Chapter 85

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

"Congratulations to this Dao Friend for securing the five unknown seeds from the belly of a Five Hundred Year Rolling Earth Dragon at the price of 33 Middle-grade Spirit Stones!" the host congratulated with a smile.

Soon, the Auction House staff brought up a Jade Plate.

On it were arranged five Spirit Plant Seeds of varying sizes.

Some were as large as a fingernail.

Some were as small as a grain of rice.

Three were light green.

One was earth yellow.

One was dark red.

Xu Zhangqing handed 33 Middle-grade Spirit Stones to the staff, then placed the five seeds into his Storage Bag.

He wasn't in a hurry to examine them now; after all, the auction was still continuing.

And the next item up for auction sparked a frenzied scramble among many people.

Its name was 【Mountain-Fixing Seal】.

It was actually a damaged Spirit Tool containing one-thousandth of Yellow Qi.

Although it was somewhat damaged, it could still be used for the time being.

It was just that its power was lacking somewhat, only seven-tenths of what it should be.

Xu Zhangqing saw this and secretly thought: "The items at this auction all seem to be related to Earth Spirit Roots?"

The 【Huan Long Gong】 earlier was an Earth Attribute Technique.

The five Spirit Plant Seeds I secured were taken from the belly of a Rolling Earth Dragon.

Now an attack-type Spirit Weapon requiring Earth Spiritual Power to activate has appeared.

This is absolutely no coincidence; something extraordinary must have occurred in the depths of the Black Forest.

After another while, seeing nothing else of interest, Xu Zhangqing stood up and left.

After exiting, he walked to a deserted corner.

On one hand, he rested.

On the other hand, he took out Sun Rong's Communication Talisman.

"Hello?"

"It's me, Cai Kun!"

"Dao Friend Cai, have you arrived at the Loose Cultivator Market?"

"Yes, I have already arrived."

"You give me a location, I'll send someone over to trade."

Soon, Xu Zhangqing told the other party his location.

Then he waited patiently.

Not long after, a young man who looked quite similar to Sun Rong appeared.

He held a Communication Talisman that could sense location.

"You... are Dao Friend Cai?" Sun Peng was quite excited.

Although this person's appearance differed somewhat from his father's description.

But there was only the other party here, so it shouldn't be a mistake.

Xu Zhangqing countered: "Who are you?"

Sun Peng hurriedly introduced himself: "I am Sun Peng, Sun Rong is my father."

Xu Zhangqing showed slight dissatisfaction: "Don't keep switching people."

Sun Peng nodded nervously: "Rest assured, from now on it will just be me trading with you alone."

Xu Zhangqing didn't waste words, directly producing 500 catties of Second-grade Spirit Rice.

"Truly Top-grade Spirit Rice produced from a Second Grade Spirit Field." Sun Peng saw this and was shocked to the core.

To tell the truth, when his father first produced the Top-grade Spirit Rice.

He once thought the other party had gone insane.

After all, whether it's First Grade or Second Grade Spirit Fields producing Spirit Rice.

As long as the quality reaches Top-grade, it will cause countless people to fight over it.

And the price remains sky-high; how could it be obtained so easily?

"The Spirit Stones." Xu Zhangqing raised an eyebrow.

Sun Peng only then recovered from his shock, then said with an apologetic face: "Sorry, first time trading, a bit nervous, please forgive me Dao Friend Cai, here are 5 Middle-grade Spirit Stones."

Xu Zhangqing was slightly surprised: "Five pieces?"

Sun Peng smiled and explained: "Although the market ratio hasn't changed, my father felt Dao Friend Cai coming to the Loose Cultivator Market once is not easy, so the extra is equivalent to travel expenses."

Hearing this, Xu Zhangqing laughed.

1 Middle-grade Spirit Stone equals 100 Low-grade Spirit Stones.

My round trip only cost 40 Low-grade Spirit Stones total.

If it's really travel expenses, just giving Low-grade ones would suffice.

At this moment, Sun Peng took out an invitation card and asked rather politely, "Dao Friend Cai, I am getting married next month; would you grace us with your presence?"

Xu Changqing shrugged: "I may not have the time."

Sun Peng waved his hand and said: "It's fine, whether you come or not is up to you."

Xu Changqing saw this, accepted the red wedding invitation, then took out a pile of top-grade vegetables from his Small Storage Bag and said: "This is my wedding gift."

Sun Peng saw they were vegetables; although he was smiling on the surface, in his heart he did not care.

Only when he sensed the rich Spiritual Energy contained within did he stare wide-eyed.

The Spirit Rice being top-grade was one thing.

These vegetables were actually top-grade as well.

This Dao Friend Cai's talent in the aspect of planting is truly terrifying.

Xu Changqing saw the other party's reaction was dull, and asked with a half-smile: "Don't want it?"

Sun Peng hurriedly accepted it solemnly: "Thank you for your wedding gift; with these Spirit Qi Sufficient vegetables, the guests at my wedding will certainly be very satisfied."

If they were merely ordinary vegetables, he would of course have no necessity to value them so highly.

But it just so happened that the vegetables, like the Spirit Rice, contained rich Spiritual Energy.

When the wedding is held, the guests will eat them and surely praise them endlessly.

In this way, the Sun Family's reputation and fame will both rise.

"Goodbye." Xu Changqing turned to leave.

Sun Peng hurriedly called out: "Wait."

Xu Changqing turned back and said with slight impatience: "What other matter is there?"

Sun Peng put away both the vegetables and Spirit Rice, then took out a transparent crystal ball: "This item is called the 【Ning Shui Zhu】, and counts as a Daily Spirit Tool.

I obtained it by chance Outside; it can store 166 shi 6 jun 6 jin of liquid."

Converted, that is ten tons or ten cubic meters.

Xu Changqing held it in his hand curiously: "Liquid?"

Sun Peng supplemented: "Rain water, fresh water, sea water — regardless of what water, as long as it is liquid it can be stored inside, and it can even raise fish."

Xu Changqing found it quite interesting, put it into his Storage Bag, then waved his hand: "Goodbye."

Sun Peng watched the other party's departing back, and couldn't help but take a deep breath: "Father was right; if we can get on good terms with this Dao Friend Cai, the Sun Family will surely rise up in Dongqing City in the future.

Perhaps we can even send our descendants to an Immortal Sect to obtain the best cultivation resources."

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On the road back to the Inn, Xu Changqing casually bought three bottles of Spirit Rice Wine.

They were all the hottest-selling kind in the Loose Cultivator market right now.

People bought them in an endless stream every day.

When he returned to the room, he sat cross-legged on the bed and tasted them one by one.

The first family's Spirit Rice Wine had just been drunk.

Pfft—

The next second he spat it out.

Xu Changqing looked down, and his eye corner immediately twitched.

Good fellow, it actually wasn't filtered clean; there was grain residue.

With a face full of disdain, he put the first family's Spirit Rice Wine to the side.

Then he picked up the second family's.

This time he deliberately looked to see if there was any residue.

Seeing it was fairly clean, only then did he take a shallow sip.

But he soon furrowed his brows.

The second family's Spirit Rice Wine was clean, but the taste was a bit sour.

Felt the brewing level was low.

The reason it could sell was probably related to the low price.

Next came the third family, also the wine shop with the most people queuing.

Just as he opened the cork, a rich grain fragrance wafted out.

Xu Changqing's eyes brightened, and he immediately poured it into his mouth.

The alcohol degree was not high, slightly sweet.

It counted as the highest brewing level among all the Spirit Rice Wine he had contacted so far; no wonder it sold extremely hot in the Loose Cultivator market.

"Pity, compared to my Spirit Rice Wine, it still falls a bit short." Xu Changqing smiled confidently.

Immediately, he looked at the Attribute Panel.

【Spirit Rice Wine (Expert)↑】

(Effect One: Increase Spiritual Qi Absorption Speed by 20% within one hour)

(Effect Two: Spiritual Power consumption -15% when Wood Technique operates)

(Effect Three: Increase Low-grade Technique comprehension speed by 15% in tipsy state)

(Effect Four: Increase High Rank technique comprehension speed by 5% in tipsy state)

(Negative Effect One: Long-term drinking will continuously lower Reaction Speed)

(Negative Effect Two: Long-term drinking will cause damage to Internal Organs)

【Whether to consume 1888 days of Lifespan to upgrade Spirit Rice Wine Expert to Mastery?】

"Yes!!!"