17: Chapter 17 Purchasing a Mid-Grade Flying Sword

"There is no need to worry so much, my wife. Leave this matter to me." Chen Fan smiled faintly.

Currently, the most powerful Magical Artifact in his possession was the Medium Grade Magical Artifact, the soul-extinguishing awl, rewarded by the System. Although this item had great power, using it consumed a vast amount of Qi and Spiritual Sense each time.

The rest consisted of the substandard Low Grade Flying Sword, the Black Iron Shield, and the Fangtian Seal given by Qin Mei, plus five Talismans.

Chen Fan did not believe that relying solely on these items would allow him to kill Qin Chuan, who was at Qi Refining Level 5. Besides, he had always been most skilled at Alchemy, not combat.

After pondering for several days, he decided to head to the Family marketplace at the foot of the mountain to purchase the necessary items.

"Alchemist Chen, please, have a seat."

The middle-aged Cultivator with the handlebar mustache in Duobao Pavilion was very enthusiastic and quickly brewed some Spirit Tea to host him.

This person was named Qin Daqian, and his greatest hobby in life was doing business and reselling goods.

After a period of trading Medicinal Pills and Spiritual Plants, the two were considered quite familiar with each other.

When he discovered that the other party was already at Qi Refining Level 4, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned. In his eyes, such progress for someone with Pseudo-Spiritual Root Aptitude was rare.

However, after a moment's thought, there was another important reason for his enthusiasm: the quality of the Medicinal Pills refined by the other party was quite good, containing fewer Impurities compared to other pills of the same grade.

Seeing that no one was around, Chen Fan carefully took out the five prepared pill bottles.

"I wonder what kind of Medicinal Pills Alchemist Chen has refined this time?" Qin Daqian immediately began to inspect them according to his usual practice.

However, the next moment, his expression changed drastically, and he said with some shock: "You can actually refine four-striped recovery pills and spirit-gathering pills?"

"I had an unexpected Breakthrough recently, and I didn't expect to succeed with a casual attempt." Chen Fan knew the importance of strength; after all, the profits from Low Grade Medicinal Pills were limited.

After the shock, Qin Daqian quickly returned to normal.

"A total of fifteen Medicinal Pills, the quality is good. Four Spirit Stones each, sixty Spirit Stones in total. How about that?"

Chen Fan nodded slightly, feeling very satisfied. After all, many of these refined Medicinal Pills were obtained for free from the Alchemy Hall due to his extremely high success rate.

However, he did not immediately take the Spirit Stones but instead cast his gaze upon the various Magical Artifacts in the shop.

Qin Daqian understood tacitly, stroked his sparse beard, walked to a counter, and said enthusiastically: "The shop has recently acquired many new Magical Artifacts. I guarantee you will be satisfied."

"Look at this Thunder Slash; it can produce lightning attacks during combat. This Flowing Cloud Hammer is extremely hard. And this shield was purchased from a well-known Qi Refining Family..."

Qin Daqian spoke with great animation, introducing them incessantly.

Just as the other party said, some of these new Magical Artifacts had just been refined, and some had hardly been used.

However, none of these were what he wanted. He urgently needed a Flying Sword of good quality, as a top-tier sword technique like the Azure Underworld Sword Art had extremely high requirements for the quality of the Flying Sword.

"Do you have any better Flying Swords?"

"Better ones? There are a few of Medium Grade quality, but the price is a bit high." Qin Daqian pointed to the counter in the center of the shop.

On the counter lay three gleaming Flying Swords, with a faint frost congealing on the blades, looking extremely sharp.

"Alchemist Chen, these three Magical Artifacts are of superior quality and can cut through iron like mud."

As he spoke, Qin Daqian slowly took out one of the Flying Swords. After infusing it with a trace of Qi, a flash of cyan light appeared on it, emitting a sharp chill, and there was a faint sound of a sword humming.

"Not bad. How many Spirit Stones?"

"Well, this was forged by a famous Artifact Refiner, so the price is a bit steep. This number..."

After hearing this, Chen Fan didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

"This kind of Medium Grade Magical Artifact is mostly used by Cultivators in the Late-stage Qi Refining. The price I'm giving you is already the most favorable. How about paying in installments?"

At this point, Qin Daqian blinked involuntarily.

Chen Fan frowned slightly. One had to know this was over a hundred Spirit Stones. In this way, the proceeds from selling the Medicinal Pills and the reward he had just received from the Qin Family would vanish into thin air.

Qin Daqian naturally saw the other party's embarrassed appearance. Fearing that the deal would fall through, he smiled and said: "If you buy it, the shop will also give you a Low Grade Magical Artifact."

"Fine."

Hearing this, Chen Fan did not hesitate any longer and immediately took out the Spirit Stones rewarded by the Family.

Qin Daqian smiled inwardly, feeling that this transaction was very satisfying, as the profit margin was extremely high.

Besides, although this Flying Sword was of superior quality, it consumed a huge amount of Qi, and no one had asked about it for a long time.

For a low-ranking Matrilocal son-in-law to buy it was simply foolish; it was quite possible it would be snatched away by someone else the next day.

After counting the Spirit Stones, he said enthusiastically: "Alchemist Chen, you can choose any Low Grade Magical Artifact as you please."

Chen Fan nodded slightly and casually picked a Low Grade Magical Artifact, the Flying Blade. It was simply because it only required a minimal amount of Qi to activate, making it the most suitable for sneak attacks.

Walking out of Duobao Pavilion, Chen Fan felt his legs go a bit weak. After this round of purchases, he didn't have many Spirit Stones left.

Qin Daqian was carefully counting the Spirit Stones, a look of lingering satisfaction on his face.

"Alchemists are still the most generous. If everyone were like this, business would be easy to do."

Just as Chen Fan was heading towards the Son-in-laws Courtyard, he caught sight of an acquaintance from the corner of his eye—it was Qin Chuan.

Since failing to borrow Spirit Stones last time, the other party had been unwilling to let it go. In his view, so many Spirit Stones rewarded by the Family should be kept by a capable Cultivator.

"Hmph, very good." Chen Fan just smiled faintly.

Returning to his residence, the first thing he did was to Cultivate the Azure Underworld Sword Art. It seemed that the content rewarded by the System was incomplete, providing only the Cultivation Technique up to the sixth level, which could allow cultivation up to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

However, for someone at Qi Refining Level 4, it was enough.

The general outline covered the basic principles of the Dao of the sword. The first level was the foundation of controlling the sword, with ever-changing sword forms. The second level changed abruptly, with greatly increased power, allowing one to manifest Flying Swords.

For a moment, the sound of swords roared, and Sword Qi surged in the courtyard.

"It is indeed a good sword, much stronger than a Low Grade Flying Sword. If it is just to deal with Qin Chuan, there should be no problem at all."

After a few days of cultivation, he quickly finished practicing the first level. Perhaps because of practicing the Xuantian Technique, his Spiritual Sense was much stronger than that of ordinary Cultivators.

When he tried to practice the second level, he could actually manifest two Flying Swords.

"Congratulations, my husband." Qin Mei held the child, her eyes full of joy.

However, just as the two were chatting and laughing, a "knock-knock" sound came from the door.

Chen Fan swept his Spiritual Sense over, his expression changed slightly, and he quickly put away the Flying Sword.

The person who came was none other than Qin Chuan, but standing behind him was a Family Cultivator whose cultivation was at Qi Refining Level 6. He had an arrogant expression, and his gaze was intentionally or unintentionally glancing at the Storage Pouch at Chen Fan's waist.

"So it is the two clan brothers. I wonder what important matter brings you here?"

Chen Fan's expression was indifferent, and he had no intention of inviting them inside.

"Matrilocal son-in-law Chen, aren't you going a bit too far? This clan brother came to visit because he has long heard of your great reputation in Alchemy. Are you planning to shut people out?"

Qin Chuan's face darkened, looking extremely displeased.