Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 71

Chapter 71: Why don’t you just rob me?

“A seed with spiritual energy? Did they not mention what kind of seed it is?”

“Or do they also not know what kind of seed it is?”

This gave Jiang Hao some ideas.

If it was a powerful seed, he would want to try to obtain it.

But it couldn’t be that coincidental.

These items were all plundered from Tianqing Mountain, so there was no chance they were equivalent to the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower.

But even if it wasn’t as good, a golden one would do.

Even a purple one would suffice.

However, he would need to get it appraised first.

If it truly was a seed worth cultivating, then he would try to win the mid-stage Foundation Establishment competition.

It would make him stand out, though.

“How can I avoid drawing too much attention?”

Hesitating, Jiang Hao thought he could put more effort into talismans.

A Ten Thousand Swords Talisman had average power at the Foundation Establishment level, but having Hundred Thousand Swords Talisman would be different.

If he were outmatched, he could use a large number of talismans to win.

Hundred Thousand Swords Talismans were priced the same as Healing Talismans, and the difficulty was similar.

The power probably wasn’t as strong as a late-stage Foundation Establishment, but it could deal some damage to the mid-stage.

He could start making them tonight.

Arriving at the sect’s market, Jiang Hao began to set up his stall.

But he noticed there were few people around.

It was empty.

Few people were browsing, and even fewer were buying.

“Junior Brother Jiang, long time no see,” Leng Tian greeted as she approached.

“Senior Sister Leng,” Jiang Hao replied politely.

He observed that Senior Sister Leng had reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Her cultivation was not yet stable, likely a recent breakthrough.

“Healing Talismans? You can make such talismans now?” Leng Tian looked at Jiang Hao’s stall in surprise.

“How much for one?”

“The normal price is thirty spirit stones,” Jiang Hao answered.

“I’ll take all five, and do you have Hundred Thousand Swords Talismans?”

Leng Tian took the talismans and handed over the spirit stones, seemingly afraid Jiang Hao would change his mind.

One hundred and fifty spirit stones in hand, minus the forty for costs, netting a profit of one hundred and ten.

These talismans really sell well.

“I don’t have Hundred Thousand Swords Talismans yet,” Jiang Hao said as he took the spirit stones.

For now, he didn’t plan to sell them; he wanted to keep them for later use.

“By the way, Senior Sister, do you know why there are so few people here?” Jiang Hao asked for advice.

“It’s because the sect has opened a temporary market below. Didn’t you know, Junior Brother?” Leng Tian kindly explained.

“Didn’t we attack Tianqing Mountain? We plundered so much that it was difficult for our sect to absorb it all. So, we invited other sects, known as Demon Sects, to trade. It allows us to quickly process these gains.”

Jiang Hao nodded, understanding.

“Junior Brother can go take a look. There are many good items below, and perhaps you’ll find what you’re looking for. Moreover, the selling price will be a bit lower than usual,” Fairy Leng Tian reminded.

Jiang Hao nodded his thanks; he indeed planned to go take a look.

Today, he needed to buy tea first, as no one knew when that woman would appear.

It was better to be prepared for any situation.

“I heard that Junior Brother’s achievements ranked in the top ten this time. As long as you don’t perform too poorly in the competition, you can choose something from the top five. There are also additional rewards, such as the extremely valuable Heaven Replenishing Pill, which can be used to break through the bottleneck of Foundation Establishment and advance to Golden Core.” Leng Tian made sure no one was around before mentioning this.

“Extremely valuable?” Jiang Hao hesitated but still asked a somewhat tacky question.

“How much is it worth, roughly?”

Leng Tian looked puzzled but still thoughtfully replied,

“Actually, ‘extremely valuable’ is relative to certain people. To someone at the Golden Core stage, this pill isn’t very useful. But for those at the peak of Foundation Establishment, especially the wealthy ones, it’s worth quite a lot. To put it simply, some have sold this pill for three thousand spirit stones, while others have sold it for ten thousand.”

Ten thousand?

Indeed, it was extremely valuable.

After parting with Leng Tian, Jiang Hao went to Xuelian Pavilion to buy tea.

The first tea he inquired about was Azure Red Sky.

The guiding fairy smiled and said, “Ten thousand spirit stones per mace.”

Ten thousand?

Why don’t you just rob me?

Even the usually calm Jiang Hao couldn’t help but feel agitated.

One mace is only five grams, barely enough for a single brew.

“What about September Spring?” Jiang Hao asked next.

The guiding fairy didn’t speak but simply held up two fingers.

Jiang Hao didn’t ask further and instead asked for one hundred spirit stones per maces tea.

All of these were spiritual teas, and buying one hundred was already extravagantly luxurious.

In the end, Jiang Hao bought five maces of Red Sleeve Fragrance, costing him five hundred spirit stones.

Now he had only a little over eighteen hundred spirit stones left.

He then spent over two hundred spirit stones on six bundles of talisman-making materials.

He could roughly make sixty attempts, and with a fifty percent success rate, he would have thirty talismans.

This left him with only sixteen hundred spirit stones.

Spirit stones really don’t last long when you’re spending, and he hadn’t even bought any magical treasures yet.

Returning to his residence, Jiang Hao began to study the Hundred Thousand Swords Talisman.

Six days passed in a flash, during which he only went to the Spiritual Medicine Garden and collected a bunch of white and green bubbles.

Blue ones were few and far between.

However, there was steady progress, and he had something to look forward to.

In these six days, he made thirty talismans.

The success rate wasn’t very high, possibly because his mind wasn’t calm enough, as making them every day affected his mental state.

He made ten Healing Talismans and twenty Hundred Thousand Swords Talismans.

After some hesitation, he decided to sell only five Healing Talismans and keep the rest.

Too many would attract unwanted attention.

It wasn’t easy for someone at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment to make these talismans.

After finishing up at the Spiritual Medicine Garden, Jiang Hao let the rabbit watch over things while he went to the market under the Tianyin Sect.

“Master, my collar isn’t sturdy enough, could you get me a stronger one? Mention my name and it’ll be cheaper; people on the road all give Lord Rabbit some face,” the rabbit said, pointing to its collar before Jiang Hao left.

It was about to advance and wanted a better collar.

Jiang Hao ignored it and went to the market to inquire about the selling price of Healing Talismans.

They were selling for fifty spirit stones each.

“…”

Senior Sister Leng had snatched a bargain.