Marketplace

After Ye Qingxuan exchanged for his spells,

he left the Law Transmission Hall and arrived at the Myriad Things Hall!

The Myriad Things Hall was where the Xuantian Sect exchanged various resources and items.

Ye Qingxuan had come to the Myriad Things Hall because he wanted to exchange for an Alchemy Furnace to use for Alchemy.

Because the Myriad Things Hall contained a rather mixed assortment of resources, it could not handle exchanges independently like the Law Transmission Hall. Instead, it required manpower to operate.

Since the Xuantian Sect had a large number of disciples, the Myriad Things Hall had specially opened more than a dozen service windows within the great hall.

Each window was basically staffed by a manager responsible for handling Sect Disciples' exchange matters.

Ye Qingxuan entered the Myriad Things Hall. After sweeping his gaze around, he found an empty window and stepped forward to ask,

"Greetings, manager. This disciple wishes to exchange for an Alchemy Furnace. May I ask how much it costs?"

The manager inside the window heard Ye Qingxuan's words and raised his head to look at him. Seeing that Ye Qingxuan possessed only Qi Refining Realm cultivation, he said,

"A low-grade artifact level Alchemy Furnace costs three hundred Contribution Points; a Mid-grade Artifact Level Alchemy Furnace costs seven hundred Contribution Points; a High-grade Artifact Level Alchemy Furnace costs one thousand two hundred Contribution Points."

Upon hearing the Alchemy Furnace prices, Ye Qingxuan felt like crying without tears.

"Manager, why are the prices so expensive?"

After exchanging for his spells, he had only eight hundred Contribution Points left. He had originally wanted to exchange for a Top-grade Artifact Level Alchemy Furnace, yet he had not expected that he could not even afford a High-grade Artifact Level Alchemy Furnace.

Hearing Ye Qingxuan complain that it was expensive, the manager glanced at him and subconsciously asked,

"New here? You haven't gone out to seek experience yet, have you?"

"Uh? That's right!"

Ye Qingxuan honestly nodded.

Aside from the Ye Family and the Xuantian Sect, he truly had not been anywhere else.

Seeing Ye Qingxuan nod in admission, the manager wore an expression of "just as I thought" and said,

"Kid, the Alchemy Furnaces in our Xuantian Sect would cost at least twice as much in any Rogue Cultivator Marketplace outside. And you still think they're expensive?"

Hearing the manager's words, Ye Qingxuan gave an embarrassed smile and said awkwardly,

"This disciple was being presumptuous. Then please give this disciple a Mid-grade Artifact Level Alchemy Furnace, manager."

"Mm!"

The manager inside the window slightly nodded, turned around, took a small and exquisite Three-legged Alchemy Furnace, and handed it to Ye Qingxuan.

After exchanging for this Alchemy Furnace, Ye Qingxuan had only one hundred Contribution Points remaining.

However, he still needed to purchase Spirit Herbs, and one hundred Contribution Points was clearly not enough.

Remembering that he still had thirty-three thousand three hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones in his Storage Ring, Ye Qingxuan Looked Towards the manager and asked,

"Manager, this disciple also wishes to exchange for Spirit Herbs, but my Contribution Points are insufficient. Is there any way to purchase them with Spirit Stones?"

Ye Qingxuan had learned from the Sect Handbook that all resources in the Myriad Things Hall required Contribution Points for exchange, so what he was asking about was merely a channel for purchasing Spirit Herbs with Spirit Stones!

The manager had no intention of concealing this from Ye Qingxuan and said,

"There is a large Marketplace within the Sect Interior where Spirit Stones can be used for trade. you can go take a look. The disciples stationed at the Teleportation Array know where it is; just ask them."

"Really?"

Hearing that there was a large Marketplace within the Xuantian Sect Interior, Ye Qingxuan was immediately delighted. But then he hesitated and asked,

"Is this Marketplace legitimate? Does the Sect permit it?"

He had not seen any records related to the Marketplace in the Sect Handbook, so he was somewhat hesitant.

If it was legitimate, then once his Alchemy bore fruit in the future, could he also open a shop in the Marketplace?

At this thought, Ye Qingxuan's eyes stirred slightly, and excitement could not help but appear on his face.

Hearing this, the manager saw the excitement on Ye Qingxuan's face and gave him a meaningful look before saying,

"Most shops in the Marketplace are connected to those high-level Elders of the Sect.

"Moreover, no matter who Opens Shop in the Marketplace, the Sect takes twenty percent of the transaction volume as a management fee.

"Those who set up a stall must likewise pay one hundred Contribution Points per day as a management fee."

"Is that so?"

Noticing the look in the manager's eyes, Ye Qingxuan subconsciously rubbed his nose. After replying, he was about to leave the Myriad Things Hall for the Marketplace.

Then he suddenly seemed to think of something and casually asked,

"Manager, how much does a Spirit Augmentation Pill cost?"

"Ten Contribution Points per pill!"

"So expensive?"

Ye Qingxuan cried out, his face full of shock.

As a Blessed Cultivator Reserve, he could receive thirty Spirit Augmentation Pills every month. Converted into Contribution Points, that was three hundred Contribution Points a month, not even counting the other Hidden Benefits.

And nurturing a Blessed Cultivator required at least tens of years. Doubt rose in Ye Qingxuan's Heart—could a Tier One Blessed Cultivator truly allow the Sect to recoup its investment?

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Ye Qingxuan continued asking,

"Then how much do Qi Gathering Pills cost?"

The manager looked expressionlessly at Ye Qingxuan for a while, until Ye Qingxuan's scalp began to tingle. He could only give the manager an embarrassed smile.

In the end, the manager still spoke.

"Ten Contribution Points per bottle. One bottle contains ten Qi Gathering Pills."

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan compared them in his heart. Both were Tier One Pills, yet their prices differed by ten times! He could not help but say,

"The price difference is way too great, isn't it?"

"The price difference is too great? Kid, you should have used both of these pills before, right? With such a huge difference in price, shouldn't that be expected?"

Feeling the impatience gradually entering the manager's tone, Ye Qingxuan recalled the effects of the two pills. They truly could not be compared.

So Ye Qingxuan hurriedly took his leave.

"Manager, you've worked hard. This disciple will be going now. Thanks!"

After saying that, without waiting for the manager to react, he scampered off!

Seeing this, the manager inside the window revealed a strange laugh!

After leaving the Myriad Things Hall, Ye Qingxuan asked the person guarding the Teleportation Array for the Marketplace's location, then took the Teleportation Array to the Marketplace.

When he appeared again, Ye Qingxuan felt as though he had entered a massive city. Outside the Teleportation Plaza, cultivators streamed back and forth in an endless flow.

Just as Ye Qingxuan was standing there in a daze, a voice came from behind him.

"This Junior Brother, move forward! Don't block the way!"

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan looked behind him and saw that the Teleportation Array was constantly flashing, with people emerging from it every now and then.

Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan hurriedly walked forward and apologized along the way.

"Sorry, senior brothers!"

Only when he reached the Marketplace's main street did he gradually adapt to the bustling surroundings.

Many Sect Disciples were setting up stalls on both sides of the street, mainly disciples in the Qi Refinement Realm, Foundation Establishment, and Purple Mansion Realm.

"Don't miss out as you pass by! Freshly refined Qi Gathering Pills, going cheap in a massive sale!"

"Clang! Clang! Clang! Come take a look! Brand-new Mid-grade Artifact Flying Swords! Not nine hundred and ninety-nine—just five hundred and ninety-nine Low-grade Spirit Stones, and you can take one home!"

The sales cries drifting over from both sides made Ye Qingxuan feel as though he had returned to the morning market of his Past Life.

However, not everyone was quite so warm and unrestrained.

Ye Qingxuan shook his head. Once he had grown accustomed to the noise by his ears, he walked toward a somewhat quieter stall in the distance.

"Senior Sister, how are you selling these Spirit Herbs?"

Hong Miaomiao, who was lowering her head at the stall to arrange her Spirit Herbs, suddenly heard someone call her Senior Sister. She immediately raised her head in delight and stared at Ye Qingxuan. Her eyes lit up as she said,

"Oh my, it's junior brother! you want to buy Spirit Herbs? senior sister can sell them to you at a discount!"

Hong Miaomiao was not very old herself, but she especially loved the feeling of being addressed as Senior Sister.

Ye Qingxuan examined the Spirit Herbs on the stall. Most were common Tier One Spirit Medicines, including the three Spirit Herbs needed for First-order Qi Gathering Pills: Sky Blue Flower, Purple Spirit Grass, and Spirit Guiding Flower!

These three herbs could be found almost everywhere in the Dihuan Realm. They had only barely crossed the threshold of Spirit Herbs and did not even count as genuine Tier One Spirit Medicines.

Qi Gathering Pills were not worth much. Ye Qingxuan intended to use them for practice, so he only planned to purchase a small amount of the Spirit Herbs needed to refine Qi Gathering Pills.

Thus, Ye Qingxuan asked,

"How much are the Sky Blue Flower, Purple Spirit Grass, and Spirit Guiding Flower?"