I Just Want to Cultivate Quietly and Farm-Chapter 98 - 87: Foundation Establishment Trade Fair (Part 2)
The actions of the scruffy old daoist immediately attracted the attention of a male and female cultivator, both eagerly taking out the spiritual objects they had stored in their storage bags and placing them on the round table for Li Mu to select.
Other Foundation Establishment cultivators noticed and silently followed suit, placing the spiritual objects they intended to trade and those they had treasured on the round table. In a short time, the trading round table was filled with heaps of various spiritual objects, creating a spectacular scene.
Li Mu furrowed his brow, feeling overwhelmed by the dazzling array of items. He couldn’t sort out the high-tier spiritual objects from the sheer number of things at a glance.
However, Li Mu, not being greedy, tossed the Wood Spirit Whip to the brawny cultivator and explained to the others, "Apologies, I’ve taken a liking to Fellow Daoist Chen’s items. This transaction is over."
"Thank you, Master Li, thank you, Master Li!" The brawny cultivator gratefully thanked Li Mu repeatedly as he received the Wood Spirit Whip with joy.
"Master Li, please take a look at my spiritual objects. Is there anything you like?"
"Yes, yes, and mine too. I want to exchange for a Geng Metal Sword. If there isn’t a spiritual object Master Li likes, I can also pay with spirit stones!"
"That’s right! Master Li, I hope you shop around and don’t make a hasty decision."
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Seeing Li Mu and the brawny cultivator complete their transaction, the other Foundation Establishment cultivators on site became anxious. Using what they considered ’junk’ or a dozen or so Spirit Plant Seeds to exchange for a Tier Three Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact was something they too longed to encounter. Some were even in such a rush that they expressed wanting to purchase directly with spirit stones.
"Everyone, please calm down, give me some time to choose," Li Mu replied helplessly.
Then, Li Mu began carefully selecting from the plethora of spiritual objects on the table, using his divine sense to maneuver through and selectively pick items.
Now, the Foundation Establishment cultivators were like people waiting for a lottery result, intently watching Master Li’s every move, anticipating the announcement of the ’results’.
At this point, the Foundation Establishment cultivators finally understood that the Master Li before them was not only skilled in artifact refining but also an expert in identifying spiritual objects.
"I’ve taken a liking to Fellow Daoist Xiao’s Spiritual Token, these twenty-over Spirit Plant Seeds, and this piece of Tier Three Purple Gold Bamboo to exchange for a spiritual artifact. Fellow Daoist Xiao, are you willing?" Li Mu picked out a few items from Xiao Hongyao’s spiritual objects and asked her with a look.
"Uh! Master Li, may I ask what this Spiritual Token is? Hongyao got this item by chance a long time ago, but doesn’t know its function." Xiao Hongyao did not directly respond but looked at Li Mu and asked shyly.
Li Mu looked at Xiao Hongyao meaningfully, sensed the gazes of the Foundation Establishment cultivators, and replied with a smile, "This is an Array Token, used to assist in array formation."
After speaking, Li Mu brought the Array Token in front of himself, then casually projected some spiritual power. The Spiritual Token absorbed it and immediately burst into a radiant spirit light, releasing a powerful array power, and in the blink of an eye, the Foundation Establishment cultivators found themselves in a forest.
Subsequently, Li Mu canceled the Illusion Array, and the Foundation Establishment cultivators’ vision immediately returned to clarity.
The Foundation Establishment cultivators realized what had happened, and their gaze towards Li Mu was full of caution. Just now, they had all fallen for it without having time to react. If Master Li had attacked them...
The Foundation Establishment cultivators’ expressions darkened with growing respect for ’Master Li’.
Xiao Hongyao’s eyes shone brightly as she looked at the Spiritual Token in Li Mu’s hands, sensing its formidable power.
Noticing this, Li Mu advised with a smile, "This token needs to be in the hands of an Array Master to be effective. If Fellow Daoist Xiao doesn’t want to trade, then let’s forget the exchange!"
After hearing Li Mu’s introduction, Xiao Hongyao furrowed her brows, losing her previous smile, torn between the decision as she looked at the Tier Three Top-Grade Fire Flame Spirit Wheel on the table. Master Li was too cunning, not revealing all the information about the Array Token. However, she did not know its true value.
Yet, a spiritual object related to an Array Master must indeed be valuable.
"Master Li, do you see anything in my collection that you want? If not, I can buy it with spirit stones." At this moment, an impatient bare-armed male cultivator asked eagerly.
Hearing this, Xiao Hongyao grew anxious, rashly deciding, "Exchange. Master Li, I’ll trade with you."
Two birds in the bush are worth less than one in hand; Xiao Hongyao decisively made her choice.
The bare-armed male cultivator immediately grew frantic upon this, thinking, how could she change her mind last-minute like that?
"Alright! The Fire Flame Spirit Wheel belongs to Fellow Daoist Xiao now!" Li Mu said with a smile, taking the selected spiritual objects and handing the Fire Flame Spirit Wheel to Xiao Hongyao.
"Thank you, Master Li!" Xiao Hongyao gratefully thanked as she received and immediately started refining the Fire Flame Spirit Wheel.
Li Mu’s gaze wandered over the spiritual objects in front of several sword cultivators, hesitating.
After a while, Li Mu’s divine sense picked items in front of a sword cultivator in white: a piece of Black Charcoal Wood, two pieces of Silver Ore, and a Jade Scroll. "Fellow Daoist Ning, are you willing to trade these spiritual items with me for a Geng Metal Sword?"
"Deal!" The sword cultivator in white did not hesitate and nodded affirmatively.
Li Mu nodded with a smile, collected the spiritual items, and ’controlled’ the Geng Metal Sword to the other party.
Seeing all three Tier Three Top-Grade Spiritual Artifacts traded, the other Foundation Establishment cultivators present looked dejected, quickly retracting their spiritual objects from the table.
"Alright, Master Li’s transaction is successfully concluded; next is Fellow Daoist Bailing’s turn to trade!" The Lingyin Daoist breathed a sigh of relief and gestured towards Bailing Fairy.
"Okay, I have several bottles of Spirit Pills here, namely Tier Three Muddled Spirit Pills and Tier Three Clear Jade Pills, each with five pills. A single Chaotic Heaven Pill can save three years of hard cultivation, and a Soul Cleansing Pill can strengthen the divine sense,..." Bailing Kid eagerly introduced the Spirit Pills she presented.
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The Foundation Establishment Trade Fair was still ongoing, but Li Mu had already gleaned the essence of this trade fair, catching a few opportunities and no longer participating, patiently waiting for the trade fair to conclude.
About one hour later.
The trade fair ended, and Li Mu was courteously seen off by the enthusiasms of the Foundation Establishment cultivators as he exited the Daoist School.
"Fellow Daoists, no need to escort me further! If you need to refine spiritual artifacts, you can go to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion to make a reservation with Shopkeeper Wang at that time," Li Mu said with a smile, repeatedly indicating.
"Alas, Master Li, this makes us feel like we are not taken as friends! We would prefer to place orders directly with Master Li."
"Master Li, to be honest, making reservations for spiritual artifacts with ’Wang Cai God’ means we’ll end up being overcharged for sure. We hope Master Li will give us a chance."
"Yes, indeed!"
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With rueful expressions, the Foundation Establishment cultivators eagerly pleaded.
"Uh! That will have to wait two months; I need to leave for a while, and then you can come directly to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion to find me!" Li Mu reluctantly replied.
After speaking, with Foundation Establishment Hu from the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion escorting, Li Mu boarded the Spiritual Ship, disappearing from sight across the horizon in a blink.
About half an hour later, the Spiritual Ship gently descended.
"Master Li, do you really not need me to escort you to your destination?" The Foundation Establishment guard from the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, Hu Yong, asked with a perplexed look.
"No need! Where I’m heading, having you with me would be inconvenient. Did Shopkeeper Wang give specific instructions? Just tell him it’s my idea," Li Mu straightforwardly pointed out.
"Alright then! Master Li, please take care!" Hu Yong nodded solemnly, sincerely reminding.
"I will, now you go!" Li Mu nodded with a smile, seeing him off.
With a nod, Hu Yong piloted the Spiritual Ship and left the spot.
Watching the Spiritual Ship disappear into the skyline, Li Mu exhaled deeply, sweeping his divine sense around a few times to ensure he was alone. Then he removed the Exquisite Mask, changed into the Qing Xuan Sect’s Outer Disciple Robe, and flew off toward Qingshui Town.
Three hours later, Li Mu flew straight into the Cyan Dragon Valley, checking a hundred acres of Spirit Field, casting several Clear Wind Rain Summoning Skills to water the Wind Spirit Grass, White Jade Spirit Rice, and Cui Ling Fruit with Spirit Rain.
"Woof woof!" Upon hearing the commotion outside the house, the Red Wolf excitedly barked, charging out of the stone house into the rain.
"Whimper whimper..." Upon reaching Li Mu, the Red Wolf whimpered repeatedly, expressing its sorrow of being left alone to its master.
"Let’s go back inside, and I’ll make you something delicious!" Li Mu patted the Red Wolf’s head soothingly. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
Hearing this, the Red Wolf immediately stopped whining and followed Li Mu happily, wagging its tail.
Back in the stone house, Li Mu started a fire to cook while taking inventory of the gains from this trade.
