In the market, Su Shi'er and Jiang Feixue strolled side by side, leisurely wandering around without a care.

Along the way, they encountered various strange and peculiar items, especially books and miscellaneous notes, as well as some special but low-grade pills. Su Shi'er would exchange for these without hesitation.

He couldn't easily use the mysterious Pill Furnace for now, so he required high-grade or above pills for cultivation.

He wasn't in a hurry to use other pills, not even sparing discarded pills. In fact, he preferred them since they were practically free.

Once his cultivation improved and he was out of danger, he could refine these into top-grade pills using the mysterious Pill Furnace. By then, he would be rolling in wealth!

While wandering, Su Shi'er also bought a set of high-grade ring-shaped Ritual Artifacts for Jiang Feixue.

High-grade Ritual Artifacts were valuable, but compared to top-grade defensive artifacts, they were nothing.

In the blink of an eye, several hours passed.

The two of them had almost explored the entire market. Throughout, Su Shi'er continuously took out various second-grade Spirit Plants to trade with different stall owners.

After several hours, he had traded away over a thousand Spirit Plants, if not two thousand.

Jiang Feixue was greatly shocked. She had thought the previous thousand Spirit Materials were his limit. Never did she expect Su Shi'er to have so many resources.

Who exactly was this guy?

With so many resources, he was almost on par with a small cultivation family!

Reaching a more secluded spot, Jiang Feixue couldn't help but ask Su Shi'er, "Brother Zhu, are you sure you're really a rogue cultivator? Even the top disciples of major families and sects might not be as wealthy as you!"

"Ahem, I just got lucky and managed to gather these things. That's all I have left," Su Shi'er grinned, scratching his head.

"Really?" Jiang Feixue tilted her head, clearly skeptical.

"Why would I lie to you?" Su Shi'er maintained his composure, smiling.

Only in front of Jiang Feixue would he reveal so many resources; he wouldn't show this to anyone else.

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"Alright then! So, what do you plan to do next?" Jiang Feixue asked, still doubtful, as she looked at Su Shi'er.

"Hmm?"

Su Shi'er was about to speak when he suddenly noticed a figure approaching. He squinted his eyes to get a better look.

The newcomer was a shifty-eyed, scruffy old man, about sixty years old, with a hunched back and wearing wrinkled clothes. He looked rather sleazy.

His cultivation level wasn't high, only at the first level of the Qi Refining stage.

Su Shi'er initially thought the man was just passing by, but as he got closer, he smiled slyly, revealing a mouthful of yellowed teeth.

"Fellow Daoists, I have a treasure here. Are you interested? I don't ask for much, just twenty Spirit Plants in exchange!"

As he spoke, the old man reached into his pocket.

"Hmm? Have you been following us?!" Su Shi'er squinted, his gaze turning sharp.

The fact that the man immediately asked to trade Spirit Plants indicated he had been observing them for a while, and Su Shi'er hadn't noticed at all!

"Don't misunderstand, fellow Daoist. I just happened to see you trading resources. This treasure, you'll definitely need it!" The old man chuckled awkwardly, quickly explaining.

"Oh? What kind of treasure? Show us!" Jiang Feixue's curiosity was piqued, and she quickly spoke up.

Su Shi'er remained vigilant, watching the man without speaking, waiting for his next move.

Hearing this, the old man hurriedly took out a crumpled sheepskin map from his pocket, holding it as if it were a precious item.

"What? Just a tattered sheepskin map. I thought it was some amazing treasure!" Jiang Feixue pouted, losing interest immediately.

"Fellow Daoist, you can't say that. Whether it's a treasure depends on what's recorded on it, right?" The old man wasn't angry, chuckling mysteriously.

"Oh? What's recorded on it?" Su Shi'er raised an eyebrow, directly asking.

"This is a treasure map, or rather, a route map. It records the location of a Golden Sacred Spirit Spring!" The old man quickly replied, clutching the map.

"What? A Golden Sacred Spirit Spring?! Are you sure?"

Before Su Shi'er could react, Jiang Feixue exclaimed in surprise.

She immediately turned to Su Shi'er, quickly explaining.

"The Golden Sacred Spirit Spring is a kind of spiritual water nurtured by heaven and earth. A single spring can produce at most three bowls of spring water. One bowl can significantly enhance a cultivator's cultivation, especially for us Qi Refining cultivators. It's equivalent to sixty years of hard cultivation!"

After explaining, Jiang Feixue stared intently at the old man, unable to hide her excitement.

Su Shi'er was also taken aback, his heart pounding wildly.

His Spirit Root aptitude was extremely poor, and hard cultivation was useless for rapid improvement.

Such a miraculous item that could quickly enhance cultivation was incredibly tempting to him.

A bowl of Golden Sacred Spirit Spring equating to sixty years of hard cultivation?!

If true, it was indeed a rare treasure!

Despite his excitement, Su Shi'er didn't lose his composure. He squinted his eyes and calmly said, "If the Golden Sacred Spirit Spring is such a great treasure, why don't you collect it yourself since you have the map?"

"Yeah!" Jiang Feixue quickly calmed down.

"Alas, to be honest, the location of the Golden Sacred Spirit Spring is a hundred miles north of here in Yunmengze. The place is full of dangers and killing intent. With my limited strength, going there would be suicidal."

"It's better to trade for some Spirit Medicine and make a good batch of pills, hoping to advance my cultivation a bit more and live a few more years."

"But you two are different. You're strong, traveling together, and young. With the map, even if you don't go now, you can go anytime once your cultivation improves."

The old man sighed, first lamenting, then using a persuasive tone to entice Su Shi'er and Jiang Feixue.

"Seems... reasonable!"

Jiang Feixue nodded, looking very tempted, and turned to Su Shi'er for his opinion.

"Not interested, no trade!" Su Shi'er remained unfazed, like a meditating monk, decisively refusing.

The old man's words were reasonable and persuasive.

But being cautious by nature, Su Shi'er couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.

Treasures that enhance cultivation are indeed tempting. But the old man's background was unclear, and he feared making a careless mistake that could cost him his life.

"This..." The old man hesitated, not giving up, and seemed to make a firm decision.

"Fellow Daoists, I have another treasure I acquired by chance. How about I trade both this and the treasure map for fifty Spirit Plants?"

As he spoke, the old man reached into his pocket again, rummaging for a while before reluctantly pulling out another item.

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