Chapter 129: Chapter 99: Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer!? (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_3
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“You too…?”
Liang Sheng was already over 500 years old, and naturally went along with the flow. With a face full of regret, the honest middle-aged cultivator said, “Yes, back then, the family’s cultivation resources were insufficient, and my luck was shallow. Naturally, I was abandoned by the family and had to come to the market to make a living on my own.”
As he said this, he seemed to fall into reminiscence, but quickly returned to normal. “1 don’t know how to address my fellow Daoist. My name is Chen Mo. If my friends in the market don’t mind, they call me Honest Chen.”
“I am merely Zhou Sheng, and 1 have met Daoist Chen.”
“Brother Zhou is truly straightforward. Let’s go, 1’11 take you to register at the market. When I first arrived, 1 didn’t understand either. 1 was in a daze for three days and was not allowed to set up a stall. It turns out that only after registering do you become a member of the market built by the Three Sects and Six Factions.”
Liang Sheng hesitated slightly upon hearing this, then followed Chen Mo forward. He was not afraid of the other party’s motives as murderous acts would usually take place in secluded areas, and open fighting was expressly forbidden in the market.
Fortunately, Chen Mo did not deceive him and took Liang Sheng to a three-story building, which was already one of the best buildings Liang Sheng had seen in the market.
Next to it were nine similar three-story buildings, Chen Mo introduced: “Those are the shops of the Three Sects and Six Schools. If you have good items, you can exchange them for spirit stones or equivalent resources there.”
At this moment, Chen Mo was extremely enthusiastic, and his honest face made people trust him a little more. Liang Sheng still had his guard up, but naturally expressed his gratitude on the surface.
He pretended to be a newcomer who had just left his family and asked with an honest face, “Can anything be exchanged?”
“Of course, as long as it’s of equal value, anything can be exchanged. However, the shops of the Three Sects and Six Schools usually offer a lower price-to-quality ratio than the nearby Loose Cultivators’ stalls, but they are safer in comparison.”
Upon saying this, Chen Mo did not say more, but Liang Sheng naturally understood his meaning. Although he might get a higher return from the Loose Cultivators, it would also be more dangerous.
“What about the Foundation Establishment Pill?”
Chen Mo was startled by the question and then patted Liang Sheng’s shoulder as if he was reminiscing about the past. Liang Sheng endured the urge to dodge and let the other party pat his shoulder.
“Brother Zhou, don’t think too much. We should be down-to-earth. Look at me, I’ve been in the market for over 60 years and only reached the Qi Cultivation Fivefold Level. 1 don’t know if I’ll have the chance to reach the Qi Cultivation Ninth Level in this lifetime?
Every level in the realm of cultivation is harder than the previous one. Only the proud sons of the heavens with great fortune may not have to care about the bottleneck during the Qi Condensation stage.”
After that, he felt as if his words had dampened the younger generation’s spirits. He quickly took Liang Sheng to register inside the building. As soon as Liang Sheng entered, his nerves immediately tensed up.
On the third floor, there was a faint sense of pressure. If no accident, this should be the Foundation Establishment Expert stationed in the market by the Three Sects and Six Schools.
He restrained his thoughts, not daring to look around, and followed Chen Mo to the counter. Step by step, he registered his information. He only needed one jade tag, input his spiritual energy, and the registration would be successful.
The cultivator attending to them on the first floor was neither enthusiastic nor perfunctory, simply going through the motions. Once this was done, he threw out a jade slip.
“These are the rules of the market. You should read them thoroughly. Don’t break the rules in the market. Registration fees – three low-grade spirit stones.
As for the cave mansions in the market, you can choose them, but you’ll have to pay with spirit stones. Which cave mansion do you need?”
Liang Sheng was stunned. Registration required spirit stones?
Thinking about it, Liang Sheng couldn’t help but smile bitterly. His spirit stones had long been exhausted. Had he known this, he would have saved some for the market.
However, without consuming spirit stones, how could he possibly progress so quickly in the secular world? If he hadn’t reached the Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer and failed to make a breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage, why would he be in the market?
Seeing his look, the other party naturally noticed, and couldn’t help but suppress his anger, “Don’t you have any spirit stones?”
Chen Mo was also taken aback at this moment, just what kind of cultivator did this person’s family not care about? Not a single spirit stone was given to him when he left to fend for himself?
However, in the next moment, Liang Sheng opened his backpack and took out more than a dozen Vajra Talismans, Heart Clearing Talismans, and Body Purification Talismans…
Zhou Yun had previously mentioned the market price, which, when added together, should be exchangeable for some spirit stones, roughly equivalent to four low-grade spirit stones.
“Sir, can these be used instead of spirit stones?”
Both the manager and Chen Mo had strange expressions on their faces, staring at Liang Sheng, who felt a little uneasy. Had he done something wrong?
“It’s more than enough, but are you sure you want to use these to pay for the registration fees?”
Chen Mo whispered discreetly in Liang Sheng’s ear, and he couldn’t help but feel taken aback upon hearing it.
It turned out that the prices in the Cultivation World could rise, too? The value of his talismans had more than doubled since Zhou Yun’s time, worth almost ten low-grade spirit stones?
Who could have predicted this!?
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