Cultivation Begins with Skill Points
Chapter 299 - 298: Pearl

Chapter 299: Chapter 298: Pearl

"Ten-thousand-year Blood Ginseng, ten-thousand-year Blood Ginseng, perfect for concocting medicine to increase lifespan by ten years."

"Come and look, come and look, this is millennium deep-sea Agarwood. Just a tiny piece can burn for an entire day, filling the air with fragrance, calming the mind. Burning one piece daily during cultivation can enhance cultivation speed."

"Hurry to see, hurry to see, Seven-leaf Ganoderma! It can be used for alchemy or consumed directly."

Gu Chen walked along the streets of the 36th island, his ears filled with all kinds of hawking sounds. A chaotic atmosphere engulfed him, as if he had entered a bustling market teeming with Martial Artists.

Buying and selling Spiritual Medicine, buying and selling Weapons, buying and selling Elixirs, haggling...

Chaotic and mundane, exuding a worldly and vulgar atmosphere.

Gu Chen curiously looked around, thinking that on the Xuan Gui Continent, martial artists were always high and mighty, never resorting to such vendor activities, mostly setting up stalls.

"Truly a broader world of Martial Arts, where any random person could be a Martial Artist who has refined Qi-Blood, capable of establishing a Martial Arts Family on the Xuan Gui Continent."

Gu Chen licked his lips, constantly marveling in his heart.

On the Xuan Gui Continent, an Innate Martial Artist was considered a Grandmaster, capable of ruling a country alone. But here, they are just beginning in the Martial Arts path, at most a small expert, only those in the Spiritual Origin Realm have the privilege to look down on others.

Lost in thought, several burly men suddenly surrounded him, each taking out some herbs from their pockets, introducing them to Gu Chen.

"Young brother, do you need Fuling Grass? Look at this Fuling Grass of mine, which has aged a hundred years. The Primordial Qi is abundant, the medicinal effect potent, ideal for alchemy."

"Check out my Twining Grass. It grows in a hundred-foot deep sea, its tendons and bones extremely tough, perfect for weaving Inner Armor that even a Spiritual Origin Realm martial artist can hardly pierce."

"Look at mine, look at mine, this is the thigh bone of a sea clan sea ape, perfect for making soup. Drinking it can strengthen the body."

Gu Chen didn’t expect these Martial Artists to be so enthusiastic. It took him a great deal of effort to shake them off.

"Tch, trying to fool me, what hundred-year Fuling Grass, at most fifteen years, just decorated with Spirit Stone powder to look more medicinal."

Gu Chen glanced at the middle-aged man pushing his wares to others, shrugging. He had seen many crafty merchants using subpar goods on the Xuan Gui Continent too.

However, he didn’t expose them, since these matters test one’s eye power. Those willing to buy are often bargain hunters; otherwise, how could a hundred-year-old Fuling Grass be sold for just a few dozen Spirit Stones? Like it’s that cheap!

After getting rid of these people, Gu Chen continued walking on the street, his eyes scanning from side to side.

Suddenly, Gu Chen stopped his steps, his gaze landing on a stall.

The stall owner was an old man with dark skin, a skinny physique, wearing a hemp vest, exposing his chest with ribs showing.

His appearance spoke of someone who made a living at sea for many years, with decent cultivation, having reached the Postnatal Peak, refining True Qi.

Seeing business coming, the old man quickly stood up, face full of smiles.

"Young master, see if there’s anything you fancy. I have various pearls collected personally by myself from the sea, absolutely no fakes."

The stall was filled with various pearls, some the size of a thumb, others as large as a fist. Besides the common white pearls, there were pink, black, and golden pearls as well.

Each one emanated a faint wave of Primordial Qi. On the Xuan Gui Continent they would be priceless treasures, but here on the Luoxing Islands, these are the least in short supply.

Gu Chen closely observed and finally focused on a fist-sized white pearl.

"How much for this?"

"Young master has a good eye, this pearl was taken from a thousand-year-old large clam by myself. It has aged a thousand years, rich in Primordial Qi, and if boiled with some herbs can make a pot of Body Tempering Soup, which strengthens the body after consumption. How about thirty Spirit Stones?" the old man said cautiously.

"Alright, thirty Spirit Stones it is."

"Ah! Thank you, young master, I’ll wrap it for you right away."

The old man quickly took a wooden box out of a bag beside him and placed the pearl inside.

Gu Chen also took out thirty Spirit Stones from his Fog-clearing Bracelet and handed them over.

"Wait, fifty Spirit Stones, this pearl is mine,"

Just as the transaction was being completed, a proud voice suddenly interrupted.

A white-clothed man appeared at the stall, appearing at some point, akin to a person suffering from kidney deficiency.

Holding a folding fan, with not a scenic painting but rather a spring scene drawing instead.

Looking down on the two of them.

Upon hearing this, the old man’s hand clearly paused, but Gu Chen directly grabbed the wooden box and placed thirty Spirit Stones on the stall.

"There’s no need for me to explain the rule of first-come, first-served, right? The 36th island has its rules, or are you not willing to comply, old man?"

Gu Chen’s tone was calm, yet extremely unkind.

The old man showed an awkward expression, quickly taking the Spirit Stones, whispering, "Dare not, dare not, clean deal, young master at ease."

Gu Chen put the wooden box directly into his Storage Bracelet, stood up, and left, not bothering to look at the kidney-deficient youth.

"Wait, how about fifty stones?"

"Not for sale."

"A hundred stones."

"Not for sale."

Whoosh!

The kidney-deficient youth’s face darkened, his figure moved instantly, taking a step forward, spanning several feet, directly blocking Gu Chen, his voice ice-cold, "Kid, don’t be so greedy, you only spent thirty Spirit Stones, I’m offering you a hundred, don’t you want to profit by seventy?"

Gu Chen also stopped, a contemptuous smile on the corner of his lips.

"Isn’t the one who’s greedy you? Do you really think only you can tell that the so-called pearl is just a shell, with the real treasure inside?"

The kidney-deficient youth’s face darkened drastically, giving Gu Chen a deep look.

"I did overlook it. I am Zhao Wu, a disciple of the Fierce Sun Palace. What’s inside the pearl is of great use to me, how about two hundred Spirit Stones?"

Upon hearing two hundred Spirit Stones, the elderly vendor felt a pang of regret, as the thirty Spirit Stones he had just obtained suddenly seemed unsatisfactory.

Those passersby who witnessed the entire scene looked at Gu Chen with envy. He did nothing yet managed to make over a hundred Spirit Stones in no time; it seemed an unbelievable transaction.

Of course, they were now more curious about what amazing secrets the pearl held that it would become the subject of such contention between the two.