10: Trading Channel

He quickened his pace and soon returned to the portal he had entered through.

However, Senior Mu Feng still didn't dare to relax his guard.

It wasn't until his entire body stepped into the return teleportation array that he finally dared to let down his guard.

With a flash of white light, Senior Mu Feng was back in his Immortal Cave the next second.

“Phew…”

Senior Mu Feng collapsed onto the stone bed, breathing heavily; the constant high concentration had taken a toll on his mind.

“Haha, truthfully, I’m really afraid of death…” Senior Mu Feng chuckled self-deprecatingly.

But complaints aside, he didn't feel he had done anything wrong.

Life is precious, and one must never relax their guard.

“Speaking of which, this time was really strange. I wonder where that snake Yao Beast hid.”

“I even picked the spiritual fruit, but it didn’t come out.”

“That shouldn’t be the case.”

“Could the System prompt have been wrong, and there was no snake Yao Beast guarding it at all?”

Senior Mu Feng speculated.

“There’s another possibility: the snake Yao Beast was there when the System prompted, but it left by the time I entered.”

Compared to a System error, Senior Mu Feng personally leaned towards the second possibility.

After seeing the prompt, he didn't immediately enter the Secret Realm but first searched for Talisman in the Transaction Channel.

There was a gap of seven or eight minutes during that time.

It’s possible that the snake Yao Beast left that Secret Realm during those seven or eight minutes.

This possibility is quite high.

Since people can enter the same Immortal Cave, the things inside should also be able to.

This discovery greatly shocked Senior Mu Feng.

“It seems that when exploring in the future, even if the System indicates it’s safe inside, I can’t relax my guard.”

“After all, no one knows when an accident might happen.”

“It’s always right to be careful.”

“Fortunately, this adventure was worth it.”

“With this shaling fruit, advancing should not be a problem; I just don’t know how many layers of Qi Refining I can advance to.”

Playing with the shaling fruit in his hand, Senior Mu Feng couldn't help but smile, thinking about how he could improve his Realm soon.

However, Senior Mu Feng wasn't in a hurry to eat the shaling fruit.

His emotions were too volatile right now; it was better to calm down first.

It wouldn’t be good if he suffered Qi Deviation later.

While calming down, Senior Mu Feng casually opened the Transaction Channel.

He was idle anyway.

He planned to check the market trends and see if anyone was selling bai xiang flower in the Transaction Channel.

If the price wasn’t too high, he would just buy it directly.

He opened the Transaction Channel.

Many people had already put items up for sale there.

“Keqing’s Cup * 1: Does anyone want this? I’ll trade for food, I’m starving to death!”

(Comment: Holy crap, OP!)

(Comment: ???, Heaven-Defying!)

(Comment: Holy crap, brother, how did you get this thing!)

(Seller’s Reply: I was fighting halfway and suddenly got teleported over, then I brought it with me. Do you want it?)

(Reply to Seller: I want it, but I don’t have food…)

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“wood * 5: Five wood for ten bottles of water, DM if interested, negotiable!”

(Comment: Five wood for ten bottles of water? Why don’t you just ascend to heaven!)

(Seller’s Comment: If you don’t want it, scram! You talk too much!)

(Reply to Seller: Are you crazy? Why is your mouth so foul, you bastard?)

(Seller’s Reply: I’ll f*ck your mother, you better pray you don’t meet me in an Immortal Cave, or I’ll chop you to death, you dog!)

(Reply to Seller: Heh heh, I’m so scared.)

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“Orange * 1: Fresh orange for ten Spirit Stone, take it if you want it!”

(Comment: You must be crazy for money, one orange for ten Spirit Stone? Is your orange made of gold particles or silver particles? Do you know how hard it is to get Spirit Stone?)

(Seller’s Comment: I’m happy to, it’s none of your business!)

(Comment: It’s too expensive, it’s just an ordinary orange, not a spiritual fruit, selling it so expensively. If it was one, I’d take it.)

(Seller’s Comment: Where is it expensive? If you think it’s expensive, I think it’s cheap. Do you know how many people can’t find food right now?)

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“Beginner Flying Sword * 1: One Beginner Flying Sword, trade for three days of food.”

(Comment: You sold your weapon, what will you do if you encounter a Yao Beast?)

(Seller’s Reply: None of your damn business, I’ll sell it however I want!)

(Reply to Seller: How can a woman like you speak such foul language?)

(Seller’s Reply: F*ck you!)

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“Fruit Pit: Does anyone want a fruit pit? Selling cheap, one Spirit Stone and it’s yours.”

(Reply: Heaven-Defying…)

(Reply: 666, even trash can be sold!)

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“wood * 50: Trade for 20 Spirit Stone, negotiable”

(Comment: Holy crap, brother, where did you get so much wood?)

(Seller’s Reply: Good luck, I got it from a treasure chest.)

(Reply to Seller: I’m crying with envy.)

(Comment: There are treasure chests? Why haven’t I encountered any?)

(Seller’s Reply: Every Immortal Cave has a chance to drop them, it depends on luck.)

(Reply to Seller: Okay, thank you, brother.)

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Below each trade item were comments and replies, most of which were meaningless arguments and bickering.

The useful information was probably that everyone was very short on food at the current stage.

If he could refine Bigu Pill, he could definitely seize the opportunity and make a fortune.

Another piece of information was that everyone highly recognized Spirit Stone as currency; except for some specific material demands, Spirit Stone could basically be exchanged for anything.

After a few more glances to confirm the current market situation, Senior Mu Feng directly typed “bai xiang flower” into the search page for a precise search.

Unfortunately, nothing came up.

“Forget it, I’ll actively list items for exchange!”

After thinking for a moment, Senior Mu Feng felt that instead of searching like this, it was better to take the initiative.

Not everyone had prompts or knew the information of every item.

“What should I use for trade?”

Senior Mu Feng was a bit troubled.

He didn't have many items on hand that could be used for trade.

What remained that could attract others to trade with him was very little.

“Hmm, this one it is!”

After choosing for a while, Senior Mu Feng took out a hongxiang fruit.

He had a total of seven hongxiang fruit, and refining Bigu Pill required three hongxiang fruit each time.

After refining twice, there would still be one left over.

It could be used for trade.

“I believe that with the current market, this hongxiang fruit will definitely attract others to trade with me.”

He opened the [Transaction Platform].

Senior Mu Feng put the bai xiang flower up.

[Seller: Senior Mu Feng, Area 168]

[Item: hongxiang fruit]

[Demand: bai xiang flower * 5]

[Inventory: 1]

After listing the trade item, Senior Mu Feng opened the World Channel and Area Channel.

Senior Mu Feng: “Selling a spiritual fruit on the Transaction Platform. Eating it can keep you full for one day. I need five bai xiang flower. Those who need it can go to the Transaction Platform to exchange.”

As soon as his message appeared, the chat channel instantly exploded.

“Holy crap, I didn’t read that wrong, did I? What kind of spiritual fruit is so awesome, one fruit can keep you full for a day?”

“Isn’t the awesome part that he can use it for trade? Food and drink are so scarce now, how many people are fighting to the death for a little food and drink, yet he’s directly putting it up for trade.”

“Indeed, this kind of spiritual fruit that can fill you up is a scarce resource. Senior Mu Feng actually dared to put it up for trade.”

“Senior Mu Feng, can you give me this fruit? I will definitely repay you in the future!”

“Heh heh, what a beautiful thought!”

“Damn it! I really want this spiritual fruit, but I don’t have bai xiang flower. Who has bai xiang flower? I’m willing to trade other items!”

“Senior, can I trade with other things? I have ten pieces of stone, will you trade for that?”

“Where do you pick bai xiang flower? Do you know how to get it?”

“I don’t know. Can anyone who knows please tell us?”

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