Cultivation begins with harvest.

"You can choose three items per person: thirty grains of spirit seed, one hundred grains of spirit weapon, or fifty grains of spirit material. You will not be able to choose more than three items per person. If you miss this opportunity, you will not get another chance to do this."

"Here I have one top-grade mid-level spiritual weapon, ten low-grade spiritual weapons, thirty sets of first-tier materials, five sets of second-tier materials, seventeen first-grade superior spiritual seeds, four kinds of second-tier spiritual plant seeds, and even some other treasures that I find extraordinary but whose origins I cannot discern. Just think what an incredible opportunity this is! First there was the inheritance found on the road to Crimson Ze Ridge, and then there was the spiritual weapon that flew in from Woshui Valley. These examples are right before my eyes!"

A somewhat overweight, baby-faced young man stood in front of a table, chairs, and wooden crates, shouting loudly. Several cultivators had already gathered around, whispering among themselves and carefully examining the items.

Obese even at the first level of Qi Refining?

Chen Guang only glanced at this young master Zifeng twice before realizing that this might be a disguise. According to Cao Fang, the last time he came, young master Zifeng was a pale-faced, beardless, and thin young man at the fourth level of Qi Refining. The fact that he came before and after shows that the other party has made remarkable progress in the past three years. He has changed his appearance, but he is still unrecognizable.

Chen Guang's gaze caught the attention of Young Master Zifeng, who looked over with a憨态可掬 (simple and honest) smile: "Fellow Daoist, come and take a look. I dare not say that everything here is a treasure, but if you can recognize its value, you're guaranteed to make a profit!"

Chen Guang cupped his hands in greeting and then approached the table.

The wooden box contained spirit seeds, and the table was covered with spirit artifacts and materials.

Some were dusty and even a little damaged; others were colorful and radiant. But no matter which one, Chen Guang could only see that they were full of spiritual energy when he used his Qi-observation technique. There was not much difference, and they all seemed to be genuine.

"Everyone is welcome to take a look and use some methods to see clearly, but please be mindful of your limits and don't go too far," said Young Master Zifeng warmly.

They can be activated with magic and examined with some spells, but they cannot be used to directly collide with other magical artifacts or to damage them with attack spells, because they know that most of them are fakes. Everyone abides by the agreement and enthusiastically experiments with their own methods.

Chen Guangxin skipped over the spirit seed and picked up a long sword, a spiritual weapon. Its spiritual light was dim, but it felt heavy in his hand. With a movement of his magic power, he could even make it shine with a sharp edge again.

Chen Guang touched and flicked the artifact, and even waved it around a few times. If it weren't for the fact that there were a lot of fakes and a few genuine items, it would be impossible to tell the difference between them. At 100 yuan per artifact, it was like getting a great deal.

But the next moment, Chen Guang's magic flowed, consuming some of it, and he obtained the information he wanted.

【Golden Sword (Fake)】.

Holy crap, it really is a fake.

Chen Guang admired the skill of the fake actor; the fake was so realistic that it was difficult to distinguish from the real thing with the naked eye. As for where the fake was, it might only become apparent after a real battle, or it might be exposed by a powerful spell.

After praising it in his heart, Chen Guangxin became somewhat distracted and started thinking about the reward orb.

Undoubtedly, as long as it can be made into close contact, the reward orb can also play a role in detection, but it requires some additional mana to obtain information.

In the side hall of all things, it takes one-twentieth of one's magic power to probe the information of the seed through the array.

It now takes about one percent of my mana to perceive information about these fakes.

However, there is no such problem with spiritual plants that you come into close contact with, or with the rewards obtained from the reward orbs. The amount of mana consumed is negligible, yet you can obtain a long and detailed explanation of information. The level of mana consumption is so low that you don't even feel the mana being used up.

"It feels like the reward orb is actually a physical object, located within my own body?"

Chen Guang accepted the answer naturally. Ever since he was able to trigger the reward orb, Chen Guang had been thinking about this question and had made some guesses about the answer, but he just couldn't find out the more specific truth.

Since he was already there, he decided to make the best of it. Chen Guang's thoughts were simply to better understand the Rewards Light Group and plan for the future.

Giving rewards out of thin air seems unbelievable.

Just as Chen Guang was pondering over the long sword, the burly man with a black beard beside him interrupted him loudly: "Senior Brother Zifeng, I'm ready."

"Oh? Let me see, do you think these three are genuine?" Young Master Zifeng walked over, and the bearded man nodded, took out the corresponding coins, and completed the transaction with the other party. Only then did Young Master Zifeng pick up the three items chosen by the bearded man, which were of unknown quality—whether they were magical artifacts or fakes—and pretend to examine them.

Young Master Zifeng's business dealings are essentially a gamble. The seed of a top-grade spiritual plant is worth more than 10 sui yuan, not to mention spiritual artifacts, the cheapest of which are worth eight or nine hundred sui yuan.

And those materials were all carefully selected, precious items.

The idea of ​​using a small investment to achieve a large return can be twofold: one is to hone one's skills, which has a long-term impact; the other is to seek windfall gains, which has a practical impact.

But as long as someone buys three items, Master Zifeng will help them distinguish between the real and fake. This is when Master Zifeng is most excited. If someone chooses three items, it proves that they believe these three items are genuine, which is an acknowledgment of his acting skills.

To avoid trouble, the truth or falsehood would be clarified on the spot, serving as a valuable mini-lecture on distinguishing truth from falsehood. If the person was extremely confident and wanted to take the case home to examine it themselves, Young Master Zifeng would let them go after explaining the pros and cons.

"I believe these three items are genuine. I would appreciate your guidance, Young Master Zifeng," the burly man with the black beard said in a deep voice.

"Alright, payment settled. Let's settle this with our judgment," Young Master Zifeng picked up a small, palm-sized, grayish stone that revealed a hint of orange-yellow shimmer. "Everyone thinks it looks like yellow quartz, right? Its energy is even and well-defined, its texture is dense yet not heavy, its color doesn't have many dark spots, it turns slightly white when heated, and when you apply magic, it creates a faint, shimmering effect like a fence. All of these match the description of yellow quartz, right?"

Everyone else who was still selecting items, including Chen Guangquan, all looked at Young Master Zifeng.

The burly man with the black beard showed a hint of joy upon hearing this, but he suppressed it.

Zifeng pointed to the material and said, "But yellow quartz has a characteristic that people may not know: impurities that can adhere to its surface will form a fragile skin layer. With a gentle pinch, it will form fragments with sharp marks."

As Zifeng spoke, he demonstrated, and with a forceful touch, the layer of gray stone on his fingertip fell off like powder.

A group of Ling farmers marveled at this.

"I thought that since yellow grating crystals are of the metal element, there would be no impurities, and there shouldn't be anything else on the surface."

"I thought the impurities were like ash, easily wiped away, and that was the truth. I even regretted being too slow. Sigh."

Lingnong, who was watching, also exchanged ideas with great interest.

Even though the burly man with the black beard looked rather grim, he still cupped his hands in thanks to Young Master Zifeng and pointed to the next item to ask for further advice.

This is the beauty of Master Zifeng selling counterfeits. As long as you can get the genuine article, you can usually make a small profit. Even if you make a mistake, you can treat it as a lesson in debunking counterfeits. God may not think so, but with Master Zifeng's reputation, even if you guess wrong, you can remain calm and not do anything that would embarrass both parties.

The three-item limit is to prevent people from getting really angry and losing their temper, thus going against the original intention.

"This is the Flow-Severing Blade. It can cut through water with a single stroke and still retain its sharpness. However, the cold light on the blade of this spiritual weapon is too intense, which shows its sharpness. The Flow-Severing Blade is not known for its sharpness..."

"This is a nest stone for drooping insects. If a large number of spirit insects were to rest in it, there should be interspersed crawling marks the thickness of flower stems. Otherwise, it would be a single insect or a dead insect..."

Young Master Zifeng pointed out the shortcomings of these fakes one by one. The burly man with the black beard came to his senses, put aside his irritation and resentment, and shook his head and sighed: his judgment was still a bit lacking.

Although Young Master Zifeng pointed out the flaws, he only pointed out the flaws that were present and did not offer any extra tips. This also reflects his confidence in the remaining counterfeits of the same type. Perhaps this was intentional, as these counterfeits all have a flaw that is different from the other counterfeits.

Multitalented and knowledgeable.

Chen Guang gained another layer of impression of Yan Ling and began to focus his attention on the things in front of him. Even if each person chose three items, there would still be a lot of spiritual artifacts left over.

Chen Guang secretly complained that with so many fakes, the amount of real money spent must have been considerable. If they had been made into genuine products, they could have made a profit, but instead, they made fakes.

It was just difficult for Chen Guang and the other spiritual farmers, because they couldn't possibly find all the fakes by exhaustive search; they had to rely entirely on their own abilities.

Then Chen Guang had no choice but to cheat.