Fang Yuan strolled through Merfolk Sacred City. He had not disguised his appearance and still looked like Chu Ying. However, he had completely restrained his aura, seeming like an ordinary mortal.
On the streets, crowds flowed like shuttles. The Gu Masters brushing shoulders with Fang Yuan would never have imagined that they had just passed by a Rank 8 Gu Immortal.
On both sides of the street, shops and houses stood row upon row. Merfolk dwellings had a distinctive style, most shaped like seashells or conches. Many of them had been converted from enormous shells, conches, or the carcasses of giant crabs and turtles. There were also a few Gu Houses, each one a symbol of wealth and power, with formidable defensive capabilities of its own. Aside from private residences, Gu Houses used as shops were all prime storefronts, their business booming.
As he walked, a disturbance suddenly arose in the crowd ahead, followed by lively cheers.
Moving closer, Fang Yuan happened to see a female mermaid with reddened eyes accept a Jade Eye Pearl from the hand of a male Gu Master, handling it with utmost care.
This kind of pearl was rather rare. It had the texture of fine jade, its halo enveloping it and forming the shape of an eye.
To a local powerhouse, it was nothing unusual. To Fang Yuan, it was merely mortal material beneath his notice. But that male Gu Master was only Rank 2, and being able to produce a Rank 4 Gu material like a Jade Eye Pearl was no easy feat.
Perhaps the mermaid girl had taken a liking to the male Gu Master's sincerity. Accepting the Jade Eye Pearl before all eyes was equivalent to accepting his affection.
Afterward, the mermaid girl placed the Jade Eye Pearl in her mouth.