Chapter 74: Divine Demon Trading Convention (5)
"What other methods are there?" Su Qieruo suddenly became interested. If it was just a matter of infusing spiritual energy to use the artifact, wouldn't equipping one be just right? What if another demonic tribe came to attack her in the future? As long as she infused spiritual energy into the artifact, wouldn't that make for a powerful piece of equipment? Even if she couldn't drive the demons away, delaying them for a bit would give her time to escape!
Shi Ruwen saw Su Qieruo's suddenly excited expression and immediately became vigilant. Could it be that Su Qieruo also wanted to find a few spiritual instruments? If he told her the method of finding spiritual power, what if she found a suitable spiritual instrument? It would be difficult to deal with her in the future! Shi Ruwen suddenly thought of the stone that was absorbed into his body by Su Qieruo last time. It must have been a treasure, but unfortunately, it had benefited Su Qieruo instead! If such a thing happened again this time, he would regret it to death! Was it really true that foolish people had good fortune?
"This is clearly said! It's like identifying antiques, it's all about experience! You can't explain it, you just have to feel it!" Xie Ruwen suddenly had an idea, why not let Su Qiruo infuse each vessel with spiritual energy, and he would observe from the side. If Su Qiruo discovered something, she wouldn't know what it was, but later on, it would be his! "You can try infusing some spiritual energy into the vessels you like, I'll help you take a look!"
"This method is great!" Su Qi Ruo surprisingly really believed what Shu Rui Wen said and seriously started selecting things from the street stall.
Shi Ruwen smiled brightly as he gazed at Su Qiye, and couldn't help but think to himself, "This guy is really an idiot!" Since they were able to set up a stall at the Divine Demon Trading Convention, it was clear that they were all divine demons. The items here had all been appraised by divine demons before being put out for sale, so they could be said to be rejects and trash. Since spiritual artifacts were crafted by divine demons, they naturally retained the attributes of their original owners. In other words, if a spiritual artifact was crafted by a god, then it could only be used by gods. Some spiritual artifacts even had requirements for the attributes of one's spiritual energy, such as those crafted by water gods, which could only be used by members of the water god clan and no other races. Spiritual artifacts that couldn't be used were nothing but trash to their owners, so they would naturally be put out for sale. However, spiritual artifacts with attribute requirements were in the minority, so Shi Ruwen was just trying his luck every time he came to browse.
Su Qi had been browsing the street stall for a long time before finally picking up a green bowl covered in mud. She carefully wiped off the dirt on top, and the green bowl immediately revealed its fine luster, looking like a jade bowl at first glance. "How much is this?"
The stall owner was a man in a black robe, with a pair of sharp eyes that swept over Su Qi Ruo and replied in a deep voice, "50."
"50?" Su Qi's fleeting thought was that it was quite cheap, but thinking again, this was a luxurious transaction meeting, and Shi Ruiwen said that the things here were all freshly excavated, so it shouldn't be 50 yuan. She carefully added, "Ten thousand?"
"Hmm." The man responded in a low, muffled tone.
Su Qi Ruo stared at the jade bowl in disbelief, then carefully put it back in its original position. If she accidentally broke it, her family would go bankrupt and wouldn't be able to afford compensation! Su Qi Ruo shook her head regretfully, placed a palm-sized wooden box on her hand, and asked again, "What about this one?"
“100。”
Su Qi looked at the wooden box with a dissatisfied expression. The box was shabby and worn out, except for the intricate patterns on it. No matter how she looked at it, it didn't seem to be worth as much as the jade bowl! She curiously asked, "Why is this so expensive?"
"Camphor laurel."
Su Qi was stunned for a moment. She had only heard that Nanmu wood was expensive, but no matter how expensive it was, it was still just wood. Spending 1 million to buy something that might rot didn't seem like a good deal at all. But this wasn't the most important thing, the most important thing was that she didn't have 1 million!
"What are you doing? Try this!" Si Ruiwen looked at Su Qiruo and saw that she had picked up two things in a row without infusing spiritual energy to try them out. He couldn't help but lose his patience. He picked up the jade bowl that Su Qiruo had previously liked and handed it to her, ordering, "Infuse spiritual energy and try it."
"Expensive!" Su Qi mouthed at Xi Ruiwen, even if it's good, they can't afford it.
"Give it a try!" She Ruiwen completely ignored Su Qi's hinting expression and added, "I've already said that I can afford it! Don't waste it!"
"Alright." Su Qi'er carefully lifted the jade bowl, afraid that a slight carelessness would damage it. She had never tried to infuse spiritual energy into anything other than water before, so this was a brand new start for her. However, the 500,000 yuan problem kept lingering in her mind, making her extremely cautious with her movements. The fine, silken threads of spiritual energy flashed across the jade bowl like shooting stars, and if one wasn't careful, they would be impossible to detect.
"Stupid! You're only infusing this little bit of spiritual energy? It's not enough! Jade can absorb spiritual energy, so infuse more!" Si Ruiwen couldn't help but remind Su Qier as he watched her cautious movements.
"I'm not inexperienced!" Su Qi argued reluctantly, but in her heart, she was still worried about the money problem, 500,000, 500,000! However, since She Ruiwen said that jade can nurture spiritual power, it should be able to withstand more spiritual power, right? Su Qi thought so and really poured in more than twice the spiritual power as before. Suddenly, a thread of silver light wrapped around the entire jade bowl like a spider web, and the intersection of the silver threads shone clearly with a feather-like brilliance. The brilliance disappeared instantly and merged back into the silver threads. Then, the countless silver threads quickly gathered towards the bottom of the jade bowl.
This sudden change made the stall owner, who had been in a daze, stare at the jade bowl with wide eyes, and Qi Ruiwen was even more afraid of missing any details. With golden light flashing in his eyes, he examined the inside and outside of the jade bowl, and in an instant, the silver threads disappeared into the bottom of the jade bowl. After a while, the jade bowl did not show any further changes.
"Is that it?" Si Ruiwen muttered to himself, as if he couldn't believe the strange scene had suddenly disappeared.
The stall owner observed for half a day and saw no reaction, so he retracted his gaze and silently hid his figure again in the wide black robe.
"It seems like there's no reaction......" Su Qi Ruo's initial excitement disappeared without a trace. In fact, she didn't expect to be lucky enough to encounter the Ling instrument right away. It was just that Shi Rui Wen's overly excited gaze made her heart inexplicably have some expectation. Su Qi Ruo thought to herself, maybe I'm just that lucky? But in the end... her luck was actually quite ordinary.
"I put it back." Su Qi Ruo dejectedly placed the jade bowl back in its original position. Just as the jade bowl had left Su Qi Ruo's hands, a strange occurrence took place. The jade bowl disappeared under Su Qi Ruo's gaze, as if its existence was just an illusion. Su Qi Ruo blinked her eyes repeatedly, only to confirm that the jade bowl had indeed vanished before her eyes! How could this be? Su Qi Ruo stared at her own hands, the cool sensation of the jade bowl still lingering on them. How could it have disappeared in an instant? Su Qi Ruo turned her head to look at Shen Rui Wen, expecting him to provide a reasonable explanation.
This thing is really too bizarre!
