Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 48 Price Differences
Entering the market town, extremely rich spiritual energy filled the sky and earth. Chen Beiwu just breathed in and out, and his whole body felt a lot more relaxed.

"The concentration of spiritual energy in the market is probably close to the third level." He admired in his heart.

This market town already possesses a second-grade, top-grade spiritual vein. By using a second-grade spirit gathering formation to gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the concentration of spiritual energy in the market town can be raised to a level close to the third grade.

In the Immortal Alliance, such a place full of spiritual energy is a place for cultivation that even those who have established their foundation desire but cannot obtain. Only those who have achieved the Golden Core Reality are qualified to occupy it.

However, in the Yanjing of the Southern Wasteland, a small foundation-building family can occupy such a rare spiritual land. It is really a dilemma.

Chen Beiwu's expression remained unchanged, and he thought to himself: "This is the difference between the two worlds."

"Senior, do you need a broker? Only one spirit stone is needed for three days." A sweet voice suddenly sounded.

Chen Beiwu looked down and saw a short figure in a blue-gray Taoist robe.

She has a slim and petite figure, with a string of pearls hanging on her plump breasts and a thin silver-plated belt around her waist, outlining her extremely exaggerated buttocks.

She stood on tiptoe in her embroidered shoes, and her carefully applied makeup revealed a flattering smile, but it couldn't hide her overly young face.

"Okay." Chen Beiwu nodded slightly.

Although a spirit stone is not a small amount, it is far less valuable than the information in the market.

Through the intermediary's explanation, he can collect enough information in the shortest time and understand the price difference between the two worlds.

"Senior, do you want to buy spiritual materials and elixirs, rent a shop or cave, or buy slaves and Taoist companions?" Wanwan asked enthusiastically.

"Take me to the market first." Chen Beiwu said concisely.

Upon hearing this, Wanwan immediately understood and led the way forward.

Too much talk leads to mistakes. Most of the cultivators who are willing to spend spirit stones to find intermediary services are foreign cultivators who come to Biyuanfang City for the first time. She has long been accustomed to this cold attitude.

Ignoring the bustling crowds of people at the street stalls, Wanwan whispered, "Most of the cultivators setting up stalls in the market are independent cultivators. The quality of the goods they sell varies greatly, and it's hard to guarantee them. Often, cultivators get scammed but can't find the seller."

After saying that, she turned around and stepped into an antique shop called Wanfa Pavilion.

The interior space of this shop is not big. There are bookshelves on the left and right sides filled with martial arts books, emitting a scent of ink.

"Wanfa Pavilion is the library with the most information and the most complete collection of martial arts books in Biyuan Market..." Wanwan began to introduce it in a torrent of words.

[Alchemy Secret]: A medium-grade Qi training method, suitable for physical training. It can refine the Qi of gold and iron and flow it into the flesh and bones, forging a golden body that is invulnerable to swords and spears. It can be cultivated to the ninth level of Qi training.

Price: 300 low-grade spirit stones

[Water Transformation Technique]: A mid-level Qigong training method. One can visualize the momentum of a waterfall to speed up the training process. One can cultivate a body of water elemental magic power that is as long and endless as water, and can condense water into weapons.

Price: 400 low-grade spirit stones

[Di Yue Jue]: A top-grade Qi training method that can absorb the Qi of the earth veins to condense pure and majestic Di Yue magic power. Fighting on the top of the mountain can quickly replenish the mana consumption and is not afraid of siege.

Price: 500 low-grade spirit stones

……

Seeing the dazzling array of qigong techniques, Chen Beiwu was a little surprised and picked up one to read through.

In order to prevent someone from stealing the skills, the books on the bookshelf only record part of the information, and the real skills are kept in the jade slips that guests cannot touch.

"This..." Chen Beiwu became more and more surprised the more he looked at it.

Aside from a few Five Elements Qigong techniques that were barely complete, the rest were incomplete and flawed, yet they still sold for high prices. Within the Immortal Alliance, these inferior Qigong techniques would be considered the lowest common denominator. They wouldn't sell for even thirty, let alone three hundred spirit stones. Even listing them for free circulation among cultivators on the official website wouldn't necessarily get approval.

Seeing this, Wanwan was slightly happy, but she did not show it on her face.

You can't earn much by selling one spirit stone every three days.

The biggest profit point for brokers is the commission for bringing customers to their doorstep to close deals, and Wanfa Pavilion is the store in the market that offers the most generous commission.

Of course, she would not bring any foreign cultivator to the Wanfa Pavilion.

Customers like Chen Beiwu, who have an unusual temperament, cultivation level and dress, and look a bit like the second generation of immortal cultivators, are the main consumer group of Wanfa Pavilion.

As time passed, Chen Beiwu flipped through dozens of books on martial arts and techniques.

However, what disappointed Wanwan was that Chen Beiwu had looked through so many martial arts books but didn't like any of them.

"Senior, are you dissatisfied with anything?" she asked cautiously.

"These are all quite ordinary." Chen Beiwu shook his head and put the [Small Palm Thunder] in his hand back on the bookshelf.

Understanding the hidden meaning, Wanwan's face showed an awkward expression. "Senior, foundation-building techniques are quite rare. They can easily be sold for thousands of spirit stones. They usually only appear at auctions that happen every five years."

Hearing this, Chen Beiwu's heart moved.

The Southern Wilderness cultivation world is very proud of its possessions and places great importance on the inheritance of skills. Even a complete foundation-building skill is worth thousands of spirit stones.

However, this level of foundation-building skills is considered a miscellaneous skill in the Immortal Alliance, which is experiencing an information explosion and does not even require restrictions on sharing. It is no exaggeration to say that it is worthless.

If Chen Beiwu wanted, he could download dozens of non-repetitive miscellaneous skills from the Immortal Alliance in one night.

The only problem is that the foundation-building technique is of too high a value in the Southern Wilderness's world of immortal cultivation. It can benefit future generations and is a treasure that even powerful foundation-building masters would be tempted by. Even if he puts it up for auction, he may not be able to get it.

After witnessing the scene at the gate of the market town, Chen Beiwu did not dare to believe the credibility claimed by the market town.

Unless he is a strong foundation-building cultivator, if the benefits are high enough, Biyuanfang City will most likely take action secretly for the foundation-building technique.

As for reputation, as long as Biyuanfang City acts cleanly and ruthlessly enough, the dead will have no voice at all, let alone affect business.

"Let's go visit other places." Chen Beiwu said.

Just because miscellaneous skills can’t be sold doesn’t mean ordinary skills are bad. A Qigong technique is not enough to attract the attention of Biyuan Market.

But before selling the skills, he needed to continue collecting intelligence.

Wanwan didn't say much and went out obediently to lead the way.

A cultivator who doesn't even take Qigong seriously is likely to have an extraordinary background and is not someone she can afford to offend.

After leaving Gongchanzhai, Wanwan walked around the street vendors, turned several times, and first took Chen Beiwu to Baidan Pavilion which sold spiritual materials and elixirs, followed by Qianqizhai which sold magical instruments, then Feifuxuan which sold talismans, and finally Canzhenzhai which sold formation plates.

But what made Wanwan feel devastated was that after going around the shops in the market, Chen Beiwu didn't buy a single thing.

This means that she worked hard all day but didn't get any commission.

"Yes, this is your reward." Chen Beiwu casually threw out a spirit stone.

After a day of exploration, he has found the fastest and safest way to earn spirit stones.

(End of this chapter)