Tianhai Fairy Journey

Chapter 1419 Treasure Hunt at the Street Stall
Yunhuan Immortal City.

The destruction of the Ming family in the Tianhu Mountains plunged the surrounding cultivation world into unprecedented turmoil.

Countless Nascent Soul forces began a frenzied battle and struggle over the spiritual vein treasure land left behind by the Ming family. Conversely, Yunhuan Immortal City, which had fallen into decline and silence, ushered in an unprecedented period of prosperity, even surpassing its former glory.

In the past, countless shops and merchant guilds fled because they were afraid that Yunhuan Immortal City would face retaliation from the Ming family and the Double Gold Alliance. Now that the Ming family and the Double Gold Alliance have been wiped out, Yunhuan Immortal City is naturally no longer in danger of collapse.

Yunhuan Immortal City, which already possessed a geographical advantage, also welcomed favorable timing and popular support.

The more chaotic the world becomes, the more prosperous the trading grounds will be. The weak will seek to increase their strength and means through trading, while the strong will accumulate more spoils to sell.

In addition, with the Spirit Lord Linglong presiding over Yunhuan Immortal City, it has the absolute confidence to protect the peace and order around the market.

In a past battle, True Monarch Linglong fought two peak Nascent Soul stage experts against one, and even killed one of them. Such a dazzling achievement that shook the surrounding cultivation world was enough to make countless forces around him tremble with fear.

The southern gate of Yunhuan Immortal City.

Amidst the bustling crowd, a young figure in a green robe entered the market with the flow of people.

"Brother Liu, with that hundred-year-old Crimson Flame Flower, your cultivation level should allow you to break through to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining very soon, and then Foundation Establishment will be within reach!"

"Where there!"

"The Crimson Flame Flower cannot be used directly for cultivation. I still need to entrust an alchemist in the market to refine it into pills to help my cultivation. This is a real headache for me. The cost of hiring such an alchemist is not small."

Two middle-aged men, dressed as wandering monks, were whispering to each other.

One person had a gaunt face and eyes full of envy, while the other was tall and had a smiling face.

“Brother Wu, you don’t need to envy me. I heard that you found some remarkable items in a battlefield ruin. If you can take the opportunity to sell them, you should be able to buy enough cultivation pills,” the tall man said, turning to flattery.

"Brother Liu, please don't joke with me. Outsiders may not know, but do you not know the inside story?" The gaunt man said with a wry smile, "Those are just a few fragments of spiritual artifacts. Regular shops won't even accept them!"

"My only hope is to set up a stall and see if I can manage to sell anything."

Li Qing, who was about to walk past the two, suddenly stopped and looked at the two narrow stalls not far away.

"Ever since I first entered the world of cultivation, I have heard countless stories of treasure hunting at street stalls. Every now and then, some lucky people will encounter some hidden treasure and soar to the sky. There are countless rumors about this."

An amused smile appeared on Li Qing's lips.

"With my current cultivation level, I wonder if I'll have a chance to snag a bargain?"

The words of that Qi Refining rogue cultivator just now made him feel a touch of childlike innocence.

The next moment, Li Qing slowly turned around and walked into the distance.

As far as the eye could see, most of the people coming and going were Qi Refining cultivators at the bottom of the cultivation world.

The north and south entrances of Yunhuan Immortal City actually correspond to two different levels in the cultivation world.

The area at the entrance to the North City is frequented by people of considerable status, either possessing considerable strength or representing various sects and families. That area also concentrates some of the most powerful shops and merchant guilds in the entire Yunhuan Immortal City.

As for the southern entrance, it is mostly frequented by low-level cultivators from the cultivation world, as evidenced by the ubiquitous street stalls.

In this outer area, most of the cultivators are Qi Refining cultivators; Foundation Establishment cultivators are quite rare.

I had just stepped into the surrounding street market.

Li Qing could hear a constant cacophony of noise and bustle.

"Fellow Daoists, come and see! A mysterious treasure has been discovered in the Tianhu Mountains. It is said to be the key to the rise of the Ming family!"

A kind-looking young man kept shouting at the crowd.

"This is the very thing I risked my life to find deep within Heavenly Lake!"

The kind-looking young man continued to pick up a brownish-black stone the size of a head from his stall and waved it around, shouting as he spoke.

"So arrogant!"

An elderly man passing by couldn't stand it any longer and rebuked, "That lake has already been surrounded by several Nascent Soul forces. Don't even mention your mere Qi Refining cultivation; even Golden Core cultivators from the outside world aren't qualified to enter!"

Faced with the reprimand, the kind-looking young man remained calm and continued to smile, "Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but I once did something for the Ming family. This was something I found deep within Tianhu Lake before those major Nascent Soul forces even made their move."

Seeing that the other party was so shameless, the old man could only snort coldly and turn away.

To say that a mere Qi Refining cultivator is worthy of working for the former Ming family is utter nonsense. However, since the Ming family no longer exists, it is impossible to verify the truth of this statement.

In today's market, countless people are using the Ming family's name to swindle and cheat.

Since the Ming family is no longer around, naturally no one will pursue the matter.

"If you fellow Daoists do not believe me, you are welcome to come and verify this mysterious treasure for yourselves!"

But because of the old man's words, no matter how the kind young man shouted, no one stopped.

"That damned old man, he ruined my business!"

Upon seeing this, the kind-hearted young man couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath.

How could those around him not know that this was obviously a lie? He didn't expect anyone to believe it; he was just using it as a gimmick to attract the attention of passersby.

That old man exposed the matter to his face, instantly shattering the popularity he had painstakingly built up.

"May I ask, fellow Daoist, what is the price of this item?"

The kind-looking young man then noticed that a young man in a green robe had appeared in front of his stall, and upon seeing this, he quickly came forward with a smile on his face.

"Fellow Daoist has excellent eyesight, immediately recognizing the extraordinary nature of this item!"

The kind-looking young man then feigned honesty, saying, "To be honest, fellow Daoist, this item wasn't something I personally dug out from the depths of Heavenly Lake!"

"This item came from a branch of the Ming family in the Tianhu Mountains. He found it by chance from the depths of Tianhu Lake."

Li Qing stood aside, smiling without saying a word, quietly waiting for the story about this mysterious treasure.

Seeing this, the kind-hearted man seemed to realize that the person in front of him was not easily fooled, so he could only smile awkwardly and say, "Since you like it, I will sell it to you for one hundred and fifty low-grade spirit stones!"

"Expensive!"

Li Qing smiled and shook his head: "This thing is just solidified spiritual mud from the bottom of the lake. Although it is rich in spiritual energy, it is only used to cultivate spiritual herbs. How could it be worth eighty spirit stones!"

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise appeared in the eyes of the kind-looking young man.

Unexpectedly, the person in front of me could so quickly figure out the origin of these dark brown stones.

"Then what do you think this item is worth, fellow Daoist?"

The kind-looking young man asked, holding the lump of spiritual mud in his hand.

"Twenty low-grade spiritual stones!"

"A lump of spirit mud for twenty low-grade spirit stones?"

Looking at the five clumps of dark brown spiritual mud in front of him, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"No, it's a total of twenty low-grade spirit stones," Li Qing said with a slight smile.

"impossible!"

The kind-hearted young man was somewhat exasperated. Even though he had broken through to the late stage of Qi Refining, a mere twenty low-grade spirit stones were not worth the effort he had put into shouting earlier.

"If you are truly interested, fellow Daoist, it will cost at least sixty low-grade spirit stones. This item comes from the depths of Heavenly Lake, and there may be other rare treasures inside." He wasn't lying about this; at least the person who sold it to him was indeed a branch of the Ming family. Of course, these few lumps of spirit mud were just a bonus from another transaction.

At first, he didn't pay much attention to these lumps of spiritual mud, but the sudden destruction of the Ming family gave him an opportunity, and these ordinary lumps of spiritual mud seemed to have special story value.

Out of a sense of thrift and frugality, I decided to give it a try in the market.

"How about this, ten low-grade spirit stones per bundle!"

"Ten low-grade spirit stones?"

Looking at the crowd around him that never stopped, the kind-hearted young man grew a little impatient: "Fine, fine, ten low-grade spirit stones it is!"

"Five clumps of spirit mud, and a total of fifty low-grade spirit stones!"

These days, the market is filled with stories of all sorts of treasures from the Ming family. It seems there aren't many fools left, and continuing like this will only be a waste of time.

The income of fifty low-grade spirit stones was barely acceptable; it wasn't a waste of time to shout here.

"Fellow Taoist has misunderstood!"

Li Qing chuckled: "I only want this lump of spiritual mud in your hand, fellow Daoist, and ten low-grade spirit stones!"

Upon hearing this, the kind-looking young man instantly lost his amiable demeanor: "Fellow Daoist, are you perhaps making fun of me?"

"What use is a mere lump of spiritual mud!"

"I was just curious about the effects of this item, which is why I was willing to buy a piece to test it out. If you are not willing, then so be it." With that, Li Qing pretended to turn around and leave.

"It's all that damned old man's fault!"

The kind-looking young man cursed inwardly again, then quickly said, "Fine, I'll give it to you as a loss, ten low-grade spirit stones!"

However, to prevent any misjudgment, he used his divine sense to examine the lump of spiritual mud in his hand once more.

At this moment, Li Qing, who had turned around with a smile on his face, suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

He was so focused on haggling that he forgot he didn't have any low-grade spirit stones; the smallest unit in his storage bag was already a mid-grade spirit stone.

With his current strength and status, low-grade spirit stones are a thing of the past.

The moment he stopped, the kind-hearted young man, who was already filled with anger, finally couldn't hold back any longer: "So you were really making fun of me, fellow Daoist?"

"Not even ten low-grade spirit stones?"

"Or are you deliberately teasing me, fellow Daoist?"

Looking at the angry, kind-hearted young man, Li Qing could only shake his head: "Fine, it's fate that we met, so I'll let you suffer less!"

A mid-grade spirit stone fell instantly, and at the same time, the kind-looking young man felt his hand lighten as the lump of spirit mud vanished in an instant.

"Jindan Zhenren!"

The anger on the kind-looking young man's face instantly turned into fear.

Such a silent and stealthy method is not something that even a Foundation Establishment expert can possess.

"This place where low-level cultivators trade has a Golden Core cultivator hiding inside, and I just happened to run into it!"

Thinking of his threatening words, the kind-hearted young man felt his legs go weak and his heart tremble. But before he could kneel down and pay his respects, the young figure in the green robe had already disappeared into the crowd.

After an unknown amount of time, the kind-hearted young man recovered from his fear and was then plunged into endless regret.

"If I suffer less loss, doesn't that mean there really is a treasure inside that lump of spiritual mud?!"

"Damn it. Why didn't I just open it and see what use those mere dozens of spirit stones were to me? I've wasted a golden opportunity."

Amidst the crowds.

Li Qing continued to stroll leisurely with the crowd, a black spirit ore the size of a fingernail in his hand, with a smile on his face.

This was a small lucky find; there really was a second-tier top-grade small spirit ore wrapped inside that lump of spirit mud.

The bargaining process he just went through reminded him of his past experiences.

Born into the lower echelons of the cultivation world, he used to frequently haggle with all sorts of people over certain spiritual items.

All I can say is that was the path he came from.

As he continued to explore the surrounding stalls, he discovered that there were countless treasures bearing the Ming family's name, as if the biggest beneficiaries behind the Ming family's annihilation were not the major Nascent Soul forces, but the stalls that could be seen everywhere.

"In that case, they really should thank me!"

A smile appeared on Li Qing's lips as he continued walking along the surrounding road deeper into the area.

The vast, hidden power of the divine soul covered all the spiritual items on the surrounding stalls.

It turns out.

Legends are just legends. Even with his current level of cultivation and powerful senses at the late Nascent Soul stage, he still couldn't find the obscured spiritual object.

Aside from picking up a small bargain, they gained nothing.

Many of the self-proclaimed treasures sold are actually counterfeit.

Unknowingly.

He had reached the end of the road, and beyond that were those large shops.

At this moment.

But all that could be seen was a dense, dark mass of people huddled together in the distance.

"That's a steward from the Purple Treasure Pavilion. I didn't expect that important figure to show up too!"

A lively discussion broke out among the crowd.

Compared to the almost entirely low-level Qi Refining cultivators around him, the old man in the magnificent purple robe was clearly out of place.

"Since this treasure has already been reserved by our people, it naturally belongs to our Purple Treasure Pavilion!"

The old man's domineering voice drowned out the surrounding noise.

"Sir Yuan, you are mistaken!"

Just then, another young voice rang out.

"This treasure is still in the bidding stage, so how can it have been reserved by the Purple Treasure Pavilion?"

Surrounded by onlookers, a black-robed cultivator who had concealed his face slowly removed his disguise, revealing a proud young face.

"That's the grandson of Master Qian Sui, the alchemist!"

The appearance of the young man sparked another round of heated discussion.

Throughout the entire Yunhuan Immortal City, who doesn't know the renowned name of Master Qian Sui, the alchemist? It is said that his sect's alchemy skills are so outstanding that even the high-ranking Nascent Soul True Monarchs have personally visited Master Qian Sui, the alchemist.

Just as the surroundings were becoming increasingly lively.

A woman in a white dress, accompanied by a woman in a red dress, slowly walked up behind Li Qing.

(End of this chapter)