Volume 1, Chapter 9 – The First Time Going Out

After settling little A-Yao down, Gu Han’s figure flashed, and she appeared above Yaochi Immortal Palace.

Her divine sense at the Immortal Ascension realm spread out like an invisible tide, instantly covering an area of ten thousand li.

Very quickly, she locked onto a city located northeast of this mountain range, roughly a thousand li away.

That place was bustling with human presence, and there were faint traces of cultivators mixed among them. It suited her needs perfectly.

Gu Han lowered her head and looked at her own graceful, well-proportioned body, with hair as silver as snow.

“If I go out looking like this, I’m afraid people will crowd around to stare at me…”

With a thought, spiritual power flowed through her body. Her long silver hair, which had fallen like flowing snow, gradually turned from the roots into an inky black, then draped smoothly down her back.

After that, she took out a veil and gently covered her face, revealing only a pair of clear eyes.

She raised her hand, and a water mirror condensed before her.

Reflected in the mirror was a woman with waterfall-like black hair and a light veil covering her face.

“Mm… not bad.”

Gu Han nodded, very satisfied.

“Going out like this, I won’t attract too much attention, and I won’t run into harassment either!”

Her figure moved. With just a few steps, she crossed countless mountains and rivers and arrived outside that city.

Three powerful, vigorous characters were carved above the city gate: Wanshan City.

The city walls were tall and built from a kind of black boulder, giving off a rough yet sturdy aura.

At the city gate, carts and horses flowed like water. Mortals, martial artists, and low-level cultivators came and went without end, making the place seem quite prosperous.

After paying one low-grade spirit stone as the entry tax, Gu Han followed the crowd into the city.

Inside the city, it was even noisier. Shops lined both sides of the broad streets, and the sounds of vendors calling out never ceased.

Pill shops, artifact pavilions, auction houses, restaurants, inns… everything one could need was there.

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Gu Han had a clear goal. First, she headed toward a rather large auction house, the “Hundred Treasures Tower.”

As she stepped inside, a cool aura brushed against her face. Clearly, a simple Spirit-Gathering Formation had been arranged here.

There were quite a few customers inside, most of them Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment cultivators. Occasionally, the hidden aura of a Golden Core cultivator could be sensed.

Gu Han concealed her own aura. She looked like a female cultivator with decent cultivation who simply did not wish to reveal her true face.

A shop assistant immediately came forward. Sensing the unusual bearing around Gu Han, his attitude became especially respectful.

“Fairy, welcome to Hundred Treasures Tower!”

“May I ask whether you are here to purchase items or to auction something?”

Gu Han’s gaze swept over the shelves filled with all kinds of goods. Her voice came faintly through the veil as she listed out a series of items.

“Jade slips that record geography, strange accounts, spiritual herb illustrations, and detailed explanations of demonic beasts. I’ll take as many as you have.”

“In addition, I need some good-quality spiritual rice and a few sets of magical robes suitable for a young child.”

The shop assistant’s eyes lit up when he heard this. This was no small business. If the deal went through, he would be able to get quite a bit of commission.

Although the items she wanted were not high-grade, there were many of them.

Especially those basic jade slips. Usually, not many people bought them.

“Fairy, please wait a moment. This lowly one will go prepare them right away!”

The shop assistant hurried off eagerly to the warehouse to gather the goods.

While waiting, Gu Han seemed to be strolling casually, but in truth, her divine sense moved slightly as she quietly gathered the conversations of the other customers in the shop and the passersby on the street.

“Have you heard? Something huge happened over at the border! They say a mountain disappeared into thin air!”

“It wasn’t just that it disappeared! It left behind a huge pit, smooth as a mirror! Everyone’s saying some mighty expert moved mountains and filled seas!”

“I heard the phenomenon back then shook heaven and earth. Maybe some rare treasure appeared, or… some powerful expert broke through?”

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“Shh… watch your words! An existence of that level isn’t something people like us can casually speculate about.”

The scattered bits of information gathered in Gu Han’s mind, giving her a clearer understanding of the storm she had caused.

Sure enough, the commotion caused by her breakthrough back then had been too great and had attracted the attention of many people.

“Fairy, everything you asked for has been prepared!”

The shop assistant returned drenched in sweat, followed by several strong porters carrying a few large boxes.

“There are three hundred and seventy-five jade slips of various kinds, and five sets of robes for a young girl.”

“The total is three thousand nine hundred and ten low-grade spirit stones. I’ll round it down for you, so it will be three thousand nine hundred!”

Gu Han’s expression did not change. With a wave of her hand, she took out the corresponding number of low-grade spirit stones and piled them on an open space nearby.

“Count them.”

The shop assistant swept his gaze over them. Seeing that the number was correct, his face immediately bloomed with a smile.

“That’s right, that’s right! Fairy is truly straightforward! Please keep these well!”

As he spoke, he handed over several low-level storage bags, with all the goods packed inside.

After taking the storage bags and putting them into her sleeve, Gu Han left Hundred Treasures Tower.

Carrying the large amount of basic supplies she had purchased, she strolled along the bustling streets of Wanshan City.

Now that the problems of daily necessities and lack of information had been solved, she felt much more relaxed.

But immediately after, she remembered the “something fun” she had promised A-Yao, and her brows could not help but furrow slightly.

Buying toys for a little girl of four or five, whose mind was like that of a young child… this was truly a bit difficult for her.

Across two lives, whether as an overworked office worker in modern society

or as a laborer who had struggled to survive in another world for ten years, she had no experience taking care of children.

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Candied hawthorn? A pellet drum? A cloth tiger?

These ordinary children’s toys seemed unworthy of the founding first disciple of her Yaochi Immortal Palace.

They would also make her, the “Master,” seem a little lacking in taste.

“Artifact toys?”

Gu Han’s gaze swept over the artifact shops along the street. Most of the items inside were standard goods such as flying swords and talismans, with very little entertainment value.

Besides, with A-Yao’s current Qi Refinement cultivation, she could not use them for the time being.

As she thought, she wandered aimlessly. Before she knew it, she had arrived at a relatively quiet street.

The shops here were decorated more elegantly, and the items for sale leaned more toward ingenious trinkets and curios.

At that moment, her gaze was drawn to a shop named “Craftwork Pavilion.”

The storefront was not large, but the delicate mechanical creations displayed in the window made her eyes brighten.

There were wooden butterflies that could flutter and dance on their own, little bronze birds that could imitate birdsong, and exquisite treasure boxes with complex structures and layer upon layer of nested mechanisms…

“Interesting.”

Gu Han’s heart stirred, and she stepped inside.

The interior was furnished in an old-fashioned style. A faint smell of wood mixed with machine oil lingered in the air.

An elderly man with graying hair was bent over a worktable, carefully adjusting a gear mechanism.

Sensing someone enter, the old man did not even raise his head. He merely said lightly,

“Look around as you please. If you find something you like, ask the price then.”

Gu Han did not mind his attitude and began browsing on her own.

The spiritual power contained in these mechanical creations was extremely faint.

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However, the ingenuity within them made even her, a transmigrator, feel a trace of novelty.

In the end, her gaze fell upon a lotus platform about the size of a palm, made entirely from some kind of pale purple material.

The lotus platform was exquisitely crafted. Its petals overlapped in layers, and the veins were clear and delicate.

At the center of the lotus platform, several spirit stones were embedded, forming a miniature Spirit-Gathering and levitation formation.

“This item is called the ‘Flowing-Light Lotus Platform.’”

At some point, the old man had raised his head. Looking in the direction Gu Han was staring, he introduced it.

“Inject a trace of spiritual power, and it can hover in the air while giving off light. It can be considered a decent refined plaything. It also works very well as a bedside lamp for a child.”

Gu Han picked up the lotus platform. It felt smooth and warm in her hand.

She tried injecting a tiny thread of spiritual power into it.

Sure enough, the lotus platform gave a soft hum, left her palm, and hovered in midair, slowly rotating.

It gave off a pale purple glow. It was indeed delicate and adorable.

“This one is good.”

Gu Han nodded. A-Yao should like this kind of pretty and fun thing.

“How many spirit stones?”

“Fifteen low-grade spirit stones.”

The old man stated the price.

Gu Han paid readily and placed the lotus platform into her sleeve.

With her purchases complete, Gu Han was satisfied and prepared to return to Yaochi Immortal Palace.