"Alright! Let's start with a thousand plants!"
Su Shi'er nodded, and with a wave of his hand over the stall, a thousand Spirit Plants appeared, their rich medicinal aroma quickly spreading.
Hearing "a thousand," Jiang Feixue initially didn't think much of it, assuming they were just ordinary resources.
A thousand ordinary Spirit Materials, though not a small amount, weren't anything rare.
After all, she had seen much of the world!
But when she took a closer look, she was instantly stunned.
"What?! A thousand second-level Spirit Plants? Brother Zhu, are you... a Spirit Plant Master?"
Jiang Feixue turned to look at Su Shi'er, her voice trembling.
A thousand second-level Spirit Plants might not be much to a sect or family, but to a rogue cultivator or an individual, that was an incredibly exaggerated amount.
Even the top disciples of major sects rarely had access to such resources.
"A Spirit Plant Master? I'm not. I just happened to acquire these Spirit Plants by chance," Su Shi'er shook his head and smiled.
He couldn't help but feel secretly relieved. Just a thousand plants were enough to shock Jiang Feixue; luckily, he didn't take them all out at once.
"Ah... this! Brother Zhu, your luck is really something!" Jiang Feixue said with a smile, growing curious about Su Shi'er.
So many Spirit Plants, just by chance? It seemed this Brother Zhu had an extraordinary background!
However, this guy was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, probably not a bad person.
Though innocent and pure, she wasn't foolish.
Su Shi'er grinned, about to speak.
"Boss, how much for this hundred-year ginseng?"
"I have a piece of Xuan Iron Stone, how about trading it for this hundred-year astragalus?"
"I'll offer fifty Condensing Qi Pills for this Xuanqing Ice Lotus, deal?"
...
Voices came from all around as the aroma from the thousand Spirit Plants attracted a large crowd of cultivators.
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In no time, hundreds of figures surrounded Su Shi'er's stall, each shouting loudly.
"Everyone, don't rush. Come one at a time. These Spirit Materials are prioritized for trading Blood Amber Stones, Ghost Iron, Blood Fiend Vines, Fierce Fang Bones..."
"Next, Pills for enhancing cultivation, at least High Grade. High Grade and Top Grade Ritual Artifacts are also acceptable."
Seeing the great response, Su Shi'er immediately shouted, listing the resources he needed.
Blood Amber Stones, Ghost Iron, Blood Fiend Vines, and Fierce Fang Bones were all second-level Spirit Materials with Yin attributes, used for crafting the Spiritual Artifact-level White Bone Sword.
Beside him, Jiang Feixue quickly jotted down the resources Su Shi'er needed on a small wooden sign.
"Boss, this Blood Amber Stone for two hundred-year lingzhi!"
As soon as Su Shi'er finished speaking, a pale-faced man in the crowd held up a fist-sized, blood-red stone and shouted.
"Deal!" Su Shi'er glanced at it and agreed decisively.
"I have Ghost Iron, trade for a Luo Han Fruit!"
"I have Blood Fiend Vine, trade for..."
...
One by one, figures approached, and one by one, resources were traded into Su Shi'er's hands.
In no time, more than half of the thousand Spirit Materials were traded away. Su Shi'er not only gathered the materials to forge the White Bone Sword but also acquired many cultivation Pills.
"This Top Grade defensive Ritual Artifact for your remaining Spirit Plants! Deal or not?"
At that moment, a loud voice rang out.
A burly, pockmarked cultivator at the peak of the seventh level of the Qi Refining stage squeezed through the crowd with two others.
As the three appeared, many cultivators in the crowd glanced over, seemingly recognizing them, and the next moment, they wore expressions of anticipation for a show.
As soon as they reached the stall, the pockmarked cultivator pulled out a one-foot-long box with a flick of his wrist.
Opening the box revealed an umbrella-shaped Ritual Artifact glowing with an orange light.
The entire umbrella-shaped Ritual Artifact shimmered with radiant light, exuding a pure Yang energy.
Su Shi'er's eyes lit up with interest.
A Top Grade defensive Ritual Artifact was extremely precious. He hadn't expected anyone to actually offer one for trade.
Taking a deep breath without showing any emotion, he used the Heavenly Eye Technique to confirm the artifact was genuine and immediately nodded in agreement.
"Deal!"
A flash of joy crossed the pockmarked cultivator's eyes, and with a glance, his two companions quickly collected the Spirit Plants from the stall.
At the same time, the pockmarked cultivator smiled, closed the box, tossed it to Su Shi'er, and turned to leave.
"Wait!"
At that moment, Jiang Feixue suddenly called out, her tone annoyed, "Hey! You bring a Low Grade Ritual Artifact and pretend it's Top Grade, trying to fool us?"
Low Grade Ritual Artifact?!
Su Shi'er was startled by her words and quickly opened the box.
Inside lay an umbrella-shaped Ritual Artifact, but it was clearly not a Top Grade Artifact, but a damaged Low Grade one.
"What is the meaning of this?!" Su Shi'er glared at the three in front of him, his expression darkening.
He was sure he had seen a Top Grade Artifact just moments ago, but he had no idea when they swapped it.
If not for Jiang Feixue's reminder, he would have suffered a huge loss.
Damn it!
No wonder Jiang Feixue had warned him about the market being full of tricksters!
Su Shi'er's mind raced, his gaze growing colder. He had been cautious enough, yet he nearly fell for it.
"What Low Grade Spiritual Artifact? What do you mean?"
"You two must be out of your minds! I clearly handed you a Top Grade Artifact. Everyone here saw it and can testify."
"What, are you trying to swap it for a Low Grade Artifact and scam me?"
The pockmarked cultivator sneered, his face fierce, and immediately turned the tables with his words.
Hearing this, the others quickly backed away, afraid of getting involved in trouble.
"Scam? So, you three are determined to cause trouble?" Su Shi'er squinted, his eyes flashing with a cold light.
Inside, his True Essence began to stir!
These three were not weak, but if it came to a fight, he wasn't afraid. He was cautious and careful, but he wasn't someone who avoided trouble. He wouldn't take a loss like this!
"Brother Zhu, don't be impulsive. Let's call the enforcement team to handle this."
Seeing Su Shi'er ready to make a move, Jiang Feixue quickly stopped him and said swiftly.
"Haha, did I hear wrong? This kid actually wants to call the enforcement team?" The long-faced cultivator beside the pockmarked one glanced at Jiang Feixue and burst into laughter.
The pockmarked cultivator shrugged, also laughing heartily, as if he had heard something ridiculous.
Then he said, "Sure, call them. Go get my second uncle. These two dare to slander me; this can't go unpunished!"
As soon as the pockmarked cultivator finished speaking, one of his companions turned and headed towards a blue-robed, goateed cultivator in the crowd, who was at the eighth level of the Qi Refining stage and part of the enforcement team.
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