Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 13: Market News
After hearing this, Lin Zixiang's face looked a little unhappy. He frowned and remained silent. Although he had the experience of reselling the sect's property for Zhang Shilin several times, he was not a professional in refining magic weapons after all. His understanding of these magic weapons was only superficial. He only knew the number of restrictions and the approximate power of the magic weapons.

As for the specific forging process of the magic weapon, its main materials and internal wear and tear, he knew nothing about it.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, you are exaggerating! Before coming here, we also sought professional appraisal. Although the internal restrictions of the Mo Shi Sword have been damaged, it is not as serious as you said. And although the Yuan Lin Flag is forged with golden wood as the main material as you said, it has been placed for a little while, but it is impossible for it to be rotten to the extent of being only 80% new. If that were the case, who in the cultivation world would use golden wood to forge magical instruments?" Song Xian couldn't help but speak.

A hint of surprise flashed in the old man's eyes. He had been immersed in this business for decades. Not only did he have a deep knowledge of various spiritual practices, but he also knew the psychological states of all kinds of customers. With just one word from the other party, he could tell whether the other party was an expert.

When he heard his subordinates report that someone was carrying a large box of spiritual treasures into the pavilion and asked to see him alone, he guessed that either a certain force was secretly selling the treasures due to financial difficulties, or that the treasures were of unknown origin.

This is not a big deal. The key is that the person who comes here must be in a hurry to cash in, otherwise he would not carry such a huge box to the market.

By grasping this mentality, he could lower the price as much as possible. By the time he entered the room and saw the person coming, he already had a strategy in mind.

This was because he had done business with the visitor twice before, so he knew him quite well and knew that he did not have a deep understanding of magic weapons, formations, and elixirs.

Therefore, when he saw the other party take out two high-grade magic weapons, he began to lower the price, which is a necessary skill for every pawnshop owner.

Judging from the other party's reaction, he was also sure that the other party did not know the ins and outs of these tricks. He thought he had already won, but he didn't expect that the inconspicuous young man with low cultivation standing next to him jumped out and exposed his plan.

Could he be an expert? Xu Fengxing raised his head and looked at Song Xian with a smile: "May I know the name of this Taoist friend?"

"My name is Song Xian."

"Fellow Daoist Song, you just said you'd hired a professional to appraise the treasure. I wonder who this person was? I've been in this business for decades, and while I wouldn't say he's particularly famous, everyone in the industry knows Xu's background. I can't speak for others, but in Guangxing City, I've certainly seen or heard of any reputable treasure appraiser. I wonder who you're talking about?"

George Lam also turned around and looked at him in surprise, wondering why he suddenly said that.

"Friend Xu, don't worry about who this person is. To be honest, we are not cultivators from Guangxing City, but come from other places. I will only tell you the results of this person's identification. Although the internal restrictions of this Mo Shi sword are damaged, it is at least 70% new. As for the Xinghuang Flag, it must be 95% new." Song Xian looked leisurely and his eyes were full of confidence.

Before he could speak, he continued, "Fellow Daoist, don't be so hasty to refute me. There are many people in the world who know what's good. As a pawnshop, buying low and selling high is natural. However, deliberately damaging a customer's item to lower the price would surely damage your store's reputation if word got out!"

"If Fellow Daoist Xu still insists that this sword is only 60% new and this flag is only 80% new, then fine, we won't sell them. Let's go now and take these two magical instruments and sell them. And tell the truth to everyone who comes to buy and sell in the market what you said. What do you think?"

The old man's face flushed red after being interrupted. He knew that the visitor was a familiar customer and was not good at this, so he tried to deceive him. This was a normal thing in the pawnshop, but if it got out, it would damage his personal reputation and the reputation of the pawnshop.

When George Lam saw Song Xian talking so confidently, he was confused at first, but when he saw the old man's expression, he knew what he said was true, and he couldn't help feeling ashamed and angry.

He had previously boasted that this pawnshop was the most fair in the market, but he didn't expect that all crows in the world are evil. If that was the case, then he had been ripped off by this guy several times when he ran errands for the master to sell property without realizing it.

This is extremely embarrassing. If the headmaster knew about it, I would lose all my face.

Thinking of this, his face turned red and white, as if it was not the old man whose lie was exposed, but him.

"Junior Brother Song, let's go." Lin Zixiang was so ashamed and angry that he slammed the table and stood up. If it weren't for the other party's status and the fact that he couldn't take action in this market, he would have to fight the other party to see who was really capable.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't be angry. Wait, wait, please listen to my last words."

Although Xu Fengxing was embarrassed when his lies were exposed in front of him, he had been working in the pawnshop for so many years and had cheated and deceived many people. His face had become as thick as iron. He quickly acted as if nothing had happened and returned to his original smiling and kind appearance.

"Brother Lin, let's hear what he says first. There's no need to rush." ​​Song Xian was calm.

George Lam had already lost face before, so it was not appropriate for him to put on airs or act arbitrarily. He snorted coldly and sat down again.

"Don't lie in front of a real person." Xu Fengxing said calmly, "I still say that the price of 3,600 is impossible to give. No matter where you two Taoist friends go, they won't be able to offer such a high price. The risk is too high, and there is a high possibility of losing money. No experienced Fengxing would do this. After all, we are doing business and need to make a profit."

"Since you're an expert, I won't hide anything. To be honest, I'll give you a maximum of 3,300. This is to express my apology. In fact, there's almost no profit margin at this price."

"If you two fellow Taoists don't believe me, it's up to you. I bet they'll give you between three thousand and three thousand and one at most."

"I told you, it costs 3,600 spirit stones," Lin Zixiang said coldly. "Then please help yourself, fellow Daoist! Do you have anything else to show me?"

Lin Zixiang put away the two magical instruments and took out boxes from the chest. Inside were talismans of varying grades. He said unhappily, "There's no bargaining for these talismans. I'll set the price. If you don't want them, forget it."

"This is a first-grade, superior speed talisman, priced at seventy spirit stones."

"This is a first-grade, top-grade invisibility talisman, priced at sixty spirit stones."

"This is a first-grade, superior water-attribute large wave symbol. It costs fifty spirit stones."

"This is a first-grade, top-grade gold-attributed Golden Bell Guard Talisman, priced at fifty-five spirit stones."

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George Lam opened the wooden boxes one by one and introduced them one by one in a cold voice. These were all talismans made by Zhang Shilin himself. He had been immersed in the art of talismans for decades and was very familiar with the business, unlike him who only had a superficial understanding of magic tools. Therefore, he specifically indicated the price of the talismans.

Fengxing had done several transactions with him and knew that it was impossible to get a big bargain on the talisman. In addition, the previous incident was a bit embarrassing, so he did not bargain. After the appraisal was confirmed, he readily accepted the full amount and paid a total of 4,650 spirit stones.

After completing the talisman transaction, George Lam took out various kinds of elixirs and bargained for a while. In the end, the talismans and some elixirs were sold for a total of 6,050 spirit stones.

The deal was done. Xu Fengxing took out the document he had prepared long ago, filled in the names and prices of the items on it, handed it to Lin Zixiang for signature, and said with a smile.

"If you're still not satisfied with the price of those two top-grade magical instruments, there will be an auction in the market on March 15th. You two can try your luck at the auction. It's impossible to sell them at any of the trading houses in the market at 3,600. If you're in a hurry to sell them, feel free to contact me. The price is still the same: 3,300 spirit stones."

Lin Zixiang signed the document without saying a word and put the remaining items into the primary storage bag he carried with him.

Xu Fengxing called the big man outside the house and asked him to move the items traded in the stone box to a certain place. He also instructed someone to tell the person in charge of finances in the cabinet about the transaction.

Soon, a female cultivator came over with a bag of spirit stones and counted them out one by one for the two of them.

Three thousand two hundred and fifty spirit stones, divided into thirty-two third-level spirit stones and five second-level spirit stones.

The third-level spirit stone is dark blue all over, and the second-level spirit stone is bright red all over, and is about the same size as the first-level spirit stone.

In the cultivation world, the conversion of spirit stones is based on units of ten, and one second-level spirit stone is equal to ten first-level spirit stones.

One level three spirit stone is equal to ten level two spirit stones.

Lin Zixiang put the spirit stone into the storage bag, and the two left and went to other attics to sell goods.

Just as Lin Fengxing said, the price they offered was already the highest in this market.

I went to several trading halls in succession, and most of them offered prices of just over three thousand, at most three thousand two hundred, and some even offered two thousand eighty.

George Lam’s face turned black on the spot. He collected his things and turned around to rescue the man.

After strolling for about half a day until nightfall, the two returned to the inn. After closing the door, Song Xian asked, "Brother Lin, how many spirit stones are needed for the Foundation Establishment Pill? How many are we short of now?"

Lin Zixiang said: "Our Pingyuan County unified price is 27,000 spirit stones, and we are still short of 4,000 spirit stones."

"The remaining pills can probably be sold for four or five hundred spirit stones, so those two magic tools must be sold for at least three thousand five hundred spirit stones."

"I originally thought that these two top-grade magical instruments would sell for 3,600 spirit stones, but I didn't expect the price of magical instruments to drop so much in recent years. Every trading shop only offers a little over 3,000 spirit stones."

(End of this chapter)