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Chapter 1043: Chapter 87: There Is No Path to Immortality in This World (49) – Defective Product

The Daoist Association and the Yao Association on the scene each have… No, each person has an identical Gaia standing beside them.

Gaia… They speak with the same tone, the same manner, even their expressions are identical, layered voices completely overlapping, yet you can’t detect a single discrepancy.

Treasury guardians? Buyers?

What… what are they really saying.

But in the next moment, someone remembered what the woman in white… Yu Sanniang had said: The things here aren’t easy to take.

Could it be that the identical little girls in front of them are the ‘owners’ of this place… Or perhaps they are closely related to the ‘owners’ here.

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Layered voices clearly resounded in the ears of both demons and Taoist cultivators alike… Don’t think that just because she’s a little girl, she appears completely harmless or non-threatening—they suddenly appeared and were accurate in their proximity to every Taoist and monster present… Even by the side of several influential figures, an identical figure was already standing.

Moreover, judging by the expressions of Daoist Bai Jie and others, there was a hint of being caught off guard… If they had initially appeared with an intent to attack, then… How many of the Taoists and monsters from various clans here would remain unharmed?

Some matters are not suited for deep exploration, because once the investigation crosses a certain boundary, it can only bring panic. The saying “the more you think, the more horrifying it becomes” speaks exactly to this simple truth.

“You… are you the ones managing these treasures?”

Finally, from among the crowd, a voice that broke the silence among everyone came—as if instantly drawing everyone’s gaze.

They discovered it was a rather young Taoist priest whose Mana fluctuations were exceedingly weak, probably just a peripheral participant in the event at Mount Tai Penglai, possibly just someone brought along by the sect to broaden their horizons.

[Confirm]

This time, only the little girl beside this young Taoist answered… As for the other Gaia figures, they remained silent.

So, the Taoists and monsters each began questioning the Gaia before them— the results showed that all the Gaia figures could respond to different questions simultaneously.

It seems these identical little girls are in fact independent individuals.

But if Tai Yinzi were here, it seems unlikely he would think this way… Because Tai Yinzi had personally witnessed how Gaia divided herself,

suggesting that all these Gaias were concurrently engaging in multiple thought processes!

Very soon, the Daoist Association and the Yao Association comprehended some things from Gaia’s mouth—for instance, all the treasures within this jungle indeed belong to this treasury.

Their role in this treasury seems to be that of buyers… Meaning, they can take these treasures from the treasury through purchase.

Not acquiring them out of thin air, but obtaining them for a price… This contrasts sharply with what people initially thought was akin to picking up treasures for free.

Clearly, they could have taken them with their skills, why pay for them?

Greed evidently doesn’t solely belong to ordinary humans; even those who have stepped into the Taoism-cultivated field retain the basic original sin of humanity.

Or in other words… Let’s call it ‘skepticism concerning the supernatural.’

[Dear buyers, what you have taken is the Azure Star Crystal. This item has instant-impact characteristics…]

Suddenly, one Gaia among them slowly began speaking, while simultaneously, the expression of a male around forty, dressed in Tang attire instead of a Taoist robe, turned grim.

He not only felt the gaze of this Gaia but also bore the scrutiny from all Taoists and monsters present.

He suddenly slapped his palm down, angrily saying, “Nonsense! I have no idea what this Azure Star Crystal you’re speaking of is, it’s all fabricated!”

This Gaia emotionlessly stated [Scan… Scan Result… Azure Star Crystal is present within the buyer’s body, at the position of the stomach.]

“Isn’t this the Immortal Luanchi of the Gluttonous Sect?”

“I’ve heard Gluttonous Sect has a peculiar art, capable of cultivating a power to devour everything through the stomach and extracting the Spiritual Energy from the ingested material, it’s a sect where merely eating would increase Mana. Could Immortal Luanchi really be…”

Discussions began to fill the air; within moments, the background of this middle-aged male was nearly exposed.

Immortal Luanchi merely pursed his lips, not uttering a word, but his face turned somewhat grim.

The Gaia before him continued emotionlessly, [Question: Buyer, would you like to purchase this Azure Star Crystal]

But Immortal Luanchi simply ignored her, snorted coldly, and walked away.

[Question: Buyer, would you like to purchase this Azure Star Crystal.]

“I said, I don’t know what you’re talking about! I’ve touched nothing! Stop with this nonsense!”

[Warning: This action can be deemed as illegal theft. Warning: This action can be deemed as illegal theft.]

“Damn it! Where did this unruly little guard come from!!” Immortal Luanchi cursed angrily, impulsively raising his hand to strike the cheek of this Gaia.

Slap—!

A crisp sound of a slap… But after he struck out in anger, Immortal Luanchi deeply regretted—there’s a multitude of renowned figures, young talents, and even prominent leaders of the demon clans here.

After this slap, perhaps the reputation of Immortal Luanchi in both domains will plummet…

But he truly found himself cornered… The gaze from this little girl made his heart tremble, as though everything about him had been stripped away, laid bare before her gaze.

That visceral feeling of resistance overcame rational judgment almost instantly, reaching the Other Shore of impulsiveness!

“Immortal Luanchi, could you have unknowingly consumed something and forgotten?” Daoist Bai Jie suddenly mentioned.

Immortal Luanchi was initially stunned but then realized… this Daoist Bai Jie was offering him a way out!

He shivered, thinking about preserving some dignity… But if he took the way out offered by Bai Jie now, it would seem to confirm his misconduct.

He could only walk the path to the end… Immortal Luanchi bitterly smiled but maintained a composed expression, saying, “Senior Bai Jie, do you also believe the absurdity from this unknown entity?”

Daoist Bai Jie frowned, seeing through Immortal Luanchi’s little scheme.

Yet at this moment, the Gaia that received the slap from Immortal Luanchi suddenly adjusted her face… Her cheek showing no signs of redness from being slapped, remaining flawless and pale.

[Judgment: Theft behavior detected from buyer. Judgment: Violent seizure behavior detected from buyer. Result: Eliminate buyer… Destruction System uploaded… Destruction mode, activated]

At this moment, Immortal Luanchi’s heart suddenly raced uncontrollably… Most Taoists experience a premonition, and this was such a moment!

Unbelievable chaos!

“Wait a moment! What is Immortal Luanchi holding? How much does it need? I’ll cover it!” At this moment, Daoist Bai Jie had already realized something, and could no longer bother to continue chatting idly with Immortal Luanchi, hurriedly shouting!

But the form of Gaia at this moment had already started to transform… it was almost instantaneously completed.

Her hair suddenly turned pale, and at the same time, beast-like sharp black patterns appeared on both cheeks… Her exquisite hands instantly transformed into enormous blood-red metal claws!

“What do you want to do…” Immortal Luanchi was both shocked and angry at this moment.

Gaia, who had changed forms, ignored him. Her figure flashed, disappearing in the blink of an eye… Her speed was so fast that all present demons were unable to react!

“…do?” Immortal Luanchi was still speaking.

But just as he finally managed to speak, Immortal Luanchi’s body was swept over by something like a sharp wire mesh!

His head, shoulders, torso, and limbs at that moment began to ‘crack’ and fall apart!

In the end, all that remained in the memory of all the members of both sides were merely Immortal Luanchi’s final panicked look… His eyeball had already fallen to the ground!

And when Immortal Luanchi’s body shattered, a giant red metal claw suddenly reached into the disintegrating body of Immortal Luanchi!

When Immortal Luanchi’s body was thoroughly broken, becoming a pile of neat and detailed chunks of flesh on the ground, only Gaia remained beside, having transformed, with a fist-sized blue-and-white peculiar crystal on her blood-red metal claws!

[Thief eliminated, item returned]

Immortal Luanchi, not particularly famous within the Daoist Association but obviously not at the bottom regarding strength, belonged to a mid-tier level… yet could not even retaliate before this terrifying little girl shattered his body!

This scene fell into the eyes of all demons present, instantly causing them to gasp… If all Gaia here possessed the same ability…

This is another matter that, once explored, inevitably evokes a sense of fear.

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Almost at the same time, seven or eight Gaia, began asking the same question to the Taoists or monsters in front of them… The only difference lay in the specific treasures referred to!

These guys probably hid something secretly using various means, just like Immortal Luanchi while no one was noticing!

“I… I was just curious, so I took a look! I didn’t hide anything!!”

Seeing a monster of the Black Tortoise Clan shaking with fretful despair, suddenly a vermilion plant fell from his clothing. The monster hastily picked up the peculiar plant and held it with both hands, stretching it toward the ‘Gaia’ in front of him.

Simultaneously, several other Taoists and monsters retrieved hidden objects from different places… Who cares about reputation issues at this point?

As for what Cang Jinshui of the Azure Dragon Clan initially said about unified acquisition and distribution… who pays attention to that now?

“Damn it! A bunch of useless guys! I can’t stand it!” An angry shout was heard.

It was a member of the White Tiger Clan… who seemed to have always followed beside Young Master Bai Hu Huang Baifu. However, since they transferred to this place, Young Master Bai Hu Huang Baifu had disappeared, leaving the White Tiger group temporarily leaderless.

“As the saying goes, treasures belong to the capable!” The monster sneered, pulling out a peculiar fruit and laughed, “Buy? Why should this be yours just because you say so? I picked this myself! It’s mine!”

This arrogance remarkably resembled Huang Baifu’s… just uncertain how much it measured up against Huang Baifu’s unparalleled power.

This was the general thought shared among most people.

“Don’t think that killing an Immortal Luanchi is enough to establish authority!” The monster coldly sneered, “What counts as Immortal Luanchi? All his mana relies on consumption, mixed and impure, weak as hell! With so many demons here, do you really fear these freaks?”

Upon finishing speaking, several members of the White Tiger Clan joined beside the monster.

They heard this monster addressing Cang Jinshui and Qu Xinghe, “Master Cang, Priest Leader Qu! Although our Young Master isn’t here, there’s no reason for us to leave empty-handed from a treasure mountain! Why not form an alliance among our clans?”

Perhaps it was due to the earlier encounter with Yu Sanniang’s incredibly frightening presence that Cang Jinshui had become more silent following this earlier setback.

Facing the White Tiger Clan’s proposal, he merely frowned without responding immediately—even Qu Xinghe seemed to contemplate in silence.

It could be observed that the Azure Dragon Clan was aligned with the Vermilion Bird Clan—at least, for now, there appeared to be a sense of mutual support.

The guard beside Huang Baifu wasn’t foolish at all, at least knowing to unite everyone for collective snatching rather than rashly claiming everything like Huang Baifu.

“We should listen first on how exactly they will sell these.” Ming Tus Mountain of the Black Tortoise uttered slowly, “Young men, don’t be too impulsive, think twice before acting. Don’t drag everyone into peril.”

“Humph! Everyone knows your Black Tortoise Clan is timid! A thousand-year-old tortoise, ten-thousand-year-old turtle, couldn’t be truer!” The White Tiger monster coldly snorted!

Just then, while speaking to Ming Tus Mountain, he suddenly punched towards the Gaia beside him!

This punch was naturally incomparable to Huang Baifu’s Tyrant Fist, yet the momentum was equally impressive!

With a bang, the Gaia was sent crashing to the ground by his punch!

The ground shattered, sand and stones flew, raising a massive cloud of dust!

Following the punch, the affected Gaia’s neck twisted unnaturally, resembling a broken doll.

“Humph, not a thing… Hmm?”

He abruptly stepped back half a step.

The Gaia, damaged in the pit, slowly adjusted her head like a rusty gear, her body rising slowly…

[Judgment: Subscriber engaged in violent plundering. Judgment result: Eliminate the subscriber… Destruction System Uploaded… Destruction Mode, Initiated]

[Initiated]

[Initiated]

[Initiated]

Not only this Gaia.

At this moment, all Gaia present were repeating the same words… as if numerous [Initiated] echoed, the entire world was now shrouded by [Initiated].

One by one Gaia ascended into midair and gradually altered their forms!