Another Fool with More Money Than Sense?
And amid the crowd’s waves of discussions laced with awe, Lin Xiao’s gaze followed the youths from the Coiling Dragon Valley. It did not take long before he saw the group heading towards the entrance of a place called the “Seclusion Inn”.
Seeing the name of this inn, even Lin Xiao was slightly surprised. A Seclusion Inn? Could there really be an inn named like that? Could it be that this inn specialised in providing places for secluded cultivation?
At this moment, the murmurs from the crowd reached his ears again.
“A group of them has returned to the Seclusion Inn!”
“They are really punctual. They go to the Southern Source Merchant Association earliest every day and return earliest too.”
“During the previous large auction, the other three strongest from the four valleys all bought good items, but he did not. The Southern Source Merchant Association puts out new items every day, so naturally, he is the most eager.”
“This Southern Source Merchant Association is too good at making money. They already have those extraordinary items and deliberately put out one more each day.”
“Willing buyers and sellers, that is their business. Besides, the Southern Source Merchant Association is the City Lord’s Mansion’s own merchant group. No one dares to cause trouble, not even the disciples from the four valleys. They all have to give face to the City Lord’s Mansion.”
“The new items every day are also brought in by outsiders to sell to the merchant association. They are not all prepared by the Southern Source Merchant Association itself. Moreover, if one wants to make easy money, it is still the Seclusion Inn that does it. After all, the merchant association has to bear costs, but this Seclusion Inn is simply a case of investing one and reaping ten thousandfold profit!”
“Exactly. One Blue Spirit Stone per day. If one’s family background is not substantial enough, even if one is rich, one probably cannot bear to go in.”
“And that is just for checking in. If one really goes in for seclusion, let alone several months, even just one or one and a half months, who could endure it?”
“Their strength is right there for all to see. I heard that behind the inn is the Holy Heaven Sect. Let alone the four valleys, even the three sects dare not offend them. Even the dominant Ji family of Yang Province has to yield three points. Going in there for seclusion, one can be completely at ease. Moreover, the rooms inside can isolate auras and block divine senses. It is just that the price… But then again, if it were not so expensive, the Seclusion Inn would probably be full by now.”
“That is true. In the entire Lingxi City, probably only the Seclusion Inn has empty rooms left. All the later arrivals have no choice but to sleep in the open.”
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Listening to the miscellaneous voices from the crowd, Lin Xiao could not help but feel a jolt in his heart. The background of this Seclusion Inn was actually so formidable.
Behind it was actually a force like the Holy Heaven Sect, one of the two great sects of Yang Province.
Among the top ten powers of Yang Province, there was one dominant family, two great sects, three sects, and four valleys. The Ji family was the overlord, followed by the two great sects, then the three sects, with the four valleys ranking at the rear.
The Holy Heaven Sect, to which even the Ji family had to yield three points, one could see how extraordinary its strength was.
Apart from the people from the four valleys coming, there was also the Seclusion Inn backed by the Holy Heaven Sect. This was merely a small city spanning a hundred li in radius, yet it attracted so many great powers.
It seemed that this Lingxi City was far from simple!
At the same time, what left Lin Xiao somewhat speechless was that the entire Lingxi City actually had no vacant inns left, except for this Seclusion Inn.
The price of this Seclusion Inn, even for him, would feel painful.
After all, that was one Blue Spirit Stone, which, if placed in the empire he had been in back then, would cause upheaval in the empire. Yet here, it could only buy one night in an inn…
However, rooms that could isolate auras and block divine senses, along with powerful protective capabilities, could indeed match this price. It just depended on whether the occupant needed it.
Sometimes, staying in the Seclusion Inn could even save one’s life.
“It seems I can only stay at the Seclusion Inn.” Lin Xiao said, slightly reluctant.
If he had not robbed Ouyang Kuo’s storage ring, he really could not afford it. Finding a place for secluded cultivation in the city would be difficult.
With this inn, he could at least cultivate in peace.
“However, I should first go to the Southern Source Merchant Association to see if there are any good treasures and medicinal materials.” Lin Xiao thought to himself.
Lingxi City was not simple, and with so many people coming, who knew, the City Lord’s Mansion’s merchant association might have quite a few good items inside.
After asking for the location of the Southern Source Merchant Association, Lin Xiao set off, walking along the street towards the front.
It did not take long before he arrived in front of the Southern Source Merchant Association.
This Southern Source Merchant Association was built in a grand and imposing manner, with a total of three floors. From bottom to top, the grades of the items went from low to high.
What differed from other merchant associations was that the second and third floors of this Southern Source Merchant Association were not accessible based on one’s noble status or position, but required payment to enter.
This made even Lin Xiao smack his tongue inwardly. He could not help but sigh from the bottom of his heart that the City Lord’s Mansion of Lingxi City was too good at making money. Even entering the second and third floors required a fee.
Just the fees collected probably amounted to several tenths of the profit from selling items.
No wonder the Southern Source Merchant Association had new items added every day.
After handing over one sixth-grade initial-level pill, Lin Xiao finally entered the third-floor hall. The hall was very large, with few items, extremely high prices, and very few people.
However, the things inside were indeed valuable.
Apart from some rare medicinal materials, spirit beast spirit cores, and advanced pills, there were even cultivation methods and martial skills.
No wonder they dared to charge for entering the floor, unafraid of no one visiting.
Among them, the specific grades of those pills included sixth-grade pills, seventh-grade initial-level pills, and seventh-grade intermediate-level pills. There was even one seventh-grade advanced-level pill as the highlight.
Lin Xiao secretly smacked his tongue. This Southern Source Merchant Association was indeed extraordinary, even having a seventh-grade advanced-level pill.
It was just that the prices of these pills were outrageously high, making them unattainable for many.
Especially that seventh-grade advanced-level pill. Even if he went all out now, he could not afford it.
Of course, for Lin Xiao, these pills were of little use.
Therefore, he had no intention of being tempted by them.
As he moved his steps and walked to the area selling spirit cores, he saw a seventh-tier initial-level spirit core named “Yinlie Snow Weasel” placed on a sealed transparent counter. Lin Xiao’s eyes could not help but light up.
The Yinlie Snow Weasel was an extremely special type among spirit weasel spirit beasts, possessing yin-cold attribute power, yet extremely irritable. It could be said to be a spirit beast with yin attributes but a fierce nature.
Its spirit core could be used to refine yin-cold attribute pills, and moreover, extremely potent ones.
However, precisely because of its yin nature combined with fierceness, refining pills from it was extremely difficult. Ordinary spirit controllers refining pills would explode the furnace nine times out of ten.
Without the corresponding pill formula and experience, it was hard for anyone to refine it successfully.
And he, possessing the memories and experience of the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor, could use this Yinlie Snow Weasel spirit core to refine a potent yin-cold attribute pill, the Yinlie Pill.
The Yinlie Pill could help the Purple Corpse Puppet break through.
“Eighty Blue Spirit Stones.” Seeing that price, Lin Xiao felt a twinge of pain in his heart.
On the Central Continent, these Blue Spirit Stones really were not worth much. A casual move cost dozens of them.
However, buying a seventh-tier initial-level spirit core for eighty Blue Spirit Stones was already below market price.
After all, this niche seventh-tier initial-level spirit core was utterly useless to those without yin-cold attribute talent.
Moreover, even those with such talent might not be able to refine the pill.
Therefore, the price was not as high as other seventh-tier initial-level spirit cores.
And even though it was much lower than the market price, it still had no takers.
This Yinlie Snow Weasel spirit core was probably just there to fill the display.
“I want this spirit core.” Looking at the female attendant in front of the counter, Lin Xiao pointed to the Yinlie Snow Weasel in the transparent display box and said.
Upon hearing this, a look of surprise appeared on the woman’s face. This item had been on display for several years before with no interest, and later, the Southern Source Merchant Association had taken it back.
Today, it had only just been put out again with other new items to make up the numbers. Unexpectedly, not long after being placed, someone wanted it?
Among these people coming for the secret realm excitement, there really was another fool with more money than sense?
“Wait a moment, I saw this item first.” At this moment, a woman’s voice suddenly came over.
The attendant woman was greatly startled. Another fool with more money than sense?
