The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 38 That kid is really bold.

When Qinghe returned to the military dependents' village, she saw that her husband had set up several layers of formations and had several talismans pasted on his head. She thought he was cultivating some great supernatural power and couldn't help but feel respect. He was indeed a reincarnation of a god and was not comparable to an ordinary person!
Jiang Yuan didn't dare to come out, but asked Qing He if she had any unusual feelings today.
Qinghe shook her head blankly, having only cultivated in the herb garden for a day without experiencing any sensations.

Jiang Yuan never dared to tell Qing He about Venus, lest she be dragged into the karma.

The predestined marriage bound by the red thread is something even a Great Immortal cannot unravel. Venus is only a Golden Immortal, and may not be able to foresee this.

Jiang Yuan sat in the formation for three days, only coming out when he was starving. He couldn't take the fasting pill yet, as it wouldn't benefit his cultivation.

When Qinghe returned, he asked again if there was anything unusual about the sect on Mount Luofu.
Qinghe also heard from Elder Lu that Luofu Mountain had sent out a large number of cultivators, including many Foundation Establishment cultivators from the outer sect who were skilled in concealment and escape techniques. Based on past experience, a major battle might break out.

Elder Lu instructed Qinghe to quickly harvest more medicinal herbs and store them properly, as the demand for pills would be enormous once a battle broke out.

Having not sensed any divination in the past few days, Jiang Yuan wondered if he was being too nervous. Old Niu had said that as long as his spirit escaped, even Venus would not be able to easily calculate his location.

If a major battle is about to break out on Mount Luofu, those Nascent Soul stage monsters will naturally use secret methods to investigate whether there are any spies within their sects. With the Luofu Immortal Market opening its doors wide, it will undoubtedly be a key focus of the investigation.

As expected, Luofu City announced a two-week closure, but all merchants were still required to be at their stalls every day and be ready to be inspected at any time.

Jiang Yuan was relieved. Those pills and talismans were all ordinary items and there would definitely be no problems. As long as Taibai Jinxing didn't come after them, everything else would be fine.

Luofu Mountain was naturally anxious. Master Zhu had been injured twice in a row, and he suspected that he had been ambushed by some old monster. Therefore, he sent out a large number of cultivators to gather information, as he needed to know who the enemy was.

If something were to happen to Master Zhu and it were to be divined, Luofu Grotto-heaven might be in danger of being destroyed.

Each of the major Daoist grotto-heavens has a Nascent Soul stage elder guarding it, and everyone knows this. Although they cannot come out, no sect dares to attack the grotto-heavens casually.

Even if there are some frictions, they are just minor skirmishes on the periphery, and Golden Core cultivators usually don't get involved.

With Luofu Mountain making a move, the surrounding factions naturally had to secretly prepare defenses to avoid being caught off guard, especially the rival Qingcheng Mountain, which mobilized almost its entire force.

Qingcheng Mountain was originally slightly weaker than Luofu Mountain and suffered repeated losses on the battlefield. This time, Luofu Mountain has come out in full force, which is probably going to be a big move.

The most tragic case was Master Zhu. His cave dwelling was already protected by a powerful array to shield him from the heavenly tribulation, and he had also set up a Yin-Yang Reversal Array inside to specifically resist karmic attacks. Then, he sealed off his own senses and hid inside to heal his injuries, unable to come out.

Elder Chu personally inspected Luofu Immortal City, checking each establishment one by one, and Jiang Yuan naturally couldn't avoid it either.

Elder Chu's cultivation method was special; he was very good at sensing the flow of cultivators' true energy and seeing through concealment techniques. Naturally, he could tell at a glance that the Jiangyuan spiritual vein was blocked and that several spiritual veins were damaged.

Elder Chu asked in a deep voice, "Were you injured and fell from your cultivation level?"

Jiang Yuan was taken aback. How could he have noticed that?

"Reporting to the elder, I was indeed injured and lost all my magical power at one point. I have only now recovered half of my spiritual meridians!"

Elder Lu accompanied them throughout and boldly interjected, "Elder Chu, this young man is indeed my disciple's family member. He was indeed injured in his early years, and my disciple has been studying medicine in order to heal my husband's injuries."

Elder Chu then remembered Qinghe; her acupuncture technique was indeed quite skillful.

"That young man is quite bold, daring to use acupuncture to clear your meridians!"

Jiang Yuan smiled apologetically, "There's really no other way!"

Elder Chu then bypassed Jiangyuan and went to check on the next family.

Old Lu was suspicious. Could it be that he had refined that Xuanhuang Qi? If so, his future blessings would likely be immense. Cultivation families never delve too deeply into matters of opportunity, and they have many taboos. Moreover, with the current tense atmosphere on Mount Luofu, Old Lu naturally wouldn't cause trouble at this time.

After a month of commotion at Mount Luofu, the Immortal Market had already been thoroughly investigated and found nothing. The cultivators sent out also reported back one after another that they had not gained anything, so they gradually relaxed.

Originally, as long as Master Zhu didn't divulge the source of the river, nothing would have happened. The old monster sealed himself away, so of course, all was well.

Luofu Immortal Market has been reopened for half a month, and Jiang Yuan's small shop is doing booming business, earning him a lot of spirit stones.

Especially those talismans, which were always in short supply, could only be infused with magical power by Qinghe alone, so naturally there couldn't be that many.

Jiang Yuan came up with a solution: he sold empty talismans without infusing them with magic power, at a price that was one-third of the original price. People still snapped them up, and some even placed large orders.

Jiang Yuan could only decline, saying that he was too busy and didn't want to cause trouble. Earning a few thousand spirit stones a year was just enough to get by, and it was dispensable.

Thus, Jiangyuan's small shop only opened for one hour each day in Xian City, and all the goods were snapped up. With more time, he would wander around, hoping to find a bargain.

Some cultivators explore secret realms and unearth ancient artifacts. However, due to insufficient cultivation, they cannot discern the hidden secrets within them and often sell them in bulk as ordinary goods.

Jiang Yuan wandered around Luofu Immortal Market for several months, getting to know the inside and outside of the market thoroughly. There were more than 300 shops of all sizes, most of which were small shops with an annual profit of no more than 1,000 spirit stones.

The highest-end shop is the Thousand Illusions Pavilion, officially operated by Luofu Mountain. It has an auction house, and it is said that occasionally Golden Core level magic treasures are auctioned. Other daily goods are still only at the Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment level.

This disappointed Jiang Yuan greatly. In such a large immortal market, there was nothing of any high quality. He couldn't even sell a cultivation manual or two to make money.

The advantage was that I met several talkative merchants and learned some anecdotes and interesting stories about the inner and outer gates of Luofu Mountain.

Jiang Yuan had been searching for golden bamboo for several years, but it turned out he hadn't bought it. Instead, he had been playing with it while chatting, then forgot to put it back and simply took it away.

That golden bamboo was probably a hundred years old, but it was still only as thick as a chopstick, with a mottled black exterior and faint golden threads.

Surprisingly, no one in this small, broken world uses golden bamboo as a material for refining qi. The merchant only used this bamboo as a curtain rod and was completely unaware that Jiang Yuan had taken it.

A few days later, Jiang Yuan bought a bunch of broken stones with a spirit stone and leisurely went home, secretly delighted.

Most of this pile of junk is nephrite ore, which is dark and rough in appearance and looks pretty much the same. It is usually used to polish common items such as jade slips and jade bottles. Whether good jade can be found depends on the eye of the craftsman.

Polishing jade is the least profitable job in the Immortal Market, and it's something only cultivators who have just entered the Qi Refining stage are willing to do, so naturally they don't have a good eye. Any jade that is oddly shaped, can't be cut into large pieces, or is difficult to polish is sold off as scrap at a low price.

Jiang Yuan couldn't see through the jade either, but based on his experience from his previous life, he was certain that the jade was extraordinary. After breaking it open, he indeed obtained a ten-thousand-year-old cold jade marrow. Even the layer of stone skin that wrapped the jade marrow could be sold for several hundred spirit stones, making it a top-grade cold jade material.

This single crystal of cold jade marrow was only the size of a mung bean. Once broken open, even through the array, it caused a layer of frost to form over the entire room.

Cold Jade Marrow is very beneficial to cultivators who practice ice-type magic. It is not used for combat, but rather as a nurturing magic item. As long as it is worn, it can help cultivators attract cold spiritual energy.

Jiang Yuan used the stone shell that contained the cold jade marrow to refine a piece of green jade pendant, still sealing the cold jade marrow inside to prevent the cold air from leaking out.

The jade pendant had an extremely rough appearance, even with some black impurities. It looked really unremarkable, and probably no one would pick it up if it fell on the ground. It was similar to the peach wood hairpin, which suited Jiang Yuan's repressed and flamboyant aesthetic taste.

　Book lovers are on holiday, so there's an extra chapter for beginners! Please vote with your monthly tickets and recommendations!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)