noffsinger Chapter 53 No Capital Required for Business
Chapter 53 No Capital Required for Business
The auction has ended.
Although the girls were still somewhat reluctant to leave, at Qingfeng's suggestion, Xiao Wang Ning led Yuan Yao and the others away through another passage.
Shortly after they left, a steward in the late Foundation Establishment stage personally came to Room Number Nine and invited Qingfeng to move in.
We need to go to a secret chamber located deeper beneath the auction house; that's where the real Core Formation cultivators trade.
When Qingfeng arrived at the secret room of the exchange meeting, more than twenty Core Formation cultivators were already seated.
These Core Formation cultivators all wore masks and merely nodded slightly to each other without saying much.
He found an inconspicuous spot to sit down and waited for the exchange session to begin.
The exchange was hosted by an elderly man in the mid-stage of the Core Formation realm with white hair and beard. He introduced himself as Wu, and was the weapon-refining master in charge of appraisal from the Fengle Merchant Alliance.
Without much small talk, he went straight to announcing the rules of the exchange.
"Fellow Daoists, as usual, we will take turns presenting what we wish to exchange and stating our needs. If any fellow Daoist is interested, they may send a telepathic message or make a direct offer."
The highest bidder wins, or they may barter, as agreed upon by both parties.
Let's start with this old man.
As Elder Wu spoke, he took out a piece of metal about the size of a fist, which shimmered with a faint bluish light.
"A piece of Azure Silver Essence, an excellent material for refining flying sword-type magical treasures, can be exchanged for pills that can improve one's mana in the mid-stage of Core Formation, or equivalent high-grade fire-attribute materials."
As soon as this item appeared, several Core Formation cultivators' eyes lit up with excitement, and they began to discuss it telepathically.
In the end, Elder Wu reached a deal with a cultivator dressed in red robes.
Although Qingfeng was also interested, after obtaining a piece from his father's treasure vault, he hesitated for a moment and decided to take another look.
Afterwards, the Core Formation cultivators took turns taking out the prepared items.
There are rare spiritual herbs that are hundreds of years old, and fragments of unidentified ancient artifacts obtained from the ruins of ancient cultivators...
There are jade slips recording secret techniques, as well as talismans sealing powerful demon souls... a wide variety of items, all of which are rare to see at the Core Formation stage.
However, in Qingfeng's eyes, these were all quite ordinary.
There was no other way; he had already seen the treasures in his father's treasury. Whether it was cultivation techniques or spiritual herbs, he had far superior options.
"Sigh, now I understand how Han Li felt when he participated in the exchange meeting with other cultivators of the same level after he formed his core."
His standards are too high; this level of exchange is no longer enough to satisfy his current appetite.
When it was Qingfeng's turn, he took out two jade boxes, opened the lids, and immediately two streams of pure and powerful demonic energy spread out, attracting everyone's attention.
"Two level-six adult infant carp demon cores. Exchange them for materials for crafting fire-attribute magic weapons or secret techniques of the demonic path."
Qingfeng's gaze began to sweep over the Core Formation cultivators around him.
"A level six demon core..."
Many cultivators began to discuss it telepathically.
Level 6 demonic beasts are equivalent to mid-stage Core Formation cultivators, and are extremely difficult to hunt. Their demonic cores have a wide range of uses and are considered hard currency.
Soon, several voice transmissions reached Qingfeng's ears.
He listened calmly, his divine sense scanning the phantom images or descriptions of the items the other party was proposing to exchange.
Most of them were materials for various magical artifacts, which were nice, but they didn't particularly tempt him.
Until a slightly chilling voice rang out.
"Fellow Daoist, I have a fragment of a book called 'Demon Eye Technique' which I obtained from the ruins of a demonic cultivator. Although it only has the first three levels, once mastered, it can still emit demonic light and disturb people's minds."
I've also included three pieces of Darkfire Crystal and one piece of Sea-Sinking Black Gold, all excellent materials for crafting fire-attribute magic weapons. In exchange... for one of your demon cores, how about it?"
Qingfeng looked over and saw that the cold voice belonged to an old man.
When he finished speaking, there was a hint of guilt in his voice.
Qingfeng's heart stirred slightly. He suspected that the so-called "Demon Eye Technique" had some flaws or was rather useless, which was why he added two more materials.
"The fragment of the 'Demon Eye Technique' only has three levels. Fellow Daoist... I need to examine the contents of the technique first."
Qingfeng hesitated for a moment, preparing to negotiate a lower price.
"it is good."
The other party seemed to have anticipated this, and immediately transmitted the incantation and brief effects of the first level of the "Demon Eye Technique".
Qingfeng took it and quickly scanned it with his divine sense.
As he expected, this technique was indeed a rather rare magical eye technique that used the eyes as a medium to condense and emit special magical light.
Once mastered, the demonic light in one's eyes can directly attack the opponent's soul, producing a shocking and chaotic effect.
However, the drawbacks of this technique are also very obvious.
First of all, its power is only average, not the kind of killer move that can decide life and death.
More importantly, it requires an extremely high level of spiritual strength from the cultivator.
Only cultivators whose spiritual sense far surpasses that of their peers can barely meet the basic requirements of cultivation and withstand the spiritual burden brought about by casting spells.
This creates an awkward situation, as cultivators with strong spiritual senses often have more and better options for secret techniques or magical treasures.
This incomplete eye technique, with its mediocre power but demanding requirements on spiritual sense, has limited appeal.
However, for cultivators whose spiritual sense is not strong enough, this technique is simply impossible to master.
It's a one-sided mess, and since it's just a fragment, its value is greatly reduced.
"For others, it's like a chicken rib—tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away. But I have the Great Evolution Manual, isn't that like a pillow delivered just when I'm sleepy?"
Qingfeng chuckled inwardly, but his face showed a hesitant expression.
The old man with the cold voice was clearly intimidated by Qingfeng.
After all, he himself knew that the incomplete manual in his hand, though seemingly rare, was actually useless.
"Fellow Daoist, this incomplete scroll of the 'Demon Eye Technique' has many limitations and only has three levels, so its value is indeed limited."
However, if you add some more refining materials, it's not impossible to exchange them.
Qingfeng didn't set a price, letting the other party figure it out themselves.
"Well... alright, then I'll add two more Dark Fire Crystals and one Black Gold, for a total of five Dark Fire Crystals and two Sea-Sinking Black Gold."
The old man gritted his teeth and quoted a price.
"Can."
Seeing that there was no more profit to be made, Qingfeng agreed.
He exchanged a demon core for cultivation techniques and materials.
The exchange then lasted for about an hour. All the Core Formation cultivators gained something, but some were unable to exchange for their desired items.
Finally, as Elder Wu announced the end of the exchange, everyone left the underground chamber through different passages.
"Not bad, the price for the 'Demon Eye Technique' isn't too expensive, only 1000 per year."
A smile appeared on Qingfeng's lips; he was very satisfied with this secret eye technique.
"Well, now it's time to do some risk-free business."
After wandering around the market and confirming that no one was following him, Qingfeng left the market and found a secluded place to change into an inconspicuous gray cloth robe.
His facial muscles twitched slightly, and with his exquisite control of his body, he altered the position of his bones, transforming himself into a sallow-faced, wooden-looking man.
After disguising himself in this way, he quickly walked to the city gate.
"That young master Jia's convoy is indeed going to take this route."
He obtained this intelligence based on some conversations he had overheard between Zhao Zheng and Young Master Jia at the auction.
Outside Tianxing City, there are three affiliated islands, and Elder Xinggong Jia's family is not in Tianxing City, but on one of the affiliated islands.
The ancestor of the Jia family was Elder Xinggong Jia, and the current head of the family is the island lord of this affiliated island.
After reaching an agreement with Zhao Zheng, Young Master Jia will not stay in Tianxing City today and will return to his family.
"A Zhao Zheng at the early stage of Core Formation, a dozen guards at the mid-to-late stage of Foundation Establishment, and a Young Master Jia at the late stage of Foundation Establishment... This deal is worth doing." Qingfeng quietly left the city.