Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 68 Huge Amount of Spirit Stones

Ji Yuan acquired quite a few magical artifacts this time, but only a few are actually available for sale.

One tattered mid-grade magic robe, two low-grade magic robes, and three mid-grade magic ships.

These were the only items he wanted to sell; he kept the rest of the magical artifacts for himself.

"What do you want?"

The Water Dragon Sect cultivators on duty in Jingdefang are no different from those in Zengtou City; they all have that arrogant, condescending attitude.

"Selling religious artifacts."

After Ji Yuan finished speaking, he took out all the magical artifacts he wanted to sell and placed them on the table.

The on-duty cultivator, who had just been swaying back and forth in his recliner, immediately stood up upon seeing this. He first examined the magical artifacts, especially the three magical ships, before raising his head and giving Ji Yuan, who was now in disguise, a slightly serious look. He smiled knowingly and said:

"You wouldn't guess that someone who looks so honest is such a ruthless character."

Ji Yuan, whose face was already middle-aged, seemed to force a smile, "Luckily, luckily."

"Okay, I'll take a look. Wait a moment."

"Thank you for your trouble, senior."

Ji Yuan cupped his hands in greeting to him.

Immediately, the on-duty cultivator picked up the magical artifacts and examined them closely. He even refined the three magical ships to check their quality.

After about half an incense stick's time had passed, he finally gave an estimate.

"The three magic ships will cost you 125 spirit stones. This mid-grade magic robe was originally of good quality, but your sword strike was too forceful, damaging the internal restrictions, so it will only be worth 20 spirit stones. The remaining two low-grade magic robes are just so-so, so I'll charge you 22 spirit stones each. That's a total of 189 spirit stones. How about it?"

Ji Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "How about you round it up and give me 190 spirit stones?"

Spirit stones are precious, and every single one is worth keeping; even one more is good.

"Alright."

Perhaps because the profit margin on the goods Ji Yuan was selling was high, the cultivator on duty didn't hesitate and readily agreed.

After selling the magical artifacts, Ji Yuan went to the next room to sell talismans and elixirs.

These two items didn't sell for much money; they only cost 45 spirit stones in total.

On the contrary, the stone crab corpse that Ji Yuan had placed high hopes on did not sell for a high price, because the most suitable material on the stone crab to be made into a magic weapon, that is, the complete shell, had a hole cut in it by Liu Da's sword before he died.

According to the cultivator on duty, if the carapace were intact, it might be worth sixty or seventy spirit stones.

But so far, all they've sold is 40 spirit stones.

In this way, combined with the portion that Ji Yuan originally possessed, even without selling the Cold Iron Sand, Ji Yuan already had an astonishing 504 spirit stones!

There's no way around it; we've already sold over 200 to 300 pieces here, plus the 100 or so we found at the Liu brothers' place, and we've also sold dozens of pieces of cold iron sand at Qingbo Pond.

Looking at the astonishing amount of spirit stones in the storage bag.

Ji Yuan pondered for a moment... It seemed he wasn't in a hurry to sell the Cold Iron Sand. With the spirit stones he had, he could break through to the late stage of Qi Refining.

If we sell these 41 jin of cold iron sand, it will be worth more than 1000 low-grade spirit stones, which is equivalent to more than a dozen mid-grade spirit stones.

Moreover, given the current situation in Yunyuze, the price of cold iron sand will most likely continue to rise.

You can either wait for the price to rise a bit before selling, or wait until you break through to the later stages and need spirit stones to replace your flying boat artifact before selling.

After thinking it over, he specially exchanged four mid-grade spirit stones at the Treasure Pavilion.

Compared to low-grade spirit stones, the quality of spiritual energy contained in these mid-grade spirit stones is significantly higher. For daily cultivation, there is no need for them, but when breaking through cultivation levels, using higher-quality ones can be somewhat helpful.

It took Ji Yuan 408 low-grade spirit stones to exchange for just 4 mid-grade spirit stones.

In other words, one mid-grade spirit stone requires 102 low-grade spirit stones to exchange for.

black.

That's fucking black.

But Ji Yuan had no other choice but to break through.

After finishing this matter, he withdrew from the Baibaolou.

Qiu Qianhai was already waiting at the door.

The two went straight to the shore. Looking at the vast Yunyu Marsh, Qiu Qianhai asked softly, "Next, I plan to find a deserted island and break through to the sixth level of Qi Refining first. What about you? Are you planning to go straight back to Zengtou City?"

Ji Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, his blue robe fluttering in the offshore wind.

"My breakthrough to the late stage of Qi Refining might take a while, and given the unsettled state of Yunyu Marsh, I might need someone to protect me. Would you be willing?"

"Um?"

Qiu Qianhai, who had been somewhat downcast, suddenly brightened up. "You mean...?"

"We both need to break through, and it's not safe to be anywhere. Why don't we rent a courtyard here in Jingdefang first, and protect each other? After we break through, we can do other things."

This was something Ji Yuan came up with on his way to Jingdefang, and it's considered a relatively safe approach at the moment.

After all, whether Qiu Qianhai goes to the deserted island to break through or he goes back to Zengtou City to break through, there are risks involved.

He was afraid of being disturbed in Yunyuze, and he was worried that the Qin family would resort to desperate measures if he went back... But if he waited until he broke through to the late stage of Qi Refining before going back, he would have nothing to fear.

Even if that blind old man Qin came in person, Ji Yuan wouldn't necessarily be afraid.

"OK!"

Qiu Qianhai gently clasped his hands together. "That's a good idea. Let's go rent a courtyard first."

It is extremely difficult to squeeze money out of the Water Dragon Sect, but it is very easy to give money to the Water Dragon Sect.

In less than an hour, Ji Yuan and Qiu Qianhai had already rented a place to stay in Jingdefang.

A breakthrough is just around the corner.

……

Clear wave pool.

"Are you sure Hu Da and the other two followed?"

Qin Wei looked at the cultivator leading the way beside him and said in a deep voice.

"We're sure... We all watched those two Qin family elders go into the water with our own eyes. After that, we really don't know where they went."

The long-faced man anxiously spread his hands.

Qin Wei frowned. After receiving the message yesterday, he rushed over from Zengtou City, and now a whole night has passed.

There's still no news from Huda and the others.

Qin Wei guessed that they had most likely failed... otherwise, given Hu Da and his group's abilities, they wouldn't still be here.

Upon realizing this, Qin Wei's brows furrowed even more.

He took a portrait out of his storage bag.

If Ji Yuan were here, he would definitely recognize at a glance that the person in the portrait is him, and that is the same person he looked when he first arrived at Qingbo Island during the earthquake two days ago, looking somewhat disheveled.

The person who painted this portrait was extremely skilled, and the painting was remarkably lifelike.

Do you know this person?

Although he had already confirmed it once, Qin Wei was still unwilling to give up.

"I don't recognize him, I've never seen him before. He must be a newcomer who came with Qiu Qianhai," the long-faced cultivator said confidently once again.

If that's the case, then it must be from Zengtou City or Heishuifang… Qin Wei put away the portrait and asked, “Where is Hanchi Island?”

"Brother Qin, are you planning to visit the Qingbo Duo?"

"Um."

Qin Wei nodded frankly. Qingbo Pond was the territory of the Liu brothers. The Qin family had suffered a setback here, so they would know something about it.

"Brother Qin, you may not know this, but the Qingbo Duo were not seen during this earthquake. Some people even went to Hanchi Island to look for them, but they didn't find them either. Some people speculate that the Liu brothers either left Qingbo Pool or... died."

"Oh?"

Qin Wei's eyes widened. "Leave? Where else can they go after leaving Qingbo Pool? Not to mention that the price of cold iron sand is rising every day... It seems that a foreign dragon has come to Qingbo Pool."

"Alright, you can go now."

Qin Wei tossed a handful of spirit stones into the man's hand, and then his flying boat broke through the water and sped away.

With a powerful figure emerging from the river, there's no point in searching for these juniors anymore. Qin Wei went straight to a secluded stone house on Qingbo Island.

Upon arriving here, he lost his previous arrogance and became very humble, even bowing respectfully.

"Qin Wei of the Qin family greets senior."

"From Old Man Qin's family?"

"Indeed, my father is Qin Long."

Qin Wei became even more respectful. This was the place his father, Qin Long, had told him about before he set off, saying that there was a mutual aid society here, and that if he encountered any problems he couldn't solve, he could come here for help.

"Oh, what is it?"

The voices inside the stone house remained indifferent.

Qin Wei quickly recounted the story of the Clear Wave Pool, and also shared his own speculations.

"You mean you suspect I killed the Liu brothers, and also people from your Qin family?"

Du Wanyi arrived at the doorway in an instant, her cold gaze falling on Qin Wei, accompanied by an aura of late-stage Qi Refining.

Qin Wei was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he hurriedly bowed again.

"No, no, this junior just wanted to ask if you know that person?"

Du Wanyi recalled Ji Yuan's handsome appearance in her mind, and then sneered:

Whether I know you or not is none of your business!

"How dare you question me about my affairs? Even your father, Qin Long, wouldn't dare say that to me."

"roll!"

As expected, it will be available soon, and then it will start selling for 10,000 yuan a day.

(End of this chapter)