Starting as a stray dog, I embarked on a journey of cultivation.

Soon, the boy in the water finished his hundred rounds, but still failed to catch the invisible rabbit.

The remnant soul then declared the challenge a failure, and the boy was sent out of the tower after his cultivation was extracted.

The dust settled, because the young man's challenge failed, while Gou An's challenge was declared a success.

"Congratulations! You have completed all the trials of the nine-story pagoda!"

The remnant souls beside Gou An spoke at the same time.

"So what is my reward? Now you can tell me, right?" Gou An immediately pressed.

The remnant soul nodded: "Of course!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the remnant soul waved his hand, and three floating orbs of light appeared in front of Gou An.

Inside each of the orbs of light was an object, all of which appeared to be extraordinary.

"Are they all for me?" Gou An was overjoyed.

"Choose one of the three!" the remnant soul said ruthlessly. "These three items are all top-grade magical artifacts; they would be absolute top-tier items in any world!"

Following the guidance of the remnant soul, Gou An looked at the first ball of light, in which he could see a thin suit of armor.

"The first magical artifact is called the Seven Luminaries Mystic Armor! A top-grade defensive magical artifact."

"No one below the level of an immortal can forcibly break through the defenses of this magical artifact."

"Most importantly, it can autonomously sense danger and automatically block up to seven fatal attacks!"

"Each layer of defense consumed requires a large amount of spiritual energy to replenish. If it's allowed to repair itself, it typically takes ten years to repair just one layer!"

"Under normal circumstances, he does not expend his power; he only activates it when faced with a life-or-death crisis."

"But remember, these seven chances are extremely precious. Once they are all used up, the repair time will double, taking a full century!"

After hearing the remnant soul's explanation, Gou An nodded slightly.

No one below the level of an immortal can break through the defenses of a magical artifact; that sounds incredibly powerful.

want to!

"And what about those above the immortals?" Gou An suddenly asked.

"Immortals can naturally break through defenses, but it's not easy!" the remnant soul slowly replied, then looked at the second ball of light.

Gou An shifted his gaze and saw a short-handled weapon, resembling a round hammer, within the second ball of light.

"The second item is called the Myriad-Pound Divine Iron Hammer, a top-grade offensive magic weapon."

"This hammer is forged entirely from divine iron from outer space. It looks unremarkable, but its power is terrifying."

"Furthermore, its weight can be controlled at will, from being light enough to fit in the palm of your hand to being heavy enough to crush you like a mountain."

"Most importantly, this hammer can be charged!"

"The longer the charge time, the stronger the attack, but naturally, the more resources are consumed!"

"A person with low cultivation can have their body hollowed out with a single, well-charged hammer blow."

Gou An seemed to be deep in thought after hearing this.

A charged attack with freely controllable weight sounds like a powerful and miraculous weapon.

want to!

The remnant soul then went on to introduce the third magical artifact.

Gou An looked and discovered that the third ball of light contained a painting.

"The third magical artifact is called the Heavenly Palm Diagram, a top-grade functional magical artifact!"

"The painting forms its own independent little world, which can be used for storage and can also accommodate living things."

"And the internal time flow is entirely under your control."

"Not only can spiritual herbs and medicines be cultivated inside, but spiritual beasts can also live and reproduce there, and you yourself can enter the painting to cultivate in seclusion."

"But remember, the greater the difference in the flow of time, the more spiritual energy and spirit stone resources will be required to activate this diagram. Do not squander them recklessly."

"The small world within the painting needs a constant supply of spiritual energy to maintain itself. If the spiritual energy is cut off, all the living beings inside will slowly be damaged and eventually collapse."

After hearing the introduction, Gou An Dui really liked this magical artifact.

In this way, one will never lack spiritual herbs and plants and can be completely self-sufficient, which is very suitable for the development of alchemy.

want to!

"So? Have you decided what you want?" the remnant soul asked.

Gou An's gaze lingered on the three magical artifacts, shifting back and forth.

These three magical treasures were all different, yet they all greatly tempted Gou An.

One defensive magic artifact, one offensive magic artifact, and one functional magic artifact.

What is the better choice at this stage?

"Don't be so stingy!" Gou An couldn't decide, so he said to the remnant soul, "Just give me all three together, it's a rare trip for me!"

"Hahaha!" The remnant soul was amused by Gou An's words: "Do you think this is some ordinary marketplace? How can you haggle over prices here?"

"Let's discuss it!" Gou An said with a forced smile. "How about I choose one, and you can consider the other two as a loan. I'll return them to you later."

"No, no!" The remnant soul shook its head and refused outright: "Those who pass the trial are always only rewarded with a magical artifact; the rules cannot be broken!"

"How about I exchange it for something else?" Gou An suddenly said.

"Exchange?" The remnant soul sneered, dismissing the matter. "What do you have that could possibly be exchanged for these things?"

"Spirit stones!" Gou An replied, "I still have over ten thousand spirit stones left!"

"Hahaha!" The remnant soul laughed again: "A mere tens of thousands of spirit stones cannot buy this magic artifact."

"Give me a down payment first!" Gou An added, "Just name your price, and I'll pay you back slowly later, okay?"

"If you don't come back then, where will I find you?" The remnant soul shook its head with a smile, refusing.

"How about this!" Gou An continued, "I'll design two more challenging problems for you, ones that will be too difficult for later challengers. How about that?"

Hearing this, the remnant soul became somewhat interested.

"Five trials that require the same quality and difficulty as the ones we just faced!" the remnant soul suddenly replied.

Upon hearing this, Gou An immediately exclaimed excitedly, "I'll give you ten, and how about giving me a few magical artifacts as well?"

But the remnant soul shook its head and laughed, "Young friend, you've come here to buy goods? Where would I get so many top-grade magical artifacts for you?"

"These are the three magical artifacts. If you give me five more trial designs, I'll make an exception and give them all to you. That's all I have."

Upon seeing this, Gou An immediately agreed, fearing that the remnant soul might suddenly change its mind.

"Okay, it's a deal!"

The remnant soul then brought Gou An back to the stone table and asked him to design different trial challenges according to the number of people he needed.

The trials require different numbers of participants: five, four, three, two, and one.

It can't be just any content; it must take into account intelligence, responsiveness, and interest.

Gou An placed his hands on the stone table and began to ponder deeply.

After thinking for a while, seeing that Gou An didn't react, the remnant soul asked curiously, "What's wrong? Can't figure it out?"

"No!" Gou An shook his head, instead patting the stone table and asking the remnant soul, "I want to ask, are you selling this table?"

The remnant soul's face darkened immediately: "You can forget about getting this."

"Alright, alright!" Gou An nodded and began designing his first trial.