Chapter 95

Chapter 93: The Damaged Qiankun Ring

"Not bad at all!" Tuoba Ye exclaimed in admiration.

Lei Ting smiled and said, "Buy whatever you need. I'll look around too."

"Captain, I'll go and browse on my own as well," Qian Yi said.

"Go ahead! If you run out of Essence Pills, remember to find me," Tuoba Ye said with a smile.

He was eager to browse alone, not wanting to reveal his secrets in front of others.

After Qian Yi and Lei Ting left, Tuoba Ye used his divine sense to scan the entire trading market.

He found that there were quite a few good treasures in the market, including several fourth-grade spirit artifacts. However, the price of fourth-grade spirit artifacts was too high, and Tuoba Ye didn't have enough Essence Pills to buy even one.

Tuoba Ye first paid attention to treasures like the Qiankun Ring, followed by offensive spirit artifacts. As for defensive spirit artifacts, he had no plans to buy them for now.

Defensive spirit artifacts were expensive and of little use to Tuoba Ye.

Although he had eighty thousand Essence Pills, if he were to buy treasures, he might spend them all without getting anything valuable.

After scanning the market, Tuoba Ye quickly found his target.

However, he didn't go directly to it. Instead, he walked around, looking at other items as he slowly approached.

He had his eye on a Qiankun Ring. The ring had a very special aura that made him feel a bit uneasy.

This was definitely not an ordinary Qiankun Ring, Tuoba Ye was sure.

Although it looked ordinary, the aura detected by his divine sense was definitely not that of an ordinary Qiankun Ring. At least, the Qiankun Ring he had didn't have such a vast aura.

"Junior Brother, come and take a look. I have many treasures, and there's bound to be something you like."

"Junior Brother, you don't have a suitable spirit artifact yet, right? This treasure sword is quite good. I'll give it to you at a discount."

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Tuoba Ye looked around, just for show.

What he really wanted was the Qiankun Ring. There were a few storage treasures in the market, but he had his eye on that Qiankun Ring.

It didn't take long for him to reach the stall where the Qiankun Ring was.

The Qiankun Ring was simple and unadorned, looking very ordinary, even less eye-catching than Tuoba Ye's own Qiankun Ring.

Moreover, this Qiankun Ring seemed to be somewhat damaged, for some unknown reason.

"Senior Brother, how much do you want for this Qiankun Ring?" Tuoba Ye asked.

He also looked around and saw that nothing else on the stall was useful to him, so he decided to negotiate directly with the stall owner.

The stall owner looked to be in his twenties and was likely an inner sect disciple.

Seeing Tuoba Ye's interest in the Qiankun Ring, he became excited.

This Qiankun Ring was obtained during an adventure with other senior brothers. The internal space was not very large, and it was somewhat damaged, so no one wanted it. They had to put it up for sale to divide the Essence Pills.

He had tried to sell it several times but failed due to its poor appearance.

Now, encountering someone interested in the Qiankun Ring, he was naturally very excited.

He glanced at Tuoba Ye's cultivation level, which was only at the Eighth Rank Xiantian Wushen level, and was somewhat surprised.

Only those with background could come to the trading market; otherwise, they wouldn't even know about it.

He began to consider how much to charge.

It was hard to find someone interested in the Qiankun Ring, and he hoped to sell it for more Essence Pills, but he was also afraid of scaring Tuoba Ye away.

Previously, he had scared away several senior brothers due to high prices.

Similar Qiankun Rings were priced around twenty thousand Essence Pills.

After a moment's thought, the stall owner said, "Junior Brother, you should know that a Qiankun Ring like this is usually priced around twenty thousand Essence Pills. However, this one is somewhat damaged and doesn't look good. The internal space is still very stable. Since you like Qiankun Rings, I'll give you a fair price. Just give me eighteen thousand Essence Pills, and you can take the Qiankun Ring."

Eighteen thousand Essence Pills for a Qiankun Ring was not expensive.

However, Tuoba Ye didn't immediately agree. Saving some Essence Pills would be even better.

He had already seen that the stall owner was eager to sell the Qiankun Ring.

"Senior Brother, I really want the Qiankun Ring, but I'm just an outer sect disciple and don't have that many Essence Pills. Can you lower the price a bit? I'll see if I can gather enough Essence Pills," Tuoba Ye said with a smile.

He only carried ten thousand Essence Pills with him, and the rest were with Lei Ting.

Saying this wouldn't raise the stall owner's suspicions.

"Junior Brother, how many Essence Pills do you have?" the stall owner asked.

"I only brought ten thousand Essence Pills this time, and I don't have any more," Tuoba Ye said, showing his Essence Pills.

The stall owner said, "Ten thousand Essence Pills is too little. I can't sell it to you. This Qiankun Ring isn't mine alone. If the price is too low, I can't explain it to the others in my team."

"Senior Brother, eighteen thousand Essence Pills is too much. Even if I borrow some, I can't afford it. How about this? If you lower the price a bit, I'll try to borrow some Essence Pills," Tuoba Ye said, gritting his teeth.

The stall owner didn't want to miss this opportunity.

After some thought, he said, "Junior Brother, I can see you really want the Qiankun Ring. I'll lower the price by two thousand Essence Pills. How about that?"

"Senior Brother, sixteen thousand Essence Pills is still too much. If it were fifteen thousand, I could try to gather enough," Tuoba Ye said hesitantly.

Seeing Tuoba Ye's sincerity, the stall owner decided, "Alright, I'll sell it to you at a loss. Go and gather the Essence Pills, and I'll keep the Qiankun Ring for you."

Saying this, he put the Qiankun Ring away and stopped selling it.

Tuoba Ye quickly left, found Lei Ting, and got another five thousand Essence Pills.

"Tuoba Ye, did you find a treasure?" Lei Ting asked.

"I found a Qiankun Ring, for fifteen thousand Essence Pills," Tuoba Ye said without hiding it.

Lei Ting was surprised, "What kind of Qiankun Ring is so cheap? Are you being tricked?"

"No, the Qiankun Ring looks a bit damaged, but the internal space is intact," Tuoba Ye said with a smile.

"I still want to check it out for you," Lei Ting said, still not convinced.

Tuoba Ye smiled wryly, "Miss Lei Ting, thank you for your concern, but it's really not necessary. I pretended not to have enough Essence Pills and negotiated for a while to get the price down to fifteen thousand. If you go, it might be exposed."

He had already checked the Qiankun Ring with his divine sense and was sure it was fine.

"Alright, I won't go," Lei Ting thought about her identity and decided not to accompany Tuoba Ye.

Tuoba Ye took the Essence Pills and quickly returned to the stall owner, "Senior Brother, I've gathered the Essence Pills. Let's make the transaction!"

"Here's the Qiankun Ring!" The stall owner was very straightforward and handed the Qiankun Ring to Tuoba Ye.

Tuoba Ye gave the Essence Pills to the stall owner and then left with the Qiankun Ring.

He used his divine sense to scan the Qiankun Ring again. Inside, there was a vast and terrifying energy. The terrifying aura he had felt earlier seemed to come from this energy.

This was the trading market, so Tuoba Ye didn't study it in detail.

He went to Lei Ting and showed her the Qiankun Ring.

"Miss Lei Ting, is the Qiankun Ring okay?"

"It's good, just a bit ugly. You got a good deal," Lei Ting said after a quick look.

Tuoba Ye didn't care about that and immediately refined the Qiankun Ring, absorbing it into his body.

The Qiankun Ring had no mental imprint, so the refinement process was very smooth.

"You have the Qiankun Ring now. Keep the Essence Pills yourself," Lei Ting handed the remaining sixty-five thousand Essence Pills to Tuoba Ye.

Tuoba Ye left five thousand Essence Pills outside and put the rest into the Qiankun Ring.

With this experience, he planned to use the same strategy to buy other treasures he liked.

He had his eye on another treasure, a broken sword. Although the sword was broken, its power was still evident, making it a valuable treasure.

Of course, ordinary people couldn't see the sword's extraordinary qualities, only that it was very sharp.

Tuoba Ye wasn't worried about the broken sword being bought by someone else. He walked around, buying some Essence Pills and Essence Essence Pills for emergencies.

He also bought a few second-grade spirit artifacts and about twenty first-grade spirit artifacts. After some haggling, he spent nearly twenty thousand Essence Pills. He didn't buy too good a spirit artifact, fearing it might bring trouble to the Tuoba family.

After buying these treasures, Tuoba Ye went to the stall where the broken sword was.

This time, Tuoba Ye didn't rush to buy the broken sword. The stall also had three other treasures: an ancient key, a damaged ancient animal skin, and a third-grade spirit artifact sword.

In fact, Tuoba Ye immediately recognized the aura of the ancient animal skin, which was the same as the one he had obtained before. This was definitely a treasure map, but he didn't know how many pieces it was divided into.

After finding one piece, Tuoba Ye was determined to get it. He also planned to get the ancient key, though he didn't know its purpose.

"Senior Brother, how much do you want for this sword?" Tuoba Ye asked.

He didn't directly buy the three treasures he wanted but instead asked about the price of the sword.

"This Wind Spirit Sword is a top-grade third-grade spirit artifact, priced at twelve thousand Essence Pills," the stall owner said.

"Senior Brother, you're right. This Wind Spirit Sword is indeed a top-grade third-grade spirit artifact with a powerful aura. However, wind-type spirit artifacts don't sell well in the Dan Ding Sect. The price is a bit high. If you really want to sell it, you need to offer a discount," Tuoba Ye said with a smile.

"Junior Brother, you have some insight. However, I need Essence Pills to buy a treasure I like, and I'm short by twelve thousand. I won't sell the Wind Spirit Sword for less than twelve thousand Essence Pills," the stall owner said.

Tuoba Ye hesitated, "Senior Brother, how about this? I'll take all four items on your stall for twelve thousand Essence Pills."

"Junior Brother, you're quite shrewd. My treasure map is priceless, and you're only offering twelve thousand Essence Pills. You're too shrewd," the stall owner laughed.

"Treasure map! Is this damaged animal skin a treasure map?" Tuoba Ye was somewhat surprised. "If it's really a treasure map, you wouldn't put it up for sale. Even if it is, it's probably incomplete and useless."

The stall owner's face turned slightly red. He knew the treasure map was incomplete and hard to sell.

However, to get more Essence Pills, he had to persist, "So what if it's damaged? If I take it to a large auction, it will definitely sell for a high price."

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