Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 370 Buy, buy, buy

Yun Qing was completely unaware that her performance had been weighed by Wei Xi countless times. Her heavy body and grief-stricken emotions left her utterly exhausted, and she was only able to hold on until now thanks to her drive for revenge.

One was unwilling to talk about it, and the other simply didn't have the energy to argue. Putting aside the somewhat awkward topic of animal physiology, the group actually started strolling around the hall.

The most agitated was Lian Gou Lang, who was wrapped in a rabbit skin—he was fed up with the rabbit form and eating grass every day. Who could stand it? Besides, Ling Yin, that bird, would peck at the rabbit at the drop of a hat, which was really unbearable.

This floor had all sorts of things, and Wei Xi found the sample stands for Xinmuhuo and Wannianjin.

The Heartfire was contained in a white jade box, presumably to display the large intestine of a demonic beast. Flames surged around this already crystallized intestine, appearing to be brimming with spiritual energy. It's likely that the Heartfire from the same batch was of high quality.

It's clear that the Chamber of Commerce is very good at business, and they are just as good as the Yun family in terms of cost-saving.

The "Eternal Gold" was a piece of raw ore, placed on luxurious silk, with a large amount of wind-attribute spiritual energy remaining around it, obviously spiritual energy left over from the mining process.

Wei Xi took out bamboo sticks from the two divination tubes. These bamboo sticks had been used for many years and were almost dark brown in color. There were talismans with the product name and specifications attached to them, and there was a place to write the price below.

"The Chamber of Commerce is too good at making money," Wei Xi thought. "If you're not an expert, you'll probably lose a fortune with this kind of pricing."

Wei Xi then realized that he didn't know the current market price of these two materials, and that the Chamber of Commerce might empty his Qiankun Bag.

However, Wei Xi roughly knew the price of the magical artifacts made from these two materials—Xian Hua had taken on many orders when he was young, and the prices were jotted down in the last few pages of his notebook. With this information, Wei Xi quickly came up with a quote, and to ensure a successful purchase, she even increased the price accordingly.

Ten catties of Heartfire from the liver of a demon beast, worth 250,000 high-grade spirit stones; five catties of top-grade Ten-Thousand-Year Gold, worth 200,000 high-grade spirit stones.

Wei Xi's heart was bleeding: No wonder they say that weapon refiners are made from piles of spirit stones. This little bit of material takes up 90% of her wealth, not to mention that most of these materials will be consumed during the refining process.

It's hard to imagine what kind of hardship Elder Flower endured in his youth. He probably worked day and night to refine magical artifacts and sell them for money in order to further his studies in artifact crafting.

"Let Master suffer a little longer!" Wei Xi thought to himself, knowing he had his master's subsidies.

Leaving aside the cunning Wei Xi for now, let's talk about Qin Feng, who was carrying the Lian Gou Lian around looking for a suitable hide. To onlookers, it seemed like this woman was crazy, spoiling a rabbit rotten.

The rabbit sniffed around, not wanting to be a tiger, not wanting to be a fox, and certainly not a puppy; it just wanted to find a suitable human skin.

Qin Feng appreciated his kindness and tried to find a specially made human skin that met the requirements of Lian Gou among the dazzling array of auction items.

"Why don't we just buy the pelt of that Twin-Striped Tiger?" Qin Feng suggested in a low voice. "What if we can't find a suitable human pelt? You don't want to be a rabbit forever, do you?"

"Besides, don't you like flashy things? That tiger skin is so beautiful, it's practically made for you."

Lian Gouyan shifted his position, still insisting on changing into human skin, and kicked his leg threateningly.

Perhaps it was good luck, but the two of them actually found a specialty product from the City of the Dead.

"White Wave Skin? What's that name?" Qin Feng pulled a stick from the overflowing lottery tube. "How much do you want?"

“It’s called this because the original owner drowned,” Lian Gou Tu Pao clenched his fist and whispered, “It only costs six thousand mid-grade spirit stones. The only reason this thing is expensive is because of its craftsmanship.”

Hearing this voice, Qin Feng barely managed to suppress a laugh. "You're quite knowledgeable, but the skin of a drowned person is stretched out, isn't it? Does it even fit you?" "Don't worry, these cultivators from the City of the Dead have plenty of ways. My grandfather told me about a group of cultivators who went to steal from the Immortal Mansion. One of their companions drowned in a magically enchanted underground river, and the rest of them skinned him alive on the spot. After they came out alive, it became a legendary tale in the City of the Dead."

"...Did your grandfather tell you this?"

Lian Gou Tu said mysteriously, "This is called teaching children how dangerous the world is. Besides, he only adopted me in his whole life, and he had to hide from the people in the city lord's mansion. It's already good enough that he was able to raise me!"

"The people of the City of the Dead are not evil... they are just a little different from others, and not all of them do heinous things."

"Was it around that time that you came into contact with Yin and Yang energies?"

Lian Gouyan rubbed the rabbit's face and sighed, "This thing definitely has yin and yang energy, but you want to ask about Wei Xi?"

Qin Feng pursed his lips and said, "I've figured it out too. Yin and Yang energy, the Black Abyss, and cultivators must be intricately connected. Who knows how deep the water is in here!"

"Back then, Ding Shengfan captured me. Your background is inextricably linked to Yin and Yang energy... But Xiao Xi... could it be that you came into contact with him in prison?"

After lingering on Yun Qing for a moment, Lian Gouhan said, "She should have been in contact with them in the prison of Dieji Mountain. The materials she found in Nanjiang before were probably related to these matters."

“However, Wei Xi won’t let herself suffer a loss,” Lian Gouyan patted Qin Feng’s palm with its paw, “Besides, we’re here with her, aren’t we?”

Qin Feng remained silent, his brows slightly relaxed.

Lian Gouyan knew that she was always sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, so he naturally understood that this matter would not be resolved in a short time. He could only keep quiet with the skewer in his mouth.

Half an hour later, the group reunited. Yun Qing pretended to take two sticks and led everyone towards the private room.

Sure enough, there were waiters waiting at the door. When they saw the guests coming out, they greeted them attentively and led them to the fourth floor.

The Yun family's private room was decent; no wonder they're partners with the Chamber of Commerce.

Stepping into the private room, one is immediately greeted by its warmth and spring-like atmosphere. Inside, there is a soft couch with two rows of ebony chairs at the foot. On the table are some pastries and fresh fruit, which, in contrast to the miserable state of the room, create a highly ironic effect.

The stone beast is placed opposite the incense burner, with a gap for inserting sticks on top of its ferocious beast head.

"Madam, the auction will begin in a quarter of an hour. You can start placing your lots now."

"The one-way mirror in the room will broadcast the auction of the bids for you shortly. If you win, a token will be spat out from the stone beast's mouth. You can send someone to pick up the goods, or you can leave your address and have the merchant guild deliver them to your door!"

"If you have any requests, just ring the bell, and I'll come back to you. Happy shopping!"

Lian Goulong eagerly shoved a handful of skewers into the stone beast, but the waiter was unsurprised: it's nothing unusual for a cultivator to keep a spiritual little pet.

Yun Qing nodded listlessly, just about to dismiss him, when she heard Wei Xi say, "Opening so early today? It's still light out."

The shopkeeper cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist was referring to the Chongxiao Night Gathering, which deals in valuable goods; what we're holding now is an auction, dealing in a large quantity and variety of goods. The Yun family is also qualified for the Night Gathering. I wonder if Madam would be so kind as to attend today?"