Chapter 17: Market

After Ye Qingxuan finished exchanging for the spells,

he left the Dharma Transmission Hall and arrived at the Myriad Things Hall!

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

Ye Qingxuan came to the Myriad Things Hall to exchange for an alchemy furnace to refine elixirs.

Because the resources in the Myriad Things Hall are quite miscellaneous, it cannot be self-service like the Dharma Transmission Hall; instead, it requires staff to operate.

Given the large number of disciples in the Xuantian Sect, the Myriad Things Hall specifically opened more than ten windows in the main hall for operations.

Each window is basically managed by a steward responsible for the disciples' exchange matters.

Ye Qingxuan walked into the Myriad Things Hall, glanced around, found an idle window, walked up, and asked:

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

The steward inside the window heard Ye Qingxuan's words, looked up at him, saw that Ye Qingxuan only had a Qi Refining realm cultivation base, and said:

"A low-grade magic treasure level alchemy furnace costs three hundred contribution points; a mid-grade magic treasure level alchemy furnace costs seven hundred contribution points; a high-grade magic treasure level alchemy furnace costs twelve hundred contribution points."

Hearing the price of the alchemy furnace, Ye Qingxuan said with a mix of despair and helplessness:

"Steward, why is the price so high?"

After exchanging for the spells, he only had eight hundred exchange points left. He originally wanted to exchange for an exquisite magic treasure level alchemy furnace, but he couldn't even afford a high-grade magic treasure level one.

Hearing Ye Qingxuan complain about the price, the steward glanced at him and instinctively asked:

"Newcomer? Haven't ventured out yet, have you?"

"Uh? Yes!"

Ye Qingxuan nodded honestly.

Besides the Ye family and the Xuantian Sect, he hadn't actually been anywhere else.

Seeing Ye Qingxuan nod in confirmation, the steward looked as if he had expected this and said:

"Kid, the alchemy furnaces in our Xuantian Sect would at least double in price in any random rogue cultivator market outside. You still think it's expensive?"

Hearing the steward's words, Ye Qingxuan gave an embarrassed smile and said awkwardly:

"This disciple was presumptuous. Then please, steward, give me a mid-grade magic treasure level alchemy furnace!"

"Hmm!"

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

After exchanging for this alchemy furnace, Ye Qingxuan was left with only one hundred contribution points.

But he still needed to buy spiritual herbs, and these one hundred contribution points were clearly insufficient.

Remembering that he still had thirty-three thousand three hundred low-grade spirit stones in his storage ring, Ye Qingxuan looked at the steward and asked:

"Steward, this disciple also wants to exchange for spiritual herbs, but my contribution points are insufficient. Is there any way to purchase them with spirit stones?"

Ye Qingxuan had learned from the sect handbook that all resources in the Myriad Things Hall must be exchanged using contribution points, so he was only asking about the channel to buy spiritual herbs with spirit stones!

Regarding this, the steward did not intend to hide it from Ye Qingxuan and said:

"There is a large market inside the sect where transactions can be made with spirit stones. You can go take a look. The disciples guarding the teleportation formation know where it is; just ask them and you'll find out!"

"Really?"

Hearing that there was a large market inside the Xuantian Sect, Ye Qingxuan felt a surge of excitement, but immediately after, he hesitated and said:

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

He had not seen any relevant records about the market in the sect handbook, so he was somewhat hesitant.

If it is legal, could he open a shop in the market once he becomes proficient in alchemy in the future?

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

Hearing this, the steward saw the excitement on Ye Qingxuan's face, looked at him meaningfully, and said:

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

Moreover, for anyone who opens a shop in the market, regardless of who they are, the sect will charge twenty percent of the transaction volume as a management fee.

Even street vendors need to pay a one-hundred contribution point daily management fee."

"Is that so?"

Sensing the steward's gaze, Ye Qingxuan instinctively touched his nose, replied, and was about to leave the Myriad Things Hall to head to the market.

Suddenly, he seemed to think of something, so he casually asked:

"Steward, what is the price of the Spirit-Enhancing Pill?"

"Ten contribution points per pill!"

"So expensive?"

Ye Qingxuan exclaimed, his face filled with shock.

As a reserve Fortune Cultivator, he could receive thirty Spirit-Enhancing Pills a month. Converted to contribution points, that is three hundred contribution points a month, not counting other hidden benefits.

And cultivating a Fortune Cultivator takes at least several decades. Ye Qingxuan couldn't help but wonder in his heart: can a first-rank Fortune Cultivator really allow the sect to break even?

Suppressing his doubts, Ye Qingxuan continued to ask:

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

The steward looked at Ye Qingxuan expressionlessly for a while, making Ye Qingxuan feel uneasy in his heart, so he could only give an embarrassed smile and look at the steward.

Finally, the steward still spoke:

"Ten contribution points per bottle, and each bottle contains ten Qi-Inducing Pills."

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan compared them in his heart. Both are first-rank elixirs, yet the price difference is tenfold! He couldn't help but say:

"This price difference is too huge!"

"The price difference is too huge? Kid, you must have used both of these elixirs, right? With such a huge price difference, isn't that to be expected?"

Sensing the steward's increasingly impatient tone, Ye Qingxuan recalled the effects of the two elixirs; indeed, they were incomparable.

So Ye Qingxuan hurriedly took his leave:

"Steward, thank you for your hard work. This disciple will take his leave now. Thanks!"

Having spoken, without waiting for the steward to react, he ran off swiftly!

Seeing this, the steward inside the window broke into a strange smile!

After leaving the Hall of All Things, Ye Qingxuan asked the person guarding the teleportation array for the location of the marketplace, then took the array to arrive there.

When he reappeared, Ye Qingxuan felt as if he were in a massive city; outside the teleportation plaza, cultivators came and went.

Just as Ye Qingxuan stood dazed, a voice came from behind him:

"Junior brother, move forward! Don't block the way!"

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan looked back and saw the teleportation array behind him flashing continuously, with people arriving from it from time to time.

Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan hurried forward, apologizing as he went:

"Senior brothers, my apologies!"

Only when he reached the main street of the marketplace did he gradually adapt to the bustling environment.

On both sides of the street, many sect disciples were setting up stalls, mostly those in the Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Purple Mansion realms.

"Passersby, don't miss out! Freshly made Qi-Inducing Pills, selling at a low price!"

"Clang! Clang! Clang! Come take a look! Brand-new mid-grade magic treasure flying swords, not nine hundred and ninety-nine, just five hundred and ninety-nine low-grade spirit stones to take home!"

The occasional haggling cries from both sides made Ye Qingxuan feel as if he had returned to the morning market of his past life.

However, not everyone was so enthusiastic and lively.

Shaking his head, after Ye Qingxuan grew accustomed to the noise around him, he walked toward a slightly quieter stall in the distance.

"Senior sister, how much are these spiritual herbs?"

Hong Miaomiao, who was arranging her spiritual herbs on the stall with her head down, suddenly heard someone call her senior sister. She immediately looked up happily, fixed her gaze on Ye Qingxuan, and said with bright eyes:

"Oh, it's a junior brother! Want to buy spiritual herbs? Senior sister can sell them to you at a discount!"

Hong Miaomiao was not very old, but she particularly enjoyed being called senior sister.

Ye Qingxuan glanced at the spiritual herbs on the stall; most were common first-grade herbs, including the three needed for the Qi-Inducing Pill: Tianqing Flower, Ziling Grass, and Yinling Flower!

These three herbs could be found almost everywhere in the Di Xuan Realm; they barely met the threshold of spiritual herbs and did not even qualify as true first-grade spiritual herbs.

The Qi-Inducing Pill was not valuable, and Ye Qingxuan intended to use it for practice, so he planned to purchase only a small amount of the herbs needed to refine it.

So Ye Qingxuan spoke:

"How much for the three herbs: Tianqing Flower, Ziling Grass, and Yinling Flower?"