Transmigration begins with archery training

Chen Sanshi, on the other hand, could use his naked eye without consuming any spiritual power, making it impossible for the other party to detect him.

"Old thing!"

A younger cultivator appeared and warned the old man, "If you keep using your 'detection spell' to look around, I'll gouge out your eyes!"

"Hehe, fellow Daoist, please don't be offended."

The old man apologized repeatedly with a grin, saying, "I'm just trying to find out what's going on; maybe I'll find some clues."

They spoke softly, but made no attempt to conceal their conversation, indicating that what they were looking for was an open secret among the cultivators.

Chen Sanshi quickened his pace, preparing to stay overnight at an inn in town and then figure out a way to go out to sea after dawn.

To avoid attracting attention, the white swan horse was transformed into a reddish-brown horse by Ningxiang's illusion.

Ningxiang and Zhaozhao also became ordinary-looking thanks to his disguise, so as to avoid causing unnecessary trouble like before.

The town was small, with only one inn, but fortunately there were some good rooms available. Chen Sanshi booked an entire courtyard for convenience.

When traveling, one needs to consider clothing, food, shelter, and transportation.

After all these arrangements were made.

Chen Sanshi planned to buy some food, as he hadn't eaten much during his journey and wanted to try some local specialties.

"Sir!"

The shopkeeper said, "Don't let our small size fool you, the food here is top-notch! We have all kinds of exotic fish and beasts that martial arts masters would like."

"Is it."

Chen Sanshi asked, "Do you have exotic beast meat to eat here?"

Yes, there are plenty!

The shopkeeper proudly said, "Nowadays, several surrounding prefectures rely on our town for supplies, and there are also many hunters sent by high-ranking officials in the mountains!"

Supplying so many prefectural cities...

Taking the opportunity, Chen Sanshi asked, "Have you always had so many treasures here?"

"That's not true."

The shopkeeper counted on his fingers and said, "To be honest, it's only been about a year. There are more and more valuable treasures in the mountains and seas around here. My shop is packed every day. These martial arts heroes come here just to have a taste of something new."

"How about some king crab or bullhead fish?"

He looked at the sword at the bald man's waist and said, "You look like a great hero from the prefectural city, that makes sense. Eating the beast meat from this humble shop is very helpful for your martial arts!"

"Shopkeeper, you're just talking nonsense, are you trying to fool someone?"

Chen Sanshi deliberately said, "Whether something is good or not, you have to see it with your own eyes to know. Otherwise, once you've cooked it and served it up, you can ask for any price you want."

"No problem, please follow me, sir!"

The shopkeeper readily agreed, found some workers to watch the shop, and then led them to the mansion next door.

The huge courtyard was filled with iron cages and water vats, containing all sorts of strange beasts, a dazzling array that was countless.

Inside the house, there were several cultivators with profound spiritual energy and one cultivator with profound spiritual energy presiding over the situation.

really.

When such enormous profits appear, it's no longer the local people's turn to benefit. These people all seem to be high-ranking officials or members of sects in Nanxu, including the owner of this inn, who is probably of very high status now.

Numerous strange beasts.

Even Chen Sanshi, a seasoned hunter, was immediately impressed. These were top-quality tonics, each one priceless in the Great Sheng Dynasty, a rare resource that money couldn't buy.

It's astonishing that so many immortals would gather in a small town like Nanxu.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

This situation is completely opposite to that in the Luotian Mountains. On one side, poisonous beasts are emerging one after another, while on the other side, strange beasts are appearing in droves. Could there be any connection between them?

Chen Sanshi observed with the [Qi Observation Technique], and his gaze quickly locked onto a crimson sea fish. The qi flowing in the fish's body was not the light blue of the strange beast's body, but a deep cyan.

This is probably no longer a strange beast, but a "spirit" beast. If we could eat it, it would probably be...

He immediately asked, "Shopkeeper, how much is this fish?!"

"Oh my, you really know your stuff, sir."

The shopkeeper said, "This fish was just caught from the sea today. It's really hard to transport and can't be kept alive. Otherwise, it would have been bought by the gentry of the prefectural city long ago. It's not expensive, only six thousand taels of silver."

Five thousand taels of silver.

It's definitely worth the price.

Moreover, this should only be under the condition that the shopkeeper cannot tell that the fish is a spirit beast; otherwise, it would probably be priced exorbitantly.

"Okay, I'll eat this fish raw. Then cook the white jade rabbit, the general crab, and the purple bird over there in your best way, and send them to my private room."

Chen Sanshi started ordering food.

"okay!"

The shopkeeper, holding an abacus, rattled off a few notes before saying, "I'll round it down for you, making it exactly fourteen thousand taels. Our shop's rule is to settle accounts first and then make the cut. After all, these are all precious items, and we can't afford to lose money. Please forgive me, sir."

"Ah."

Chen Sanshi reached out to take the silver note.

Before their arrival, the Governor's Office had prepared banknotes from the Nanxu Bank.

Just as the money and goods were about to be exchanged, a rough voice rang out.

"Wait, I want this fish!"

A bearded man carrying a snakeskin bag came along.

"Sir..."

The shopkeeper opened his mouth, about to say something.

With a thud, the bearded man put his snakeskin bag on the ground, tore it open, and revealed it was full of gleaming gold bricks: "Five thousand taels of gold!"

"This this……"

The shopkeeper's pupils dilated. Somewhat disbelieving, he picked up a heavy gold brick, took a few bites, and after examining it repeatedly, exclaimed, "Really?!"

"nonsense!"

The man said coldly, "Sell it to me or sell it to him, the choice is yours!"

The shopkeeper glanced behind him at the Xuanxiang Realm martial artist sitting in the courtyard. After receiving confirmation, he said to the bald-headed man, "Ahem, sir, our shop has an unwritten rule: the highest bidder wins. If you can't offer a higher price..."

"You old bastard!"

The bearded man glared at him, his eyes wide: "Are you sure you want to take this from me?!"

between words.

This person's spiritual energy fluctuations were approximately at the third level of Qi Refining, serving as a threat.

Not only that.

Chen Sanshi witnessed it with his own eyes.

Before opening the sack, the man poured spiritual energy into it, implying that most of the gold was fake...

This means they're not even going to give you a chance for fair bidding.

After a while.

He calmly said, "This gentleman offered a higher price, so the item should rightfully belong to him."

"Hahaha! You're smart to know what's good for you!"

The man burst into laughter, grabbed the fish from the water tank with his bare hands, and began to eat it raw as he walked out, swallowing the scales along with it.

"Guest sir."

The shopkeeper smiled ingratiatingly: "How about you look at something else?"