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Chapter 1231: Chapter 948: Are You Here to Restock? (Part 2)

Zhang Shaolong acts cautiously, meticulously selecting his kidnapping targets to ensure no future troubles. Now that he’s arrived at a place absolutely safe for him, he can finally breathe a bit easier.

"Oh? Do you know me, my friend?" Hearing the other ask about the price right away, Zhang Shaolong sizes him up but can’t sense any aura, smiling as he says, "It seems I’ve really made a name for myself in Qihan Mountain; customers come to me without disguise."

Glancing at the boisterous crowd and seeing no one paying attention, he skillfully leads the other into a corner, whispering, "You saw it earlier; young, handsome, and strong. Whether used for puppet refining, corpse puppet making, or disassembled for sale, they’re top quality. What price do you plan to offer, my friend?"

Jiang Yuanxin thought, you’re running a scam here, but I can’t resist this zero-cost acquisition!

"I plan to..." He lowered his voice, signaling Zhang Shaolong to get closer.

The other was completely off guard, and in the next moment felt the world spinning.

He was dazed, and as he looked around, he found he was transported from the bustling gambling den to a magnificent yet unknown place, surrounded by a few divine statues. It was dimly lit and, at first glance, seemed like a tower.

"What is this place?"

"No way, teleportation should be impossible within Qihan Mountain!"

"What’s going on? What just happened?"

Zhang Shaolong was dumbfounded, and soon he realized that the person who inquired about the price had also come in!

With the initial victory secured, Jiang Yuan quickly scanned around to ensure no one noticed the sudden disappearance of a living person from the corner, and immediately tapped to enter the Seven-Layered Glazed Treasure Tower.

He stepped forward and grabbed the other’s shoulder, activating the Soul-Devouring Demon Skill as he chuckled lightly, "Walking by the river often enough, you get your shoes wet eventually. How does it feel, as a trafficker, to taste the experience of being kidnapped? But don’t worry, I only kidnap but don’t sell, and will even give you a chance at immortality!"

[Lifespan +16 years]

[Lifespan +15 years]

...

"You, you are..." Zhang Shaolong felt his vitality rapidly draining, and suddenly a realization hit him—he’d heard of evil techniques that could directly absorb lifespan!

Unable to break free, his Spiritual Power had already poured out, unable to function, overshadowed by the specter of death, his tongue stiffened, unable to speak clearly.

Jiang Yuan, delighted with the lifespan now credited, laughed even more happily, "Well, since you insist on recognizing kindred, acknowledging your contribution of so much lifespan, I won’t argue against it. Yes, this is the legendary Soul-Devouring Demon Skill, the most formidable evil technique among the Evil Cultivators. How do you feel about it?"

"You, you..." Zhang Shaolong stuttered for a long time but couldn’t say anything else.

Besides being extremely shocked and terrified with a stiffened tongue, the more significant reason was that he was already in a critically injured state, pale, and too weak to support any mental activity or voice eloquence.

Having absorbed sufficient lifespan, Jiang Yuan didn’t let go. He pulled off the Storage Bag and took away the chips; he kept hold of the Evil Cultivator, his thoughts moving to directly throw him into the sub-instance where the old master resided.

"Splash!" A precise point teleportation startled the old master who was humming a tune with squinted eyes.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a nearly dead Demon Cultivator. It immediately dawned on him, smiling brightly, "Young man, the old master is pleased today. Come, let’s talk the scriptures and discuss! Let me tell you how, after acquiring immortality, you can live more freely."

Zhang Shaolong, while feebly hanging on to life, wasn’t dead yet; he opened his eyes and looked around, feeling something was wrong somewhere. Then he realized—this place had no Spiritual Energy!

The kindly smiling old gentleman leaned over, and he sensed an aura utterly distinct from both mortals and cultivators, asking fearfully: "What is this place? What do you intend to do?"

"This will be your eternal home. As for me, I’m naturally the benefactor who can grant you immortality!"

The old master stepped forward, grabbing him and letting the tainting aura seep into the other, grinning as he said: "Don’t worry, we have plenty of time. Why don’t you tell me exactly how you offended Jiang?"

After throwing the Evil Cultivator into the sub-instance, Jiang Yuan taps to exit the Seven-Layered Glazed Treasure Tower, still surrounded by the bustling sound of the gambling den.

He toyed with the 400,000 chips just seized from the Evil Cultivator Zhang Shaolong, leisurely wandering around the gambling den looking for the next target.

Finding a suitable target, he casually found an excuse to lure them into a secluded corner, drew them into the Seven-Layered Exquisite Pagoda, tapped in to absorb lifespan, looted the spoils, and threw them into the sub-instance letting them be tainted into eerie ones. The whole process was completed within three minutes per Evil Cultivator, remarkably efficient with pleasing returns.

"Hmm? This person is rather peculiar." Mist Dragon was picking a target for dice games within the gambling den, quickly detecting an odd individual with his Divine Sense.

The person wearing a bronze mask could conceal an aura, yet being within the array, Mist Dragon swiftly unveiled the disguise sensing he was of the Human Race. But after breaking through the camouflage of his Magical Treasure, the situation became even stranger—this person surprisingly had no Spiritual Power fluctuations throughout his body!

No ordinary person could exist within Qihan Mountain, as ships entering or leaving, along with anything needed in the mountain, require Mana to operate. His ability to reach this place and move freely proved beyond doubt he was not ordinary.

"There’s also no Divine Artifact, so how is he able to restrain his aura so much that I can’t detect his true cultivation?" Mist Dragon was puzzled and confused; observing further, he noticed the person’s behavior was also very strange.

First, he roamed within the gambling den, uninterested in gambling games as if carefully observing the gamblers.

After selecting a target, he lured them with benefits to unnoticed quiet areas, and in the next second, the chosen gambler vanished without a trace, followed by the person also disappearing on the spot.