Chapter 77: Starflame Thunder Beast
Song Jiulai still maintained a calm demeanor.
Haggling is not shameful if one has a thick skin.
“You know very well that no sucker would buy Diamond Silk for one Mid-grade Spirit Stone.”
The other party coldly chuckled, “But you can’t treat me like a sucker and rip me off, can you?”
“Your offer is fifty higher, I’m just asking for one less Spirit Stone. We’re all from Yunzhou Continent, so we’re fellow countrymen. I think giving a preferential price is very reasonable, and I don’t mean to treat you like a sucker.”
The female cultivator’s mouth opened.
It could be seen that in that instant, her eyes showed surprise, mockery, and disbelief.
Like looking at a madman.
Finally, she was amused to the point of laughter, “Don’t cause trouble. One Mid-grade Spirit Stone, take it or leave it.”
Song Jiulai was silent for three seconds, “Don’t be like that. I really want this Diamond Silk. How much cheaper can you make it?”
Seeing that the other party was very firm, Song Jiulai directly stated that she really wanted it.
But this desire did not mean the other party could arbitrarily set a price.
The female cultivator looked at Song Jiulai for two seconds and quoted a price, “Sixty Low-grade Spirit Stones.”
“Let’s just say we know each other. My name is Ma Xiaohu. What about you? Is fifty-five stones okay?”
Female cultivator: “…”
Perhaps not expecting Song Jiulai’s skin to be so thick, the female cultivator, adhering to the principle of “out of sight, out of mind.”
Closed her eyes and took a deep breath, “Take it!”
Song Jiulai was so moved that tears welled up. After all, Diamond Silk was a rare material. This thing required cultivators from the Artifact Refining Sect to refine it. She had a good relationship with Su Huanli and the others, but the cultivation method for the Mustard Seed Bag was never passed on, and it was a Tier 2 Mustard Seed Bag.
It would be strange to ask Su Huanli to buy this material. Now that she encountered it in the Black Market, fifty-five Low-grade Spirit Stones was not an unacceptable price.
“Good person, may your life be peaceful. You will ascend soon!”
The Cultivation World lacked such straightforward praise. Song Jiulai praised her so naturally that the female cultivator was strangely silent for two seconds.
After paying fifty-five Low-grade Spirit Stones, trading in the Black Market of Liuxian City, she wasn’t afraid of anyone having ulterior motives.
After all, it was tacitly approved by Liuxian City here. If anyone broke the rules, they would offend the Guanhai Sect.
Therefore, the transaction proceeded very smoothly.
After obtaining the Diamond Silk, with the main materials acquired, she could begin refining the Mustard Seed Bag.
The method for refining the Mustard Seed Bag essentially told Song Jiulai how to embark on the path of artifact refining. The System’s gifts were indeed very reliable and powerful.
Artifact refining, unlike the Medicine Sect which required a specially made alchemy furnace, needed a type of Spirit Ore for assistance.
This Spirit Ore could melt these naturally extraordinary artifacts.
The Spirit Ore required for refining at each tier was different. Low-tier ores were everywhere and could be bought easily, so there was no need to rush now.
Song Jiulai, with her hands behind her back, strolled through the Black Market like an old man on a walk.
The entire Black Market street, from one end to the other, had every cultivator openly displaying the things they wanted to sell.
Various glowing materials were like an exhibition of spiritual treasures.
Moreover, the exit of the Black Market was a mirror. Walking out from the mirror would automatically restore one’s original appearance and randomly refresh them to any location within Liuxian City that allowed entry and exit, so there was no fear of being discovered.
Just then, Song Jiulai spotted a stall.
The items displayed on it were very ordinary, just a few books.
They were books popular among mortals, not made of Jade Slips.
Song Jiulai became interested. The person at this stall was also a female cultivator, who looked somewhat old.
She wore a black silk scarf to cover her head, and beneath the hood was a plain face.
But what her appearance was underneath didn’t matter here. Song Jiulai pointed at the books and asked her, “What are you selling?”
The elderly female cultivator looked up at Song Jiulai.
Then she said, “The autobiography of the Lord of Yuexi City.”
Her voice was rather hoarse, as if it had been corroded by something, and her words had a gravelly quality.
“Yuexi?” Song Jiulai said with a regretful tone, “I haven’t heard of who that is. So, this is just an ordinary autobiography?”
The female cultivator seemed a little surprised, “You haven’t heard of Yuexi’s name?”
Song Jiulai shook her head, “Never. Is she a cultivator?”
The female cultivator shook her head, “She is a mortal.”
But she must have been a very famous mortal, otherwise the female cultivator wouldn’t have this attitude.
“I’m quite interested in this kind of mortal autobiography. How many Spirit Stones?”
The female cultivator was silent for a long time, “If you want them, one Low-grade Spirit Stone for all of them.”
These things were definitely not worth one Low-grade Spirit Stone, but Song Jiulai enjoyed reading these miscellaneous biographies.
Because they often contained information about Yunzhou Continent. She already lacked understanding of this place, and she could just read and remember various books.
So she didn’t bargain this time, “Alright, I’ll take them all.”
There were a total of five books here.
She paid the Spirit Stones, and these five books entered her Mustard Seed Bag.
She took her things and continued her leisurely stroll, while the female cultivator behind her quietly watched Song Jiulai’s retreating figure until she disappeared.
Song Jiulai browsed the Black Market and saw many things that made her covetous.
For example, Tier 4 Fire Thunder Bamboo. The conditions for its appearance were very harsh; it formed when trees that had been burned were struck by natural lightning.
It was said that there was a place that produced such Fire Thunder Bamboo.
Song Jiulai definitely couldn’t afford it.
This thing was priced in several Mid-grade Spirit Stones per section.
There was also Tier 4 Divine Light Liquid, a necessary item for Spirit Herbs. It was said that a single drop had a very high chance of causing a Spirit Herb to mutate into a Tier 4 Spirit Herb.
In addition, various Tier 3 Pills were also everywhere.
Damn it, everyone here was a Qi Condensation or Foundation Establishment cultivator, how could these people be so rich?
No wonder this place was called a place for fencing stolen goods, otherwise who knew where these things came from!
Were the methods clean?
I don’t want anything unclean.
Song Jiulai silently looked at the Mustard Seed Bag in her possession, the Mustard Seed Bag of the cultivator she had killed.
Sooner or later, she would open this Mustard Seed Bag.
The more she looked at the items in the Black Market, the more covetous she became. Song Jiulai had to force herself to end her trip as soon as possible.
She walked through the street and passed through a large Bronze Mirror.
When she opened her eyes again, she had regained her original beautiful appearance, and in front of her was the wide street of Liuxian City.
At this moment, the originally clear sky of Liuxian City was suddenly shrouded by an extremely massive dark shadow.
Song Jiulai subconsciously looked up and saw a giant, black Giant Beast appearing in the sky, its aura capable of suppressing heaven and earth.
It looked like a lion, but its skin appeared purple, lightning flashed all over its body, and it had a horn on its forehead.
It had wings on its back, and with each flap, thunder and lightning crackled around it.
The Giant Beast only paused for a moment. With a flap of its wings, its figure disappeared along with streaks of lightning.
As soon as it appeared, the surrounding mortals and cultivators acted like NPCs triggered by a quest, immediately letting Song Jiulai know what it was.
“The ‘Starflame Thunder Beast’ from the first Beast Taming Sect, Liyun Sect. Wow, I wonder which Prodigy has appeared. What a grand display. Shouldn’t Liyun Sect go directly to the Sect City? Why would they pass through here?”
