Concubines Lead to Strength: The Path to Immortality Begins with Taking a Spouse

Chapter 128: Chapter 120: The Mysterious Finger Bone, At Least It Can Speak!

Lying on the bed, Gu Changge couldn’t help but sigh.

Although his wife’s current Cultivation Technique has its drawbacks, making it impossible to take that final step,

the feeling was completely different compared to his other wife, Wang Yue.

At least he almost doesn’t have to do anything himself, he gets to enjoy everything while lying down!

Tsk tsk, it seems I must have Wang Yue properly learn from Qingqing in the future, I can’t be the one to exhaust myself every time!

“After some time, it will be time to return to the Sect again…”

“Husband, could you accompany me for a stroll around the city?”

Liu Qingqing lay on the bed, propping up her small face with her hands and blinking as she spoke.

“Of course, there’s no problem.”

Such a simple request obviously gave him no reason to refuse.

Liu Qingqing dutifully helped her husband dress, straightening out his collar afterward.

Only then, delighted, she prepared to have a good tour around Duanbei City with her husband.

Ever since arriving in Duanbei City, she had plunged headfirst into hunting Demon Beasts in the Demon Beast Forest for the competition for the title of Saintess, not daring to slack off the slightest bit.

She had no time to truly look around Duanbei City.@@novelbin@@

Now that everything was set in stone, she finally could relax.

Compared to hunting Demon Beasts and cultivating, she just wanted to spend more time with her husband before they had to return to the Sect.

After parting, she would inherit the position of Saintess, and then she would have to seclude herself to switch Cultivation Techniques, possibly for months.

“Wait a moment.”

Before they could leave the side hall, Gu Changge paused slightly in his steps.

He took out two wooden boxes from the System Space and placed them in front of the Seclusion Room’s door.

One of them contained a second-rank Root Bone Pill, and the other was a Reach Profound Realm Sudden Enlightenment Pill, a reward from the system when Wang Yue had her breakthrough a few days prior.

After leaving the Elixirs behind, he then took his wife’s delicate and boneless pale hand and left with big strides.

And, upon departing, he activated the isolation barrier of the side hall.

No one should intrude into his own side hall without permission, especially with an Elder nearby, so there was no need to worry about the Elixirs being stolen.

He had already had the Ancestors try one of the pills, and its effects were reduced by a hundredfold. There wasn’t much need to keep it secret from the Gu family members; the only concern was to ensure no one else saw his wife taking it.

Otherwise, it would be hard to explain the discrepancy in the effects.

Gu Qian Jun sensed that Young Master had left the side hall and immediately followed.

“There’s no need to follow today, just make sure no one enters my side hall.”

“Young Master Gu wants to spend some alone time with his wife; it wouldn’t be appropriate for you to play the third wheel.”

Seeing him follow, Gu Changge waved his hand to dismiss him, which was convenient for having someone to guard the door.

“Yes…”

Although he didn’t understand what Young Master meant by “third wheel,” he didn’t think much of it and went back to stand guard for Young Master.

After all, whenever the Young Master left Duanbei City, there would always be an Elder to guard him.

As for within Duanbei City, the Gu family’s eighth and ninth-grade powers were all present. If any real danger were to arise, they could detect it immediately and appear on the scene.

His role was nothing more than to run errands for Young Master Gu and to handle miscellaneous tasks; protecting the Young Master was not really his responsibility.

In the center of Duanbei City,

Compared to other cities in the Northern Domain, it appeared very simple.

Without any lavish decorations, even the shops looked quite ordinary.

Most Cultivators were sitting directly at the roadside, displaying the items they wanted to sell or indicating what they wanted to exchange.

Here, aside from Spirit Stones being used for transactions, most were using inner cores for exchanges.

After all, those who came here to train wouldn’t carry too many Spirit Stones, who knew what accidents might happen one day?

And the thing in least shortage here was the inner cores obtained by battling Demon Beasts.

Thanks to the Gold-Plated Waist Card of the Gu Family on his waist, the other Cultivators showed great respect to him.

Wherever he went, people naturally made way for him.

The news that the Young Master of the Gu Family was here for training had already spread throughout Duanbei City early on.

And he had even intervened in the selection of the Heavenly Cold Sect Saintess at the city gates.

“This Young Master Gu seems to be extraordinary…”

Although he concealed his aura, just from his demeanor alone, he stood out from ordinary people.

The Cultivators sitting by the roadside also silently sized him up.

Every time Gu Changge stopped at a stall, the sellers were also very enthusiastic in introducing their treasures.

Unfortunately, nothing made Gu Changge’s eyes light up.

Instead, it was Liu Qingqing who occasionally saw some novel items she couldn’t help looking at twice.

“How much for this pendant?”

Seeing his wife’s gaze linger on a delicate pendant made of Demon Beast bone, Gu Changge simply inquired.

“Not expensive, just one Demon Beast Core from the Reach Profound Realm or fifty mid-grade Spirit Stones.”

The stallholder replied with a smile and a bow.

Gu Changge immediately took out fifty mid-grade Spirit Stones from his Space Ring and placed them on the stall, picking up the pendant.

“I will put it on for my wife.”

Hearing his words, Liu Qingqing obediently turned around and lowered her head, letting him drape the pendant around her neck.

The item made from Demon Beast bones, apart from looking pretty, actually had no effect.

Given the price, it was certainly a bit expensive, but Gu Changge didn’t care, exchanging a mere fifty Spirit Stones for his wife’s happiness was worth it.

What was more crucial…

As he stood in front of the stall, the twelve-grade lotus flower in his Qi Sea inexplicably acted up.

“Do you see anything else you want? Hehe…” The Perfection Cultivator took the Spirit Stones, grinning from ear to ear, and seeing him continue to sift through the stall, he wasn’t in a hurry.

Sure enough, Young Master Gu was generous, not haggling in the slightest.

That pendant, if it were someone else, could be exchanged after some bargaining for an inner core of a Qi Sea Realm Demon Beast or, at most, ten mid-grade Spirit Stones.

Gu Changge casually picked up and put down items on the stall.

That was, until he took hold of a segment of finger bone, the likes of which he couldn’t identify, and the speed of the rotation of the twelve-grade lotus in his Qi Sea noticeably increased.

“What’s this thing?” Gu Changge asked the stallholder while casually playing with it.

“To tell you the truth, I’m not very clear myself.”

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“At the time, it was discovered in the Demon Beast’s lair, this item is extremely hard, and must be the bone of an Eight-Grade Heavenly Gate Realm Great Demon!”

The stall owner’s eyes darted about as he bluffed nonchalantly.

The hardness was no lie, but whether it was truly the bone of an Eight-Grade Demon Beast, who knew.

“How many Spirit Stones are you looking to sell it for?” Gu Changge casually asked.

“If you want it, just five Mid-Grade Spirit Stones will do.”

The man wasn’t too greedy; after all, he couldn’t tell much about it, and since Young Master Gu seemed interested, making a profit of five Mid-Grade Spirit Stones wasn’t too bad.

Gu Changge didn’t say much and directly took out five Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and placed them on the stall.

What exactly was special about this Finger Bone, he didn’t know, but the fact that it could cause a Twelve-Grade Lotus to show an anomaly clearly meant it wasn’t ordinary.

“I’ll offer ten Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.”

“May I have this item, sir?”

Before Gu Changge had left, he heard a voice come through.

Looking over at the sound, he saw two men and a woman, all with extraordinary bearing, and the leading man said with a light smile and a cupped fist.

“Do you recognize this item?”

Gu Changge toyed with the Finger Bone in his hand as he casually inquired.

“No, I’m just interested.”

“If young sir is willing to part with it, I’ll give you another ten Mid-Grade Spirit Stones as a kind gesture to form a good connection, how about it?”

Li Huaji kept his composure, continuing to speak with a friendly smile.

“No need.”

“This young master is not in need of Spirit Stones.”

Seeing that the other was unwilling to speak, Gu Changge promptly turned and continued shopping with his wife.

“Please wait, young sir.”

“This item is of no use to you, why not let me have it, and if there is ever a chance to go to Central State, I’ll repay you with an opportunity?”

Li Huaji, seeing him about to leave, followed, intercepting him.

“Are you from Central State?”

Gu Changge was somewhat surprised to hear this.

“Yes.”

“I am Li Huaji, a Direct Disciple of the Immortal Ascension Sect in Central State Holy Land.”

“Since we have met, it must be fate, why not just…”

Li Huaji confidently announced his background, standing tall and proud.

Before coming to the Northern Domain, he had done some research; aside from the Northern Domain Royal Family, there were the Heavenly Cold Sect and the Gu Family. Although not a perfect three-way stand-off, the Gu Family was also powerful.

If possible, it was better to make friends than enemies.

“Let’s leave fate out of it.”

“You might as well save your effort.”

Gu Changge didn’t wait for him to finish speaking and simply walked around him and left.

A Direct Disciple of a Holy Land, impressive, right?

“What’s the matter with you?”

“My senior brother is talking to you, and you’re being so unreasonable.”

“Just a commoner from the impoverished Northern Domain…”

Li Huaji was slightly stunned, but the junior sister following him couldn’t help herself.

She immediately wanted to speak up for her senior brother.

As things threatened to escalate, he hastily scolded, “Junior sister, don’t be impolite!”

Gu Changge calmly turned around to face the girl who was glaring but biting her tongue due to her senior brother’s words.

“Sorry… my junior sister has been spoiled in the Sect.”

“Young sir, please don’t stoop to her level.”

“If young sir has no intention to part with that item, I won’t bother you any longer.”

“We’ll have tea and a discussion if the opportunity arises in the future, I take my leave.”

Li Huaji, seeing that the other party was about to speak, promptly cupped his fist in salute, apologized, and led his junior sister away in the opposite direction.

Though he was a Sixth-Grade Refining Void Realm and a Direct Disciple of a Holy Land, this was still the Northern Domain, and even a mighty dragon couldn’t crush a local snake.

Even if the Northern Domain was impoverished, the Gu Family had Great Powers above Ninth Grade, so why make an enemy unnecessarily?

In his heart, he couldn’t help but curse, vowing to have his master severely reprimand his junior sister once they returned; otherwise, sooner or later, she would bring trouble, and it might cost her life!

“Tsk…”

“At least there’s one who can speak sensibly.”

Gu Changge, seeing the situation, didn’t dwell on it and didn’t want such a small matter to affect the pleasure of shopping with his wife.

“Do you know what that thing is?”

Liu Qingqing quietly dissolved the energy in her hands she had ready behind her back, prepared to act if things turned sour.

She then curiously looked at her husband.

“I don’t know, I’ll study it when we get back.”

“Shall we grab something to eat?”

“I’ve heard the restaurants here in Duanbei City serve Demon Beast Meat, which is greatly nourishing for cultivators.”

Gu Changge returned to his usual calm smile, leading his wife to the only restaurant in Duanbei City.

Seeing the prices on the menu, Liu Qingqing couldn’t help but exclaim, “So expensive…”

“Well, this is Demon Beast Meat, after all, this dish is made with the hind leg of a Fifth-grade Ruins Realm Demon Beast…” explained the restaurant’s steward with a smile.

Eventually, Gu Changge made a grand gesture and ordered seven or eight dishes. Gu Hall’s resources in Duanbei City allowed him to use them as he pleased; a meal was hardly a concern.

Although expensive, there was a reason for the high cost.

Because of his generous spending, he was directly arranged to dine in a private room on the second floor, where an Isolation Array prevented even Seventh Grade Unlimited Realm Divine Sense.

This Array was special; from the inside looking out, everything was clear, but from the outside looking in, it seemed covered in mist, revealing only silhouettes and making faces and voices indiscernible.

The food was quickly served, and Gu Changge and his wife leisurely savored their meal.

“It really is different.”

“Eating this not only replenishes Spiritual Energy, but it even seems to strengthen the Physical Body.” Gu Changge commented admiringly after a while, expressing that the money was well spent.

However, a familiar voice came from below, and looking down, who else could it be but those three from before?

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