Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Chapter 864: Chapter 864: Booming Business

Wang Chen was willing to be the sucker, and the tavern assistant naturally had nothing to say, immediately serving a pot of Hundred Flowers Intoxication to the old cultivator outside.

“Many thanks to the Upper Cultivator, thank you so much!”

The old cultivator, holding the pot with both hands, bowed deeply to Wang Chen from afar, his gratitude overflowing beyond words.

After expressing his thanks, he looked around warily and quickly darted into a nearby alley.

Presumably, he feared being robbed and was in search of a safe place to enjoy his drink slowly.

Seeing this, Wang Chen couldn’t help but laugh silently and called the assistant over again: “How much more Hundred Flowers Intoxication does your establishment have? I’ll take it all.”

The taste of this spiritual wine was too good, filled with the fragrance of a hundred flowers, offering endless delight with every careful sip, most suitable for sitting quietly and drinking alone.

Wang Chen also wanted to bring some back for Su Ziling to try, believing that she would definitely like it as well.

“This…”

The tavern assistant was somewhat troubled: “Superior, please wait a moment, let me inquire with the shopkeeper.”

After a short while, the tavern shopkeeper came over personally to apologize: “Superior, I am truly sorry, our stock of Hundred Flowers Intoxication is not much at present, at most I can only offer you three jars, how does that sound?”

One jar equaled ten pots, so three jars were thirty pots.

“Acceptable.”

Wang Chen did not haggle and immediately took out three hundred Middle Spirit Stones and placed them on the table.

Although he had recently spent most of his spirit stones on the Underwater Cave Abode, he wasn’t lacking this amount of spirit stones.

However, these three hundred Middle Spirit Stones placed together shone brightly, causing the other patrons in the tavern to glance over.

The exchange rate of one Middle Spirit Stone on the market was one hundred and twenty Low Spirit Stones, hence three hundred Middle Spirit Stones amounted to thirty-six thousand Low Spirit Stones.

An ordinary Purple Mansion cultivator might not be able to produce that sum all at once!

Several drinking patrons exchanged glances with eyes that shimmered.

“Many thanks to the Upper Cultivator!”

The tavern shopkeeper reached out to collect the spirit stones on the table into his Storage Bag and then placed three jars of Hundred Flowers Intoxication on it.

At the same time, he scanned the surroundings with fierce eyes.

Capable of offering such expensive spiritual wine, this tavern shopkeeper was no ordinary person; his glance served as a warning to those with nefarious intentions not to entertain the thought of targeting his esteemed guest.

Of course, such a warning was limited to inside the tavern; once Wang Chen left, it was certainly beyond his control.

The tavern shopkeeper also specifically reminded Wang Chen, who was preparing to depart: “Be careful on your way.”

In Lingyou City, there were many Loose Cultivators and numerous gangs and factions, with frequent fights and killings, nowhere near as safe as the Immortal City of Thousand Star.

For foreign cultivators unaware of the dangers, it was common to see those who had been secretly attacked ending up dead in ditches or buried in the road.

“Hmm.”

Wang Chen paid it no mind and walked out of the tavern with ease.

He proceeded along the main street.

Soon, several “tails” appeared behind him.

Although their movements were very secretive and they were adept at tracking, thinking they could evade Wang Chen’s divine sense and spiritual awareness was but a fool’s dream.

Wang Chen did not expose them but leisurely strolled through Lingyou City.

He only traversed the main roads and avoided the dark alleys, making the trackers behind him reluctant to act brazenly.

As a result, Wang Chen led them on a wild goose chase, like fish on a hook.

He continued on until he reached a market.

This market was located in the center of Lingyou City and was quite substantial in size. Not only were shops densely arrayed around it, but there was also a dedicated area for Loose Cultivators to set up stalls, bustling with people coming and going—a scene of great prosperity and liveliness.

Cultivators were entering and leaving the market in countless numbers, with most being in the tiers of Qi Cultivation and Purple Mansion. Not a single Golden Core was seen.

But Wang Chen could sense the presence of a Golden Core aura; clearly, there was a True Person stationed here!

This was actually quite normal because setting up a stall here came with a fee, and the booth rental wasn’t cheap. Besides, the items for sale were diverse and some were quite valuable.

If there wasn’t a powerful cultivator overseeing the place, chaos would have ensued long ago!

Interestingly, the booth rental was charged based on different grades, with the cheapest being ten Low Spirit Stones per day, and the most expensive reaching two hundred Low Spirit Stones, with very few left.

Wang Chen arrived late, and the only spots left were the high-priced booths.

He didn’t mind whether it was a loss or not and rented one from the cultivator in charge.

The high price of the booth was justified, first because of its great location, and also it was larger than the average booth. Most importantly, it even came with a small protective array!

This kind of small array was connected to the City Protecting Great Array and could greatly ensure the safety of the stall owner and their goods. Wang Chen had seen this before in Thousand Star Immortal City and hadn’t expected to find one in the mere “Yellow” grade Lingyou City.

But on the flip side, this also indicated that the security here was indeed not very good.

After renting the booth, Wang Chen rummaged through his two Sumeru Rings for a long time before pulling out a massive pile of goods that had been collecting dust at the bottom of his storage.

In fact, he had some hoarder tendencies, liking to accumulate things, stuffing his storage rings with plenty of supplies and daily necessities, along with spoils of war he had hunted or seized in the past.

Because he had too many items, Wang Chen had once cleaned them out. Those that weren’t cleared either were not meant to be sold off cheaply or were hard to sell at the time, and so they had accumulated.

Pills, materials, talismans…

Among them included a batch of Spiritual Artifacts that Wang Chen had refined himself!

He quickly filled his booth to the brim.

Following that, Wang Chen tagged each item with a price, and also put up a “No Bargaining” sign.

This was something he had brought back from an Artifact Shop in Thousand Star Immortal City.

The message was clear: “Take it or leave it.”

Because Wang Chen’s booth was in a good location, with a high volume of foot traffic and the goods on display were of good appearance and quality, it quickly attracted a large number of onlookers.

“Huh? This Flying Sword seems interesting.”

“Superior, can you decrease the price of this item a bit? I’ll take it if you can lower it a bit!”

“Is this Nurturing Origin Pill authentic?”

“Superior, can I trade you my Green-Faced Tiger Claw for your Turtle Shield?”

“This talisman…”

They jabbered away, some picky and critical, some asking for prices and haggling, others hoping to barter goods, and even some trying to make connections!

Wang Chen ignored them all, steadfastly pointing to the “No Bargaining” sign like an unmovable mountain.

Some, seeing they couldn’t get a bargain, cursed and left, while others emptied their Storage Bags or borrowed from friends, scraping together enough Spirit Stones to purchase the items they coveted.

Although the policy of only accepting Spirit Stones and refusing to bargain was infuriating,

the goods Wang Chen laid out were all top quality, and the prices were fair and reasonable. Those in the know and in need would naturally make a wise choice.

As item by item was purchased, those who were waiting to see what would happen could no longer hold back and began to buy as well.

Wait too long, and there might be nothing left!

As a result, within less than the time it takes an incense stick to burn, nearly half of Wang Chen’s goods were sold.

He took in several hundred thousand Spirit Stones!

The booming business made the other stall owners in the vicinity green with envy and resentment.

To be honest, even Wang Chen himself hadn’t expected the items to sell so well; the spending power of the cultivators in Lingyou City was quite impressive.

He couldn’t help but pull out more items from his Sumeru Rings to restock.

Spirit Stones were naturally better in abundance.

For a time, the business was thriving, and time flew by in a blur!

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