Chapter 109: Exchange

  As soon as this was said, the scene fell silent again. After all, three pieces of low-grade spirit stone can be said to be something that not many people in this market can take out. Moreover, most people here have already started their Qi Refining stage and have learned Qi Refining techniques. If they were to spend a large sum of money to exchange for the "Huang Xuan Gong", even if it was authentic, it's not necessarily a top-grade technique from a major sect. To scatter one's cultivation and start anew, many people would be unwilling to do so.

  And the cost is too high.

  Therefore, after hearing the amount of these three pieces of low-grade spirit stones, many people were stunned for a moment, and then fell silent all around, turning their heads to look at who was actually offering such a price.

  Chu Hao also narrowed his eyes. This unorthodox cultivation method, which was not even considered a proper school of thought in his eyes, could actually be exchanged for three pieces of low-grade spirit stones, and this was somewhat unexpected. He looked at the person who had made the bid, and it turned out to be another mysterious cultivator shrouded entirely in black robes. At first glance, this attire caused Chu Hao to pause slightly, with a strange feeling rising up in his heart.

  However, he quickly suppressed this idea and broke the silence, saying to himself: "Fellow Daoist thinks that with just three pieces of low-grade spirit stone, I will hand over my peerless technique 'Huang Xuan Gong', isn't that a bit too underestimating?"

  As soon as this was said, it made everyone stunned again.

  This arrogant fellow, is he having a problem with his brain, and does he really think that his "Huang Xuan Gong" which has no five elements cultivation is some kind of unparalleled technique? Chu Hao's previous sentence had already made many people feel uneasy, and now this action of his had earned him not a small number of disdainful glances.

  "This person is really insatiable, like a snake swallowing an elephant. Three pieces of low-grade spiritual stones for one ordinary innate technique manual, this is already a big profit, but he still doesn't know enough, and wants to open his mouth like a lion."

  Chu Hao naturally knew what these people were thinking. Although in his heart, he also felt that this broken magic could be exchanged for three pieces of low-grade spirit stone, which was already enough. However, according to his personality, if he didn't take the opportunity to raise the price, it would really not live up to him. After all, it's rare to have a big fool, and if you don't slaughter him thoroughly, how can you live up to Lijie's spirit in heaven?

  The monk in black robes also seemed to have not expected the price increase, he was taken aback for a moment, then said: "Three pieces of spirit stone, can't Brother still exchange with him?" It wasn't until now that Chu Hao noticed his voice, soft and androgynous, making it hard to tell whether he was male or female.

  He didn't pay attention to this question either, made a cold smile, and leaned his head against the wall again.

  The couple who had previously prepared to exchange two pieces of Ling Stone were now staring at the black-robed cultivator with discontent. They were all people who had been rolling around in the secular world and the cultivation world for a long time, so they naturally knew that Chu Hao had already moved the idea of exchanging when he saw the two pieces of Ling Stone, but now being interrupted by this sudden emergence of a foolish kid, suddenly gave the latter an opportunity to make an outrageous demand.

  The young woman withdrew her gaze and said to Chu Hao, "Fellow Taoist, we are sincere in exchanging this technique. Two pieces of low-grade spirit stone, plus this..." She glanced at the man, who then took out a piece of cloth from his pocket and continued, "This is something that my wife and I discovered by chance in the ruins of Lian Tian. Our cultivation is too low to make use of it, but we think it might be useful to you, Fellow Taoist."

  Upon hearing the name "Locks of Heaven", all the scattered cultivators present couldn't help but exclaim in unison, clearly familiar with and shocked by this place name. They looked at the two women, and suddenly their gazes were different. Those gazes seemed to regard the piece of fabric in her hand, which was entirely goose-yellow in color and only as big as a finger, as if it were some kind of extraordinary treasure.

  Chu Hao had no idea what the relic was, but seeing everyone's reaction and the serious look on the couple's faces seemed to indicate that it was something extraordinary. However, when Chu Hao shifted his gaze to the cloth, he snorted in disdain - the tattered cloth didn't have a single unusual feature, and looked no different from ordinary fabric. If someone said it was a remnant of some ultimate treasure or material, he wouldn't believe it at all.

  "Just now, that fellow Daoist was already prepared to exchange three pieces of low-grade spirit stone. You two Daoists are only taking out two pieces of low-grade spirit stone and this tattered cloth, which seems too lacking in sincerity." Chu Hao looked at it for a while, didn't see any difference, and said indifferently.

  The young woman gritted her teeth and said, "Fellow Taoist, this is a treasure from the Heavenly Vault's legacy, its value far exceeds that of an inferior-grade spirit stone!" In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the "Huang Xuan Gong" was a cultivation method of the Great Truth Sect, the couple would need a high-level technique to buffer their yin-yang combination. The young woman didn't want to take out this fabric either.

  After all, that mysterious black-robed man had already taken out three pieces of spirit stone. If they wanted to compete, they would have to take out four pieces of low-grade spirit stone. Not to mention whether the "Huang Xuan Gong" was worth this price or not, but they didn't even have that many spirit stones on them.

  This piece of cloth was indeed obtained by them when they unintentionally went to explore the ancient ruins, and at first, they thought it was some kind of treasure. However, after more than four years, they still couldn't figure out what this thing was. Originally, they planned to wait until their strength increased before re-examining it, but this time, a transaction appeared that could solve their urgent need for a cultivation method. After hesitating for a moment, they decided to use this cloth as an exchange.

  But seeing Chu Hao's expressionless face, both the young woman and the big man felt a surge of anger mixed with embarrassment.

  "I'll give four pieces of low-grade spirit stone!" At this moment, the black-robed man shouted again, directly quoting a price of four pieces of low-grade spirit stone, stunning everyone.

  Chu Hao couldn't help but narrow his eyes, staring fixedly at the black-robed man who gave him a strange feeling. Such a big fool, to be honest, it's really rare to see someone like this. A second-rate Qi Gong practitioner with no Five Elements fusion technique could actually sell it for four pieces of low-grade spirit stone. Could this guy have just left some family or sect?

  Everyone looked at the black-robed man with a stupid expression, shaking their heads and sighing, wondering why they didn't have such good luck to meet such an idiot. However, Chu Hao felt great in his heart, he shouted loudly "So..." just as he was about to respond, but his words fell short, pausing for several seconds, then looked at the Daoist couple and said: "So, I'll exchange with my friend."

  One sentence, and it's enough to stun everyone again.

  The couple looked at each other in surprise, and the woman asked, "Is this true?"

  Chu Hao nodded and said, "Of course." He then waved his hand and threw the booklet of Huang Xuan's work to the young woman. The booklet floated gently in the air, making a turn before the young woman caught it with one hand.

  "Thank you, fellow Taoist." The young woman seemed somewhat excited, and hastily gave the man a glance. He then took out two pieces of low-grade spirit stones and placed them on the table along with the small piece of cloth.

  Chu Hao didn't even look, and directly put the two things into his storage bag. He also ignored the thanks from the Daoist couple, slightly raised his head and leaned against the wall. All around was a sniffling sound, except for a few people who lingered, everyone else had dispersed.

  That black-robed man was still in front of Chu Hao's desk, and Chu Hao looked at him with some curiosity, saying slowly: "Fellow Taoist, I don't have any more Qi-gathering methods here, you can go somewhere else to look." Although he didn't want to part with this big fool, Chu Hao also didn't want to ruin his own business because of this person. The black-robed man didn't get angry at Chu Hao's words, and he didn't ask any questions about what Chu Hao had just done. He simply stretched out his hand and pinched the bottle of Jing Shen Xing Suo Wan between his fingers.

  "Fellow Taoist, what is this thing?"

  Chu Hao noticed that this person's fingers were as white as jade, slender and delicate, like crystal.

  Upon hearing his question, Chu Hao's heart stirred and he said: "This is a top-grade elixir, the Cong Shen Xing Shuang pill. Fellow Daoist has recognized this item at a glance, indeed a connoisseur."

  That person didn't react, but the others burst out laughing. Chu Hao's arrogant words earlier had made them extremely displeased, but since someone was willing to buy it, they could only stare blankly. Now that they saw Chu Hao say this unknown thing was actually a third-grade peak elixir, they all started mocking him. One of them spoke up and said: "This thing of yours is also worthy of being a third-grade peak elixir? Fellow Daoist, I think you're blinded by wealth and your brain has turned to mush!"

  Someone immediately chimed in, "Three Treasures Peak, will the Three Treasures Peak Dan medicine still be sold here? It's already been entrusted to Tao Ranju, right? Do you think we cultivators are all idiots? What kind of crappy name is 'Condensed Spirit Star Frost Pill'? Never heard of it."

  Chu Hao didn't get angry either, and calmly said: "You can say your ignorance in front of everyone, I admire your courage."

  That man suddenly became enraged, but in this market he couldn't lose his temper, so he could only glare at Chu Hao with hatred and say: "Who's the ignorant fool? You'll find out soon enough!" It seemed like he had made up his mind to kill.

  This man is a cultivator of the three layers of innate, and is of the same level as Xiangyang. Offending him would be of no consequence to Chu Hao, who couldn't be bothered to reason with him or even speak to him. This silence was more uncomfortable than a direct retort, leaving the other person in a state of irritation and embarrassment.

  "Just then, the black-robed man spoke up: 'Fellow Daoist, what proof do you have that this is a top-grade Three-Treasures elixir? What effects does it have?' Indeed, I had never heard of the name 'Condensed Spirit Star Frost Elixir' before, just like these few fellow Daoists."

  "You open the bottle and take a sniff, then you'll know." If it were someone else, Chu Hao wouldn't bother to pay attention, but this foolish rich man was different, maybe he would even call out an even higher price.

  That person was taken aback, then opened the bottle and sniffed it carefully under the awning, "What a rich spiritual energy! ...... This is indeed a pill of third-grade or higher!"

  Chu Hao let out a soft laugh and didn't respond.

  Joking aside, this Concentrated Spirit Frost Pellet was a formula given by Chen Hongyu, it's a pellet of the Five Heavens' Dan medicine, how could it be compared to anything in this Ninth Heaven World?

  However, the several monks beside the man in black did not believe it and took the bottle to smell it as well. Their faces also changed, saying: "How is this possible? This elixir actually has such spiritual energy!" The people around were initially indifferent, but after each person smelled it, they were also unbelievable.

  There were three Cong Shen Xuan Frost Pills in the bottle. The quality of the Dan medicine was already extraordinary, and with the addition of the golden liquid, it was far superior to others of the same rank. Chu Hao saw the expressions of the crowd at a glance, and with a wave of his spiritual energy, the bottle fell into his hands. Then, raising his voice, Chu Hao dropped another bombshell:

  "This Spirit Frost Pill can instantly restore the consumed innate energy. Of course, the quality of recovery varies depending on the cultivator's rank."

  What!

  Can this thing instantly recover the consumed innate energy? Is there such a heaven-defying thing?!

  After listening to Chu Hao's introduction, everyone showed a look of shock and horror! If this Condensed Star Frost Pill is really as Chu Hao said, it would be the treasure that the congenital period cultivators have been dreaming of!

  In a fight comparing martial arts skills, what is consumed the fastest by a cultivator? Naturally, it's their innate energy that gets depleted the fastest!

  Whether it's urging magic or driving flying sword artifacts, the support of innate energy is required. This consumption is a necessary process for any cultivator, and there are no exceptions, including Golden Elixir stage masters.

  It's just like martial artists fighting, consuming internal energy is a principle.

  In the past, to recover one's innate energy, one had to sit down and regulate their breath, or absorb spiritual energy from spirit stones or blessed lands, slowly recovering. But something like Chu Hao's Condensed Spirit Star Frost Pill was simply unbelievable, actually able to instantly recover one's innate energy. Although this guy didn't explain how much it could recover, just this one item alone would be enough to stir up countless people.

  Chu Hao's last sentence was a bit loud, and it instantly attracted the attention of many people around. The elixir that increases one's innate energy is already hard to come by, let alone the elixir that can instantly restore one's innate energy. Therefore, no one could remain calm.

  "Fellow Taoist, you can't speak nonsense, we have so many cultivators watching!" Seeing that there were more and more people, the cultivator who was standing by Chu Hao's table and had previously spoken out of turn immediately spoke up, saying anxiously.

  "There are three Cong Shen Xing Shuang pills in this bottle, which is the last of my remaining elixirs. If you believe me, we can make an exchange; if not, then let's disperse and each go our own way. So many people gathering here, blocking my business." Chu Hao was well-versed in the art of enticing willing participants and wasn't in a hurry, anyway there was still plenty of time.

  As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something and flipped the paper over, writing down several materials on it. He then placed it on the table and said: "If you have these materials on you, you can exchange them with me first. As for how to price them, please consider it yourselves."

  Everyone looked at each other in dismay, the black-robed man glanced at the materials written on the paper, then moved his body and stood forward, saying: "Fellow Taoist, I have 'Scholar's Flower Petals', willing to add a piece of low-grade spirit stone to exchange with you."

  The petals of the Shiniang flower are one of the materials used to refine the Yunling Dan, a material that has been banned by the Cloud Heaven Empire. Chu Hao came out to participate in this trading market precisely to find materials, and at this moment he was overjoyed.

  But he was mentally firm and wouldn't reveal anything from his words: "Oh? Fellow Taoist, can you take it out and see how many petals the Shiniang flower has?" The black-robed man nodded and took out a few petals from his storage bag. The petals looked a bit strange, like a woman's slender body shrunk hundreds of times, all pink, crystal clear and shiny.

  "It's indeed the petals of the Imperial Concubine Flower!" Chu Hao counted them and found that there were five or six, no wonder he was a big spender, even these things could be taken out! Chu Hao laughed and said: "Fellow Taoist, since you have these, I don't want your low-grade spirit stone anymore. These six petals of the Imperial Concubine Flower can be exchanged for one Converging Spirit Frost Pill!"

  "Don't pretend to be me." The black-robed man's voice showed no unusual tone, and after saying that, he handed the flower petal to Chu Hao. Chu Hao naturally gave him a Consecrated Spirit Frost Pill and said, "This elixir is a new product. If there are any defects, I am willing to compensate tenfold!" Chu Hao remembered his fake identity and tossed the Craftsman Sect's token onto the table, saying calmly, "Although this humble monk is also a loose cultivator like everyone else, he was recently invited by the Craftsman Sect to become an honorary elder. If you have any doubts, you can go to the Craftsman Sect to look for me."

  Jiang Shen Zong was not as famous as the three major Daoist sects on the continent of Cang Qiong, but it was still a relatively well-known new school. Moreover, all its members were craftsmen. However, no one expected that even third-grade peak and extraordinary elixirs could be produced now.

  Just now, Chu Hao was seen through the origin of "Huang Xuan Gong" by that pair of Dao companions, but he didn't mind. These scattered cultivators were all rootless people, and it was impossible for the Li family to investigate here. And if they really wanted to investigate, it would not be possible just because of a book like "Huang Xuan Gong".

  After listening to Chu Hao's explanation and looking at the token on the table, it was indeed the emblem of the Craftsman Sect. It would be impossible for the craftsmen of the Craftsman Sect to gather together to forge a fake token, so Chu Hao's identity was believable to most people.

  The man in black nodded his head and then said: "So be it, I trust that fellow Taoist."

  "I've saved you a piece of low-grade spirit stone, if you're still going to be stubborn here, I'll turn against you." After hearing the black-robed man's words, Chu Hao smiled dryly: "Thank you, thank you. As fellow loose cultivators, we naturally hope that the power of loose cultivators will become stronger and stronger. These elixirs, if placed in a large sect, would also be in high demand, but I've brought them to the market instead. My thoughts have always been selfless."

  Although everyone despised Chu Hao's boastful words, they still had the effect of a sedative, calming everyone down. Moreover, with the black-robed men all looking down, their gazes shifted to those materials.

  "Fellow Taoist, I have a piece of hundred-year-old purple mud here, and you can exchange it for a piece of spiritual stone..."

  "Daoist friends, don't listen to him, I'm willing to exchange two pieces of hundred-year-old purple mud for one Convergence Star Frost Pill..."

  "Didn't expect these guys to have so much stuff on them, Chu Hao's eyes lit up with a smile, thinking that this time was really worth it. He hastily said: "No rush, no rush, everyone take turns speaking, I'll listen..."

  Such a hot scene, he can't help but haggle over the price.

  It wasn't long before the other two Cong Shen Xing Suo pills were also exchanged. He had a bountiful harvest, and the materials for the Soft Hedgehog Armor were all complete, with an extra two pieces of lower-grade Ling Stone to spare. After returning, he could start refining it right away. As for the Yun Ling Dan's materials, there were still several missing, but Chu Hao wasn't in too much of a hurry at the moment.

  Because there were more people in Chu Hao's place, the few bottles of Hu Jin Wan also rose with the tide, and some materials were exchanged. As for the second-rate flying sword, it was exchanged for a piece of Ling Stone and some materials.

  Chu Hao is now worth a lot, and out of thin air, he had five more low-grade spirit stones, bringing his total to seven. Among cultivators below the fifth layer of Refining Heaven, he could be considered a true overnight sensation.

  As for the Li family's sword techniques and martial arts, no one asked about them. Chu Hao didn't bother to explain either. He glanced at the sky, put them back in his storage bag, and began to stroll leisurely through the market, looking for things he needed.

  The law enforcement equipment on the market, he naturally looked down upon, with his ability, what he could do was many times better than these. The transaction just now had not been an hour, and Chu Hao had strolled for another half an hour later, feeling slightly disappointed in his heart, when he happened to see Xiang Yang's figure, who was haggling over something at a stall, and he felt curious, so he walked up.

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