Chapter 37

The space changed, and looking far into the distance, a huge hanging mountain appeared ahead.

The hanging mountain seemed like a peak that had been cut in half and then flipped, with the peak pointing downward, suspended and controlled to form a massive platform.

On this platform, there were fields, rivers, and mountains, leading to the center where a city stood, known as the market town.

The city was surrounded by a massive granite wall. Inside the wall, the streets were wide, with buildings lining both sides, generally five to seven stories tall, the shortest being three stories.

These buildings were entirely deep blue, as if made of crystal, exquisitely clear and transparent. The walls emitted a faint glow, which precisely blocked outside gazes, preventing them from peering inside.

Apart from the refined material, the style of the buildings was simple and rugged, with occasional murals drawn in light gray on the walls. The murals depicted various uniquely shaped spiders.

Endless cedars and pines were spread throughout the city, creating a dreamlike and fantastical atmosphere. Up close, the ground was covered with green grass and shaded by lush trees, with wisps of white clouds drifting around, making it seem like a paradise on earth.

The entire city had twelve gates. The flying beast landed at one of them, and everyone jumped off.

The senior brother who controlled the flying beast said, "Remember, today there is a cross-domain flying boat, so it will be a small market, very lively, but there will also be many thieves. Be careful with your storage bags. Also, don't fight here; we are all inside the belly of the Dry Yuan Spider, so everyone should behave and follow the market rules.

Additionally, there are many spiders in this market. Although they look scary, they won't bite you as long as you don't provoke them. However, remember not to step on any spiders, or you will have to pay compensation, which is the equivalent volume of spirit stones!

Finally, I will wait for you at the western exit of the market town in the evening. The first to arrive will leave first. If you want to leave on your own, or if you come late, I won't be responsible for you!"

After saying this, he put away the flying beast and entered the market town alone. Luo Li and the others also quickly entered.

All the buildings here were shops, selling all kinds of things. In front of the shops, countless pedestrians set up stalls and did small trades.

Luo Li wandered around, looking everywhere, checking prices, and appreciating treasures. Most importantly, he wanted to see if talismans had a market here and what the prices were.

Most of the talisman sellers were street vendors. The prices were reasonable: three low-grade talismans were worth one spirit stone, one mid-grade talisman was worth one spirit stone, and one high-grade talisman was worth three spirit stones. Most talisman transactions were in batches of ten or more, and the turnover was very fast, indicating a promising market.

Besides talismans, the market town was really large, selling all kinds of things. The mountain-crushing magical weapon used by Yongchuan to flatten the iron-armored tapir was available for eighty spirit stones. There was also a flying magical weapon called Bamboo Eagle, which could be used for solo flight, available for one hundred and fifty spirit stones...

There were too many good things, and Luo Li was immersed in them. Although he couldn't afford them, it was still good to see and learn.

Wandering around, Luo Li came to a second-hand杂货铺, which specialized in selling second-hand and broken items. Many poor and scattered cultivators came here to find what they needed.

Luo Li entered and started searching among the piles of goods without saying anything. His goal was to find a paperweight.

A paperweight is an auxiliary magical tool for drawing talismans, used to maintain the stability of the spiritual energy during the drawing process. Having a paperweight can at least increase the success rate of drawing a talisman by ten percent. A common, new, and intact paperweight is worth about thirty spirit stones, though there are more expensive ones, with the best rumored to be worth hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.

Luo Li, of course, couldn't afford such expensive ones. He just wanted to buy a cheap one and hoped to find something useful in this second-hand杂货铺.

After searching for a long time, Luo Li found a paperweight with a damaged corner. After negotiating with the shop owner, he could buy it for twelve spirit stones.

However, Luo Li didn't buy it immediately. He continued to wander around, as there were eleven more second-hand杂货铺 in the market town. He wanted to check them all first.

In this way, he found thirteen various damaged paperweights in seven of the shops. The most expensive one cost eighteen spirit stones, and the cheapest one cost eleven spirit stones, waiting for Luo Li to choose.

"That pine flower paperweight is quite good. It is heavy yet light, hard yet soft, silent to the touch, and as smooth as a child's skin, warm and tender without being slippery. Unfortunately, it's too expensive, costing eighteen spirit stones!

That Xi Jiang paperweight is also good and cheaper, only eleven spirit stones. The stone is fine-grained, with a silky texture, a lustrous appearance, and it grinds ink finely and quickly, keeping the ink warm and beneficial for writing. Unfortunately, it is too damaged!

That Yi Shui paperweight is also nice. The stone is firm and smooth, feeling like skin when touched, sharp when ground, retaining water and ink, and not rejecting ink. It dries quickly and cleans easily, and the damage is not significant, costing only fourteen spirit stones. Should I buy it?"

Luo Li deliberated back and forth but couldn't decide which paperweight to buy. At the last moment, he suddenly remembered his divine ability, Rewarding Good and Punishing Evil. Last time, he relied on this ability to obtain a cultivation method. Could he try it again this time?

Luo Li started trying to activate his divine ability, but while punishing evil was easy, rewarding good was difficult, and he couldn't activate it.

Finally, Luo Li couldn't help but shout, "Damn it, I've done so many good deeds and accumulated so much good karma. Why am I not rewarded?"

"Annoying, annoying!"

Suddenly, as if fortune had come, Luo Li said, "Heaven above! Earth below! Good deeds confirmed, rewards to follow!"

As he said this, the good karma in his body began to decompose. One unit of good karma dissipated and infused into Luo Li's body, leaving eighty-two units. Instantly, Luo Li remembered the most inconspicuous of the thirteen damaged paperweights he had found.

That paperweight was black and looked like it was made of mud, completely broken and worn. In one of the杂货铺, it was priced at thirteen spirit stones. For some reason, Luo Li thought of this one. He took a deep breath and decided it was the one!

Luo Li walked over to the杂货铺 and bought the paperweight. After the purchase, he had fifty spirit stones left, but he still had twenty-six Qi Refinement Pills, each worth two spirit stones.

Luo Li couldn't resist going to a large shop to have the paperweight appraised by an expert. In the cultivation world, there were countless strange items, and no one could know them all. Therefore, a profession called "overseer" emerged. They rented a spot at the front of large shops to appraise items for people, or they were trained by the shops themselves.

Luo Li went to a large shop called Maoyuanzhai. Inside, the overseer was set up at the shop entrance, appraising items for people. There were three or four people waiting in line.

Luo Li joined the queue, waiting quietly. Two or three more people joined the line behind him, blocking him completely.

At this moment, two people came out of the chamber of commerce. Luo Li was surprised; it was Luo Xin and Luo Ming.

Since they last parted, Luo Li had not been in contact with them and didn't know how they were doing. However, from a distance, they looked well.

Luo Ming said happily, "Sister Xin, that's great! We sold all our blood crystals. These spirit stones are enough for our cultivation!"

Luo Xin also said happily, "Yes, the clan leader is good to us. When we achieve success in our cultivation, we will definitely repay the clan.

By the way, be careful when we return. Don't let them discover us. It's so hateful that they took our sect benefits. In the future, we will make them regret it!"

They were so happy and excited that they didn't notice someone was already watching them.

Luo Li shook his head. They were too careless. A single blood crystal was worth at least eighty to ninety spirit stones, and it seemed they had more than one or two, meaning they had at least five or six hundred spirit stones on them. As mere first-stage Qi Refinement cultivators, they were like fat lambs carrying a fortune, and they were so careless, openly talking about it. Many people had already set their eyes on them.

It seemed that the clan leader had secretly given Luo Xin and Luo Ming some blood crystals before leaving. Although he didn't give any to Luo Li, it was a bit unfair, but Luo Li didn't mind.

Luo Li continued to wait in line. In the market town of the Heavenly Spider Sect, everything was controlled by the Dry Yuan Spider. As long as they didn't leave the market town, no one dared to rob openly.

It was now Luo Li's turn. He handed over the paperweight, and the overseer looked at it and said, "Appraisal fee: one spirit stone!"

Luo Li took out a Qi Refinement Pill and said, "Is this okay?"

The overseer nodded and said, "Sure, it's fine!

This is a Chengni paperweight, a type of ceramic paperweight. It is made from spiritual sand and divine mud, mixed with yellow dan, and then carved and baked. Its characteristics are that it is hard and wear-resistant, and it can thoroughly activate the blood energy in the spiritual ink and the spiritual energy in the talisman paper, making it a small top-grade paperweight, at least increasing the success rate of drawing a talisman by ten percent!

Unfortunately, it's a bit damaged. If it were intact, it could increase the success rate by fifteen percent, and it would cost at least three to five hundred spirit stones. Now, it's worth about fifty spirit stones."

After saying this, he gave Luo Li one spirit stone in change and said, "Next!"

Luo Li said, "Thank you!"

He turned and left. This was indeed a good item. He had only paid thirteen spirit stones for it, truly finding a treasure. It was great, and his divine ability was indeed useful!

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Thank you to those who have supported me: Kaixin, Qingfeng Ye Jinren, Yudie Yaoying, Xianyun Bu, Dachun Xiaoci, Chocolate Jie, Huwenbiao, Yueguang Xiaochongchong, Qingyiboshan.

Some familiar faces, Xianyun Bu, Dachun Xiaoci, Yueguang Xiaochongchong, your strong support during the Red Cap Immortal Era helped me get to where I am today. Thank you for your return, and thank you everyone!

Finally, I call out again, please give me recommendations, recommendations! This is very important!

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