(Third update)
"Little lady! I'll take that stone!" A short, stout cultivator smiled at the girl. He was none other than the shopkeeper. Watching the two Golden Core Stage Cultivators compete over the stone, he had nearly drowned in regret. He had let a treasure like that slip through his fingers! Could anything that caught a Golden Core Stage Cultivator's eye possibly be worthless? But it was too late for regrets. With Golden Core Stage Cultivators fighting over it, how could he get a share? Still, some people really did have gall enough to swallow the heavens. That young gentleman truly had no fear of death, daring to compete with Golden Core Stage Cultivators for a treasure. What the shopkeeper had never expected was that the two Golden Core Stage Cultivators would give up on it. They surely had another move up their sleeves, but this was precisely his golden opportunity. He spent his days in this Market District and was perfectly safe here. Only then did he speak.
"Hmph! Shopkeeper! Didn't you say you didn't want this thing?" The young gentleman's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly added, "Whatever price you ask in spirit stones, I'll pay it!" He looked determined to have it.
"Heh heh! I'm not offering a single spirit stone!" the stout cultivator said with a chuckle.
"Hmph! Are you planning to rob her?" the young gentleman snorted. He actually tossed the stone into his Storage Pouch, thrust the spirit stones in his hand into the girl's hands, and hastily said, "Miss, keep these spirit stones. The treasure is mine!" Then he turned to leave.
"Little lady, I may not offer many spirit stones, but I'll trade you a Thousand-Spirit Jade Fruit!" the stout cultivator said unhurriedly. "Think carefully! In this entire Market District-indeed, in the entire