Chapter Thirty-Two: Return in Disappointment
"Whoosh!"
The old man with the surname Yu guessed that Xia Qi was cooperating with someone to kill the Iron Armor Savage Cow, but soon after, a light flashed beside Xia Qi, and in just an instant, a large pile of materials appeared again!
The skin of the Ironclad Rhinoceros is as hard as steel, its skeleton is strong, and even its two feet are as long as human arms. Its sharp horns are extremely pointed!
The materials in front of me were like a small mountain, and it was actually the materials for an entire Ironclad Rhinoceros Beetle!
The old man with the surname Yu had a dull gaze, and the two monks who were just beaten by Xia Qi behind him were also extremely shocked. As for Qi Feng, he had already lost face and left the scene.
"His strength is enough to slaughter a full-grown Iron Armored Bull?"
Two defeated cultivators at the 9th layer of Qi Refining, at this moment, without a hint of discontent, felt that it was only natural for Xia Qi to defeat them so quickly.
Even the Iron Armored Bull that not even a senior monk of Lian Zhu Ji could kill was dissected, what's the big deal about defeating us two?
"This Daoist friend is indeed very powerful, the Iron Armor Fierce Ox is not even someone I dare to match, I didn't expect that you could actually kill it! It seems that this Daoist friend is truly extraordinary!" On Yu Xing's face, an additional hint of solemnity appeared, as if he casually asked.
"Heh heh...... It's just a trivial Iron Armor Bull, Fellow Daoist should take a look at its value!" Xia Qi smiled lightly, with a calm and composed demeanor, not taking the old man's probing to heart.
"It seems I was too rash." The old man with the surname Yu saw that Xia Qi asked about the value, and knew that Xia Qi didn't want to talk more, so he slightly cupped his hands and then examined the materials of the iron armor.
"Hmm, this corpse is well-preserved, except for the damaged skin and some skeletal damage to the skull. Everything else is intact, especially the two sharp horns, which are undamaged. I can offer 5,000 lower-grade spirit stones for this Iron Armor Savage Bull material. If you agree, I'll double the price to 10,000 lower-grade spirit stones!" The old man surnamed Yu said with a satisfied expression after examining it for a while.
Five thousand low-grade spirit stones at a very reasonable price, Xia Qi was extremely satisfied. How could he not agree when the price was doubled, and he got five thousand spirit stones for free?
"Alright, as you said, this Iron Armor Savage Ox belongs to you now!" Xia Qi didn't hesitate and immediately agreed. One hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones was an unexpected gain!
The transaction was concluded, and the old man with the surname Yu was also very straightforward. Although it was double the price, there was no dragging of feet at all. The 10,000 low-grade spirit stones were quickly handed over to Xia Qi's hands.
Ten thousand low-grade spirit stones in hand, Xia Qi was overjoyed, this was probably the largest amount of spirit stones he had ever received. Apart from living in the city, it could also be used for many other things.
"Oh, right, fellow Taoist, I wonder if you have various spiritual grass seeds for sale here?" As soon as he received the spirit stone, Xia Qi suddenly remembered his mysterious space. His goal was to rely on the special properties of the mysterious space to cultivate spiritual grass and exchange it for spirit stone pills, thereby increasing his cultivation. Spiritual grass seeds were extremely rare, so he could only buy them himself.
"Uh... I'm really sorry, fellow Taoist, but the Lingcao seed is indeed not available at our small shop." The old man with the surname Yu was slightly taken aback, and then smiled wryly as he spoke to Xia Qi.
" Fellow Taoist, I don't know what you want the Ling Grass seeds for? Forgive me for speaking bluntly, but in the entire Linshui City, it's probably impossible for you to buy Ling Grass seeds!" The old man with the surname Yu couldn't help but speak up when he saw Xia Qi looking somewhat disappointed.
"What? There isn't a single Lingcao seed in the entire Linshui City, why is that?" Xia Qi asked with puzzlement and curiosity towards the old man.
"My fellow daoist, you don't know that this spiritual grass and fruit need at least a hundred years to grow, and sometimes even thousands or tens of thousands of years. How can ordinary cultivators have the time to plant spiritual grass? Moreover, even if they had the time, where would they find the place to do so? The environment required for spiritual grass to grow is extremely harsh, so except for the major sects, who else could possibly have spiritual grass seeds?" The old man with the surname Yu looked at Xia Qi and saw that he didn't understand, so he carefully explained it to him again.
Upon hearing Mr. Yu's explanation, Xia Qi suddenly came to a realization and understood the situation. No wonder there were no Lingcao seeds for sale - it was simply because nobody wanted to buy them!
"Do you have to join the Dà Mén Pài just to get the Ling Cao seeds?" Xia Qi asked somewhat reluctantly.
"This is not the case, if fellow daoist only needs one or two kinds of spiritual grass seeds, you can try to find them everywhere, maybe someone happens to have spiritual grass seeds for sale. However, if you want a large quantity of spiritual grass seeds, I think it's better not to hold onto hope." The old man with the surname Yu smiled and spoke, at the same time becoming more curious about Xia Qi's identity.
Ordinary loose cultivators, how could they possibly want spiritual grass seeds? Moreover, observing their demeanor, facing themselves is also a calm and collected face, not like a loose cultivator at all, but rather like a disciple from a large sect!
"Oh, thank you for telling me, friend. Since that's the case, I'll go into town to try my luck. Don't worry about today's matter, I absolutely won't let a second person know about this from my mouth!" Xia Qi slightly cupped his hands and was about to bid farewell.
"Heh heh, that's great. I hope you'll have more good things next time, don't forget about old man Yu." The elderly Mr. Yu also slightly cupped his hands and showed a satisfied smile as he bid farewell to Xia Qi.
Walking out of the store, there were already 10,000 spirit stones in the storage bag, but Xia Qi still looked worried.
His goal was still to collect the Ling Grass seeds, but what the old man surnamed Yu said poured a basin of cold water on him. It seemed that his wish to quickly exchange for Ling Stone Dan medicine and improve his cultivation by utilizing the space inside the pearl was not going as smoothly as he had hoped.
Next, Xia Qi reluctantly ran to several more shops, but without exception, the results were all the same as in the old man's shop - there was no Ling Cao seed for sale.
Xia Qi, who refused to give up, began searching for the seeds of the spiritual grass on the street stalls in Linshui City.
The area of Linshui City is extremely large, with many cultivators gathering inside. The streets are lined with stalls run by low-ranking three-realm cultivators who refuse to sell their materials at a low price to shops, hoping to meet a cultivator who needs them and can offer a high price or exchange for something they need.
Xia Qi came back with something this time, but the result was still disappointing.
After spending a hundred low-grade spirit stones for nearly two hours, Xia Qi finally obtained two seeds of the Return to Origin Grass. There were no more spirit grass seeds available for sale after that.
Guiyuan grass is the main material for refining a third-grade elixir, Guiyuan Dan. Guiyuan Dan is an elixir that restores one's true yuan and is very common in the cultivation world, so Guiyuan grass isn't rare. That's why someone happened to have some seeds for sale.
Although it was only two seeds of the Return Grass, Xia Qi still felt a little excited. He returned to his temporary residence at the inn, made sure he was safe, and began preparing to enter the space inside the pearl to plant the Return Grass.
