Peak Rank 1

There were also mortals who were robust and sturdy martial warriors, slowly moving forward on the ground following after a fat black beetle.

After the fat beetle, there were ostriches with brightly colored feathers, hairy mountain spiders, winged snakes with two pairs of feathered wings and so on. However, these were in small numbers, most of the creatures were toads.

These toads were all similar to the Treasure Brass Toad, but they were smaller in size and had the build of cows and horses. The toads were carrying merchandise and people, their bellies bulging as they hopped forward.

The merchant caravan wound deep into the village. Children on the road would look on curiously with wide eyes, calling out in joy or exclaiming in surprise. The windows on the second stories opened one after another, the mountain villagers observing the merchants from a short distance.

Some had eyes that flashed with fear and some others waved their hands to express a warm welcome.

"Old brother Jia, you came a little late this year, you must have had a hard journey."

Approaching with the identity of a clan head, Gu Yue Bo came out himself to greet the leader of this year's merchant caravan.

As Jia Fu had the status of a Rank four Gu Master, if a Rank three elder were to be in charge of receiving him, it would be undoubtedly be seen as a kind of negligence and scorn.

Jia Fu cupped his fists and sighed, "This year's road was rather unfavorable. On the way, we bumped into a group of Secluded Blood Bats and we lost quite a few good men. Then on Jue Bi Mountain, we ran into a mountain fog, and we didn't dare to continue traveling at all. So we were delayed for quite a lot of time, and caused Brother Gu Yue to wait for quite a while."

As they spoke, their tones were very polite.

The Gu Yue village needed the merchant caravans every year to come and trade and the merchant caravan also needed business to make money."Heh heh heh, it's good enough that you are able to come. Please, the clan has prepared food and wine, let me host a welcoming dinner for you, old brother," Gu Yue Bo stretched out his hand and said invitingly."Clan head is polite, too polite." Jia Fu was flattered.

The merchant caravan arrived at the boundaries of the Qing Mao Mountain in the early morning, and by afternoon they were stationed in the Gu Yue Village. When it was dusk, the surroundings of the village had formed into a widespread area of temporary shops and stores. All kinds of red, blue, yellow and green lofty tents were built and every inch between the tents was squeezed with numerous little street stalls.

The night was descending, yet it was still brightly lit in the area. An endless stream of pedestrians spilled into the area from the village. There were mortals as well as Gu Masters. The little children hopped around in high spirits, and the adults showed an expression of joy akin to celebrating a festival.

Currently, Fang Yuan was walking around browsing the items in the small stalls with Shen Cui and Mo Yan following behind if others didn't know they would think that Mo Yan was a servant and not his wife.

After walking around and not finding anything noteworthy he headed towards one of the biggest Gu homes to see what was for sale during all the previous lives he had never been there before as all the previous Fang Yuans did not own much wealth during the first time the caravan arrived so he knew what Gu was sold then.

Now he would see and buy whatever that could be useful walking around he soon before caught sight of a Black Boar Gu immediately stepping forward to pay for it he continued browsing he saw another that caught his eye, a Green Copper Relic Gu, also paying for that and moving on. After walking around to see nothing he was prepared to leave but at the corner, he saw another Gu slightly surprised seeing a White Chrysalis Gu he hurriedly went forward to purchase it then headed back home joyfully.

Arriving back to his room he quickly refined both Black Boar and White Chrysalis Gu then used the Green Copper Relic to breakthrough to peak rank 1 Gu Master.

With this set, he quickly left his room to walk around the Mo residence to make sure a lot of people see him present before he headed back to his own room. While he was silently waiting in his room, Shen Cui came in informing him a random Gu master was gambling rocks and had actually won a Mudskin Toad, and that unfortunate guy just happened to meet Jia Jin Sheng who happened to be there as well and just like his last life Jia Jin Sheng tried to rip that poor guy off but the rest of the surrounding Gu masters felt enraged at such methods so they banded together to fight of Jia Jin Sheng saving the poor Gu Master being ripped off, while Jia Jin Sheng was angered and humiliated and went off drinking venting his rage.

After a couple of hours, he sneakily snuck out through the rooftops and the shadows, after spending half an hour he finally arrived at the wine shop where almost all have gone home except for a few among them was Jia Jin Sheng, he decided to stay hidden and wait.

After almost everyone had left the shop had closed for the night forcing Jia Jin Sheng walking out wobbly cursing out, as he waited for Jia Jin Sheng to arrive near him one step at a time before finally walking right past him, with a flash he rushed out and covered his mouth and dragging him into the shadows causing him to flail around with muffled sounds before he could resist any further Fang Yuan using the strength of a Boar he gained from the Black Boar Gu to twist his neck in 180 degrees did he finally limply collapsing into Fang Yuan's embrace.