Chapter 17

Two bottles of spirit liquid for three hundred-year-old spirit fruits, and also getting to know such a mysterious person, this deal is definitely a sure win.

"Of course." The woman in red smiled like a flower, took out a purple-gold card, and said with a smile, "This is the VIP card of Tianxiang Pavilion. In the future, you will receive VIP treatment in any area of Tianxiang Pavilion, and all purchases will be at a 10% discount. If you participate in an auction, the handling fee will be reduced from 10% to 5%."

"It seems they mistook me for an alchemist." Lin Xuan took the purple-gold card and nodded in satisfaction.

In the Spirit Martial Continent, there are various professions, one of which is the alchemist, who specializes in extracting the effective components from spirit medicines to create highly potent spirit medicines or spirit liquids.

Alchemists are divided into nine ranks, and the corresponding spirit medicines and spirit liquids are also divided into nine grades. The spirit wine in Lin Xuan's hand is a second-grade spirit liquid.

Lin Xuan collected the spirit fruits and quickly left the shop.

Looking at Lin Xuan's back, the woman in red's eyes flickered with light: "Elder, is this really a second-grade spirit liquid?"

Elder's face, which resembled an orange peel, was filled with solemnity. "It is indeed a second-grade spirit liquid, but I did not sense the aura of an alchemist from that person."

"Do you mean he is not an alchemist?" The woman in red frowned, "Should we send someone to investigate him?"

Elder shook his head: "No, even if he is not an alchemist, he must have an extraordinary relationship with one. If we offend him, it could be detrimental to Tianxiang Pavilion."

"You must understand that alchemists are highly sought after by many forces. Do not offend an alchemist casually, or the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"Don't worry, Elder, I know what to do." The woman in red said with a smile.

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After leaving Tianxiang Pavilion, Lin Xuan did not go back directly but headed straight for the commercial street in the western district.

The commercial street was far inferior to Tianxiang Pavilion. There were no grand buildings, no guards to maintain order, and no beautiful maids to greet customers with smiles.

Having obtained three spirit fruits, Lin Xuan was in high spirits. He strolled down the commercial street with a light step, occasionally glancing at the stalls along the road.

Most people sold ordinary items, some even sold broken weapons and armor. In addition, there were some oddly shaped items, which they proudly called antiques!

Lin Xuan searched for a while but found nothing special. Just as he was about to leave, Old Wine suddenly spoke up.

"Xuanzi, there's a brown stone on the stall to your right rear. You must get it!"

Lin Xuan subtly turned to take a look and then asked in his mind, "What's so special about it?"

"Young as you are, you still don't believe me!" Old Wine said with a mocking tone. "This stone itself is nothing special, but it contains a branch, at least a thousand years old."

"Really?" Lin Xuan was surprised. He found that Old Wine was almost like a divine being, first making the middle-aged fat man speak the truth, and now seeing through the stone.

"How did you do that?" Lin Xuan asked flatteringly.

"This is a divine ability, understand?" Old Wine said proudly.

Lin Xuan pursed his lips and casually approached the stall, picking up a few items to look at. The stall owner was a boy about his age, but with a yellowish complexion and a thin, small body.

"Sir, what do you like? I'll tell you, these are all family heirlooms, genuine antiques!" The yellow-faced boy said excitedly.

After a long while, Lin Xuan picked up the brown stone. Old Wine made a strange noise in Lin Xuan's mind, and Lin Xuan felt a small black vortex flash by. When he looked again, he saw nothing.

"Done, Xuanzi, I've got the half-branch. You can leave now!" Old Wine, holding the half-branch and the three spirit fruits, focused on brewing.

"What is this? You're selling a broken stone?" Lin Xuan asked in a low voice.

"This..." The yellow-faced boy's eyes darted around, but before he could speak, a very arrogant voice came from behind: "I'll buy this stone!"

Thud! A bag of spirit stones landed on the stall.

"These are twenty spirit stones. Take them, and the stone is mine!" The voice carried a commanding tone.

Lin Xuan turned around and saw several young men and women standing behind him, looking arrogant and not putting anyone in their eyes.

"Money is given, the stone is mine! Put down the stone and leave!" One of the young men said coldly to Lin Xuan.

Originally, since the thing inside the stone was already in his hands, Lin Xuan didn't need to fight over the stone. However, the tone of these young men annoyed him, and they were all disciples of Xuantian Sect, with two from the Divine Might Group and a girl in a green robe with a beautiful face but a haughty expression.

"Another Divine Might Group." Lin Xuan sneered inwardly and said calmly, "I'll offer thirty spirit stones."

"You dare to compete with me? Do you know we are disciples of Xuantian Sect!" The young man said arrogantly.

"Since ancient times, the highest bidder gets the item. You, an outer sect disciple, don't have the right to be arrogant!" Lin Xuan said disdainfully.

These few people were mostly at the fourth stage of the Condensation Pulse realm, which was considered upper-middle level in the outer sect. However, their attitude was as if they were supreme experts, not putting anyone in their eyes.

"Fine, thirty spirit stones, it's yours!" The young man sneered, "I won't spend a penny, and I'll still make you hand it over!" He touched the long sword at his waist, the threat very clear.

"Such a good stone, of course, should be cut open on the spot." Lin Xuan said calmly.

Hearing this, the young men's faces changed, and they didn't know what to do, only staring at Lin Xuan fiercely.

"Hmph, wait for Brother Tianjie to come back and teach him a lesson!" The girl suddenly said.

Sure enough, not long after, another young man arrived. He had thick eyebrows and large eyes, with a very strong aura, sharp eyes like lightning, and a shocking presence.

"Fifth stage of the Condensation Pulse realm!" Lin Xuan was inwardly surprised. This was already a high-level expert in the outer sect. Why did they also want this stone? Could they know there was something inside?

After understanding the situation, the young man named Tianjie asked directly, "Stall owner, who do you plan to sell to?"

"I, I won't sell it!" The yellow-faced stall owner, no matter how stupid, knew that the brown stone was a treasure and would not sell it for twenty spirit stones.

"Fifty spirit stones, the stone is mine. Otherwise, you'll be opposing the Xuantian Sect's Divine Might Group!" Tianjie said sternly.

"What! You, you are from the Divine Might Group!" The yellow-faced stall owner's face turned extremely ugly.

Seeing the change in the yellow-faced stall owner's expression, Tianjie smiled smugly and extended his large hand, grabbing the stone in Lin Xuan's hand in a very arrogant manner.