Chapter 17: Marketplace

After Ye Qingxuan finished exchanging for the spells,

he left the Hall of Dharma Transmission and arrived at the Hall of All Things!

The Hall of All Things is the place in the Xuantian Sect where various resources and items are exchanged.

Ye Qingxuan came to the Hall of All Things because he wanted to exchange for an alchemy furnace to use for pill refining.

Because the various resources in the Hall of All Things are relatively chaotic, it cannot be exchanged automatically like the Hall of Dharma Transmission; instead, it requires human operation.

Based on the large number of Xuantian Sect disciples, the Hall of All Things specifically opened more than ten windows in the main hall to operate.

Basically, every window has a manager responsible for the exchange matters of the sect disciples.

Ye Qingxuan walked into the Hall of All Things, scanned the area, found an empty window, walked up, and asked:

"Greetings, Manager. This disciple wishes to exchange for an alchemy furnace. May I ask what the price is?"

The manager inside the window heard Ye Qingxuan's words, looked up at Ye Qingxuan, discovered that Ye Qingxuan only had the cultivation base of the Qi Refining Realm, and then said:

"An alchemy furnace of the Lower Grade magic treasure level is 300 contribution points; a Mid-grade magic treasure level alchemy furnace is 700 contribution points; an Upper Grade magic treasure level alchemy furnace is 1,200 contribution points."

Hearing the price of the alchemy furnace, Ye Qingxuan said with a look of wanting to cry but having no tears:

"Manager, why is the price so expensive?"

After he finished exchanging for the spells, he only had 800 contribution points left. He originally wanted to exchange for a Supreme Grade magic treasure level alchemy furnace; he didn't expect that he couldn't even exchange for an Upper Grade magic treasure level alchemy furnace.

The manager heard Ye Qingxuan complaining about the price, glanced at him, and subconsciously asked:

"New here? Haven't been out to venture yet, right?"

"Uh? Yes!"

Ye Qingxuan nodded honestly.

Apart from the Ye family and the Xuantian Sect, he really hadn't been to any other places.

Seeing Ye Qingxuan nod in admission, the manager had an "as expected" look and said:

"Kid, the alchemy furnaces in our Xuantian Sect, if you go to any casual cultivator marketplace outside, the price can at least double. And you're still complaining it's expensive?"

Hearing the manager's words, Ye Qingxuan gave a sheepish smile and said embarrassedly:

"It was this disciple who was reckless. Then please, Manager, give this disciple a Mid-grade magic treasure level alchemy furnace!"

"Hmm!"

The manager inside the window nodded slightly, turned around, took a small three-legged alchemy furnace, and handed it to Ye Qingxuan.

After exchanging for this alchemy furnace, Ye Qingxuan only had 100 contribution points left.

But he still needed to purchase spiritual herbs, and these 100 contribution points were clearly insufficient.

Remembering that he still had 33,300 Lower Grade spirit stones in his storage ring, Ye Qingxuan looked at the manager and asked:

"Manager, this disciple also wants to exchange for spiritual herbs, but my contribution points are insufficient. I wonder if there is any way to purchase them using spirit stones?"

Ye Qingxuan learned from the sect manual that all resources in the Hall of All Things need to be exchanged using contribution points, so he was only asking for a channel to purchase spiritual herbs with spirit stones!

Regarding this aspect, the manager was not prepared to hide it from Ye Qingxuan and said:

"There is a large marketplace inside the sect where spirit stones can be used for transactions. You can go take a look. The disciples guarding the teleportation array know where it is; just ask and you'll know!"

"Really?"

Hearing that there was a large marketplace inside the Xuantian Sect, Ye Qingxuan was pleasantly surprised, but then he hesitated again:

"Is this marketplace legal? Does the sect allow it?"

He hadn't seen any relevant records about the marketplace in the sect manual, so he was a bit hesitant.

If it were legal, then if he achieved success in alchemy in the future, could he also open a shop in the marketplace?

Thinking of this, Ye Qingxuan's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but show excitement on his face.

The manager heard this, saw the excitement on Ye Qingxuan's face, gave him a meaningful look, and said:

"Most of the shops in the marketplace are related to the elders in the sect's high-level management.

Moreover, anyone who opens a shop in the marketplace, no matter who they are, the sect will collect 20% of the transaction amount as a management fee.

Those who set up stalls also need to pay a management fee of 100 contribution points per day."

"Is that so?"

Sensing the manager's gaze, Ye Qingxuan subconsciously touched his nose, replied, and was about to leave the Hall of All Things to head to the marketplace.

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, so he asked casually:

"Manager, what is the price of Spirit-Increasing Pills?"

"Ten contribution points each!"

"So expensive?"

Ye Qingxuan exclaimed, his face full of shock.

As a reserve Blessed Land cultivator, he could receive thirty Spirit-Increasing Pills a month. Converted into contribution points, that's 300 contribution points a month, and that's not counting other hidden benefits.

And cultivating a Blessed Land cultivator takes at least several decades. Ye Qingxuan couldn't help but wonder: can a first-order Blessed Land cultivator really allow the sect to break even?

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Ye Qingxuan then continued to ask:

"Then what is the price of Qi-Inducing Pills?"

The manager looked at Ye Qingxuan expressionlessly for a while, making Ye Qingxuan's heart crawl, and he could only look at the manager with a sheepish smile.

Finally, the manager said:

"Ten contribution points per bottle, with ten Qi-Inducing Pills in a bottle."

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan compared them in his heart. As both are first-order pills, there is a ten-fold difference in price! He couldn't help but say:

"Is the price difference too big?"

"The price difference is too big? Kid, you should have used these two types of pills, right? With such a big price difference, shouldn't it be expected?"

Feeling the increasingly impatient tone of the manager opposite, Ye Qingxuan remembered the effects of the two types of pills; the two indeed had no comparability.

So Ye Qingxuan hurriedly said goodbye:

"Manager, thank you for your hard work. This disciple will leave first. Thank you!"

After speaking, without waiting for the manager to react, he ran away nimbly!

The manager inside the window saw this, and a strange smile appeared on his face!

After leaving the Hall of All Things, Ye Qingxuan found the person guarding the teleportation array to ask for the location of the marketplace, and then took the teleportation array to arrive at the marketplace.

When he appeared again, Ye Qingxuan felt as if he were in a huge city, with cultivators coming and going outside the teleportation square.

Just as Ye Qingxuan was stunned, a voice came from behind:

"This Junior Brother, keep moving forward! Don't block the way!"

Ye Qingxuan heard this, looked back, and saw the teleportation array behind him constantly flickering, with people teleporting in from time to time.

Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan hurriedly walked forward and apologized:

"Senior Brothers, my apologies!"

By the time he walked to the main street of the marketplace, he had gradually adapted to the lively environment.

On both sides of the street, many sect disciples were setting up stalls, basically dominated by disciples in the Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Purple Mansion Realms.

"Walk by, don't miss it! Freshly baked Qi-Inducing Pills, big sale at a low price!"

"Clang! Clang! Clang! Come and see! Brand new Mid-grade magic treasure flying sword, doesn't need 999, only 599 Lower Grade spirit stones to take home!"

The hawking sounds coming from both sides from time to time made Ye Qingxuan think he had returned to the morning market of his previous life.

However, not everyone was so enthusiastic and unrestrained.

Shaking his head, Ye Qingxuan waited until he was used to the noise in his ears, then walked toward a slightly quieter stall in the distance.

"This Senior Sister, how do you sell these spiritual herbs?"

Hong Miaomiao, who was lowering her head to arrange her spiritual herbs at the stall, suddenly heard someone call her Senior Sister, immediately looked up happily at Ye Qingxuan, her eyes lighting up:

"Oh my, it's a little Junior Brother? Want to buy spiritual herbs? Senior Sister can sell them to you cheaply!"

Hong Miaomiao is not very old, but she especially likes the feeling of being called Senior Sister.

Ye Qingxuan looked at the spiritual herbs on the stall; most of them were common first-order spiritual herbs, among which were the three spiritual herbs needed for first-order Qi-Inducing Pills: Sky Blue Flower, Purple Spirit Grass, and Spirit-Inducing Flower!

These three herbs are almost everywhere in the Di Xuan Realm, and they barely reach the threshold of spiritual herbs, not even counting as true first-order spiritual herbs.

The value of Qi-Inducing Pills is not high, and Ye Qingxuan was prepared to use them for practice, so he only prepared to purchase a small amount of spiritual herbs for refining Qi-Inducing Pills.

So Ye Qingxuan said:

"How do you sell the three herbs: Sky Blue Flower, Purple Spirit Grass, and Spirit-Inducing Flower?" ===== CHAPTER 18 =====