Chapter 275: You want to exchange heavenly martial with me?

The starting bid for the snow lotus ointment is not low either, at forty thousand yuan, with increments of two thousand each time.

Trying to buy it for fifty thousand yuan is probably not realistic.

"Indeed, these secret medicines, pills and such, are still more cost-effective to buy from the outside stronghold; perhaps these black market goods are also sourced from there."

Jiang Cheng thought to himself.

Fortunately, he had a sufficient budget this time.

He also took a look at the climax item.

After all, he had no extra money, so after satisfying his curiosity he put it down.

He then picked up the auction item of the Spiritual Thought Master to have a look.

The price of the pills remained the same as before.

He also glanced at the other items, just to broaden his horizons.

Along the way, he also occasionally picked up his phone to take a look.

The group was fairly quiet.

Occasionally someone would say a few words, which had nothing to do with him.

Waiting and waiting, Jiang Cheng felt bored, so he simply sat down to absorb and refine the Force.

He didn't know how long had passed when a knocking sounded outside, along with a familiar voice.

Jiang Cheng opened his eyes.

Indeed, it was that old brother selling cultivation methods again.

He started knocking on doors again, one by one.

Soon, footsteps approached, and knocking came from the door.

"Friend, want to trade? I have all kinds of secret martial arts here."

A familiar line.

Jiang Cheng thought it over and still opened the door.

"Friend!"

Niutou Mianju's voice was somewhat excited.

After knocking on so many doors, someone finally opened one.

"Old brother, it's me."

"Younger brother!"

Hearing Jiang Cheng's voice, the other party became even more excited.

Without a word, he walked in.

As usual, he first glanced at the two auction catalogs on the table, then turned and eagerly asked, "Younger brother, how's your collection of that visualization method coming along?"

It had already been a month since the two last met.

This time, he was still muttering in his heart, wondering if he would manage to meet him.

Unexpectedly, he met him right away.

"Sorry about that, old brother."

Jiang Cheng shrugged.

"I'm still in the process of collecting, and if I want to complete the set, it's not something that can be done in a short while."

"Oh, it's fine, it's fine."

Niutou Mianju blinked, then waved his hand and said, "I'm just asking; if you complete the set, that's better, but if not, it doesn't matter."

After saying that, he felt a bit embarrassed.

It seemed as if he were seeking people just for their visualization method.

Although, the fact is indeed so……

"Cough cough."

He hurriedly coughed twice and said, "Younger brother, I seem not to have seen you at the start of this month; did you not come?"

"Well, last time I had something come up unexpectedly."

Jiang Cheng nodded.

"So that's how it is, no wonder."

Niutou Mianju laughed heartily. "That's right; ordinary people couldn't possibly come every time—only those in our line of work never miss a session—but business isn't easy either."

He sighed.

"Those who come here are mostly regulars; newcomers are rare. When they finally want to buy the secret martial arts I have, who knows when that will be? Still, I can't give up—I still have to go door‑to‑door to promote my wares, hehehe. Really, I'm sorry to bother you with my complaints, younger brother. This time you've come, do you have any secret martial arts you'd like to exchange? I still have plenty of earth martial arts on hand; perhaps we could trade them for the visualization methods you're missing."

Jiang Cheng laughed and cried at the same time upon hearing that.

Alright.

After saying all that, it came back around to the same point.

"Old brother, do you really want this visualization method of mine that badly?"

"Well..."

Niutou Mianju felt a bit embarrassed. "Younger brother, mainly I want something new, and as a Spiritual Thought Master you might not feel it, but we Force Warriors are eager to boost our spiritual power,"

"Many people suffer from lacking a visualization method or from the high price they can't afford; if I had one, I could both cultivate myself and sell it cheaply to others, which would be a benefit to all, right?"

"After all that, you're really just looking to trade it for money, aren't you?"

Jiang Cheng laughed.

"Hahaha."

Niutou Mianju chuckled a few times. "Surely you can see through me, older brother—I really have no choice; as I said last time, I still owe quite a bit of money to others. Selling secret martial arts is so slow that sometimes I make a trip and don't sell a single set, which worries me to death."

If we keep going like this, when will we ever be able to pay it back? So, younger brother, please do me a favor and trade me what you have now; we can talk about the rest later. After all, if the earlier part won't be practiced, the later part will be useless even if you get it, right?

Jiang Cheng nodded at the words.

The principle is indeed this principle.

But in this situation, trading it for an Earth Martial would be a loss.

In contrast, this older brother, once he gets the Visualization Method I gave him, even if it's only the Introductory Chapter, spending a bit more time and selling it for a few million is certainly not difficult.

I, as well as other Spiritual Thought Masters, could actually do the same, but in terms of reputation, we're not as good as the latter; if we really did it, we might not be able to sell it.

So he thought for a moment and said:

"Older brother, if you really want it, I can trade you for it as well."

"Ah, younger brother!"

Niutou Mianju slapped his thigh.

"If you had said that earlier, there wouldn't have been so many issues, right? What is the Visualization Method you have, and how many?"

"The Visualization Method I have is called Lotus Visualization Method, with an Introductory Chapter and a Skilled Chapter; barring any mishap, within these two days I can obtain the Proficient Chapter content."

"Oh, so it's the Lotus Visualization Method."

Niutou Mianju suddenly understood, clearly having a good grasp.

"Having an Introductory Chapter and a Skilled Chapter is not bad; at Auction prices, that's worth two to three hundred thousand. How about this, younger brother: I'll give you an Earth Martial that can open forty Acupoints. In fact, such Earth Martial typically sells for around four hundred thousand on the market."

He extended five fingers.

As for what Jiang Cheng mentioned later, getting the Proficient Chapter within two or three days.

He wasn't very interested.

First, the eight characters haven't even had a stroke yet; seizing what is available now is the top priority.

Second, it's not complete; whether there's an extra Proficient Chapter makes little difference. He estimates that when sold, at most it would fetch the price of an Introductory Chapter.

Only after someone has the Introductory Chapter will they come to him for the subsequent content; of course, when that time comes, he will appropriately raise the price.

However, Jiang Cheng shook his head.

"Older brother, I can exchange these three parts of content with you, but not for the Earth Martial you have."

"Not exchange the Earth Martial I have?"

Niutou Mianju was momentarily stunned, then his voice rose considerably.

"Younger brother, you wouldn't happen to want to use these to trade for another Heaven Martial I have, would you?"

He widened his eyes.

"Yes, that's exactly what I thought."

Jiang Cheng stared into his eyes and nodded.

(End of Chapter)