Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

When Chu Xiu pushed the door open, the sight that greeted him was a middle-aged man wearing thick-framed glasses, who seemed quite scholarly.

The man merely glanced up at Chu Xiu, then lowered his head again.

In this era, customers generally seemed to dislike being disturbed; if one enthusiastically approached them, it would more likely expedite their departure.

Especially in a bookstore, a place that requires silence.

However, what the middle-aged man didn’t expect was that as soon as the visitor entered, he walked straight towards him with a clear purpose.

"There are always people beyond people, mountains beyond mountains," he said.

The bookstore owner looked up in surprise; the person in front of him was clad in a wide cloak and wore a strange bronze mask on his face.

Upon seeing the visitor clearly, the owner immediately put down the book in his hands and plastered an eager smile on his face.

"Esteemed guest, please follow me," he said.

Chu Xiu nodded, following behind the owner, and they arrived at the staff’s internal lounge. The bookstore owner triggered several mechanisms, and soon a secret passage leading underground opened before Chu Xiu.

"Please follow me, esteemed guest. Is this your first time at our outpost?" the owner asked as he walked into the secret passage.

Chu Xiu remained silent.

The owner continued, "I am Sun the Seventeenth, although this is just a codename. You may call me the contact, the owner, or even the seller."

"According to the rules, I will explain the transaction process and security once; if you, the guest, have already heard it, please bear with me."

As Sun the Seventeenth spoke, he lit a small lamp, and the soft light instantly illuminated the secret passage.

The passage was very deep, and both walls were carved with intricate inscriptions that seemed to form one complex array after another.

"The passage before you, guest, leads thirty meters underground. The inscriptions within are isolation arrays inscribed by experts, capable of blocking nearly all probing methods."

"Whether in the passage or the room where we’ll conduct the transaction, there exists nothing other than a machine for conducting transactions. We won’t probe you, nor will there be any records of your visit here, ensuring that your transaction leaves no trace that can be tracked."

"If during the transaction, you notice anything amiss or have any questions, you can stop the transaction and ask me for details anytime."

Chu Xiu nodded, still not speaking.

Seeing this, Sun the Seventeenth recognized that this guest was likely someone who disliked small talk, so he quickened his pace and soon arrived at the chamber at the bottom of the passage.

The room was indeed, as described, a perfectly square room without any decorations, not even a single chair, with nothing visible but walls full of isolation arrays and a computer-like device placed centrally.

Perhaps to dispel suspicion, even the computer’s casing was removed, rendering it as minimalistic as possible.

Clearly, the people of Mountain View Building understood that those who might visit this place valued "privacy" more than outward "service."

Chu Xiu used his divine sense to scan and found nothing unusual.

Sun the Seventeenth walked up to the "computer," plugged a line into his arm, and instantly, a simple line of numbers appeared on the display screen.

[Connecting to Abyss City...]

"Oh?"

Chu Xiu looked on with some surprise.

Is this treating the human body like a data cable connecting to the outer world?

It must be said, it is indeed a reliable confidentiality method.

Sun the Seventeenth smiled and began, "We at Mountain View Building have put in great efforts to ensure the anonymity of transactions, which is why we have gained everyone’s trust."

Chu Xiu nodded.

Sun the Seventeenth asked, "Do you need me to introduce the confidentiality of Abyss Coin to you again?"

Chu Xiu shook his head, "No need, start the transaction."

He had already conducted an investigation beforehand.

Abyss Coin is a cryptographic digital currency similar to Bitcoin, employing various encryption methods, making it impossible even for the creator of Abyss Coin to track the whereabouts of every coin.

Compared to Bitcoin, Abyss Coin is stronger in that through the special rules of Abyss City, each Abyss Coin’s encrypted data is constantly changing and is only determined upon use.

And every Abyss Coin has its unique address; simply put, each Abyss Coin is an account, meaning the transaction does not rely on real user information and will not leak any of Chu Xiu’s identity at all.

The transaction process is also guaranteed by blockchain technology and obfuscation techniques, with the former ensuring transaction records cannot be tampered with, and the latter mixing multiple transactions together, making the specific number and time of transactions indeterminable.

Overall, the confidentiality is alarmingly strong. Chu Xiu had undergone a makeover and arrived in another city far away from Jiang City, making exposure incredibly unlikely.

"Well then, guest, what level of transaction would you like to conduct?" Sun the Seventeenth asked with a smile.

This was Mountain View Building’s rule: the higher the level transaction, the more advanced the item information available, and the more precious they are.

The method to determine the level is also straightforward and crude; you only need to display sufficiently high-dominated Abyss Coin value.

Within the ten thousand Abyss Coins She Ti gave him, there was a high-denomination Abyss Coin worth five thousand.

"Level 8," Chu Xiu said.

"I need your public key."

Chu Xiu nodded and connected his spirit to the information body of Abyss City, drawing out the highest value Abyss Coin and inserting it into the custom machine of Mountain View Building.

Instantly, the data within that Abyss Coin ceased its constant changes, becoming determined, and uploaded into Mountain View Building’s database.