Chapter 1848: Life insurance?

　　Fairy Almighty Seller asked curiously, “Do you plan on buying resurrection magical treasures for your disciples again? Have the ones you bought previously already been used?”

　　Song Shuhang pointed at himself. “My disciples don’t need any at the moment, but I do. I’ve nearly used the entire set I got previously. As for the remaining few, since I’ve already ascended to the Sixth Stage and can’t use them anymore, I gave them to others. As such, I want to buy a few that can be used by people at the Sixth Stage.”

　　“You used them yourself, and you’ve nearly used them all? And wait, ascended to the Sixth Stage? Aren’t you an Eighth Stage Profound Sage?” Fairy Almighty Seller stared at Song Shuhang, her eyes filled with doubt.

　　Song Shuhang replied, “Fairy, don’t doubt your eyes. The cultivation realm you see is the real one. A person might be able to deceive others with a false name, but they can’t fake their cultivation realm.”

　　“Fellow Daoist Tyrannical Song, you truly are interesting,” Fairy Almighty Seller said. She felt that if Profound Sage Tyrannical Song became an ‘item’, he would definitely sell for a good price. Unfortunately, she and the Almighty Merchant did not conduct human trafficking. Therefore, unless Song Shuhang himself strongly demanded himself to be sold, she had no intention of selling him.

　　Song Shuhang asked, “So, does Fairy have any resurrection magical treasures suitable for me?”

　　Fairy Almighty Seller shook her head. “Those at the True Monarch Realm are no longer able to simply use treasures to resurrect. Other than a few very valuable treasures that can be used directly, those at the True Monarch Realm generally need to set up a large formation as a means of resurrection. I have several such formations on hand, and the materials for those formations can also be purchased from me, but they are very costly. If you want, I could introduce a formation to you. But compared to this, I have a better business deal which I can introduce you to. Would you like to know about it, Fellow Daoist Tyrannical Song?”

　　Song Shuhang asked, “What is it?”

　　Fairy Almighty Seller, in her tight-fitting business attire, very much looked like a salesperson.

　　“It’s an exclusive life insurance which was started by my master and me. Are you interested in subscribing?” said Fairy Almighty Seller.

　　“…” Song Shuhang.

　　He didn’t expect that after becoming a cultivator, and even reaching the True Monarch Realm at that, he still wouldn’t be able to escape the fate of having insurances sold to him. Moreover, the one selling him the life insurance was a fairy maiden at the Ninth Stage Tribulation Transcender Realm.

　　Song Shuhang asked, “After taking this insurance, how much compensation will my relatives get if I die?”

　　Fairy Almighty Seller eloquently promoted their new product. “Heh, don’t associate our insurance business with those of mortals. Our insurance business sells real ‘life insurance’. After you apply for the insurance, you simply need to place the provided ‘insurance ticket’ on your body. When you find yourself in danger, this ticket will launch some defenses and buy you some time. At the same time, I or my master will cross through space, directly bringing you out of the danger you’re in. Think about it, as long as you have this ticket, you will have two people who have grasped spatial means that will come to save you. This is more reliable than an ordinary Sixth Stage resurrection formation, right? Also, we’ve only just launched this insurance program, and we’re giving discounts for those who buy early. The price for buying an ‘insurance ticket’ the first time is cheaper than buying a Sixth Stage resurrection formation. Moreover, each insurance ticket can be used one time, so the more you buy, the more chances you get at keeping your life.”

　　Song Shuhang remarked, “It does sound tempting.”

　　Fairy Almighty Seller said, “Yeah, would you like to get a few now?”

　　Song Shuhang shook his head. “Unfortunately, it won’t be useful to me.”

　　As he said that, his figure retreated, drilled into the Inner World, and then jumped out before going back in again… and jumping out again.

　　Facts spoke louder than words. Song Shuhang proved with his actions that he did not need to subscribe to such an insurance program.

　　“…” Fairy Almighty Seller.

　　The other party had their own spatial ability, so what use would that insurance ticket be?

　　This was the first time that she felt the future of their insurance business to be bleak after promoting it to a customer.

　　“Speaking of which, Fairy, I remember you mentioning the fragments of the Eastern Spring Pavilion. What kind of magical treasure is this Eastern Spring Pavilion?”

　　“It’s not a magical treasure… it’s something way more valuable,” Fairy Almighty Seller said.

　　Song Shuhang asked, “It’s more valuable? Then, what is it?”

　　“Do you want to know?” Fairy Almighty Seller stretched out her small hand, placing it in front of Song Shuhang. “I also sell intelligence. You can know what you want as long as you pay enough.”

　　She really was just like the Almighty Merchant.

　　“Seeing that we’ve conducted transactions several times now, can’t you give me this information for free?” Song Shuhang said. He currently had no money, so he couldn’t buy the information even if he wanted to.

　　“If you were currently in that uncle-looking state back when you were delivering the speech, I might give you face.” Fairy Almighty Seller reached out and poked Song Shuhang’s face. “But unfortunately, I don’t like little puppies. With the way you are now, I don’t want to give you any face.”

　　Fairy, that really hurts my heart, you know!

　　“We’ve finished checking. All the items are here. There wasn’t any problem with the transaction.” Fairy Lychee’s voice sounded, interrupting the embarrassment Song Shuhang was feeling at this time.

　　“Then, the transaction is complete.” Fairy Almighty Seller nodded. “Do you still need the information?”

　　“No, no, I can’t afford it,” Song Shuhang said as he shook his head. In fact, from hearing her words just now, he was basically able to determine that the Eastern Spring Pavilion’s fragments came from the Ancient Heavenly City.

　　As for whether it was the old home of the Great Eastern Emperor, he wasn’t able to tell.

　　But he really didn’t need to buy the information about this; he could simply go and ask Senior Turtle in a while.

　　After all, Senior Turtle was an authentic survivor from the Heavenly City!

　　Fairy Almighty Seller giggled. “Alright, see you next time then.”

　　“See you next time.” Song Shuhang bent over, picked out the ingredients needed for the ❮Braised Heavenly Tribulation❯ from the pile of treasures, then went to the large box, starting to follow the steps of Demon Emperor Hezhi’s Life Menu. He carefully poured the spices and ingredients into the large box.

　　Fairy Almighty Seller glanced at Song Shuhang from a distance, opened a spatial gate, and stepped into it.

　　But then, the Almighty Merchant’s voice suddenly sounded in her ear. “Dear disciple, I just saw the information you added about the ❮Braised Heavenly Tribulation❯ and a heavenly tribulation menu on the Virtuous Network. Where did you get this information from?”

　　Fairy Almighty Seller asked rhetorically, “Master is interested in this?”

　　The Almighty Merchant said, “I’ve had a transaction that’s been on hold for nearly 10,000,000 years now. The other party just wanted to have a taste of a dish from the ❮Heavenly Tribulation Grand Banquet❯, and they had not set a definite trading period. However, even after searching all over the universe, I wasn’t able to get any information on the ❮Heavenly Tribulation Grand Banquet❯, and so this transaction has been on hold for all this time.”

　　Fairy Almighty Seller said, “It’s Profound Sage Tyrannical Song. He’s the one who has the method for making the ❮Braised Heavenly Tribulation❯ dish of the ❮Heavenly Tribulation Grand Banquet❯.”

　　“…” The Almighty Merchant.

　　Seriously? Why is it that guy again?!

　　The Almighty Merchant gritted his teeth, and said, “Wait for a moment, I’ll be right there.”

　　Customers came first; business was above everything else.

　　Although Profound Sage Tyrannical Song was a blacklisted customer, he was also a potential customer at the same time. He was a guy who died very frequently, and was thus a good customer for ‘resurrection magical treasures’.

　　As soon as he thought about the resurrection, rebirth, and life-saving magical treasures that Song Shuhang quickly used up, the Almighty Merchant felt elated.

　　Moreover, the customer who wanted to taste a dish of the ❮Heavenly Tribulation Grand Banquet❯ was a very special existence. Not only were they powerful, but they were also very rich and generous.

　　The other party was a potential major VIP customer, and was worth working with.

　　As he thought of this, the Almighty Merchant gritted his teeth and moved Song Shuhang from his ‘blacklist’ to the ‘temporarily under investigation list’.

　　He would give him another chance. However, if Song Shuhang was placed on the blacklist again after this, he would never be removed from there again.

　　This was his last chance!

　　❄️❄️❄️

　　Meanwhile, Song Shuhang carefully completed the 36 steps for handling the tribulation lightning.

　　With the demonic chef heart and Demon Emperor Hezhi’s immortal chef inheritance, Song Shuhang was able to handle these procedures on his own.

　　At this time, several seniors from the Nine Provinces Number One Group were curiously surrounding the box, watching the changes inside.

　　They watched as the tribulation lightning liquefied and solidified into strips.

　　Inside the box, the lightning’s size had shrunk over 10 times, and it was still slowly shrinking.

　　However, there was already a faint fragrance wafting out from the solidified strips of tribulation lightning. There were also faint lines that streaked across the strips, looking like the marbling in beef, which made it appear particularly beautiful.

　　Thrice Reckless Mad Saber sniffed, and said, “It seems edible for real.”

　　Song Shuhang said, “After a while, when its size has stopped changing, I’ll need Senior Medicine Master to take action and place the strips in a pill furnace to refine them.”

　　“I’m afraid Medicine Master won’t be able to come over in a short time,” Sage Monarch Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue said. “I’ll handle the refining when the time comes.”

　　Thrice Reckless Mad Saber remarked, “It’s a pity that Senior Skylark is not here. If she were, she would definitely enjoy this.”

　　Fairy Lychee asked curiously, “By the way, what happened to Senior Skylark? I don’t seem to have seen her during the last few events…”

　　Before this meeting, Senior Skylark had spoken in the group. Because of that, Fairy Lychee thought that Senior Skylark would come this time… but it turned out that it was just Thrice Reckless who had been using Skylark’s account since his got muted.

　　Thrice Reckless Mad Saber said, “Senior Skylark is preparing to go to the Netherworld Realm.”

　　Song Shuhang reacted. “What?”

　　Why was Senior Skylark going to the Netherworld Realm again? She had clearly gone through so much just to escape from the fat ball!

　　Thrice Reckless Mad Saber replied, “She wants to get back what she lost.”

　　“…” Song Shuhang.

　　Senior Skylark is planning on going directly against the fat ball to retrieve her bone of eternity? Does she have a plan in mind?

　　Song Shuhang said, “I’ll try to get in touch with that person.”

　　Senior White Two loved fighting the fat ball.

　　Moreover, he was the ruler of the Netherworld; if Senior Skylark was going to be in the Netherworld Realm, it would be much safer for her if Senior White Two was taking care of her.

　　He just wondered whether Senior White Two was still angry at him…