The eye of timecarving’s peculiar characteristics, along with the shopkeeper’s earlier boasting, had already drawn the attention of every customer in Tianyan Shop.
They all stared at Mu Yanxin, waiting for her to reveal the abilities of the eye of timecarving, eager to broaden their horizons.
Under the gaze of so many people, the shopkeeper’s attitude changed immediately.
He absolutely couldn’t let customers leave with the impression that the shop bullied its patrons, especially since it was he who had asked the girl in the first place if she could reveal the eye of timecarving’s powers.
Rather than let Old Man Liu spend money or trade a Immortal Remains Exotic Eye for this information, it would be better for him to offer it as a prize himself.
Not only could he leave a good impression on Senior Liu, such a valuable client, but it would also make the other customers feel that his shop was generous.
He could treat it as a promotional event—after all, immortal remains exotic eye wasn’t expensive, easily mass-produced, and nowhere near as valuable as a genuine exotic eye.
“Can I pick any immortal remains exotic eye?” Mu Yanxin looked toward the product shelf, where delicate eyeballs were displayed.
Unlike the exotic eye currently being shown by the shopkeeper, each sealed in its own container, these immortal remains exotic eye were placed directly in display boxes.
Every single one revealed hints of mechanical structure, reminding Mu Yanxin of a puppet’s eye; some weren’t even eyeball-shaped, but rather thin round disks, etched with all kinds of patterns.
Combining this with her earlier understanding of immortal remains, Mu Yanxin roughly understood—immortal remains was an artificial organ unique to this world, capable of being transplanted into a human body; immortal remains exotic eye, as the name suggested, was a immortal remains made to replace an eye.
“Yes, anything on that shelf is fair game, of course, as long as you can truly state the eye of timecarving’s powers, Miss.” The shopkeeper replied with a proud smile.
Whether it was the value and rarity of the eye of timecarving or the variety of immortal remains exotic eye, both were sources of his pride.
The other customers all wore envious expressions—choose any immortal remains exotic eye? They wanted one too, but not a single one of them could name the eye of timecarving’s abilities. They couldn’t even find the name online.
With real benefits at stake, and since the shopkeeper had made such a bold promise, he couldn’t risk his reputation.
Mu Yanxin said, “The eye of timecarving can accelerate or suspend time within a fixed area, affecting both enemies and oneself. It can also be used to rewind time on oneself, restoring to peak condition, even…”
Seeing Mu Yanxin stop halfway, the old man hurriedly pressed, “Even what?”
The information provided by the immortal brain was so astonishing that even Mu Yanxin could hardly believe it, but she still recited it, “It can separate one’s own past time, cutting out different versions of oneself from history as incarnations.”
“It’s said that the highest-level eye of timecarving can even reverse time and return to the past, but to this day, no one has succeeded—not even a true immortal could supply the enormous power required.”
Hearing such a heaven-defying ability, everyone’s eyes turned red with greed; many now looked at the eye of timecarving with covetous intent.
Accelerating one’s own time meant being able to cultivate faster.
Rewinding time on oneself meant that, as long as one wasn’t dead, any injury could be healed.
Being able to pause time in an area meant, in a duel, one would be invincible.
Splitting off past selves was even more terrifying; that meant two, three, four, even dozens of oneself could gang up on an enemy.
Other great cultivators could create external avatars or clones, but that always required a massive investment of resources. Now, a single exotic eye could accomplish the same.
Not to mention reversing time and returning to the past—that was an ultimate, heaven-defying ability of the true immortals, far beyond what ordinary cultivators could imagine.
“Hmph!” The old man let out a cold snort.
A powerful aura erupted, startling the crowd awake.
Only then did they remember that there was a high-level cultivator present—how could they dare be reckless?
Besides, since Tianyan Shop dared display its treasure, it would surely have corresponding security measures in place to protect the eye of timecarving—not afraid of being robbed.
Even if someone did manage to steal it, they couldn’t escape the mall’s guards, not to mention the pursuit of Yuzhen City, or even the whole Qingxu Kingdom.
Mu Yanxin was also shaken by this aura, stumbling back three steps before her parents caught her.
Luckily, the aura vanished as quickly as it appeared; the old man had merely meant to wake everyone up.
But as she steadied herself, her eyes were full of suspicion and amazement.
At the instant the old man’s aura burst out, she sensed his cultivation level—he was actually a foundation establishment cultivator, but how could such a terrifying aura belong to someone merely at foundation establishment?
Mu Yanxin had met many foundation establishment cultivators; even as a Nascent Soul cultivator in her previous life, she was far inferior to this old man.
She judged that he must be at least at Void Refinement or even the Body Integration stage, just concealing his true cultivation.
But the moment his aura burst forth, the immortal brain displayed the recorded data: “Realman Green Willow, a millennia-old willow tree demon, late Golden Core stage demon cultivator.”
Mu Yanxin didn’t doubt the part about a millennia-old willow tree demon, but the evaluation of “late Golden Core stage” was almost comical.
Apparently, the immortal brain could only scan his surface level, unable to judge his true realm.
“Senior Liu, why be bothered with these juniors? To be moved by treasures is only natural.” The shopkeeper smiled in persuasion.
“I was only giving them a warning. Young friend, was what you said correct? Does the eye of timecarving really have such heaven-defying powers?” The old man asked with concern.
“Of course. Though she hasn’t yet named all the eye of timecarving’s functions, she’s already listed the most important powers. Such a heaven-defying exotic eye is not something ordinary treasures can be exchanged for,” the shopkeeper nodded in agreement.
“These past years, I’ve traveled far and wide, gaining many great fortunes; I have quite a few rare treasures on me. This Eye of Timecarving, I am determined to obtain,” the old man declared confidently.
“Then, Senior Liu, please come into the inner hall and we can discuss business in detail. Qing’er, tend to this young lady and let her choose a immortal remains exotic eye from the shelf as her prize,” the shopkeeper said, smiling brightly.
“Yes.” A delicate young girl in a short skirt answered politely, then gestured to Mu Yanxin, “This way, Miss. All the immortal remains exotic eye in our shop are of top quality—you’ll surely find one to your liking.”
The shopkeeper and the old man headed to the back room, while the girl named Qing’er—a foundation establishment cultivator herself—remained to serve Mu Yanxin with great courtesy, even though Mu Yanxin was only at the Qi Refining stage.
Mu Yanxin didn’t know whether to marvel at the strange hierarchies of this world, or admit that this shop truly trained its staff strictly.
Mu Yanxin followed Qing’er to the shelf, her parents trailing behind, faces full of astonishment.
They hadn’t even managed to buy new clothes, and yet their child had just won a prize with her extraordinary knowledge.
Each immortal remains exotic eye on the shelf was marked at tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of spirit stones—something their family would never dare buy under normal circumstances.
Who would have thought the shop would just give one away for free? How generous.
But inwardly, Mu Yanxin grumbled.
The immortal brain’s search results showed that these exotic eye could be bought for just a few thousand, or at most tens of thousands of spirit stones online.
She didn’t know how to actually shop online here, but it was clear this shop marked up the price ridiculously.