Mortal: Return of apprenticeship? Bug at the beginning

Chapter 131: Transaction with Barbarian Beard

Jin Kui followed Jiang Tongyue into the Xinghai Merchant Alliance.

Afterwards, Jiang Tongyue ordered people to bring spiritual tea to entertain the great elder of the Star Palace.

"To be honest, Fellow Daoist Jiang, in addition to congratulating Fellow Daoist Jiang on opening a branch of the Xinghai Merchant Alliance, our Xinggong also wants to make a deal with Fellow Daoist Jiang."

After taking his seat, Jin Kui went straight to the point.

"Oh? Fellow Daoist Jin Kui, just tell me."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tongyue chuckled and said to Jin Kui.

"It's like this. The two saints want to trade some top-level spirit stones from Brother Jiang, and they need quite a lot. I wonder if Brother Jiang can give you a discount?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Kui moistened his throat and then asked Jiang Tongyue with a hint of impatience.

"Well... How about this, Fellow Daoist Jin Kui, if Xinggong needs a large number of top-level spirit stones, I will subtract one hundred high-level spirit stones, and only four hundred high-level spirit stones will be needed to exchange for one top-level spirit stone. How do you think?"

Jiang Tongyue pondered for a moment after hearing this, then looked up at Jin Kui.

Even if one hundred high-level spirit stones were waived, Jiang Tongyue would still make a profit, it's just a matter of how much more he earned.

What's more, the gift that Jin Kui had sent earlier was actually a demon pill from an eighth-level demon beast.

Jiang Tongyue doesn't mind lowering the price.

"Really? Thank you so much, Brother Jiang. In this storage bag are the top-level spirit stones that Xinggong intends to trade this time. Brother Jiang, please count them."

When Jin Kui heard this, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes. He hurriedly took out a storage bag from his arms and handed it to Jiang Tongyue.

Jiang Tongyue took the storage bag and took a look. There were more than 20,000 high-level spirit stones in the storage bag.

This is equivalent to two hundred top-level spirit stones.

If Jiang Tongyue were to return it, he would be able to return a full 20,000 top-level spirit stones.

What is this concept? Even the immortals who have ascended to the immortal world are not as wealthy as Jiang Tongyue.

When Jiang Tongyue thought of this, he felt full of motivation.

However, Jiang Tongyue did not expect to encounter such a transaction again.

After all, the Star Palace has dominated the Chaos Star Sea for tens of thousands of years, which is why it has been able to accumulate so many high-level spirit stones.

If it were other forces, even the righteous or evil ones, the high-level spirit stones they had accumulated would not be comparable to those of the Star Palace.

"Fellow Daoist Jin Kui, please accept these fifty top-grade spirit stones."

After putting away the storage bag containing 20,000 high-level spirit stones, Jiang Tongyue took out 50 top-level spirit stones and handed them to Jin Kui.

Seeing so many top-level spirit stones at once, Jin Kui's breathing became heavier and his eyes were bloodshot.

After a while, Jin Kui put the top-level spirit stone in front of him into his storage bag.

So many top-level spirit stones are undoubtedly a test for Jin Kui.

If he was not the Grand Elder of the Star Palace, whose status was second only to the Twin Saints of Heavenly Stars, he would have absconded with this batch of top-grade spirit stones.

After trading for the top-level spirit stones, Jin Kui didn’t plan to stay any longer, so he hurriedly said goodbye to Jiang Tongyue and left Xinghai Island.

Not long after Jin Kui left, a new Nascent Soul cultivator arrived at Xinghai Island.

The one who rushed to Xinghai Island this time was Man Huzi, a man from the Demonic Sect who played a significant role in the original novel.

"Haha, I've heard of Brother Jiang's great name for a long time, and today I finally get to meet him. It's true that hearing about him is worse than meeting him in person."

As soon as Man Huzi saw Jiang Tongyue, he spoke to her very generously.

"So it's Brother Man. Speaking of which, Brother Man's Heaven-supporting Magic Skill is known as the best defensive skill in the Chaos Star Sea. I'm quite curious. I wonder if I can see Brother Man's Heaven-supporting Magic Skill today?"

Jiang Tongyue's eyes lit up when he saw Man Huzi.

Jiang Tongyue had long wanted to see Man Huzi's magic power.

If Jiang Tongyue hadn't had time before, she would have gone there directly.

"Okay, then, Brother Jiang, shall we go to the sea outside and have a fight?"

Upon hearing this, Man Huzi's eyes became eager to try and he made a proposal to Jiang Tongyue.

He really wanted to compete with Jiang Tongyue to see if Jiang Tongyue was really as powerful as the legend said.

Man Huzi never believed that Jiang Tongyue could kill the great elder of the Succubus Sect when he was in the Jindan stage.

Jiang Tongyue nodded and agreed. The two of them left Xinghai Island one after another and came to the sea a hundred miles away.

"Hahaha, Brother Jiang, you're welcome!"

Man Huzi laughed loudly, and a dazzling golden light burst out from his body. He flew directly towards Jiang Tongyue.

When the bearded man approached him, Jiang Tongyue could see clearly that the golden light around the bearded man was actually a layer of dense scales.

Jiang Tongyue's expression remained unchanged. He raised his right hand and pointed at Man Huzi.

Suddenly, countless golden flying swords appeared and bombarded Man Huzi, causing his body to stagnate.

These flying swords were extremely sharp. Even Man Huzi, who had cultivated the Totian Magic Skill, which was known as the best defensive skill in the Chaos Star Sea, still felt a sharp pain.

This couldn't help but make Man Huzi feel horrified. You know, his defense is extremely difficult to break even for a great cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage.

However, Jiang Tongyue, a cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage, did not even use any magic weapon. He just cast a spell and almost broke through his defense.

It can be said that if Jiang Tongyue used magic weapon, he would definitely not be Jiang Tongyue's opponent.

Feeling dissatisfied, Man Huzi shouted loudly and his body began to swell. In just a few breaths, he turned into a giant more than ten feet tall.

Afterwards, the bearded man continued to attack Jiang Tongyue.

Jiang Tongyue looked calm and did not use his magic weapon. Countless miniature flying swords appeared around him, forming a sword shield.

Barbarian Beard's giant fist slammed onto the sword and shield, but not only did it fail to break the defense of the sword and shield, but it made him feel as if his fist was being pierced by countless needles.

Man Huzi endured the severe pain and continued to fight with Jiang Tongyue.

Just when Jiang Tongyue and Man Huzi were fighting fiercely, several figures came here one after another and watched the battle between Jiang Tongyue and Man Huzi.

These people are all Nascent Soul cultivators from both the righteous and evil paths, and each of them is famous in the Chaos Star Sea.

Among them were Wan Tianming, Tianyuanzi and other mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators from the Wanfa Sect of the righteous path, as well as a group of Nascent Soul cultivators from the Sanyang Old Demon of the Demonic Path. None of them took action, but watched the two people fighting from a distance, with surprise flashing in their eyes.

“Judging from Jiang Tongyue’s strength, in the Chaos Star Sea, perhaps only the Twin Heavenly Star Saints, the Six Paths Supreme Saints, and late Nascent Soul cultivators like Wan Sangu can confidently take him down.”

"No, no, no, didn't you see that Brother Jiang didn't even use his life-saving magic weapon? In my opinion, Brother Jiang's strength is no less than that of a late Nascent Soul cultivator!"

"I don't know whether the sudden appearance of Brother Jiang Daoist is a blessing or a curse for our Chaos Star Sea."

"I think it's a blessing. If Brother Jiang hadn't shown up, there wouldn't be any top-level spirit stones in Chaos Star Sea!"

These Nascent Soul cultivators were talking in low voices, but their eyes were fixed on Jiang Tongyue and Man Huzi.

Finally, after several rounds, Jiang Tongyue used a giant sword technique to repel Man Huzi.

"Hahaha, Brother Daoist Man's Heaven-Defending Magic Skill is indeed the best defensive skill in Chaos Star Sea. Jiang is convinced."

After repelling Man Huzi, Jiang Tongyue stopped and at the same time smiled and gave Man Huzi a way out.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, you are overpraising me. Fellow Daoist Jiang's strength is truly terrifying. I am ashamed to be inferior to him."

Man Huzi did not pursue the victory. His huge body was slowly shrinking. He spoke to Jiang Tongyue with a wry smile on his face.

Man Huzi could feel that if Jiang Tongyue got serious, he would not be able to hold on for long.

The gap between him and Jiang Tongyue is too big!
If his combat power is only around 6,000, then Jiang Tongyue's combat power is at least over 10,000!
Hearing Man Huzi's words, Jiang Tongyue smiled without saying anything, then looked at the many Nascent Soul cultivators who were watching the battle and said, "Welcome everyone to my Xinghai City."

Jiang Tongyue, accompanied by Man Huzi, Wan Tianming and other Nascent Soul cultivators, headed towards the Xinghai Merchant Alliance in the West City District of Xinghai Island.

Along the way, Nascent Soul cultivators like Wan Tianming and Tian Yuanzi couldn't help but marvel in their hearts.

Jiang Tongyue actually transformed an ordinary isolated island into an island with rich spiritual energy. It is truly amazing.

Although they can also collect a large amount of Spirit Eye Spring to transform the island, it would be a loss.

What they didn't know was that the Spirit Eye Spring in Jiang Tongyue's hand was a thousand feet wide.

Even the lowest level spiritual eye object has to be gathered in a place with rich spiritual veins for tens of thousands of years without dispersing before it can form a spiritual eye object.

And the Spirit Eye Spring in Jiang Tongyue's hand, which is hundreds of feet long, would probably not be formed even after hundreds of millions of years.

After all, these spiritual eye springs, which are hundreds of feet in size, are not only terrifying in size, but also contain extremely pure spiritual energy.

In the entire mortal world, there is absolutely no spiritual vein so large that can form a spiritual eye spring of this size.

Jiang Tongyue simply smiled inwardly at the puzzled looks on the faces of these Nascent Soul cultivators, without any thought of explaining at all.

Soon, Jiang Tongyue and a group of Nascent Soul cultivators arrived at the Xinghai Merchant Alliance branch in Xicheng District.

After entering the top floor of the Xinghai Merchant Alliance, Jiang Tongyue and a group of Nascent Soul cultivators took their seats one after another. Several female cultivators brought some spiritual tea to entertain these Nascent Soul cultivators at the right time.

"Fellow Daoist Man, I heard that you have a magic weapon for defense, called 'Imperial Scale Armor'. I am quite attracted to this armor. I wonder if you can give it up and help me?"

Jiang Tongyue immediately asked Man Huzi without any reservation.

The imperial scale armor of Barbarian Beard has extremely strong defensive power and can withstand a full-strength attack from a Nascent Soul cultivator. Even an early Nascent Soul cultivator like Ji Yin Old Demon would be jealous.

In the original novel, Han Li was able to survive the sneak attack by the two Star Palace elders because he obtained the royal scale armor of Man Hu Zi.

If Jiang Tongyue could obtain Man Huzi's royal scale armor and have it returned to him through the system, he would definitely be able to withstand a full-strength attack from a cultivator in the God Transformation Stage.

"Oh? Fellow Daoist Jiang's strength is no less than that of the Six Paths Supreme Saint or Aunt Wan San. Why are you still interested in my Imperial Scale Armor?"

Although Man Huzi said this, he began to judge unconsciously in his heart.

Today, he has already mastered the Totian Magic Art to perfection, and his defensive power is extremely terrifying. This royal scale armor is not of much use to him anymore.

If I could use the imperial scale armor and gain some benefits from Jiang Tongyue, that would be a good thing.

"Jiang naturally does not need the Royal Scale Armor, but my disciple's cultivation is not strong, and this Royal Scale Armor can also help keep my disciple safe."

Jiang Tongyue told the truth. After all, only by rewarding the imperial scale armor to the disciples could the system return better imperial scale armor.

The other Nascent Soul cultivators present couldn't help but frown when they heard this. They were a little bit unconvinced about what Jiang Tongyue said.

After all, Barbarian Beard's imperial scale armor has extremely terrifying defensive power. Even for Nascent Soul cultivators, it is a rare treasure.

"Since Daoist Jiang said so, I will give Daoist Jiang a favor. As long as Daoist Jiang can produce a treasure that satisfies me, this imperial scale armor will be Daoist Jiang's."

Man Huzi didn't care about Jiang Tongyue's reason, but took out the imperial scale armor from the storage bag and said to Jiang Tongyue.

"Well... the other treasures in my hand are also useful to me, but the most numerous one in my hand is the top-level spirit stone. How about I take a top-level spirit stone to trade with fellow Daoist Man for the imperial scale armor?"

Jiang Tongyue pondered for a moment before making a suggestion to Man Huzi with a painful look on his face.

There is no doubt that Jiang Tongyue suffered a loss by exchanging a top-level spirit stone for Barbarian Beard's imperial scale armor, but Jiang Tongyue didn't care.

After all, what Jiang Tongyue has the most now are top-level spirit stones.

As for other ancient treasures, talismans, etc., either Man Huzi does not value them or they are of great use to him and cannot be traded away easily.

After much thought, it is more cost-effective to directly use top-level spirit stones for transactions.

After all, Jiang Tongyue now has more than 20,000 high-level spirit stones. After all of them are returned, he will have more than 20,000 top-level spirit stones.

Therefore, a mere top-grade spirit stone is just that to Jiang Tongyue.

"Okay! Since Fellow Daoist Jiang needs this Imperial Scale Armor so much, I will help him. This Imperial Scale Armor is yours."

Upon hearing this, Man Huzi was overjoyed. Fearing that Jiang Tongyue would go back on his word, he immediately handed the imperial scale armor to Jiang Tongyue.

You should know that in the Xinghai Merchant Alliance, five hundred high-level spirit stones can be exchanged for one top-level spirit stone.

Now, he could use an imperial scale armor to trade for a top-level spirit stone, so he was definitely making a fortune.

Even Man Huzi had the idea of ​​refining the imperial scale armor and trading it with Jiang Tongyue for top-level spirit stones.

But then, Man Huzi gave up this idea.

Refining the imperial scale armor not only requires the collection of many precious treasures, but is also extremely time-consuming and laborious. He doesn't have much time to waste.

Man Huzi's life span is less than two hundred years left. If he cannot break through to a higher level, no matter how many top-level spirit stones he has, they will be of no use when his life span is exhausted.

The most urgent task is to obtain the top-level spirit stone, practice in seclusion as soon as possible, and strive to break through the realm.

(End of this chapter)