Chapter 703: Chapter 246: Golden Rune
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"These herbs, a total of sixty-two lower-grade Spirit Stones, are you selling them, sir?"
Inside the Hundred Herbs Hall, a girl in her twenties said respectfully.
The girl’s strength wasn’t strong, about at the Qi Cultivation Third Layer; most of the shop assistants in the market were at this level of strength.
"Alright."
Lin Zheyu nodded.
Lower-grade Spirit Stones were the same inferior Spirit Stones that Lin Zheyu had obtained before.
Besides lower-grade, there are also middle-grade, upper-grade, and even top-grade.
Lin Zheyu hadn’t even seen a middle-grade one, let alone the others.
"Here are your Spirit Stones."
The girl took out sixty-two Spirit Stones and handed them over.
Lin Zheyu counted them, confirmed they were correct, and put them into his storage pouch.
He went to several shops and sold all the useless storage pouches, Magical Artifacts, herbs, and Artifact Refining materials he had.
Of course, he still kept the Divine Power crystals.
Lin Zheyu thought this energy, different from Spiritual Power, might play a crucial role at certain times.
After selling the useless stuff, Lin Zheyu exchanged a total of six hundred and twenty-three Spirit Stones.
All of them were lower-grade Spirit Stones.
It seemed like a lot, but it actually wasn’t.
In this world, lower-grade Spirit Stones are of the worst quality and the most basic kind.
lower-grade Spirit Stones can be exchanged for 1 middle-grade Spirit Stone.
middle-grade Spirit Stones can be exchanged for 1 upper-grade Spirit Stone.
All of Lin Zheyu’s wealth wasn’t worth even 1 middle-grade Spirit Stone; definitely a poor guy.
"I thought that young man from the Observatory had an extraordinary background, but he turned out to be a poor guy as well."
Lin Zheyu walked out of the Hundred Herbs Hall, shaking his head slightly.
Compared to others, that young man was just a slightly less poor guy.
He had been so cautious before, worried about exposure and causing trouble.
If that young man from the Observatory knew he was considered a poor guy, he would probably be so angry he’d come back to argue with Lin Zheyu.
As a Martial Artist, Lin Zheyu wasn’t aware of the difficulties of the Immortal path.
The world had problems; not only did advancing to a Golden Core need a spot, but Spiritual Energy also had issues.
The free Spiritual Energy that was once everywhere had become an incredibly precious resource.
Ordinary cultivators had to pay a huge price to buy Spiritual Energy to increase their strength.
Most cultivators had little left over.
That young man from the Observatory came from a humble background and wasn’t particularly gifted.
He managed to accumulate extra Spirit Stones to buy several decent Magical Artifacts while reaching Foundation Establishment, which was considered wealthy.
"Including the remaining twenty-three Spirit Stones from before, there are a total of 646; I have to budget carefully and spend wisely."
Lin Zheyu pondered over what to buy.
First, a Cultivation Technique is a must, which was Lin Zheyu’s main reason for coming here.
Secondly, Lin Zheyu planned to buy a handy sword-type Magical Artifact; it didn’t need to be too strong, just hard and sharp enough.
Then, see if there are any special Arrays or suitable heavy armor to help break through limits and gain Source Power in the future.
Finally, roam around a few more times to see if there’s something suitable to buy a little bit of.
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"How much is this knife?"
After wandering around the market a few times, Lin Zheyu stopped at a stall.
The stall owner was a middle-aged man, whose strength Lin Zheyu couldn’t see through; the Magical Artifacts on sale were varied, so it’s likely they weren’t very legitimate.
"One hundred lower-grade Spirit Stones."
The stall owner said flatly.
His expression was quite apathetic, completely different from the enthusiasm of shop staff.
"Too expensive, thirty lower-grade Spirit Stones."
Lin Zheyu shook his head, directly offering three times less.
"Ha!"
"This is a Magical Treasure prototype, though the refining failed, if you find the right materials and a skilled Artifact Refiner, it might be repairable."
The middle-aged man sneered coldly and said with disdain.
A so-called Magical Treasure is an artifact more powerful than a Magical Artifact, used by those above the Golden Core level.
"You know it’s a prototype, a refining failure of a Magical Treasure is not even as good as a Magical Artifact."
Lin Zheyu shook his head slightly.
Of course, he knew it was a Magical Treasure prototype, and he planned to buy it after reading the introduction.
Although the refining failed, losing many mystical abilities, its hardness and sharpness, as a Magical Treasure prototype, were undeniable.
"Don’t buy, then scram!"
The middle-aged man didn’t waste more words with Lin Zheyu and said coldly, his attitude extremely poor.
Lin Zheyu was quite speechless.
The attitude of these stall vendors was way too bad.
"Alright then."
Lin Zheyu had no choice but to accept the price.
He did fancy this long knife.
The knife was named Setting Sun.
In terms of hardness and sharpness, even many upper-grade Magical Artifacts couldn’t compare.
Because the refining failed, Setting Sun didn’t have the special abilities of ordinary Magical Artifacts, but it was extremely hard and sharp, just a precious blade.
It didn’t even count as a Magical Artifact.
Moreover, the remaining refining marks made re-sacrificing difficult. Removing the failed Array marks wasn’t easy either.
"Spirit Stones."
The stall owner said flatly.
Lin Zheyu took out one hundred lower-grade Spirit Stones from his storage pouch and handed them over, taking the Setting Sun blade.
He played with it in his hand; the Setting Sun felt quite handy, and the True Essence flowed through without any hindrance.
Although it lacked the magical abilities of a Magical Artifact, it suited him better.
"Ha..."
"Either it’s a greenhorn who hasn’t seen the world, or someone with special skills to handle Magical Treasure prototypes, interesting."
