Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 203 Wangshan Market
"Next, I just need to find some of the essence of the spiritual water of heaven and earth, and then I can try to transform the body of Yuanshui!"

Thinking of this, Chen Mu raised his eyebrows and immediately smiled.

The essence of the spiritual water of heaven and earth is actually a very general name.

It contains many different kinds of spiritual water essences, each with varying degrees of preciousness.

For example, the Snow Lotus Illusion Water was only a first-grade, high-grade spiritual material and was inexpensive. However, the Soul-Cleansing True Water contained within it was a third-grade, top-grade spiritual material, a rare treasure indispensable for achieving a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage. Its value was undoubtedly many times higher than that of the Snow Lotus Illusion Water.

Of course, Chen Mu, who is now at the first level of cultivation, naturally has no use for such rare treasures.

According to his estimation, only a second-grade spiritual water essence is needed to make the Yuanshui body undergo a rough transformation.

That being said, with his current wealth, he wouldn't be able to get even the top-grade Snow Lotus Illusion Water, let alone the second-grade spiritual water.

"In the final analysis, we still need spirit stones..."

Chen Mu sighed lightly, and suddenly felt that he had been too arrogant before, and actually thought he was wealthy.

Now, a small accident has brought him back to his original form.

"I still haven't found any Spiritual Consciousness Pills, not to mention the Foundation Establishment Pills. Now here comes this Second-Level True Water that costs at least tens of thousands of Spirit Stones..."

"Oh..." Chen Mu sighed again, but then he laughed at how quickly his expression changed.

"Come one by one!"

……

The next morning, Chen Mu, who had regained his former spirit, walked straight out of the cave, then rose up and flew out of the mountain.

In a short while, he had already flown far away from the mountain gate.

"It's still a bit slow..."

Chen Mu lightly patted the storage bag on his waist.

The next moment, the wind-patterned cloud-binding banner leading the way was replaced by the Zhaokong Sword.

After changing the magic weapon of Wind Movement Technique, the speed suddenly changed.

He roughly calculated that it was more than half as fast as the Wind Pattern Cloud Banner.

"At this speed, we should be able to catch up."

It was still dark at this time, and the dark blue heavy sky was slowly retreating behind him, while the slowly spreading morning glow slowly enclosed him in it.

Chen Mu smiled slightly, plunged into the Oriental rendering, and disappeared in the blink of an eye...

……

A month later, Chen Mu walked slowly on the streets of Fangshi, gradually approaching his destination.

With his current cultivation level at the peak of Qi Condensation, it would still take him a month to reach the destination, which shows how far away this place is.

This place is called Wangshan Market, located in the neighboring country. Although its scale is not as large as those prosperous markets that are famous in several countries, it is much larger than Wannan Market where he visited a long time ago.

He learned about this place because of the letter from She Yingtan.

According to her description, she had been to this place while traveling, and happened to encounter a grand auction at that time. She watched it for a while and was deeply impressed by the many rare treasures.

"Didn't she say that the auction would be held on the ninth day of the sixth lunar month every year?... With only three days left, why is the market so deserted?"

Chen Mu looked at the monks passing by on the road and wondered in his heart.

My mind is racing, but my feet are moving.

Not long after, he arrived at a large hall in the northern part of the market town.

"Qianling Palace."

Chen Mu's expression remained unchanged as he strode in.

"Senior, what can I do for you?"

A gorgeously dressed maid came up and spoke softly.

After Chen Mu looked around, he didn't see the person in charge and whispered, "Auction items."

"Senior, follow me." The maid's expression changed, and she immediately led Chen Mu to the side room. "Senior, please wait for a moment. The palace master will be here shortly."

Chen Mu nodded, but did not sit down. He stood aside and closed his eyes to rest.

A moment later, a middle-aged male cultivator who looked to be in his forties walked in. He was wearing a brown spiritual robe with a mountain pattern embroidered on his chest.

"Your Excellency wants to auction something?"

The male cultivator spoke casually at first, but then he realized that Chen Mu's aura didn't seem like that of a casual cultivator, so he asked softly, "May I ask, fellow Taoist, what is your name and master?"

"River."

Chen Mu had an indifferent expression. He made up a random surname and stopped talking.

The male cultivator frowned when he heard this, knowing that he probably didn't want to say more, so he didn't say anything more.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, the grand auction is about to take place. If it's an ordinary item... I'm afraid it won't be included in the submission list this time."

Without saying a word, Chen Mu stretched out his hand and waved it, summoning the top-grade magic weapon, the red gold nail.

"This is……"

The male cultivator's eyes lit up, and he quickly examined the long red gold nails carefully.

After a while, he slowly raised his head and said with a smile: "It's a top-grade magic weapon, and it's a rare long nail... Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Jiang, this magic weapon can be included in this auction!"

Chen Mu nodded and said, "I wonder what the price is?"

He had expected to be shortlisted, so he didn't react much. Instead, he was concerned about the price.

"Hmm... the starting price should be set at 1,500 spirit stones."

"One thousand five hundred spirit stones!" Chen Mu's heart moved, and a hint of joy flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Before coming here, he had asked his master's treasury to estimate the price of this red gold long nail magic weapon.

If I offer it to my master, I can get 1,700 spirit stones...

After careful consideration, he decided to go to the auction to exchange for spirit stones.

After all, he was in urgent need of a lot of spirit stones at this moment, so he would sell as many of the things he had no use for as possible.

"The starting price is 1,500 spirit stones, and the sale price can reach at least 2,000 spirit stones. If we meet a cultivator who loves this kind of magic weapon, it may even reach more!"

Chen Mu pondered inwardly and called out the Natianlan again.

"Huh?" The male cultivator frowned and stretched out his hand to summon the Natian Lan to study it.

After a moment, his face showed a strange expression and he reached out and tapped lightly.

The Natian basket suddenly emitted a tiny suction force, causing the long red gold spikes beside it to shake.

"This special magical weapon, the starting price will definitely reach 2,500 spirit stones!"

When the male cultivator saw this, he immediately spoke out loudly.

Chen Mu nodded without showing any strange expression, and took out some high-grade and low- and medium-level magic weapons that he had accumulated, and handed them to the other party one by one for counting.

Among these magical weapons, except for the Natian Basket, the rest are of no use to him and should have been replaced with spirit stones long ago.

Although the Natian basket is not included in this list, it can only be used in a different way during these troubled times.

"When I succeed in building my foundation, I'll have to find a spiritual weapon to play with..."

After a while, the male cultivator put away all the magical weapons and handed Chen Mu a mountain-shaped token.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, this token is your admission ticket to the grand auction in three days. Don't damage it."

Chen Mu took it and nodded, then walked out with the maid beside him.

Now, thanks to those magical instruments, he has become a guest of Wangshan Market and no longer needs to look for a place to stay.

A moment later, Chen Mu walked into a small courtyard covered by a formation. Just as he was about to raise the formation to enclose the courtyard, he suddenly heard the gorgeously dressed maid blinking and whispering softly:
"Senior, if you need any help, please feel free to ask me for help..."

(End of this chapter)