Published: March 2, 2025
CHAPTER 8: Purchasing Magical Artifacts (Great Repair)
A day later.
South of Yuan Yang Sect, outside Jiatai Market.
Under the hazy moonlight, the full view of the market appeared before him.
The market was large, occupying the entire mountainside.
Interwoven streets crisscrossed, with shops of all sizes standing neatly, making it well-planned.
At a glance, all were ancient-style buildings.
On the other side of the street was a wide square.
Around the square, small stalls were sparsely arranged, forming a "回" shaped pathway.
Cultivators came and went along the small paths, with various stalls selling all kinds of items on both sides, giving off a vibe of mundane business dealings.
As the sky darkened, the square was brightly lit.
Most stalls had uniformly styled large lanterns connected together.
These lanterns were made of bronze, exuding an ancient charm, each standing about a meter tall.
However, instead of oil, each lantern held a fist-sized night pearl that emitted a gentle glow.
The light from the night pearl was much brighter than an ordinary oil lamp.
It illuminated the stalls below clearly, and even the nearby roads were visibly lit.
Although it was already evening, the flow of people in the square had increased compared to the daytime.
Not only were there some new stalls, but the number of cultivators browsing had also surged significantly.
A large number of immortal cultivators converged in the square, making it extremely lively for a moment.
Jiatai Market was a medium-sized market with a Golden Core Elder from the Yuan Yang Sect nominally overseeing it, along with a dozen foundation establishment cultivators managing daily operations.
From time to time, one could see teams of qi refinement stage guards marching by with great authority.
These patrolling cultivators were at least mid-stage qi refinement cultivators, with some also being late-stage "strong ones."
They wore spiritual armor and carried long spears, with their magical artifacts being superior to those of ordinary cultivators and were well-trained.
In the face of any disturbances, they would swiftly respond.
In the evening.
A cultivator wearing a bamboo hat and black veil, dressed in gray robes, walked slowly from a distance.
Such cultivators unwilling to reveal their identities were common in the market and did not stand out.
This person was Liu Yu!
After returning the task token from the spiritual herb garden at Blue Spring Peak, Liu Yu did not head straight back to his cave dwelling.
He understood well that the rules of the cultivation world were very different from his past life.
In this world, power lay within oneself, and the constraints of rules on cultivators were very limited!
His offensive capabilities were weak, and his defensive and survival skills were also quite insufficient.
If he were to engage in a fight, wouldn’t that mean he couldn't win or escape, putting him in an extremely passive situation?!
Liu Yu was determined not to go with the flow and leave things to fate!
Although he did not plan to rely on maturing spiritual herbs to earn spiritual stones, his current supply of spiritual stones was limited, and he still needed to rely on the Immortal Abode for his “first pot of gold.”
If he abandoned such a large support due to a bit of risk, that would be too conservative.
Being cautious and selling a small amount should not lead to problems.
Once he entered a positive cycle, he wouldn't need to directly sell spiritual herbs anymore.
"I need to quickly improve my alchemical skills and enter a positive cycle."
After careful consideration, Liu Yu matured several precious spiritual herbs, all around two hundred years old.
He planned to use these herbs to exchange for one or two powerful magical artifacts, preparing some means of self-defense.
That way, if he encountered danger, he would at least have a fighting chance!
Wandering around the square, Liu Yu saw many novel items and quietly felt the hustle and bustle of the crowd.
However, he did not linger long and headed directly to his destination—Jade Orchid Pavilion.