Chapter 352: Chapter 351: Picking the Missed Deal _1

“Boss, how many spirit stones for this bottle?” Lu Yang casually asked as he squatted down.

“Fine taste, sir. This jade bottle was obtained from a secret realm established by a Nascent Soul cultivator. It contains diluted Taiyi True Water. Eighty thousand spirit stones.”

Lu Yang’s eye twitched. ‘Are you robbing people?’ The total worth of a Golden Core stage cultivator was only about a hundred thousand spirit stones.

Moreover, Fairy Eternity had already informed him that the Taiyi True Water in it had been diluted by ten thousand times. The power contained in my piss is stronger than it.

In a market, if your brains, knowledge, and eyesight all failed to work, you would easily be deceived.

Luckily, he had Fairy Eternity with him.

“What is the effect of the elixir in this bottle?”

“Cultivators often have difficulty forming golden cores in one go. This bottle contains an elixir that can simulate the process of forming golden cores with a sixty percent similarity to the actual process, greatly increasing the chances of success. One bottle costs thirty thousand spirit stones,” the peddler enthusiastically pitched.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou exchanged glances. They were puzzled. Isn’t forming golden cores always a one-time success?

Lu Yang shook the elixir bottle and laughed, “You’re not being honest, boss. Even it is sealed by a forbidden spell, the effect of the elixir is still dissipating. Thirty thousand per bottle is the price for a full bottle, not for the elixir in this bottle.”

The peddler complimented Lu Yang for his sharp eyes with a smile on his face, while secretly startled inside. He had met someone who knew his stuff.

“What about this flying sword? Don’t tell me it was used by the master of the secret realm,” Lu Yang casually said, his flippant attitude made the peddler uncertain.

The peddler was clueless, but Meng Jingzhou had seen through it. Lu Yang had set such a big stage for it, the flying sword was his goal.

This shabby flying sword, could it be hiding some secret?

“This flying sword is sturdy and has survived a hundred years without decaying. While it may not be able to be paired with a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, it is definitely one of the close quarters magic artifacts. This was probably left in the secret realm because it had gone through a big battle and it would have actually been a loss to fix it!” The peddler said adamantly, as if he had personally witnessed a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator wielding the flying sword against enemies.

Lu Yang did not believe the peddler’s bullshit, but another question occurred to him. How could an Immortal Sword be worn out? Even after hundreds of thousands of years, it should not be like this.

Unless it really had been through a big battle and the immortal sword was damaged!

Who was the enemy?

“Enough, save these words to deceive others. Don’t think that I can’t discern. This flying sword is of poor quality and barely useful for a Golden Core stage cultivator. It should be a sword worn by a Foundation Establishment cultivator.”

Although the peddler didn’t know the origin of the flying sword, he couldn’t let Lu Yang make a final judgement.

“This is definitely the sword used by the master of the secret realm when he was at the Golden Core stage, there’s no way it was used at the Foundation Establishment stage!”

Lu Yang wore a bored look on his face: “Three thousand spirit stones. The flying sword is already broken, I need to repair it once I get it back.”

“At least twenty thousand!”

“Let’s go.” Lu Yang stood up and was ready to go.

“Hey wait, we can negotiate the price, eighteen thousand spirit stones!”

Lu Yang coldly said: “Five thousand spirit stones.”

The peddler gritted his teeth. Whenever he set up his stall in other places, people complained about the sword being too shabby and nobody wanted to buy it. It was not easy to finally find a buyer in the Qingzhou Festival. If they missed this opportunity, who knows when the next one would be: “Five thousand then, we can make friends this way!”

Seeing that Lu Yang got the flying sword as he wished, Meng Jingzhou curiously asked with a telepathic message: “What is the origin of this flying sword?”

“It was used by Ancient Immortal.”

Meng Jingzhou gasped in cold air and watched Lu Yang enviously. What a big bargain he has got!

Originally, Lu Yang intended to inquire indirectly about where the peddler got the flying sword. But the moment the peddler opened his mouth saying he got it from a Nascent Soul Realm, he knew he wouldn’t find out anything.

Aiming at a high price, merchants always create a background story of the items. In other words, the most probable place where this flying sword could come from was the Nascent Soul Realm.

It probably was picked up randomly by a Nascent Soul cultivator and the origin could no longer be traced.

Lu Yang examined the flying sword. It was badly damaged, but there were no blood stains or notches. The fracture surface was rough, as if someone had broken it by brute force.

The instinct of a Sword Spirit Root told him that this had absolutely been an unrivalled good sword at some point.

“Does Qilin Immortal practice sword cultivation?”

Fairy Eternity shook her head: “No, Qilin Immortal doesn’t use swords. Let’s go and see if there are any other good items.”

“Wait a moment. If Qilin Immortal doesn’t use swords, what is this flying sword used for?”

“Eh, didn’t I tell you about it? When Qilin Immortal did something wrong, those two cheeky girls, Dragon and Phoenix, would put all the flying swords upright to form a square and make Qilin Immortal kneel on the sword tips.”

“Therefore, Qilin Immortal asked Yingtian Immortal to make a bunch of flying swords. They looked sparkly and remarkable, but they were powerless when used. It’s similar to kneeling on foam.”

“Later, when Dragon and Phoenix found out about this, they got angry and broke all the flying swords. The one in your hand is one of them.”

Lu Yang: “…”

So, I spent five thousand spirit stones to bring this thing home?

Lu Yang was thinking about asking Fairy Eternity to help him pick up a bargain, and let Meng Jingzhou experience the joy of picking up a bargain too.

But it seemed like he would give up this idea now, lest he let Fairy Eternity waste Meng Jingzhou’s Spirit Stones.

…

“Sir, disciples from Laurel Fairy Palace, Five Elements Sect, and Prison Suppressing Sect have arrived. They are waiting outside.” An attendant reported respectfully.

The governor nodded slightly, showing great importance to the people of the Five Great Immortal Sects: “Only three sects, no one from Seek Dao Sect and Suspension Temple are here? Then invite them in.”

The Qingzhou Festival was jointly held by the Qingzhou government office and the local First-Class Sects in Qingzhou. If people from the Five Great Immortal Sects came, it would elevate the status of the Qingzhou Festival.

“The old ancestor from Seek Dao Sect who was once the governor here had set a precedent.” The governor sighed sentimentally. Regardless of whether the people from the Seek Dao Sect were reliable or not, their free-spirited thinking was unmatched by anyone else.

Exactly, the Qingzhou Festival was initially proposed by Seek Dao Sect.

If the Qingzhou Festival was well-managed, it would be counted as part of the performance report.

The most appealing aspect of the Qingzhou Festival was the interaction between cultivators. However, the fair would be unappealing to the geniuses who could interact within the Five Great Immortal Sects.

Sending people over was a way for them to show their respect to the Qingzhou government office.

“What are you doing standing there? Hurry up and go!” The governor looked at the attendant standing in place with confusion.

“Sir, there’s a problem. It seems that the disciples from the immortal sects have no place to stay.”

“What about the post station?”

“As per your instructions, sir, to let high rank cultivators feel the enthusiasm of the government office, they all live in the post station.”

“What about the inns at the foot of the mountain?”

“They are all full.”

“Then build a few houses temporarily.”

“There’s no place. When planning at that time, we occupied all places to accommodate more people.”

The governor faced a difficult moment. It was a good thing for the Five Great Immortal Sects to send people over, but if their hospitality wasn’t up to par and they lost face, it would be difficult to invite people from the Five Great Immortal Sects in the future.

“Doesn’t the government office have a single house left?” the governor asked unwillingly, hoping the attendant could think of something.

The attendant did actually think of a place: “There is indeed a place that can accommodate people, and it has a huge area, with plenty of empty rooms. It was built by us and you can stay there with just one word from you, sir, no Spirit Stones needed.”

The governor’s eyes brightened: “Where is it?”

“The prison.”