Chapter 317: Luo Fushan Dark Market

Liu Xiaolou started asking from the nearest side on his left hand.

The other party sat cross-legged under a withered tree hole, with nothing placed in front of his knees. Two eyes looked at Liu Xiaolou through the mask: "Your Excellency..." The voice was hoarse, obviously deliberately suppressing his throat.

Liu Xiaolou also suppressed his throat and asked: "What are you selling?"

"News, selling news." The other party answered immediately: "Whatever you need to know, you can ask me."

Liu Xiaolou did not know where their news came from, but he had experienced it once in the dark market of Chicheng Market before, and felt that these news sellers were very powerful, and he had always admired them quite a bit. He thought for a while and asked: "How many spirit stones does your news cost?"

The other party said: "That depends on what kind of news it is."

Liu Xiaolou said: "About cultivation techniques, for example, in this dark market, who sells the most cultivation techniques?"

The other party sighed and replied: "Go inside, there are three old pines growing together. The one under the pine is selling cultivation techniques. As far as I know, he sells the most cultivation techniques."

Liu Xiaolou was overjoyed. This saved him a lot of effort. He wanted to take out a spirit stone to express his gratitude, but the other party refused: "It doesn't count as anything. You will know sooner or later after shopping here for a few days."

Following his guidance, Liu Xiaolou went straight inside. After walking for a quarter of an hour, he finally saw the three old pines entangled together. The trunks were twisted and embraced, which was quite eye-catching.

The branches and leaves of the three old pines were intertwined, naturally forming a "canopy." Someone was sitting cross-legged under it, talking to someone.

Liu Xiaolou waited patiently outside. After a while, the person talking left, and he walked over to report his purpose.

Hand Taiyin meridian, Hand Yangming meridian, Foot Taiyin meridian—these were the starting three meridians of the cultivation technique he was looking for. Of course, he would not report them directly, but said: "I only look at the meridians of various cultivation techniques. I will buy the suitable ones."

This person was obviously an old hand at selling cultivation techniques. Hearing his words and knowing his meaning, he immediately understood that Liu Xiaolou was here to continue the cultivation technique. He took out a large pile from his sleeve, most of which were hand-copied volumes, as well as old books with yellowed pages, and some bundled bamboo slips, and even a few cultivation technique jade pendants.

This person possessed a storage artifact, indicating that his cultivation was very likely above Foundation Establishment. Being above Foundation Establishment at least indicated that this person was quite reliable!

Liu Xiaolou was immediately in a good mood.

So he flipped through them one by one on the spot. Each book was only looked at for the first few pages, and he only took a few hurried glances, and he looked for half an hour like this. After checking, his good mood was immediately ruined. After checking, among the more than sixty types of cultivation techniques brought by this person, only two had the same starting three meridians as the Mystical Truth Art, and they were only the same up to these three meridians. There were not even any that were the same up to the fourth meridian.

This was a bit annoying!

Liu Xiaolou was greatly disappointed for a while. Wasn't it rumored that my Three Mystical Sect had a connection with the Luo Fu Sect? Why was it that in this Luo Fu Sect market, there wasn't even a cultivation technique that was the same up to the fourth meridian?

"Is there not even one that is the same?" This person was very surprised.

Liu Xiaolou shook his head in frustration.

"Which three meridians are your starting three meridians? Can you tell me?" This person tried to ask: "I still have some cultivation technique scrolls that I haven't brought. Although they are side-door, they are not inferior to the orthodox path when practiced to the spiritual level."

At this moment, he couldn't care about secrecy anymore. Liu Xiaolou immediately informed him: "Hand Taiyin meridian, Hand Yangming meridian, Foot Taiyin meridian. Actually, you have two cultivation techniques whose starting three meridians are also these three meridians, but only three meridians are the same, which is truly too little."

This person nodded, nodded, nodded...

He didn't know what he was thinking, he just kept nodding, which made Liu Xiaolou somewhat dazed: "Your Excellency, what do you mean?"

This person sighed and said: "I probably know the cultivation technique you are looking for, but I cannot sell it to you. In the Luo Fushan market, I fear you will not find a seller."

Why couldn't he sell it to himself?

Why couldn't he find a seller for such a cultivation technique in the Luo Fushan market?

The other party did not continue to speak on these two questions. Liu Xiaolou suddenly realized something.

He returned to the valley entrance and came to the news seller on the left hand again, saying: "I want to buy a piece of news from you."

That person nodded: "Please speak."

Liu Xiaolou asked: "Is that fellow Daoist who sells cultivation techniques... just now you gave me a piece of news... yes, yes, yes, it is him..."

That person shook his head: "You want to inquire about his origin? I advise you not to inquire. You cannot afford to offend him! At least in Luo Fu Market, no one can afford to offend him."

Liu Xiaolou whispered: "You name a price!"

That person shook his head: "Generally, I charge two spirit stones for inquiring about others' origins. But I advise you not to inquire about his news. I will never say it here, because I cannot afford to offend him either!"

Liu Xiaolou was stunned, looking at the person in front of him in a daze for a while, pondering for a moment, took out two spirit stones, and placed them under the other party's knees.

That person swept his large sleeves and rolled away the two spirit stones, then sat quietly.

Liu Xiaolou took two steps back, the other party remained silent, Liu Xiaolou took a few more steps back, the other party still remained so, ignoring him. At this time, Liu Xiaolou knew what was going on, returned to the high platform, leaped upward, and emerged from the water pool.

"Your Excellency, please return the straw raincoat." The fisherman pointed to the trees covered with straw raincoats for Liu Xiaolou.

Liu Xiaolou returned the straw raincoat, but did not take off the wooden mask, and continued to wear it out. That was a gift for drinking tea, helping guests hide their identities.

Leaving the Xuanbi Pool Valley, he returned to the Luo Fushan market, walking in the noisy crowd, his heart filled with mixed feelings, not knowing what he was thinking. He walked from the west end of the market to the east end of the market without knowing it, and then walked out of the market and continued forward, and arrived at a wide road in front of the mountain without knowing it. Here stood three tall archways, all built of Han white jade, one heavier and more ancient than the other.

When he came last time, he stole up to Yuge Peak from a small path, but this time, he came to the mountain gate of Luo Fushan.

"Luoyan lingers, floating mountains overlap."

"Blessed land for cultivation, dwelling place for spirits."

"Dianwu Three Pure Gardens, Zhuming Seven Cave Heavens."

Looking at the ancient inscriptions on the mountain gate archway, Liu Xiaolou had many thoughts for a while.

The news seller said that the one selling cultivation techniques in the Luo Fushan market could not be offended by anyone. Except for being from the Luo Fu Sect, Liu Xiaolou could not think of any other explanation.

A person from the Luo Fu Sect claimed to know what cultivation technique he was looking for, but was unwilling to sell the cultivation technique to him, and said that no one in the Luo Fu Market dared to sell such a cultivation technique to him. Except for the Luo Fu Sect's cultivation techniques, Liu Xiaolou could not think of any other explanation.

Could the Three Mystical Sect truly be from this great Luo Fu Sect as rumored?

Could he actually be a disciple of a famous sect?

Thinking of this, he could not help but have a burst of surging blood, and began to imagine the various benefits of being a disciple of a famous sect.

Spirit rice would no longer be porridge, it could be boiled directly into dry rice!

Spirit elixirs would not need to be taken when injured, just like eating sugar beans, eating them all the way!

Spirit stones would not need to be saved, just scatter two spirit stones in every shop when shopping in the market, spending spirit stones without buying anything—whoever takes things is a grandson!

Going to the Divine Mist Villa again, he could straighten his chest and redeem Su Su uprightly, slapping three hundred spirit stones out, how cool! ===== CHAPTER 318 =====

There's no need to hoard spirit stones anymore; when visiting the market, I'll toss two spirit stones at every shop I enter. I'll spend them without buying a thing—whoever takes the goods is a grandson!

When I go to the Shenwu Villa again, I can hold my head high and redeem Su Su in a dignified manner. *Slap! * I'll lay out three hundred spirit stones—how dashing that will be!