First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 10: Market, Magic

Along the long street, Shen Mo followed the path pointed out by the guardian and quickly arrived at Baoping Lane in Jiyun Town.

Baoping Lane is about three miles long.

The wide street is filled with a continuous stream of practitioners.

On both sides of the road, there are many stalls.

Spiritual medicine, rare treasures, Demonic Beasts' flesh and blood, Cultivation Techniques, Martial Skills, talismans, Divine Armaments, everything is available.

Almost everything can be bought at the hundreds of stalls along the street.

However, despite the bustling crowd and the mix of people, it does not appear noisy and chaotic.

This is not because the cultivators have a high level of quality and understand each other without speaking.

It is the result of the rules set by the powerful authorities.

If one does not follow the rules of the market, someone will take action to punish them.

"Zone B, stall number thirteen."

Shen Mo held a stall token in his hand.

This token was given to him by the guardian before entering the market. With this token, he can set up a stall along the street.

And stall number thirteen in Zone B is the location where he is allowed to set up his stall.

After a brief search, Shen Mo quickly found his own stall.

It is located in the middle of Baoping Lane, directly opposite a teahouse.

On both sides of his stall, there are two other cultivators selling their goods. One person is selling Demonic Beasts' fur and flesh.

The other person is selling low-level Medicine Pills.

Shen Mo walked straight to his stall, spread out the prepared cloth, and took out a pile of lightweight and concentration talismans.

"Selling lightweight and concentration talismans!"

He looked at the format of the content written on the stalls of others and quickly wrote a sign following the same style.

The sign detailed the effects and prices of the two talismans.

After setting up the sign and arranging the stall, all he had to do was wait for customers to come.

"Brother, I'm quite interested in these lightweight and concentration talismans."

After waiting for a while, a man in his thirties wearing a white robe approached and initiated a conversation.

"If you need them, you can take them at the listed price. If you have any questions, you can ask me."

Shen Mo became spirited when he saw a potential customer.

"I don't have any questions about the effects of these two talismans," the man in the white robe rubbed his hands and said, "but I feel the price is a bit high. Can we negotiate?"

"Negotiate? You want to haggle?" Shen Mo raised an eyebrow and immediately lost interest.

The prices he set for his goods were not low, but they were definitely not higher than the market price.

Shen Mo naturally did not like this bargaining behavior.

Lightweight and concentration talismans are the most common and best-selling talismans among low-level talismans. They are guaranteed to sell.

Seeing that this person did not seem like a generous customer, Shen Mo's attitude became much colder and he said indifferently, "Sorry, the price is non-negotiable."

"No need to be like this. In business, there should be room for negotiation. Why be so rigid with the price?" The man in the white robe seemed to not notice Shen Mo's change in attitude, or perhaps he noticed but didn't care, and continued to try to bargain.

Shen Mo remained unmoved and told him to look elsewhere.

After some back and forth, when Shen Mo refused to lower the price no matter what, the man reluctantly left.

After watching him leave, Shen Mo, who had been quite bothered, quickly added a sentence on the wooden sign he had put up: "No bargaining, impolite behavior will be rejected."

With this additional slogan, the next group of customers came much more smoothly.

The transaction went quite smoothly.

In less than an hour, Shen Mo sold more than thirty talismans.

But the good times didn't last long, and soon another customer came who didn't play by the rules.

"Hey, young man, these lightweight talismans of yours are in good condition."

This time, the customer was a middle-aged man who looked down and out, wearing a gray robe and a disheveled appearance, as if he hadn't cleaned himself in a long time.

"No bargaining."

After sizing up the man's appearance, Shen Mo pointed to the notice written on the sign and spoke first.

"I won't haggle with you. Five lightweight talismans for one low-grade Spirit Stone, this price is fair."

The man in the gray robe was slightly taken aback, but quickly smiled and said, "However, I am short of Spirit Stones at the moment and can't produce them. I want to exchange the talismans with something else."

Bartering?

Shen Mo was curious when he heard this and asked, "What do you want to trade?"

"Immortal arts, lightweight immortal arts." The man in the gray robe spoke, "I want to exchange one hundred lightweight talismans for a set of lightweight immortal arts, can I?"

Exchange immortal arts for talismans?

Shen Mo was somewhat surprised.

The value of immortal arts was much higher than that of talismans!

Even the cheapest basic immortal arts could be sold on the market for dozens of low-grade Spirit Stones.

One hundred lightweight talismans, according to market prices, were only worth ten low-grade Spirit Stones.

If this person's words were true, then Shen Mo would make a big profit.

"If you have immortal arts, why would you want to make such a cheap trade with me?"

With the interests at stake, Shen Mo's face showed no joy, but he asked seriously, "You should know that one hundred talismans are worth far less than a set of immortal arts."

Shen Mo believed that there were things to be gained in this world without paying a price.

But he didn't quite believe that such a thing would happen to him.

After all, he could see his own destiny, and it was only average luck, not great fortune, encountering noble people and finding treasures everywhere.

Naturally, he wouldn't fantasize about pie falling from the sky.

"To be honest," the man in the gray robe smiled bitterly and took the initiative to speak, "I am a discarded disciple of the Lingyun Sect."

To dispel Shen Mo's concerns, the man reported his family background.

It turned out that this person's name was Gu Qingshan, and he used to be an outer disciple of the Lingyun Sect. He caused a great disaster by breaking the rules and secretly learning the sect's secret techniques.

When the Lingyun Sect discovered this, they ordered the law enforcement elder to capture him and planned to abolish his cultivation base to prevent the sect's secret techniques from leaking out.

Realizing that things were not going well, Gu Qingshan didn't wait for the elder to come and arrest him, but hurriedly fled the sect.

"So, you're interested in these lightweight talismans because you want to use them to escape?"

"And the cultivation technique you want to exchange with me is the secret technique you learned in the Lingyun Sect?"

After listening to Gu Qingshan's story, Shen Mo's doubts were somewhat dispelled.

If that was the case, it made sense.

"Yes, young man, if you are willing, I can teach you this cultivation technique right now."

At this moment, Shen Mo did not immediately agree.

On the contrary, he was still somewhat undecided, "Since it is an immortal art that cannot be spread outside the Lingyun Sect, and I am not a disciple of the Lingyun Sect, if I learn it, I'm afraid it won't see the light of day, right?"

For major cultivation sects, the exclusive immortal arts, martial skills, and cultivation techniques within the sect must adhere to a strict confidentiality system.

If one learns the sect's internal immortal arts without being a disciple of the sect.

If not discovered, it would be fine, but once exposed, there would definitely be trouble.

(End of this chapter)