Chapter 571: Ancient Copper Plate

Lin Feng entered the hall, his gaze briefly sweeping over the people before him.

He saw that most of them were dressed in alchemist robes, strolling quietly inside.

Only when they spotted something of interest would they pause before a jade stand and examine those items closely.

If they liked something, they would then begin negotiating terms with the vendor.

"Husband, there are no special trading rules here, but most alchemists normally buy and sell on a first-come, first-served basis. However, those non-alchemist cultivators, if they lack internal consumption or a familiar alchemist, and choose to sell their items here, are likely seeking to maximize profit and will opt for competitive bidding."

"However, unlike outside auctions, the bidding here is not done by shouting prices; instead, you must send a soul transmission to the owner, and then the item itself chooses."

After entering, Ye Xinlan immediately whispered an explanation in Lin Feng's ear.

"Hmm."

Lin Feng nodded, indicating he understood.

Then he tightened his arm around the woman's soft waist and said to the beautiful woman beside him, "Xinlan, if you see something you like, just tell me; I'll buy it for you, husband."

Immediately after, worried that Xiao Yixian might be jealous, he also whispered in her ear, "Xian Er too."

Hearing this, both women nodded and leaned into Lin Feng's embrace.

Afterwards, they continued walking deeper into the hall.

On the jade stands with people, various medicinal herbs, scrolls, and even pills were scattered about.

Moreover, Lin Feng could tell at a glance that these were not ordinary items.

"The quality of the items here is indeed much better than outside; even the materials for refining Seventh Grade Pinnacle-level medicinal pills are plentiful. I just don't know if they have what I need."

Lin Feng muttered to himself, then continued walking forward.

"Huh, that thing seems like an ancient artifact?"

When Lin Feng approached a cyan jade stand, his body suddenly halted, and his gaze fixed on the stand beside it.

At that stall, an old man in somewhat disheveled alchemist robes was impatiently saying something to someone.

Before him hung a Seventh-Tier Alchemist badge.

However, it was only Seventh Grade High-level, one small step below Lin Feng's level.

And before his small stall, a crowd of alchemists had already gathered.

Obviously, they were drawn to the rare medicinal herbs and formulas.

On that jade stand lay some rare medicinal herbs, scrolls, and a mess of miscellaneous items.

Lin Feng's gaze settled on a pale yellow copper piece among the miscellany.

The copper piece was covered with patches of green verdigris.

Upon closer inspection, faintly strange patterns could be seen on the copper piece.

Clearly, this was no ordinary object.

However, the reason Lin Feng was drawn to it.

was because the pattern on this copper piece closely resembled that on the copper scroll he had obtained in the Magic Beast Mountain Range of the Jia Ma Empire.

If his guess was correct, this item should be similar to that copper scroll.

Within those patterns lay some powder.

And within that powder lay stored information.

"Wait, could this be the very copper piece that Xiao Yan obtained in the original story?"

Suddenly, Lin Feng recalled some fragments from the original work and speculated.

He remembered that inside it was a volume of Soul Cultivation Technique and some Nurturing Spirit Powder.

However, due to the passage of time, the information in that Soul Cultivation Technique scroll was severely fragmented, leaving only a small section.

However, those Nurturing Spirit Powder were comparatively well preserved.

Thinking this, Lin Feng told the two women beside him, "Come, let's go take a look."

Seeing Lin Feng seemed interested in that stall, Xiao Yixian and Ye Xinlan both nodded, and the three of them headed over.

"If you think it's too expensive, then don't buy it; this scroll of the lost Seventh Grade High-level Ancient Medicinal Formula was brought out at great risk from an ancient ruin by this old man, and without five Seventh Grade Pinnacle medicinal pills, you won't take it!"

As Lin Feng just stepped forward, he heard the stall owner shout at an alchemist.

"Hmph, if I don't sell, I won't sell! Though your description of this formula says it can maximize the effect of Earth Core Soul Marrow, that substance can greatly boost a cultivator's soul power, extraordinarily precious—ordinary alchemists might never see it in a lifetime. Even if we bought it, we might not be able to use it; better not to buy!"

Upon hearing that, the middle-aged man wearing a Seventh Grade High-level Alchemist badge flicked his sleeve and stormed off angrily.

Hearing those words, some surrounding alchemists were immediately affected, feeling hesitant.

After all, the middle-aged man's words, though unpleasant, held some truth.

The formation conditions for Earth Core Soul Marrow are overly stringent, making it extremely rare in the world.

They might indeed never see it in their lifetimes.

Moreover, Seventh Grade Pinnacle-level medicinal pills are still quite precious to them.

The disheveled old man, seeing the crowd's reaction, curled his lip and ceased paying them any mind.

However, Lin Feng, who had just arrived here, hearing that the formula was related to Earth Core Soul Marrow, immediately became interested.

He recalled that inside the Xiao Dan Tower's Pill Realm, there seemed to be a portion of Earth Core Soul Marrow.

If he were to successfully enter the Xiao Dan Tower, perhaps he could, under the pretense of seeking medicinal herbs, apply to those Elders for a trial, to see if he could go inside for a turn.

Immediately thereafter, he stepped up and said to the old man, "Would four Seventh Grade Pinnacle medicinal pills be enough to exchange for your scroll?"

Hearing this sudden young voice, the surrounding crowd's attention instantly turned toward him.

When they saw the Seventh Grade Pinnacle Alchemist badge on Lin Feng's chest, they were all greatly surprised.

Of course, their surprise was not about the Seventh Grade Pinnacle Alchemist rank itself.

but that Lin Feng could achieve the Seventh Grade Pinnacle Alchemist realm at such a young age.

The old man also stared for a moment, then said, "You're so young and already a Seventh Grade Pinnacle Alchemist; you must be the famed Lin Feng everyone's been talking about."

"That's the one who defeated the top genius of the Dan Region, Cao Ying's Lin Feng?!"

Upon hearing the old man's words, the surrounding crowd immediately burst into whispers.

As for that disheveled old man, he slowly picked up the scroll, shook his head, and said, "If you can produce four peak seventh-grade medicinal pills, this prescription will be yours."