The Devil King? No, Please Call Me The Immortal King Xiaoyao.

In the bustling marketplace, lights shone brightly, people came and went, and the sounds of hawking and selling rose and fell.

Yixin, however, was leisurely and carefree, looking around at his leisure. He had just left the "Qi Collision Stage" and had gained a lot.

How did he gain a lot?

Listen to the story.

It is said that Yixin, upon clearing the stage, could have received a Rank 2 Sword Qi Gu. But just as he took the Gu worm and was about to leave, the shop owner stopped him.

"Esteemed customer, ah no, young hero, I have another business deal here, take a look," he said with a face full of smiles.

"How so?" Yixin was also a little curious.

"Young hero was just incredibly skilled, clearing the stage in one move, and obtained this Rank 2 Sword Qi Gu, truly a heroic youth. But this Sword Qi Gu is good, but without a sword, how can it be used?"

Yixin immediately understood his meaning: "Then does the boss have any recommendations?"

The shop owner immediately beamed with joy, "I just happen to have a Rank 2 Iron Sword Gu here, paired with this Sword Qi Gu, they complement each other perfectly."

"As for the price, it only needs 500 Yuan Stones."

Hearing this price, Yixin helplessly supported his forehead: "Boss, this price is too high, I can't afford it."

The boss was also dumbfounded: "Ah…" He didn't expect that someone who could clear the stage in one go with a Rank 1 Gu Master cultivation wouldn't have that much money.

"Could it be that this young master has run out of money?" he wondered in his heart.

Seeing Yixin about to leave, he quickly grabbed him: "Young hero, actually, it's not necessarily just Yuan Stones that can be used to exchange, you can also barter with items, like Gu worms, Gu recipes, Gu materials, anything is fine."

Yixin paused: "Gu recipes? I don't lack those."

So Yixin exchanged three Gu recipes for this Rank 2 Iron Sword Gu. After all, as someone who has thoroughly read 'Reverend Insanity', he still has some foundation.

Unknowingly, Yixin had walked to that gambling stone field again. At this moment, exclamations of surprise came from the crowd inside the gambling stone field:

"Toad, he actually opened a toad!"

"Kid, I, Jia Jinsheng, will buy your toad," a young man in his twenties said to Fang Yuan in the field.

Yixin stopped: "Has it reached this point already."

Then Jia Jinsheng forcibly tried to buy Fang Yuan's Gu worm without success, causing a commotion among the crowd.

Looking at Fang Yuan's departing figure, Yixin couldn't help but ponder. Then, he looked at Jia Jinsheng, who was angrily stomping his feet in the field. Suddenly, an idea popped into his head.

He turned and left, quickly running towards a shop.

"Boss, do you have Bee Controlling Gu here?"

……

The next day,

Inside a wine shop, Fang Yuan and Jia Jinsheng sat face to face.

"I have a business deal I want to discuss with you," Fang Yuan said.

When Jia Jinsheng saw that it was Fang Yuan, his anger intensified, "What business? I haven't settled the score with you yet!"

"A business that will help you get more family property. If you don't want to talk, I'll go find Jia Fu," Fang Yuan said with a sharp look.

"Wait," Jia Jinsheng hurriedly stopped him.

After they whispered to each other for a while, they left together.

In the corner of the tavern, in an inconspicuous position, Yixin quietly watched the two leave.

He sat still for a while before slowly getting up and leaving.

Speaking of Fang Yuan's side, he led Jia Jinsheng on a tour, finally arriving at a hidden crevice in a giant rock.

After the two went in, several bees stayed at the entrance of the cave.

After a few more days, the liveliness of the caravan was gone. Instead, they were packing their luggage, carrying goods, and hanging them one by one on the fat beetles.

This was the eighth day that the caravan had arrived at the Gu Yue Village. According to the plan, they should set off to the next village.

On this day, Qing Mao Mountain was covered with dark clouds and it was raining heavily. It seemed that there was only the sound of raindrops falling between heaven and earth.

The Jia family caravan was struggling to move forward in the rain. At the entrance of the village, many people gathered together, looking into the distance to see them off.

In the magnificent rain, everyone had their own thoughts, whether for the present or for the future.

Looking at the rain outside the window, Yixin gently stroked the bee in his palm, and a plan was set in his heart.

……

"Fang Yuan, he didn't come today. Look, his seat is empty."

"He's so bold. He dares to skip the elder's class."

Inside the classroom, everyone was talking about it, and the elder's face was covered with dark clouds, looking extremely dark.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the classroom could be described as oppressive.

But unlike the others, Yixin looked calm. He sat in the back row by the window, neither talking to others nor looking at the elder, just silently holding a pen and drawing something on the paper.

After an unknown amount of time, a "咚咚咚" knocking sound rang out. Someone got up to open the door, but immediately let out a cry of surprise.

Everyone turned to look at the door. Fang Yuan, covered in blood, dragging a person with a broken arm, slowly walked into the room.

This act, of course, caused the elder of the school to scold him, but his scolding did not last long, because an even more important piece of news interrupted him: Fang Yuan was promoted to Rank 1 middle stage.

Everyone looked incredulous, and the elder of the school even verified it himself, but the fact was as Fang Yuan said, he was promoted to Rank 1 middle stage.

The elder of the school retreated and was helpless. He walked back to the stage and said to the crowd sitting below, "Who else has successfully been promoted? I will reward 50 Yuan Stones!"

Then he looked at Gu Yue Chicheng, but the other party just shook his head.

He looked at Gu Yue Mo Bei again, and the other party also shook his head.

He looked at Gu Yue Fangzheng anxiously, but he still got a shake of the head.

Finally, he looked at that inconspicuous corner with expectant eyes.

Yixin slowly put down his pen, folded the paper on the table, and put it in his arms. Then he gently raised his right hand, and a trace of true essence was revealed.

It was a piece of deep bronze true essence. At first glance, it was no different from other Rank 1s, but if you observe carefully, you will find that in this deep bronze, there are traces of red light flowing.

"Rank 1 high stage!" The elder of the school slammed the table and shouted with an excited face.

"Good, good, good, Gu Yue Yixin has been promoted to Rank 1 high stage, the first place in this assessment!" Then he looked at Fang Yuan with some pride: "Gu Yue Fang Yuan, promoted to Rank 1 middle stage, the second place in this assessment!"

Neither of the two people who were mentioned had much expression, but they looked at each other.

Fang Yuan looked calm, took a deep look at Yixin, and returned to his seat.

Yixin nodded to Fang Yuan and showed a gentle smile.

This class was not over yet, and everyone was still sitting in the hall.

But after the storm just now, everyone's mind was no longer in the classroom. In the elder's excited explanations, there were whispers and a burst of comfortable snoring.

Time did not stop flowing for everyone, and day after day passed like this.

The second person to break through to Rank 1 middle stage appeared, it was Gu Yue Mo Bei.

Then came the third, Gu Yue Fangzheng, only three hours apart from the previous one.

Then came the fourth, Gu Yue Chicheng.

The result of the reward was also obvious. Gu Yue Yixin took the first place with Rank 1 high stage and was rewarded with 50 Yuan Stones.

The second place, Gu Yue Fang Yuan, Rank 1 middle stage, rewarded with 30 Yuan Stones.

The remaining three were all the same.

Of course, the reward of Yuan Stones was not the focus of this assessment, but another reward: choosing Gu worms in advance.