Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 19 Buying a Sword
"Second Brother, I think you and Senior Brother Qi should get closer."

The three of them returned to the courtyard where Yuan Jin rented, and Kang Dabao closed the door and suddenly spoke.

"Senior Brother Qi? We brothers privately said that Senior Brother Qi has a sinister personality and doesn't seem like a good person. He and I can't get along."

After hearing this, Yuan Jin shook his head and refused.

"Hehe, if you don't look like a good person, how many more years can your master who taught you martial arts live? Be careful, after getting your hands on fat meat, you can always get some oil and water, right?"

Kang Dabao spoke in a veiled manner. Yuan Jin and Jiang Qing were not stupid people either, so they naturally understood what Kang Dabao meant.

"I'm afraid it's not that easy. Brother Qi has so many friends from all walks of life in Xuanwei City. Even among Master Qi's disciples, there are many other disciples. We, Chongming Sect, are still a step behind."

Yuan Jin frowned and replied seriously.

"It's better if it's a little bit worse. Only if it's a little bit worse, Master Qi will feel relieved. In a few years, when Anle or Yundao grows up, it would be best if they can marry into the Qi family."

Kang Dabao chuckled, obviously not considering what the two parties were thinking.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Second brother, take the third brother to buy some clothes. You have been in the city for so many years, you must know which ones are good and which ones are bad. Use these 1,000 spirit stones first."

"One thousand?!" Yuan Jin and Jiang Qing widened their eyes. Which cultivator's ancestral grave did senior brother dig up?

"Now, order a little, not a cent less, don't be stingy, buy what's good."

Kang Dabao laid the spirit stones neatly on the table, feeling that he had never said such heroic words in his entire two lifetimes.

"Master Qi sells common goods, and it's hard to bargain.

To buy a flying sword, you have to go to Wanjianzhai of the Illusion Sword Alliance. For robes, you can go to the Luo family’s aunt to have a set made for you. There are several defense magic weapon stores with good reputations in the city. It depends on which one can give you more. If there are any left, I will buy the third child a Qingxin pendant or something like that. Although it is not very useful, it looks good when hanging it.”

Yuan Jin grew up with Kang Dabao, and he is quite good at budgeting.

"Yes, it's up to you." Kang Dabao nodded repeatedly.

"Master, this thousand spirit stones is too much. The outfit I have is more than enough for them. You should keep some. You, Yundao, and Anle all have many uses for spirit stones."

Jiang Qing thought for a while and said with a frown.

"It's not your turn to speak yet. I'll do whatever my senior brother tells me to do. If you want to butt in on important matters, wait until you've established your foundation."

Yuan Jin laughed and tapped Jiang Qing on the head, without showing any jealousy at all.

"Don't give me that. I, the leader, have the final say on all matters, big or small." Kang Dabao raised the corner of his mouth and lowered his head to drink tea.

"Master, let's go out now."

Yuan Jin suddenly rushed over with a strange smile, picked up Kang Dabao, and rushed out the door. Kang Dabao was so frightened that he waved his sleeves wildly and yelled something like "how disgraceful" and "disgraceful".

Jiang Qing also laughed and followed behind, suddenly remembering that many years ago, when his two senior brothers took him to the market to buy Lingya Sugar, it seemed to be the same.

Xuanwei City is very large, and Yuan Jin has been in this city for nearly ten years, so he can be considered a local boss.

He bought a fine horse in the East Market and a saddle in the West Market, and finally bought most of Jiang Qing's clothes. He also bought two first-grade lower-quality Qingling bells for Han Yundao and Duan Anle.

However, the objects worth a few spirit stones made the two young men jump up and down with joy, and they even jumped up and down involuntarily when they walked.

"Well, there are still 530 yuan left, enough to buy a good first-level mid-grade flying sword from the Fantasy Sword Alliance."

Yuan Jin was counting on his fingers, and Jiang Qing's handsome face was also full of smiles. The low-grade first-level flying sword in his hand had long been unusable.

"First-class, mid-level?" Kang Dabao stroked his chin and pondered. "I remember that the reputation of the Phantom Sword Alliance seemed pretty good."

Kang Dabao thought of selling the two flying swords of Liu's eldest brother and Bai Bian.

Outside Xuanwei City, it is not easy to find a shop in an ordinary market town that can sell these two swords and a bunch of unused magic weapons without making a sound.

"Let's go and take a look first." Kang Dabao chuckled.

The crowd arrived at Wanjianzhai, which had a very impressive name, but was actually just a small two-story building.

The Fantasy Sword Alliance is a relatively well-known sect nearby, but it currently only has one Foundation Establishment cultivator in charge. Even if they sold everything in the sect, they would still not be able to amass tens of thousands of flying swords.

"I'm Huo Ying from Wanjianzhai, nice to meet you fellow Taoists." The female cultivator who spoke had a pretty face and a plump figure.

She has a beautiful smile, and looks like a young girl. She has a bun, wears a simple long dress, and exudes a faint floral fragrance. She has a sense of tranquility and naturalness, which makes people easily like her.

What is the most important thing for a powerful magic weapon shop? Of course, the magic weapon!
Could it be the pretty female butler who is in charge of the store?

Of course, her appearance also gave the buyer Kang Dabao a good mood.

"Greetings, fellow Taoist." Kang Dabao and the other two returned the greeting.

"I wonder what you fellow Taoists would like to purchase." Wanjianzhai does not only sell flying swords, other magical instruments are also for sale, but their quality is not as good as their flying swords.

"For flying swords, look at the best ones first."

"Wanjianzhai will not let the three Taoist friends down. Mo'er, lead the three Taoist friends into the tea room."

As an experienced businessman, Huo Ying's expression remained unchanged after hearing this, but Kang Dabao still felt that the smile was much more sincere.

A pretty maid in her teens came forward timidly to lead the way. After the three of them entered the tea room, sat down, and had their tea made, Mo'er lowered her head, knelt, and backed out.

Soon, Huo Ying came in, followed by several assistants holding boxes. "It's a bad time. Several top-grade flying swords were sold not long ago, and the uncle in the weapon hall of the alliance is in seclusion to refine a second-level flying sword, so the shop only has these few flying swords for the time being. Please don't blame me, fellow Taoists."

Huo Ying apologized quietly, turned around and asked the waiter behind her to put the box on the table.

"This woman is really good at business. She spit out dozens of words, praising her own good business and her fine craftsmanship, and even gave a warning. If the buyer doesn't like the product, it will be a coincidence that he came to her house at this time."

Kang Dabao was used to hearing these boasts. He just smiled but remained unmoved.

"Fellow Daoist Huo, let's take a look at the flying sword first." Jiang Qing couldn't help but interjected from the side.

After hearing this, Yuan Jin secretly pulled his sleeve. Huo Ying smiled and responded, then opened the first box and introduced it: "The Seven Stars Heart-Severing Sword is a first-class top-grade sword, forged using seven kinds of fire spiritual ores and second-class earth fire.

It has four restrictions: "Sharp", "Explosive", "Burning Heart", and "Armor Breaking". It can release the first-level fire wave spell three times in half a month. The power is about equal to the attack of a seventh-level Qi training cultivator. It is priced at 1,190 spirit stones. "

After Huo Ying finished speaking, she observed that the two older men, Kang Dabao and Yuan Jin, remained calm, while the young and handsome Jiang Qing frowned slightly, thinking that they might not have much money.

Kang Dabao looked back at Yuan Jin and saw him nod, knowing that the price was reasonable. Seeing Jiang Qing's expression of wanting it but pretending to be uninterested, he knew that there was nothing to ask.

"Friend Huo, please take care of the next thing." Kang Dabao nodded calmly. He would talk about it after he finished reading it. There was no need to rush.

"The Tiger Tooth Sword is a top-grade sword. It is made from the incisors of a top-grade black-toothed tiger. The rest of the tiger's bones are used as firewood. It was forged by inducing Yin Fire and soaking it in cold spring water for seventy-nine days.

It has five restrictions: "Beast Suppression", "Soul Slaying", "Bloodthirst", "Tyranny", and "Evil Attraction". It can summon a first-class black-toothed tiger spirit to assist within one month. The price is 1,190 spirit stones."

"I'll trouble you again, Brother Huo." Kang Dabao didn't even ask this time. The weird magic weapon refined with an unpopular technique and equipped with a bunch of unorthodox restrictions was simply for evil cultivators. Its properties were incompatible with Jiang Qing, so there was no need to consider it.

"The Spark Sword is a top-grade first-class sword. Our alliance sent out three weapon refiners to refine it using meteorites from outer space. It took half a year. The original intention was to refine a top-grade first-class or even second-class flying sword, but unfortunately, we were unlucky.

This sword has six restrictions: 'light', 'speed', 'sharp', 'evil-slaying', 'fire-drawing', and 'star-gathering'.

What’s even more rare is that the sword is made of high-quality materials. If it can be refined by a skilled weapon refiner, it may be able to reach the second level. It only costs nine hundred spirit stones, and…”

Huo Ying's introduction this time was obviously more attentive and she kept chattering, but Kang Dabao didn't say a word. He just pushed the box of the Spark Sword out to interrupt her.

This thing is basically junk. The stories about "three refiners", "meteorite from outer space", "took half a year to refine", and "re-refined to the second level" are all just to sell the junk.

"Light and agile" and "quick and swift" may be good for traveling;

'Sharp', 'Evil-Slaying', 'Fire-Drawing', and 'Star-Gathering' are not very useful in the battle restrictions.

It should be noted that the more restrictions there are, the better, let alone not even having a spell of your own.

This sword is far inferior to the Seven Stars Heart-Slashing Sword and the Tiger-Tooth Sword. It is obvious that the seller is just using it to cheat people.

Kang Dabao's actions were quite tactful, and Huo Ying also understood what was going on, and immediately took out seven or eight top-grade flying swords.

Although there is no Spark Sword among them, it is still not as outstanding as the "Seven Stars Heart-Slashing Sword". Of course, its price is much cheaper.

After looking around, the first one is still the best, but it is too expensive, Jiang Qing thought secretly.

Yuan Jin had the same idea, but it was far from the budget of less than 600 spirit stones.

I wonder if my senior brother can still gather the money. If he can't, I might have to ask a few friends in the city to borrow some. But even though I have some friends, who can lend me so many spiritual stones?

"Let's take the Seven Stars Heart-Severing Sword, but we need to negotiate the price, Brother Huo." Kang Dabao and his two brothers had the same idea.

"The profit is small, please forgive me, fellow Daoist." Huo Ying shook her head.

"There is no deal in the world that cannot be bargained. Brother Huo is too overbearing." Kang Dabao is a traveling merchant who can haggle for three days over a few broken spirit particles. How could he fall for her tricks?

"Wanjianzhai has always been like this, but we can give you some leniency." Huo Ying still shook her head.

"Eight hundred spirit stones." Kang Dabao also disagreed. Giving you a low-grade magic weapon worth a hundred spirit stones is not as cost-effective as giving you a hundred less spirit stones.

"One thousand one hundred and ninety, and I will give you three first-grade lower-grade magic weapons, demon-subduing pestles." Huo Ying shook his head faster.

"Eight hundred and fifty, I don't want the demon-subduing pestle anymore."

"One thousand one hundred and ninety, it really can't be less."

"Nine Hundred, Fellow Daoist, this is not how business is done. At least there should be a give and take."

"I've never seen anyone who is better at bargaining than me." Yuan Jin walked out with a frustrated look on his face.

"At least the master brother really got back a lot of heads." The flying sword has been put into the storage bag, and Jiang Qing's face is full of joy.

"Five 20-cubic-meter storage bags are not bad, they are worth more than 200 spirit stones. But, Senior Brother, what should I do with this head?"

Yuan Jin counted on his fingers, then pointed at Mo'er who was brought out and was standing in the corner of the door with tears in her eyes.

When he pointed at her, the little girl was obviously frightened and didn't even dare to raise her head, like a little animal abandoned by its mother.

The tears in her eyes could only be held back for a moment before they could no longer be held back. First, two lines of water flowed across her cheeks, and then she burst into tears loudly.

The child's voice was as clear as the sound of a rushing river, attracting the attention of all the immortals and mortals on the street.

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