With the little turtle in tow, A-Jiang went to the Immortal Alliance Market.

The little turtle has its own name, Wu Huan, but Ah Jiang feels that the name is too formal and not as endearing as the little turtle.

Nowadays, it's not as troublesome for A-Jiang to go to the Immortal Alliance Market as it used to be.

However, he was still considered inconspicuous among the many cultivators.

Although she has awakened her bloodline, her cultivation level is forever stuck at the Qi Refining stage. As long as she conceals her bloodline power, she is just a minor female cultivator at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

The Immortal Alliance Market was still bustling, but A-Jiang felt the atmosphere was strange, with many people secretly observing him from all directions.

She started to feel a little guilty, so she found a corner to examine herself. Finding nothing amiss, she relaxed and took the little turtle along for a stroll, eating, looking around, and playing.

“The markets in A-Jiang’s mortal world are really lively. I think they’re even more interesting than those in the Green Lotus Sect.”

Ajahn Tau agreed that visits to the male community, though a mixed bag, were diverse and varied, selling all sorts of things, and indeed broadened one's horizons considerably.

After wandering around for a while, they came across a shop selling spirit beast eggs. Ah Jiang was excited because it had been a long time since he had bought a spirit beast egg!

"Let's go in and take a look!"

The shop wasn't very big. To the left of the main hall were three shelves displaying all sorts of spirit beast eggs, arranged from largest to smallest.

One side is a natural egg, the other a man-made egg, and the third a mystery egg.

This was the first time A-Jiang had ever seen a classification like this.

"Shopkeeper, how much are your spirit beast eggs?"

"Fellow Daoist, is this your first time here? Our family has been around for over a century, and our reputation is absolutely guaranteed! Let me introduce you."

"After so many years of research, the cultivation world has determined the appearance of most spirit beast eggs, and these confirmed species of eggs are placed on the natural egg shelf."

Ajahn nodded, recognizing at a glance the species of the vast majority of the eggs, most of which belonged to birds.

"This container sells artificial eggs. We have specialized beast hunters who hunt monsters in the Monster Forest. We also have some acquisition channels. We seal these spirit beasts in eggs. This seal can maintain the spirit beast's vitality for ten years. Once opened, it will not affect the spirit beast's rank."

The shelves for artificially produced eggs are quite small. Although the shopkeeper makes it sound impressive, there's a lot of risk involved, and the chances of buying good eggs are slim. They are cheaper than natural eggs.

While listening to the introduction, A-Jiang observed the cultivators nearby who were buying spirit beast eggs.

Most customers have already decided on the type of egg they want and simply buy it. A few might bring some artificial eggs to try their luck, but very few people come to buy mystery eggs.

"The mysterious container is quite special. Monsters have existed in the world for hundreds of thousands of years longer than humans. There are still some secret places in the cultivation world that human cultivators have never explored. Similarly, there are many monsters and monster eggs whose species are difficult to distinguish."

Ah Jiang nodded in agreement with what the shopkeeper said; he didn't know where his little black dog came from.

This container has many eggs with unusual patterns and varying sizes, as well as some without patterns and with colors like ordinary chicken or goose eggs. These eggs are indeed difficult to distinguish.

However, this industry is very complex, and these patterns and colors can be replicated through various means.

Just like the jade bracelet from Ajahn Chah's previous life.

Many jade bracelets that look crystal clear and have a high water content are actually acid-washed and filled with resin; only experts can tell the difference.

Not only were they scammed out of money, but the product was also harmful to their health.

After looking around, A-Jiang decided to buy more of all kinds of eggs, as he had lost more than 70% of his spirit beasts in the last battle.

After they died, their souls returned to the lotus space to accompany Ajiang because of the contract. But Ajiang didn't want that. He wanted their souls to find peace or be reborn.

She came to the market partly to find a solution. Naturally, the spirit beast egg shop also had books related to spirit beasts, such as "Identifying Spirit Beast Eggs," "Secrets of Spirit Beast Breeding," "General Knowledge of Spirit Beasts," and "Guide to Spirit Beast Advancement," but none of them were about souls.

[In any world, it seems that anything involving the soul is taboo.]

Ah Jiang seemed to be deep in thought, preparing to buy spirit beast eggs. He had brought quite a bit of money with him today, so he decided to buy a hundred first.

As A-Jiang was looking at the spirit beast eggs and deciding how to distribute the quantity, the shopkeeper saw that A-Jiang was hesitant and assumed that she had no money and was just a small customer, so he went to serve another customer.

This customer has been in the shop for quite a while. He's dressed very mysteriously, and his cultivation level is at the Foundation Establishment stage.

However, those who travel outside the cultivation world often wear ten or eight layers of disguise, making it difficult to assess their strength.

The man was wearing a hooded black robe, the hood covering most of his face, and the rest covered by a mask.

Looking over, A-Jiang felt that this person was dressed too modestly. However, in this mortal market where all sorts of people came from, there were quite a few people dressed like this, so it didn't attract much attention.

What's noteworthy is that he bought nearly eighty spirit beast eggs! He emptied more than half of the shipping container.

The shopkeeper packed the food for him with a smile, and the man paid and left.

A-Jiang found it amusing and glanced at his back a few more times. Then he saw three unrelated people exchange glances and follow him.

If Ah Jiang hadn't been keeping a close eye on this area, he wouldn't have noticed this clandestine tracking.

Alarm bells rang in Ah Jiang's mind. It seemed that these were turbulent times, and he should be more cautious.

After selecting ten of the remaining spirit beast eggs, A-Jiang paid the bill and left the shop.

He walked out the main gate and through the crowd. Ah Jiang wanted to follow the three people from a distance to see what had happened.

As she turned into a narrow alley with few people, she found a beast-drawn carriage parked at a small side gate.

After thinking about the layout of this area, I realized it was the shop that sold spirit beast eggs earlier.

A moment later, the side door opened, and a series of spirit beast eggs of different sizes were taken out and casually placed inside the vehicle.

The workers were all ordinary people. A-Jiang was very curious, so he went up to ask, "Uncle, what are you doing with all these eggs?"

Seeing that Ah Jiang was just a young woman, the men said:

"Some eggs, because they were sealed for too long and no one bought them, lost their activity and took up space, so we disposed of them to these people. Some were taken back to eat, some were fed to other spirit beasts, and some could also be used as medicinal supplements. The price was low, and there weren't many eggs; we could only transport one or two truckloads a month."

Ajahn nodded in agreement. Most of them were indeed dead eggs, but some were still alive.

Ajahn said directly, "I'm quite interested in these eggs. Why don't you sell them to me?"

"Please don't! I rely on this truckload every month. What will I do for a living if there's no more cargo?"

A-Jiang asked about the price and added ten low-grade spirit stones to both parties' accounts. The two parties were very happy to sell the egg to her.

The waiter said, "Since you want this, I have plenty more, but they can't transport them all."

As he spoke, he took out dozens more, and A-Jiang naturally accepted them all.