Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Old man, do you think I'm going to listen to your nonsense?"

Lu Feng frowned slightly, then raised his hand and beckoned, "Give me the Poison Spirit Relic, or I won't sell it!"

"Brother, you are indeed a man of strong character. In that case, please make yourself at home."

Seeing that Lu Feng was not going to budge, the gray-robed old man did not insist. He simply pushed up his reading glasses and handed over the dark green relic in his hand.

"Holy crap! That old man actually came back?"

Seeing this, Lu Feng was also dumbfounded.

He originally intended to use extreme pressure to see if he could force the other party to back down, but he didn't expect the gray-robed old man in front of him to be so tough, saying he didn't want it anymore.

"Brother, is there anything else you need?"

Seeing Lu Feng standing there motionless, the gray-robed old man chuckled again, his expression meaningful.

"Fine, fine, forget what I said before!"

"Old man, you win!"

Lu Feng glanced at the gray-robed elder, then spread his hands outwards, "Besides this Poison Spirit Relic, I happen to have some other treasures, all equally valuable. Name your price!"

Although the Poison Spirit Relic in his hand was extremely rare, being a crystallized form that evolved after the death of a Poison Spirit, and could be used to refine many high-level spiritual treasures and pills, it was of little use to Lu Feng at the moment.

So instead of keeping them to gather dust, it's better to sell them for some Yuan Stones.

This is why Lu Feng came to this small branch of the World Merchants Gang: firstly, to dispose of stolen goods, and secondly, to make money.

"Oh? You have other treasures in your possession, brother?"

"May this old man have a look?!"

Upon hearing this, the gray-robed elder's eyes lit up as well. He immediately pushed up his reading glasses, seemingly more interested in appraising treasures and collecting objects than in the cultivation and fighting among martial artists.

"It's nothing serious."

Seeing this, Lu Feng didn't waste any words with the other party. He immediately took out a low-grade storage ring from his pocket and threw it towards the counter window. "The items are all in here. Old man, you can estimate the price yourself. Although your Tianxia Merchant Guild has its own rules, if you try to lower the price too much, I won't sell!"

"Hehe, don't worry, brother, the price is negotiable..."

With a beaming smile, the gray-robed elder accepted the storage ring and immediately began to circulate his inner energy to examine it, seemingly impatient.

"Hmm, the Blood Wolf Seven Kill Blade manual, the Demon-Slaying Palm incantation, and over a dozen mid-level Xuan-rank demon cores, and judging by their quality, they all seem to be from the Venomous-Tailed Golden Scorpion? I didn't expect you to have so many treasures, brother!"

Having seen all the treasures inside the storage ring, the gray-robed old man's excitement grew even stronger. His wrinkled face scrunched up and trembled slightly, like a chrysanthemum in full bloom.

"Great, very good, these are all wonderful treasures...!"

"Hey old man, have you finished looking at it? If you have, hurry up and give me a price!"

The old man in the gray robe was still immersed in the joy of appraising the treasure, while Lu Feng said somewhat impatiently.

After all, his time was precious; he had to go to the Alchemist Guild to "collect debts" later, so he didn't have time to chat with the gray-robed old man here.

"Ahem, I was a bit out of line earlier, please forgive me, brother."

After coughing a few times, the gray-robed elder gradually composed himself, then looked at Lu Feng outside the counter again and slowly said, "These treasures in your hands, brother, are indeed quite valuable. This Poison Spirit Relic alone is worth about 50,000 on the market, while the Blood Wolf Seven Kill Blade Manual and the Annihilation Palm incantation, bundled together, are worth about 150,000..."

"As for these mid-grade Xuan-level demon cores dug from the corpses of the Venomous-tailed Golden Scorpions, they can fetch a decent price, around ten thousand each. I've roughly calculated it for you, brother, and the total price will be approximately four hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

"I wonder if this price is satisfactory, my friend?"

"make a deal!"

Lu Feng nodded without hesitation, his speed catching even the gray-robed old man across the counter somewhat off guard.

After all, the other party initially argued and raised the price relentlessly, but now they suddenly became incredibly agreeable, as if they had become a completely different person!

Lu Feng paid no attention to the old man's surprise, but simply beckoned to him with his index finger, signaling him to hurry up and take the money.

The reason for his 180-degree change in attitude is quite simple.

The World Merchants Guild is already one of the top merchant guilds in the capital. If he can't get a high price here, it would be a wasted trip to other merchant guilds and auction houses. So as long as the price isn't too low, Lu Feng can accept it.

Moreover, now that Lu Feng has the Treasure Basin in his hands, if he throws all these low-grade spirit stones into it, after a period of time, the number of spirit stones will at least quadruple. At that time, he can harvest at least 1.6 million low-grade spirit stones, which is definitely not a loss!

"Here are a total of 400,000 low-grade spirit stones. Please take a look."

It seemed that he hadn't encountered a young, wealthy, and powerful client like Lu Feng in a long time. The gray-robed old man changed his previous form of address and handed over a storage ring with a beaming smile.

"The quantity is correct."

After briefly counting the spirit stones in his storage ring, Lu Feng nodded slightly. The gray-robed elder flicked his sleeve and handed over another small card, as thin as a cicada's wing and tinged with purple.

"Hehe, it's a pleasure to do business with you, young friend. This card is an exclusive VIP card offered by our Tianxia Merchant Guild. You can enjoy a 10% discount on all transactions and auctions in the future. Please accept it."

The gray-robed old man still had a smile on his face, while Lu Feng only paused for a moment before pocketing the purple-gold card. "Old man, you're quite the businessman, aren't you? You even have repeat customers, right?"

"I dare not accept such praise. On the contrary, young friend, you are so young yet you possess such remarkable cultivation. You must have a master guiding you behind the scenes. It is only natural for me to do this."

Faced with Lu Feng's complaints, the gray-robed old man simply stroked his long beard and smiled faintly.

After all, the other party was only fifteen or sixteen years old, yet he already possessed an impressive cultivation level of the third level of the Qi Opening Realm. Such a promising and talented young man was worth him swallowing his pride to curry favor with, and it would also be beneficial to the Tianxia Merchant Guild behind him.

Thank you.

Hearing such flattery, Lu Feng didn't stand on ceremony. He simply cupped his hands in greeting and then turned to leave.

"Elder Yang, should we send someone to investigate this kid...?"

Not long after Lu Feng left, a thin, dark figure slowly emerged from the corner, his tone probing.

"No."

Glancing at the dark figure behind him, the gray-robed elder named Yang frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Don't offend our distinguished guest. You've been following me for so many years, don't you know the rules here?"

"Yes! I was too talkative, please forgive me, Elder Yang!"

The dark figure lowered its head in fear, seemingly terrified of the gray-robed old man before it.

"By the way, how is Yuqian's health?"

Seemingly remembering something, Elder Yang looked at the dark figure behind him again, only to see the other person's face pause slightly, and then say with some trepidation, "Replying to Elder Yang, ever since the eldest young master returned from Qinghe County with his men, he has been in seclusion in the secret chamber for more than a month now, and he has not allowed anyone to disturb him..."

"Really? It's not a good thing for this kid to always be cooped up in his room..."

Upon hearing this, Elder Yang frowned slightly, then flicked his sleeve and said, "Alright, you may leave."

"Yes, Elder Yang!"

Upon hearing the command, the dark figure gradually distorted and blurred until it finally disappeared, as if it had never existed.

...

Meanwhile, in a side room of an inn in the outer city of the capital...

Roar!

A low roar came from inside the room, and the next moment, Lu Feng's aura surged, his eyes flashed with a bright light, and his body became much stronger, as if he had just undergone a cleansing and marrow-refining process and was enjoying himself immensely!

"Fourth level of the Meridian Opening Realm!"

As he slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, feeling the continuous and powerful energy flowing from his body's eight extraordinary meridians, Lu Feng was filled with excitement.

"This blood lotus is truly a wonderful thing! Not only does it taste better than that 'devil' pastry made by Kong Yan, but it can also enhance a martial artist's Yuan Qi cultivation. It's incredibly comfortable!"

Lu Feng's Yuan Power cultivation was already on the verge of a breakthrough. Now, after absorbing the blood lotus flower given to him by Kong Yi, his Yuan Power cultivation naturally broke through smoothly, and he stepped into the fourth level of the Opening Meridian Realm in one fell swoop!

In addition to his breakthrough in Yuan Power cultivation, Lu Feng's short seclusion also led to breakthroughs in both the Jialuo Nirvana Sutra and the Jialuo Mountain Splitting Fist, reaching the fourth level and minor completion respectively, resulting in a significant increase in his strength!

"Phew! Next up is collecting debts...!"

After stretching his muscles from sitting for so long, Lu Feng slowly stood up and looked out the window at the sky, in the direction of the Alchemist Guild.

"The Alchemist Guild—there must be many veteran alchemists, even grandmasters, there. Besides collecting debts and getting benefits, this trip is also a rare learning opportunity for me..."

Lu Feng secretly pushed his stomach in his heart.

Back at the site of the Loyal King's tomb, Consort Ren Xuan suddenly left without saying goodbye, leaving him only a letter telling him that if he had any difficulties, he could go to the Alchemist Guild.

In addition, the Alchemist Guild is one of the three major sects in the capital, ranking among the human sects. It is famous and known to everyone. Now that Lu Feng has come to the capital, he naturally wants to pay a visit to it in person!