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Chapter 1588 - Chapter 1588 Chapter 680 Tao Skills Conception The Beginning

Chapter 1588: Chapter 680: Tao Skills Conception, The Beginning of Law Creation Chapter 1588: Chapter 680: Tao Skills Conception, The Beginning of Law Creation Han Yi, although not too adept at appraising treasures, understood the rule of comparing prices from three different vendors before making a transaction.

After the old man had appraised everything, he stayed silent, packed up all the items, and quickly left. He then returned after the time it took an incense stick to burn and brought out all the items exactly as they were before, which left the old man all aghast.

“Taoist friend is indeed, very cautious.”

The elder quickly realized what was going on, Han Yi had gone to compare prices with other shopkeepers, and finally, the elder chose the word ‘cautious’ to describe his actions.

However, he also became a bit more wary himself.

Generally speaking, after price comparison, if the prices were about the same, one wouldn’t specifically return to sell the items to him.

The fact that this Tao Realm cultivator came back indicated that he was likely interested in an item in the elder’s possession.

The old man smiled, not minding at all, and purchased the batch of items from Han Yi at the previously calculated price, finally giving him 2456 Tao Crystals.

Across from him, Han Yi nodded in agreement. The prices offered inside the Ten Thousand Travel Palace’s Wanbao Tower were almost the same, and this elder’s offer was average among the five shopkeepers he had consulted, differing by less than 20 Tao Crystals from the highest offer.

His decision to sell the items here and exchange them for Tao Realm objects was in preparation for acquiring the Exterminating Immortal Diagram.

At the Tao Realm, although many tactics were the same as with low-level cultivators, like comparing prices from three sources, disguising one’s real intentions when purchasing items was impossible to hide from the other party.

For instance, as a low-level cultivator, if one wanted to buy an item of particular interest, one might buy something else first as a disguise, then use the item of need as an addition to the deal, thus achieving the goal without making the other party aware of the true intent.

But at the high-stage cultivator, at the Immortal Level, such tricks, no matter how cunningly disguised, were actually useless, not to mention that they had ascended beyond immortals, stepping into the Tao Realm.

That’s why he returned here to sell the items, to facilitate the upcoming transaction for the Immortal Slaying Array Diagram.

In front of Han Yi, the septuagenarian elder packed up all the items and did not immediately pay the Tao Crystals. Instead, he looked at Han Yi with a smile and asked, “Taoist friend, have you taken an interest in something in my shop?”

“Aside from this most precious treasure of the store, everything else, Taoist friend, is available for purchase,” he added.

“And the prices here are set according to the standards of the Ten Thousand Travel Palace, with very small fluctuation margins. Having visited other shops, you should know this, so you can be quite reassured,” he continued.

Han Yi nodded.

Having compared prices at different stores, he naturally knew the elder was not wrong.

However, being unfamiliar with this place, taking necessary precautions was still needed.

Before purchasing the items, Han Yi asked, “Taoist friend, can I buy the Ten Thousand Travel Command here?”

The shopkeeper nodded, “Of course, it’s not expensive for those destined; it only costs 1000 Tao Crystals.”

“What constitutes a person of destiny?” Han Yi’s heart slightly jolted.

“Anyone who steps into the Ten Thousand Travel Palace is a person of destiny. You certainly are too,” the shopkeeper replied.

Seeing that Han Yi still looked puzzled, he elaborated further. After hearing the explanation, Han Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He also finally understood there were two modes of distribution for the Ten Thousand Travel Command: one was targeted, meaning every ten years, a batch of Ten Thousand Travel Commands would be handed out to major powers in Chaos. The Ten Thousand Travel Command that Houtu Taoist Ancestor received in the Destiny Tao Palace was one of these.

The second type was available for destined individuals to purchase or exchange, such as cultivators encountering the moving Ten Thousand Travel Palace, stepping onto the palace classifies them as destined. Another example is cultivators brought by those holding the first type of Ten Thousand Travel Command, like what Han Yi had.

“Then, I’ll trouble you, shopkeeper, to help me exchange for a Ten Thousand Travel Command,” he said.

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper took out a golden token and handed it directly to Han Yi. Han Yi took it, finally relieved that the Command was so readily obtained.

After inspecting it and ensuring the token appeared no different from the one in Houtu Taoist Ancestor’s possession, he stored it inside his body and began browsing the items in the store.

About the length of time it took an incense stick to burn later, he picked three items and placed them in front of the elder. The elder considered for a moment and offered a price of 1300 Tao Crystals.

“This is Black Demon Emperor Fluid, widely used, especially for the growth of Demon Tao Artifacts, which it greatly enhances. The price is 750 Tao Crystals,” he said.

“This is the Daoxuan Core Essence, similarly widely used, for 250 Tao Crystals.”

“The third item is a Sword Array Diagram, named the Exterminating Immortal Diagram, though this diagram is severely incomplete, priced at 300 Tao Crystals.”

“Taoist friend, how do you find these prices?” he asked.

The elder did not presume to guess which items Han Yi truly wanted to purchase. These three items could all potentially be useful to him, but for the Ten Thousand Travel Palace, even at the highest level they were still basic items in transactions.

Across from the elder, Han Yi nodded, collected the items into his body, took the remaining 156 Tao Crystals, and thanked the shopkeeper before slowly leaving the Wanbao Tower.

After he left, the elder smiled. He had been in the Ten Thousand Travel Palace so long and had seen too many Tao Realm beings who were cautious on their first visit to the Traveling Palace; he was accustomed to it and didn’t mind their wariness.

After leaving the Wanbao Tower, Han Yi did not leave right away but waited at the entrance for half an hour, finally seeing Houtu Taoist Ancestor emerge with a look of joy on his face.

“It seems this trip must have brought great gains for Taoist Houtu.”