Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion
A year later, Shen Ge left the Earth Marsh Region and came to the Red Maple Region. This place was more chaotic, a three-way power struggle between the Spirit Medicine Valley, Howling Moon Mountain, and Ancient Chaos Sect. Although these three giants rarely fought each other, their various subordinate forces often clashed.
However, these frictions were only minor and none of them went too far.
In the Mechanical City, within the jurisdiction of the Ten Thousand Mechanisms Sect under the influence of the Spirit Medicine Valley, Shen Ge was walking slowly through the city.
This Mechanical City can be said to be the most prosperous city within a radius of 200,000 li. It was built by the Ten Thousand Mechanisms Sect with a huge amount of the Ten Thousand Mechanisms Sect and resources. After countless years of operation, this city has almost covered the expenses of the entire Wanji Sect. This is the fundamental reason why the Ten Thousand Mechanisms Sect can become the strongest sect under the Spirit Medicine Valley.
"Attention, everyone! The Tuotuo Beast is coming!"
Shen Ge moved to the side, watching several mechanical puppets slowly walk by.
These puppets were rather strange in appearance; their bloated bodies paired with four thick, short legs were ugly in themselves, but somehow they also had a kind of comical quality.
But what's this thing for? To transport goods? That can't be right, if it were for transporting goods, wouldn't Storage Bag be more convenient?
After the procession of those Tuotuo Beast passed, Shen Ge strolled around again. As he walked, he came to a shop called Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.
This shop looks quite impressive; judging from the name, it should be from the Ten Thousand Mechanisms Sect.
In a large store like this, good stuff is a given, so Shen Ge went inside.
The moment he entered, a beautiful figure came to greet him.
Wow, you're still at the Golden Core Stage.
The greeters were all at the Golden Core Stage; to be honest, this was the first time Shen Ge had ever seen such a powerful shop.
The woman curtsied and asked in a gentle tone, "Esteemed guest, what are you looking for? Whether it's Cultivation Method, Divine Ability, or anything related to the five arts of immortality, we have it all."
Shen Ge thought for a moment and then realized that he didn't really need anything. He had plenty of pills, could refine Law Treasure himself, felt that he wouldn't use talismans much, wasn't interested in puppets, and wasn't particularly interested in formations, so he didn't know how to answer for a moment.
After a moment of contemplation, Shen Ge asked, "Do you have any books that explain weapon crafting? I need a good one."
"Something better?" The woman thought for a moment, then smiled at Shen Ge and said, "Honored guest, please follow me."
As soon as the two entered the main gate, a white mist enveloped them.
Shen Ge was slightly surprised and was about to investigate the woman who had led the way when she explained, "Guest, this is a precautionary measure taken by our Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. It's harmless to guests; it only blocks Divine Sense and conceals appearance. However, this white mist can only block the Divine Sense of those at the Nascent Soul Realm and below. It won't work on experts at the Spirit Severing Realm, but it can still protect the privacy of our guests to some extent, since most experts at the Spirit Severing Realm wouldn't be interested in things from the Nascent Soul Realm."
"I see." Shen Ge nodded in approval. "I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful."
"This Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion has been operating in this Mechanical City for at least ten thousand years, and its systems have been continuously optimized over time."
The two arrived at a hall with seven branching passages. The woman led Shen Ge into the second branch from the left. Inside the passage, the woman said, "Guest, since you want books on weapon crafting, you must be a weapon crafter. Our Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion not only sells Law Treasure, but also buys Law Treasure. Do you have any spare or useless Law Treasure to sell?"
Shen Ge did have some, but not many, only about ten pieces. Most of these were practice items he used to improve his weapon-refining skills, and since they were for practice, their quality was naturally not very good.
Therefore, Shen Ge didn't want to sell them. Although he could get a few Spirit Stone in return, it was a bit embarrassing to sell these not-so-good Law Treasure.
As for the Law Treasure he obtained from other channels, Shen Ge had already disposed of them; otherwise, he wouldn't have only a dozen or so useless Law Treasure.
Seeing that the other party didn't respond, the woman naturally changed the subject. "Sir, what's your expected price range?"
"Seven thousand High-Grade Spirit Stone, I suppose."
The woman nodded to indicate that she understood, and then the two walked in silence to a large gate.
This was the first time Shen Ge had ever seen a door. The entire way here had been through wooden walls without a single door, which shouldn't be the case, but it wouldn't be surprising if there were some kind of formation here.
The woman stepped forward and gently pressed a button, opening the door. She turned to the side and gestured for guests to come in, saying, "Guests, please come in."
Upon entering the room, it wasn't very large. There was a bookshelf that was about two zhang high and one zhang wide, with books made of special paper on it.
The woman stepped forward, took a book, and handed it to Shen Ge, saying with a light laugh, "Guest, this book is called ' One Hundred Explanations of the Innate,' written by a master craftsman who observed various Xiantian spirits. It should be the best for you."
Shen Ge took the book and flipped through the first three pages. The content did indeed shock him slightly. But when he tried to turn the pages, he discovered that the back pages were stuck together and he couldn't open them at all.
There's even a formation involved in this matter.
Shen Ge chuckled, then asked, "Bring a few more books so I can choose one."
Soon, Shen Ge had flipped through ten books. Although he could only see the first three pages, he still benefited greatly. However, when he wanted to continue reading after reading ten books, he was told that each person could only read ten books at a time.
This was also to prevent customers who only looked and didn't buy from learning from here. Although it's a bit inappropriate to say that about customers, this did indeed protect Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion's profits.
After making a decision, Shen Ge still chose the book "One Hundred Explanations of the Innate".
To be honest, that woman was spot on; she picked out the book that was the best value for Shen Ge.
However, this book is a bit pricey, costing five thousand High-Grade Spirit Stone, and there are also restrictions: it cannot be widely disseminated within a million miles of Puppet City, otherwise the Ten Thousand Mechanisms Sect will come knocking on our door.
However, none of that matters. Shen Ge wasn't generous enough to publicly promote what he had bought with his own money.
"Guest, is there anything else you need?"
"Take me to the medicine section, let's take a look at the medicines."
"Sir, there's no need to go to the medicine section. I have a list here that records the prices and effects of all medicines. If you see anything you like, I can have my staff deliver it. You can inspect the goods before paying."
He took the list from the woman and glanced at it. The list contained more than three hundred kinds of pills, all of which were of the third rank or higher. The Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion did not sell the first and second rank pills.
As expected of a company that makes high-end, high-quality products, their strength is indeed formidable.