58: Chapter 58: Market Treasure Hunt, Inner Sect Competition Begins

Qingxuan Sect.

Outer Sect Market.

As the strongest Sect within a radius of ten thousand miles, the Outer Sect Market of the Qingxuan Sect was bustling with noise and excitement year-round.

Not only were there stalls set up by Sect Disciples here, but many outside merchants also operated businesses here, offering a dazzling array of various Cultivation resources, Magic Treasures, and Spiritual Artifacts.

At this moment, Bai Yunzhou was walking on the streets of the market, surrounded by the bustling crowd and one cry of peddling after another.

"Fine Body Tempering Pills, only fifty Low-Grade Spirit Stones each, even better results when taken by Foundation Establishment Cultivators!"

"Selling Core Formation stage Yao Beast inner cores at low prices, can be used for Alchemy and Artifact Refining, favorable prices!"

"Acquiring Heaven And Earth Treasures, recycling damaged Magic Treasures at high prices, fair to young and old alike!"

"..."

His purpose for coming this time was very clear.

First, to sell the damaged Flying Sword in his hand and that unrepaired Medium Grade spiritual armor, and then exchange them for a set of top-tier Spiritual Artifact treasures for himself, such as a Flying Sword, spiritual armor, and spiritual boots!

He had originally planned to replace the Flying Sword last time, but previously Cao Xun sent people to hunt him down, and Zhou Zhiting helped him invite Deng Mufeng and others for rescue.

His Spirit Stones all went into the pockets of those three people.

This made him temporarily abandon the idea of replacing the Flying Sword and repairing the spiritual armor.

But now he had Spirit Stones in his hand, and a large amount of Spirit Stones at that. Naturally, what he needed to do was to come and exchange these treasures at the first opportunity.

After all, for a Cultivator, a good treasure could boost combat power by a huge margin.

Following the peddling cries, he walked straight towards a shop named "Jubao Pavilion".

This shop was quite famous within the Sect market; not only were the types of treasures sold complete, but the prices were also relatively fair.

"Ring! Ring!"

As soon as he entered the shop, wind chimes chimed softly at the door.

A clerk dressed in a cyan long gown warmly greeted him, cupped his fists, and asked.

"This Senior Brother, I wonder if you are here to purchase treasures or sell material resources? Our Jubao Pavilion integrates purchasing and selling, fair to young and old alike."

"First sell two damaged treasures, then select a few Spiritual Artifacts."

Bai Yunzhou spoke in a calm tone, raising his hand to take out two items from his storage ring.

They were precisely his damaged top-tier Flying Sword, and that piece of spiritual armor that had been punched into a huge dent by a Qin Family Cultivator back in the Baiduan Mountain Range.

A flash of surprise crossed the clerk's eyes. He hurriedly stepped forward to take the two damaged treasures, examined them carefully for a moment, and then said to him.

"Although Senior Brother's treasures are damaged, their grade is not low, and I cannot make the decision."

"Could you allow me to invite the manager to take a look with you?"

Bai Yunzhou nodded.

"Naturally that's fine."

"In that case, Senior Brother, please follow me."

As the clerk spoke, he returned the treasures, and then led Bai Yunzhou to a private room on the second floor.

After pouring him a cup of spiritual tea, he spoke.

"Senior Brother, please have some tea. I will go invite the manager right away."

Bai Yunzhou nodded, and the clerk took his leave.

Before long, the door of the private room was knocked on, and a slightly lean middle-aged man walked in.

The other party was dressed in a gray brocade robe, with a jade plaque engraved with the words "Jubao Pavilion" hanging at his waist. His gaze was shrewd, and his cultivation had reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

"I am Liu Kun, the manager of Jubao Pavilion. Greetings, Fellow Daoist."

Liu Kun cupped his fists in salute, his gaze falling on the two damaged treasures on the table, and asked bluntly.

"I heard that Fellow Daoist has damaged treasures to sell?"

Bai Yunzhou nodded, took out the Flying Sword and spiritual armor from his storage ring, and placed them on the table.

"Fellow Daoist, take a look. How much can these two treasures be priced at?"

Seeing the storage ring on Bai Yunzhou's hand, Liu Kun's eyes immediately lit up, and his attitude became a bit more polite.

He hurried forward, cautiously picked up the two damaged treasures on the table, and began to carefully investigate them with his Divine Sense.

Half an incense stick's time later, Liu Kun withdrew his Divine Sense, rubbing his fingertips against the blade of the damaged Flying Sword, a trace of regret flashing in his eyes.

"Fellow Daoist's two treasures are both good, but unfortunately this Flying Sword is severely damaged, and it can only fetch the price of Materials."

"As for this spiritual armor, it is quite good and can still be used after repair, but the repair cost for this kind of spiritual armor is not low."

After pondering slightly, he then gave a quote.

"If Fellow Daoist wants to sell these two treasures, our pavilion is willing to acquire them for eighty thousand Spirit Stones. I wonder what Fellow Daoist thinks?"

Eighty thousand Spirit Stones?

Hearing this quote, Bai Yunzhou also quickly pondered.

This top-tier Flying Sword was only a Magical Artifact, and coupled with the severe damage now, its value was greatly discounted, amounting to at most a few thousand Spirit Stones.

And the market price of this Medium Grade spiritual armor was at least around one hundred thousand Spirit Stones. Even if it was damaged now, it should still be worth seventy or eighty thousand.

However, Jubao Pavilion had to make some profit after acquiring it. All things considered, the price was about right.

Thinking of this, he then spoke.

"Very well, it's a deal."

"Fellow Daoist is straightforward!"

Liu Kun was overjoyed, and immediately took out eighty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones from his storage ring and placed them on the table.

"Please count them, Fellow Daoist."

Bai Yunzhou swept his Divine Sense over them to confirm there was no error, then put the Spirit Stones into his storage ring.

Seeing this, Liu Kun asked again.

"Since Fellow Daoist has already sold treasures, I wonder what kind of treasures you want to purchase? The second floor of our Jubao Pavilion hides many top-tier Magical Artifacts and Spiritual Artifacts, with ready stock ranging from Low Grade to top-tier."

Bai Yunzhou nodded and immediately stated what he needed.

"Five top-tier Spiritual Artifacts: a Flying Sword, spiritual armor, spiritual boots, and two sets of gauntlets. I want the ones with the best appearance and quality here."

"Besides that, if there are any treasures that can enhance Divine Sense, bring them out for me to see as well."

What a big business transaction!

Liu Kun's eyes lit up, and his mind began to quickly think about the inventory in the warehouse.

After confirming that they had all the items the other party needed, he then stood up and said.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment. I will go fetch the treasures for Fellow Daoist right away."

With that, he got up and left quickly, his steps even lighter than when he arrived.

Although the other party might not buy all of them, as long as one piece could be traded, that would be enough for him to complete this month's performance target.

Before long, Liu Kun returned, with six quaint ebony boxes in his hands.

He arranged the wooden boxes neatly on the table, sat across from Bai Yunzhou, rubbed his hands, and his tone became increasingly respectful.

"Sorry to keep Fellow Daoist waiting, the treasures you requested are all here, and I will introduce them to you one by one."

As his voice fell, he first opened the wooden box on the far left, where a silver-gray Flying Sword was quietly lying inside.

The sword body was engraved with dense wind-type runes, with faint flowing light circulating, exuding a sharp and pure Spiritual Qi.

"Fellow Daoist, look at this 'liefeng sword' first. It is the top-tier Spiritual Artifact Flying Sword with the best quality in our pavilion!"

"This sword uses thousand-year cold-grained iron as its main material, forged by fusing the crystal core of a liefeng beast. There are four layers of wind-type Formations engraved inside the sword. When driven by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, it can travel a hundred zhang in an instant, and its slashes can carry three tearing wind blades, with a power comparable to a full-strength strike of a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator."

"The selling price of this sword is 1.7 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

Hearing the introduction, Bai Yunzhou's eyes lit up immediately.

Just the accompanying attack had the full-strength strike of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator.

Truly a top-tier Spiritual Artifact!

Following that, Liu Kun opened the second wooden box.

A dark golden spiritual armor came into view, its body covered with crisscrossing defensive runes, glowing with colorful light, possessing a heavy texture without appearing clumsy.

"This is the 'Xuangui Zhenyue Armor', top-notch goods among top-tier defensive Spiritual Artifacts!"

"Forged using ten-thousand-year dark tortoise shell as the base, fused with six kinds of defensive Heaven And Earth Treasures such as red sun gold and meteorite iron, it can not only withstand the full-strength heavy blows of a Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator, but also passively condense a Spiritual Qi shield to weaken spiritual power attacks by thirty percent."

"The selling price is 4.6 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"This spiritual armor is not bad."

Bai Yunzhou glanced over the spiritual armor, a trace of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

His previous spiritual armor was severely damaged and could no longer be used. This Xuangui Zhenyue Armor could just make up for his defensive shortcomings.

Seeing this, Liu Kun became even more enthusiastic and opened the third wooden box.

A pair of black spiritual boots exuded a faint earthy-yellow halo, with cloud patterns and escaping light runes carved on the soles.

"These are the 'zhuiyun boots', top-tier auxiliary Spiritual Artifacts!"

"They contain the dual Formations of the wind-type 'Swift Movement' and the earth-type 'Steadfast Body', which can not only increase movement speed by fifty percent, but also allow one to walk on flat ground even in complex terrains like rugged mountains and swamps!"

"They can also stimulate the 'Cloud-Treading Step' Divine Ability for a short time, instantly teleporting a distance of three zhang. They are excellent assistance for avoiding fatal attacks and pursuing fleeing enemies."

"The selling price is 2.3 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

After introducing the Flying Sword, spiritual armor, and spiritual boots, Liu Kun did not stop and successively opened the fourth and fifth wooden boxes.

Inside the first gauntlet wooden box, a pair of red gauntlets was placed, their surfaces covered with ferocious beast patterns and exuding violent spiritual power.

Inside the second wooden box was a pair of ink-black gauntlets with a warm texture, where faint thunderous micro-light circulated.

Liu Kun first pointed to the red gauntlets and introduced them.

"Fellow Daoist, please look at this first pair, the 'Flame Tiger Gauntlets', top-tier Spiritual Artifact grade!"

"Forged using the beast bones of a Peak Tier 1 Yao Beast, the Flame Tiger, as the base, fused with red sun gold and fire spirit crystal, they come with the 'Flame Burst' Divine Ability. When punching, they can carry a high-temperature flame impact, amplify fist strength by thirty percent, and excel at frontally breaking defenses. The selling price is 2.8 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

Then he pointed to the ink-black gauntlets.

"This second pair is the 'Thunder Rhinoceros Gauntlets', also a top-tier Spiritual Artifact!"

"Adopted from the ground powder of the single horn of a Peak Tier 1 Yao Beast, the Thunder Rhinoceros, forged by mixing sinking water wood and thunder-patterned steel, they come with the 'Startling Thunder' Divine Ability. When punching, they can burst forth with the power of thunder, which can not only amplify fist strength by thirty percent, but also paralyze the enemy's Meridians and interrupt the opponent's spellcasting!"

"The selling price is 3.1 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

Bai Yunzhou looked at the two pairs of gauntlets, probing his Divine Sense into them respectively. He clearly perceived the surging fire-attribute spiritual power inside the Flame Tiger Gauntlets and the violent thunder power inside the Thunder Rhinoceros Gauntlets, and was quite satisfied in his heart.

The Cultivation Technique he cultivated was inherently strength-oriented. These Flame Tiger Gauntlets specialized in fire attacks and breaking defenses, perfectly fitting his own combat style, and could be kept for personal use.

As for the Thunder Rhinoceros Gauntlets, they specialized in thunder attacks and crowd control, capable of paralyzing enemies and interrupting spellcasting.

Just right, Zhiting's cultivation was still shallow, and this set of gauntlets could happen to add a layer of self-preservation power for her.

Previously, if Zhou Zhiting hadn't contacted Deng Mufeng and others to save the day for him, he definitely wouldn't have survived until now.

Now that he had Spirit Stones, he would naturally prepare a portion for her as well.

And after Liu Kun finished introducing the five top-tier Spiritual Artifacts, he paused for a moment before opening the last wooden box.

Inside were placed a pitch-black jade pendant and three glowing white Medicinal Pills.

"The treasure requested by Fellow Daoist to enhance Divine Sense is also here."

"This 'Spirit-Nourishing Pendant' is also of top-tier Spiritual Artifact grade. Forged using obsidian containing the power of Divine Sense as the base and fused with soul crystals, wearing it on the body can continuously nourish Divine Sense and also resist some mental-type attacks."

"The selling price is 3.8 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

After introducing the treasures, he then looked at Bai Yunzhou and asked.

"Is Fellow Daoist satisfied with these treasures?"

Actually, he didn't really want to take these treasures out.

After all, they were all quite valuable.

However, considering that Bai Yunzhou was wearing a storage ring, he figured he should be able to buy one or two pieces, which was why he took out everything he needed.

"These treasures are all quite good!"

Bai Yunzhou nodded slightly, then asked.

"I just wonder if I buy them all, can the price be a bit cheaper?"

Although he had money now, he should save where he could and spend where he should. Where bargaining was needed, he would still bargain.

Upon hearing this, not only was Liu Kun not disappointed, but he was instead secretly overjoyed.

This showed that the other party indeed had the intention to buy, which didn't waste his previous eloquence.

However, wait!

"Fellow Daoist just said you want to buy all of these?"

Liu Kun asked somewhat uncertainly.

"That's right!"

Bai Yunzhou nodded.

"These items are all good. If the price is right, I can buy them all."

Truly buying them all!

Liu Kun's heart was filled with shock and wild joy.

He originally only hoped that Bai Yunzhou would buy one or two pieces, but he didn't expect the other party to be so generous and take everything in one go!

If this business transaction could be completed, it would not only allow him to far exceed this month's performance target, but even obtain high rewards within the pavilion, and even the opportunity for promotion was right before his eyes.

"Since Fellow Daoist wants to buy them all, our pavilion naturally has a discount."

He forcefully suppressed the excitement in his heart and hurriedly said.

"The original selling price of these treasures is 18.3 million Spirit Stones. Since Fellow Daoist wants to buy them all, I will make the decision to give Fellow Daoist a ten percent discount, how about that?"

"Calculated, that is 16.47 million Spirit Stones, or 1.647 million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones!"

Bai Yunzhou pondered slightly and agreed.

Soon the transaction was completed.

Liu Kun also didn't expect that the other party would be so straightforward.

Immediately, he gave out another VIP identity card of Jubao Pavilion. In the future, whenever Bai Yunzhou went to any branch of Jubao Pavilion to purchase treasures, he would be able to get a ten percent discount.

After purchasing what he needed, Bai Yunzhou returned directly to his Immortal Cave.

And at the entrance of the Immortal Cave, he happened to see Ye Jinglan guiding Zhiting in her Cultivation.

It seemed the other party had already accepted her current identity.

He greeted the other party, then took out the 'Thunder Rhinoceros Gauntlets' he bought back and handed them to Zhiting.

Subsequently, he returned to the cultivation room and began to familiarize himself with all the Spiritual Artifacts he had bought back.

As well as refining the green ruler Spirit Treasure.

Thus, several days passed in the blink of an eye, and he suddenly received a voice transmission from Zhiting.

"Senior Brother, the Inner Sect Grand Competition has begun!"