Chapter 163: Big Price

After Li Yuanqing discovered this array formation, he got Hu Jiujiu to send people to search the inner city of Ping City.

As expected, there were many such places underground among the forces of the demons. These arrays were all connected to some small worlds. And those small worlds were where they stored treasures or cultivated herbs.

Hu Jiujiu took all these places under the care of City Lord Manor. As a result, the inventory of the City Lord Manor was greatly expanded.

Although many other humans also had some complaints, most of them were very supportive of this matter. In any case, these things used to belong to the demons, and they would not be able to obtain any benefits.

Currently, the entire development of Ping City is very good. Human cultivators had already completely gained the upper hand. The demons had already been reduced to some small forces that could only unite.

Their past glory could no longer be restored. In addition, a large number of goods surged out from the outside and inside of Ping City so their exchanges became more frequent and the entire trade became more stable.

Their market was also getting bigger and bigger.

The things from other cities or mined from small worlds were all sold in the market. For a time, the prosperous scene in Ping City also promoted the breakthrough of many cultivators.

In the past, these people had spent a lot of effort to find some medicinal herbs that were very important to them. However, they could not find them even after exhausting their entire lives. But with the prosperity of the market, any strange thing could appear. Many people took advantage of this opportunity to obtain their opportunities.

Among these forces, Ye Qiluo was the one who developed the fastest. She really had an extraordinary business mind. No matter what she did, she could always do it well. Whether it was doing business in the market or renting a large number of places in the inner city for trade, she managed them very well.

Their Treasure Pavilion had already become the largest business organization in Ping City.

Regarding this matter, Li Yuanqing did not suppress them too much. As long as they cooperated well, there was no problem. Moreover, Li Yuanqing could also obtain many benefits from them.

The Treasure Pavilion indeed had its own abilities. It could find many strange things, allowing Li Yuanqing to linger around.

Li Yuanqing took a lot of good stuff from there. When he was bored, he would go and sell some things. Then, he would buy some rare items from there and move them into his domain. As it developed during this period of time, his domain gradually took on the appearance of a small world. The scale of his entire domain also became clearer.

“Young Master Li, this Jade Spring Stream is one of the treasures of our shop. It’s very expensive. I don’t think it’s of any use to you. Why do you want it?”

The appraiser looked at Li Yuanqing in confusion.

This Jade Spring Stream was used to build some decorative items for small worlds. It did not have much cultivation value in itself. They had originally placed it here as decoration, showing the magnificence of the Treasure Pavilion and its strength.

However, Li Yuanqing took a fancy to this thing and wanted to buy it back.

This old man actually did not want to sell it. Although the price was also marked, the boss had no intention of selling it. It was just there. If he really sold it, the boss would probably not be happy, even though he was selling it to Li Yuanqing.

Of course, he knew that Li Yuanqing had a special relationship with his boss. However, he did not have much authority over this thing, so he wanted to try his best to dissuade Li Yuanqing.

He had already said so, but Li Yuanqing did not seem to hesitate at all. He still said firmly, “Didn’t you mark the price? That thing looks pretty good to me. I want to bring it back as decoration. Just tell me if you want to sell it or not.”

This put the old man in a difficult position.

Li Yuanqing could be said to be one of the biggest customers of the Treasure Pavilion. In the past, he didn’t know why his boss was willing to specially open the Sky Room No. 2 to this guy. But later on, he understood.

Li Yuanqing was not someone to be trifled with. He could take out some terrifying things at any time. No one dared to sell those things outside.

Furthermore, he spent a lot of money and often bought many good things from them. He did not know what Li Yuanqing did when he brought them back as the things he bought were all very strange.

Ordinary people definitely did not need it, but this person clearly could not be deduced according to the logic of ordinary people.

“Of course we can sell it,” the appraiser said. “However, Young Master, are you really willing to spend ten thousand spirit stones to buy this Jade Spring Stream?”

“Hurry up, my spirit stones are ready.”

“Alright then. I wonder how you plan to transport it back, Young Master. It might take some time for us to transport it. I wonder if you can wait for a few days?”

“No need to wait. I’ll do it myself. All you have to do is take me there.”

“Do it yourself?”

“Old Zhao, why are you so wishy-washy today? Hurry up. You used to be very good at doing business.” Li Yuanqing urged angrily.

Old Zhao gritted his teeth. “Alright, if it were someone else, I definitely wouldn’t be able to make this decision. However, since it’s Young Master Zhao, I’ll grit my teeth and make the decision today. If the boss pursues this matter, I’ll accept it.”

“Alright, cut the crap. Hurry up and keep the spirit stones.”

Li Yuanqing threw a bag of mid-grade spirit stones on the table and strode out to wait outside.

Although this spring was not worth much, it was still very good for decoration in the domain. Li Yuanqing had been thinking of expanding his domain recently to make it richer. A small valley was being built. It would be wonderful if there was a winding spring in the valley.

Li Yuanqing had taken a fancy to this Jade Spring Stream at a glance. When he came here in the past, he did not notice this thing. However, when he had an idea and saw it, he took a fancy to it.

Old Zhao carefully prepared the procedures and brought Li Yuanqing downstairs.

This Jade Spring Stream was on the top floor of their new attic. It was very ostentatious to place it here so that everyone could see it more clearly.

Old Zhao sighed and turned to look at Li Yuanqing. “Young Master Li, to be honest, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have dared to make this decision.”

“Old Zhao, stop dawdling. You weren’t like this in the past.”

“Alright then.”

The people below passed by and were puzzled when they saw the two people standing on the top floor. What were the two of them doing there?

“Isn’t that Old Zhao, the top appraiser of the Treasure Pavilion? Why is there a young man standing beside him? Could he be a new apprentice?”

“What are they doing there? Why are they pointing at the Jade Spring Stream?”

“Don’t tell me he sold this thing?”

“How is that possible? Who would be willing to spend ten thousand spirit stones on such a useless thing?”

“That’s right. This thing can’t help with cultivation. It’s just left here to be admired. Why is there a fool who bought it back?”

As they spoke, the gurgling sound of water suddenly disappeared. The spring water that was flowing down from the pavilion also stopped.

Old Zhao stared blankly at Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing had just waved his hand and sucked the Jade Spring Stream in. This thing was a real spring. Where did he put it? Was there such a storage bag in this world? But that was impossible. If it was a small world, there should be a teleportation array. However, Li Yuanqing had put it away without doing anything.

“Young Master Li, you…”

“Old Zhao, I really need these things recently. If you see anything suitable in the future, you must keep them for me. Don’t sell them.”

“Alright… alright then…” Old Zhao’s voice was trembling as he spoke. This Li Yuanqing was really unfathomable. How many things were he hiding?

After Li Yuanqing left the Treasure Pavilion, he returned to his small courtyard. He had gained a lot recently. The things he had found in those small worlds and the treasures he had plundered were all piled up in his domain. From the looks of it, his domain was a small world.

In the past, there were only those two mountains. Now, the other empty places were even more complicated. There were valleys, cliffs, and dense forests. He had planted a large variety of flowers and plants here.

The flying ants lay on the flower and basked in the sun lazily.

The Man-eating Vine climbed on a thick tree and stretched her body. As the Man-eating Vine’s strength increased, her entire body became even larger. If she were to fully stretch out now, her tentacles could even spread to every corner of Ping City.

Li Yuanqing left in satisfaction. The modification plan in the domain was going very smoothly.

“Brother Li, you’re finally back.” Seeing Li Yuanqing walk out of the room, Qiu Muyun hurriedly welcomed him. “Help me try this thing of mine. I feel that it’s done quite well, but I feel that something is wrong.”

Qiu Muyun liked to fight very much. He had a unique talent in refining weapons. Seeing that he had this talent, Li Yuanqing gave him guidance and even gave him a book on weapon refinement, making him feel like he had obtained a treasure.

Recently, Qiu Muyun has been busy indulging in this book every day. He bought some inferior Dharma artifacts that could be upgraded after his refinement. These artifacts would obtain some unique effects or have more durability. Now that he had made some progress, he believed that it wouldn’t be long before he could rely on this ability to earn a lot of spirit stones.

What he had today was a black rope.

Li Yuanqing had casually thrown this rope to him two days ago. He said that it was useless and that he could play with it as he pleased.

Li Yuanqing had no use for these low-level demon artifacts. He gave them to him as he was interested in them.

Qiu Muyun was extremely grateful for this. As he studied the Sword Dao, he studied the Dao of Weapon Refinement. According to him, he felt that the Dao of Weapon Refinement was very similar to the Sword Dao.

“Brother Li, this rope was originally a low-grade Dharma artifact. It has some special effects. After being tied up, it can seal a certain amount of spiritual power, but the effect is not especially obvious. After my refinement, the effect of sealing spiritual power has become even stronger. Try and see if this can seal your spiritual power.”

Qiu Muyun carefully reminded Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing nodded casually.

“Brother Li, you have to be careful. This thing is very domineering. You can’t be careless.”

“Don’t worry. Bring it on. I’m watching.”

Qiu Muyun took a deep breath and slowly injected his spiritual power into the rope. The rope slowly twisted like a small snake and danced on Qiu Muyun’s hand. After twisting a few times, the little snake suddenly stood up. A small part of the head of the rope protruded out like a snake’s head. The little tongue swayed slightly in Li Yuanqing’s direction. Then, its waist suddenly shot out and it rushed towards Li Yuanqing with a whoosh.

“Brother Li, be careful!”

With Qiu Muyun’s voice, the rope had already arrived in front of Li Yuanqing. The rope seemed to have a life of its own as it pounced towards Li Yuanqing’s face.

Qiu Muyun felt that something was wrong and was about to step forward to stop it. However, before he could react, the rope wrapped around Li Yuanqing’s body like before.

Li Yuanqing moved his arm gently and nodded. “The effect of sealing spiritual power is indeed much stronger than before. It seems that Brother Qiu’s path of weapon refinement has improved greatly recently.”

“This is all thanks to Brother Li’s Encyclopedia of Weapon Refinement. It really enlightened me.” Qiu Muyun jogged all the way to Li Yuanqing. “Brother Li, did you feel that for a moment, this thing seemed to want to attack you?”

“Usually, the Dharma artifact of the demon race will have some of the master’s will left behind. Unless one completely refines it and merges it into their own body would they be able to completely remove this demonic qi. Otherwise, it will be very easy for them to suffer a backlash when they use it.”

“I see!” Qiu Muyun patted his arm. Only then did he understand why he felt like he had lost control for a period of time. “It’s all my fault for being ignorant. I almost harmed you, Brother Li.”

“It’s alright. I heard that the Treasure Pavilion has offered you generous treatment?”

Qiu Muyun scratched his head in embarrassment and said, “Actually, it’s alright. They’re the only ones who provide positions for blacksmiths now. There aren’t any other places, so I went to ask them. They’re quite generous.”

“The Treasure Pavilion is a pretty good place. You can go there.”

Qiu Muyun looked at Li Yuanqing indignantly and said, “Brother Li, are you really not going to let me help you?”

“I just need to buy some things in this small shop. I don’t plan to do much.”

Qiu Muyun was a promising talent. Li Yuanqing still wanted him to make a name for himself outside and not live in his shadow.

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