Chapter 186
212. An Ordinary Person [Please Subscribe!]
Xiao Minghuang smiled without saying a word and followed her up to the second floor.
The space on the second floor of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion is much smaller than that on the first floor, and there are also far fewer customers.
On the second floor, Xiao Minghuang saw dozens of shops, each one luxuriously decorated and overflowing with dazzling goods.
The woman in the red dress led the three to one of the shops that specialized in selling Magic Robe.
"Fellow Daoists, these are the Magic Robe from our shop. They are our finest Magic Robe, and they will surely fit you perfectly."
After saying that, the woman in the red dress led Xiao Minghuang and the other two into the counter area.
Inside the shop, various kinds of Magic Robe were displayed, ranging from short to long, in different colors, and for both men and women.
Lin Wanqiu chose an Earth Tier Top-grade weapon, a bracelet, which possesses powerful defensive capabilities and can withstand attacks from multi-dimensional Primal Embryo Realm experts.
This magical artifact was quite expensive, and Lin Wanqiu felt a pang of heartache for a long time. After that, she refused to let Xiao Minghuang buy her anything again.
And so, the three of them left Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
Just as Xiao Minghuang stepped out of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, she spotted an ordinary-looking young cultivator in the crowd. He seemed to have nothing special about him, the kind of person you would forget immediately after glancing at him.
But he seemed shrouded in a mist, giving people an indescribable sense of mystery.
Subconsciously, Xiao Minghuang brought up the system panel.
[Name: Han Li]
[Destiny/Fate: Ordinary (Metal), Lonely Star (Purple)]
[Realm: Divine Sea Peak Realm]
This person is unremarkable and goes unnoticed wherever they go, yet they always manage to turn misfortune into good fortune and adversity into blessing.
This person will live a lonely life and bring misfortune to those around them; wherever they go, misfortune will surely occur.
[Recent opportunity 1: Purchased the Heaven and Earth Divine Object Nine Yang Treasure Jade from a vendor in the market outside the Marketplace, thereby breaking through the Spirit Seed Realm and transforming into Innate Pure Yang Spirit Body.]
[Second Recent Opportunity: Purchased the Heavenly Rank Magic Treasure, the Heavenly Thunder Pearl, from a vendor in the market outside the Marketplace. Using this pearl, I secured a top-ten ranking in the second trial.]
[Recent Opportunity Three: Purchased a high-grade Earth-rank Heavenly Gang Saber from a vendor in the Marketplace.]
[Recent Opportunity 4: Purchased the high-grade Earth-rank magic weapon, the Flying Cloud Sword, from a vendor in the market outside the Marketplace.]
[Recent Opportunity Five:...]
Upon seeing Han Li's astonishing opportunity, Xiao Minghuang was shocked, and her pupils dilated slightly.
This is a monster with an abundance of opportunities that's terrifying!
Xiao Minghuang clenched her fists, her mind racing.
With so many opportunities, if she were to seize them all...
Just thinking about it makes me incredibly excited!
She noticed that Han Li was about to seize his first opportunity: the Nine Yang Treasure Jade, Heaven and Earth Divine Object. With this jade, his physique could be transformed into Innate Spirit Body, allowing him to soar to great heights.
Seeing that Han Li had already started bargaining with the vendors, Xiao Minghuang didn't delay any longer and immediately stepped forward.
"Fellow Daoist, could you lower the price of this spiritual material a bit? It's not exactly a rare material. I can only offer twenty Mid-grade Spirit Stones at most. Take it or leave it!"
Han Li held two pale red iron blocks, each about the size of an egg, in his hands, and began to haggle over the price.
"Twenty pieces are too few. Two pieces together will cost fifty Mid-grade Spirit Stones. Take it or leave it."
The vendor looked troubled and said...
Seeing this, Han Li knew that he couldn't push the price down any further.
It wasn't that he was stingy with spirit stones, but rather that there were just too many opportunities to snag a bargain today!
He has a spirit pet named Treasure Seeking Rat, which can detect all kinds of treasures in the world. He discovered countless hidden gems in the Marketplace and had to pick them up one by one. If he spent all his spirit stones, he would run out of them.
After all, he was just a Rogue Cultivator, and his net worth wasn't particularly high.
But this spiritual material contains a pure yang Heaven and Earth Divine Object that can transform his physique, and he cannot let it go no matter what!
Even if I have to miss out on a few magical treasures later, I must buy them!
"Alright, fifty it is..."
Before he could finish speaking...
A clear female voice rang out, carrying an air of unquestionable authority.
"One hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stones, and these two pieces of spiritual material, sell them to me!"
Upon hearing this, Han Li frowned, realizing that this matter was not simple.
He looked up and saw a stunningly beautiful woman walking towards him, accompanied by two equally beautiful women. The three of them exuded an extremely powerful aura, causing the surrounding cultivators to turn their heads and stop in their tracks.
"Huh? One hundred? Are you sure?!"
The shop owner was astonished.
The goods on his stall were all junk he had picked up during his travels. They had been appraised long ago and found to contain nothing of value, which is why he was selling them at low prices.
He made a killing selling two low-grade weapon-refining materials for a hundred spirit stones!
"Good!"
The vendor quickly took back the two spiritual materials and handed them to Xiao Minghuang.
"Wait! Fellow Daoist, you need to understand, these two spiritual materials have already been sold to me. How can you sell them to two different people?!"
Upon hearing this, the surrounding cultivators knew that there was going to be some excitement to watch.
Every time the Holy Academy's admission ceremony arrives, cultivators from other places fight tooth and nail over some worthless junk, only to find out after they've received it that it really was just junk.
"Hehe, I know that beautiful female cultivator. She's from the Southern Border. I've heard she's the Crown Prince of a country. She must be quite wealthy!"
"The Southern Border..."
Upon hearing the words "Southern Border," the cultivators present were stunned for a moment before they reacted.
How could such an extraordinary female cultivator appear in such a remote place?
As for the other male cultivator, he was far too ordinary. He couldn't even produce a hundred spirit stones, so it was clear that he was Rogue Cultivator with no background and not worth mentioning.
"Fellow Daoist, you are mistaken. In the Marketplace, the highest bidder always wins. Your spirit stones have not yet been handed over to me, so how can I say that they have been sold to you?"
The vendor smiled and flatly refused Han Li's offer.
"This..."
Seeing this, Han Li's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
He recognized Xiao Minghuang the moment he saw her.
The Ninth Princess of Great Xia!
He knew everything about her deeds in the Southern Border.
At the same time, Han Li also understood that if Xiao Minghuang wanted these two spiritual materials, he would definitely lose to her. It would be better to give up now and try to obtain other opportunities.
He was cautious by nature and would never easily compete with others unless he was sure of success, let alone break ties with a promising young talent in public. That was not in line with his style.
Therefore, facing the gazes of the crowd that seemed to be watching a good show, Han Li simply cupped his hands in greeting.
"Congratulations, fellow Daoist. Farewell!"
Han Li's sudden departure caught the onlookers, including the cultivators and vendors, off guard.
That's it?
"Why is this guy chickening out?"
"I was actually looking forward to seeing a good show."
"There's no more excitement, everyone can go home!"
Xiao Minghuang was not surprised at all by this.
After some thought, he remembered that Han Li was the one who secretly took a Moon Spirit Fruit from the Heavenly Mansion Secret Realm!
This man is shrewd and meticulous in his actions, far superior to the mediocre First Prince!
He must be her greatest enemy!
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That's why the other party was so sensible as to immediately back away to avoid being targeted by her!
However, Han Li never expected that she would see through his disguise at a glance!
Xiao Minghuang's lips curled up slightly; it seemed that another fierce battle was about to take place within the Holy Academy.
After obtaining the spiritual materials, Xiao Minghuang did not rush to examine them.
Since the system said that this item contained the Nine Yang Treasure Jade, then it must be true. She needed to hurry and seize the next opportunity.
Since there were many places to visit next, Xiao Minghuang told Ye and Lin to return to the inn first, while she went alone.
But when she arrived at the next opportunity, she found that Han Li had already bought it first.
"Truly a person of great fortune, meticulous in thought and decisive in action."
Xiao Minghuang frowned slightly and muttered to herself.
She then changed her strategy.
Instead of seizing opportunities one by one in sequence, they are selected based on their higher value.
As for the remaining opportunities that were of little use to her or of a lower level, she let Han Li obtain them.
She was confident that even if Han Li obtained those opportunities, he still wouldn't pose any threat to her!
As time went on, she received more and more opportunities.
Elixirs, magical artifacts, supernatural powers, and even a drop of blood from an ancient mythical beast.
Many of these treasures were rare items she had never even heard of before, but they were drawn into her hands by Han Li's luck.
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Then proceed to the last opportunity.
This opportunity was a formation, which wasn't of much significance to Han Li, since he always traveled alone.
But it was very useful to Xiao Minghuang.
She herself didn't really need it, but she gave it to the others under her command to enhance their teamwork capabilities.
Two people forming a formation can cross several minor realms, and up to ten people forming a formation can cross a major realm to fight against an enemy!
Once she enters the trial, if she is not with Ye and Lin, the two of them can be invincible by using this formation to fight against the enemy!
Therefore, Xiao Minghuang must obtain this formation.
"Here are two hundred spirit stones, fellow Daoist, please accept them."
Xiao Minghuang handed over the spirit stones.
Although this array formation was a bargain, the high price of two hundred spirit stones was enough to make Han Li hesitate, which was one of the reasons why he did not come to this opportunity.
However, just as Xiao Minghuang held the incomplete scroll recording the formation in his hand, he heard an arrogant voice.
Xiao Minghuang looked up and saw a young man dressed in flowing white robes, with a Jade Pendant hanging at his waist, but his eyes were as cold as an icy spring.
Behind him followed several richly dressed young men and women.
If Xiao Minghuang were in the Southern Border, she would have slapped such a spoiled brat to death.
However, she was new to Hundred Sacred States and dared not act rashly. If this young man had an extraordinary background, causing big trouble would be a case of losing more than she gained.
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