I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World-Chapter 150 - 125: Exchanging Sword Pill (Kamizaki Alliance Leader +1)
Nangu Market, Jiang Yuebai walked arm in arm with Lu Nanzhi, with Xie Jingshan following beside them, as the three moved against the flow of people, listening to the vendors shout their wares.
Xie Jingshan looked sickly and muttered to himself, "If it weren’t for this sudden illness, I would definitely not lag so far behind you, at Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer I..."
Xie Jingshan pressed his chest and drew in a breath, feeling as though he really was sick, with a sharp, stabbing pain in his heart.
I wonder if the Supreme Elder has enough Spirit Stones, how many Spirit Stones would it take for her to enlighten me once?
I should buy ten times, no, a hundred times!
Jiang Yuebai stuck her tongue out at Xie Jingshan, who rolled his eyes back at her playfully, while Lu Nanzhi shook her head at these two childish individuals.
Lu Nanzhi suddenly realized today that Jiang Yuebai’s mindset had relaxed considerably, ever since she returned from Yin Mountain Mine, she had been tense, with smiles that did not reach her heart.
Not like now, carefree and silly, as though someone was throwing mud at her.
"Xie Jingshan, where exactly is your shop?" Jiang Yuebai asked as she surveyed the area, "And what does your family actually sell?"
Xie Jingshan pressed his sore eyes and casually pointed ahead.
"There it is, selling odds and ends."
Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi looked over and saw two all-purpose shops side by side.
One was the deserted Heaven and Earth Square, the other was the bustling Mountain and Sea Building.
Jiang Yuebai craned her neck to look at the Mountain and Sea Building, then at Xie Jingshan, and shook her head.
Then she looked at Heaven and Earth Square with its clearance sale sign and nodded, thinking it matched Xie Jingshan’s prodigal tendencies.
Jiang Yuebai dragged Lu Nanzhi towards Heaven and Earth Square, saying, "Xie Jingshan, you really ought to save your Spirit Stones in the future. I’ll return half of the Spirit Stones I used for arraying during the competition to you in a bit."
"Are you insulting me?"
"Anan, come on, tell this prodigal. It’s not easy doing business these days, look at his shop, not a single customer, and he’s still messing around... hey? Xie Jingshan, what are you doing at the Mountain and Sea Building?"
Xie Jingshan stopped at the entrance of the Mountain and Sea Building, "Weren’t you saying you wanted to visit my shop? Here it is, come on."
!!!
Jiang Yuebai looked at Lu Nanzhi, she also had a look of shock.
Jiang Yuebai swallowed, "Your... your family... you’re the Young Master of the Mountain and Sea Building?"
Xie Jingshan straightened his clothes and shook out his sleeves, "Yes, the Mountain and Sea Building is ours, not bad, right?"
"I’m sorry, I’ve spoken too loudly to you before! I hope the Young Master won’t mind. Give me a discount later!" Jiang Yuebai bowed and shouted.
Lu Nanzhi: ......
Xie Jingshan hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said, "Actually, I was kidding, the Mountain and Sea Building isn’t ours, it’s the Heaven and Earth Square next door."
Lu Nanzhi: ......
"Xie Jingshan, you bastard!" Jiang Yuebai lifted her foot to kick him.
"Oh dear, Young Master, what brings you here?"
The Store Manager of the Mountain and Sea Building greeted Xie Jingshan with a beaming smile.
Xie Jingshan lowered his head, seeing Jiang Yuebai’s foot pause midair, while the Store Manager beside him looked on in horror.
Jiang Yuebai’s forehead twitched, she rotated her ankle with a smile, "Xie Jingshan, do you think my shoes look nice?"
"No, they don’t!" Xie Jingshan rolled his eyes.
Lu Nanzhi stiffened, turned, and quietly stepped into the Mountain and Sea Building, pretending not to know these two people.
Xie Jingshan instructed a clerk to usher Lu Nanzhi and Jiang Yuebai to the top-class guest room, while he himself took out a piece of Shadow Refining Jade and handed it mysteriously to the Store Manager.
Inside was the scene of him killing many opponents during the competition with the help of Jiang Yuebai’s array.
"Make a hundred copies of this Shadow Refining Jade for my Old Ancestor, so he can flaunt it to those old fellows. By the way, where’s my mother now?" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
The Store Manager took the Shadow Refining Jade, "The Madam was last seen in the North Sea last month, we don’t know where she is this month."
Xie Jingshan’s expression darkened, "Then make five hundred copies, distribute one to each shop, and tell them if they see my mother, give it to her and ask her to leave me a few messages. As for my father, forget it, he just wants me to inherit the family business so he can roam the world with my mother, chasing his spring and autumn dreams."
The Store Manager nodded with a wry smile.
"Bring the list of Talisman Treasures to the guest room."
Pushing open the guest room door, Jiang Yuebai, holding a product catalog, said, "Xie Jingshan, why have I never seen so many good things at your Mountain and Sea Building before, do you prepare two sets of catalogs for guests?"
Lu Nanzhi nodded, "It’s understandable, some rare items fetch more at auctions."
Xie Jingshan sat down and asked, "Seen anything you like?"
"This Fire Control ’Separation Fire Technique’, will greatly benefit my Fire Alchemy Method. And... this special Talisman Treasure, ’Faceless Mask’, is much better than my amateur Disguise Technique, it can mimic the aura of others or even beasts, very useful, but it’s so expensive, five thousand Mid-Grade Spiritual Stones."
The Store Manager came in personally with the list, and after taking it, Xie Jingshan said to Jiang Yuebai, "The ’Separation Fire Technique’, the Faceless Mask, and an additional Talisman Treasure, how about you exchange your Sword Pill with me?"
Jiang Yuebai blinked, "It’s just a Sword Pill, you don’t need to trade such a price for it."
Lu Nanzhi explained beside her, "Sword Pills, like Talisman Treasures, are items refined by Golden Core Cultivators upon their deaths, infusing their Lifebound Magic Treasures or Lifebound Magic Swords into Golden Talismans with secret techniques, preserving a portion of power for future cultivators to use and comprehend."
"Talisman Treasures can be activated by Foundation Establishment, or even Qi Cultivation cultivators, containing at least a tenth of a Golden Core cultivator’s power, making them very impressive at the Foundation Establishment Stage. Talisman Treasures are extremely difficult to refine, failing nine out of ten times, and those that survive are rare. Sword Pills are even rarer, as sword cultivators in the Cultivation Realm are fewer than Daoist cultivators."
Xie Jingshan continued, "Exactly, and sword cultivators from Qi Cultivation First Layer use swords to convert Spiritual Energy into Sword Qi for cultivation, different from the Daoist system. Although the Mountain and Sea Building has diverse channels for collecting Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, finding a Sword Pill that I want and that suits me is still difficult."
"Though I have a Fire Spiritual Root, my palm’s birthmark contains Gale Sword Intent, which the Supreme Elder says is a mark from a previous life. Zhuo Qingfeng’s Gale Sword Intent is mighty in momentum, while my Gale Sword Intent is like the swift wind, but these two are actually branches of the Wind Chasing Sword Intent. I just want to comprehend the Wind Chasing Sword Intent in your Sword Pill."
Jiang Yuebai took out the Sword Pill, "I came today intending to sell it, I indeed can’t use this, since you need it, it’s yours, but I can’t take advantage of you, have someone appraise its value and if it’s not enough for these two items, I’ll make up the difference."
Lu Nanzhi nodded, "Yes, between friends, it’s good to be clear on such matters."
Xie Jingshan readily agreed, "Alright, I’ll have the Store Manager appraise it, in the meantime, have a look at the Talisman Treasure list, this Sword Pill should at least exchange for two Talisman Treasures."
"Wait," Jiang Yuebai stood up, "I noticed you at the Mountain and Sea Building even have Demon Clan cultivation techniques, could you ask if there are any from the Immortal Ganoderma Clan?"
Xie Jingshan didn’t quite understand but didn’t question further, taking the Sword Pill out.
Not long after, Xie Jingshan returned, "Hang on a moment, by the way, I just saw a Medical Cultivator buying something outside and it reminded me, Jiang Yuebai, when is your birthday?"
"Why do you ask?" Jiang Yuebai asked while still browsing the Talisman Treasure list.
Xie Jingshan casually said, "It’s not that I want to know, it’s just that Shen Huaxi has always been curious if you’re older or younger than him. He says you look young but seem old inside!"
The latter part was something Xie Jingshan added himself, expecting Jiang Yuebai to get angry, but unexpectedly, her face suddenly went pale.
Lu Nanzhi was startled, "Little Bai, what’s wrong?"
Jiang Yuebai grabbed Lu Nanzhi’s outstretched hand, her mind racing through scenes involving Shen Huaxi from the past.
In the tree hollow, he once healed her wounds, having come into contact with her blood.
During her battle with Zhuo Qingfeng, her hair was cut several times, but Zhuo Qingfeng’s Gale Sword Qi was so strong that the hair shouldn’t have remained.
But... Shen Huaxi appeared then and protected her against Zhuo Qingfeng’s powerful attacks.
"Xie Jingshan, tell me honestly, what have you told Shen Huaxi about me?"
Jiang Yuebai’s eyes suddenly turned terrifying, making Xie Jingshan’s heart tighten, "N-nothing really?"
"Are you sure?" Jiang Yuebai pressed for an answer.
Xie Jingshan replied seriously, "Do I seem like someone unreliable? Besides, Lu Nanzhi has long since warned me repeatedly; to tell others only what everyone knows, and never to share secrets known solely to oneself, so when Shen Huaxi asked about you, I told him to ask you directly."
Jiang Yuebai felt a bit relieved, as her birthday was known only to her grandfather, and nobody else.
"Little Bai, is there some problem with Shen Huaxi?" Lu Nanzhi inquired.
"Xie Jingshan, is it safe here?"
Xie Jingshan stood and activated a mechanism, nodding solemnly at Jiang Yuebai.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Yuebai began sharing the situation regarding Shen Huaxi with the other two.
Smack!
After listening, Xie Jingshan slammed the table and stood up.
"Impossible! Shen Huaxi and I entered at six years old and lived in the same courtyard, sharing meals and sleeping arrangements, going in and out together. Even though we later went our separate ways, we kept in touch. If he was colluding with the Evil Dao, how could I not know?!"
