The Heavens: One World, One Superpower

The first floor is a mixed-use area, selling items such as metals, weapons, elixirs, herbs, and animal materials.

The hall is very spacious, clearly divided, and neatly arranged. Even with many guests, it does not feel crowded or noisy.

There are counters for buying and selling on both the left and right sides, and a spacious area of ​​tens of meters in the middle.

A waiter saw the five people walk in and stepped forward to greet them, saying, "I wonder what you gentlemen need? I can introduce it to you."

Su Chen asked, "Do you have any divine materials that can help cultivators in the Dao Palace Secret Realm break through to the Four Extremes Secret Realm?"

The waiter said, "Yes, we do have them, but they're not on the first floor. The quality of the materials here isn't very high; they only meet the needs of cultivators in the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm. If you want to break through to the Four Extremes Secret Realm, you need to go to the third floor, but that's not where I can serve you. I'll take you up there."

Su Chen nodded.

He looked around and indeed, as the shopkeeper had said, most of them were demon cultivators from the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm, and some were from the Dao Palace Secret Realm.

The waiter took the lead, guiding Su Chen and his group of five straight from one end to the other.

This was a deliberate design by the Heavenly Demon Pavilion, placing the entrance and passageways to the north and south ends to avoid causing congestion.

Upon reaching the third floor, one finds fewer cultivators, and those who are there are two major realms higher in cultivation.

Most of them are cultivators from the Four Extremes Secret Realm, with only a few scattered in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm.

In fact, there are very few cultivators in the Dao Palace Secret Realm in the cultivation world.

In some smaller sects, one can serve as the sect leader or elder, such as the six great grotto heavens of Yan Kingdom and the five minor evil sects of the Northern Region (Li Huo Sect, Xuan Yue Cave, Luo Xia Sect, Qi Xing Pavilion, and Qing Xia Sect). The highest level of cultivation within these sects is only the Dao Palace Secret Realm, making them vassals of the major sects.

The Four Extremes Secret Realm experts are already great masters in their own right, and they could serve as elders in large sects.

For example, many of the peak masters of the Tai Xuan Sect are at the Fourth Extreme Realm, and the elders and dispatched managers of the ancient families are also at the Fourth Extreme Realm. For example, Jiang Lianshan of the Jiang family is also an elder at the Fourth Extreme Realm.

There are more than forty people from the Four Extremes Secret Realm here, which can be considered a very powerful force.

That is, the Heavenly Demon Palace is nearby, and the Heavenly Demon City is the largest city in the Western Regions, which explains the large number of cultivators from the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

The waiter led Su Chen and his group of five to the third floor and said, "Please make yourselves at home, seniors. I'll be going down now."

Su Chen took out a piece of pure source and handed it over.

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up. After receiving the Pure Source, he thanked the customer profusely and happily went downstairs.

This one source is enough for him to work at the Heavenly Demon Pavilion for a full year.

Another waiter came forward.

Su Chen sensed that this guy's cultivation level was at the Great Perfection of the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm.

Unexpectedly, a demon cultivator who could be an elder of a small sect outside would be willing to work as a waiter in the Heavenly Demon Pavilion.

All I can say is that the Heavenly Demon Pavilion is incredibly wealthy.

The waiter said, "May the five seniors enjoy long and prosperous lives. Is there anything you need?"

Su Chen said, "I need materials, pills, and spiritual herbs from the Dao Palace Secret Realm to help you break through to the Four Extremes Secret Realm. Please introduce everything that can help you break through your realm."

The waiter said, "Please come this way."

Su Chen, Yan Ruyu, and Qin Yao followed this guy.

Qi Lin and Qi Qi went to see what they wanted on their own.

When she reached a counter, Yan Ruyu stopped.

Her gaze lingered on a thin human skin mask.

When they saw her stop, they all stopped as well.

At this moment, the shopkeeper at the counter laughed and said, "The fairy has a sharp eye; she immediately took a liking to this human skin mask that can disguise one's appearance and change one's temperament."

Yan Ruyu asked, "How high a level of perception can this human skin mask block?"

The shopkeeper said, "This is a treasure obtained from an ancient secret realm. It cannot be seen through by divine sense below the level of a saint, and even saints above the level would not be able to see through the disguise unless they deliberately scan it with their divine sense."

Yan Ruyu's eyes lit up, and she was about to ask about the price.

Unexpectedly, a handsome and refined male cultivator stepped forward and asked, "Fellow Daoist, do you like this human skin mask?"

Yan Ruyu looked over, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Does Your Excellency have any objections?"

The male cultivator smiled and said, "I have no objection, but I would like to get to know you better. Consider this human skin mask a gift from me."

Yan Ruyu said, "No need, I can afford it myself."

The male cultivator said, "That's natural. It's just that a beautiful lady is always sought after by a gentleman. I only hope that you can give me a chance to get to know you. I am the grandson of an elder of the Heavenly Demon Palace, and I am known as the Jade-Faced Gentleman Hu Chao."

Yan Ruyu shook her head, ignoring the handsome young man, and said to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, how many yuan? I'll buy it."

Hu Chao's face immediately fell.

His background is always a killer move; once exposed, any beautiful woman will flock to him.

Sometimes you can even sample them for free.

He had never experienced being rejected before, but he also couldn't bring himself to leave.

He had never seen a woman like Yan Ruyu who exuded such a cool and holy aura. He was captivated at first glance and knew he absolutely could not lose face in front of her. So he immediately said, "Shopkeeper, how much source? I have a hundred jin more than this fellow Daoist."

Yan Ruyu frowned and said, "Are you deliberately trying to cause trouble?"

Hu Chao said, "I am simply fulfilling my promise. I want to personally give this human skin mask to you, fellow Daoist."

Su Chen walked over at this moment, smiled slightly, and said, "I would also like to personally present this item to this fellow Daoist. Shopkeeper, how much is this human skin mask worth?"

The shopkeeper said, "This is a very special treasure, worth 5000 catties of pure source."

Hu Chao said, "I will contribute 5100 jin of pure raw materials."

Su Chen smiled and said, "I'll offer 5200 jin."

Hu Chao frowned and said, "Are you really going to oppose me? Do you know that my grandfather is an elder of the sixth level of the Heavenly Demon Palace's Dragon Transformation Realm?"

Su Chen laughed heartily and said, "Is the sixth level of the Dragon Transformation Realm very strong?"

Hu Chao was taken aback, thinking to himself, "Could this person be some kind of formidable figure?"

But after sensing Su Chen's aura, he realized that Su Chen's aura was only at the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm. He didn't know how Su Chen had managed to reach the fourth level. He immediately became arrogant and said, "You little cultivator don't know what the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm is. I won't bother with you. Get lost, or you will suffer a fate worse than death once you leave the Heavenly Demon Pavilion."

Su Chen said, "Then I'll wait and see."

Hu Chao was furious and said, "Fine, fine, I'll offer 5300 jin of resources."

"6000 jin (240 catties)"

"6100 jin (240 catties)"

"7000 jin (240 catties)"

"7100 jin (240 catties)"

"8000 jin (240 catties)"

At this point, Hu Chao blushed slightly and seemed a little nervous, but he still gave the number, "8100 jin."

Su Chen smiled faintly and said, "9000 jin."

Hu Chao gritted his teeth and said, "9100 jin."

Then, he looked at Su Chen.

Unexpectedly, Su Chen looked at him with a smile.

Hu Chao said anxiously, "Make an offer!"

Su Chen spread his hands and said, "I'm sorry, I can't afford it. You should pay instead."

Hu Chao angrily retorted, "You're messing with me."

Su Chen said, "No, it's just that since you like this treasure so much, I can't take it away from you. So I have to reluctantly part with it."

The shopkeeper said, "Young Master Hu, I'll give you 9100 catties of Pure Source."

Hu Chao said, "I...I can't afford it."

The shopkeeper's face immediately darkened, and he said, "Can't afford it? Do you think my Heavenly Demon Pavilion can be fooled so easily?"

Hu Chao said, "My grandfather is an elder of the Heavenly Demon Palace. What can you do to me?"

The shopkeeper sneered, "Hmph, even if your grandfather came in person, he wouldn't dare to be so presumptuous in the Heavenly Demon Pavilion. Men, break his legs and throw him out of the Heavenly Demon Pavilion."

As soon as these words were spoken, a beam of divine light fell from a luminous pearl on the ceiling and struck Hu Chao directly.

Hu Chao immediately fainted.

Two men came over, and one of them stepped on Hu Chao's legs. With a crack, both legs broke.

Hu Chao didn't wake up. The two men dragged him away from the third floor.

The shopkeeper asked, "Does the fairy still need this human skin mask?"

Yan Ruyu said, "Of course I want it, but what about the price?"

The shopkeeper said, "After all this commotion, I'll give you a discount; 4800 catties of essence will do."

Yan Ruyu immediately took out 4800 jin of raw materials and bought the human skin mask.

The shopkeeper took the money in one hand and delivered the goods in the other, then carefully handed the mask, as thin as a cicada's wing, to Yan Ruyu.

Yan Ruyu's fingers were slender and delicate. The human skin mask fell onto them and adhered to them instantly, revealing a pale, wrinkled face.

"It really is good stuff."

Even someone as knowledgeable as Yan Ruyu couldn't help but praise the miraculous effect of the human skin mask.

The human skin mask fit her palm perfectly, as if it had never existed. If it weren't for the wrinkles and pale color of the skin on her fingers, no one would know that the human skin mask was there.

Yan Ruyu removed the human skin mask and handed it to Su Chen.

"Here, take this. Because of the cultivation technique you practice, it might cause some trouble. Wearing this mask will help you avoid that problem."