29: Chapter 29 Gold Rush in the Market

However, the most critical problem remained unsolved: Yun Ming's total assets added up to less than ninety thousand Spirit Stones.

If he couldn't buy it this time, the next Luoxia Assembly would be in ten years.

He still needed to make some money.

This was the time for the trait [Accidentally Entering the Heavenly Family] to play its part.

As soon as he walked into the crowded Free Market of the Luoxia Assembly, the BGM of [Accidentally Entering the Heavenly Family] hadn't stopped blowing in his face.

Yun Ming rubbed his hands together with some anticipation, "There really are more opportunities at the assembly."

He followed the music and found the nearest stall, which was covered with various scattered pieces of Spirit Medicine.

The stall owner was a pot-bellied middle-aged man with a face full of a crafty merchant's smile.

"Fellow Daoist, care to take a look at some Spirit Medicine?"

At a glance, Yun Ming saw an earth vein dragon saliva ganoderma. This was a main ingredient for a foundation establishment pill. If he could gather the three main ingredients, he could also spend some Spirit Stones to find a second-tier High Grade Alchemist to refine a foundation establishment pill.

"How much is this Spirit Medicine?" Yun Ming pointed at the earth vein dragon saliva ganoderma and asked, pretending to be an amateur.

The man chuckled and said, "Fellow Daoist has a good eye. On my stall, this earth vein dragon saliva ganoderma is the most valuable. It's three hundred years old and costs only fifty thousand Spirit Stones."

Yun Ming turned his head so the stall owner wouldn't see his pained expression, muttering to himself, "Damn, why did this owner offer such an affordable price? I can't even find an opening to scold him."

The man thought Yun Ming found the price too high and said, "Fellow Daoist, go and ask around. In the entire Free Market of the Luoxia Assembly, a three-hundred-year-old earth vein dragon saliva ganoderma costs at least eighty thousand Spirit Stones."

"Alright, alright, I don't need to look. I know the price. Fifty thousand it is!" Yun Ming waved his hand and bought the earth vein dragon saliva ganoderma.

The stall owner's smile was so wide his mouth wouldn't close, the fat on his face bunching up as he hurriedly packed it for Yun Ming.

Having received the item, Yun Ming also paid the money readily.

Once Yun Ming left, the stall owner took out another earth vein dragon saliva ganoderma when no one was looking. Its age and appearance were almost identical to the previous one, as he waited for the next fated person to take the bait.

Yun Ming, on the other hand, had just spent more than half of the money he had earned, which pained him greatly. However, at least he had made progress toward the foundation establishment pill; after all, anything that could be solved with money wasn't a problem.

What comforted Yun Ming afterward was that by following [Accidentally Entering the Heavenly Family], he did manage to pick up some bargains.

For example, at one stall, he spent less than a hundred Spirit Stones to buy a third-tier High Grade small void shift talisman. The stall owner had thought it was just a first-tier Low Grade Body Lightening Talisman.

There was also a beauty preserving pill Pill Formula that cost Yun Ming a thousand Spirit Stones. To his surprise, the beauty preserving pill was actually a third-tier High Grade Medicinal Pill.

Buying a third-tier High Grade Pill Formula so cheaply was mainly because the stall owner didn't know its value. The Pill Formula was something he had stumbled upon by pure luck; he only knew it was a Pill Formula, not what specific Medicinal Pill it was for.

However, Yun Ming couldn't refine a third-tier High Grade Medicinal Pill for the time being, so this Pill Formula could only be kept as a collectible for now.

After that, he wasn't as lucky. Picking up bargains wasn't that easy; many people even deliberately brought out high-value treasures to lure people into thinking they were getting a bargain.

Just when Yun Ming thought there were no more bargains to be had, a deafening sound of music rang out, nearly knocking him unconscious.

Startled, he quickly called up the System and turned down the volume of [Accidentally Entering the Heavenly Family]. After adjusting, he followed the music to find the stall.

This stall was very simple, or rather crude. It was covered with various bottles and jars, containing only some herbs for strengthening the body and bones used by Mortal Martial Artists.

The stall owner was a white-haired, emaciated old man, accompanied by an equally thin small girl.

The small girl looked about five or six years old and was very shy. The moment she saw Yun Ming approach, she hid behind the old man.

"Immortal Master, do you wish to buy something?" The old man's voice was hoarse and weak, his tone respectful and humble.

"Old man, what are you selling here?" Yun Ming asked, knowing full well.

"Replying to the Immortal Master, these are all herbs for strengthening the body used by Mortals."

"This is the Luoxia Assembly; there aren't many Mortals here," Yun Ming said with a smile. He didn't quite understand why this old man would sell Mortal herbs in such a place.

The old man took a deep breath and said, "To be honest with the Immortal Master, these are the best things this old bag of bones can offer. I came to the Luoxia Assembly this time for Er Ya, hoping she could join an immortal sect. Unfortunately, Er Ya only has a Five Elements Mixed Spiritual Root. The Immortal Master who tested her Spiritual Root said that a Five Elements Mixed Spiritual Root can become a Utility Disciple for ten thousand taels of silver. I'm hoping to see if I can save up enough money."

After hearing the old man's explanation, Yun Ming understood. Indeed, among Wealth, Companions, Methods, and Land, there was a reason why Wealth was ranked first.

Since that was the case, Yun Ming planned to support them a little. He began to check the bottles and jars one by one, picking each one up and holding it to his ear to listen.

Although the action was strange, the old man didn't dare to ask and could only wait quietly for Yun Ming to finish looking.

After checking for a while, Yun Ming identified it: it was the palm-sized small green bottle in front of him. However, from the surface, nothing could be seen—no name, no unique patterns, perfectly smooth. The material didn't seem like jade, but rather like the plastic texture from his previous life. Inside were only some Body Refining herbs for Mortals, showing no signs of evolving herbs or any strange effects.

But the deafening [Accidentally Entering the Heavenly Family] would not lie. Yun Ming still intended to buy it. To be safe in case he had misidentified it, he planned to buy all the bottles and jars in front of him.

"How much for all of these?" Yun Ming pointed at all the bottles and jars.

The old man was somewhat surprised and opened his mouth. He hadn't expected anyone to actually buy them; all these things together were only worth a few dozen taels of silver.

Yun Ming was about to give him ten Banknotes of a thousand taels each, but the old man suddenly fell to his knees before him with a thud.

"Old man, what are you doing?!" Yun Ming's hand paused; he hadn't said he wouldn't pay.

"Immortal Master! I beg of you, please take Er Ya in." The old man knelt before Yun Ming, kowtowing as he spoke.

"Stop, stop, stop, get up quickly."

"If you don't agree, I won't get up. Er Ya, kneel down." Not content with kneeling and kowtowing himself, the old man also pulled the small girl down with him.

The small girl's face was also pale with fear from her grandfather, and she knelt down at a loss.

Yun Ming was a bit flustered at first, but hearing the old man's words, he calmed down instead. With a calm expression, he snorted coldly, "Hmph! Trying to use Moral Blackmail on me, are you?"

After saying that, he dropped a Banknote with a face value of one hundred taels, waved his hand to store everything into his naxu ring, and turned to leave.

"Immortal Master! Immortal Master! I beg of you, please take Er Ya in!" The old man pleaded bitterly from behind. Seeing that Yun Ming had no reaction, he gritted his teeth and said, "Immortal Master! I know the secret of that bottle!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, the old man was stunned. He suddenly felt as if he had lost connection with the world, as if he were in the middle of a boundless Void Realm. Everything around him had vanished, and only Yun Ming stood before him.

"I hate people like you the most—using Moral Blackmail and keeping secrets. Speak, then. What do you know?"