Soul Gold Bead

Within Red Stone City, Linley and the other two gradually approached the most prosperous and lively area of the city.

Linley looked up.

Ahead, three magnificent castles stood grandly.

Thomas introduced, "This is Black Sand Castle, Demon Castle, and Blood Peak Castle."

Black Sand Castle was on the left, with large amounts of strange black sand condensed and flowing, yet its structure remained intact.

Demon Castle was in the middle, its color a deep purple bordering on black, featuring a blurry, carved giant face with a striking, seductive red single eye.

Blood Peak Castle was on the right, constructed entirely from black ore, with the emblem of the Blood Peak Army carved at its apex.

Thomas transmitted mentally, "Black Sand Castle is essentially a black market. It's dangerous with a mixed crowd, usually a place for large transactions, and offers higher buyback prices. The downside is that it's easy to attract unwanted attention."

"Blood Peak Castle is a place for trading precious goods. They buy items at 70% of the selling price, which isn't as profitable as Black Sand Castle, but it ensures no subsequent trouble."

Linley transmitted back, "We're definitely going to Blood Peak Castle. Safety is paramount!"

Thomas said, "Then we'll head to the back door. According to Blood Peak Castle's rules, the front entrance is for purchasing, while the back is for selling."

The three detoured for several miles...

The back door of Blood Peak Castle was just like the front, with an entrance a hundred meters wide, yet a large crowd was still pouring in. Business was incredibly brisk.

The first floor hall of Blood Peak Castle was about one to two thousand meters long and wide. Through Thomas's introduction, Linley learned that this was where they purchased items valued below one hundred Ink Stones, such as Demigod Divine Sparks and Low-level God Artifacts.

The second floor hall was for purchasing items priced around ten thousand Ink Stones, like God Divine Sparks and Intermediate God Artifacts.

The third floor hall was for purchasing items valued at millions or even tens of millions of Ink Stones, or even more precious goods, such as High-level God Artifacts and High-level Godheads.

Linley and the other two arrived at a counter, where a young man with grayish-white hair was attending to them.

"Sell all of these!"

Linley took out piece after piece of Blood Crystals from his Space Ring, along with the Godhead Artifacts he had obtained earlier.

"These Blood Crystals are of average quality... This Intermediate God Artifact has some signs of damage..."

The gray-haired staff member skillfully picked through the items, using various excuses to drive down the prices.

This was the norm; at Blood Peak Castle, there was only profit.

Linley listened silently, not objecting to the evaluation of the Blood Crystals' quality. Given the scale of the Tianlan Tribe, the resources they could control were naturally not abundant.

A complete Intermediate offensive God Artifact was sold for seven hundred Ink Stones. If purchased here, it would cost one thousand Ink Stones.

Similarly, an Intermediate defensive God Artifact sold for between five thousand and six thousand Ink Stones. Taking the average, five thousand five hundred, the selling price was three thousand eight hundred fifty. The difference between buying and selling was indeed a huge profit.

Linley thought to himself, Only an organization like Blood Peak Castle can make this kind of money.

The gray-haired staff member tallied the value and said, "A total of one million three hundred fifty-three thousand one hundred Ink Stones for you. How about it?"

The bulk of this sum came from the God Divine Sparks and Intermediate God Artifacts. In comparison, the Blood Crystals accumulated over a thousand years only accounted for a small portion of the income. This made Linley sigh, realizing that the fastest way to make money in Hell was still through robbery.

Linley nodded and agreed, "Okay, let's do it."

He had also silently calculated, and the price seemed quite reasonable.

"Here are thirteen Azure Stone Slabs, fifty-three Azure Stones, and one hundred Ink Stones."

An Azure Stone was a cube with sides of one centimeter, equivalent in value to one thousand Ink Stones.

An Azure Stone Slab, ten centimeters long, ten centimeters wide, and one centimeter thick, was equivalent to one hundred units of Azure Stone, or one hundred thousand Ink Stones.

Linley put away the money and said to Thomas and Corey, "Let's go to the front to buy some cultivation resources."

The front of Blood Peak Castle was the shopping area, connected to the selling area at the back. The three only needed to pass through from the side to reach it directly, without having to go outside and circle around again.

Walking through the crowd, Linley casually asked, "Thomas, why didn't you sell the Saint Domain materials you collected earlier along with everything else?"

Thomas rubbed his nose and chuckled sheepishly, "They generally don't accept Saint Domain level items here. Their value is too low, and it would be a waste of time to tally them, affecting other business. We can find a restaurant outside later to sell them."

Linley nodded, understanding. However, he also knew that those Saint Domain materials combined wouldn't be worth more than a few Ink Stones.

The three arrived at the front hall, which was equally crowded. Display cases showcased various goods with detailed descriptions, including pills for healing soul injuries, incense for soothing and relaxing the soul, venom that could kill a High-God with a single drop, beautiful and rare defensive God Artifact clothing, and lifelike alchemical puppets.

Among the dazzling array of products, the best-selling items were Soul Gold Granules, Soul Gold Beads, and defensive God Artifacts. After all, these were absolute necessities that no one could refuse, the only difference being the quantity needed.

Linley had a clear objective and quickly selected his items. He approached the counter and said, "I want thirteen Soul Gold Beads, five Soul Gold Granules, and five packs of Soul Incense."

As he spoke, he took out the still-warm Azure Stones, instantly becoming poor again.

The three exited through the front door, first going to a nearby restaurant to sell the Saint Domain Magical Beast materials. Then, they rented a suitably priced, quiet, and secluded courtyard within the city, deciding to stay for a few days.

Linley gave Thomas and Corey one Soul Gold Granule each. He himself refined and absorbed thirteen Soul Gold Beads in one go. The souls of his Sanctuary True Body and Lightning God Clone were greatly supplemented and strengthened. As for the Destruction God Avatar, it didn't receive any; there was no need to allocate resources for it at the moment. As a transmigrator, his soul power was stronger than that of a God-level cultivator of the same realm, with a higher ceiling, thus requiring a greater number of Soul Gold Beads.

In the room, wisps of pale white Soul Incense permeated the air.

"Hoo..."

Linley exhaled deeply, a joyful smile on his face. He thought to himself, You get what you pay for. The effect of these Soul Gold Beads is indeed much stronger than Soul Gold Granules.

Linley's thoughts flowed for a moment, and his Magnetic Field Power merged with his Spiritual Sense, releasing outwards. It rapidly surpassed his original limit and continued to expand...

"Wait!"

Just as his Spiritual Sense easily broke through a thousand meters, Linley abruptly retracted it, thinking with a lingering sense of dread, I can't recklessly test my Spiritual Sense limits within the city. The risk is too great.

It was a simple principle: a God's Spiritual Sense could not be hidden from other Gods of the same or higher level. If someone noticed the abnormal range of his Spiritual Sense, it would be troublesome.

Fortunately, Linley realized this in time and retracted it instantly, avoiding any prying eyes. After all, this wasn't a busy street but a residential area, and there weren't many people near the edges of the houses.

At this moment, Linley suddenly recalled a detail he had previously overlooked, and his expression became somewhat solemn.

My Spiritual Sense has greatly improved. This is an advantage, but I also need to be careful about safety, otherwise, it might lead to some trouble.