Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

"Wait a minute!" Seeing Jiang Shi about to leave, the stall owner quickly called out to him.

"The price is negotiable. How about three spirit stones?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shi realized something was amiss. No matter how cheap a high-grade Earth-level cultivation technique was, it couldn't possibly be this price.

Even a low-grade Xuan-level cultivation technique is quite valuable.

There is definitely something wrong with this method.

Jiang Shi squinted as he walked over and carefully examined the stone tablet.

"Is there something wrong with your cultivation technique? How could a high-grade Earth-level cultivation technique be so cheap?" Jiang Shi said.

Upon hearing this, the stall owner's face changed, he stood up from the ground, and shouted loudly:

"How dare you spout nonsense! There are rules in the cultivator's market; no cultivator is allowed to sell counterfeit goods. If you can't afford it, just say so!"

"I can't afford it. I can only offer one hundred spirit crystals for this cultivation technique," Jiang Shi said in a deep voice. He didn't know if the technique was genuine or not. He could try it out for one hundred spirit crystals, but it wouldn't be worth more than that.

Moreover, as a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator, taking out so many spirit stones at once would surely attract the covetous eyes of others.

"One hundred spirit crystals? Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar? This is a top-grade Earth-level cultivation technique!" the stall owner shouted excitedly.

Jiang Shi ignored him and left.

"Wait a minute, I'm really fed up with you. One hundred spirit crystals it is. I wouldn't be selling it if I wasn't really short of money." The stall owner immediately changed his tune, stopped him, and began to hand the stone slip to Jiang Shi.

Jiang Shi's suspicions resurfaced; the stall owner had agreed so readily.

"What? You want to back out? You can't go back on your word once you've agreed on a price in the cultivator's market. One hundred spirit crystals is the price you set yourself," the stall owner threatened.

"Can I exchange it for a low-grade first-rank spirit talisman?" Jiang Shi thought that he needed this kind of technique to change his appearance and hide his identity, so it wouldn't be a loss to gamble with a hundred spirit crystals.

"Alright, what kind of talismans do you have? Show them to me." Seeing that Jiang Shi was willing to make a deal, the stall owner no longer cared whether they were spirit crystals or not, since talismans were a form of hard currency in the cultivation world.

Jiang Shi pretended to take out ten water shield talismans from his pocket and handed them over.

Ten low-grade first-rank spirit talismans are worth one hundred spirit crystals, so the stall owner can make a lot of money. He immediately snatched the water shield talisman and threw the cultivation technique stone slip over.

Jiang Shi pressed the stone tablet containing the cultivation method against his forehead to inspect it.

In fact, he already possesses spiritual awareness and can learn the techniques within the stone slip without pressing it against his forehead, but it's better to keep a low profile in this market of rogue cultivators.

[Obtained the first level of the Profound-grade superior cultivation technique, "Hundred Illusions Thousand Faces Technique".]

【The Hundred Illusions and Thousand Faces Technique, Level 1: Beginner (0/500)】

"You shrewd businessman, how come this is only the first level? And it's not even a high-grade Earth-level cultivation technique!" Jiang Shi said, pretending to be angry.

Although it costs 100 spirit crystals to learn a high-grade Xuan-level cultivation technique, even if it's only the first level, it's already an unexpected surprise for him.

However, he cannot show any flaws on the surface, otherwise it will arouse the stall owner's suspicion.

"Hmph, what do you know? Did I tell you this was the complete cultivation technique when I sold it to you?"

"This 'Hundred Illusions and Thousand Faces Technique' is the unique divine skill of the Golden Core stage True Person Hundred Illusions Daoist. If you have all of them, it will naturally be a high-grade Earth-level skill."

"You should be grateful I'm selling you a floor for 100 spirit crystals now, why are you bothering me? If you dare say another word, I'll have the enforcement team arrest you. Now get lost!"

The stall owner shouted loudly, looking like he was about to take down Jiang Shi.

Jiang Shi feigned weakness and left the place.

"What a silly boy." After Jiang Shi left, the stall owner took out another identical cultivation technique stone slip and placed it on the stall.

Jiang Shixin was very excited about learning the new technique and wanted to find a place to properly study and comprehend it.

But at that moment, a burly man blocked his path.

Jiang Shi was startled; could it be that he had encountered bandits?

He concealed a first-grade superior fireball talisman in his sleeve, remaining vigilant and ready to act immediately should the other party make any unusual moves.

"Who are you? Why are you stopping me!" Jiang Shi shouted.

"Fellow Daoist, don't be nervous, I'm not a bad person." The big man smiled innocently, indicating that he meant no harm.

"I saw you getting scammed up ahead, so I came to warn you."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shi knew that he had been targeted when he bought the cultivation technique stone slip, even though it was only a transaction of one hundred spirit crystals.

The world of independent cultivators is too dangerous!

He should have cultivated until the late stage of Qi Refining before betraying the sect.

But now it's all too late.

"What does this senior brother mean?" Jiang Shi asked, pretending not to understand what the other party meant.

"That 'Hundred Illusions and Thousand Faces Technique' is an incomplete martial arts manual. Since it was discovered, no one has been able to master it, which is why it has been passed down through the world and traded."

The big man explained to Jiang Shi.

After his explanation, Jiang Shi finally understood why this skill could be found on a street stall and why he was able to buy it so cheaply.

If it's widely circulated but no one can master it, then isn't this technique just a useless technique?

However, what others don't know is that Jiang Shi has a cheat code; he can master any cultivation technique at a glance.

Then, relying on his destiny [Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable], he perfected his cultivation technique.

His cultivation has no bottlenecks.

Therefore, this technique was perfect for him.

"Thank you for the reminder, senior brother. May I ask how to address you, senior brother?" Jiang Shi said to the big man in gratitude.

His tone was sincere, as if he were very grateful.

"My name is Guo Yun. You can just call me Senior Brother Guo." Guo Yun smiled, looking as if he and Jiang Shi had hit it off immediately.

"My name is Jiang Wu. I've met Senior Brother Guo."

"Junior Brother Jiang, is this your first time in this market for rogue cultivators? Feel free to ask me anything you don't know," Guo Yun said to Jiang Shi, giving the impression that he really enjoyed helping newcomers.

Jiang Shi understood perfectly well that anyone who offered unsolicited favors was either up to no good or a thief.

This person must have targeted him because he was a newcomer and had some talismans on him.

However, since that's the case, we can also learn something about the independent cultivator market from him.

The two men began to talk as if they were brothers, and in the midst of their conversation, each harboring their own secrets, they started exchanging information.

According to the information Jiang Shi gave Guo Yun, he was a rogue cultivator whose family had fallen on hard times and who no longer had much money, only about a hundred first-grade low-level spirit talismans left.

He learned from Guo Yun that there were places specifically for independent cultivators to stay in this market.

By spending spirit crystals, you can also find training rooms that can accelerate your cultivation.

"Junior Brother Jiang, since that's the case, why don't you join my team and explore the mountains together, hunting monsters? You can earn quite a few spirit crystals a month," Guo Yun said sincerely.

Jiang Shi knew immediately that this was definitely a trap.

"Senior Brother Guo, thank you for your invitation. I'm exhausted from traveling these past few days and would like to rest. If you don't mind, I will definitely join your team after some time."