Chapter 50: Purchase, Tail

Regarding the grades of storage bags, Wang Dun had already explained them to He Pingsheng before.

The low-grade ones contain a space of one chi.

Each dimension—length, width, and height—is one chi.

The mid-grade storage bags contain a space of three chi.

The high-grade storage bags contain a space of one zhang.

Moreover, the advantage of high-grade ones is that their internal space can change shape.

For example, if you have a spear longer than one zhang.

No problem—you can still store it, as long as the total volume doesn’t exceed the limit.

That’s how incredible it is.

He Pingsheng glanced at the storage bags.

Low-grade: 2,250 spirit stones!

Mid-grade: 8,600 spirit stones!

High-grade: 18,500 spirit stones.

No choice at all.

He Pingsheng didn’t even have enough spirit stones to buy a low-grade storage bag.

“This one!” he pointed to the low-grade storage bag and said to the shopkeeper: “The low-grade one.”

“But… shopkeeper, I’m short on spirit stones!”

“Hehe…” The shopkeeper thought He Pingsheng was haggling, and chuckled: “How much short?”

He Pingsheng said: “I only have 1,950 right now—I’m still 300 short!”

“Hey…” The shopkeeper’s face darkened, and he snapped: “You little brat, that’s too much! Who haggles like that? You just slashed me by 300?”

“No way! Minimum 2,100—no less!”

He Pingsheng froze.

He hadn’t intended to haggle.

He just genuinely didn’t have enough.

“Alright, alright…” He Pingsheng beamed and said: “Shopkeeper, here’s the thing—I really am short on spirit stones. How about you take a look at this item? How much is it worth?”

As he spoke, he pulled out a complete set of array materials from his Hundred Treasures Bag.

“A Seclusion Array!” The shopkeeper picked up the materials, examined them closely, then exclaimed in shock: “This… this… this is top-grade array material?”

“Yes!”

He Pingsheng nodded: “It’s a first-grade array, but the quality is top-grade. Once activated, it covers a radius of a hundred zhang—useful even for Foundation Establishment cultivators!”

“And its defensive power is even stronger!”

“Correct!” The shopkeeper nodded: “Definitely usable by Foundation Establishment disciples!”

“This is a great item. How much are you asking?”

He Pingsheng said: “You name a price—if it’s fair, I’ll sell.”

The shopkeeper stared at the array materials for a long while, then said: “1,500 spirit stones.”

He Pingsheng didn’t actually know the fair price for this item.

But he could compare.

The cauldron sold for 800, the vine armor shield for 1,150.

This array material should be worth more, so 1,500 was acceptable.

“Fine!” He Pingsheng nodded: “1,500 it is!”

He then pulled out 600 spirit stones from his pocket and said: “Now… is it enough?”

“Enough, enough, enough…” The old man chuckled and handed him a storage bag: “Young brother, this storage bag is yours!”

“Try it!”

“Attach a thread of your spiritual sense to it—you can open and close it at will, no need for refinement!”

“Good!” He Pingsheng took a deep breath, extended his spiritual sense toward the storage bag, and soon fully mastered its opening and closing.

As Wang Dun had said, it contained only one chi of space.

One chi long, one chi wide, one chi high.

Very small!

It could only hold ordinary items in daily use.

Rustle…

He Pingsheng stuffed all his remaining 1,300-plus spirit stones into the storage bag.

Even so, the bag was nearly full.

Yet despite being packed full, the storage bag’s weight in his hand hadn’t changed at all.

Truly an excellent item.

Once I return, I’ll strengthen it with the Treasure Gathering Basin—it should upgrade, at least to mid-grade, right?

He Pingsheng tucked the storage bag into his sleeve and tied it, then stepped out, still carrying his Hundred Treasures Bag.

Originally, he’d planned to sell his [Flying Sword], [Cauldron], [Array Materials], and [Vine Armor Shield] just to afford one storage bag.

But he hadn’t expected top-grade magical tools to be so valuable—three items were enough, and he still had over a thousand spirit stones left.

So he wouldn’t sell the flying sword.

He’d keep it for himself.

“Brother, how much for this cultivation technique?” He Pingsheng stopped at a stall, having spotted a Earth-attribute technique.

Of course, this technique only contained the summary—the full content was missing.

Reading the summary was enough to understand the technique’s quality and function.

“Seventy spirit stones!” The cultivator glanced at He Pingsheng and named his price seriously.

He Pingsheng said: “Thirty.”

Straight-up halved it.

“Done!” The cultivator across from him agreed instantly.

He handed He Pingsheng the complete Earth-attribute technique. He Pingsheng checked it, found no issues, then pulled out thirty spirit stones from his sleeve and handed them over.

To avoid drawing attention to his use of top-grade elixirs to boost his cultivation, He Pingsheng couldn’t advance too quickly.

One level every two years was best.

Even slower would be better.

But the truth was, he could level up every six months or so.

He couldn’t waste the rest of the time, so he decided to buy another technique to practice.

Earth-attribute techniques enhance defense.

Hmm…

Practice it.

Who knows? If I ever get into a fight, it’ll give me another way to survive, right?

After buying the Earth-attribute technique, He Pingsheng returned to the merchant district, casually entered a shop, and spent over 200 spirit stones to purchase a low-grade set of [Seclusion Array] materials.

Why buy it?

Because he needed to use it.

He had top-grade ones, but if he used them and got caught, it’d be trouble.

After all, many knew he’d bought a low-grade [Seclusion Array] from his sect.

Better safe than sorry—save the top-grade array for when the time is right!

With that, He Pingsheng had achieved his goal in Mount Matou—he could leave.

He exited the Mount Matou marketplace, found a relatively secluded spot, then released his paper crane and sent it toward Grand Void Gate.

As He Pingsheng flew away, three burly men emerged from a hidden spot behind him.

Black Wind Trio.

“This kid’s cultivation is advancing fast…” one said: “Less than two years, and he’s gone from Qi Refining Stage Four to Six—not simple!”

“He’s got plenty of good stuff on him!”

“Even bought a storage bag!”

“Hehehe…” The three chuckled.

Right—they’d chased him before, but failed due to their slow speed and lost him.

“This time he won’t escape!” The leader of the Black Wind Trio waved his hand and summoned a flying boat.

The boat was palm-sized, but under his magic power, it instantly expanded to over one zhang in length.

“My flying boat can’t carry too many people, or I won’t catch him!”

“Second brother, wait here. Third brother, come with me to pursue him!”