Sun Peng's Overture, Masterful Hand Spirit Rice Wine
"Congratulations to this fellow Daoist for acquiring the five unknown seeds from the stomach of the five-hundred-year-old Rolling Earth Dragon for 33 Mid-Grade Spirit Stone!" The host congratulated with a smile.
Soon, the auction house staff brought out a jade plate.
Five Spirit Plant seeds of different sizes are arranged on top.
Some are as big as a fingernail.
Some are as small as a grain of rice.
The three are light green.
One is yellowish-brown.
One is dark red.
Xu Changqing handed 33 Mid-Grade Spirit Stone to the staff, and then put five seeds into his Storage Bag.
He wasn't in a hurry to check it now, since the auction was still ongoing.
The next item then sparked a frenzy of buying.
Its name is [Mountain-Settling Seal].
It turned out to be a damaged Spirit Artifact containing one-thousandth of Yellow Qi.
Although it's a bit damaged, it's still usable.
It's just a little less powerful, only about 70% of its original strength.
Xu Changqing observed this and thought to himself, "It seems that everything at this auction is related to the Earth Spirit Root?"
The [Dragon-Shaking Art] we just used is an earth-attribute Cultivation Method.
The five Spirit Plant seeds I obtained were taken from the stomach of the Rolling Earth Dragon.
Now, offensive magical Spirit Artifact that require Earth Spiritual Power to activate have appeared.
This is no coincidence; something extraordinary must have happened deep within the Black Forest.
After a while, seeing that there was nothing else of interest, Xu Changqing got up and left.
After leaving the house, I walked to a secluded corner.
Take a break.
He then took out Sun Rong's Communication Talisman.
"Hello?"
"It's me, Cai Kun!"
"Daoist Cai, have you arrived at the Rogue Cultivator Market?"
"Yes, I have arrived."
"Tell me the location, and I'll send someone there to make the deal."
Xu Changqing quickly told the other party his location.
Then they waited patiently.
Not long after, a young man who looked quite similar to Sun Rong appeared.
He was holding a Communication Talisman that could detect location.
"You... are you Daoist Cai?" Sun Peng asked excitedly.
Although this person's appearance differed somewhat from the description given by his father.
But there's only one person here, so it shouldn't be a mistake.
Xu Changqing countered, "Who are you?"
Sun Peng hurriedly introduced himself, "My name is Sun Peng, Sun Rong is my father."
Xu Changqing said with slight dissatisfaction, "Don't change people so frequently."
Sun Peng nodded nervously, "Don't worry, from now on, it will be just you and me doing business alone."
Xu Changqing didn't waste any words and directly took out 500 jin of Second-Grade Spirit Rice.
"It really is Supreme-Grade Spirit Rice produced from Grade-Two Spirit Field." Sun Peng was shocked as he saw it.
To be honest, when my father first took out the Supreme-Grade Spirit Rice...
He once thought the other person was crazy.
After all, the Spirit Rice Grain produced in both first-grade and Grade-Two Spirit Field...
If the quality is top-notch, it will attract countless people to compete for it.
Moreover, with prices remaining high, it's not something that can be obtained so easily.
"Spirit Stone?" Xu Changqing raised an eyebrow.
Sun Peng then came to his senses and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was a little nervous for my first transaction. Please forgive me, Daoist Cai. Here are 5 Mid-Grade Spirit Stone."
Xu Changqing looked slightly surprised. "Five?"
Sun Peng explained with a smile, "Although the market ratio hasn't changed, my father thinks it's not easy for Fellow Daoist Cai to come to the Rogue Cultivator Market, so the extra amount is equivalent to travel expenses."
Upon hearing this, Xu Changqing laughed.
One Mid-Grade Spirit Stone is equal to 100 Low-Grade Spirit Stone.
I only earned 40 Low-Grade Spirit Stone in total for the round trip.
If it's really just travel expenses, why not just give them a low-grade gift?
At this moment, Sun Peng took out an invitation and asked quite politely, "Daoist Cai, I will be getting married next month. Would you do me the honor of attending?"
Xu Changqing shrugged. "I might not have the time."
Sun Peng waved his hand and said, "It's alright, it's fine whether you come or not."
Upon seeing this, Xu Changqing accepted the red wedding invitation, then took out a pile of top-quality vegetables from his Small Storage Bag, saying, "This is my wedding gift."
Sun Peng saw that it was vegetables, and although he smiled on the surface, he didn't care in his heart.
Only after sensing the rich Spiritual Qi contained within did their eyes widen.
The Spirit Rice Grain is of the highest quality, that's for sure.
These vegetables are actually top-quality.
This fellow Daoist Cai's talent in planting is terrifying!
Seeing the other party's slow response, Xu Changqing asked with a half-smile, "Don't want it?"
Sun Peng quickly and carefully accepted the gift. "Thank you for your gift. With these vegetables full of Spiritual Qi, my guests will definitely be very satisfied at my wedding."
If it were just ordinary vegetables, he certainly wouldn't need to pay so much attention to them.
But both vegetables and Spirit Rice Grain contain a rich Spiritual Qi.
When we hold the wedding, the guests will definitely rave about it.
In this way, the Sun Clan's reputation and prestige will improve.
"Goodbye." Xu Changqing turned to leave.
Sun Peng quickly called out, "Wait!"
Xu Changqing turned around and said with a hint of impatience, "Is there anything else?"
Sun Peng carefully put away the vegetables and Spirit Rice Grain, then took out a transparent crystal ball. "This item is called [Water-Storage Pearl], and it can be considered an everyday Spirit Artifact."
I obtained it by chance while I was out there; it can store 166 shi, 6 jun, and 6 jin of liquid.
That translates to ten tons or ten cubic meters.
Xu Changqing curiously took it in his hand. "Liquid?"
Sun Peng added, "Rainwater, freshwater, seawater—any kind of water, as long as it's liquid, can be stored in it, and you can even raise fish in it."
Finding it quite interesting, Xu Changqing put it into his Storage Bag, then waved and said, "Goodbye."
Watching the other person's departing figure, Sun Peng couldn't help but take a deep breath. "Father is right. If we can build a good relationship with this Daoist Cai, the Sun Clan will surely rise in Dongqing City in the future."
"Perhaps we can send our descendants to the Immortal Sect to obtain the best cultivation resources."
On his way back to the inn, Xu Changqing casually bought three bottles of Spirit Rice Wine.
These are all the most popular types in the current Rogue Cultivator Market.
People flock to buy it every day.
Back in his room, he sat cross-legged on the bed and began to savor each one.
I just drank the first batch of Spirit Rice Wine.
Pshaw~
He vomited it up the next second.
Xu Changqing looked down and his eye twitched.
Good heavens, it wasn't filtered properly; there are grain residues.
He placed the first bottle of Spirit Rice Wine aside with a look of disgust.
Then pick up the second one.
This time I made a special check to see if there were any residues.
Seeing that it was fairly clean, I took a small bite.
But he quickly frowned.
The second shop's Spirit Rice Wine was clean, but it tasted a bit sour.
The brewing quality seems rather low.
The reason it was able to sell is probably related to its low price.
Next up was the third restaurant, which also had the longest queue.
As soon as the stopper was opened, a rich aroma of grains filled the air.
Xu Changqing's eyes lit up, and he immediately poured it into his mouth.
It has a low alcohol content and a slightly sweet taste.
Of all the Spirit Rice Wine I've encountered so far, this is the one with the highest brewing quality. No wonder it's selling so well in the Rogue Cultivator Market.
"Unfortunately, it's still a bit lacking compared to my Spirit Rice Wine." Xu Changqing smiled confidently.
He immediately looked at the attribute panel.
[Spirit Rice Wine (Expert) ↑]
(Effect 1: Increases Spiritual Qi absorption speed by 20% within one hour)
(Effect 2: Spiritual energy consumption during Wood Element Cultivation Method -15%)
(Effect 3: Increases the speed of learning low-level Cultivation Method by 15% while slightly tipsy)
(Effect 4: Increases the speed of learning High Grade Cultivation Method by 5% while slightly tipsy)
(Negative effect 1: Long-term consumption will continuously reduce reaction speed)
(Negative effect 2: Long-term consumption may damage internal organs)
[Would you like to consume 1888 days of your lifespan to upgrade the Spirit Rice Wine Expert to Masterful Hand?]
"Yes!!!"