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

"How many spirit stones?"

Although Gou An found the red underwear a bit strange, he still asked about the price.

"Not expensive at all!" Geng Jizi waved his hand and said, "Twenty thousand spirit stones will do."

Why does this guy's purchase price fluctuate so much?

That mask only cost 500, but this thing costs 20,000?

"How about a discount too?" Gou An smiled awkwardly.

"Alright, since we're fellow Daoists." Geng Jizi nodded and held up one finger.

"Ten thousand?" Gou An asked curiously.

"No!" Geng Jizi shook his head.

Seeing this, Gou An's lips curled slightly, and he guessed directly, "One hundred?"

"No, no, no!" Geng Jizi still shook his head.

Gou An was puzzled and asked curiously, "A thousand is fine too."

"No, no, no!" But Geng Jizi still shook his head.

This puzzled Gou An, so he asked, "Elder, please be frank, I can't guess."

"I'll give you 1,000 spirit stones less, just give me 19,000 spirit stones in total." Geng Jizi smiled slightly.

Gou An took a deep breath, feeling that this old man deserved a beating, and wondered how Shen Yu had become friends with him.

"Alright, 19,000 it is!" Gou An didn't want to say anything more to him, so he reached into his pocket and took the opportunity to separate 19,000 spirit stones from his palm space and put them into an ordinary storage bag before taking them out of his pocket.

After handing over the spirit stones and receiving the red underwear, Gou An couldn't help but ask another question: "May I ask one more question?"

Geng Jizi put away the 19,000 spirit stones, then smiled and nodded: "Fellow Daoist, please ask."

"I want to ask if these underwear are new? Has anyone worn them before?" Gou An forced a smile.

"Rest assured, fellow Daoist!" Geng Jizi nodded earnestly and said, "I have washed this item very clean."

"Wash it?" Gou An gave an awkward smile. "So it's old? Someone else wore it?"

"Fellow Daoist!" Geng Jizi said earnestly, "After a magic weapon is forged, it definitely needs to be tested, right? Otherwise, how will we know where the problem lies?"

Finally, he emphasized, "Don't worry, it's very clean."

Gou An suppressed his urge to explode in anger, but still couldn't help but yell, "You swindler, give me my money back! You're selling me a pair of secondhand underwear for 19,000 spirit stones?"

Seeing that Gou An was angry, Geng Jizi waved his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist, don't be angry. I will give you another treasure."

"What treasure?" Gou An suppressed his anger upon hearing this.

Then Geng Jizi reached into his robes and took out an ordinary white whisk.

"What is this?" Gou An asked curiously.

"I've named this thing the Radiant Dust-Free Brush! It was made from a thousand-year-old spirit wood that I collected years ago and used to condense the faint light of the moon!" Geng Jizi blew on his flowing bangs again, looking smug.

"Oh?" Gou An was even more curious. He quickly took the whisk, examined it in his hands, and asked, "What wonderful use is this?"

Geng Jizi stroked his beard and laughed, "By infusing it with spiritual energy, the whisk can grow longer."

Gou An quickly did as instructed, and after pouring a wisp of spiritual energy into the whisk, the white hairs on the whisk indeed grew wildly longer.

"And then?" Gou An blinked and continued to ask.

But Geng Jizi blinked and replied, "What, then?"

"This whisk? Besides getting longer, what else does it do?" Gou An continued to ask.

"That's it!" Geng Jizi shrugged and said, "Once it gets longer, it can be used to dust, which is very convenient for cleaning rooms and such."

"..." Gou An was stunned for a long time after hearing this explanation and couldn't react.

Several times he wanted to get angry, but then he remembered that this was their sect's territory, and he was just a monster, so it was not easy for him to cause trouble.

So Gou An could only grit his teeth and put the whisk away, then cupped his hands and said, "Elder, you are truly a shrewd businessman. I admire you greatly."

"You flatter me!" Geng Jizi replied with a cupped-hand salute.

Just then, the door to the inner room was pushed open again, and Shen Yu came out of the room.

Gou An subconsciously turned his head to look at him.

At this moment, Shen Yu's appearance had changed somewhat. The outline of his eyes had narrowed, making them appear slightly smaller, while his nose bridge was more prominent than before, and his skin tone had become a little darker.

Overall, it still looks like Shen Yu, but only about 70-80% similar.

Upon closer inspection, his temperament and appearance were completely different, just like the kind of person who could be recognized from afar by acquaintances, but would feel a sense of disorientation upon closer inspection, which was not much different from the disguise effect that Gou An had anticipated.

Shen Yu flipped his hand and took out an ancient mirror with water ripples. He examined himself for a moment, looked at his new appearance in the mirror, and nodded in satisfaction.

"It must be Fellow Daoist Geng's skillful hands that make such a subtle and meticulous change of appearance. Ordinary cultivators could never achieve such an effect."

Upon hearing this, Geng Jizi laughed heartily, tossed his head and blew a gust of wind through his bangs, and said confidently, "Fellow Daoist Shen, please rest assured. With the help of my shaping elixir and the subtle adjustments of the micro-array, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to spot the flaws."

Shen Yu nodded upon hearing this: "That's good. Once I've settled this matter, I'll definitely come back with generous gifts to express my gratitude to you, fellow Daoist."

"Of course, of course!" Geng Jizi waved his hand and gestured to the wine cup on the stone table: "Sit down and have a few more drinks. I'm also preparing to show you some newly refined treasures."

Shen Yu gently shook her head, politely declining, "No need, I have important matters to attend to and cannot delay."

After saying that, he walked to Gou An's side and whispered, "Let's go."

Geng Jizi wanted to say a few more words to persuade Shen Yu to stay, but seeing that Shen Yu was determined to leave, he stopped trying to persuade her.

After Shen Yu led Gou An onto the flying boat, Geng Jizi also leaped onto the giant mechanical turtle and led the way, escorting the flying boat toward the barrier exit outside the sky island.

Passing through that transparent barrier, the mountains and clouds of the outside world came into view once again.

Gou An looked back and saw that the main peak of the Hundred Refinements Sect behind him had returned to its previous appearance, and the floating islands around the peak had been blocked by the barrier.

The flying boat slowly ascended into the air. Geng Jizi, standing on the back of the giant mechanical turtle, waved and shouted to the two people on board, "Fellow Daoist Shen, take care on your journey! I'll be waiting for you to come back for a drink!"

Shen Yu stood at the bow of the boat, raising his hand in a gesture of respect as he answered.

Without lingering any longer, he made a hand seal and the flying boat transformed into a streak of light and shot into the sky.

On the flying boat, Gou An stood next to Shen Yu, and together they gazed at the sea of ​​clouds ahead.

However, Gou An noticed that the flying boat wasn't heading towards the Monster Mountain Range, so he curiously asked, "Young Master Shen, are we flying in the wrong direction?"

"Don't worry, you're all right." Shen Yu said slowly, "I still need to go to another place to get something."

"What is it?" Gou An asked curiously.

"A treasure that can deal with the Demon King's desolation." After saying this, Shen Yu raised his hand and pointed forward, and the flying boat immediately accelerated, breaking through the sea of ​​clouds.