Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 114 Shopping Trip
After watching Lin Le and his companion walk away, the former manager of the pawnshop hesitated for a moment, then decided to pretend he hadn't seen anything.

He discovered a large number of markings belonging to the Yan family among the items Lin Le had pawned, as well as a small number belonging to the Wei family.

Regardless of how these goods came about, if he reports them, he'll inevitably get into arguments with them, so why bother making trouble for himself?

Anyway, once the things are sorted out, the Yan family won't be able to find them.

Lin Le didn't care whether the supervisor would report him or not. Anyway, he had already gotten the money, and by the time the Yan family realized what was happening, he had already left the city.

Walking down the street, with vendors calling out their wares incessantly, Qingli suddenly stopped in front of a jewelry store.

Although the shop was small, the jewelry seller had sharp eyes. Seeing Qingli stop there, he knew a sale was coming. He immediately said to Lin Le, "Young master, stop for a moment, this is for you..."

The shop owner hesitated for a moment, because he realized that Lin Le looked too young and didn't seem like the husband in front of him; he looked more like her younger brother.

The shop owner immediately changed the subject: "Miss, what would you like?"

As he spoke, the shop owner took out a gilded and kingfisher feather inlaid butterfly hairpin:

"Look at this one, its wings are so thin you can see through them. Wear it in your hair, and it will flutter as you walk, making it even more graceful than a real butterfly!"

Qingli remained silent, simply continuing to watch.

The shop owner continued enthusiastically, "Then take a look at this one, the gold-threaded eight-treasure beaded hair bun. Wearing it will make you look the most elegant and noble!"

Qingli was somewhat tempted, and the shop owner continued to recommend: "Let me show you my shop's prized possession, the Crimson Gold Dragon Necklace Ring. It took me a lot of effort to make this; I even used a lot of favors just to get the Crimson Gold. Take a look."

Qingli's gaze lingered on the jewelry.

Lin Le suddenly said from the side, "Alright, just wrap up all the items I just mentioned. Hmm, and bring me a set of gold-inlaid pearl peony and lilac."

The shop owner was taken aback and glanced at Lin Le in surprise, realizing that he had misjudged her. He thought that the financial power was in the hands of the "older sister" in front of him, but it turned out to be in the hands of the "younger brother".

"Okay." The shop owner immediately started packing the food to prevent Lin Le from changing his mind.

However, Lin Le clapped his hands and said, "Give me the lilacs first."

"Okay." The shop owner didn't hesitate. This "younger brother" looked extraordinary and was obviously not a thief who would run away as soon as he left the counter.

Lin Le took the clove and said to Qing Li, "Lower your head and I'll put it on for you."

Upon hearing this, the shop owner realized he had misjudged the situation again.

Qingli smiled slightly and lowered her head. Lin Le put the lilac on Qingli's head, looked her over, and said, "It really suits you."

"Really?" Qingli immediately looked at herself in the bronze mirror next to her, and she did indeed look more noble.

"Young master, here you go. It's wrapped up for you. That'll be four thousand seven hundred and fifty taels in total," the shopkeeper said.

Lin Le reached into his sleeve and pulled out five silver notes, handing them to the shopkeeper: "Here you go."

The shop owner immediately gave Lin Le change.

Watching Lin Le and Qing Li leave, the shop owner couldn't help but marvel. Although cultivation greatly extended the lifespan of cultivators, various cases of older men dating younger women were constantly emerging.

But it's really rare to see a size difference so great that a small horse can pull a large cart.

After all, wealthy women prefer strong and fit men when they look for a partner.

"Hey, Ah Le, I want to eat that."

"Ah Le, I want to play with this!"

"Hey, this smells so good, buy me one."

After buying the jewelry, Qingli really let loose and kept pestering Lin Le to buy her things.

Lin Le transformed into a ruthless money-grubber, only responsible for handing over the money. However, when he passed an intersection, Lin Le suddenly stopped because he saw something that interested him.

Qingli, who was eating a candied hawthorn, noticed Lin Le suddenly stop and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Let's go for a stroll over there," Lin Le said, pointing to the alleyway next to them.

The alley was lined with stalls on both sides of the street, each displaying bottles, jars, or antique items.

"Oh." Qingli nodded, then asked curiously, "What do you sell here?"

"I sell antiques," Lin Le replied.

"Selling antiques?" Qingli became interested and followed Lin Le into the alley.

In the ancient world of cultivation, ordinary antiques are naturally not worth much money, but the antiques of cultivators are definitely an exception.

This alleyway sells items belonging to ancient cultivators.

As for how it came about, it was naturally passed down from ancestors, or dug out of the ground.

Lin Le became interested because the Yin-Yang Twin Swords seemed to be excited, as if they sensed a kindred spirit with the same essence as themselves.

Unlike the Qiankun Ring, which can be upgraded through the Golden Light Divine Incantation, or the Hun Tian Ling, which grows stronger along with Lin Le's body, the Yin Yang Twin Swords, being essentially Sun and Moon Spirit Essence, can only slowly upgrade by absorbing the essence of the sun and moon every day.

Now its two companions have both entered the ranks of mid-grade magic artifacts, while it is still a low-grade magic artifact with only three minor restrictions.

Therefore, now that he had the materials to strengthen the Yin-Yang Twin Swords, Lin Le naturally didn't want to let them go.

But instead of rushing to his target, he bought a few uniquely designed trinkets from several stalls and bargained a few times before finally arriving at his target stall.

The stall owner knew business was on the horizon. As soon as Lin Le and Qing Li approached, he greeted them warmly, "Come and see, gentlemen! These are all good stuff that we retrieved from the tomb of a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Lin Le glanced at it and pointed to a string of amber beads, asking, "How much is this?"

"Young master has a good eye. This amber bracelet was worn on that great cultivator's wrist back then." The stall owner gave a thumbs up. "I also tried wearing it, and my cultivation speed increased by several times. It is definitely a rare treasure."

"If I weren't so old and hadn't accomplished so much in my life, I would never have sold it..."

Looking at the stall owner who was talking non-stop, Lin Le repeated, "How much?"

"Thirty low-grade spirit stones!" the stall owner said decisively.

"Three." Lin Le cut it off directly.

"Alright!" The stall owner immediately packed it up and handed it to Lin Le, his hands moving so fast they were almost blurry. "Thank you, three low-grade spirit stones."

Looking at the packaged bracelet, Lin Le knew he should have cut another zero.

However, he wasn't short of money and readily paid the three spirit stones to the stall owner.

After receiving the bracelet, Lin Le examined it closely, while Qing Li asked curiously, "What is this?"

She seemed to realize that Lin Le was actually after this.

"I don't know, but it's a good thing for me." Lin Le shook his head, and then swallowed the bracelet in front of Qing Li.

The true qi circulated, immediately dissolving the amber layer by layer, releasing the specks of fluid inside.

The Yin-Yang Twin Swords moved instantly, swallowing them whole like fish eating bait.

Lin Le then felt the Yin-Yang Twin Swords rapidly multiplying their minor restrictions, quickly reaching the ninth minor restriction, generating the characteristic "Spell Breaking"—which has a restraining effect on spells.

A glint of light appeared in Lin Le's eyes.

(End of this chapter)