Chapter 76

In the bustling market, Su Shier and Jiang Feixue walked side by side, leisurely strolling around.

Along the way, they encountered some peculiar and unusual items, especially books and miscellaneous notes, as well as some special but low-grade elixirs, which Su Shier would exchange without hesitation.

The mysterious alchemy furnace, he couldn't use it for the time being, so for cultivation, he needed high-grade elixirs and above.

However, he wasn't in a hurry to use other elixirs, even if they were dud elixirs, he wouldn't let them go. He was even more willing to exchange them, as the price was almost zero.

Once his cultivation improved and he was out of danger, he could use the mysterious alchemy furnace to refine these into top-grade elixirs. Then, he would be making a fortune!

While strolling, Su Shier also bought a set of high-grade ring-shaped magical artifacts for Jiang Feixue.

High-grade magical artifacts were quite valuable, but compared to top-grade defensive magical artifacts, they were nothing much.

In a blink, several hours had passed.

The two of them had almost toured the entire market. Along the way, Su Shier continuously took out various second-grade spirit plants to trade with different stall owners.

After several hours, the spirit plants he traded away numbered over a thousand, if not two thousand.

Jiang Feixue was greatly shocked. She had thought that the thousand spirit materials from before were the limit. She never expected that Su Shier would have so many resources.

What kind of background does this guy have?

With so many resources, he's almost on par with a small cultivation family!

Arriving at a more secluded spot, Jiang Feixue couldn't help but ask Su Shier, "Brother Zhu, are you sure you're just a wandering cultivator? Even the top disciples of major clans and sects probably aren't as wealthy as you!"

"Ahem, I just got lucky and managed to get these things. That's all. I don't have much left, just a little bit," Su Shier smiled and scratched his head.

"Really?" Jiang Feixue tilted her head, not believing it at all.

"Why would I lie to you!" Su Shier said with a smile, his face unchanged.

It was only in front of Jiang Feixue; if it were anyone else, he wouldn't have exposed so many resources.

"Alright! What do you plan to do next?" Jiang Feixue asked, half-believing and half-doubting, looking at Su Shier.

"Hmm?"

Just as Su Shier was about to speak, he suddenly saw a figure approaching and quickly narrowed his eyes to look at the person.

The person was a thin, old man in his sixties, with a sly look, dirty and disheveled hair, and a somewhat lecherous appearance. He wore wrinkled clothes and had a hunched back. His cultivation was not high, only at the first level of the Qi Condensation stage.

Su Shier thought the old man was just passing by, but as he got closer, he approached with a smile, revealing a mouth full of yellowed old teeth.

"Two fellow cultivators, I have a treasure. Do you want it? I don't ask for much, just twenty spirit plants will do!"

As he spoke, the old man put his hand in his chest.

"Hmm? You've been following us?!" Su Shier narrowed his eyes, his gaze suddenly becoming sharp.

The old man's request for spirit plants clearly indicated that he had been observing them for a long time, and he hadn't noticed at all!

"Don't misunderstand, fellow cultivator. I just happened to see you trading resources. This treasure will definitely be useful to you!" The old man smiled sheepishly and quickly explained.

"Oh? What treasure? Show it to us!" Jiang Feixue's curiosity was piqued, and she quickly spoke up.

Su Shier remained cautious, watching the old man without speaking, waiting for his next move.

The old man, hearing this, quickly took out a wrinkled sheepskin map from his chest, holding it tightly as if it were a precious treasure.

"It's just a tattered sheepskin map. I thought it was something amazing!" Jiang Feixue pouted, immediately losing interest.

"Fellow cultivator, you shouldn't say that. Whether it's a treasure depends on what it records, right?" The old man didn't get angry, chuckling and looking mysterious.

"Oh? What does it record?" Su Shier raised an eyebrow and asked directly.

"It's a treasure map, or rather, a route map. It records the location of a Golden Holy Spirit Spring!" The old man, holding the treasure map, quickly answered.

"What? A Golden Holy Spirit Spring?! Are you sure?"

Su Shier hadn't reacted yet, but Jiang Feixue let out a gasp of surprise.

She immediately turned to Su Shier and quickly explained.

"A Golden Holy Spirit Spring is a spirit water nurtured by heaven and earth. A spring can have at most three cups of water. One cup can significantly boost a cultivator's cultivation. Especially for us Qi Condensation stage cultivators, it's equivalent to sixty years of hard cultivation!"

After speaking, Jiang Feixue stared at the old man with a burning gaze, her excitement almost impossible to hide.

Su Shier was also shocked, his heart pounding.

His spiritual root quality was extremely poor, and hard cultivation wouldn't help him improve his cultivation quickly.

A spirit elixir that could rapidly boost cultivation was extremely tempting to him.

One cup of Golden Holy Spirit Spring could be equivalent to sixty years of hard cultivation?!

If that were true, this would definitely be an invaluable treasure!

Despite his excitement, Su Shier didn't lose his composure, narrowing his eyes and calmly said, "A Golden Holy Spirit Spring is such a valuable treasure. If you have a route map, why don't you go and collect it yourself?"

"Right!" Jiang Feixue also quickly calmed down.

"Alas, to be honest, the location of the Golden Holy Spirit Spring is a hundred miles north of here, in the Yunmeng Marsh. The place is full of dangers and threats. With my current strength, going there would be suicide."

"Instead, I could exchange for a few spirit plants, refine a good batch of elixirs, and strive to improve my cultivation, living a few more years would be enough!"

"But you two are different. You have considerable strength, and you're traveling together, both young. If you get the map, even if you don't go now, you can always go in the future when your cultivation improves."

The old man sighed, first expressing his feelings, then flattering and persuading Su Shier and Jiang Feixue with a very convincing tone.

"It seems... a bit reasonable!"

Jiang Feixue nodded, looking very tempted, and turned to Su Shier for his opinion.

"Not interested, no exchange!" Su Shier's face remained unchanged, like a meditating monk, firmly refusing.

The old man's words were logical and convincing.

But he was cautious, and although he couldn't pinpoint it, he felt something was off.

A treasure to boost cultivation was indeed very tempting, but the old man's background was unknown, and he was afraid of dying without knowing how.

"This..." The old man showed a hesitant expression, not giving up, and after a moment, seemed to make a decision.

"Two fellow cultivators, I have another treasure I obtained by chance. If I combine it with the treasure map, would fifty spirit plants be enough?"

As he spoke, the old man reached into his chest again, fumbling for a long time before reluctantly taking out another item.