Formation as a rogue cultivator.

Wang Changsheng couldn't afford a complete third-tier puppet beast. However, buying one head to take back for research was not an issue.

Wang Changsheng stepped forward, squatted down, and picked up one of the tiger heads. He said with a light chuckle: "Fellow Daoist Huang, long time no see. 50,000 is too expensive for one. How about 20,000?"

To Wang Changsheng's surprise, Huang Fugui grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and said: "We're acquaintances, so it's negotiable."

During a battle between high-ranking cultivators, he happened to pass by and picked up these two tiger heads. Since they were free finds, he would have agreed to 10,000, let alone 20,000.

Wang Changsheng was momentarily stunned. After carefully inspecting the tiger head and confirming there were no issues, he readily paid the spirit stones.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, it's been over a decade since we last parted. Our reunion is fated; how about we find a place for a couple of drinks?" Huang Fugui said enthusiastically, a mischievous smile on his face.

Wang Changsheng did not refuse; he nodded and agreed.

A quarter of an hour later, the two appeared in a private room at a tavern, clinking cups and exchanging toasts.

"Fellow Daoist Huang, do you have any prosperous ventures? Please enlighten me a bit." Wang Changsheng asked politely. He had always been curious how Huang Fugui earned spirit stones. Huang Fugui didn't seem to possess any special skills, so he likely made a living by hunting demon beasts. Wang Changsheng could kill third-tier demon birds because he had mastered a spiritual technique. Did Huang Fugui also master a spiritual technique?

Huang Fugui gave a dry chuckle, his eyes narrowing into slits, and said: "What prosperous ventures? I'm so poor I have to set up a stall to sell things. I usually make a living by hunting demon beasts; just barely getting by!"

He often went out to sea to hunt demon beasts, but usually only second-tier ones. When he went out alone and concealed his aura, it was inevitable that some people would become greedy. Those Foundation Establishment cultivators with malicious intentions were naturally killed by Huang Fugui, who considered himself justified. Huang Fugui was acting on behalf of heaven, and he also made a significant fortune.

Of course, Huang Fugui also encountered trouble. He didn't actively kill people for their treasures. However, the relatives and friends of those Foundation Establishment cultivators who succumbed to greed did not think so. They believed Huang Fugui had actively killed and plundered. So, they hired high-level cultivators to apprehend him. Fortunately, Huang Fugui was quite fast, and never stayed in one sea region for too long.

To put it bluntly, it was precisely due to Huang Fugui's existence that evil cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage had almost disappeared from various sea regions.

"Fellow Daoist Huang, do you still have any remains of third-tier puppet beasts? Ideally, one with most of its body."

Huang Fugui shook his head immediately and said: "No, I don't. If I had any, I wouldn't keep them. These two heads were difficult to sell, which is why I still have them now. Oh, by the way, Fellow Daoist Wang, have you been to the Taiyi Immortal Sect recently? Do you know the whereabouts of my grand-nephew? I haven't returned to the Eastern Wilderness in many years, and I don't know if he's doing well."

"No, I haven't. My clan uncle is at the Taiyi Immortal Sect. If I have the opportunity, I'll help you inquire about him."

Huang Fugui grinned and said sincerely: "Thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Wang. Oh, by the way, Fellow Daoist Wang, a friend of mine is hosting an exchange fair, and it's about to begin. Are you interested in participating?"

"Fellow Daoist Huang truly has a wide circle of friends. I couldn't ask for more."

Wang Changsheng had attended Core Formation stage exchange fairs before. However, he was poorer back then and didn't have much to exchange. It was different now; he had a considerable number of items that could be exchanged.