jdhmnovel Chapter 108 The Trade Fair Begins
Chapter 108 The Trade Fair Begins
Xia Yuhui did not show any resentment. Some things should be kept deep in one's heart. It would be foolish to reveal one's inner thoughts. It would be better to keep them buried deep in one's heart and wait for the right opportunity to win in one fell swoop.
Besides Jin Shengxin, Xia Yuhui also met two people from the Guiyun Sect whom he knew: Qiu Lin, who was stationed in Jinling County, and Liu Yehong, who had recently visited the Xia family.
It didn't matter that Qiu Lin had never met him before. However, when Xia Yuhui tried to greet Liu Yehong, Liu Yehong turned her head away as soon as she saw him.
Xia Yuhui, of course, wouldn't want to make a fool of himself.
Only five or six people had arrived at this time. Xia Yuhui found a corner, sat down on a bench, closed his eyes slightly, and rested.
Half an incense stick later, more and more people gathered around, and the number of people had exceeded double digits. In the end, a total of 14 Foundation Establishment cultivators came, and Su Qingqian from the Su family also came to Xia Yuhui's side with one person.
"Fellow Daoist Xia, how have you been? This is my cousin, Su Ruquan."
"I have long admired the name of Daoist Chi Lei. It is a pleasure to meet you today!"
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Ruquan."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the group moved to a corner, where Xia Yuhui handed over a storage bag. "Fairy Su, I have successfully completed the repair. I have tested it, and its power should be the same as before. Fairy Su, why not give it a try?"
"No need, I trust Fellow Daoist Xia." After saying that, she handed the Spirit Fusion Stone to Xia Yuhui.
Xia Yuhui gripped the uneven stone tightly, his face revealing his excitement.
After examining it briefly, Xia Yuhui put it into his storage bag. "Thank you for the treasure, Fellow Daoist Su."
"This is the reward you deserve, so I won't bother you any longer, Fellow Daoist Xia."
After speaking, he took Su Ruquan, who was standing beside him, and turned to leave.
After finishing his business, Xia Yuhui found a quiet place and continued to meditate. At this time, the trade fair had not yet officially started, and everyone still needed to wait for the person in charge to take the lead.
After a short rest, more and more Foundation Establishment cultivators appeared in the arena. Finally, three Foundation Establishment cultivators stepped forward and said loudly, "Everyone, we have enough people. Let's begin. Please gather around."
Once all the Foundation Establishment cultivators had gathered, one of them said, "Fellow Daoists, it's been a long time. I am Wang Chuxiong from the Wang family of Wanbao County, and the two beside me are Lin Renjie from the Lin family of Wanbao County and Zeng Mutong from the Zeng family. Thank you all for gracing us with your presence! I am not very talented, but I will take the lead today."
After he finished speaking, the two cultivators from the Zeng and Lin families beside him clasped their hands and stepped back.
"Fellow Daoists, the highest bidder wins, and some items must be exchanged for specific spiritual items." After saying this, dozens of spiritual items appeared on the table in front of him, most of which were pills, and all of them were second-tier pills.
The information about this person immediately appeared in Xia Yuhui's mind. Wang Chuxiong is currently in the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment. He is the second person in the Wang family of Wanbao County and a famous alchemist. He has a good reputation in Wanbao County and several surrounding counties and has a wide network of connections. Even Xia Lingshan, the old patriarch of the Xia family, has some relationship with him. And his information was provided by Xia Lingshan.
Clearly, he spearheaded this trade fair and had connections to spread the news.
After learning the man's exact identity, Xia Yuhui examined the items in front of him and found several items that caught his eye. However, knowing that these items must be very expensive, he could not buy them all and could only choose a few.
After the first few people who went up to make purchases came down, Xia Yuhui also stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Wang, I am Xia Yuhui from Jinling County. I have long admired your great name."
"Originally from the Xia family, Daoist Chi Lei, I have long heard of your illustrious reputation. In fact, I have some connection with Xia Lingshan and Daoist Xia. What a pity. Today, Daoist Chi Lei, you may choose freely. I will certainly give you a preferential price."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Daoist Wang."
Xia Yuhui didn't mince words and started selecting items directly. In her heart, she knew perfectly well that although Wang Chuxiong said so, who could know whether his prices would really be lowered?
Before long, Xia Yuhui spent 2,300 spirit stones to purchase a bottle of Meridian Opening Pill for cultivation and a piece of refining material here.
Now that we have reached the foundation-building stage, the price of anything useful to us has increased significantly.
However, Xia Yuhui also felt a sense of goodwill towards the person in front of him at this moment. Since both items were below market price, it was clear that the price had indeed been reduced.
"Thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Wang."
"Fellow Daoist Xia, you don't need to be so polite."
After purchasing the items, Xia Yuhui turned and left.
After several more cultivators went up, Wang Chuxiong collected the items and withdrew with a smile.
The group continued to wait for the next cultivator to arrive. Unless they concealed their cultivation level, there were no late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators among the cultivators present. Therefore, those who went up first must be mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
A moment later, a cultivator in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage stepped forward. However, this person was probably a rogue cultivator, and the items he took out were not particularly impressive. Nevertheless, several other people followed suit.
Xia Yuhui is currently only in the early stage of Foundation Establishment. Others may look down on him, but he regards him as a treasure. Therefore, he immediately went forward and exchanged a few more usable materials.
Immediately afterwards, cultivators came forward one after another. After several people went up, a cultivator wearing a special mask, who was also the only one among the crowd who concealed his identity, stepped forward.
He said in a deep voice, "Please bring out your treasures in exchange."
After he finished speaking, more than a dozen items appeared on the table.
As soon as these items appeared, Xia Yuhui flashed to the front, followed by several other cultivators who appeared on his left and right.
The group exchanged wary glances and began communicating with the stall owner using telepathy, clearly fearing a rival.
Xia Yuhui's target this time was a piece of lightning-struck wood, which, judging by its age, was probably at least seven or eight hundred years old, making it a rare treasure in the cultivation world.
If Xia Yuhui could obtain it, he could refine a lightning-attribute spiritual weapon, at which point his attack methods would be enhanced like never before.
"Fellow Daoist, may I ask how much this lightning-struck wood is for sale?"
"Hehe, fellow Daoist should know the value of this item. This lightning-struck wood can only be exchanged for spiritual items. Of course, if you can offer more than 30,000 spirit stones, it is not impossible to consider. Fellow Daoist should think it over carefully. The people around us also have their eyes on this item."
Xia Yuhui understood that the people around him might not have come for the lightning-struck wood. After all, they were neither lightning spirit roots nor lightning spirit bodies. Although the lightning-struck wood was good, it was of little use to them.
However, he had no choice but to seize this opportunity. The decisive battle in the Northern Frontier was imminent. If he could obtain this opportunity and refine it into a spiritual weapon, his survival rate would be greatly increased.
Thinking of this, he took out a bottle of Yin Water from his storage bag and handed it to the cultivator opposite him.
"Fellow Daoist, what do you think of this item?"
The man took the bottle, opened the stopper, and an extremely cold yin energy immediately emanated from the bottle, causing the surrounding cultivators to change their expressions.
"Fellow Daoist, this is what I obtained after killing a demonic cultivator. I don't have much left, only a few bottles. What do you think?"