Surviving the Wasteland Winter: Cultivating Immortality
Chapter 517

A Tragically Beautiful Love Story

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Chen Wang purchased many spiritual items from the Rare Treasure Pavilion, all in preparation for breaking through to the Golden Core stage.

But how difficult it is to reach that point.

He practiced the Dragon Slaying Sword Scripture a long time without any breakthrough opportunity.

During this period, he was not always in seclusion and cultivating diligently; he would occasionally go to Wandering Immortal Market to watch the excitement.

Especially those stall owners, although they are not good-looking, they have a very pleasant way of speaking.

Browsing through the items at those stalls made me feel much more sophisticated.

What High Antiquity powerful beings' cultivation insights?

The Body Refinement Insights of a Body Integration Realm Soul Stage Expert

There was a map of High Antiquity ruins, and even a diary of a powerful cultivator at the Mahayana Stage.

A wide variety of styles, emerging one after another.

Chen Wang found it very lively.

The stall owners in Wandering Immortal Market are all acting masters; every word they say touches your heart, making you want to empty your pockets and gamble here.

During this period, Chen Wang saw no fewer than seven people who had prescribed top-grade spirit medicine.

Each person's acting skills are at a different level, and there are also some special versions, which occasionally lead to competition for them.

Chen Wang strolled around the streets every day, and during this time he had become familiar with some of the stall owners.

Some stall owners, seeing that he was an old man from Wandering Immortal Market, stopped trying to cheat him and instead asked him about his needs every day, recommending the good things they had on hand.

That day, Chen Wang was chatting with a stall owner.

The stall owner said, "Fellow Daoist, I see you often come here but never buy anything. I know you are a cautious person, but this stuff is really good, take a look."

"These earrings are said to have been the personal belongings of a Fairy. In her early years, she was Princess Fairy a dynasty. Later, she embarked on the path of cultivation and her cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. However, she later experienced some tribulations in love and had to Liberation by Violence her body and pass away. These are her relics."

Chen Wang was chatting with him casually when he heard this story and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, "Princess?"

The female ghost he had seen earlier was a Princess.

Chen Wang was somewhat sensitive about this kind of background.

However, the stories told at the stalls here were all over the place. Chen Wang raised an eyebrow, then returned to normal and said with a smile, "I'm just browsing around."

The stall owner was a shrewd man. Seeing Chen Wang's unusual expression, he knew there was a chance and quickly said, "This thing is really good. Maybe if you carry it with you, you'll get help from that Fairy's descendant? There are quite a few stories like this."

Chen Wang blinked and smiled brightly, "The other party is a declining aristocratic Aristocratic Clan. There are not many people left to inherit the family name. However, a peerless genius has emerged from them. During his travels, he discovered these earrings by chance, and thus began an indescribable love story with her."

The stall owner clapped his hands and laughed, "Fellow Daoist, don't you know this very well? Once you happen to encounter this story, the benefits will be immeasurable!"

Chen Wang waved his hand. "I am not worthy of such a great marriage. Let's give it to someone else."

His Divine Sense had just swept over the earring and found it to be an ordinary item, a very basic magical Law Artifact, though it looked somewhat exquisite.

I still don't know where this guy bought his cheap goods from.

This is genuine street vendor merchandise.

However, when he glanced at it just now, he did indeed detect a special aura.

The aura was very well concealed, yet it felt somewhat familiar to him.

"Holy crap, what a coincidence!"

Chen Wang's heart stirred; this aura was extremely similar to that on the Jade Hairpin.

Although he was unwilling to get involved with that woman, her combat power was extraordinary, and if it really was her personal item, Chen Wang was somewhat interested.

The stall owner talked on and on.

He chatted very well with Chen Wang Chen Wang and introduced him to other things.

Chen Wang loved listening to them brag, brag in a different way every time.

At this moment, the stall owner took out a sword.

The front of the sword depicts mountains, rivers, flowers, birds, fish, and insects, while the back features ancient texts and scenes teaching people how to farm.

"Although this sword is somewhat damaged, it is still a Low Grade Spirit Tool. Judging from the extent of the damage, it was probably really related to a legendary expert in the cultivation world back then. Should we try our luck?"

After the two spent more time together, the stall owner became less cunning, but he was still full of tricks.

If you feel a warmth in your heart after hearing this and think he is honest, you will fall into his trap.

Chen Wang smiled and said, "You just said that earring was a female immortal's personal item? How many Spirit Stone did it cost?"

The stall owner paused for a moment, then said, "Thirty Spirit Stone."

Chen Wang curled his lip.

"This is too expensive. In my opinion, this thing has no protective power, and it can't attack either. It's just a decoration."

The stall owner thought to himself, "This kid has finally asked about the price. I have to win him over today no matter what. I need to lure him into this business first!"

He thought about it for a moment and realized that this thing was indeed useless. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Twenty-five Spirit Stone."

Chen Wang waved his hand.

"Brother, you're being too dishonest. Here's what we'll do: fifteen Spirit Stone. If you sell it to me, I'll buy it; if not, then forget it."

He was about to leave after I told him.

The stall owner actually had many tricks up his sleeve and was willing to go through the motions with people, but he knew that this kid might just be asking on a whim. If he missed the opportunity, this street urchin who just loitered around here would be even harder to fool.

So he quickly said, "Okay, okay, I promise you. It's your fault for coming all the time. We're friends, after all."

During this time, they chatted idly whenever they had nothing to do, but he really didn't know Chen Wang's name.

Chen Wang didn't know the name of this nameless stall owner either.

Chen Wang bought the pair of earrings for fifteen Spirit Stone.

Chen Wang had only glanced at it briefly before, without examining it closely, but now that he looked at it carefully, he found that it did indeed have the same aura as the Jade Hairpin.

"Could there be another female ghost sealed inside? If so, their whole family is going to suffer terribly."

After a careful examination, Chen Wang discovered that the earrings were nothing special and were simply a basic magical Law Artifact.

Chen Wang is wealthy and doesn't lack Spirit Stone; his bargaining just now was merely a matter of habit.

He put the earrings away and walked outside, when he heard a quarrel.

"Fine, don't sell then! What kind of attitude is this? Do you think this Wandering Immortal Market is your private property?"

A woman's voice carried a hint of anger.

Chen Wang walked over and noticed that the woman looked somewhat familiar.

After a moment, he realized that this was the blue-clad woman he had seen when he first arrived at Wandering Immortal Market.

Standing next to her was the gentle, sycophantic Zhuang Shixiong, who chimed in, "With this attitude of doing business, I think you don't want to make a living anymore!"

The female stall owner sneered, "Buy it if you want, otherwise forget it. What's with all the nonsense?"

The familiar feeling and the fiery temper made Chen Wang unable to resist peeking out a few more times.

The female stall owner had a voluptuous figure and was holding a book in her hand, but her appearance was rather ordinary.

"It's her?"

Chen Wang's heart stirred.

This person was the female stall owner he had dealt with in the Red Cloud Sect Market.

Chen Wang was somewhat surprised.

This is truly like meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

The two were arguing fiercely, but they didn't resort to violence in the Wandering Immortal Market.

Chen Wang found it amusing.

He still has the same bad temper as always.

The female stall owner stood with her hands on her hips, arguing with the woman in blue in an extremely domineering manner.

Her gaze swept over the crowd watching the commotion and landed on Chen Wang, causing her to pause in surprise.

Chen Wang smiled at her, and the female stall owner was slightly taken aback. She recognized Chen Wang and nodded to Chen Wang.

The woman in blue thought to herself, "He was arguing with me while he was greeting other people!"

But when she turned around, she found that it was the young man she had met that day, and her tone softened.

Chen Wang left a very deep impression on her that day.

Xu Ming of the Listening Wind Pavilion personally saw him off, and Old Meng of the Rare Treasure Pavilion even gifted him a house.

She was very curious about Chen Wang's identity.

The woman in blue rolled her eyes, thinking to herself, "Do these two know each other?"

Her tone softened slightly, and seeing that Zhuang Shixiong was about to say something, the woman in blue tugged at his sleeve, "Never mind, Zhuang Shixiong, it was nothing serious, just a slip of the tongue. Let's not push it any further."

Zhuang Shixiong paused for a moment, then nodded. "Okay."

Although he didn't know why his junior sister had suddenly changed her attitude, as a warm-hearted man, he would never let her be put in a difficult position.

Chen Wang frowned slightly upon seeing this, feeling somewhat annoyed.

The young man was clearly supporting her, but her actions made him seem aggressive.

One is all tea and shrewish, the other is a gentle, submissive type—oh my, these two are a perfect match! After the argument, everyone dispersed.

The woman in blue approached Chen Wang and said, "Hello, my name is Xiao Ping Er."

This woman is young and beautiful with a cool and aloof demeanor; otherwise, Zhuang Shixiong wouldn't have been licking her so relentlessly.

Chen Wang was taken aback for a moment.

I only met him once, and if it weren't for my enhanced memory after cultivating immortality, I probably wouldn't remember it at all.

He nodded and let her go, walking towards the female stall owner.

He said to the female stall owner, "What a coincidence."

Chen Wang had done several business transactions with this female stall owner, and he thought Chen Wang reputation was quite good, which made him somewhat emotional.

"What brings you to the Western Continent?"

They both said it in unison, then looked at each other and smiled.

The woman in blue beside her bit her lip, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

She quickly stepped forward and said, "Fellow Daoist, we've met once before..."

She believed that if she took the initiative and spoke to the man more enthusiastically, over time, and with some manipulation, the young man might also become a fan of hers, just like her Zhuang Shixiong.

Chen Wang just frowned. "We don't know each other, there's no need to make any connections."

Zhuang Shixiong, standing to the side, sensed a huge crisis. Why was Junior Sister being so proactive? But upon hearing Chen Wang's words, he became somewhat angry and couldn't help but say coldly, "How dare you speak to my Junior Sister like that!"

After Chen Wang looked at him, he unconsciously took two steps back.

This Zhuang Shixiong thought Chen Wang was afraid of him.

However, Chen Wang was indeed afraid of him, afraid of getting dog hair stuck to his body.

"Alright, stop wasting your breath on me," Chen Wang said impatiently.

The Zhuang Shixiong's eyes turned cold.

He was a ruthless man who could casually produce hundreds of Spirit Stone, and at this moment he said in a deep voice, "You're too impolite!"

The woman in blue watched with a smile as the two men fought over her, finding it quite pleasing.

Chen Wang ignored him.

The young man frowned and said, "I'm talking to you! Why were you talking to my junior sister just now?"

Chen Wang glanced at him sideways, "I mean... am I being disrespectful to you?"

Chen Wang immediately slapped him across the face!

A resounding slap landed on Zhuang Shixiong Chen Wang's face, leaving Zhuang Shixiong completely stunned.

Before he could even react, Chen Wang knocked him to the ground, spitting out several teeth and blood streaming from the corner of his mouth.

The woman in blue was extremely shocked.

Why did they start fighting? The voluptuous female stall owner was also somewhat surprised.

The Zhuang Shixiong glared at Chen Wang.

"You dare hit me?"

Chen Wang raised his foot and kicked the young man unconscious with a thud.

The young man slid seven or eight meters down the street before coming to a stop.

He stopped convulsing and becoming agitated, then his eyes rolled back and he fell into a coma.

Chen Wang said calmly, "I'm in a good mood today, so I won't kill anyone. Get lost!"

The woman in blue was both shocked and furious, never expecting this man to be so arrogant.

She bit her lip, stamped her foot, and then went to her Zhuang Shixiong and called out softly.

The female stall owner had a fiery temper, and seeing Chen Wang act so decisively, she felt extremely pleased.

"Good job! I've been fed up with those two being all lovey-dovey and whiny for ages. This is awesome!"

She gave Chen Wang a thumbs up.

Chen Wang smiled faintly.

The voluptuous female stall owner thought for a moment and said, "Want to go somewhere for a drink? My treat."

Chen Wang smiled and said, "Okay."

The two hadn't seen each other since the Red Cloud Sect was destroyed, so they decided to have a drink and chat.

The two then left, leaving the woman in blue crying her heart out on the ground, as if she had been raped.

Inside a restaurant in Wandering Immortal Market, Chen Wang and the female stall owner found a table and sat down.

The female stall owner ordered a table of food and drinks and drank with Chen Wang.

The female stall owner said leisurely, "With the turmoil in the Red Cloud Sect, I thought you were already gone!"

She felt a little regretful at the time, thinking that such a good client was gone just like that.

Chen Wang was somewhat moved.

"You're not an ordinary stall owner, are you? Did you have a special purpose when you were at the Red Cloud Sect?"

The female stall owner said, "That's right, it was indeed to help the Red Cloud Sect infiltrate there."

After a conversation, he learned that the female stall owner's real name was Gu Xin Yue, and that she was from the Gu Aristocratic Clan, a family of the Gu Family.

However, after a major change in her Lineage, she is now the only one left in the entire Gu Family, so she eventually came to the Western Continent.

I never expected to see Chen Wang here.

Chen Wang sighed, "Back then, you had such a fiery temper, and I felt something was off. I didn't expect you to be the same after you came here. Is it really just your personality?"

Gu Xin Yue smiled slightly, "It's just that the woman in blue is too annoying."

After their conversation, the two parted ways without any further interaction.

In the world of cultivation, time knows no bounds; to meet again is already a great blessing.

Some people lack the necessary qualities and will ultimately only experience birth, aging, sickness, and death, which is completely different from those who persevere on the path of cultivation.

Chen Wang returned to the mansion, took out the pair of earrings, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Every sip and every bite, is it all preordained? This earring was burning hot just now, could she be a descendant of that Princess?"

Chen Wang suddenly realized that the affairs of the world were indeed mysterious.

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