Qingzhu Mountain Market.
Fang Xi deliberately urged the Hunyuan True Qi, transforming into a masked burly man carrying dozens of catties of Taosui meat, entering the market.
This Taosui meat was naturally harvested by him in the Great Liang World.
As for the Taosui?
It had been placed in the Great Liang World.
Anyway, this monster was just like a plant monster, not very aggressive, lazy to move, easy to care for!
As for bringing the Taosui to the cultivation world?
Fang Xi had thought about it before, but it was quickly rejected.
After all, the Taosui was a monster, and he couldn't be completely sure that there was no intelligence in it.
Once the information was leaked, it would be too dangerous.
Fang Xi walked through many market buildings and stopped in front of a shop.
On the golden plaque, the three characters 'Baiqiao Tower' were written in a lively manner.
In the Qingzhu Mountain Market, the Danding Pavilion specialized in selling elixirs, the Tianfu Hall sold talismans, the Qianji Hall mainly dealt with techniques and even puppets, the Zui Xian Building was a place where female cultivators did business, and the Mingqing Pavilion was a place for drinking tea and listening to the qin.
And the Baiqiao Tower sold a variety of goods, everything under the sun, while also regularly purchasing some spiritual items.
Fang Xi's target was this tower!
"Selling goods at my own stall is too slow and too conspicuous..."
"Selling to vendors might fetch a higher price, but there's a risk of being cheated or targeted..."
"Compared to that, the reputation of a large merchant is slightly better, at least they wouldn't attack me over a few pieces of spirit stones..."
Of course, when the spirit stones accumulated to hundreds or thousands in the future, no merchant's reputation would be safe, and the other party might be the first to act!
After all, it was a matter of value.
A few pieces of spirit stones were not worth risking the reputation of Baiqiao Tower, but a few thousand pieces? Even if the person behind the scenes personally smashed the plaque, there would probably be little hesitation.
It was precisely because Fang Xi understood this that he insisted on waiting until he reached the second stage of body refinement before starting this business.
The most that could be done for a few pieces of spirit stones was probably a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Refinement... at least there was some self-defense power!
Entering Baiqiao Tower, a shop assistant immediately greeted him, "Esteemed Daoist..."
"I have come to sell monster beast meat!"
Fang Xi slammed the Taosui meat heavily on the counter, his voice hoarse, his demeanor rough, exuding a murderous aura!
This was not a disguise. Although he was still a novice in the cultivation world, he had already taken many lives in the Great Liang, so his temperament was naturally different.
"Alright, please wait!"
The assistant hurried to find the shopkeeper.
Cultivators who could hunt monster beasts were tough characters! Even if the other party's cultivation seemed low, it could be a disguise!
Before long, a male cultivator dressed in sky-blue brocade embroidered with money patterns came out, around forty years old, his plump face full of friendly smiles, "Esteemed Daoist wants to sell monster beast meat? I am Qi Liu, one of the managers of Baiqiao Tower. May I take a look first?"
"Please!"
Feeling the unfathomable spiritual power fluctuation of the other party in the later stage of Qi Refinement, Fang Xi's heart trembled, but he waved his hand.
Qi Liu's expression also became serious, he opened the package and saw the snowy white Taosui meat.
He first cast a spell to check for poison.
Then he became somewhat uncertain, took out a copper mirror, and shone it on the Taosui meat.
Hum!
A faint white light appeared on the copper mirror.
Qi Liu nodded, "Esteemed Daoist, please look... this is a special tool of our tower for identifying monster beast meat. The color represents the rank, white is first rank Qi Refinement level, blue is Foundation Establishment level... the number of circles represents strength, one circle is comparable to early Qi Refinement, two circles mid-stage, three circles late stage... the monster beast you hunted can barely be classified as a lower-grade first rank... and according to my spell calculation, this meat is of a slightly wood attribute, good for replenishing Qi and blood, is that so?"
"Yes, the shopkeeper has a keen eye." Fang Xi nodded in agreement.
The Taosui was a fungus, barely considered a wood attribute.
As for strength? It was even more ridiculous, barely classified as a lower-grade first rank, which was not an exaggeration at all.
"Hehe..." Qi Liu smiled somewhat proudly, then looked a bit puzzled, "Forgive my ignorance, but I can't tell what species this monster beast is?"
Saying that, he looked at Fang Xi with a probing look.
"I also can't tell, it's probably some hybrid or mutant species..." Fang Xi's heart skipped a beat, but he answered calmly.
"Well, the cultivation world is vast, even I may not be able to recognize all monster beast species, regrettable..." Qi Liu didn't pursue it too much, thought for a moment, and quoted a price, "This monster beast meat... how do you plan to sell it, honored guest?"
As the meat arrived, Fang Xi smiled directly, "According to the market price in the market, one pound of lower-grade first rank monster beast meat is one spirit crystal!"
"Haha... our tower's purchase price naturally has to be lower than the market price." Qi Liu smiled slightly, "However... considering that this is the first time honored guest is trading at our tower, I'll give you this face. Yingsong!"
The assistant quickly came forward, separated and weighed the monster beast meat, and reported the total, "A total of sixty-seven pounds, worth six spirit stones and seven spirit crystals."
He immediately took out six colorful spirit stones and a few broken spirit crystals, and handed them to Fang Xi.
Fang Xi looked at the scene, and even had to use Hunyuan Qi to stop himself from trembling.
Heaven help him!
When did he ever have so many spirit stones?
The original body spent a year farming, plus various miscellaneous income, the income was only two or three spirit stones a year!
If it weren't for the lack of spirit stones, how could his cultivation have been stagnant, not practicing the body refinement techniques of the cultivation world, and instead learning some blood and energy martial arts?
It was all because of one word—poverty!
Now, finally seeing so many spirit stones!
Fortunately, Fang Xi knew that he was currently in a dangerous place, so he casually stuffed the spirit stones into his arms and laughed heartily, "The shopkeeper is generous!"
About to take his leave, he heard Qi Liu's voice, "Wait!"
"What is it? Does Manager Qi have any further instructions?"
Fang Xi narrowed his eyes slightly, with Hunyuan Qi already running in his palm.
At such a close distance, even if the other party was a great expert in the later stage of Qi Refinement, encountering a body refinement cultivator would still be at a disadvantage!
"Hehe... nothing, I just wanted to ask if honored guest has more than just this amount of meat from this monster beast? If there are any follow-ups, don't forget to take care of our business."
Qi Liu smiled and sent Fang Xi out of Baiqiao Tower, bowing and watching him leave.
When Fang Xi's figure disappeared into the crowd, Yingsong approached, "Uncle Liu... did I misjudge earlier? This cultivator doesn't even have a storage bag, maybe he just got lucky and obtained a monster beast corpse... and, the price of one pound of meat for ten catties for one spirit stone is a bit too high..."
"Hehe, you're my nephew, I take care of you, you still have a lot to learn."
Qi Liu returned to the counter with a satisfied expression, inspecting the Taosui meat, "Although this monster beast meat is only a lower-grade first rank, it is very pure and good for replenishing Qi and blood. Selling it to body cultivators, it should fetch at least five pounds of spirit stones per pound!
As for whether that person is lucky or a real tough character, what does it have to do with me? A monster beast at most weighs a few hundred pounds of meat. Do we have to ruin the reputation of our Baiqiao Tower for a few dozen spirit stones?
If anyone dares to do so, the family won't let us off!"
"Uncle Liu is right!" Yingsong had a look of being taught a lesson.
Qi Liu looked in the direction Fang Xi had left, with one more thing left unsaid.
When the guest approached just now, even he felt a bit nervous. Although the guest seemed to have a low cultivation level on the surface, he might have cultivated some advanced concealment technique, definitely a tough nut to crack!
To provoke such a character for a lower-grade first rank monster beast? He wasn't that foolish!
...
"Am I being too cautious?"
After wandering through several places and changing appearances several times, Fang Xi walked out of the market, still feeling a bit nervous.
In the Great Liang, he knew that no one could defeat him.
But in the Southern Wasteland cultivation world, he knew that there were too many people who could defeat him!
Fortunately, after leaving the market, Fang Xi walked a distance and no bandits suddenly jumped out to kill and rob him.
Seeing this, he immediately discarded his original coat, changed into the attire of a spiritual farmer, and turned back to the shantytown.
Then, Fang Xi prepared to go find Chen Ping to repay the debt and inquire about where to buy banishing talismans.
"Speaking of which, when I made friends with Chen Ping, I also wanted to expand my channels to sell goods from the Great Liang..."
"But now, his channels are still very weak, just a mere old Daoist, even poorer than me!"
"Only that Di Qi has some hope... next time I hunt other monster beasts, I can consider selling to him."
As for the Taosui meat?
After selling a few hundred pounds, Fang Xi planned to stop.
Otherwise, if people found out that he had a monster beast that could produce meat endlessly, he would probably be torn apart alive!
"Speaking of which, the special trait of the Taosui is really good."
"Holding it in hand, I can continuously produce spirit stones..."
"Oh, wait, I forgot to consider that body cultivators are a niche market, and the market will eventually saturate... before the market saturates and prices plummet, I might be exposed..."
Fang Xi arrived at Chen Ping's room and knocked on the door.
The one-month deadline was almost up, and he was a man of his word, debts had to be repaid.
When he borrowed four spirit stones to buy the Qi and blood pill, he promised to repay five spirit stones after a month, so it was five spirit stones!
Although the interest was terrifying, 25% in a month, if calculated annually, it was 300%!
"Chen Ping, this guy, really has a talent for making money."
While he was thinking, Chen Ping opened the door, with an uncontrollable look of joy on his face, then it turned into a sob, "Friend Fang..."
"What's wrong?" Fang Xi was puzzled.
"I just received news... my master has comprehended and passed away!"
Chen Ping replied with a sorrowful expression.
(End of this chapter)