The Last Fourth-Grade Spirit Stone
The date engraved on the metal plate is 2009, which means that 'Three Lives Global Express' moved ten years ago, and moved to 'Prosperous Building' on Paradise Road in the Jiangnan Region!
What happened to the promise that the cultivator 'delivery company' would be discreet with ordinary people? They've moved directly to a bustling human region. Wouldn't it have been better to stay quietly underground?
Song Shuhang's eyes immediately became moist. He experienced the cruel 'Earth Escape Technique', ate so much dirt, and suffered so many sins. Why?
Yu Jiaojiao was embarrassed. She had come here once when she was a child with her father, but that was more than 30 or 40 years ago.
She stole a glance at Song Shuhang — Song Shuhang was completely stunned, having suffered a heavy blow.
"Ahem." Yu Jiaojiao coughed and asked, "Shuhang, shall we go to the Prosperous Building now?"
"Of course I'll go!" Song Shuhang took a deep breath. Having endured so much hardship, how could he possibly give up Elder 'Bamboo Pipe's' goods?
He won't give up!
The phrase "all previous efforts wasted" does not apply to him.
His will is as strong as iron; he will not be easily defeated.
"Then let's rest for a bit, and then go back to the surface," Yu Jiaojiao said.
"Okay!" Song Shuhang.
--To return to the surface, I'll have to use the 'Earth Escape Art' to get back.
Shuhang felt that in addition to his Height Phobia, he might also have a fear of depths—the thought of going deep underground would make his legs go weak.
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An hour and a half later
Under a tree in the Jiangnan Region, where no one was paying attention, a figure quietly appeared. It was Song Shuhang, who had returned by Earth Escape is a type of magic or teleportation technique).
To minimize the energy consumed by her Earth Escape Art is a type of magic that allows one to escape through the earth), Yu Jiaojiao used a straight-line Earth Escape to return to the surface this time.
On the way back, they passed the underground river again, and Song Shuhang was soaked to the bone.
On his shoulder, Yu Jiaojiao looked exhausted. After nearly three hours of traveling back Earth Escape, she was completely drained. She weakly said, "This park leads to the main road; we can take a taxi to 'Prosperous Building'."
"Okay, I'll go call a taxi." Song Shuhang patted his pockets; thankfully, he had brought some money with him this time.
"I need to rest for a while. Call me when we reach our destination," Yu Jiaojiao said, then poked Song Shuhang with her paw. The next moment, the moisture on Shuhang's clothes turned into white mist, rose up, and disappeared.
"You've worked hard, Jiaojiao. You should get some rest." Song Shuhang said gratefully. Although he had suffered a lot and gotten covered in dirt because of Jiaojiao's 'Earth Escape Art', Jiaojiao had helped him the whole time, and one must be grateful.
More than ten minutes later.
Song Shuhang paid the fare and got out of the taxi.
Before me stood that Prosperous Building on Paradise Road.
Before entering the building, Shuhang silently thought to himself: [I hope 'Three Lives Global Express' won't move again.]
Stepping into the Prosperous Building, I entered the elevator and arrived at the 30th floor.
After stepping out of the elevator, Song Shuhang looked towards the end of the corridor, but all he saw was an empty floor, with no decorations and no one in sight.
A bad feeling crept over me.
"They didn't move again, did they?" Song Shuhang's eyes widened.
Believe it or not, he'll cry right then and there!
Yu Jiaojiao opened her eyes, glanced at the empty floor, and then laughed, "Hehe, this is a simple illusion. Shuhang your true energy, take another look, and you'll see clearly."
Even though it has moved to a bustling city center, it is still a 'courier company' that serves cultivators and generally does not accept packages from ordinary people.
Therefore, a simple deception is still necessary—to prevent ordinary people from accidentally wandering in.
Upon hearing this, Song Shuhang circulated his inner energy and focused his mental energy on the empty floor.
This time, he saw the true appearance of the building.
At the end of the corridor was a large bronze gate, with two terracotta warrior-like statues standing at the entrance, which were magical artifacts such as puppet guards.
It looks rather deserted... After all, there aren't many cultivators, and this is just a branch, so it's not like a regular courier company with people coming and going.
Song Shuhang walked along the corridor and arrived at the bronze door.
A glint flashed in the eyes of the two terracotta warriors beside him, confirming Shuhang's identity as a 'cultivator,' and they allowed him to push open the bronze door and enter.
As soon as I entered, a crisp voice rang out. "Oh, another guest? How rare, we have two guests visiting together today."
Inside the bronze gate was a very classically styled hall, where a woman in a cheongsam looked at Shuhang and smiled.
She is the person in charge of this 'Three Lives Global Express'.
In front of her stood an elderly Daoist priest with white hair, engrossed in writing out express delivery slips.
This Daoist priest was incredibly powerful, and likely on the verge of advancing to a higher level; his aura was unrestrained and freely emanating...
The aura he exuded far exceeded that of an ordinary Fifth-Grade Golden Core cultivator, suggesting he was a cultivator on the verge of breaking through to the Sixth-Grade True Lord realm.
The aura emanating from it made Shuhang, a Second-Grade cultivator, feel slightly pressured.
At this moment, the white-haired Daoist who was filling out the express delivery form turned his head and glanced curiously at Song Shuhang. Ordinary Second-Grade Cultivator would have already gone weak in the knees under the oppressive aura that Song Shuhang could not contain, but he did not expect that this little guy could still hold on.
The white-haired Daoist smiled kindly at Song Shuhang, then handed the completed express delivery form to the girl in the cheongsam and asked, "How many Spirit Stone do you need?"
The girl in the cheongsam glanced at the address and replied, "This is quite far; it costs one Grade-Five Spirit Stones."
"Okay, please help me send it out as soon as possible. This item is quite urgent," said the white-haired Daoist.
"Don't worry, our 'Three Lives Global Express' will deliver your package as quickly as possible," the girl in the cheongsam assured her.
"Thank you." The white-haired Daoist stood up and left the lobby of 'Three Lives Global Express'.
On the way, the Daoist priest and Shuhang, who was entering the hall, passed each other.
As he passed by Song Shuhang, the white-haired Daoist suddenly paused slightly.
He sniffed lightly and detected a peculiar scent—the scent of the Outer Heavenly Demon 'Blood Demon'!
A hint of surprise flashed across the white-haired Old Daoist's eyes, but it was fleeting.
He smiled slightly at Song Shuhang and then left the hall.
Song Shuhang approached the girl in the cheongsam.
"Hello, guest, which planet would you like to send your package to?" the girl in the cheongsam asked proactively.
'Three Lives Global Express' is now focused on transporting items into outer space. They rarely accept items within Earth's borders anymore, unless it's a very special shipment.
Of course, 'Three Lives Global Express' has not abandoned its business on Earth—they still have many branch offices. Generally, their business within the Earth's borders is handled by these branch offices.
Their branch offices not only handle the monks' business, but also take care of some ordinary people's courier services.
Song Shuhang spoke up, "I want to retrieve a shipment from 130 years ago."
The woman in the cheongsam paused, then asked, "A shipment from 130 years ago? Do you have any token with you?"
"Hmm." Song Shuhang took out the thick gold chain and handed it over.
The woman in the cheongsam took the gold chain, examined it for a moment, and said, "Please wait a moment, sir. Because it is quite old, I need a little time to contact headquarters to confirm the authenticity of the item."
The goods were naturally not kept at the branch office in the Jiangnan Region... All items that were not successfully delivered back then were eventually sent back to the headquarters of 'Three Lives Global Express' and stored there.
"No problem," Song Shuhang replied.
The woman in the cheongsam reached out and cast a spell on the gold chain, transmitting the information about the 'golden chain' back to headquarters.
'Three Lives Global Express' is very efficient; about a minute later, the information was relayed back from headquarters.
The woman in the cheongsam glanced at the reply, then smiled and asked, "You've received a reply. Is it the shipment from Elder 'Bamboo Pipe' of the Thirty-Three Beast God Sect, one hundred and thirty years ago?"
"Yes," Song Shuhang replied.
"Back when our Three-Life Escort Agency was transporting goods to the Thirty -Thirty-Three Beast God Sect, the sect was destroyed, and we couldn't find Elder Bamboo Pipe. So, we brought the goods back and have kept them at our headquarters ever since," the girl in the cheongsam explained.
Song Shuhang nodded slightly... The fragmented memories he saw on the Golden Chain were the scenes of the destruction of the 'Thirty-Three Beast God Sect' back then. This was the only reason why the 'Three-Life Escort Agency' failed to deliver the goods to Elder Bamboo Pipe.
The young woman in the cheongsam said, "Well then, according to the agreement between our escort agency and Elder Bamboo Pipe, as long as the guest brings this 'Golden Chain' to our Three-Life Escort Agency, we can take away his goods. However, in addition to this 'Golden Chain,' according to the contract with Elder Bamboo Pipe from back then, you also need to demonstrate to me the <Thirty-Three Beasts Divine Innate Unity Qi Technique> that you have cultivated."
Is that even a requirement?
Fortunately, Shuhang was practicing this very technique.
"No problem." He stretched out his hand and activated the 'Thirty-Three Beasts Divine Innate Unity Qi Technique', gathering true energy in his palm. The faint sound of a giant whale could be heard echoing in Shuhang's palm.
"It's definitely the Thirty-Three Beasts Divine Innate Unity Qi Technique. Now, sir, could you please leave a mailing address? We will resend the item to your new address within two days." The girl in the cheongsam maintained her smile and handed over a courier slip.
She didn't ask any further questions. For 'Three Lives Global Express', as long as the conditions left by the customer in the past are met, the corresponding goods can be picked up.
The girl in the cheongsam added, "Also, guest, the storage fee for 130 years, plus the initial transportation cost, totals one Fourth-Grade Spirit Stone."
One Grade Fourth-Grade Spirit Stone?
Song Shuhang took out his last Fourth-Grade Spirit Stone from the Inch-Shrinking Bag.
Thus, aside from the nearly depleted Spirit Stone inside the Puppet Silver Dragon's body, he was penniless...
Poverty!