Chapter Twenty: The Hundred Treasures Shop

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  On the east side of the Dragon's Breath mountain range, a magnificent and vast city lies.

  The city wall winds its way, like a dragon in motion, wrapping around for thousands of miles.

  Kuluo City, the strongest cultivator city in charge of the Longxi Mountain Range, Heihe River, and Youming Forest Triangle region.

  Chen Yuan has been practicing since he heard countless rumors about the city of Ruo Mu, and even bought some special Feng Wu Zhi to understand this city that has existed for over 2,000 years.

  Chen Yuan flew from Xiangxiang Fortress, driving the Imperial Wind Dart, and after three days of flight, consuming dozens of third-grade demon crystals, he finally arrived here in person.

  "What a magnificent sight!" The Wind Chaser halted on a 3,000-meter-high stone peak in the Dragon's Breath mountain range. Standing atop the peak, one couldn't take in the entire city at a glance. Layer upon layer of buildings, meticulously planned roads, and a thriving atmosphere - although Chen Yuan hadn't yet entered the city, he could already feel its prosperity.

  "Unfortunately, time is limited and I couldn't visit all the scenic spots in Rongmu City. According to 'Rongmu's Records of Wind and Things', the West City is a commercial district for scholars, with various shops and large-scale auctions. This time, I need to deal with various materials and also buy initial resources for building my manor, so I have to head into West City."

  Chen Yuan determined the direction, urged the flying shuttle, and flew west towards the city of Lingmu.

  The western gate of the Skeleton City is a vast bloody grassland, which was lush and green over two thousand years ago. However, since the construction of the Skeleton City, countless demonic tides have flowed through it, causing the blood of countless humans and demons to soak into the soil, dyeing the thousands of miles of grassland crimson. In the dense dark red grasslands, no one knows how many demon skeletons are hidden, and the air is filled with a maddening aura that drives people's minds crazy.

  Chen Yuan had long known its horror, and raised the Wind Chaser to an altitude of 10,000 meters, but was still overwhelmed by the thick bloody smell. He immediately activated his Yin-Yang Cultivation Magic to protect himself, guard his spirit, and prevent being affected by the even more terrifying Blood Calamity.

  Within a kilometer of entering the city of Ruo Mu, a seal appeared in the sky. Chen Yuan, who can now refine second-level spell arrays, immediately saw the function of the sealed array boundary. This was not a defensive boundary for resisting enemies, but rather a Qing Ning seal boundary that isolated evil energy. As long as it wasn't someone with extremely heavy killing intent or a cultivator who practiced demonic arts entering, the Qing Ning seal boundary would not resist.

  Descend from the flying shuttle and head for the city gate.

  The management of the Skeleton Wood City is much stricter than that of the Giant Wood Castle. When Chen Yuan entered, the guards asked him for a long time and made a record, and he was only allowed to enter after handing over two second-level demon crystals as an entry fee. Moreover, the stay cannot exceed seven days.

  This city, with a daily flow of tens of thousands of people, the income from the entrance fee alone can support countless Bai Xiao Zhuangs. Chen Yuan was envious, but he also understood that during the outbreak of the demon tide, the attacks suffered by Ruo Mu City were also hundreds of times more than those of Bai Xiao Zhuang, and the number of demons attacking Ruo Mu City was at least in the millions.

  This is a cruel era, under the tide of monsters, where can one find peace. For survival, for protecting their homes, how many people have been buried in that blood-red grassland?

  Building a city is not a simple matter.

  And establishing an estate is by no means a simple matter.

  The manor cannot be completed by one person alone. Even if Chen Yuan has already exchanged the array method of the Manor Protection Array, having only the array method is not enough to build a manor. He also needs to build a home, build walls, and needs to build spiritual buildings. These things, no matter how strong a person is, cannot be completed independently, so he still needs help, needs talent, and also needs future residents.

  What's more important is that he also needs to obtain the spiritual seal of the Kaibei Manor, so he must go to the Rousheng City Lord's Mansion to apply.

  Kokoro Castle is several times more lively and prosperous than Giant Tree Fort, but because the streets are wide, it's actually less crowded.

  The stalls on both sides were also particular, most of them had wooden table cabinets, and animal hides were hung above to shade. Chen Yuan naturally wanted to dig for treasures at the stalls first, but after looking for a long time, Yu Bei didn't respond, so he gave up the stalls and found a busy Baibao shop to deal with the demon materials he got from hunting in Youming Forest for more than half a year and the ones given by Hai Mingyue.

  The Hundred Treasures Store can be said to be a general goods store, with all sorts of medicinal herbs, magical instruments, formations, and cultivation materials available.

  Chen Yuan came, immediately serving as a doorman in the early stages of his cultivation, and when he sensed Chen Yuan's refined aura, he nodded and bowed: "Senior, welcome to Rangmu City Liang Family Hundred Treasures Store. I don't know if you're here to shop or handle goods?"

  "Dealing with some demonic beast materials." Chen Yuan replied.

  "Please come this way."

  "Hmm!"

  Followed the porter's lead and arrived at counter fifteen.

  Behind the counter was an old man with white hair, who was an appraiser. His cultivation was higher than Chen Yuan's and he was in the middle of the Refining Qi stage.

  Chen Yuanchao nodded, and the white-haired old man also responded with a nod.

  Then, Chen Yuan took out the materials, all of which were parts from second and third grade demon beasts.

  The white-haired old man initially thought Chen Yuan was a minor figure, but after seeing the large number of third-level demon beast bones and fur, his face gradually became respectful.

  Chen Yuan piled the materials into a small mountain-like shape on the counter and finally stopped. This was his own harvest in the Youming Forest, and he planned to keep the materials given by Hai Mingyue, after all, building a villa would require a lot of expenses in the future.

  "Could you estimate the price?"

  "Good...good!" The white-haired old man took a deep breath and began to appraise each item before quoting a price to Chen Yuan.

  "Third-grade Fire Wolf's spine is a top-notch material for refining flying swords, worth four third-grade demon crystals. Third-grade Lycoris Beast's fang, good material for refining equipment, fifteen in total, worth thirty third-grade demon crystals... This is the source wood core of the Hundred Year Vine Wood Demon, a treasure for wood-based cultivators. We can't estimate its value here, but at the last auction, the source wood core was sold for twenty-five fourth-grade demon crystals. Fellow Daoist can take this item to the auction house for consignment."

  Finally, the old man with white hair gently wiped away the fine sweat on his forehead and then tapped on the abacus to calculate.

  "The total value is equivalent to 870 third-tier demon crystals, which can be exchanged for 87 fourth-tier demon crystals. If you also want to process the wooden core at our store, would 23 fourth-tier demon crystals be acceptable?"

  Chen Yuan was slightly stunned, and he hadn't expected the materials he took out to be worth so much. Before obtaining the Jade Stele, this was something he couldn't have imagined. Chen Yuan was slightly stunned, and he hadn't expected the materials he took out to be worth so many demon crystals. According to the ratio of one high-level demon crystal being equivalent to ten low-level ones, eighty-seven fourth-level demon crystals were equivalent to eight hundred and seventy third-level demon crystals, eight thousand four hundred second-level demon crystals, and eighty-four thousand first-level demon crystals.

  Before getting the jade tablet, it was something I couldn't imagine at all.

  "Hmm... The Benyuan wooden core won't be exchanged." Chen Yuan shook his head and put the Benyuan wooden core back into his cloth pouch.

  The old man with white hair had a hint of regret in his eyes, but the eighty-seven fourth-grade demon crystals were worth a lot. After he finished appraising them, he also got a large commission, and this time he made a big profit.

  "Alright! I'll exchange the demon crystal for you right now."

  "Can I have all four of these fire-type demon crystals?" Chen Yuan asked.

  Yaojing is the circulating currency of the entire Tian Ce Fu, and the transactions are all five-element attribute Yaojing, with equal value. The wind and thunder attributes of Yaojing are more expensive than the five-element attribute Yaojing, and the quantity is scarce, and cannot be used as currency.

  "No problem."

  He obtained eighty-seven fourth-grade fire-elemental crystals from the white-haired old man, and Chen Yu's expression remained unchanged as he put the crystals into his pouch. The twenty fire-elemental crystals needed for the protective array of the estate were now complete.

  Each transaction platform in the Treasure Pavilion was a small room that isolated others' prying eyes. This was a measure taken by the Treasure Pavilion to protect its customers. After Chen Yuan finished his transaction and exited the fifteenth counter, the little servant who had been tidying up was still standing outside the door. Chen Yuan directly took out a third-grade Yaojing crystal and gave it to him as a reward.

  "Thank you, senior! Thank you, senior!"

  "What's the largest auction house in Rakumori?" Chen Yuan asked.

  "Nature is the auction house of God's machinery." The servant replied.

  "How to go?"

  "Go straight along Zhengxi Street and you'll see it soon."

  "Hmm!" Having heard clearly, Chen Yuan didn't linger and directly left Baibao Store for the auction.