After passing through the corridor, Linleys group arrived at the main hall on the other side of the third floor of Redbud Castle, where a large number of wares were on display. On this hall, there were clearly far more people present, most in groups of three to five people who walked along each of the sales counters, carefully inspecting each item.

Boss, look. Bebe pointed at the stairway. Theres nobody at the stairway standing guard. Anyone who wants to come here can. It isnt like the other side, where those violet-robed men stand guard.

Delia laughed. Bebe, they have their goods on display here. Naturally, they have to show them off to people. But as I see italthough there are many people here looking at the goods, there probably arent many who are truly buying.

There were signs with words hanging off the walls behind all of the sales counters throughout the third floor.

Linley was very surprised. Offensive artifacts, defensive artifacts, medicines, materials, training support items, divine sparks Clearly, the many different sales counters here in the third floor all had different products for sale.

Linley, look. That one over there is selling houses. Delia pointed towards a corner of the main hall.

Ive always heard that establishing ones self in Royalwing City is very expensive. Lets take a look and see how expensive the houses here are. Linley was curious. He led Bebe and Delia over.

There were many Deities over here, watching.

Everyone, you are very lucky. In Royalwing City, there are currently three houses left which have no owners! Everyone, seize your chance. If you miss this opportunity, there wont be another one. Within the sales counter, a violet-robed youth spoke calmly.

The entire Royalwing City only has three empty houses? Linley didnt dare believe it.

A nearby onlooker glanced at Linley. My friend, the houses of Royalwing City were all snatched up and purchased hundreds of millions of years ago. The houses that can be bought now are all houses where the owners have died, resulting in Redbud Castle then selling the houses off again. Thats why we dont need to be in a rush to buy. You must understand that Royalwing City has perhaps tens of millions of citizens. In a short period of time, perhaps others will die. Their houses would then be available for purchase, right? But alas, the prices are too expensive. Ill wait for a cheaper house first.

Hearing these words, Linley now understood.

The available houses in Royalwing City were only made available for sale after their original owner died. Houses without owners would return to the ownership of Redbud Castle, who would then continue to sell them!

That makes sense. Royalwing City, despite banning fighting, has tens of millions of citizens who cant always be within the city. For example, some Fiendsthey have to go out to take missions. If they die, then the houses would return to Redbud City. Linley only felt puzzled about one thing.

How did Redbud Castle know if a houses owner was deceased?

Perhaps they have some techniques akin to binding by blood. Linley guessed to himself.

While considering this question, Linley, Delia, and Bebe drew near the sales counter to look at the price of these three houses. Upon seeing the listed price, the three of them were terrified!

What a man-eating price! Bebe breathed in shock. Even the cheapest house requires sixty million inkstones!

Linley was shocked as well. Of the three houses, the most expensive one was nearly three hundred million inkstones, while the second one was around 120 million inkstones. The cheapest one still cost sixty million inkstones.

Indeed, it is too expensive. Why cant some more of the original owners of the cheaper houses die? A nearby Deity also grumbled angrily.

The cheapest houses in Royalwing City can be bought for just eight million inkstones. However, as soon as those cheap houses appear, they will immediately be snatched up. A nearby God sighed. How long will it take before I am able to afford a sixty million inkstone house?

Linley nodded to himself.

Not all houses were the same. Some were ridiculously expensive, but from the sound of it, the cheaper ones were only eight million or so. It was a matter of luck. After all, everyone wanted those cheap houses. As soon as one appeared, it might be instantly taken.

Becoming a citizen of Royalwing City truly is difficult. Linley let out a sigh.

He had thought that he was now fairly wealthy, but upon seeing the housing prices, he realized that the Highgod spark he had which was worth seven million inkstones really was nothing at all.

Linleys group of three left the sales counter. After all, they didnt actually want to buy houses. Linley was planning to travel to the distant Bloodridge Continent. How could he settle down in this city?

Offensive artifacts!

Linley and the other two walked past the long row of counters on this side. Business here clearly was very brisk, and there were many onlookers as well. But Linley himself was greatly shocked.

This is considered an offensive artifact? Linley didnt pay attention to ordinary weapons.

But he had discovered a unique weapon; an arrow!

Linley wouldnt be surprised at the sale of a godly bow, but a single ordinary arrowthis couldnt help but cause Linley to be startled.

And the price is set at fifty thousand inkstones. What? You have to buy them in units of ten? Linley couldnt help but shake his head.

The violet-robed salesman, seeing Linley stare at the arrow on the counter while shaking his head, couldnt help but speak out. This is a godslayer arrow. Generally speaking, if a full God is hit by this arrow, he will definitely die. Even a Highgod, upon being hit by ten arrows, will most likely have his soul dissipate and his spirit shatter!

How is that possible? Bebe stared. This arrow is just a material attack. How could it so easily kill someone?

Material attack?

The violet-robed salesman snickered. If it was just an ordinary arrow, how could it be sold here? This arrow has been dipped in a special soul poison developed by a Highgod of the Edicts of Death. Hmph, this is specially meant for dealing with souls.

Hearing this, Linley couldnt help but be intrigued.

Soul poison?

When I was in the Yulan continent, when I encountered that Grand Warlock, didnt he have Yale use soul poison to kill me? Linley had drank that wine, then suffered the attack of the soulsilk poison.

Linley knew long ago that some of the experts who trained in the Edicts of Death were skilled in using soul poison to kill!

That Grand Warlock was only a Demigod.

But now, from the sound of it, this poison was made by a Highgod of the Edicts of Death. Then the power of this poison definitely couldnt be underestimated. It most likely truly was capable of killing a God in a single strike, and ten for a Highgod was about right as well.

But although it is powerful, you still have to be able to hit your enemy with it. Linley understood this principle. Neither a God nor a Highgod would just stand there, letting you hit him at leisure.

However

There were some people who were skilled in assassination.

In addition, when ten thousand people in an army shot out with bows, anyone, no matter how fast, would most likely be finished.

Linley, Delia, and Bebe continued to look at the various items. They discoveredthat there truly were far too many ways to spend money. Many of the items here had effects that were simply terrifying.

They continued to walk forward.

Medicines! Linley walked to a nearby counter. He was shocked. No matter how badly injured ones soul is, as long as ones soul hasnt completely been shattered and dissipated, it will heal instantly and the spiritual energy will also be completely recovered. This was created with great care by a Highgod who was a master of the Edicts of Life.

Linley stared at the explanation placed atop the crystalline medicine jar. He couldnt help but be interested.

When executing soul attacks, the greatest cost was to ones spiritual energy.

But as soon as he saw the price, Linley felt his heart ache in pain.

A single pillcost a million inkstones!

Lets go. Stop looking at these. Linley felt his heart clenching. Many items were good, but the prices were simply too terrifying.

After seeing many items, Linleys group left the third floors main hall. The prices here were simply too terrifying. Linleys group thus returned to the second floor.

The second floor had many people and many items. It even had Golden Soul-Pearls. However, in the Infernal Realm, Golden Soul-Pearls couldnt be considered particularly valuable. Because

In the Infernal Realm, although there were many Deities, there were even more Saints!

Many races in the Infernal Realm would naturally reach the Saint-level in adulthood. With so many Saintsquite a few of these Saints had their souls used for refining souls into Golden Soul-Pearls.

A single Golden Soul-Pearl, roughly the same size as the one I previously acquired. The pricea hundred thousand inkstones. Whew. Still pretty expensive. Linley said to himself.

At this time, the violet-robed salesman behind the counter laughed and said, This Golden Soul-Pearl can be used for strengthening the soul, and it is easily absorbable. It doesnt have to be refined.

Theres another type of gem here. That one over there. It is known as an amethyst! If you absorb all of the energy within it, in terms of the amount of benefit it provides to your soul, it is roughly on par with that of a Golden Soul-Pearl. The price, however, is only ten thousand inkstones. The violet-robed salesman said.

Linley was somewhat startled.

The nearby Bebe spoke out. Oh? You said the amount of benefit is about the same for nourishing the soul. So why is the difference in price nearly ten times? Its too much.

The violet-robed salesman laughed, Thats because this refining and purifying this amethyst is extremely difficult. A person who isnt an expert in refining will most likely lose 80% of the power the amethyst holds while refining it, leaving only 20% remainingand the speed is very slow as well. It takes a lot of time. Thus, the price is only ten thousand inkstones.

Refining and purifying? Linley had a thought.

Actually, Deities of the Edicts of Death had to spend a great amount of spiritual energy in refining souls or in refining these amethysts.

But Linley was different. He had the Coiling Dragon ring!

Ill buy one and give it a try. Lets see if the Coiling Dragon ring is capable of refining an amethyst just like how it refines souls. Linley said to himself.

Linley immediately spend ten thousand inkstones to buy an amethyst.

The amethyst was semi-translucent, and it contained a blurry, violet fog within it. It seemed very beautiful. With a flip of his hand, Linley stored the amethyst into his Coiling Dragon ring.

Crackle

In almost the blink of an eye, that amethyst was transformed into a pile of rubble, while at the same time, an enormous amount of golden fog began to swirl about within the Coiling Dragon ring.

The refining had already completed!

Linleys eyes lit up. Doesnt that mean I can buy amethysts and refine them into Golden Soul-Pearls? This meant that he could buy an amethyst for ten thousand inkstones, and then sell them for seventy thousand inkstones.

This was a profit of 700% to 800%!

He currently had roughly a million inkstones. In but a few cycles, he would then have tens of millions of inkstones.

Wait. The Coiling Dragon ring only refines it to a golden fog. How would I crystallize them into a golden pearl? Linley didnt have any idea as to how to cause the golden fog to crystallize.

The golden fog was soul essence. Linley didnt have any means to compress it. There was no way his divine power could interact with this sort of soul essence. His spiritual energy could, but upon the spiritual energy drawing near, it would begin to absorb the golden fog and strengthen his soul.

Unfortunately, although I have a good method of making money, I dont have any way of condensing the golden fog into a golden pearl. Linley sighed to himself.

The refining, purifying, and condensing of soul essences belonged to a technique of the Edicts of Death.

Linley also wanted to be able to fill the golden fog into a crystal ball.

He trusted that the golden fog stored within a crystal ball could be sold to someone. At worst, the price would be a bit lower than for the Golden Soul-Pearl. He would still be able to make a killing.

But

This golden auraalthough I control it through the Coiling Dragon ring and I can make it leave the ring, as soon as it does so, it will begin to dissipate. After it leaves the Coiling Dragon ring, I dont have any way of controlling it. Naturally, I wont be able to make it enter a crystal ball. Linley felt very discouraged.

Linley was completely incapable of controlling this golden fog.

He didnt understand the Edicts of Death. Thus, his spiritual energy naturally devoured the soul essences as soon as they touched. Perhaps others might understand the Edicts of Death, but they couldnt possibly control something like the Coiling Dragon ring.

Forget it. It is already good to be able to strengthen my own soul. Linley didnt care too much.

The purpose of him coming to the Infernal Realm was to grow and to break through.

As for money? He just needed enough to use.

These amethysts, give me ten of them. Linley said. The more powerful the soul, the faster one would train, and the stronger ones spiritual attacks would be.

Linley naturally wouldnt be too stingy.

Amethysts? The violet-robed salesman was very puzzled. It was very hard to refine amethysts. One was enough. Why ten more?

But the violet-robed salesman didnt really care. Perhaps hes too poor. Hed rather spend time to slowly absorb amethysts rather than buy a Golden Soul-Pearl. But how could he have known that Linley had a Sovereign artifact that was able to instantly refine amethysts and purify the soul essences within?