Chapter 195: Searching in the Black Market

As soon as Gu Fan finished speaking,

the little boy made a fierce face, as if ready for a duel.

On the contrary, the little girl didn’t seem afraid at all of Gu Fan’s fierce demeanor.

She hopped cheerfully into the courtyard and said,

"Big brother, I'm going in to play with big sister. Don't hit my brother, okay? He holds grudges!"

With that, she ran straight in under Gu Fan’s helpless gaze.

Turning to look at the little boy, Gu Fan said coldly,

"Show your teeth at me again, and I’ll spank your butt until it blooms like a flower!"

These words seemed to trigger some unpleasant memory in the boy. He instantly covered his butt in fear and took two steps back.

Without bothering any further, Gu Fan turned around and entered the house.

The boy hesitated for a while, muttered “weirdo” under his breath, and cautiously followed in.

Once inside, Gu Fan saw the little girl had already taken off her shoes without hesitation and climbed onto the bed to chat with Ruo Xi.

Every time this happened, Ruo Xi’s soul fluctuations would also become more active. That was why Gu Fan never stopped the little girl.

The little boy, with a darkened face, stood on the side clutching his butt.

Gu Fan pointed at the stool across from him.

"Sit!"

The boy initially wanted to refuse defiantly, but remembering the outcome of his last rebellion, he chose to sit down obediently.

Thus, inside the house, aside from the little girl's cheerful chatter and the sound of Gu Fan pouring tea, there was no other noise.

Not until an entire cup of tea was finished did Gu Fan knock on the table.

"Time's about up."

The little girl didn’t protest and obediently got off the bed to put on her shoes.

"Then I’m leaving. Bye-bye, big brother."

The boy beside her, feeling as if he had been pardoned, quickly stood up and followed his sister out.

Only when they walked out of the courtyard did he muster the courage to turn around and make a face at Gu Fan.

Gu Fan simply waved his hand and shut the courtyard door, saying,

"Don’t come again."

After a while, the little girl's sweet voice came from outside the courtyard gate.

"Alright, alright. I’ll come again when I have time!"

"Dummy, he told you not to come again!" came the little boy's voice.

"You're the dummy. Big brother was just being polite. If he really didn’t want us, he would’ve kicked us out long ago!"

"Then you're a dummy too. That weirdo spanked me just a few days ago. You're not allowed to come anymore!"

"Haha, serves you right! Who told you to say big sister is a dead person? Big brother only got mad and spanked you because of that."

"But she is a dead person… Why doesn’t a living person move?"

"Not true... Sister is alive. I can feel her..."

Their voices gradually faded into the distance.

Only when they completely vanished from his ears did Gu Fan’s brows relax, and he slowly stood up.

He had been staying in this Tianyun City for more than ten days now. He heard that there were Celestial Heart Realm mighty ones in the city, which he considered the highest realm he had encountered so far.

In Destiny World, he had never even heard of a Three Blossoms Realm expert.

So he thought that if there was a chance to meet such high-level experts, he might be able to inquire whether there were any treasures in this world that could heal the soul.

He felt that he would eventually have to leave this world, and before he left, he had to heal Ruo Xi’s injuries.

Otherwise, his heart would not be at peace.

During the days he stayed, things were rather calm.

Other than gathering some information about this Tianyun City, he mostly stayed in the courtyard cultivating.

Ever since the last battle, where he confirmed he could slay a mid-stage Primordial Yang cultivator on his own, he no longer saw Holy Sons as his goal.

Even if the Holy Sons continued to improve, they couldn’t keep up with his pace. Sooner or later, he would surpass them.

Now, after advancing to mid-stage Divine Moon Realm, the spiritual power Gu Fan could mobilize had gradually reached forty percent.

According to his previous guess, if he could restore about seventy percent of his spiritual power, he might be able to attract the Void Fish and attempt to return to Destiny Continent.

Of course, that was just a guess; he couldn’t guarantee it would succeed.

But at least now he had a goal.

If calculated this way, to mobilize seventy percent of his spiritual power... it might require the Solar Radiance Realm?

Gu Fan shook his head and didn’t dwell on this point.

For now, healing Ruo Xi as soon as possible was more important—not out of any other emotion, but simply to repay a life-saving grace...

At least, that was the tone Gu Fan had set for himself.

As for those two little brats just now, they were the children of a hunter from a nearby village.

The two often came to play here, and after several visits, they became acquainted with Gu Fan.

The little girl was named Xiao Leyao, and the boy was her elder brother, named Tian Ze.

Gu Fan didn’t want to get too involved, so he had scared them off several times.

Unfortunately, the little girl, perhaps born with a sociable nature, didn’t care at all. The boy, though having had his butt whipped, still braved his fear to follow, just to ensure his sister wasn’t abducted by this weirdo.

Later, Gu Fan discovered that whenever the little girl spoke with Ruo Xi, Ruo Xi’s soul actually showed fluctuations. So after that, he stopped interfering.

He just didn’t expect that the little girl had gotten increasingly bold lately, even crawling onto the bed.

She was the most outgoing of the outgoing.

Gu Fan said a few more words to Ruo Xi, then carefully set up several formations, positioning her at the center.

This way, even if an enemy of the Solar Radiance Realm broke in, it would at least hold them off for a while—long enough for him to return from Tianyun City.

After confirming everything was in order, Gu Fan smiled and said,

"Same as usual, I’m going out for a bit, back before dark."

With that, his figure flashed and vanished on the spot.

In Tianyun City, within the Six Paths Alley.

This was the largest underground black market in Tianyun City.

The so-called black market was actually under the protection of various prominent factions. Many shady dealings naturally required proper channels to process.

Everyone understood this unspoken rule, so in the end, the black market was just a name. Anyone from Tianyun City knew exactly how it worked.

After arriving, Gu Fan walked skillfully to an open spot, then took out various common cultivation supplies from his storage pouch and laid them out neatly.

Most of these were looted from those he had killed previously. Now was a good time to display them discreetly.

After that, he squinted and began observing the pedestrians passing through the black market.

"How much for this oddly shaped Degenerate Energy Stone?"

Gu Fan glanced at it. It was the multicolored Seven-colored Yuan Crystal Stone he had absorbed most of.

With that quality and remaining spiritual power, it would be worth at least ten thousand Spirit Stones in Destiny Continent.

"Ten thousand Mysterious Dao Stones."

The man asking paused, then stood up while cursing.

"Are you insane? Selling a Degenerate Energy Stone like it’s a Mysterious Dao Stone vein? Do I look like a sucker to you?"

Gu Fan gave him a once-over and chuckled,

"Mistaken identity. But that's the price—only for the destined."

"Bah! Nutcase!"

The man continued cursing as he stormed off.

Having chased away the disturbance, Gu Fan resumed lazily watching the shop across the way.

Until dusk gradually fell, Gu Fan could only sigh.

"Still didn’t come... I’ll have to return tomorrow..."

He got up to pack and prepared to leave the black market.

Just then, from the corner of his eye, he saw a figure step out from the shop across from him.

At once, his movements paused. After confirming it, a smile curled at the corner of his lips.

"Finally, you’ve arrived!"