Chapter 89

Gu Chen had no idea what the Yang siblings were talking about. He arrived at the Merit Square alone. As soon as he entered, he was stopped by a Bronze Assassin.

"Congratulations, Daoist Chen. You really passed the test."

The voice belonged to Huang Pingzhang. He was wearing a bronze mask, which had the effect of shielding divine sense from prying eyes, so he didn't recognize him immediately.

"Daoist Huang, were you waiting for me here?"

Gu Chen nodded and strolled around the Merit Square with Huang Pingzhang. It was a good chance for him to familiarize himself with the place.

"Waiting for you is only one of the reasons. The more important reason is that the Old Man is here to hand over the Nine Shadow Stone."

Huang Pingzhang said with a smile.

"Oh? Daoist Huang is willing to tell me about the Nine Shadow Stone. "

Gu Chen was slightly surprised. Previously, Huang Pingzhang was very concerned about the Nine Shadow Stone. He asked a few times, but Huang Pingzhang didn't tell him the specific reason. This time, he brought it up.

"That was then, and this is now. Previously, I didn't say that because the matter of the Nine Yin Stone was related to the Heavenly Court, so it was inconvenient to reveal it. However, now that you are also a member of the Heavenly Court, there is no need to hide it."

Huang Pingzhang explained and led Gu Chen into a large hall.

There were countless shelves in the hall, and on each shelf were many boxes. The boxes were emitting lines of light.

"Wanted: Flower thief Wu Yifeng, recently appeared in Baijing Prefecture. Early-stage Divine Power cultivator. Bounty of twenty thousand crystals. Life or death."

"Bounty material: Looking for a Black Level low-grade material, the tendon of an Earth Serpent. Can be bartered or traded with crystals."

"Sect extermination mission: Recruit ten Bronze Assassins. Target: a Demon tribe in the Southern Mountains. Generous reward."

All kinds of missions came into view, which broadened Gu Chen's horizons.

His understanding of the Celestial Court was limited to that it was also one of the underground forces on the continent. He originally thought it only dealt with assassins, but now it seemed that there were all kinds of missions.

"The Celestial Court's main business is assassins, but we cooperate with other forces internally and internally, so the missions in the Merit Square are as numerous as the sea of stars."

"This place can be said to be a treasure trove. As long as you have the strength, you will be able to earn endless cultivation resources."

"Of course, the higher the reward, the greater the danger. The casualty rate of the assassins of the Celestial Court is quite high."

Huang Pingzhang saw Gu Chen's surprised expression and explained to him.

"In that case, Fellow Daoist Huang didn't want the Nine Yin Stone because he wanted it, but because someone issued an internal mission?"

Gu Chen understood after thinking about it for a while.

"Exactly, the Nine Yin Stone is something that ghosts like to eat, and it has an extremely dense Yin Qi. How could the Old Man have any use for it? Someone issued a mission to purchase a large amount of Nine Yin Stones. Among them, a Tiger Dragon Life Prolonging Pill was used to exchange for the Nine Yin Stone. This made the Old Man very concerned. "

Huang Pingzhang sighed.

His lifespan was already nearing its end, and he was already at his wits' end. He didn't expect to see someone in the Merit Market exchanging the Tiger Dragon Life Extending Pill for the Nine Yin Stone.

The Tiger Dragon Life Extending Pill was a low-grade mystic class pill, while the Nine Yin Stone was rare and not considered very precious.

This was a very good deal, so he took it seriously.

Unfortunately, the Nine Yin Stone was not easy to obtain. It only grew in places with extremely dense Yin Qi, and the infamous Ghastly Ruins was one of them.

"To tell you the truth, the last time the Old Man went into seclusion, it wasn't really seclusion. He went out as an assassin to search for the Nine Yin Stone."

"The Old Man didn't dare to go to the Ghastly Ruins, so he went to some big tombs to try his luck, but he didn't find anything. I didn't expect Xiao Fei to be so daring as to set her sights on the Ghastly Ruins. If it wasn't for Fellow Daoist Chen's help, the consequences would be unimaginable. "

Since they were both assassins of the Celestial Court, Huang Pingzhang's attitude towards Gu Chen became even more intimate, and he told him everything.

"This is all fate. If I hadn't met Miss Huang, I wouldn't have been able to join the Celestial Court through Fellow Daoist Huang's relationship."

Gu Chen sighed.

"Haha, that's right. Fellow Daoist Chen and my Huang Clan are fated. If we were fated, it would be even better. "

Huang Pingzhang hinted and even winked at him.

Gu Chen was speechless. He knew that Huang Pingzhang was talking about his engagement with Huang Fei.

"Is Fellow Daoist Huang still testing me?"

Huang Pingzhang immediately shook his head. "No, this isn't a test. The Old Man truly feels that it would be a good thing if the Huang Clan could have a son-in-law like Fellow Daoist Chen."

He sighed. "Fellow Daoist should also understand that apart from Xiao Fei, the younger generation of the Huang Clan are all a bunch of good-for-nothings. If this goes on, the Old Man will be in a worrying situation after a hundred years."

Gu Chen didn't want to be entangled with Huang Pingzhang on this matter. He had no interest in becoming the son-in-law of the Huang Clan, so he changed the topic.

"Where should I go to get the secret manual?"

Huang Pingzhang immediately understood what he meant. It seemed like this matter couldn't be rushed. He had to let his granddaughter work harder.

He had already talked to Xiao Fei and knew that she really liked this Chen Gu.

After interacting with Chen Gu for a period of time, he was very satisfied with Chen Gu.

Not only was he talented, he was also extremely intelligent. Most importantly, he had an extremely strong will.

He planned to pull this kind of unpolished jade onto the Huang Clan's warship no matter what.

Therefore, in order to achieve his goal, he had even thought of washing his granddaughter clean and sending her to Gu Chen's bed.

"Where to get the secret manual. The Old Man will go and hand in the task first. I will look for Fellow Daoist Chen later."

Huang Pingzhang pointed the way and the two went their separate ways.

Gu Chen arrived at the place to get the secret manual and successfully obtained the Guangxi Movement Technique, Essence Sealing Technique, and Big Dipper Twenty-Seven Techniques.

After flipping through the three secret manuals, he had a rough idea of how long it would take for him to master them.

After looking at the same place for a while, Huang Pingzhang returned. His footsteps were light, and it was obvious that he was in a good mood.

"Did you get the Tiger Dragon Life Prolonging Pill?" Gu Chen asked.

"En, you exchanged the five Nine Yin Stones that you gave to the Old Man for a Tiger Dragon Life Prolonging Pill and a bottle of Yellow High Grade Vitality Pill!"

Huang Pingzhang said excitedly, "This way, the stone in the Old Man's heart can finally be lifted and he can live for a few more years. And that bottle of Vitality Pill should be able to help me reach Sacred Art Perfection in a short period of time. "

"Nine Yin Stones are that valuable?" Gu Chen was surprised.

"Originally, it wasn't that valuable. But the senior who conducted the transaction said that the Yin Qi in your Nine Yin Stones was especially pure and would be of great use to him. So he raised the price."

"What a kind person." Gu Chen nodded. Huang Pingzhang wanted to say something but hesitated. "Is there anything else?"

"It's like this." Huang Pingzhang said honestly, "That senior asked the Old Man where he got the Nine Yin Stones and said that he wanted to buy more. The Old Man thought that Fellow Daoist Chen might not want others to know about this, so he didn't tell him in detail. He only said that a friend gave it to me. "

"He told me that he wanted more Nine Yin Stones of this grade and wanted to buy as many as he could. Fellow Daoist Chen, are you interested?"