The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 621 - 442 The Yin Yang Creation and Transformation Tripod

Chapter 621: Chapter 442 The Yin Yang Creation and Transformation Tripod

Li Yi knew very well that coming to the End of Dharma Cultivation World wasn’t easy. If he couldn’t take away some sufficiently valuable items this time, it would definitely be a loss. As for the magic artifacts in Duo Bao Building, whatever they were, as long as they were usable, he would buy them all.

When he returned to the Golden Academy, he could sell off the magic artifacts he didn’t need and exchange them for miraculous items and other necessary resources—killing two birds with one stone.

With enough miraculous items, Li Yi could increase the number of times he crossed dimensions, visit this world a few more times, and then bring a few cultivation experts along to scour the world for the remaining cultivation resources.

As long as he made enough profit this time, Li Yi could soar to great heights and break free from all constraints.

Li Yi and Tu Daoist were presently being respectfully escorted by the attendants of Duo Bao Building to a private room. Beautiful maidservants served tea and brought out fruit platters.

"Manager Qian is unusually generous this time. This old Daoist has visited Duo Bao Building at least twenty times, yet I never knew there was a third-floor private room," Tu Daoist remarked sourly as he munched on fruit and sipped tea.

He felt as if he had lived his years in the Tao Court in vain, and everywhere seemed filled with sorrow.

A short while later,

Manager Qian entered the private room again, accompanied by a dozen attendants and maidservants. Each carried a tray filled with various magic treasures. These items were in fairly good condition, with their surfaces faintly glowing, distinctly different from the lifeless trinkets on the shop floor.

"All of these are high-grade magical artifacts—108 in total. Among them, there are 20 attack-type artifacts and 20 defense-type artifacts..." Manager Qian introduced with a smile.

Tu Daoist’s eyelids twitched: "Goodness gracious, Manager Qian, you’ve certainly hidden these well! An entire batch of pristine high-grade magical artifacts—how on earth did you pull this off?"

Manager Qian replied, "Our small shop operates with its doors open for business. Over the years, naturally, we’ve accumulated some inventory. However, in recent years, the shop has been on the verge of collapse. At first, we planned to buy magic artifacts at low prices during the End of Dharma era, then make a profit once the era ended. But as it turned out, the more we bought, the more losses we incurred—to the point where we can hardly afford to eat now."

He poured out his grievances.

If not for Duo Bao Building’s vast wealth, the shop would not have survived such turmoil.

Originally hoping to capitalize on a "fire sale," he hadn’t expected there to be no market "floor" at all. And to maintain these artifacts, he had to scrap numerous low-grade and mid-grade ones, carefully selecting and retaining only the best-preserved high-grade magical artifacts.

Li Yi picked up one of the artifacts and infused spiritual energy into it. At once, the artifact shone brilliantly, proving itself to be in immaculate condition. He asked, "How much for these?"

"If Taiyi intends to take them all, let’s say 20 spirit stones," Manager Qian cautiously suggested.

Tu Daoist immediately jumped up: "You profiteering scoundrel, practically daylight robbery! A Taiyi-grade spirit stone is worth ten ordinary spirit stones. One of these high-grade magical artifacts wouldn’t cost you more than one spirit stone to acquire, yet now you’re turning around and demanding several dozen times its value. Have you no conscience?"

Manager Qian quickly explained: "Our humble shop has spent years on storage, upkeep, labor, shop rent—every step incurs costs. Besides, without my diligent care, these artifacts would’ve long turned into scrap metal. Twenty spirit stones is already a fair price."

"Bah!" Tu Daoist spat a mouthful of tea in Manager Qian’s direction.

"Daoist Tang, it’s unbecoming to spray spit during negotiations. Our shop’s business dealings are honest and fair," Manager Qian hurriedly dodged.

Li Yi stopped Tu Daoist and said, "Twenty sounds good. I’ll take them all."

He was too lazy to haggle. Taking out 20 spirit stones from his storage magical artifact, he placed them on the table, then proceeded to store all 108 high-grade magical artifacts inside his Five Elements Bracelet.

Nowadays, Li Yi had leveled up from being poorly equipped; his storage artifact was of Taoist Artifact level, featuring five separate spaces—each roughly ten square kilometers in size. From now on, he wouldn’t need to worry about running out of storage space. Moreover, he had the Purple-Gold Gourd, which contained a Grotto Heaven.

"Drat, this profiteering scoundrel got off easy," Tu Daoist grumbled indignantly.

Manager Qian’s face broke into a wide smile. He felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted off his chest. After years of stockpiling magical artifacts, he had finally offloaded them. Although the profit wasn’t significant, breaking even was a good outcome.

Li Yi then asked, "Manager, what you’ve just sold to me are magic artifacts—what about Taoist artifacts? Duo Bao Building has been purchasing Tao Court’s treasures for years; surely you have a decent number of Taoist artifacts as well?"

Manager Qian’s face turned uneasy as he replied, "To be honest, our shop does have some Taoist artifacts. But the cost of nurturing Taoist artifacts is too high, so our humble establishment simply couldn’t afford them for long. Many were gradually sold off years ago. Moreover, Taoist artifacts are highly refined; even slight damage renders them challenging to use. If damaged, Taoist artifacts may explode when infused with spiritual energy..."

"I don’t care to hear excuses. I only want to know how many intact Taoist artifacts remain in Duo Bao Building. Don’t bother bringing out damaged ones," Li Yi interrupted with a wave of his hand.

He was well aware that during the End of Dharma era, nurturing Taoist artifacts required immense resources. Even a powerhouse like the Heavenly Dao Sect had to sacrifice three Immortal Maidens just to preserve the Xuanhuang Seal. Tianyi Sect went even further, activating the Ten Directions Absolute Spirit Array with the Imperial Court as its base, consuming the residual mana of all cultivators within the city to sustain the Heavenly Sword and Tianyi Palace.

The Purple-Gold Gourd and Five Elements Bracelet he possessed, although undamaged, had severely diminished power—usable only as storage Taoist artifacts. If he had obtained them just a few years later, they might well have been completely ruined.