Give Me a Copy

Gu Qingfeng stared at the dozens of high-grade elixirs listed in the catalog, feeling overwhelmed and dazzled.

"Lord Gu, which elixir would you like to purchase?" the clerk asked respectfully by his side.

As a Demon Suppression Bureau officer one rank lower than Gu Qingfeng, he naturally dared not be disrespectful.

Thud!

Gu Qingfeng closed the catalog and tossed it back to the clerk, exuding an air of dominance as he said, "Give me a copy of this entire catalog."

"A... a whole copy!?" The clerk's eyes widened in shock, his voice stuttering with disbelief. "You... you can't be serious, can you?"

Gu Qingfeng shot him a glare. "Do I look like I'm joking? I want everything in this catalog. Hurry up and get it for me."

"But... but your merit points aren't enough for that," the clerk stammered.

"What!? A million merit points isn't enough? Are you kidding me?" Gu Qingfeng exclaimed in surprise.

"Lord Gu, how would I dare to joke about such matters? The elixirs you're looking at are all high-grade, and many of them aren't even available at our Wutong Prefecture branch. They're stored at the headquarters. Each one is priceless. For example, a single Life-Restoring Elixir costs a hundred thousand merit points. Your million merit points simply aren't enough to buy the entire catalog.

If you'd like to purchase a few, I can contact the headquarters to arrange for delivery."

Gu Qingfeng was stunned. These elixirs were far more expensive than he had imagined!

He had thought his million merit points would be more than enough to clean out the entire contribution hall. Now it seemed that was far from the case.

The catalog likely listed items from the entire Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau, not just the Wutong Prefecture branch. With just a million merit points, it was impossible to buy out the entire catalog.

"Damn it, these elixirs are so expensive! Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Gu Qingfeng snapped.

"Lord Gu, you didn't ask me. You just demanded the high-grade item catalog and said you wanted to buy the whole thing..."

"Hey! Are you backtalking me now?"

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. So, Lord Gu, are you still interested in purchasing anything?"

"Of course I am! What else would I be here for? Give me a mid-grade item catalog instead."

The clerk quickly complied, handing over a mid-grade elixir catalog.

Gu Qingfeng opened it and saw the following listed:

Cultivation Foundation Pill, True Essence Pill, Ascension Pill, Cleansing Marrow Pill, Jade Essence Pill, Five Elements Pill, Elephant Strength Pill, Earth Spirit Pill, Disaster-Breaking Pill...

This time, Gu Qingfeng was more cautious. He checked the prices next to each item.

Cultivation Foundation Pill: 200 merit points.

True Essence Pill: 500 merit points.

Ascension Pill: 1,000 merit points...

Having a better understanding of the prices, Gu Qingfeng closed the catalog and handed it back to the clerk, once again exuding an air of dominance. "Give me a copy of this entire catalog."

"Ah? Another whole copy?" The clerk was stunned. He had never seen anyone shop like this in the contribution hall. Other Demon Suppression Bureau officers usually bought what they needed, one item at a time. Even those with more resources might buy elixirs by the bottle. But Gu Qingfeng? He wanted to buy the entire catalog.

"What? Are you telling me a million merit points aren't enough for this one either?"

"No, no, it's enough. It's just that some of the elixirs are currently out of stock and would need to be transferred from other branches. It might take some time."

Gu Qingfeng waved his hand decisively. "Forget the out-of-stock ones. Just give me what's available. One bottle of each... make it two bottles. Calculate the total cost."

"Yes, yes, right away," the clerk replied, hurriedly picking up an abacus to start calculating.

After two incense sticks' worth of time, the clerk finally finished.

"Lord Gu, the total comes to 339,800 merit points."

"Round it down to 330,000," Gu Qingfeng said casually.

The clerk forced a smile. "Lord Gu, you're joking, right? The Demon Suppression Bureau isn't like an ordinary shop. We don't have the practice of rounding down. Besides, you're asking to round down nearly ten thousand merit points. That's quite a lot."

"I'm spending so many merit points, and you won't even round it down? Do you think I'm the type to haggle over money? I need face, understand?"

"Lord Gu, this... this really isn't possible."

"Fine, fine. Forget it then. Next catalog."

The clerk quickly handed over a spiritual weapon catalog.

Gu Qingfeng flipped through it.

Yellow-grade superior spiritual weapon, Turtle Pattern Armor.

Yellow-grade middle spiritual weapon, Crimson Yang Sword.

Black-grade inferior spiritual weapon, Purple Gold Hammer.

Black-grade middle spiritual weapon, Binding Dragon Rope...

For spiritual weapons, Gu Qingfeng didn't say he wanted the entire catalog. After all, his body was already the best spiritual weapon. Most of these weapons were unnecessary.

For example, defensive spiritual weapons like the Black-grade ones were no match for his indestructible body. Only Earth-grade spiritual weapons could compare, but those weren't available here.

Many offensive spiritual weapons were also unnecessary. Where could they compare to the Wood King Sword, a once Earth-grade spiritual weapon? It would be better to spend that merit points on more wood-attribute treasures to help restore the Wood King Sword's grade.

Of course, the main reason was that he couldn't afford to buy the entire catalog of spiritual weapons anyway. They were far more expensive than elixirs.

After flipping through the catalog, Gu Qingfeng finally found a spiritual weapon worth purchasing.

Black-grade inferior spiritual weapon, [Hurricane Boots], a wind-attribute auxiliary spiritual weapon with functions like lightening the body, increasing speed, and controlling wind, and the ability to fly briefly.

Speed was Gu Qingfeng's biggest weakness. These Hurricane Boots would be perfect for enhancing his speed.

No hesitation—he had to buy them.

After purchasing the spiritual weapon, Gu Qingfeng also bought hundreds of talismans. This time, he didn't buy the entire catalog. Many of the talismans were designed to deal with demons and monsters, which he didn't need. So he only bought some for use against humans and some auxiliary ones.

He also bought many array disks, which could directly activate arrays, as well as a large quantity of wood-attribute treasures.

He didn't buy any martial skills, as his current "One Word Scorching Sun Sword" was sufficient.

For cultivation techniques, he bought one: the Pure Yang Infinite Technique.

The Pure Yang Technique Gu Qingfeng had been practicing was a simplified version of the Pure Yang Infinite Technique. The latter was difficult to cultivate and could only be mastered by true geniuses.

The reason was that the power of the energy cultivated by the Pure Yang Infinite Technique was exceptionally high. This meant that the amount of natural energy consumed for cultivation was also greatly increased. If an average person could absorb ten units of natural energy in a day, those ten units could be converted into ten strands of Pure Yang energy. If converted into Pure Yang Infinite energy, only one strand could be produced from those ten units. Both techniques required a hundred strands to break through to the next level.

This meant that an average person practicing the Pure Yang Infinite Technique would be ten times less efficient than someone practicing the Pure Yang Technique. While the quality of the energy would be higher, how long would it take to break through to the next level?

For geniuses, however, the situation was entirely different. A genius might be able to absorb a hundred units of natural energy in a day.

The reason the Demon Suppression Bureau promoted the Pure Yang Technique was that it was simpler and didn't require such high innate talent, making it more suitable for the masses. But it wasn't suitable for true geniuses.

Gu Qingfeng also felt that the Pure Yang Technique wasn't suitable for him, so he bought the Pure Yang Infinite Technique.