Shu Han continued to wander around the marketplace, buying a bit of every kind of spiritual medicine and material, filling up another storage bag. However, while he was shopping, his spiritual sense warned him that he was being watched.

"Could it be that woman planning to target me?"

Earlier at the stall, looking at her surprised expression, Shu Han had sensed a hint of greed. With her advanced eye technique, she would certainly see through his simple disguise. As for the maze of the Green Stone Gathering, if she dared to follow him, she must have a way to deal with it.

Shu Han was calculating in his heart. He wasn't sure how many people were behind that woman, or if there were any cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage. The unknown was the most terrifying. Therefore, he could not leave the Green Stone Gathering with Kang Guangwen and the others.

Firstly, he was afraid of implicating them. After all, these two brothers had been quite good to him along the way. Secondly, he was also afraid of revealing his cultivation level to them. If a real conflict were to occur, Shu Han wouldn't dare to hold back.

As he walked along, Shu Han arrived at the most luxurious building in the Green Stone Gathering — the Treasure Light Pavilion. After asking around, he learned that the highest quality magic tools in the Green Stone Gathering were all concentrated for sale in the Treasure Light Pavilion. The guards at the door of the Treasure Light Pavilion were all experts at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Shu Han walked into the pavilion through its grand entrance. A variety of magic tools of medium and high quality came into view.

Shu Han looked around but was not interested.

Sensing Shu Han's picky gaze, the manager of the Treasure Light Pavilion came to greet him. He was dressed in luxurious clothes and had an advanced cultivation level at the eleventh level of Qi Refining. He stepped forward and politely asked, "My friend, can't find a magic tool to your liking? If you have any requirements, feel free to tell me."

Shu Han thought to himself, since he was here to buy top-grade magic tools, he couldn't appear weak. He needed to create an aura of a disciple from a major sect.

"I've looked around, but haven't seen a single top-grade magic tool. Your Treasure Light Pavilion really disappoints me!"

The manager was taken aback, "My friend, are you looking to buy top-grade magic tools?"

"Of course, what use do I have for this junk?"

The manager was not angry but pleased. Shu Han's somewhat arrogant tone made him very happy. He thought that a big customer had finally arrived today! He quickly invited Shu Han to the private room on the second floor.

This private room was decorated in an antique style, but the surrounding walls were carved with arrays that prevented spiritual sense from penetrating, effectively preventing others from peeping.

Shu Han was invited to sit by the manager and was served a pot of refreshing tea.

At this time, a man dressed in plain clothes walked in. He waved his hand to dismiss the manager and said, "I am Cui Xiangming, the proprietor of Treasure Light Pavilion. May I ask your name?"

Foundation Establishment stage!

Shu Han deliberately released his cultivation aura, showing off his cultivation level, and said, "I am Yu Tiancheng, pleased to meet you."

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Cui Xiangming observed Shu Han's aura. His aura was strong, reaching the twelfth level of Qi Refining, surpassing ordinary cultivators. He couldn't help but speculate that this young man must be a disciple from a major sect out for practice. Otherwise, how could he have such an intense level of spiritual power, nearly several times that of cultivators at the same stage, at such a young age?

Shu Han directly stated his intentions, "I want to buy some top-grade spiritual tools for self-defense on this trip. I heard from the manager that these treasures are all stored in the secret room of Treasure Light Pavilion. Could you please show me, so I can pick a few?"

Buy some top-grade magic tools?

Cui Xiangming was overjoyed and said with a smile, "Of course, it's an honor for our Treasure Light Pavilion to have you here, Mr. Yu. I happen to have a few collections here. I hope they can catch your eye."

Shu Han interjected, "I mainly want to see defensive magic tools and flying magic tools."

Cui Xiangming immediately responded, "Understood. I happen to have a few good collections here. Please have a look."

With that, he took out a silver, shining scale armor from his storage bag.

"This is the Eight Treasure Kirin Armor! It was crafted from eight kinds of precious metals through tens of thousands of tempering processes by a cultivator in the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment. Wearing this armor won't hinder any movements. Infuse your magic power into the armor, and it can emit eight colors of brilliant light. If fully activated, it can even withstand a blow from a general magic treasure of a cultivator at the early stage of Foundation Establishment!"

Shu Han just looked at it and nodded quietly.

Seeing that Shu Han was not moved, Cui Xiangming immediately took out another magic treasure. This was a round shield, and the surrounding air became much colder when it was taken out.

"This is the Extreme Cold Mystical Iron Shield! This is a very rare defensive magic tool! It's crafted by a Foundation Establishment cultivator from a whole piece of extremely cold mystical iron, almost indestructible. If fully activated, it can completely withstand any attack from a cultivator at the early stage of Foundation Establishment! And it can shoot cold light, causing the opponent's spiritual power to lag behind. However, the disadvantage of this magic treasure is that it can only block from one side."

However, Shu Han just looked at it and didn't ask for the price. This left Cui Xiangming somewhat confused. These two defensive magic tools were already his top-tier items. So he took out a pair of boots and introduced, "These are the Flowing Boots, a rare and top-grade magic tool in the form of boots! Its origin is unknown, but once a cultivator puts them on, their speed can increase by fifty percent. If fully activated, the speed can even double! This is the peak of speed-class magic tools."

Shu Han nodded and said, "Does your shop have any one-time-use items with great power? They must be stronger than this Fire God Talisman that I have."

Cui Xiangming looked at the Fire God Talisman in surprise and said, "The quality of this talisman is very good, the explosion can match the full force of a twelfth-level Qi Refining stage, and very few items can surpass the power of this talisman!"

However, he took out a small purple ball from his storage bag and held it carefully in his hand.

"My friend, this is the Purple Thunder Pearl! Let me tell you about its power. When it explodes, it has the power of a peak cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment! It's unpredictable." Then he looked at the four treasures on the table, and then at Shu Han. Seeing that he still had no reaction, he said with a wry smile, "My friend, you can ask me about the price of any item you like. If the price exceeds your budget, we can also discuss trading items for the difference."

Shu Han smiled, took a sip of tea, and said casually, "I'll take them all!"

"Pfft!"

Cui Xiangming spat out a mouthful of tea, "My friend... What did you say?"

"I said I want them all, how much do you want for them?"

Cui Xiangming laughed and said, "You must be joking. Each of these items has a minimum price of over a thousand low-grade spirit stones. Altogether, there's no way it would cost less than three thousand five hundred spirit stones!"

"Three thousand five hundred spirit stones?"

Upon hearing Shu Han's question, Cui Xiangming couldn't help but chuckle in his heart. This young man must have just started his journey and probably doesn't understand the value of magic tools. Perhaps he should sell him an item at a cheap price to foster a good relationship. Maybe they will have business dealings in the future.

Shu Han leisurely said, "Fortunately, my master prepared a lot of spirit stones for me, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to afford these items. How about this, I'll give you five thousand spirit stones, and these four treasures will be mine, including the method to create the Purple Thunder Pearl. What do you think?"

"Five thousand?"