Even without anyone introducing them, Wu Feng could recognize who they were.
The two women were probably Bixiao's elder sisters, Yunxiao and Qiongxiao.
As for the man, he was probably the elder brother of the Three Xiaos, Zhao Gongming.
As the Interception Sect's foremost disciple among the outer sect, Zhao Gongming was also extremely famous.
His performance during the Investiture of the Gods Calamity had been outstanding as well. It could only be said that he had been defeated by Lu Ya in their battle.
And who was Lu Ya?
He was the child of the Heavenly Emperor, Di Jun, and possessed the bloodline of the Great Sun Golden Crow. During the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, Lu Ya's strength had been enough to be called that of a top Quasi-Saint.
At that time, Zhao Gongming had not yet possessed the qualifications to match him.
After entering the General Store, Zhao Gongming hurriedly introduced himself. "Senior, I am Zhao Gongming. Greetings, Senior."
"I am Yunxiao..."
"I am Qiongxiao..."
"Greetings, Senior..."
After seeing Wu Feng, Zhao Gongming and the others grew solemn, because they could not see through Wu Feng's strength.
Although Wu Feng currently possessed only the power of a Golden Immortal, he was invincible inside the General Store. It was perfectly normal that Zhao Gongming and the others could not see through his strength.
"There's no need to be so polite." Wu Feng smiled. "You've come here with Bixiao this time. You know the rules here, right?"
"Yes..." Zhao Gongming and Yunxiao nodded.
They immediately took out all their treasures one by one, including some of the cultivation techniques they had practiced.
Naturally, cultivation techniques that the store already had, or duplicate techniques, were of no use.
As time accumulated, it was possible that, later on, even some powerful figures' cultivation techniques would be unable to exchange for any Exchange Points.
For now, however, Bixiao and the others were among the store's first customers, so they still had a very good chance.
A moment later.
"Combining the cultivation techniques and spiritual treasures you gave me, you've ultimately obtained nineteen thousand Exchange Points," Wu Feng said solemnly.
"That little?" Qiongxiao was stunned.
"That's already quite a lot." Wu Feng smiled. "Ksitigarbha previously seized the Buddhist pagodas of Spirit Mountain and only obtained fifty thousand Exchange Points."
"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?" Yunxiao was shocked.
Ksitigarbha was now quite renowned in the Heavenly Court.
After all, he had attacked Spirit Mountain alone, defeated many Bodhisattvas, and even fought against Tathagata.
A battle on that level had not occurred for a very long time.
Battles between Quasi-Saints were exceedingly rare.
"If you put it that way, it really does seem a little insufficient." Zhao Gongming nodded.
His personal collection naturally could not compare with Buddhism's.
Even if Ksitigarbha had only seized part of Buddhism's spiritual treasures, it was still the same.
Just as this Senior had said, nineteen thousand Exchange Points was no small amount.
Sun Wukong had seized the treasures of so many deities in the Heavenly Court, yet even he had not obtained ten thousand Exchange Points.
"Nineteen thousand. I still have more than a thousand here. Combined, it should be enough to exchange for two Investiture of the Gods Edicts." Bixiao quickly said, "But Senior, you don't only have one, do you?"
"Of course not. If you want to exchange for two, that's no problem." Wu Feng smiled.
The Investiture of the Gods Edict was not anything particularly precious.
The Pangu Axe and Chaos Bell were the truly valuable treasures.
Naturally, to Zhao Gongming and the others, the Chaos Bell was sometimes not as useful as the Investiture of the Gods Edict, because the latter could grant them freedom.
That was something even a Saint might be unable to accomplish.
Yet the Investiture of the Gods Edict could do it because, in a certain sense, the General Store's level was higher than that of the Heavenly Dao.
That was the true reason the General Store's treasures could accomplish such things with ease.
Wu Feng had some guesses about this as well.
After all, with something like the Pangu Axe, the treasures the General Store possessed would become even more precious after it leveled up.
It seemed perfectly normal for it to surpass the Heavenly Dao.
"All right, Senior. Then give me two Investiture of the Gods Edicts." Zhao Gongming took a deep breath and spoke solemnly.
Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and the others said nothing.
They also wanted to exchange for two Investiture of the Gods Edicts.
"In that case..." Wu Feng flipped his palm, and two ancient-looking edict tokens appeared. The two words "Investiture of the Gods" were carved on them.
Zhao Gongming could faintly sense that the aura on the tokens was similar to the aura of the List of Deities.
No.
It would be more accurate to say that the level of this power was even higher and more terrifying than that of the List of Deities.
Wu Feng then casually tossed the two tokens to Zhao Gongming.
Zhao Gongming stared intently as he carefully caught the tokens.
After all, these two tokens could change their fates.
He was terrified that the tokens might fall to the ground and shatter.
Naturally, Zhao Gongming's worry was unnecessary. Something worth ten thousand Exchange Points was far more precious than an ordinary spiritual treasure.
Even with Zhao Gongming's Quasi-Saint strength, he probably could not shatter an Investiture of the Gods Edict.
"Elder Brother, hurry and use the Investiture of the Gods Edict." Yunxiao said from the side. "Let's see whether it works."
Holding the two Investiture of the Gods Edicts, Zhao Gongming's eyes were filled with hesitation, but they soon became resolute.
"Yunxiao, you and the others should use these two Investiture of the Gods Edicts." Zhao Gongming spoke solemnly. "As for me, I'll look for some more treasures later."
"But..." Yunxiao hesitated.
"If you don't use them, I won't use them either." Zhao Gongming shook his head.
"All right. Thank you, Elder Brother." Yunxiao looked toward Bixiao and Qiongxiao. "Qiongxiao, Bixiao, these two tokens are for you."
"No, these are for Elder Brother and Elder Sister." Qiongxiao refused.
Bixiao thought the same.
In the end, the tokens still fell into Bixiao and Qiongxiao's hands.
With complicated yet faintly excited feelings, the two of them took a deep breath.
"Use the Investiture of the Gods Edict."
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As soon as Bixiao and Qiongxiao finished speaking,
the two tokens transformed into rays of light and merged into their bodies.
A strange force suddenly spread from the two of them, bringing earth-shaking changes to both their bodies and souls.
It was just as Wu Feng had said: the Investiture of the Gods Edict could allow them to break free of the List of Deities while simultaneously reconstructing their original bodies.
This reconstruction was as if their pasts had been recorded from the River of Destiny and transferred back to them.
The Investiture of the Gods Edict possessed such immense power.
Moreover, at this moment, the most important thing for Bixiao and Qiongxiao was to free their souls from the List of Deities.
That was the true power of the Investiture of the Gods Edict.
An invisible power of karma followed their souls and spread toward the depths of the Heavenly Court.
The Heavenly Court, Investiture Altar.
That was where the List of Deities was kept.
The place was heavily guarded, and ordinary people could not possibly break in.
Above the Investiture Altar, an unfolded scroll floated in midair, with faint traces of text appearing on it.
Upon closer inspection, one could see that some of the words were the names of the deities who had been invested.
For example, Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos could all be found on this List of Deities.
Ever since the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, the List of Deities had been kept here for a very long time.
Throughout all this time, nothing unexpected had ever happened to the List of Deities here.
After all, the List of Deities was connected to the Heavenly Dao and the calamity, as well as to the Heavenly Court and even the Saints.
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