Chapter 60

"Come in."

A hoarse voice came from inside.

The gate opened, but strangely, it was pitch black inside, and nothing could be seen.

Jiang Ping'an walked in, passed through the darkness, and entered a relatively spacious room.

Inside the room, there was only one table, two chairs, and an old man.

The old man had white hair, but his skin was still taut, and his face showed no expression. He was wearing a black robe with the inscription "Prosperous Wealth" and was sitting behind the table.

Behind the old man was a door, but it was unclear where it led.

Jiang Ping'an walked over and sat down, without any small talk, he placed a storage bag on the table.

"There are a hundred Foundation Establishment Pills inside. Can I exchange them for a hundred Blood Demon Pills and a hundred Essence Cultivation Pills?"

Upon hearing about a hundred Foundation Establishment Pills, a clear look of surprise appeared on the old man's calm face.

This kind of pill was in high demand and would be snatched up as soon as it appeared on the market.

A hundred Foundation Establishment Pills were worth a million spirit stones.

Where did this young man get so many Foundation Establishment Pills?

This level of consumption should be directed to the fourth door, right?

The old man had seen many grand scenes and was only slightly surprised.

He took the storage bag and began to inspect the Foundation Establishment Pills inside.

After half a cup of tea, the old man nodded. "The quality of the Foundation Establishment Pills is good. They can be exchanged."

Jiang Ping'an continued, "Can you introduce me to talismans and magical treasures that can kill or defend against Core Formation experts?"

The more powerful experts he encountered, the more uneasy Jiang Ping'an felt. With valuable treasures on his person, he was even more anxious, fearing that something might happen.

So he needed magical treasures and talismans to arm himself.

The old man raised his eyes and said indifferently, "It depends on what level you want."

"A talisman that can kill a late-stage Core Formation warrior costs at least half a million spirit stones."

"A magical treasure that can kill a late-stage Core Formation warrior starts at a million spirit stones."

Jiang Ping'an's expression changed slightly.

So expensive. Should he sell a talent-improving Seven-Colored Pill instead?

No, his cultivation level was still low, and such a pill was extremely valuable and could easily attract trouble.

The old man noticed Jiang Ping'an's expression and thought to himself: It seems this young man doesn't have that many spirit stones.

Indeed, the other party was young, and his cultivation shouldn't be very high. Being able to produce a hundred Foundation Establishment Pills was already impressive, comparable to a wealthy Core Formation cultivator.

"Our shop also offers the service of hiring Core Formation experts for protection, which costs only 400,000 spirit stones per year, more cost-effective than buying talismans," the old man introduced.

Jiang Ping'an was somewhat surprised. Was hiring a Core Formation expert so cheap?

No, it wasn't cheap; it was just that his resources were abundant.

Ordinary cultivators were still very resource-poor.

Talismans were expensive because to create a talisman that could kill a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, at least an Elder of the Soul Formation realm would need to be involved.

Additionally, the materials for making talismans were expensive and difficult to produce, hence the high price.

Apart from the descendants of major families who would buy such high-level talismans for self-defense, ordinary people wouldn't buy them because it was not cost-effective.

For 10,000 spirit stones, a Core Formation cultivator could be hired to kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and for several hundred thousand spirit stones, a Core Formation cultivator could be hired for a year. This was a normal price.

However, due to his upbringing, Jiang Ping'an did not trust strangers.

He decided to buy the talismans.

He took out another storage bag, "This contains a hundred Realm-Breaking Pills. I want to exchange them for a defensive talisman and an offensive talisman."

This time, it was the old man's turn to be stunned.

A hundred Realm-Breaking Pills were also worth a million spirit stones!

This young man was so wealthy!

Was he a pill master?

Jiang Ping'an planned to use all the Foundation Establishment Pills and Realm-Breaking Pills he had today.

It was no longer cost-effective to replicate these items with the Treasure Basin.

In the future, he would replicate defensive and offensive talismans, each worth 500,000 spirit stones.

The old man collected his thoughts, remaining calm. He had seen many grand scenes and couldn't afford to panic.

He calmed himself and began to count the Realm-Breaking Pills.

After confirming the quality of the pills, he nodded and said, "They can be exchanged."

"Do you have any good flying techniques or magical treasures?"

Jiang Ping'an's biggest problem was that he couldn't fly. Core Formation cultivators could fly using the rules of heaven and earth, but he wasn't at that level yet.

Seeing that Jiang Ping'an wanted to buy more, the old man's heart skipped a beat. Did this young man have more pills?

Who was this young man, from which major family, to be so wealthy at such a young age?

"There are many flying techniques and magical treasures, but they need to be tailored to your specific situation."

The old man began to introduce techniques and magical treasures to Jiang Ping'an.

After half an hour, Jiang Ping'an ultimately gave up on the techniques and chose a magical treasure.

Cultivating techniques required time, and he was already learning the "Limitless Fist" and "Thunder Flash," so he couldn't spare the time.

Magical treasures were more convenient; he could use them by imprinting his mental mark, but they required spirit energy to function.

However, what Jiang Ping'an had in abundance was spirit energy.

In the end, he decided to buy a magical treasure called the "Heaven-Treading Boots."

By wearing these boots and injecting spirit energy to activate the runes, the maximum flying speed could match that of a late-stage Core Formation cultivator.

Of course, the faster the speed, the greater the consumption of spirit energy.

The value was 850,000 spirit stones.

Jiang Ping'an took out 850,000 spirit stones.

Seeing the pills again, the old man was stunned. Was this young man a pill master, or had he encountered a secret realm?

"Sir, please wait a moment. I'll get the pills, talismans, and Heaven-Treading Boots for you."

The old man's attitude became respectful as he got up and opened the door behind him.

"Wait, I'm not done buying yet," Jiang Ping'an said. This person was too eager.

The old man's eyes widened. He was still buying!

How wealthy was this young man!

He had worked for over a hundred years and wasn't as rich as this young man!

If it weren't for the strict management of the "Prosperous Wealth" Chamber of Commerce, which would execute anyone caught robbing a customer, he would have wanted to rob this young man.

The "Prosperous Wealth" Chamber of Commerce was incredibly powerful. Even an Elder of the Soul Formation realm wouldn't dare to violate the rules, or they would be eliminated.

After the shock, the old man was delighted. This young man was buying so much, and his commission would be high.

Logically, this young man, who was spending over a million spirit stones, should have gone to the fourth door, but he had come here, giving him a windfall.

"Sir, what else do you want to buy?"

"Poisons, various tools for assassination."

Jiang Ping'an didn't care if these things were proper; as long as they could solve the problem, they were good.

"Sir, you have good luck. The shop just acquired a Seven-Colored Poisonous Insect. This insect can evolve by consuming poisons and is currently capable of killing early-stage Core Formation cultivators!"

"Rumors say that the strongest Seven-Colored Poisonous Insect has even killed an Elder of the Soul Formation realm!"

Hearing the old man's introduction, Jiang Ping'an was very surprised.

"Even an Elder of the Soul Formation realm can be poisoned to death?"

The cultivation realms were divided into Qi Practitioner, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Soul Formation, Soul Transformation, and Void Condensation...

Reaching the Soul Formation realm granted a terrifying lifespan of over 2,000 years and extraordinary power.

There was actually a poisonous insect that could kill such a powerful expert.

"The Seven-Colored Poisonous Insect needs to consume poisons to evolve, which is very costly. Most people can't afford to raise it. This insect was sold by a Soul Formation expert."

The old man didn't hide the drawbacks of the Seven-Colored Poisonous Insect.

Jiang Ping'an was very interested. "How do you control the poisonous insect? How much does it cost?"

"Only 500,000 spirit stones. There is a secret technique to control the beast, which is not difficult to cultivate and is given for free."

"Buy it!"

Jiang Ping'an was generous with anything that could protect his safety.

He also bought nearly a million spirit stones' worth of poisons and antidotes, which could kill a group of Core Formation cultivators.

Of course, he mainly wanted to use them to cultivate the Seven-Colored Poisonous Insect.

Jiang Ping'an had no powerful backing and lacked a sense of security.

If it weren't for the need to be low-key, he would have bought Soul Formation-level magical treasures.

The old man was extremely happy. This transaction would earn him more than he had in a year!

The old man opened the door behind him and returned with the goods in half a stick of incense's time, very efficiently.

Two talismans, one defensive and one offensive.

With these two talismans, he would have the means to defend and counterattack even when facing Core Formation experts.

The speed-enhancing magical treasure, the "Heaven-Treading Boots," would be his means of escape.

The boots were black and didn't look particularly special.

Jiang Ping'an put them on immediately. After wearing them, he felt his body become light.

Even without activating the spirit energy, his speed was twice as fast as before!

Worthy of a 850,000 spirit stone magical treasure.

There were also a hundred Essence Cultivation Pills and a hundred Blood Demon Pills.

With these pills, his cultivation speed would increase.

Finally, there was the 500,000 spirit stone Seven-Colored Poisonous Insect and nearly a million spirit stones' worth of poisons.