Chapter 84

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Xu Zhangqing rode the Giant Flying Sword as it slowly detached from the Sword Pavilion.

Once it reached a safe distance and altitude, it immediately began to tremble, and in the blink of an eye transformed into a golden streamer tearing through thousands of meters of sky.

Screech—

Right at this moment.

A sharp crane cry rang out from behind.

Everyone on the Giant Flying Sword simultaneously felt a stifling pressure.

Xu Zhangqing and the surrounding people reacted as one, all twisting their heads to look behind them.

Instantly, a massive Flying Crane was reflected in their pupils.

The span of its light wings should exceed twenty meters.

Its entire body was encircled by one spherical water bubble after another.

And on the Flying Crane's back, a young man with a cold, stern face was conspicuously standing.

The other party wore the white robes that only Formal Disciples possess.

Before long, the Flying Crane turned into a massive shadow enveloping Xu Zhangqing and the others.

"Isn't that He Qi Da Ren?"

"Then the person on its back should be Chu Qiu!"

"Good fellow, its speed is actually faster than the Giant Flying Sword that has a Spiritual Array and is driven by spirit stones!"

As they drew near, everyone finally saw this one person and one crane clearly.

The Flying Crane ranks seventh in the Ling Beast Valley.

Everyone calls it He Qi Da Ren.

It is a Thousand-year Spirit Beast, with extremely strong strength.

And the one it performed Bond Mastery with is naturally the Ling Beast Valley's number one, Chu Qiu.

Fortunately, whether He Qi or Chu Qiu, they were merely passing by.

They merely glanced at them as they swept past, and did nothing else.

Only after the person and crane departed did that stifling pressure fade.

Everyone was able to catch their breath.

"Worthy of a Thousand-year Spirit Beast, the oppressive feeling is truly strong." Xu Zhangqing's complexion changed slightly.

He had once inquired about this with Hu Bugui.

In the Ling Beast Valley, only Spirit Beasts with powerful strength have rankings.

The He Shijiu seen previously in the Outer Perimeter, as the name implies, ranks nineteenth.

And the He Qi that just flashed past is a powerful existence ranking in the top ten of the entire Ling Beast Valley.

Fortunately, this was just a minor interlude.

In the following time, no unexpected situations occurred.

One hour later, they finally saw Dongqing City and that massive Dongqing Tree.

This time Xu Zhangqing did not go to the Yixiang Pavilion, but randomly picked an Inn.

Then he took off the Dongting Immortal Sect's white robes and changed into ordinary black clothing.

He also stuck on a fake eight-character mustache, and his whole person immediately became steady and mature.

He looked as if he were a Loose Cultivator of advanced age who had been tempered by the years.

Such people can be seen everywhere in Dongqing City, appearing Ordinary.

Thus, Xu Zhangqing walked out of the Inn.

Although he had already arrived at the Loose Cultivator market, he did not immediately notify the Sun Family.

Instead, he entered one Spirit Rice Trading House after another, inquiring about the current market ratio.

Not much different from last time; Second-grade Spirit Rice is still 1:1.3.

One Low-grade Spirit Stone can exchange for 1.3 catties of Second-grade High-Quality Spirit Rice.

As for First-grade Spirit Rice, currently it is 1:6.

Converted, that equals one Low-grade Spirit Stone exchanging for 6 catties of First-grade High-Quality Spirit Rice.

And whether First Grade or Second Grade Spirit Rice, as long as the quality reaches Top Grade.

They basically have a price but no market, fundamentally cannot be bought.

Any Spirit Rice that reaches Top Grade is basically monopolized by the owner of this Loose Cultivator market, namely Golden Core Wang Zhenren, and rarely flows out.

For Loose Cultivators, the rarer the daily resources, the less willing they are to share them.

Unlike top-tier Immortal Sects or Immortal Clans, who have sufficient confidence and backing.

To put it bluntly, Loose Cultivators are all a bit petty and stingy.

They don't have enough for themselves, how could they possibly share with others.

Last time Xu Zhangqing killed Zhang Er and the others here and obtained 800 catties of First-grade Spirit Rice.

As for quality, it all reached High-Quality.

Next, he sold it in batches through three Spirit Rice Trading Houses.

A total of 114 low-grade spirit stones were harvested.

He then swaggered toward the Auction House.

Last time I came here, I bought the 【Green Wood Water-Dividing Hoe】 here.

I don't know how many months have passed, whether there's anything new.

As it turned out, upon entering I discovered there really was.

One page of the Earth-grade technique 【Huan Long Gong】.

Yes, that's right.

It's just one page of it.

However, the starting bid actually reached 50 middle-grade spirit stones.

Even many loose cultivators came specifically for this thing.

"I bid 60 middle-grade spirit stones!"

"This Huan Long Gong is a cultivation method exclusive to earth cultivators, I bid 70 middle-grade spirit stones!"

"100 middle-grade spirit stones, I'm Wang He of the Third Demon Hunting Team, please give me some face, everyone!"

It was quickly bid up to over a hundred middle-grade spirit stones.

Even so, there were still quite a few people bidding.

"Even one page has takers?" Xu Zhangqing raised an eyebrow.

If it were a fragmented edition, he might have been interested.

But if it's only one page, then only curiosity remains.

After all, a fragmented edition can be calculated to completion with the system's help.

This headless, tailless single page, who knows if one can even gain entry with it.

In the end, everyone still gave Wang He of the Third Demon Hunting Team some face.

Letting him take the incomplete page of 【Huan Long Gong】 at the price of 300 middle-grade spirit stones.

At this time, the man presiding over this auction spoke: "I believe everyone hasn't forgotten, a few months ago in the Black Forest, a five-hundred-year 【Rolling Earth Dragon】 emerged from underground, right?"

"Of course!" Someone quickly responded.

Especially Wang He of the Third Demon Hunting Team, his expression was even more solemn.

Because they participated in the hunt at that time, and suffered heavy casualties.

Xu Zhangqing estimated the time; it seemed to be the day he first came to the Loose Cultivator Market.

Next, the host continued: "This item is five spirit plant seeds that hadn't been digested yet inside the Rolling Earth Dragon's stomach pouch!"

At these words, quite a few people were surprised.

Xu Zhangqing was even more strongly interested.

As a wood spiritual root spirit farmer, farming is his greatest hobby.

Since the seeds weren't digested in the five-hundred-year great demon's stomach, it shows their vitality is tenacious.

"Five seeds of unknown spirit plant varieties, the current starting bid is 20 middle-grade spirit stones, each bid must not be lower than 1 middle-grade spirit stone!" The host announced the start of bidding.

At this time, someone stood up and asked: "May I ask the host, are these seeds unappraised, or were they appraised but the origin is still unknown?"

The host replied: "We sought the most professional spirit farmers to appraise them, but because the seeds suffered severe corrosion, no one knows what spirit plants they are."

Xu Zhangqing immediately understood.

If it were anything else, how could it possibly flow into the Auction House.

It's very obvious, because no one wanted these five unknown seeds, that's why they were brought out for auction.

If someone buys, the behind-the-scenes seller doesn't lose.

If no one buys, they're not in a hurry to cultivate them either.

Either way it's a sure profit, no loss.

"Unknown means the risk is a bit big."

"Not digested even in a great demon's stomach, absolutely not simple!"

"I happen to be interested in collecting, 21 middle-grade spirit stones!"

Immediately, people started bidding one after another.

But compared to the lively bidding for the 【Huan Long Gong】 fragment just now.

This time not many people participated, adding up to no more than ten.

More than half of them were purely out of curiosity.

As it went on, fewer and fewer people bid.

Xu Zhangqing wasn't in a hurry, until long after 31 middle-grade spirit stones no one bid, then he said in a loud voice: "33 middle-grade spirit stones!!!"