In the following days, Zhou Qing barely left his room, fully immersing himself in comprehending the Silver Dragon Hand and Silver Dragon Step.
Moreover, he was fortunate enough to obtain another Spirit Egg. When absorbing it, a comfortable sensation spread throughout his body, and he could even clearly feel his black and white Spirit Core gradually becoming stronger.
Hearing that Lu Yaoyao had gone into seclusion to break through to Foundation Establishment, and with no one else to disturb him, Zhou Qing's life was quite pleasant and comfortable.
"Fourth Child, today is the last day of the Treasure Exchange Gathering! Let's go out and take a look!"
Early in the morning, Yan Xiaohu excitedly ran over to find Zhou Qing.
Zhou Qing didn't even think about it and directly refused.
Yan Xiaohu seemed to have expected this and said with a grin, "Oh, what's there to be afraid of? Whether it's real or fake, everyone from the Five Sects knows our nature, it's no big deal."
"Besides, I've been wandering around outside these past few days, and I haven't seen anyone openly call me a hooligan. At most, they just point and whisper behind my back and spit a couple of times."
Zhou Qing: "..."
As the Five Sects Treasure Exchange Gathering, held only once every twenty years, the number of people on the last day did not decrease but instead increased.
After all, whether leaving early or late, it didn't make much difference for this last day.
Amidst the bustling, crowded throng, Zhou Qing leisurely walked his chicken, following behind his Third Senior Brother, looking left and right.
There were indeed quite a few people pointing and whispering about him behind his back, but Zhou Qing took it in stride. The matter was already out in the open anyway, and besides, people's mouths were their own; how could he control them?
"Huh—"
Not long after, the Silver Dragon Hand within Zhou Qing's body began to circulate on its own again. Immediately after, the Silver Dragon Step also reacted.
Could it be that another good item has appeared? A surge of pleasant surprise filled Zhou Qing's heart, and he quickly began searching around.
"Fourth Child, slow down!" Yan Xiaohu called out in confusion.
Soon, Zhou Qing arrived in front of a stall and instantly locked his gaze onto a bronze furnace only the size of a palm.
The bronze furnace looked quite old, with many areas covered in rust.
Zhou Qing could basically confirm that it was the source of the reaction. He immediately used [Daily Appraisal].
Useless Furnace: A common furnace, but its inner wall has become extraordinary due to being stained with the heart's blood of an elderly Suanni. If refined with Pill Fire, a trace of precious blood can be extracted.
Seeing the information from the appraisal, Zhou Qing's pupils suddenly contracted.
An elderly fierce beast Suanni was an extremely rare spirit beast. Moreover, both the Silver Dragon Hand and Silver Dragon Step reacted to it, which meant that the dried blood inside would be of great benefit to these two divine abilities.
"Senior Brother, how much is this item?" Zhou Qing asked, pointing at the bronze furnace.
The stall owner appeared to be a disciple of Tianji Gate. Seeing someone inquire, he quickly stood up enthusiastically.
"This Junior Brother has good taste. This furnace is a rare alchemy furnace! I can tell at a glance that Junior Brother is a distinguished alchemist. One price, two hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones!" The stall owner directly held up two fingers and said.
Yan Xiaohu on the side couldn't help but interject, "This broken furnace is an alchemy furnace? Let's not even mention its small size, where are the three legs? Where's the furnace mirror? Where's the furnace lid?"
Being questioned three times in a row by Yan Xiaohu, the stall owner couldn't help but give an awkward, sheepish smile.
"Since my Junior Brother sincerely wants it, how about two pieces?" Yan Xiaohu began to haggle.
The stall owner immediately shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, this price is too low. I won't make any profit. How about twenty Low-Grade Spirit Stones?"
"Alright, twenty it is!" Zhou Qing agreed without hesitation, preparing to take out the money.
Yan Xiaohu immediately grew anxious and quickly pulled Zhou Qing back, saying, "This broken thing isn't worth that much. You agreed too quickly; you still lack experience. I could at least get the price down to..."
"I'll offer thirty!" Before Yan Xiaohu could finish speaking, a voice suddenly rang out from the side.
The two turned around and saw several disciples from the Azure Flame Dao Palace walking over haughtily.
The man leading them had a steady aura and seemed to be on par with Yan Xiaohu in strength.
At this moment, the Tianji Gate stall owner's eyes lit up upon hearing this offer.
"Not good, it's Yin Xiao. I heard this guy is a suitor of Cui Yingying. You peeked at his beloved taking a bath. Looking at this situation, he's clearly here to cause trouble for you."
Seeing this, Yan Xiaohu quickly sent a telepathic message to Zhou Qing.
Zhou Qing's expression immediately darkened upon hearing this.
"Is this thing important to you? If it's not, I can act as a shill for the stall owner and rip him off properly!" Yan Xiaohu quietly asked.
Zhou Qing nodded slightly.
Yan Xiaohu instantly regretted it.
"You're the peeping pervert Zhou Qing?" Yin Xiao glanced indifferently at the old hen being led, then sized up Zhou Qing from head to toe, asking with a cold tone.
The other people from the Azure Flame Dao Palace behind him all stood with their arms crossed, their expressions unfriendly.
As expected, they were here to stand up for Cui Yingying.
Zhou Qing wouldn't tolerate someone who started with cold sarcasm like this.
Looking at Yin Xiao's displeased face, Zhou Qing suddenly smiled.
"What, you've heard about my deeds too? Let me tell you, that night was absolutely thrilling. In the pool filled with mist, there were girls everywhere, especially a few Core Disciples. My eyes were practically glued..."
"Presumptuous!" Yin Xiao suddenly took a step forward, and a terrifying aura instantly spread out.
Yan Xiaohu immediately blocked Zhou Qing, saying, "What, you want to fight? Let's go, let's go to the plaza over there!"
Yin Xiao looked at Zhou Qing, his hands clenching and cracking, wishing he could devour him alive.
But soon, he let out a cold snort and glanced at Yan Xiaohu.
"You two pieces of trash, just you wait. Thirty Spirit Stones, wrap it up!"
Yin Xiao looked at the stall owner and spoke almost commandingly.
Yan Xiaohu immediately said, "I'll offer fifty!"
"I'll offer a hundred!" Zhou Qing followed up, and the two brothers looked at Yin Xiao with a provocative expression.
Seeing this, the people from Tianji Gate's eyes almost narrowed into slits from smiling.
Having been in business for so long, they loved scenes like this.
"One hundred thirty!" Yin Xiao immediately responded.
Yan Xiaohu said without the slightest hesitation, "One hundred eighty!"
"Three hundred for me!" Zhou Qing followed up with his bid.
Yin Xiao immediately frowned. It was clear that he still didn't know what he was buying. He had just seen the two peeping Toms trading from a distance and decided to call out a bid.
He had originally intended to trick them, but he hadn't expected the other party to turn the tables so quickly, taking the initiative and disgusting him instead.
However, he was now in a difficult position. If he backed down now, wouldn't he lose face?
Fine, you like to play, do you? Then let's play properly.
"Five hundred!" Yin Xiao stared at the two and shouted again.
"Eight hundred!"
"One thousand!"
"Thirteen hundred!"
"Eighteen hundred for me!"
"Dare to add two thousand!"
"Two thousand it is!"
"Deal!"
Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu spoke in unison.
Yin Xiao was immediately stunned.
"You're not adding more?"
Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu exchanged glances and chuckled, "No more, no more. You people from Azure Flame Dao Palace are truly rich, willing to spend such a large sum for a broken furnace. Senior Brother, you'll have to treat us to a meal later."
Zhou Qing smiled at the stall owner.
The Tianji Gate Senior Brother's face was already beaming with smiles, nodding repeatedly.
"Alright then, you guys keep busy, we're leaving!"
After saying that, Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu turned and left directly.
The Tianji Gate stall owner quickly picked up the furnace and handed it over with both hands, his face full of flattery.
"Brother, two thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"
Yin Xiao looked at the furnace, which resembled a chamber pot, being handed to him and blinked.
The voices of those two just now were getting higher and higher with each bid, especially that fellow Yan Xiaohu, whose spit was flying everywhere, his face almost pressed against him.
He had accidentally gotten caught up in it. Was he really going to spend two thousand on this thing on impulse?
The other Azure Flame Dao Palace disciples behind him also quietly took a step back.
They knew clearly that Senior Brother Yin Xiao didn't have that much money on him now. What if he asked them to borrow some?
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