Wanbaoge is the largest trading center in Tianyuan City, offering a wide variety of spiritual medicines and weapons. It also allows you to consign any item for auction.
It is said that Wanbaoge can be found in major cities of the Tianxuan Continent, and its backing is so powerful that no other force dares to mess with it.
When Qin Xin and Qin Xue arrived at the entrance of Wanbaoge, looking at the dense crowd inside, they couldn't help but click their tongues. Compared to the bustling atmosphere here, the medium-sized market under the jurisdiction of the Qin clan was practically deserted.
Qin Xin followed Qin Xue into the Wanbao Pavilion. This was Qin Xin's first time entering the pavilion. Looking at the various medicinal herbs, weapons, beast crystals, and other items on the display cases, he couldn't help but sigh.
The two browsed around the first floor of Wanbaoge and bought some medicinal herbs that weren't particularly rare, such as Ganoderma lucidum and Tianqing vine, spending over a hundred gold coins, though Qin Xue paid for it.
The two went up to the second floor, where the items were clearly rarer and more expensive than on the first floor, and there were fewer people.
"Blood Essence Grass, found it." Qin Xue stood in front of the counter, pointing to a medicinal herb that was entirely red and faintly emitted spiritual energy fluctuations.
Qin Xin glanced at the price and felt a little constrained; even if he sold himself now, he probably couldn't afford a thousand gold coins.
"Pack it up." Qin Xue casually tossed out a yellow card. The shop assistant glanced at it, immediately packed the Blood Essence Grass into a sandalwood box, and handed it to Qin Xue.
"Here you go. I don't know what you need these herbs for, but don't waste them." Qin Xue handed the wooden box containing the Blood Essence Grass to Qin Xin and said calmly.
"Don't worry, I'll return those gold coins to you." Qin Xin took them and put them in his pocket, grinning as he spoke.
"Let's go back first." Qin Xue turned around and was about to leave with Qin Xin.
"Kid, don't rush, there's something good over there." At this moment, Danqing's voice suddenly rang in Qin Xin's mind.
"Sister Qin Xue, don't rush off." Qin Xin's gaze followed Dan Qing's direction, and there seemed to be a group of people groping around among a large group of rocks.
"You wouldn't be thinking of gambling on stones, would you?" Qin Xue frowned slightly as she looked at Qin Xin's gaze.
"Why not give it a try? Maybe if you win, you can pay back the gold coins I owe you." Qin Xin said as he led Qin Xue to the jade gambling stall.
"What brings you two here? Would you like to give it a try?" Seeing the two approaching, a rather shrewd-looking old man quickly came forward to greet them.
"So it's Xuanjin Stone. Xuanjin Stone is quite common, but there's a high probability that a spirit stone vein will appear next to a Xuanjin Stone vein. So some Xuanjin Stones might contain spirit stones, but the probability isn't very high." Qin Xue said calmly, looking at the stones on the old man's stall.
“What the young lady said is true. However, each Xuanjin Stone can be purchased for only ten gold coins. If it yields a spirit stone, I am willing to pay a thousand gold coins to buy it,” the old man said with a faint smile.
"It's not that easy, Qin Xin, let's go, don't let this old man fool us." With that, Qin Xue tried to pull Qin Xin away.
"I'll give it a try." Qin Xin raised his hand, picked up a Xuanjin Stone, and then took out ten gold coins to give to the old man.
"Hmph, he deserves to be cheated." Seeing that Qin Xin had already handed the money to the old man at the jade gambling stall, Qin Xue had no choice but to give up.
The Xuanjin Stone felt warm to the touch. Qin Xin used his spiritual power to attach to it and found that it was empty inside. With a gentle squeeze, the entire Xuanjin Stone turned into powder, just as Qin Xin had sensed.
"See, I told you so," Qin Xue said with a hint of schadenfreude.
Qin Xin ignored her, took out some more gold coins from his pocket, and said to the old man, "May I pick two more?"
"Can."
The old man's eyes narrowed into slits as he accepted the gold coins.
This time, Qin Xin selected two stones according to Dan Qing's instructions. However, to avoid the stall owner noticing, Qin Xin deliberately lingered in front of some stones for a while.
Qin Xue stood to the side, clasping her fists and glaring at Qin Xin with dissatisfaction.
"Young friend, would you like to open it here?" the old man asked after Qin Xin finished making his selection.
"No, I'll take it back." Qin Xin replied calmly.
“That’s fine. If you find any spirit stones, you can exchange them for gold coins here.” The old man’s face lit up with joy. He had already examined all these stones before setting them up at his stall. He was naturally very happy to run into a few suckers.
"Serves you right for not listening to me. Look how much gold you've wasted!" On their way back, Qin Xue seemed very angry and kept nagging Qin Xin.
"I said I would return the gold coins to you. Here, look what this is."
As he spoke, Qin Xin handed a stone that glowed with a pale purple light to Qin Xue.
"This is a spirit stone?" Qin Xue took the stone, her eyes revealing an undeniable expression. "You really found a spirit stone?"
"Yes." Qin Xin grinned, revealing a smile. However, he also had a black stone in his other hand, which he quietly put away when Qin Xue wasn't paying attention.
"You're quite clever. Although this low-grade spirit stone can be bought for over a thousand gold coins, if you want to exchange gold coins for spirit stones, I'm afraid even two thousand gold coins wouldn't be enough to buy a single low-grade spirit stone," Qin Xue said, her eyes shining as she held the spirit stone in her hand.
"It's yours. Consider it payment for the medicine you bought for me before," Qin Xin said generously.
"Really?" Qin Xue asked in surprise, her big eyes wide.
"Hmm," Qin Xin replied briefly.
"Alright, then we'll call it even for what happened when you peeped on me while I was showering." Qin Xue flashed a mischievous smile, revealing her little tiger teeth, and with a flick of her finger, the spirit stone was instantly put away.
"I already said it was an accident, why are you still holding onto it?" Qin Xin had a headache, but he also noticed the ring on Qin Xue's finger.
The ring can store items inside; it's called a space ring. The larger the storage space, the more expensive it is.
After returning to the Qin Clan Manor, the two parted ways, with Qin Xin returning to his own courtyard.
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As night fell, Qin Xin, who was sitting cross-legged on his bed practicing breathing exercises, suddenly opened his eyes.
A phantom figure of Danqing appeared before his eyes, accompanied by the gilded alchemy furnace.
"Teacher, what is this?" Qin Xin asked curiously, taking out the black stone.
"This is a Spirit Stone, which will be of great help to spiritual cultivation. Keep it safe for now." After saying that, Qin Xin stored the black stone into the space of the mysterious fragment map.
These days, under Danqing's guidance, Qin Xin also learned that things could be stored in this mysterious fragment. However, it is now Danqing's residence, and any odds and ends that Qin Xin put in would be thrown out.
"Alright, let me refine the pills for you first."
After saying that, Danqing threw the fire into the gilded alchemy furnace.
This time, Danqing was rather cautious in refining the pills. He didn't talk to Qin Xin at all, and kept changing hand seals to adjust the temperature of the flames inside the furnace.
In just a short while, Danqing breathed a sigh of relief. The five still-warm pills were put into a jade bottle and handed to Qin Xin.
"Qi Condensation Pill, a grade three elixir."
"Its medicinal power is more than ten times that of the Qi Absorption Pill, and it can accelerate the absorption of spiritual energy from heaven and earth by martial artists."
"This can be taken directly, unlike the Meridian Strengthening and Bone Strengthening Pill which improves physical constitution."
Danqing raised an eyebrow and slowly spoke.
Qin Xin held the pill to his nose, and a faint fragrance wafted over. He felt as if countless pores on his body opened up in an instant, and the fatigue in his body vanished in a flash.
Without hesitation, Qin Xin immediately poured out a pill and placed it in his hand. The pill emitted a warm sensation. It was emerald green with a faint hint of blood. He casually tossed it into his mouth, and the pure medicinal power instantly spread throughout his oral cavity.
The medicinal power was completely pure, like a clear stream, flowing directly into the dantian.
After being absorbed by the dantian, it is transformed into pure true qi.
The more concentrated the true qi in the dantian, the higher one's cultivation level.
At the same time, another part of the medicinal power travels through the meridians, allowing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to be continuously drawn into the body and circulate throughout the body. Under the constant tempering, the body becomes stronger and generates more true energy.
As the true energy within his dantian increased, Qin Xin immersed himself in cultivation.
An opportunity for a breakthrough suddenly appeared, and Qin Xin hurriedly mobilized his internal energy, constantly absorbing spiritual energy from the outside world to cleanse his meridians, preparing to break through to the eighth level of the Acquired Realm.
As the saying goes, opportunity knocks but once. Although Qin Xin can slowly absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cleanse his meridians, and will break through on his own when the true energy in his dantian becomes rich enough, it is unknown how long it will take.
Without hesitation, Qin Xin quickly swallowed another Qi Condensation Pill.
With the support of the medicine, Qin Xin's cultivation speed was accelerated.
After cultivating for about half an hour, Qin Xin's body calmed down slightly, and then an explosive power surged out from within him.
Qin Xin slowly opened his eyes, a flash of blue and red light passing through his dark pupils, and exhaled a breath of turbid air...
"Crack, crack, crack," Qin Xin clenched his fist, and a burst of explosive power slowly surged out.
"If I encounter Qin Yunfei now, I am confident that I can defeat him in a few rounds. However, there are still half a month before the clan competition. If I can break through to the ninth level of the Acquired Realm, I will have the confidence to settle accounts with Qin Yunfeng then."
A murderous glint flashed in Qin Xin's eyes.
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