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Chapter 68: Mustard Seed Instrument
Xu Shun held his jade token against Zi Geng's jade token, and the jade token flashed a faint light.

He paid Zigeng one penny of green silver.

"Wait! Ziyun didn't pay the money?" Xu Shun said as he put away his jade token.

"Ah? My master and her master are old acquaintances. My master asked me to give her a ride today." Zi Geng said casually while looking at his jade token.

He truly understands how hard it is to make money.

"So if it weren't for me, your trip would have been empty?" Xu Shun complained.

"Without taking small steps, how can one travel a thousand miles? Without saving a penny, how can one save a hundred taels? Brother, when you go back, if we are lucky, you must take my shuttle!" Zi Geng said to him.

"See you later!" Xu Shun did not respond to him. He bowed, turned and walked towards Qingyun Market.

Zi Geng looked at Xu Shun's back and said, "This is a high-performance shuttle, and the control feeling is extremely good..."

I don’t give a damn about the feeling of control, what I want is comfort!

Xu Shun felt helpless. No wonder no one was riding in Zigeng's shuttle. In his previous life, he drove Didi and drove sedans with large space.

If others feel comfortable sitting there, they will naturally leave their phone number so that they can arrange a ride for long-distance travel next time.

If you drive a performance car with a small space, and start complaining about the performance as soon as you get in the car, driving the car is as fast as reincarnation. The ghost will contact you.

Purple Stem really deserves it!
After rubbing his stomach a little, Xu Shun walked two or three miles, turned a corner, and arrived at a small town in the valley.

It can’t be considered a small city because it has no city walls.

Qingyun Market.

As Xu Shun looked around, he saw many caves and pavilions built on the mountains on both sides of the valley, and many flying boats docked in the valley.

The market in the middle of the valley has pavilions and terraces scattered in an orderly manner. Occasionally, a few cranes can be seen dancing on the roofs of the pavilions.

The entire market is divided into several areas by several avenues, which seem to be different depending on the things sold.

When Xu Shun walked into the market, he saw shops lining both sides of the street with various signs, some of which were even emitting light and clouds.

Signs like "Tang's Magical Herbs", "Huang's Magical Instruments", "Fu Man Duo", and "Golden Monkey" dazzled Xu Shun.

In addition to Xu Shun, there were many cultivators on the street, either walking or riding on exotic beasts.

For example, a white strange beast ran past him. It looked like a cat, a dog, and a little like a fox. Xu Shun really couldn't recognize what it was.

There were also monks who rode on a rectangular skateboard-like object and carried a wooden box on their backs as they traveled through the streets and alleys. When they encountered a low wall, they would just fly over it.

Xu Shun saw the monk on a skateboard passing by a store, so he took something off his back and threw it down, shouting, "Boss, the goods have arrived."

Oh, it’s a delivery.

The boss hurried out of the house, picked up the things on the ground, and scolded the deliveryman: "This is a top-grade dragon root. Can you afford to pay for it if it is broken?"

The plaque of his house is "Treasure Pavilion", and he specializes in selling ritual objects.

"Shopkeeper, do you have any mustard seed magic weapon here?" Xu Shun asked as he walked in, looking at the shopkeeper with a scrutinizing look.

Since he wanted to buy a magic weapon, the first thing he bought was the mustard seed magic weapon. He had been coveting this thing for a long time.

What are dragon roots used for?
If I remember correctly, it seems to be an aphrodisiac?
The shopkeeper looked very young at 23 years old, with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a square face, and he looked quite dignified. But when he smiled, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and mouth were exposed, which made people know that he was no longer young. He saw Xu Shun's slightly scrutinizing eyes and quickly explained: "I bought it for a Taoist friend."

"I understand, making friends out of nothing!"

"Ahem..." The shopkeeper quickly changed the subject: "Our store is a century-old brand, so of course we have the mustard seed magic weapon! Please come in, distinguished guest!"

Qingyun Market is a market jointly opened by Qinghua Sect and Yunshui Sect. A Qinghua Sect disciple wearing a purple robe is of course a distinguished guest.

No matter whether this disciple has money or not, he cannot afford to offend him.

When you enter the shop, you will see that it is beautifully decorated. There are three or four mahogany cabinets in the middle, on which are placed various magical instruments.

Those magical instruments looked exquisite, but they contained no magical power at all; they were just models of magical instruments.

A servant came out from the back of the shop, holding a tray with two cups of tea on it. The shopkeeper held a cup of tea in both hands and said:
"Dear guest, please have some tea. The tea we serve is Yunwu White Tea, which is grown in Yunwu Mountain. It tastes light and sweet!"

Xu Shun thanked him, took it with both hands and placed it on the mahogany table beside him.

"My last name is Dao. I am grateful for your kindness. Please call me Shopkeeper Dao." Shopkeeper Dao placed his teacup on the table beside him and said:
"These cabinets are filled with mustard seed magic instruments. You are welcome to look at them. If you like any of them, I will get them for you to see." He added.

"Nice to meet you! I wonder what the particularity of this mustard seed magic weapon is?" Xu Shun saw all kinds of magic weapons, such as rings, belts, hairpins, bracelets, and jade pendants, but he couldn't tell the difference just by looking at their appearance.

"The bigger the mustard seed magical instrument is, the bigger the things it can store are, and the more magical power it uses." Shopkeeper Dao said, "So the smallest mustard seed magical instrument is a ring, and the largest is a belt."

“Some people also transform their inner shirts into mustard seed instruments and use them to carry goods, but they are very rare.”

It turned out that Master Lan’s belt was his mustard seed magic weapon, and Xu Shun finally resolved his doubts.

After all, Master Lan was shirtless and didn't wear any rings. He took things out from nowhere all day long, which made Xu Shun very curious.

At one point I even suspected that he took it out from his crotch.

"Is there a mustard seed magic weapon smaller than a ring?" Xu Shun asked.

"Of course there are! Some monks will practice making their rings and magical instruments very small and store them in their bodies, such as in their nostrils, lips, and ears. They can use them unexpectedly and are very insidious." The knife shopkeeper said:

"We don't have any stock at the moment, but if you need it, we can also provide custom orders!"

"Oh~" Xu Shun couldn't imagine that the mustard seed magic weapon had so many tricks.

"How much green silver is this? Is it suitable for someone like me who is at the spiritual level?" He picked up a black and gold copper ring and asked.

"Your Excellency has good eyesight. The bronze ring requires very little mana, which is very suitable for your cultivation. There is a ten-foot square space inside, which is also enough for your cultivation."

Shopkeeper Dao looked at Xu Shun and said, "You are a disciple of the Qinghua Sect. If anyone else wants this bronze ring, they would have to pay at least 1,000 taels of green silver. If you want it, just give 900 taels!"

"Nine hundred taels? So expensive!" Xu Shun blurted out.

Even if nine hundred taels was his monthly salary, it would take almost a year.

"Dear guest! Only Jindan cultivators can refine mustard seed magic tools! Even so, there is a possibility of failure in the process of refining mustard seed magic tools. Nine hundred taels is not expensive!"

"Will you sell it for 200?" Xu Shun bargained.

(End of this chapter)