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[Daily Opportunity Information]

[Area: One li]

[An: At the stall of the rogue cultivator Sun Nian, there is a mutated Sea Luo Fruit being sold as a regular Sea Luo Fruit. Obtaining it can be exchanged for dozens of spirit stones.]

[Danger: Star Palace cultivator Wu Wenju has a Xuan Yan Turtle egg in his spirit beast pouch. Seize it; it can be sold for over a hundred spirit stones.]

Looking at the small black characters in front of him, Li Shizhou felt a surge of joy.

The sea hibiscus fruit has the effect of abstaining from grains when consumed, but it is not very valuable; ten of them are worth no more than two spirit stones.

However, there is less than a one in a thousand chance that this fruit will mutate.

The mutated Sea Luo Fruit is an excellent healing elixir. It can be used in medicine or taken raw, and one fruit is worth at least thirty spirit stones.

The two are indistinguishable in appearance and can only be differentiated after soaking in diluted Yiyang water.

However, Li Shizhou discovered a huge problem: he did not know the cultivator named Sun Nian.

Fortunately, the Ninth District was within the scope of the opportunity intelligence detection. While strolling around, he memorized the items he recognized at each stall. He remembered that only two stalls sold sea berries.

He first came to the stall of a bearded monk, on which were more than twenty brown fruits the size of eggs, which were the Sea Luo Fruits, as well as a mid-level magic weapon, a small red sword.

Li Shizhou pointed to the small sword and asked, "Fellow Daoist Sun, how much is this flying sword?"

The bearded cultivator glared at him and said impatiently, "What Fellow Daoist Sun? My surname is Wang. Stop trying to get close to me. Fifty spirit stones, no bargaining."

Li Shizhou was secretly delighted upon hearing this, but pretended to be angry and turned to leave.

After leisurely strolling around, I spent two spirit stones to buy all ten Sea Luo Fruits from an old cultivator's stall.

After that, I went through several twists and turns and bought a bottle of Yiyang Water.

He originally only had three spirit stones left, and now they're all gone.

After finishing his shopping, Li Shizhou walked back without stopping.

He ignored the information displayed on the panel that had the word "danger" written on it.

Firstly, fighting is forbidden in Tianxing City, and secondly, since we don't know the depth of the opponent's cultivation, it's best not to take risks lightly.

Upon returning to his rented cabin, Li Shizhou confirmed that the defensive formation was intact. He then quickly fetched a basin of clean water and placed the Yi Yang Water and Hai Luo Fruit inside.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, one of the sea snails turned from brown to red, becoming crystal clear, like a piece of red jade.

Looking at this mutated sea hibiscus fruit, even though he was a calm and collected person in his previous life, and with the experience of living two lives, he couldn't help but show his joy.

Silent all night.

The next day, at dawn.

Li Shizhou left home early and arrived at Tianxing City Market.

Once inside, he didn't wander around, but went straight to a shop called "Wanlingge".

This shop is quite famous in Tianxing City. It is rumored to be the private property of a high-level cultivator in the Star Palace. It has always had a good reputation, and the original owner's father used to frequent this place.

"Sir, are you here to buy or sell spiritual materials?"

Perhaps because Li Shizhou's cultivation level was too low, a blue-robed cultivator dressed as a shop assistant stood up to greet him when he entered, but his attitude was somewhat perfunctory.

There are many cultivators like this in the cultivation world, so Li Shizhou is not surprised.

He cut to the chase: "Fellow Daoist, does your Myriad Spirits Pavilion accept mutated Sea Luo Fruit? If so, how many spirit stones?"

"I'll take it, but I need to check its authenticity and condition."

The waiter in blue's eyes lit up, and his attitude became noticeably warmer as he led Li Shizhou into an elegantly furnished room.

"Please wait here, sir. I will go and fetch the appraiser in charge of identifying medicinal herbs."

"Please go ahead."

Li Shizhou found a chair at a nearby table and sat down. After waiting in the room for about ten breaths, an old cultivator with a long beard entered the room. His cultivation level had reached the thirteenth level of Qi Refining.

"My surname is Wu, and I am an appraiser at the Wanling Pavilion. Are you going to make a move on the mutated Sea Luo Fruit, fellow Daoist?" The long-bearded old cultivator asked in a humble tone, cupping his hands in greeting as he entered.

"Exactly."

After Li Shizhou got up to return the greeting, he didn't waste any words and took out a jade box from his storage bag, placing it on the table beside him.

The long-bearded old cultivator opened the jade box, took out a red sea hibiscus fruit the size of an egg, and examined it carefully.

After all, this was their first harvest. Although Li Shizhou's face didn't show anything, he was still a little uneasy inside.

After a moment, the old cultivator stroked his long beard and said, "It is indeed a mutated Sea Luo Fruit, and its quality is excellent. Our shop is willing to offer forty spirit stones to purchase it. What do you think, fellow Daoist?"

Li Shizhou had expected the other party to be picky and try to lower the price, but he didn't expect the person to be so honest.

Moreover, the price was reasonable. After a moment's thought, he nodded and said, "Deal."

The long-bearded old cultivator was also a straightforward person, and readily took out a bag of spirit stones and placed it on the table.

After confirming that everything was in order, Li Shizhou took his leave and walked out. Thinking about the forty spirit stones in his storage bag, he felt a surge of excitement. He had been worried about the rent for his cave dwelling six months from now, but now he had plenty to spare.

For independent cultivators who lack the skills to cultivate various arts, earning spirit stones is never an easy task.

Take the original owner's father as an example. With a cultivation level of ten, he risked his life to go out to sea to hunt demons, and he could only earn twenty or thirty spirit stones a year.

What he earned in just one or two days was equivalent to more than a year's worth of the other party's hard work.

After leaving Wanlingzhai, Li Shizhou, as usual, chose a stall area to stroll around, trying to remember as many items as possible.

As the sun was setting, he saw a stack of yellowed books at a stall, with the words "Illustrated Compendium of Spiritual Materials" written on the cover, which was exactly what he needed.

The information about the opportunity hasn't been updated yet, but if the price is right, Li Shizhou is prepared to buy the "Spiritual Material Compendium".

He asked, "Fellow Daoist, how much are these books?"

The stall owner was a middle-aged cultivator with a blood mole on his eyebrow, a fair complexion, and no beard, who had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining.

When someone asked, he opened his palm and said, "Five spirit stones."

"Fellow Daoist, please don't joke. You dare to ask for five spirit stones for a few paper books?"

The monk with the blood mole replied nonchalantly, "You can ask for the moon, but you have to bargain. It's not like you can't bargain."

"May I take a look first?"

"Sure, but you can only read one book at most, for the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn. Don't try to cheat me."

There were twelve books in the stack. To be on the safe side, Li Shizhou randomly picked one up and started flipping through it.

He didn't recognize nearly half of the things recorded in it, but the parts he did recognize did match his memory.

After a moment's thought, he tentatively tried to negotiate the price: "How about two spirit stones?"

The cultivator with the blood mole chuckled and blurted out, "Deal."

Li Shizhou inwardly cried out that he had been tricked and had been ripped off.

Just as he was hesitating about whether to break the contract, the text on the gold panel changed.

[Daily Opportunity Information]

[Area: One li]

[An: At the stall of the rogue cultivator Wang Yi, there is a string of Soul-Soothing Beads, one of which contains a legacy. Obtaining it will greatly increase one's strength.]

[Danger: Fan Jiqian, the owner of Zhenbaoxuan, is looking for a husband for his only daughter, hoping that marrying into the family will bring her both wealth and beauty.]

Li Shizhou glanced at the part after the character "危" and then ignored it, starting to carefully recall which stall had the Soul-Soothing Pearl. He remembered that only one person was selling them.

"Isn't this the stall right in front of you?"

His gaze swept across the stall of the middle-aged cultivator with the blood mole, and sure enough, he found a string of dark purple beads, which were made of the Soul-Soothing Pearl.

This item is only useful for calming the mind. A new one costs only two low-grade spirit stones. The one on the stall has a thick patina, so it should be even cheaper.

"Fellow Daoist, you're not here to make fun of me, are you?" The blood-mole cultivator said in an unfriendly tone when he saw that the man had not responded for a long time.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't speak nonsense. I just feel that I'm being taken advantage of. Why don't you give me this string of Soul-Soothing Beads as a free gift, and I'll immediately give you some spirit stones."

The male cultivator with the blood mole stroked his bald chin, pondered for a moment, and said, "Including the Soul-Soothing Pearl, it's a total of three low-grade spirit stones."

"Well... alright, consider it a lesson learned." Li Shizhou pretended to be hesitant, but reluctantly agreed.

As soon as he finished speaking, the man with the blood mole hurriedly stuffed the book and bracelet into his arms, afraid that the deal would fall through.

Li Shizhou feigned annoyance, took out the spirit stone, and left.

Things went more smoothly than he had imagined, and it only cost him three spirit stones.

He was in a great mood, and before leaving, he bought a Breakthrough Pill and a bottle of Qi Pill that could improve cultivation in the market, spending a total of thirty spirit stones.

After leaving the medicine shop, Li Shizhou put the storage bag into his pocket and then walked back with satisfaction.

By the time we arrived at the courtyard, the moon was high in the sky, and cicadas were chirping and the shadows of the trees were swaying.

After checking the formation, Li Shizhou sat cross-legged on the bed and eagerly took out the string of soul-soothing beads.