Seeking the Dao in the Mortal World
Chapter 449

Rogue Cultivator Town Market

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The overseas Town Market for Rogue Cultivator is not far from the Penglai Sword Pavilion, and it is also under the protection and management of the Penglai Sword Pavilion, which also collects Spirit Stone tax.

Overseas Rogue Cultivator often acquire strange and unusual items, and they also need certain supplies. Therefore, they need such an exchange Town Market, but it cannot be without regulation and management, otherwise it will become a paradise for demons, and what would be the point of trading?

Therefore, Penglai Sword Pavilion was elected to take charge of this matter.

In fact, the ocean is vast and there are countless capable people. There may be hidden Qian Yuan level experts among the Rogue Cultivator. They all recognize the management of the Penglai Sword Pavilion. Things always need to be done by people.

Thus, Penglai Sword Pavilion in the East Sea held a status almost equivalent to that of the Celestial Pivot Divine Palace in the Central Lands Plains.

Upon landing on the immortal island, disciples of the Penglai Sword Pavilion could be seen maintaining order from afar. As Chu Jiantian and Li Qingjun entered, the disciples bowed and greeted them, "Uncle Chu, Uncle Li."

So these two are considered elders.

That makes sense; one is probably the direct descendant of the Pavilion Master, and the other is the direct descendant of a Grand Elder, both of whom are of very high seniority.

Just like Qin Yi, who has a fairly high seniority in the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace...

Looking around the Town Market, people were being completely subdued by a few junior disciples, and even the powerful figures who clearly possessed the aura of the Radiant Sun were behaving themselves. Qin Yi truly felt that the prestige of the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace had once again been thoroughly humiliated by the Penglai Sword Pavilion.

Those Sword Cultivator may not care about worldly affairs, but when it comes to getting things done, they're incredibly capable, far more successful than you bunch of idiots...

Judging from what I've seen and heard at sea, if the various Righteous Path sects dislike Penglai Sword Pavilion, they certainly wouldn't dare to launch any collective suppression. Penglai Sword Pavilion dominates the East Sea, and its influence is no joke.

However, this is also because Penglai Sword Pavilion has been developing for twenty or thirty thousand years, with a long history and is an old and prestigious family that survived the Demon Calamity. Unlike Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace, which has only been around for a few thousand years and has a shallow foundation.

Qin Yi strongly suspected that while they had just publicly given birth to a second Qian Yuan, there might still be many reclusive old monsters among them. Given the common pattern that swordsmen become less interested in other things the deeper their cultivation, this was entirely possible. This was their foundation.

Looking at it this way, the Immortal Palace's foundation is incomparable. It's almost entirely supported by Palace Master Qian Yuan, with only a few strange friends helping out. In short, there's still a long way to go.

The island is very straightforward; there are no mountains or trees, at most a few isolated rocks, just a vast, flat, Barren Island stretching for dozens of miles. On the island is a simple cluster of stone houses, which serves as the residence and administration office for the disciples of the Sword Pavilion in charge of this matter.

When the Rogue Cultivator arrived on the island, vendors set up stalls haphazardly all over the island, and buyers wandered around aimlessly. Sword Pavilion didn't levy taxes on transactions; you just paid a fixed management fee to set up a stall, and when you stopped selling, you could simply pack up and leave.

As long as nothing like robbery happens, it's an extremely free trade zone.

If it's not a special day, there aren't many people on the island. There are only a few dozen stalls scattered around, and at most a few hundred people come to buy things. Scattered throughout the island, it feels like there are hardly any people, and it's very Quiet Serenity.

Qin Yi was even considering setting up a stall to sell things for fun. He had quite a lot of miscellaneous items, some of which felt completely outdated, but he couldn't bear to throw them away. Like his loot from the Great Joy Temple —the X-ray crystal and the Image-Recording Mirror —he saw them on many stalls, meaning they were readily available everywhere, but he still couldn't bear to part with them.

Now I'm like a squirrel, only taking things in and never giving them out. I want to hoard everything, always thinking it might come in handy someday.

That Blood Jade Fragment is the best example...

Qin Yi squatted in front of a stall, tossed out a small Spirit Stone fragment the size of a fingernail, and in return received a X-ray vision chip.

Ju Yunxiu, Li Qingjun, and the others watched as he took a small silver ingot, transformed it into a strange eye socket shape, and attached two supports. He then embedded two X-ray crystals inside, making a pair of glasses.

Qin Yi put on his glasses and turned his head.

A huge calligraphy brush came crashing down on him. "You lecherous scoundrel, die!"

"Bang!" Qin Yi landed on a nearby rock and slowly slid down.

Chu Jiantian, watching from the side, found it amusing. "Brother Qin, this kind of thing is really useless. As long as people are on guard, they can't see through it at all. Even if they are caught off guard and you see through it, they will immediately sense it and chase you to the ends of the earth. Besides, most magic robes nowadays have built-in anti-see-through functions, so you can't see anything if you're not on guard."

"I was just doing it for fun." Qin Yi stood up indignantly. "They don't understand, this is a common outfit in my hometown, it's a sentimental thing!"

Li Qingjun replied coolly, "I've been to your hometown, and I've met most of the villagers. Who are you trying to fool?"

"... I can't explain this to you, I'm just a grain of sand..."

Ju Yunxiu interrupted, "So, the Image-Recording Mirror' is also a symbol of sentimentality?"

"That's more about sentimentality!" Qin Yi declared confidently. "You bunch of nerdy immortals, you wouldn't understand!"

The Liusu inside the stick scoffed. What kind of sentimentality was this? It had seen the "Image-Recording Mirror" in Qin Yi's memory, and wasn't it full of Fairies fighting? What was the difference? It could only be said that his transformation into a Peach Blossom Spirit was entirely due to past causes; old habits die hard.

Ju Yunxiu ignored him and asked the stall owner directly, "Do you have anything to preserve or prolong the vitality of freshly picked flowers and leaves?"

The stall owner grinned. "We don't have that, but we do have some things that can accelerate the growth of medicinal herbs. Would you like some?"

Ju Yunxiu was extremely interested. "Let me see it."

Qin Yi was also taken aback. Impossible... This is something like a god!

The items that Rogue Cultivator sell are usually things they don't need themselves, hoping to exchange them for something more suitable. Otherwise, they're either items whose value can't be determined, or counterfeit goods.

The stall owner took out a small bottle.

Qin Yi leaned back. "Your surname is Han?"

"Huh? How did you know?"

"..." Qin Yi took the small bottle and looked at it; there was a bottle of water inside.

Before he could even examine it, Liusu said, "It's fake. That kind of thing can be called a marvel of creation, involving the fundamental rules of life and time. The aura in this bottle is far inferior; at most, it can ripen an apple for you."

Qin Yi grabbed Ju Yunxiu and pulled her away. Ju Yunxiu turned back to look at him reluctantly.

"Silly girl." Qin Yi chuckled, amused. His Senior Sister really did have this side to her; it was quite adorable. "I can only imagine that if it were truly a divine artifact, the other party would have to be an idiot to sell it?"

Ju Yunxiu pouted, "Maybe it really is?"

"You just have a shopping urge..." Qin Yi casually handed over a pile of Spirit Stone: "Go ahead, buy whatever you want, call me if you need more."

Ju Yunxiu stuffed the Spirit Stone into her ring with one hand, then grabbed Qing Cha and ran off like the wind.

Even Li Qingjun was laughing beside her. The image of this "senior" who was mysterious, powerful, intelligent and elegant at first glance had completely collapsed.

"Huh... this sword case is..." Chu Jiantian suddenly stopped at a stall. "Is this the sword case from the High Antiquity Sword Sect?"

The stall owner smiled and said, "You have a good eye."

Chu Jiantian examined the sword box from all angles for a while, then shook his head and said, "It's a pity. It's cracked and damaged. Forget about nurturing the flying sword; I can't even sense the Sword Intent from back then anymore. This thing is practically useless."

"That's not necessarily true," the stall owner chuckled. "The crack isn't severe; it can still be repaired. If you're willing, you can have it repaired and it will still be usable."

Chu Jiantian shook his head again. Heaven knows how to repair such a thing; it's pointless. If it were easy to repair, the stall owner would naturally repair it and sell it, increasing its value a hundredfold, enough to be auctioned off. Why would he bother setting up a stall like this?

Just as he turned to leave, Qin Yi said, "I'll take this. I'll give it to Brother Chu."

Chu Jiantian waved his hand. "This is useless, don't waste it."

Qin Yi didn't say anything, paid the money, took the sword box and left. After turning a long way, he pulled Chu Jiantian and said, "I know how to repair it. If this thing wasn't unsuitable for firing guns, I would have given it to Qing Jun. Now, you're the only one who can benefit from it."

Chu Jiantian looked at Qin Yi in astonishment. "Brother Qin, do you know... don't be fooled by my current act of showing you around and entertaining guests. Once I become stronger, you'll be the first one I challenge? And you even gave me this High Antiquity sword box to help me nurture my flying sword?"

Qin Yi smiled nonchalantly, "I'll be waiting for you."

Chu Jiantian stared at him for a while, then, without any pretense, accepted the sword box and bowed.

Chu Jiantian obtained something useful, but Liusu became increasingly silent.

The island, spanning only a few dozen miles, was so vast that it didn't need to visit each stall one by one; it had already seen all the stalls clearly and found nothing it wanted.

What a run of bad luck! Did I use up all my good fortune when I obtained the Innate Creation Bone at Saint Dragon Peak without paying a price?

Qin Yi was sending a telepathic message: "Don't worry, Bangbang. If it's not here, we can look elsewhere, no matter how difficult..."

Before the words were finished, Ju Yunxiu's voice came from afar. "This is a Netherworld Object, filled with Ghost Qi Auspicious Omen energy. You tried to cover it up with Cloud Haze Ink to make it look auspicious, but you still think you can fool me?"

Liusu glanced in that direction instinctively, then suddenly paused, startled. "Let's go take a look!"

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