Baleful Qi, Dragon Qi, Picking Up a Bargain

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"Daoists?" Fang Shu's heart jolted violently.

At that moment, a horse-faced monster was wandering near Fang Shu, prattling away as it showed off its meager insights to the people around it.

Hearing this, Fang Shu promptly played along.

"May I ask, Brother Horse, why did those Daoists from the rumors seal ancient treasures inside Spirit Stones?"

The horse-faced monster shot Fang Shu a sidelong glance. It blew at a tuft of mane on its forehead and said,

"Young human brother, how poorly informed you are. It wasn't those Daoists who wanted to seal ancient treasures inside Spirit Stones."

"It was our immortal forebears who used Spirit Stones to seal away their artifacts."

The fellow continued smugly,

"There is also another saying: after those Daoist things went extinct, they truly left endless disaster in their wake. Even their so-called 'spirit treasures' were harmful things, wicked to the extreme."

"Our forebears used medicinal liquid to seal these things away and buried them within the earth's qi. Over time, the spiritual qi inside the 'spirit treasures' was drawn out, forming the Spirit Stones wrapped around them. Thus, they became what are now called 'ancient treasures.'"

Fang Shu's expression became one of sudden understanding.

He cupped his hands. "So that is how it is. Brother Horse is indeed learned and well-informed."

Hearing this, the horse-faced monster's proud expression became even more pronounced. It swayed its horse head, thoroughly pleased with itself.

Fang Shu continued exchanging pleasantries with him.

He also asked about the specific rules of "stone gambling" in the Monster Market and found that, apart from the exceptionally high threshold, it was no different from the markets outside.

Suddenly, Fang