Before Wang Daoyuan could speak, the stall owner hurriedly introduced, "At a glance, fellow Daoist, I can tell you are the child of a great lineage. Though my cultivation is lowly, I do have a few good things."
He picked up several seeds and said, "These are all Second-Order Spirit Medicine seeds. You will not find a second stall in the entire market selling Second-Order Spirit Medicine seeds. Once you pass this village, there will be no such shop."
Hearing him boast so shamelessly, Wang Daoyuan turned and left. This was also a common tactic when buying things—playing hard to get.
One of the Thirty-Six Stratagems from his previous life, and a frequently used ploy in vegetable markets.
Sure enough, the moment he left, the stall owner panicked. He hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Fellow Daoist, do not leave! Though Second-Order Spirit Medicine seeds are precious, the price can be discussed."
Wang Daoyuan sneered. "I will give you one last chance. What order of Spirit Medicine seeds are these?"
The stall owner smiled awkwardly. "I misjudged you. I did not expect fellow Daoist to be an expert as well. Fine, I will not hide it from you. These are all First-Order Spirit Medicine seeds, but I truly do have something good."
He picked up those lotus seeds and said, "I gathered these from a lotus pond while exploring an Ancient Cultivator's Cave Mansion. I know a little about Spirit Medicine myself. These may be Ink Jade Nether Lotus seeds.
"You are an expert too, fellow Daoist, so surely I need not explain what Ink Jade Nether Lotus is. A hundred Spirit Stones per seed, fixed price. What do you think?"
Wang Daoyuan carefully examined the lotus seeds and smiled. "Fellow Daoist, you are not being honest! Of course I have