Chapter 121: 121. Chapter 121: Doing the Opposite

121. Chapter 121: Doing the Opposite

Seeing Luo Yao's alert expression, the black-robed figure quickly said, "Don't worry. No one can act within the city, and no one can attack human cultivators, so there is no need to worry."

Luo Yao had long guessed such a rule existed; after all, many human cultivators were walking openly on the streets.

"I am a merchant. It seems you are new here, so perhaps you will find something useful."

The black-robed figure continued speaking and took out several items to prove his identity.

"Friend, let us step aside to talk!"

Luo Yao hesitated for a few seconds before agreeing; she was curious what the man was selling, and she could also inquire about information through him.

Arriving at the entrance of a small alley, the two did not go inside but stayed near the alley mouth; this way, anyone outside who did not approach closely would not see what they were trading.

Could this person be a young lady from a major faction, here on vacation?

The merchant thought this to himself, but soon he put on a smile. "I will buy it; I will definitely buy it."

"Too low." Luo Yao shook her head, clearly dissatisfied with this price.

Instead, she did the opposite: she turned, walked toward the stall selling roasted Beasts, rushed over, snatched the items from the stall, and prepared to turn and run.

"How about it? Will you sell for fifty Yin Soul Beads?"

The merchant nearly bit off his own tongue and looked at Luo Yao in disbelief. "What did you say? Say it again?"

The merchant spoke very considerately, after all, one must try it to know if it is good.

However, upon hearing this, Luo Yao's eyes lit up.

Moreover, even if there was danger, Luo Yao could instantly rush out onto the main street.

"What?"

Nevertheless, she still asked the price. "How much do you sell it for?"

The merchant seemed very unhappy because he had not made money just now.

Clearly, that person was indeed a merchant, and this location should be a place where she traded frequently.

As the merchant spoke, he took out a black Cloak. "This Dharma Treasure can completely conceal your aura and the Spirit Power on your body."

But Luo Yao had already handed the item back and taken out a Beast.

Luo Yao took the hat; although she did not know its effect, judging by the material, it was indeed a fine Dharma Treasure.

The merchant's mouth turned bitter; he did not expect to be turned into the guest while the host became the guest.

That cultivator did not expect anyone to dare snatch his things and immediately flew into a rage.

Seeing this, the merchant gritted his teeth. "Seven beads!"

That Golden Core cultivator's eyes lit up immediately upon seeing this; his anger vanished instantly. He looked at Luo Yao. "You young girl intend to test that hat, right? Let me tell you the truth: these hats are mass-produced; that fellow has sold countless of them."

"Senior!"

"This is a Yin-Repelling Talisman."

The merchant's eyes widened, and his breathing became rapid; with such a large quantity, he could indeed make a huge profit from this.

But could a normal person produce that much?

However, the merchant had long anticipated Luo Yao's expression and continued handing the hat to her. "Friend, you can try this hat to see if it is truly worth the price."

After all, every Yin Soul Bead is proof of having slain a Yin Soul.

Clearly, that stall owner held considerable resentment toward humans and did not want to sell to them; if she wore the hat to buy things, she could determine the effect of this Dharma Treasure based on the stall owner's attitude.

Luo Yao's eyes flickered, and she finally accepted the hat.

"Friend, although your disguise technique is formidable, those with high cultivation can still easily see through it; after all, the Spirit Power on your body will still be exposed."

Luo Yao did not back down. "This is the first transaction; after finishing this deal, there are other big deals to be done."

"Little girl, stop right there."

"However, this hat is not entirely useless; those in the Yin Soul Realm basically cannot see through your identity, so it is worth about fifty Yin Soul Beads."

Up to now, she had only collected two hundred Yin Soul Beads.

Luo Yao naturally also wanted to test if this Dharma Treasure was useful; if it truly worked, then her safety on the way to Youjing City would be even higher.

The merchant did not even lift his eyelids; he naturally recognized the item, and he had resold many of them as well.

One Yin-Repelling Talisman alone costs at least over one hundred Spirit Stones; three thousand plus talismans would require hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones.

"How about three thousand plus talismans?"

"Five Yin Soul Beads."

Of course, Luo Yao did not step forward; perhaps others could not think of it, but with her experience from two lives, she naturally knew that the stall owner was ninety percent in league with this merchant.

Putting on the hat, Luo Yao walked toward the main street, while the merchant followed closely behind her.

"How about six Yin Soul Beads per talisman?"

Luo Yao looked around, but her brows furrowed; she knew no one around her, so she naturally could not find a suitable Yin Soul to confirm; however, she saw a stall on the street with signs beside it reading "Humans Do Not Disturb, Sold Only to Yin Souls" and similar words.

She had already used her Golden Finger to double the Yin-Repelling Talismans earlier, so the quantity was, for her, truly just a number.

However, fifty Yin Soul Beads was not a small amount; after all, in the Immortal Cultivation World, one Yin Soul Bead could sell for at least several dozen Spirit Stones, so fifty beads were equivalent to several hundred Spirit Stones.

"Unless you have a large quantity, I can consider giving you a high price; I am too lazy to sell just one or two."

Upon hearing this, Luo Yao immediately felt reassured; she then bowed to the Golden Core cultivator to express gratitude, and only then looked at the merchant.

"Senior, this is a Spirit Beast brought from the Immortal Cultivation World; its meat is delicious, considered my apology to you."

Luo Yao frowned. "So cheap?"

The merchant did not answer directly but said, "Friend, look; a Dharma Treasure capable of hiding one's identity is equivalent to gaining an extra life; the price of that extra life must surely not be cheap!"

After collecting the money, the merchant left while cursing.

But Luo Yao stopped him. "I have good things here; will you buy them?"

Seemingly unconcerned that Luo Yao might snatch the Dharma Treasure, the merchant handed the Dharma Treasure to Luo Yao for her to try.

"One thousand Yin Soul Beads."

"What?"

Luo Yao gasped in shock; although Yin Soul Beads served as currency here, they were many times more valuable.

If Luo Yao had said this at the beginning, the merchant would have sneered and dismissed it—what big business? Someone who can't even pay a thousand Yin Soul Beads has no big business.

"Is that true?"

The merchant, adopting the attitude of trying anything even if hope was slim, looked at Luo Yao—but he didn't believe she could produce anything valuable.

The merchant, exposed, instantly turned pale, but facing a Golden Core Stage elder, he could do nothing even if enraged.

He opened his mouth demanding a thousand Yin Soul Beads—he was treating her like a fool.

"You can try wearing it and see if the Yin Souls on the street can detect your identity."

"I'm saying, will you take over three thousand?"

Luo Yao cut him off; she knew these tactics well. "Just state the price."

But now, she was offering over three thousand Yin-Repelling Talismans—what bigger business could there be?

He grew curious, and he did not doubt Luo Yao's words.

So he gritted his teeth and said, "Ten Yin Soul Beads per talisman."

Over three thousand talismans—that's over thirty thousand Yin Soul Beads. Remember, he himself could barely scrape together forty thousand. For anyone else—even the Golden Core cultivator standing before him—his daily income was only a hundred Yin Soul Beads; it would take him over three hundred days, nearly a year, to earn that much. (End of chapter)