Chapter 10: Chapter 10

On Wanxian Island, the abnormal fluctuation of the price of Lingwu Grass had already caused a stir.

  Li Fan asked around a little and understood the cause of the matter.

  As expected, someone had set up a trap and harvested the cultivators who wanted to profit from the situation, such as He Zhenghao.

  The island where Lingwu Grass was planted was destroyed for real, so after the news was confirmed, many people decisively entered the market, wanting to make a fortune.

  But what they didn't know was that Wanxian Alliance had recently discovered a cave world that had been sealed for a thousand years.

  It was said that there was abundant wood attribute spiritual energy inside, and it was full of various rare spiritual plants.

  Lingwu Grass was even more abundant.

  One step down could kill several plants.

  Previously, only the high-levels of Wanxian Alliance knew about this matter.

  And it was not until the people in the market killed each other for Lingwu Grass that they suddenly released the news.

  No wonder the price of Lingwu Grass suddenly dropped by a thousand feet.

  "It seems that Fellow Daoist He can't break even." Li Fan said with a smile of regret.

  "But this big shot is not very kind."

  Li Fan looked at the transaction records in the Tianxuan Mirror.

  Qingmu Huasheng True Monarch.

  It was this person who first raised the price of Lingwu Grass. And then, when both sides were fighting, he gave the final fatal blow and smashed the price of Lingwu Grass down.

  He was obviously an insider who knew the news beforehand.

  Li Fan secretly complained in his heart.

  But with Nascent Soul True Monarch making a move, those who suffered losses probably didn't have the guts to trouble him.

  They could only swallow their blood and teeth and admit their bad luck.

  Li Fan even maliciously speculated that the island where Lingwu Grass was planted might have been secretly destroyed by this Nascent Soul True Monarch.

  "The market is really treacherous." Li Fan shook his head.

  Just as Li Fan was gloating over the misfortune, He Zhenghao's message came.

  "Fellow Daoist, I have sold all the materials I took to leave the realm this time." As if he had been emptied, He Zhenghao's voice became weak.

  "I got a total of 2342 contribution points. According to what we agreed beforehand, you and I each get half."

  Although He Zhenghao suffered a heavy loss in this investment action, he did not embezzle Li Fan's deserved reward.

  After receiving He Zhenghao's 1171 contribution points, plus the remaining 125 points before, Li Fan's current contribution points reached 1296 points, barely enough for a while.

  After thinking about it, Li Fan did not choose to close up immediately, but searched for some information about Jiao Xiuyuan.

  He had heard before that this person could get a lot of Concealing Talismans from Wanxian Alliance's Talisman Hall, which seemed to have some connections. He might as well buy some talismans along the way and see if he could get some information about Sikong Yi from him.

Wanxian Island was roughly divided into three parts from inside to outside.

The core area in the innermost part was where Wanxian Alliance's official buildings were located.

Such as the Council Hall, Martial Hall, Medicine Hall, Talisman Hall and so on.

The middle area was a series of opened caves. If you had enough contribution points, you could buy one here.

You don't have to live in the narrow space allocated by Tianxuan Mirror anymore.

The caves were fully equipped with everything you needed. What you could do in Tianxuan Mirror space, you could do in the caves too.

And the outermost part was a mixture of commercial and residential areas.

The Transmission Square and Tianxuan Mirror were also located here at the junction of the central cave area.

The residences here could only provide the most basic function of settling down. There was no spiritual energy amplification and no connection to Tianxuan Mirror. If you wanted to cultivate, you still had to go back to Tianxuan Mirror space.

As for the commercial area, it was some shops that were independent of Tianxuan Mirror's trading system and run by various cultivators themselves.

The prices of the goods in these shops were often lower than those in Tianxuan Mirror, but the quality was not guaranteed either.   

Jiao Xiuyuan opened a shop here.

According to the information he searched in Tianxuan Mirror, Li Fan came to the corresponding location.

Qianli Hall.

He looked up at the crooked plaque and walked in.

The shop was not big, and the floor was full of clutter. A man's voice came faintly.

"I'm telling you, these ten Concealing Talismans must be traded at the price we agreed on before. I don't care how much the price has fallen now..."

"What? You cancel the deal? You don't even want the deposit!"

Bang!

"Damn! Another one! Do you think I, Jiao Xiuyuan, am easy to bully!" A man with a stubbly face and dark skin slammed the table and roared angrily.

But soon, he wilted and muttered softly: "It's over, it's over. I, Jiao Xiuyuan, never do a losing business, but I didn't expect to smash such a large batch of Concealing Talismans in my hands..."

It was then that he noticed that there was a customer in the shop.

But he couldn't see his face clearly, obviously using a Concealing Talisman.

He had seen a lot of people like this, and Jiao Xiuyuan didn't care.

"What do you want? Formation talismans, magical tools, pills, everything you need, large quantities are preferred!" He lazily greeted.

"How much are the Concealing Talismans?" The other party asked.

Jiao Xiuyuan's eyes lit up and he became energetic.

"10 contribution points each. How many do you want? If you buy more than ten, I'll give you a 20% discount. If you buy more than a hundred, I'll give you a 50% discount!"

Li Fan smiled: "I don't need that many for nothing, five or six are enough."

He paused and said again: "And your price is wrong too. I bought one in Tianxuan Mirror before. The Concealing Talismans that can shield the detection of Golden Core cultivators are only 20 points now. You are selling these defective products so expensive?"

Jiao Xiuyuan's face twitched and he quickly changed his tone: "8 points each, can't go any lower. You have to know that refining talismans also costs money!"

"OK, give me six." Li Fan didn't bargain any more.

Afraid that Li Fan would change his mind, Jiao Xiuyuan quickly took out six Concealing Talismans.

"How do you trade?"

Tianxuan Mirror doesn't support anonymous transactions. If you directly trade contribution points between the two parties, you will expose your identity.

But Li Fan had already prepared beforehand.

"Spirit stones." He took out five medium-grade spirit stones from his storage ring and handed them over.

Standard spirit stones were made by Wanxian Alliance and Five Elders Association together. They had different grades and were equivalent to the legal currency of the cultivation world. They had unique anti-counterfeiting seals.

The exchange ratio between top-grade, high-grade, medium-grade, and low-grade spirit stones was 10:1.

In Wanxian Alliance, one low-grade spirit stone could be exchanged for one contribution point in Tianxuan Mirror.

At this time, Li Fan handed out five medium-grade spirit stones, which was equivalent to 50 contribution points.

"Don't bother to give me the change."

Li Fan put away the Concealing Talismans and casually asked: "Do you accept the business of inquiring about cultivators' information?"

Jiao Xiuyuan was alert as soon as he heard this.

He looked at Li Fan and thought for a long time before biting his teeth: "Yes, why not. I'm losing money on my business, if I don't take some side jobs, I can't survive!"

"What's the name and cultivation level?" Jiao Xiuyuan asked in a low voice.

"Sikong Yi, Qi Refining Middle Stage."