Chapter 52 A Temporary Transaction

According to Madam Xiang, she and her husband Master Hei Jue were once members of a cultivation sect, but when the sect declined, they became independent practitioners.

Since his cultivation level was not high enough to establish his own family and power, and he did not want to continue to join a sect and be ordered around by others, he chose this wilderness and developed it into a mortal market. From then on, he gave up his days of hard cultivation and planned to live in seclusion here and survive in peace.

Over the years, many like-minded independent cultivators from the vicinity came here to visit and make friends, so they went with the flow and occasionally held some small independent cultivator trade fairs. Gradually, they became famous and turned it into a special market that mixed mortals and cultivators.

The main purpose of earning gold and silver from mortals in Maoxiang Valley is to support a group of subordinates and purchase medicinal herbs, monsters and other products from the people in the nearby mountains and fields. When the quantity is large enough, they will go to the big cultivation market to exchange them for some spirit stones.

In this way, as long as you give up the idea of ​​improving your cultivation, it won't be a problem to use these resources to maintain your realm and maintain your status as a cultivator.

Madam Xiang's creation of the Maoxiang Valley Market is a good way for independent cultivators to practice. As long as there are enough resources, they can gather some independent cultivators to obey their orders, which can be regarded as the prototype of a rudimentary sect.

Mo Juren was actually very eager to see this independent cultivators' trade fair, because he lacked everything, whether it was spirit stones, skills, spells, elixir recipes, talismans, or magical instruments. Only by connecting with these independent cultivators would he have a chance to obtain the things for cultivation.

It’s a pity that this independent cultivator trade fair will not take place until a few days later, after Madam Xiang’s birthday.

Mo Juren thought about his current situation. He had offended people over the three matters of the Cloud-Winged Bird, the storage bag, and the Heart-Eating Gu. He didn't know how the Master Black Jue behind the scenes would treat him. He decided not to stay too long. He had to slip away as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble.

However, Mrs. Xiang appears to be quite easy to talk to and approachable, with the demeanor of a wise proprietress.

He decided to take a risk and see if he could get the Yellow Essence from her in exchange for something useful.

So after thinking it over, he said,

"If it weren't for the tight schedule, Zhang would like to stay for a few more days and get to know the fellow cultivators nearby."

He wanted to pretend to accidentally reveal his "origin", so he said,

"However, after traveling all this way, Zhang has very few spirit stones left. I was thinking of using some of my belongings to exchange for some spirit stones. It's a pity that I can't participate in the trade fair here in Maoxiang Valley."

Madam Xiang heard the music and understood the meaning, so she asked,
"I wonder what treasures Master Tie wants to exchange. If you don't mind, I can buy them for you. I can even pay with some spirit stones first."

"This item is neither a treasure nor an ordinary one. It was obtained from a mortal warrior. Madam Xiang, please take a look."

Mo Juren took out a slightly smaller wooden box from his storage bag, opened it and displayed it. It was a mutated iron yellow essence that he had grown using the magical porcelain pieces, and it had a medicinal power of a hundred years.

Madam Xiang took the wooden box in her hands, looked at it carefully, touched it, leaned in to smell it, and then said,
"This medicine looks like Polygonatum odoratum, and its appearance is quite good. I hope you will forgive me, Master Tie. I am not good at identifying medicines, so I hope you will teach me."

Iron Yellow Essence is very famous among mortal warriors, but there are only a few people who really know it. After all, precious things are hard to come by.

Mo Juren explained with a smile,

"Haha, this is a hundred-year-old plant of iron yellow essence."

"Hundred-year-old spiritual herbs!" Madam Xiang became interested after hearing this. "Is it really a hundred-year-old spiritual herb?" Mo Juren stroked the plant of iron yellow essence. It turned out that the cultivators called these mutated precious herbs spiritual herbs, so he pretended to call them,
"Mortals call this a 'holy medicine' or a 'precious medicine'. I almost misjudged it when I got it. Now I have kept it for many years and have never used it. It is a hundred years old, so it must be real."

Madam Xiang said with a little excitement,

"In my Fuxiang Tower, there is another treasure examiner who is good at identifying medicines. Mr. Tie, please move with me to my tower to discuss it."

This Maoxiang Valley was unfamiliar to everyone, and when we got to the Fuxiang Tower, we didn't know what dangers there might be, so Mo Juren refused.
"No need. Madam Xiang can come here, and the treasure examiner can come too. We can just wait here for a while, what's the harm?

"Mr. Tie is really cautious. I'll do as you wish."

Afterwards, Madam Xiang opened the window, shouted "Come here" to the people below, and summoned the followers who were waiting downstairs and gave them some instructions.

Not long after, an old woman who looked frail also entered the private room, greeted Madam Xiang, but called her "Miss".

Madam Xiang nodded and pointed directly at the wooden box on the table and said,

"Master Hong, this Mr. Tie has a hundred-year-old magical herb. Please identify it and tell me how potent it is and how much it costs."

This old woman named Hong Lao should also be a cultivator, but Mo Juren was too embarrassed to use his divine eye technique to see her in person.

Old Hong said nothing. He took out the plant of the Chinese yellow ginseng from the box, touched it and smelled it. After asking Mo Juren for permission, he took a small piece of the root and tasted it carefully. Finally, he gave a positive answer.
"Miss, this spiritual medicine is indeed a hundred-year-old iron yellow essence. The medicine plant is intact and the medicinal power has not been lost. As for the price..."

The old woman glanced at Mo Juren and actually cast a small spell to interfere with vision and hearing. Then she whispered something in Madam Xiang's ear, which made it impossible for others to hear.

This behavior made Mo Juren, who saw this scene for the first time, burst into laughter, so he pretended to be generous and said,

"Haha, since the spiritual herbs are real, Madam Xiang, just give me the price. Since Zhang has a connection with the Maoxiang Valley, I will not be greedy."

"Haha, Master Tie is worrying too much. I think that Master Tie has many rare treasures, so he must have an extraordinary origin. I still hope that Master Tie will take care of my business in Maoxiang Valley. How dare I use the way of business to lower the price?"

Madam Xiang then said seriously,
"Master Hong has already told me that if this kind of hundred-year-old spiritual herbs were auctioned at Dafang City, the highest price would be three hundred spiritual stones."

A mid-quality storage bag with endless uses only sells for thirty to fifty spirit stones. This iron yellow essence can be sold for three hundred spirit stones, which should not be a small amount.

However, Mo Juren actually had no idea about the price of goods, so he didn't feel anything after hearing the price. Instead, he had a mysterious expression on his face.

Mrs. Xiang continued,

"Hundred-year-old spiritual herbs are very useful to cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage. They can be used to refine a lot of elixirs that can improve their cultivation. However, after deducting the normal profit from purchasing them at the market, I'm afraid I can only offer a 40% discount. So it can be converted into 180 low-grade spiritual stones. What do you think, Mr. Tie?"

(End of this chapter)