After the destruction of the Immortal Realm, I took in the fallen fairy.

"Young Master, we just received a group of celestial maidens from major sects. Would you like to take a look?"

"Don't talk nonsense. The young master is choosing immortal slaves to nourish his spiritual roots. What use is his background?"

"Hey, you know what? That young master who bought the fairy from me last time only picks high-end stuff from people with connections!"

"Get lost! Young master, why don't you come and take a look at my stall? I have a water spirit fairy here, enough to nourish your spirit root until it's smooth and refreshed..."

In the market of Linxian City.

Since Lin Heng arrived here, he has attracted countless sinister-looking demons.

They were all slave traders in the market.

Their business involved selling fairies who had fallen victim to the demonic tide as celestial slaves to wealthy people.

Lin Heng ignored the self-promotion and sales tactics of the demon merchants, and simply glanced quickly at the two sides beside him with a calm gaze.

The roadside stalls were almost all filled with fairies bound in iron shackles.

Some of them looked at us with fawning eyes, while others trembled, hiding their faces behind their clothes.

Unfortunately, none of these fairies could satisfy Lin Heng's needs.

If the demon merchants hadn't been unfamiliar with the rhetoric used before his transmigration, Lin Heng would have really wanted to negotiate with them:

Can we get a different batch...?

For example, the water spirit root fairy that the tiger-faced demon merchant had just highly recommended was now slumped against the wall, her limbs weak and unable to lift her head, but her eyes had already rolled back.

It's likely that the water elemental root within her body has already been completely drained.

What can you do with such a celestial slave?

Even the spirit basin used to nurture the spiritual root is in dire need of treatment.

"Isn't this guy's standard too high? So many beauties, yet not one of them catches his eye..."

The surrounding demon merchants whispered among themselves, but still stubbornly followed behind Lin Heng.

After all, he was the only human in the entire market.

Lin Heng wasn't surprised by this.

Having been in this world for over ten days, he already has a rudimentary understanding of it.

Originally, this world was a prosperous ancient world full of spiritual energy, where everyone had the opportunity to become an immortal.

However, after a massive invasion of demonic forces, the world's structure and order underwent a dramatic transformation.

That demonic tide, capable of devouring all spiritual energy, not only caused the deaths of all cultivators whose foundation was spiritual energy, but also completely depleted the spiritual energy of the entire world.

Therefore, male cultivators who lost their spiritual power became laborers in various construction projects, while graceful fairies were captured and sold as celestial slaves by demon merchants...

In the entire human realm, only the demons who were immune to the demonic tide and a very small number of humans who had not been touched by spiritual energy remained.

Those who survived were either beggars living in slums or wealthy people who had no desire to become immortals and were indulging in luxury.

Clearly, in the eyes of the shady merchants, Lin Heng, who was dressed reasonably well, belonged to the latter category.

……

Lin Heng had walked half a street and had hardly stopped.

The demon merchants even wanted to stop him and ask him properly, "Young master, is your spiritual root not good enough? Are you just here to feast your eyes?"

Thinking this, the demon merchants couldn't help but lower their gazes slightly towards Lin Heng...

"Young master!"

Suddenly, a horse-faced demon approached Lin Heng: "I see you've been wandering around for ages without finding a suitable fairy slave. Why don't you take a look at my stall? I have a handsome male cultivator over there..."

One sentence made the surrounding shrewd merchants suddenly realize the truth!

They had long heard that wealthy people among the human race often had certain peculiar tastes, and perhaps this young master did too…

"Fuck you."

Lin Heng pushed aside the horse-faced demon blocking his way and quickly walked to the front of a dilapidated courtyard.

At the entrance stood a gaunt, disheveled merchant.

Seeing Lin Heng stop, the demon merchant immediately smiled and began to solicit customers: "Young master, would you like to take a look at my family's immortal slaves? The ones in my backyard are all from major sects, and they were at least top-tier Nascent Soul Realm cultivators in the past..."

"No."

Lin Heng shook his head, his gaze falling on the other side of the wooden house entrance.

In the corner of the threshold, a fairy covered in filth sat squatting.

Like the fairies in the market, her hands and feet were shackled.

The once pristine white fairy dress appeared somewhat yellowed after being stained with dust and blood.

It's more accurate to describe it as a few scraps of fabric that are just enough to cover the body than a fairy dress.

However, because of the dust and dirt on her face, her appearance could not be clearly seen. But under the tattered fairy dress, her beautiful and exquisite figure could be vaguely seen.

Interestingly, although the fairy's hands, bound by shackles, were clenched into fists, her pupils were filled with emptiness and despair...

When Lin Heng looked down at her, his gaze suddenly became intense.

Besides the dust-covered white substance in his field of vision, he also saw a line of text that others couldn't see:

[Immortal Slave Cultivation Manual: The other party's spiritual root purity is 70%, meeting the requirements for Immortal Slave cultivation.]

too difficult!

After searching for a long time, I finally found a fairy whose spiritual root purity was over fifty!

"Young Master, you wouldn't...you wouldn't be thinking of buying her, would you?"

The gaunt demon merchant noticed the excitement in Lin Heng's eyes, but instead seemed somewhat troubled.

Looking up, Lin Heng's gaze returned to calm: "What happened to her?"

"Young master, please come here."

The demon merchant quietly pulled Lin Heng aside: "To be honest, she... isn't very obedient."

"When I picked her up from Mount Linxian, she had probably only fallen from the celestial realm a few years ago."

"You know, these fairy slaves have the fiercest tempers. When I picked her up, she kicked me several times. If it weren't for her selling price, I would have slapped her on the spot."

"And I've had her for quite a while now. She wouldn't leave the woodshed in the backyard, and she wouldn't eat or drink the water or food I gave her. She just sat there blankly at the door. If it hadn't rained a while ago, she probably would have died of thirst by now..."

"Oh?"

Lin Heng smiled knowingly: "You'd be kind enough to tell me this?"

"Young master, you're joking."

The cunning merchant pointed to the signboard above his head: "This is a century-old brand of mine. We're in the business of long-term, after-sales service, catering to repeat customers. Unlike those small-time merchants who make a quick buck and then disappear, if you buy it and aren't satisfied, wouldn't I be ruining my own reputation?"

Lin Heng looked up and saw a crooked plaque above the entrance that read "Centennial Immortal Slave Merchant"...

"Young master, I can tell you're not short of money. The immortal slaves here are all priced at ten spirit stones. For the same price, you can choose an obedient immortal slave from here."

As he spoke, the demon merchant turned to the side, just enough for Lin Heng to see the several fairies kneeling on the ground in the courtyard.

"never mind."

Lin Heng glanced inside and shook his head; the purity of the fairies' spiritual roots did not meet the standard.

He pointed to the fairy at his feet: "I want this one. You don't need to worry about after-sales service; I have my own methods."

"Ha, that's true!"

Upon hearing this, the demon merchant smiled. As long as Lin Heng didn't seek revenge later, he couldn't wait to sell this troublesome commodity as soon as possible.

So he smiled and said ingratiatingly, "After all, if she stays in my shop, I have to consider her appearance. If I can't control her, I can't let it affect the selling price. But if you buy her, young master, you can do whatever you want with her if she doesn't behave."

"After all, once this slave spirit seal is formed... hehe, then wouldn't it be completely at the young master's mercy?"

As he spoke, the demon merchant gave Lin Heng a knowing look.

"Young master, if you are sure you want her, you can pay the fee and complete the slave spirit seal now."

"Yes, it's confirmed."