Chapter 967: Yaochi Heavenly Steel Jade (First update, requesting all)

It took over two hours, but Li Zhangsheng did not let a single treasure that radiated Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade energy fluctuations slip by.

Among them, the owners of most treasures were knowledgeable, and many were "treasures of the shop"; often, only the treasures on the stalls allowed for successful "leaking" (picking up bargains).

Generally speaking, compared to well-informed shopkeepers, the standards of stall owners were uneven; many of them were Loose Cultivators without the heritage of a Sect, family, or Academy, possessing limited knowledge and books, and many were not very knowledgeable about goods.

Acting on the principle that it was better to benefit himself than others, Li Zhangsheng pocketed these treasures.

Including the treasure from that piece of Cloud Pattern Adamantite, Li Zhangsheng harvested a total of three Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade treasures; the other two were the Purple Pattern Luo Heaven Fruit and the Yaochi Heavenly Steel Jade, respectively.

The Purple Pattern Luo Heaven Fruit goes without saying; it can eliminate the second attribute weakness of a Demon Pet. This was bought from a stall owner, and besides this Purple Pattern Luo Heaven Fruit, Li Zhangsheng also bought out a pile of Purple Jade Fruit.

That's right, the Purple Pattern Luo Heaven Fruit was mixed into this pile of Purple Jade Fruit, mistaken by the stall owner for a Purple Jade Fruit.

Judging by size, color, and characteristics, the Purple Pattern Luo Heaven Fruit and the Purple Jade Fruit are indeed quite similar, and it is even harder to distinguish them when mixed in a pile of Purple Jade Fruit.

The Yaochi Heavenly Steel Jade is rumored to be a specialty of the Yaochi in the Heavenly Realm; as for whether the rumor is mistaken, that is not something Li Zhangsheng can know.

This is a golden jade stone with a smooth surface, about the size of an adult's fist, but touching it with one's hand causes a strong stinging sensation.

Of course, Li Zhangsheng has thick skin, so the feeling was not as intense as it would be for an ordinary person.

Yaochi Heavenly Steel Jade is a special material; as long as some powder is added, it can grant an Exotic Beast or Treasure a certain degree of armor-breaking ability.

Hmm, its effect is the same as the Misha Yuan Gang Stone, only the grade is higher, so the armor-breaking effect is naturally better.

This piece of Yaochi Heavenly Steel Jade was also obtained from a stall owner. This stall owner did not know what it was either, so he just placed it there casually, and when Li Zhangsheng asked for the price, he even quoted a price he considered very high.

Li Zhangsheng did not agree immediately; it was not because he was stingy, but because if he were too quick, the stall owner would instinctively become wary, thinking he had sold it too cheaply, and might unilaterally cancel the transaction.

Thus, under Li Zhangsheng's skillful bargaining techniques, the final transaction price was less than half of the stall owner's asking price.

After finishing his bargain hunting, Li Zhangsheng arrived at the Wild Sprite Trading Market; besides selling live wild Spirit Beasts, there were also a large number of wild Spirit Beast carcasses and materials here.

Li Zhangsheng's purpose in coming here was naturally to collect a large number of wild Spirit Beasts or carcasses that met his requirements to refine Spirit Essence.

Since possessing a Secret Realm, Li Zhangsheng no longer needed to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs as he used to, but instead prepared to raise these wild Spirit Beasts.

The first impression the Wild Sprite Trading Market gives people is that it is dirty, messy, and poor, and it is not just ordinarily noisy; everywhere there are the cries of wild Spirit Beasts and the shouting of people, and the air is filled with a mixed stench of excrement and blood.

Due to the noisy environment, people had to speak loudly, otherwise they could not hear clearly at all.

This was also unavoidable; the number of wild Spirit Beasts here was simply too large, and even if rectification notices were issued, such a phenomenon would be difficult to improve.

The shops in the Wild Sprite Trading Market were all very small and appeared quite empty; the merchants were assigned their own areas, placing cages containing wild Spirit Beasts on their respective plots for people to choose from.

The flat ground was used to display wild Spirit Beasts, while the shops were used to sell materials taken from the bodies of wild Spirit Beasts.

Li Zhangsheng walked straight to the nearest merchant and observed the wooden signs hanging on the cages; these wooden signs recorded the data of these Spirit Beasts.

These imprisoned wild Spirit Beasts were mainly High Quality Fairies, among which there were quite a few Exotic Beasts.

Of course, there were also special types of wild Spirit Beasts; eating them could grant certain benefits.

Li Zhangsheng did not care much about special Spirit Beasts; after all, he was now a King. Like the gods of other worlds, Kings also possessed many special traits such as immunity to all poisons and energy resistance, so ordinary special Spirit Beasts had no effect on him whatsoever.

Li Zhangsheng observed for a while and found that both the quantity and quality were far above the Ye City Trading Market.

Unless a wild Spirit Beast was in a state of Bloodline Metamorphosis, there would be no possibility of picking up a bargain.

Of course, Li Zhangsheng came here mainly to purchase a batch of Spirit Beasts that met his requirements.

His goal was naturally Spirit Beasts containing bloodlines such as the Phoenix, Pale Cat, White Tiger, Qiongqi, etc., provided they possessed a concentration of Spirit Essence or higher; otherwise, if the bloodline were too impure or sparse, it would lead to extremely low purification efficiency.

It was also because of this that although there were many wild Spirit Beasts here, very few would definitely meet the requirements.

But with such a huge base, there would always be a good harvest.

In this shop, Li Zhangsheng found several targets that met his criteria and purchased them all.

When the merchant gathered these few wild Spirit Beasts, Li Zhangsheng waved his hand casually. Under the merchant's surprised gaze, ripples appeared in the space before him, and then these wild Spirit Beasts suddenly disappeared; they had been directly taken into his Secret Realm.

A King!

The merchant immediately confirmed that the burly man before him was a King. Merchants capable of opening shops in the Spirit Beast Trading Market naturally could not be ignorant; on the contrary, most merchants here had powerful backers, but those who could be linked to Kings or Double-Character Kings were ultimately very few.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

The merchant subconsciously wanted to perform a grand kowtow, but he could not bow down no matter what, as if an invisible force was supporting him.

"No need!"

Li Zhangsheng did not want to be too conspicuous; if it weren't for the fact that there were too many wild Spirit Beasts here that met his requirements, he really wouldn't have wanted to open his Secret Realm here.

However, he had now concealed his appearance and physique, so he was not afraid of being recognized.

Taking a step back, even if he were recognized, it would be of no great consequence, though his actions might be guessed by people with ulterior motives.

However, the benefits of doing so were also obvious. After discovering that Li Zhangsheng was a King, the other merchants were afraid of offending this strange King, so not only did they give significant discounts, but they even brought out some of their treasured wild Spirit Beasts.

These Spirit Beasts were relatively special, basically humanoid Spirit Beasts like Clam Maidens, Nagas, and Mermaids, and they were mostly female. The reason the merchants hid them was simply to sell them for a high price, specifically to those old customers with special hobbies.

Among this batch of special wild Spirit Beasts, what Li Zhangsheng valued most were a few four-armed and six-armed Nagas; they all possessed the twelve-armed Naga bloodline, which could indeed provide Spirit Essence for Ning Bizhen's eight-armed Naga.

(End of chapter)