Starting as a spiritual plant master, may I eventually become the master of all lands.

Chapter 92 Dragon-Entangling Spear

After leaving the sect's grand formation, Song Chuan flew to the stone tablet where he had confronted Jiao Chuncheng years ago, and glanced at the vines on it.

A gentle breeze blows, and the white flowers sway in the breeze.

If he hadn't seen the vine speak with his own eyes back then, he would have really mistaken it for an ordinary spiritual plant.

It's probably a fourth-tier spiritual plant, and not just any ordinary fourth-tier one. Now that I've reached the Foundation Establishment stage, I'll be able to get a little bit of access to some of the sect's secrets when I return.

He flew over the stone tablet, traveled for over a hundred miles, and saw the Lingxi River he had come from.

Suddenly, he remembered Shen Zheng, who had betrayed him to Jiao Chuncheng. He recalled that this guy had also returned alive from the Kongsang Mountains. He would deal with his matter later when he had time.

He put away the green leaf magic artifact here and took out the Azure Mist Shuttle given to him by the third-tier old Wind Fox. This shuttle had never been used since it was refined.

With a flick of his wrist, the Azure Shuttle grew to a length of ten feet in the wind. With another flick of his finger, it shrank back to five or six feet. He nodded in satisfaction, then swayed and stood on the shuttle.

The Azure Shuttle transformed into a streak of light and shot off to the north.

Two hours later, outside Caozhou City, a young man entered the market area near the sea gate.

Song Chuan sensed it briefly and confirmed that there were indeed two Foundation Establishment cultivators guarding the place.

He entered a weapon-refining shop and stayed inside for about half an hour. When he came out, he had a heavy bag of spirit stones on his waist.

All the mid- and low-grade magic weapons and materials obtained from the adventures in Kongsang were packaged up and sold to this shop.

He glanced at the Hundred Flowers Pavilion next door, and with a sweep of his divine sense, he found that Rao Nanzhi was no longer there, replaced by another disciple of the Crossing Sea Pavilion.

His main purpose in staying here was actually to acquire the Dragon-Entangling Spear, one of the four top-tier magical artifacts that Qian Sen had brought out back then.

The gun was priced the same as the shark silk net at the time, at 1,200 spirit stones. I don't know if it was ever sold.

If he guessed correctly, the emerald green flying knife among the four magical artifacts was the very one that the old fox Tian Shanyi used in the Kongsang Mountains.

The emerald green throwing knife was priced at 800 spirit stones. Both in terms of price and his personal experience at the time, it was a level below the Dragon-Entangling Spear.

Stepping into the Treasure Artifact Pavilion, a female cultivator specializing in Qi Refining glanced at Song Chuan, her expression tightening: "Senior, what brings you to our pavilion?"

"Is Qian Sen here?"

"Manager Qian is upstairs. I will take you up there now."

The female cultivator hurriedly led Song Chuan up to the second floor, while another cultivator on the first floor immediately sent a transmission talisman to the upstairs.

As soon as I went upstairs, I saw Qian Senyi already waiting for me at the top of the stairs.

"Senior—it's you? Junior Qian Sen greets you."

Qian Sen recognized Song Chuan; this man had come here four years ago, concealing his aura, and bought the most expensive defensive magic artifact.

He suspected at the time that this person might be a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and he didn't expect it to be true!

"Fellow Daoist Qian, we meet again," Song Chuan said with a smile, glancing at his left leg.

"Please come with me, senior, and let me serve you tea." Qian Sen led the way to a private room, followed closely by Song Chuan.

After the two were seated, Qian Sen asked, "Senior, are you looking to purchase a magical artifact?"

Song Chuan nodded: "Do you still have that dragon-entwined spear from last time?"

"Yes, yes. This magical artifact was already expensive at the time, and then the price kept rising due to the craze for exotic items in Kongsang, so it couldn't be sold."

As Qian Sen spoke, he took out a long wooden box from his storage bag and handed it to Song Chuan.

With a gentle flick of his wrist, Song Chuan opened the wooden box, revealing a small gun, about a foot long, lying quietly inside.

A bright silver gun tip and a jet-black gun body.

Leaving aside the spear tip, which is definitely made of a rare metal material, the spear shaft is made of wood, specifically a spirit vine. He hadn't looked at it closely four years ago, but now it seemed strangely familiar.

"Could this gun barrel be made of materials from the Vine Flower Valley?" Song Chuan asked.

Qian Sen looked surprised and explained, "Senior has a keen eye. It is a famous Spirit-Devouring Vine from Vine Flower Valley. It can absorb the spiritual power of the opponent's magic weapon during combat! If a cultivator is entangled, their magic power will also be absorbed."

Song Chuan understood that this vine was indeed a high-level spiritual vine from the Vine Flower Valley, which he could not access during his Qi Refining stage, having only seen it in the sect's book, "Collection of Flowers."

"Where's the spearhead?"

"Frosty Silver Sand, you must have heard of it, senior," Qian Sen chuckled.

During his Qi Refining stage, Song Chuan dealt entirely with spiritual plants and knew very little about metal-based materials, but he had read records of Frost Silver Sand.

High-quality Frost Silver Sand can generate a layer of eerie frost that can freeze even high-level cultivators to death!

The Frost Silver Sand on this Dragon-Entwining Spear is definitely full of impurities; it's just scrap material. Besides its armor-piercing ability, its frost-cold effect is probably minimal. And the Spirit-Devouring Entangling Vine—only a small portion of that was used in this spear.

Even the most powerful top-tier magical artifact is still just a magical artifact, worlds apart from a true magical treasure. Even so, Song Chuan was quite satisfied.

What is the current price of this gun?

"To be honest, senior, before the Kongsang Adventure ended, it cost three thousand spirit stones! Now that the Kongsang Adventure has ended for four years, the price has dropped a bit, but it still costs two thousand spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, Song Chuan frowned slightly. He knew that prices had risen in various markets back then, but now, four years later, they were still so expensive.

Two thousand spirit stones, while my annual salary in the early stages of Foundation Establishment was only two hundred.

If it weren't for Kong Sang making a fortune through his curiosity, and the fact that he was an earth-elemental cultivator with the Qianhuang Pearl to help him absorb the spiritual energy of the earth veins for cultivation, requiring very few external items, it would have taken him forever to buy a top-tier magic artifact.

Of the four elements—law, wealth, companions, and place—wealth is ranked second, and there's a reason for that.

If I want to become stronger in the future, I need to change my cultivation approach and find a way to earn spirit stones.

"Does your establishment possess any treasures that surpass even top-tier magical artifacts? For example, the Earth Locust Stone, the Thunderclap Talisman, or the Magic Pill?" Song Chuan suddenly asked.

Qian Sen's expression changed slightly: "Senior is joking. The items you mentioned are either earth-elemental treasures with spiritual properties, or unique items of the Four Pillars Gate and the Hanging Gourd Pavilion. This building does not have them."

However, our sect occasionally holds large markets or auctions. As for this building, we do currently possess one item that surpasses the top-tier magical artifacts, but its power is not as great as these three.

"Oh? What is it?"

"This junior does not have the authority. You need to report to the Foundation Establishment Steward of this market. The steward will come and trade with you, senior."

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"Never mind then. I'll take the Dragon-Entangling Spear!" With that, Song Chuan tossed him a bag of spirit stones and put the wooden box into his storage bag.

Qian Sen thanked him repeatedly and happily accepted the spirit stone.

He was astonished. This man was really rich. He bought a silk net four years ago and now he's buying a dragon-binding spear. He was definitely not an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Then he suddenly remembered something, flipped his wrist, and held a blue token in his hand. He said to Song Chuan, "Senior, this is the Crossing the Sea Token. Every customer who makes a large transaction in this sect's market will receive one."

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Crossing the Sea Token! Song Chuan knew about this item. Holding this token allowed him to participate in some secret auctions and trade fairs at the Crossing the Sea Pavilion, and he could also enjoy some discounts in the sect's main market.

He accepted the order, played with it for a moment, and then turned and left.

Qian Sen, limping, returned to a quiet room, muttering angrily, "Damn Kong Sang Lieqi, this leg injury will take two more years to heal."