Chapter 78

Could it be that the woman, who appeared young, was actually a hundred-year-old old woman!

Liu Ming shook his head in his heart and put this thought aside. Under the old man's accompaniment, he entered a second-floor room elegantly decorated. Immediately, a beautiful woman came forward and served a cup of fragrant tea.

After a short while, the old man left the room to find the owner he had mentioned. Soon, the sound of footsteps came from outside, and a middle-aged woman in a purple long dress was led in by the old man.

The woman's face seemed ordinary, but after a few more glances, she gave off an extraordinary and dignified aura.

The old man then introduced them:

"Daoist friend, this is the owner of our shop, Lady Yu. This daoist friend is the owner of the demon bones I mentioned earlier."

"Lady Yu," Liu Ming stood up and gave a slight bow.

"Daoist friend, there's no need for such formality. I am just a Spirit Apprentice. Could you please take out those spirit bones for me to examine?" Lady Yu returned the bow and said with a smile.

"Of course, there's no problem with that."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ming immediately took out the wooden box from his sleeve and placed it on the table.

Lady Yu stepped forward, opened the lid, and used her slender fingers to pick up a piece of white bone residue for inspection.

The woman was extremely cautious, her expression focused, as if she were holding a rare treasure rather than an unremarkable piece of bone residue.

After a while, the woman raised her hand and pulled out a wooden hairpin from her bun, gently touching the tip to the bone residue in her hand.

An incredible thing happened.

The originally light yellow wooden hairpin suddenly changed color, turning deep blue.

"Indeed, these are the bones of a late-stage Condensation Liquid demon beast. Although there are fewer, they are enough to勉强炼制一件小型灵器." The woman finally showed a hint of joy and said.

"灵器!" Liu Ming's heart stirred upon hearing this.

"没错，灵器之所以稀少，固然因为不易炼制，成功率太低，但更多的是因为灵器材料过于稀少。道友这些凝液后期大成妖兽的妖骨，恰好是最适合炼制灵器的主要材料之一。当然，在炼制过程中，肯定还要加入其他辅助材料，这些材料也非常珍贵。" 妇人有些不舍地将手中的骨渣放回盒中，解释道。

"原来如此。" Liu Ming felt a bit enlightened by these words and developed a good impression of Lady Yu.

Without mentioning other things, just by not concealing the purpose of these demon bones and frankly explaining their rarity, it was clear that the Bai Zhen Shop's good reputation was not exaggerated.

"Lao Wang told me that you brought these things not to sell them directly, but to discuss other business with our shop. Is that correct?" Lady Yu asked again.

"Liu Mou indeed has such intentions. However, before that, I would like to ask how many spirit stones your shop would be willing to offer for this box of demon bones if sold directly." Liu Ming's eyes flickered, and he slowly asked.

"The price of a common spirit weapon is generally between several tens of thousands to one hundred thousand spirit stones. However, considering that if the refining fails, the materials will lose their spiritual properties and cannot be used again, and we also need to deduct the fees for hiring high-level alchemists and other auxiliary materials, our shop usually offers around five thousand spirit stones for the main materials. However, considering that these demon bones are from a late-stage Condensation Liquid demon beast, there is a certain chance of refining a high-level or supreme weapon, so our shop can offer an additional two thousand, totaling seven thousand spirit stones for this box of demon bones. What do you think of this price?" Lady Yu thought for a moment and said seriously.

"Seven thousand spirit stones, indeed, is a relatively reasonable price." Liu Ming nodded, but his hand, hidden in his sleeve, involuntarily touched another small wooden box the size of a finger, his face showing a thoughtful expression.

Seeing this, Lady Yu, though a bit puzzled in her heart, still smiled and did not urge him.

"I plan to exchange most of this box for some magic power-increasing pills. The names and quantities are listed here. As for the remaining spirit stones, I also plan to purchase some talismans and some medicinal herbs for alchemy." After some consideration, Liu Ming finally did not take out the small wooden box from his sleeve but instead took out a piece of paper and handed it over.

These were things he had already written down.

"Low-quality pills, of course, the quantity is not a problem. As for the alchemy materials and talismans, I will have someone bring the catalog and prices, and you can choose freely." Lady Yu glanced at the list and immediately agreed.

Then, the woman gave an order, and the old man immediately took the list and left the room.

A moment later, the beautiful serving girl who had served the tea came in, holding a thick catalog.

"Please take a good look. Most of the items our shop sells are listed here. There might be other things you are interested in. By the way, I still don't know your name. Could you please tell me?" Lady Yu took the catalog and handed it over, asking kindly.

"My surname is Liu, but I cannot reveal my full name." Liu Ming took the catalog and said calmly.

"So, you are Daoist Liu." Lady Yu smiled slightly, seemingly not at all bothered by Liu Ming not revealing his full name.

Liu Ming quickly flipped through the catalog and memorized the items he was interested in.

After a while, Lao Wang came back in, holding several porcelain bottles of various sizes, and placed them on the table next to Liu Ming.

Seeing this, Liu Ming put down the catalog and began to inspect the bottles one by one.

After a moment, he nodded in satisfaction and said to the old man:

"Besides these pills, I also need five pounds of Lu Xiang grass, three pounds of red-scaled flowers, half a pound of ox bile powder, three large bottles of sweet dew liquid, and one bottle of red essence... As for the talismans, I need two divine travel talismans, two spirit shield talismans, and three rejuvenation talismans... That's all. As for the remaining several hundred spirit stones, please give them to me directly." Liu Ming quickly listed some alchemy materials and talismans.

After hearing this, Lao Wang glanced at Lady Yu, the owner.

Lady Yu smiled and nodded.

Thus, Lao Wang agreed and left the room again.

"Daoist Liu, since you have purchased so many items, it might be difficult to carry them all. Have you considered buying a storage talisman?" Lady Yu thought for a moment and suddenly said to Liu Ming.

"Storage talismans can only be used after becoming a Spirit Master, and using such a talisman for these items would be a waste." Liu Ming was slightly taken aback and replied.

"Ordinary storage talismans indeed cannot be used. However, our shop recently obtained a few semi-failed storage talismans. Although they can only be used once and have limited capacity, they cannot reduce the weight of the items, but with your mid-stage Spirit Apprentice cultivation, you can勉强use them." Lady Yu said with a light laugh.

Liu Ming's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

...

Half an hour later, when Liu Ming walked out of the Bai Zhen Shop again, his hands were still empty.

This time, he did not return to the inn where he was staying but went directly to the most famous alchemy shop in the market, staying there for two hours before coming out with a smile.

At this time, most of the spirit stones he had and the small wooden box in his sleeve had disappeared.

Then, Liu Ming returned directly to the inn where he had stayed the previous night and did not leave again.

When the three days were up, his figure appeared outside the valley and ran to the agreed location several miles away.

There, most of the disciples of the Man Ghost Sect were already waiting.

Many were excitedly discussing their experiences and gains in the market, but there were no signs of Lei Zhen and Ouyang Fei.

After waiting for a while, someone else came from a distance.

Liu Ming glanced indifferently and found that it was not his senior sister Qian and the others, but a very voluptuous and alluring young woman, who was holding the hand of a skinny boy who looked to be about seven or eight years old.

The woman was dressed in a light pink robe, her figure curvaceous, and every movement she made exuded a captivating charm, making many of the male disciples of the Man Ghost Sect stare with wide eyes.

Seeing so many people ahead, the woman seemed slightly surprised and immediately led the boy in another direction.

But after walking about ten paces, the boy suddenly burst into tears for some unknown reason.

The young woman immediately bent down to comfort him, but the boy paid no attention, and the woman seemed very anxious, striking the boy twice.

The boy cried even harder.

At this moment, Qian's senior sister and the green-robed girl slowly walked out from the direction of the valley.

"Junior Brother Lei and Junior Sister Ouyang encountered Senior Uncle Zhang and had a stroke of luck, so they will stay here for a while and not return with us." Qian's senior sister glanced at the young woman and the boy, her eyes flashing with a strange light, and said calmly.

The other disciples looked at each other in surprise upon hearing this.

At this moment, Qian's senior sister ordered the green-robed girl to take out a scroll and cast a spell again.

After a short while, when the pale yellow giant boat condensed in the air, the disciples of the Man Ghost Sect naturally flew up onto it.

With a loud boom, a light barrier appeared, and the mist boat carried everyone toward the direction of the Man Ghost Sect.

At this moment, the boy, who had been crying, suddenly stopped and lifted his head to coldly glance at the distant mist boat.

"Indeed, they are just a bunch of Spirit Apprentices, not even a single Spirit Master. It seems we can do a big business." The young woman in the pink robe, seeing this, did not find it strange at all but giggled and said in a seductive manner.

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