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Chapter 52: A Chance Encounter at the Bat Tower

Above the blood-red sword hung the sign of the bamboo building - the Bat Building.

There was a line of small words below: No questions about origins, no questions about where you came from. We have everything you need, and we will not cheat anyone, young or old.

Xiao Chen looked at the small words on the sign and immediately realized that the Bat Building was probably the place in the black market that specialized in selling stolen goods.

He happened to have two extra magical weapons that needed to be sold, so he might as well sell them here.

Pushing the door open, he saw a masked monk inside, making a deal: "Ten more spirit stones, and I'll take both of them."

Although the other person intentionally lowered his voice when speaking, he sounded young, and his voice was very similar to Ye Fei's.

Xiao Chen glanced at it curiously.

What the other party bought was a special fan-shaped magical weapon, and the buyer was the monk whose back looked extremely similar to Ye Fei.

After he pushed the door open and left, Xiao Chen asked, "Boss, that magical weapon you just saw looked pretty good. Do you have any more?"

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "You're a little late. There's only one yellow fan. But I have other similar wind-controlling instruments here."

There are not many cultivators with the three kinds of spiritual roots: wind, thunder, and ice.

Among the people Xiao Chen knows, only Ye Fei has the wind spiritual root.

Thinking back to the news he had learned from Su Wanqing before, Ye Fei had killed a Quanzhou robber.

Xiao Chen could basically confirm that the masked cultivator was Ye Fei, and he also came to trade with the black market token from Jie Xiu.

After noting down this information, Xiao Chen began to inquire about the recycling price here.

The Bat Building can both buy and sell items.

Moreover, we are willing to recycle anything, regardless of the specific origin of the goods.

The only condition is that before noon, we are willing to buy back the goods at 30% off the market price; after noon, we are only willing to buy back the goods at 50% off the market price.

Although selling things here is definitely not as good as setting up your own stall outside.

But setting up a stall by yourself not only takes a lot of time, but you may not be able to sell the goods.

Xiao Chen thought about it and took out the two flying swords he had obtained last time, as well as a small storage bag.

He sold all the talisman pens, talisman paper, and talisman ink, and only kept the "First Interpretation of the Talisman Classic".

The shopkeeper counted them one by one: "Two flying swords are worth 200 spirit stones, and a small storage bag is worth 200 spirit stones."

"The talisman pen costs thirty spirit stones, the talisman paper costs two spirit stones, and the talisman ink costs eleven spirit stones. The total market price is four hundred and forty-three spirit stones."

"A 70% discount means 310 spirit stones. Is that okay?"

Xiao Chen nodded, concluded the deal, and put away the spirit stone.

Then I took a look around the Bat Building and ran out to compare prices at the stalls outside.

It took me half a day to search, until 2:15 in the afternoon, and I went through two big circles while picking and choosing.

Xiao Chen was never able to find a satisfactory wood-based spell as expected.

But he happened to come across a gold-based spell that he really liked - "Golden Light on the Earth".

This is a very rare yellow-level escape technique, basically belonging to the top level of the first rank, and can almost be considered a foundation-building spell.

It can just fill Xiao Chen's shortcoming in speed.

If he could master a technique of escape, his safety would be greatly improved no matter where he went in the future.

As long as I run fast enough, danger can't catch up with me.

The other party was obviously very knowledgeable and offered a sky-high price of 550 spirit stones.

After some fierce bargaining, Xiao Chen decisively bought it at a high price of 500 spirit stones.

Although there are no wood-related spells, I didn't expect to be able to learn the art of escape. This trip to the black market was really worthwhile.

Xiao Chen was very happy and decided to go back and practice "Golden Light on the Earth" well, even if it would delay the progress of "Fire Transformation Sutra" a little.

Originally, he was already satisfied and ready to return to Bishui Peak.

As a result, he met a short wandering cultivator with several layers of white cloth covering his face. He came up to him and tried to sell him the pills.

Xiao Chen sometimes feels that the world is really small.

Among the two bottles of pills in the other party's hand, one was the Qi-nourishing Pill that he had just sold in the market yesterday.

He recognized at a glance the date mark he had carved on the bottom of the jade bottle.

Seeing that Xiao Chen seemed to be interested, the short cultivator put down the bag on his shoulders.

Inside was a robe with a torn chest, wrapped with dozens of different spiritual herbs.

There was also a bottle of Peiyuan Dan with only half of it left, two booklets related to alchemy, and the most valuable ones, two bottles of Jiqi Dan and three bottles of Yangqi Dan.

I don’t know if it’s because we were in a hurry, but there was even some solidified blood left on one of the spiritual herbs.

This is clearly the dirt from the robbery and murder.

But then again, there aren't many things on this black market that are truly clean.

The short casual cultivator pulled out the spiritual herb and threw it behind him.

Then he continued to sell as if nothing had happened: "Fellow Daoist, all these things are sold at a low price. Just one hundred spirit stones, and they will all be yours." Xiao Chen flipped through the two booklets, which were filled with alchemy experiences, obviously the notes of an alchemist.

"Fellow Daoist, this thing is actually very valuable. If you are interested in alchemy, you can learn half of it by looking at this."

The short casual cultivator started talking without hesitation, praising the value of these experiences.

This is of course pure nonsense. What is recorded here are only the medicinal properties of some elixirs. You can't learn how to make elixirs from it.

However, Xiao Chen noticed that when analyzing the interactions between spiritual medicines, the alchemist also copied some of the recipes into his notes to analyze the changes.

It's just that he copied it rather casually, and the content is discontinuous.

It is necessary to read the context thoroughly to be able to sort out the complete recipe, as laymen will not be able to understand it at first.

In fact, Xiao Chen could only get a general idea for the time being.

But if even a new pill recipe can be found in it, then the value of this thing will be extraordinary.

Do you want to take a gamble?

Bet that you can successfully restore the elixir formula. If you win, you will make a lot of money. If you lose, the loss will not be much.

After all, those pills combined are worth sixty or seventy spirit stones.

Seeing him staring at the pamphlet, the short casual cultivator covered the contents with his hand: "Hey, fellow Daoist, this is not free."

He stared at Xiao Chen, his eyes rolling around.

Xiao Chen closed the booklet and threw it back into his bag.

Then he shook his head: "It's just some incomprehensible things. How about this, I only want these pills, and I don't want the rest. Give me a cheap price."

The short casual cultivator immediately became unwilling.

"No, I have all these things together and I won't sell them separately."

He also gave up the thought of asking for a higher price: "One hundred spirit stones, and take the robe with you. It may be a little worn, but it's worth at least ten spirit stones."

Xiao Chen continued to bargain: "Then how about this, I'll keep the robe for you, and the remaining ninety spirit stones will be mine."

"No, no, no."

The short casual cultivator shook his head like a rattle: "I'm selling everything at once. One hundred spirit stones for one price. Not a single grain of spirit sand will do."

"Fellow Daoist, you are wearing such a nice cloak, so you don't need a few spirit stones from me. If you insist on buying it individually, then I will find someone else."

Xiao Chen pretended to check the quality of the pill carefully again and felt that it should be about right.

He took out a hundred spirit stones and said, "Okay, it's only because the quality of this Qi Gathering Pill is good and the spirit herbs are worth some money, otherwise your price is obviously too high."

After coming out of the black market, he sorted out his storage bag while hurrying on his way.

After spending another hundred spirit stones, he was now so poor that he only had one hundred and fifteen spirit stones left.

"I don't even have enough money to buy spiritual herbs. This won't do. I have to keep some for the start-up capital of alchemy."

In order to avoid spending too much, Xiao Chen decided to spend nothing except necessary expenses and avoid spending the rest.

In fact, the speed at which he earned spirit stones was really very fast, far exceeding the level of a cultivator in the later stages of Qi Refining.

In this regard, some foundation-building cultivators who are not very skilled are not as good as him.

However, he had only been an alchemist for a relatively short time, and he spent money lavishly.

First, there was the alchemy furnace that cost eight hundred spirit stones, and then there was the secret technique that cost five hundred spirit stones. These two things alone cost a full one thousand three hundred spirit stones.

"Practicing is not easy, and there are never enough spirit stones to spend."

Xiao Chen looked up at the sky and sighed, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw three familiar figures.

Under a tree a little further ahead, three monks in black robes and conical hats were holding wine gourds in their hands, seemingly resting by the roadside.

If I remember correctly, the three of them were already guarding there in the morning, and they are still there now!
Xiao Chen stopped immediately and observed for a while. He found that although the three people seemed casual, they actually kept their sight on one person at a time, staring at the monks coming and going on the road.

He immediately prepared to find another way to leave to avoid getting involved in unnecessary trouble.

But at this moment, Ye Fei appeared and walked straight over.

Although Ye Fei had his face covered, Xiao Chen noticed that the three people in the distance put away their wine gourds after seeing Ye Fei, as if they had finished their rest and were ready to continue their journey.

What’s more interesting is that Ye Fei seemed to have noticed something in time and immediately quickened his pace.

Xiao Chen didn't leave in a hurry, but quietly observed the three people.

Sure enough, they followed the direction Ye Fei left and chased after him.

Judging from the situation, he had been waiting for the whole day just to see Ye Fei.

"Hi~!"

Xiao Chen took a breath of cold air.

Could it be possible that there will be an unexpected gain today?
After a little hesitation, he chose to follow the three men, intending to wait and see what was going on.

If given the chance, he wouldn't mind playing the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

　Please read on, this is really important.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)