Wang Dun had already explained the grades of Storage Bags to He Pingsheng.
A low-grade one had one foot of space.
Its length, width, and height were all one foot.
A middle-grade Storage Bag had three feet of space.
A high-grade Storage Bag had ten feet of space.
What made a high-grade one even more advanced was that its space could change shape.
For example, suppose you had a spear more than ten feet long.
That was no problem. It could still fit, as long as its total volume did not exceed the limit.
It was just that heaven-defying.
He Pingsheng swept his gaze over the Storage Bags.
Low grade: 2,250 spirit stones!
Middle grade: 8,600 spirit stones!
High grade: 18,500 spirit stones.
There was no choice to be made.
He Pingsheng did not even have enough spirit stones on him to buy a low-grade Storage Bag.
"This one!" He pointed at the low-grade Storage Bag and told the shopkeeper, "The low-grade one."
"But... shopkeeper, I'm a little short on spirit stones!"
"Heh..." The shopkeeper thought He Pingsheng was trying to bargain. He chuckled and asked, "How much short?"
He Pingsheng said, "I only have 1,950 on me right now. I'm still short by three hundred!"
"Hey..." The shopkeeper's face darkened, and he snapped, "You little fellow, you're going too far! Who bargains like that? Knocking three hundred off my price in one go?"
"No... 2,100 at the lowest. Not a stone less!"
He Pingsheng froze.
He had not been trying to bargain.
He really was short.
"All right, all right..." He Pingsheng was delighted. "Shopkeeper, here's the thing... I really am a little short on spirit stones. How about you take a look at this and see how much it could cover?"
As he spoke, he took a complete set of formation materials out of his Treasure Bag.
"A Seclusion Formation!" The shopkeeper picked up the materials and examined them carefully, then said in shock, "This... th-this... this is a supreme-grade formation?"
"Yes!"
He Pingsheng nodded. "Although it's only a first-grade formation, its quality is supreme grade. Once activated, it can cover an area a hundred feet across in every direction. It's useful even to cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Realm!"
"And its defensive power is stronger, too!"
"That's right!" The shopkeeper nodded. "Foundation Establishment disciples could indeed use it!"
"This is good stuff. How many spirit stones do you want for it?"
He Pingsheng said, "Make me an offer. If it's right, I'll sell!"
The shopkeeper stared at the formation materials and pondered for a long while before finally saying, "1,500 spirit stones!"
He Pingsheng did not actually know what a fair price for them would be.
But he had something to compare it to.
The Alchemy Furnace had sold for eight hundred, and the Vine Armor Shield for 1,150.
These formation materials should be worth a little more, so 1,500 was acceptable.
"All right!" He Pingsheng nodded in agreement. "1,500 it is!"
Then he took another six hundred spirit stones from his bag and said, "Now... that's enough, right?"
"Yes, yes, more than enough..." Smiling, the old man took out a Storage Bag. "Young fellow, this Storage Bag is yours now!"
"Try it!"
"Attach a trace of your Divine Sense to it, and you can open it at will. There's no need to refine it!"
"All right!" He Pingsheng took a deep breath and extended his Divine Sense toward the Storage Bag. Soon, he had complete control over opening and closing it.
Sure enough, just as Wang Dun had said, it only had one foot of space.
One foot long, one foot wide, and one foot high.
Very small!
It could only hold a few ordinary items for everyday use.
Clatter...
He Pingsheng put all his remaining spirit stones, more than thirteen hundred of them, into the Storage Bag.
That alone nearly filled it.
Yet even filled with items, the Storage Bag's weight in He Pingsheng's hand barely changed.
What a fine thing.
Once I strengthen it with the Treasure-Gathering Basin, it'll definitely upgrade. It should at least reach middle grade, right?
He Pingsheng tucked the Storage Bag into his sleeve and tied it in place, then headed out with the Treasure Bag still on his back.
Originally, he had planned to sell the [Flying Sword], [Alchemy Furnace], [formation materials], and [Vine Armor Shield], hoping that would be enough to buy a Storage Bag.
He had not expected supreme-grade magical artifacts to be so valuable. Three items had been enough, and he still had more than a thousand spirit stones left.
That meant he did not need to sell the Flying Sword.
He could keep it for his own use.
"Senior brother, how much is this cultivation method?" He Pingsheng stopped in front of a stall, where he had spotted an Earth-Attribute Cultivation Method.
Of course, this copy only contained the general outline, not the actual contents.
Reading the outline was enough to understand the cultivation method's quality and functions.
"Seventy spirit stones!" The cultivator glanced at He Pingsheng and solemnly named his price.
He Pingsheng said, "Thirty!"
He cut it straight in half.
"Deal!" To his surprise, the cultivator agreed readily.
He handed the complete Earth-Attribute Cultivation Method to He Pingsheng. After checking it and finding no problems, He Pingsheng took thirty spirit stones out of his sleeve and handed them over.
To keep others from discovering that he was taking supreme-grade pills to improve his cultivation, He Pingsheng could not let his cultivation rise too quickly.
Advancing one level every two years would be best.
Perhaps even a little slower.
But the problem was that he could actually advance once every six months or so.
He could not waste the rest of that time, could he? So he decided to buy another cultivation method to practice.
The earth attribute focused on defense.
Hmm...
Let's cultivate it.
If I end up fighting someone later, I'll have a few more ways to stay alive, won't I?
After buying the Earth-Attribute Cultivation Method, He Pingsheng returned to the shop district, walked into a shop at random, and spent more than two hundred spirit stones on a set of materials for a low-grade [Seclusion Formation].
Why buy it?
Because he needed to use it.
Although he had a supreme-grade one, it would be bad if someone discovered it while he was using it.
After all, many people knew he had purchased a low-grade [Seclusion Formation] from the sect.
Caution kept a ship sailing for ten thousand years. He would save the supreme-grade formation until he had a chance to use it later!
With that, He Pingsheng had accomplished his purpose in coming to Horsehead Mountain and could leave.
He walked out of Horsehead Mountain Market, found a relatively secluded spot, then released his Paper Crane and headed toward the Great Void Sect.
After He Pingsheng flew away, three burly men emerged from a concealed spot behind him.
The Blackwind Three Fiends.
"This kid cultivates fast..." one of them said. "It hasn't even been two years, and he's already broken through from the fourth level of the Qi Refining Stage to the sixth. He's no ordinary fellow!"
"That bastard has plenty of good stuff on him!"
"He even bought a Storage Bag!"
"Hehehe..." The three men chuckled.
Indeed, they had chased He Pingsheng before, but unfortunately, they had been too slow to catch him, and he had escaped.
"He won't get away this time!" The eldest of the Blackwind Three Fiends waved his hand and summoned a Flying Boat.
The Flying Boat was only palm-sized, but supported by the magic power within his body, it expanded to more than ten feet long in an instant.
"My Flying Boat can't carry too many people, or we won't catch that bastard!"
"Second brother, wait here. Third brother, come with me to chase him down!"
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