Returning from the Immortal World

Chapter 1305: The Dark Court

Star Devourer Insect’s body began to morph and, after a short time, it turned into a miniature humanoid covered by a hard shell but with a human head and limbs. It burst into laughter and excitedly said, “What? I turn out to be comparable to a Golden Immortal expert? That’s great. Awesome. No worries, Master. I just devoured your Immortal Crystals, but I’ll repay it ten million times in the future.”

Having said that, it lightly circled around and smilingly said, “What do you think, Master? Do I look handsome and cool? Well, the humans on your Earth are kind of interesting. I miss the days when I followed you on Earth, Master.”

Tang Xiu looked at him with a smile and said, “Then how about I send you back to Earth?”

“Uh... don’t mind me that thought, Master.” Star Devourer Insect smiled and said, “Well, although there are many interesting things on Earth, I still prefer it here, though. God! This place has great food, Immortal Crystals, rich Immortal Force, and those intoxicating various mineral deposits are just awesome. Besides, there’s my favorite Master living here, no?”

“Bah, what an ass-kisser.” Tang Xiu couldn’t help but roll his eyes. Suddenly, he was hit by a bad feeling after seeing the flattering expression on this guy’s face. He watched it cautiously and asked, “I’ve provided you with tons of Immortal Crystals, so what are you gonna do now? You also know how vast the Chinese culture is, so you must know the saying among the Chinese to not be greedy and enough is enough, capiche?”

“Master, you humans need to eat too, right?” asked Star Devourer Insect.

“One doesn’t need to eat if his cultivation grows strong enough,” answered Tang Xiu.

“But I’m still young, Master.” Star Devourer Insect felt being wronged and retorted.

Tang Xiu was really defeated by this fella. This guy had strength comparable to a Golden Immortal, yet he said he was still young? How could this sonuvabitch whose age only God knew many times older than him still got a set skill to act young like this? How come he failed to notice this bastard’s essence before?

“Just blow your fart out quickly if you got something to say. But I gotta remind you first. I have a great family here and everyone in the Great Tang Empire needs me to feed them, so if you still want Immortal Crystals, I’m really sorry.”

“I want no more Immortal Crystals.” Star Devourer Insect said, “You just need to provide ores, metals, or any materials. As long as it’s not garbage, they can become my nourishment. I can also extract their essences. Master, don’t you want to have a super Star Devourer Insect as your bodyguard? Uh, no, just let me be your thug, kay? I’ll definitely devour anyone you don’t like, promise!”

Tang Xiu shot a weird look at it and asked, “It wasn’t only your strength that improved, was it? It seems your brain evolved too.”

“It was you who took me into your body, Master.” Star Devourer Insect smilingly said, “I experienced what you’ve been through as well, so, of course, my IQ has to be improved, else I’d be so sorry for your reward.”

“NO SHEETS!”

Tang Xiu recalled all the adult things he did with his women and suddenly couldn’t help but swear. But when he thought about, Does this bastard even care about it? This shitty thing surely knows fart about things between men and women.

“Alright, I’ll provide them to you later.”

Tang Xiu promised and put it back into his body directly. When he left Heavenly Abode artifact and appeared in front of Gu Yan’er, he smilingly said, “Well, we got another Golden Immortal thug now, so you can rest assured! No danger will come to me later.”

“The Star Devourer Insect actually broke through to the Golden Immortal Stage? Its cultivation speed is really very fast.”

“If my guess is correct, more than 35,000 monsters will soon be able to advance to the Golden Immortal Stage too. After all, they’ve lived for too long and their continuous accumulation will make their strength progress by leaps and bounds after they get the immortal cultivation arts. Let’s wait and see! It won’t be long before our Great Tang Empire will have tens of thousands of Golden Immortals.”

Gu Yan’er smilingly nodded in response. But shortly after, her expression slightly changed, realizing that although she could still hold her position as the strongest in the Great Tang Empire now, a large number of Golden Immortals would appear the more time passed. Her position was in jeopardy!

I gotta breakthrough! I have to advance to the Perfected Golden Immortal in the shortest time possible! As long as I can return to being a Perfected Golden Immortal, I can still maintain my position as the strongest in the Great Tang Empire.

Green Summit Bazaar.

In a block of a remote area of Moongazing City was a not so high building with an ordinary environment. But everyone who lived in Moongazing City knew that it was a chaotic place. People from all walks of life everywhere gathered here, while brothels and gambling establishments could be found here and there. It was in such a chaotic place that a huge black market gradually established.

This black market had many things that were not available elsewhere in Moongazing City. For instance, many wicked things. Even things from the Demon, Devil, and Ashura Realms could be found here. Shortly put, anyone could find anything they wanted in this place as long as they had tons of Immortal Stones, Crystals, or Crystal Essences in their interspatial rings.

Tang Xiu took Tang Ahlang, Battle Peng, and several other Golden Immortals and dressed as ordinary cultivators as they blended in the Green Summit Bazaar. Tang Xiu’s main purpose in coming here was to purchase resources for his cultivation art, the Heavenly Art of Cosmic Genesis, so the first time he did as a stranger was to find himself a guide.

Festoon Dragonfly.

The man was just a small-time gangster, the lowest of its kind in the Green Summit Bazaar. He was one who talked like humans to humans, acted like a ghost when he bumped into ghosts and kept changing roles according to the situation. In short, he lived a good life relying on his shrewdness.

Being a guide was one of his identities, and he used it to earn extra money. However, he had been here for centuries and never once met a real loaded person nor received too big a reward.

At the door of a Spirit Beast shop, Festoon Dragonfly leaned on the door of the shop with all kinds of boredom filling him. His eyes casually glanced around through the crowd. But suddenly, his expression shifted and his eyes locked on a group of nine people passing by not far away.

He possessed a special ability which only he knew about. That special ability allowed him to sense the aura of others. Even though the other party had all their auras restrained, he could still sense it, allowing him to be able to judge their cultivation level.

An ordinary Immortal with an ordinary cultivator, yet they are followed by 7 Golden Immortal experts? These guys are definitely not natives of Green Summit Bazaar since I have never seen them. Seeing their appearances, they definitely came here to buy something. Maybe because they’re not familiar with this place, so they’re just looking blindly.

After the fella made the inference, he immediately greeted the nine people with a full smiling face. While blocking Tang Xiu’s way, he nodded at him and smilingly said, “Do you perhaps need a guide, Sire? This little one is called Festoon Dragonfly—a walking booklet of Green Summit Bazaar you can inquire about. Whether you’d like to buy some special things or is in need of something here, just tell me. This little one guarantees that he can take you to the best place to buy whatever you’d like to purchase.”

“State your price,” said Tang Xiu.

Festoon Dragonfly was immediately excited upon hearing it and smilingly replied, “Sir, you just got yourself the best guide here, so the price for my service will be much more expensive. 2 Immortal Stones a day. Of course, I charge more than others for several reasons. Firstly, I can help you bargain when you buy something and I promise you that I can expose those who dare to try to scam you. Additionally, I guarantee to not take some secret bonuses. You know what I’m saying, right?”

“I know.” Tang Xiu nodded in response. The said “bonus” was for the guides who took potential patrons to the stores they were familiar with. After the patrons bought something, they would get a commission from the stores.

Tang Xiu then shifted to Festoon Dragonfly and smilingly said, “You got quite an interesting name, and your self-recommendation is rather effective too. I did come here to buy some things. I’ll give you 2 Immortal Crystals if you can serve me well.”

“No worries, Sire. I promise you the best serv...”

All of a sudden, his words came to an abrupt halt as disbelief covered his pretty face. He blinked and stutteringly asked, “You... what did you just say? You’ll give me 2 Immortal Crystals every day and not Immortal Stones?”

“You heard it right,” Tang Xiu said with a smile. “Complete the task excellently and not only will I give 2 Immortal Crystals every day, but also lots of rewards after I’m done with all my purchases. But the number of rewards will depend on your ability in the process.”

Festoon Dragonfly looked ecstatic. He nodded repeatedly and bowed. “No worries, Sire. This one swears to Heaven that you’ll get the best service this one can provide. For the next days, you’ll become my Heaven and Earth, my parent, my benefactor. You can tell me any kind of items you’d like to buy and I’ll take you there right away.”

“So, you should know a place that sells Demon Stones, then?” asked Tang Xiu.

Festoon Dragonfly was stunned before he nodded and replied, “I know the things sold in the Dark Court. Most of them are items from the Demon Realm. Further, the Dark Court itself is also the shop with the most Demon Stones in the Green Summit Bazaar.”

“Lead the way, then.” Tang Xiu nodded.

The Dark Court was deep in the Green Summit Bazaar and extended far to one side. When everyone arrived, Tang Xiu discovered that the Dark Court itself was a high-grade artifact. Aside from its defensive effect, it had no offensive feature, so it was used as a shop.

As everyone entered the Dark Court, they found many booths and independent shops inside where every one of them was hosted by people who sold items from the Demon Realm.

“Are you here to buy or sell?”

Two majestic men dressed in black armor greeted them. Their eyes shot a scrutinizing look at the group, and the question came from the man on the left.

“Buy,” Tang Xiu answered.

The man on the left nodded and said, “1 Immortal Stone per person as an entry fee.”

Tang Xiu took out 10 Immortal Stones and handed them to the other party as he watched them leave. Then, he looked around at the stalls and independent shops inside. Festoon Dragonfly was obviously a regular of the place since he merrily joked and greeted many stalls and shop owners.