"What would you two like to buy?"
The stall owner was an elderly man whose strength was completely exposed to Jiang Yuantian, which was why Jiang Yuantian was surprised.
The old man before them actually possessed the strength of the sixth rank. It was truly remarkable that he could keep up with ordinary people with his frail and old body after the cataclysm, let alone someone of the sixth rank who was considered a master even among Spirit Awakeners.
"Grandpa, let me take a look first!" This time, Jiang Yuan unusually did not buy it out quickly. On the one hand, he valued the purple light sword with the Judgment passive ability, and on the other hand, he respected the old man. Although respecting the elderly and caring for the young can no longer be the standard for praising human qualities, it is still a beautiful virtue.
"There aren't many items, but if they meet your standards, the price is negotiable!"
The seemingly silent old man was unusually easy to talk to, and before Jiang Yuan could even bargain, he had already taken a step back.
"Old man, I see that the items you sell at your stall are all strange and unusual!" Jiang Yuan glanced at the items the old man was selling. There were twelve items in total, but ten of them were rare, either broken or incomplete, and very few had that sense of newness.
"I won't hide it from you young people, I acquired these by chance. I realized I no longer needed them, so I wanted to sell them. Perhaps someone will find them useful!" the old man explained.
“Indeed, several of them are useless!” Ning Yanlan also spoke up, and with his Eye of Insight, he saw that at least half of the items were useless.
Jiang Yuan's fingers touched the blade of the Purple Light Sword, and in that instant, he felt a familiar aura.
“It’s an ancient aura!” Jiang Yuan’s expression turned serious. Anything that possesses an ancient aura must be an ancient artifact.
“Apostle, I don’t think there’s any need to buy anything here!” Ning Yanlan spoke first.
“Young lady, you can’t be so sure. Although I can’t guarantee how many useless things are here, I can be sure of one thing: these items are all of extraordinary origin!” The old man’s wrinkles twitched.
"Oh, if the old man can tell me the origin of these items, then why shouldn't I buy them all!" Jiang Yuan smiled faintly, his tone full of teasing about the authenticity of the items.
"Is this really true?" The old man was surprised that Jiang Yuan would say such a thing.
“Of course!” Jiang Yuan affirmed.
"These items of mine are not cheap. I won't sell them for less than a hundred sixth-tier Holy Spirit Stones!" Although the old man intended to sell, he was clearly more concerned about the price.
"One hundred sixth-tier Holy Spirit Stones, isn't that a bit expensive!" Ning Yanlan interjected. As a thrifty and hardworking woman, she had to save money wherever possible!
"Whether it's worth it or not, let this old man tell you the story!" The old man was not annoyed by Ning Yanlan's words. He continued, "This old man has no talent for cultivation, but after the cataclysm, I was able to awaken my spiritual power and advance from the first rank to the sixth rank. In fact, it was all thanks to a fortuitous opportunity on the night of the cataclysm!"
Ning Yanlan and Jiang Yuan exchanged a glance, and both remained silent until the old man finished speaking.
The old man continued, "On the night of the cataclysm, the earth shook violently, followed by meteorites falling from the sky and flames erupting from the ground. I knew the end times were coming, so I immediately decided to run to a safe area, but I didn't expect to fall into a huge pit as soon as I stepped out the door!"
"When I woke up, I found myself lying in a coffin, which was full of burial objects. I was scared half to death!"
"However, after calming down, I realized that I didn't die, but for some unknown reason, I entered the coffin and reached the third level after being awakened. So after I came out, I put away all the burial items, and only now have I thought of selling them!"
After hearing this rather unexpected explanation, Jiang Yuan pondered for a moment and then asked, "Are you saying that your current level six achievement is largely due to that initial fortuitous encounter?"
“Yes! The burial goods in the coffin were not just these. There were some food offerings, some jade jewelry, and other miscellaneous items, as well as these in front of me! I ate the offerings because I was hungry, and I benefited from this by not killing after the cataclysm and advancing to the sixth level!” The old man did not hide anything and told him what he knew little by little.
"So, one hundred sixth-tier Holy Spirit Stones isn't too expensive!" Jiang Yuan nodded. "However, could you please tell me what happened to the coffin and its contents?"
"Alas, let's not talk about it anymore. It's all my good-for-nothing son's fault!" The old man shook his head and sighed deeply. "Ever since he learned of my extraordinary encounter, my spendthrift son, who never comes home, has tried every means to steal the coffin and other things from me, leaving me only some useless items with no spiritual energy fluctuations!"
"You're selling something so useless for such a high price!" Ning Yanlan said indignantly upon hearing this description.
"I was forced into this situation. If I hadn't been coerced, why would I have sold antiques? The items in the coffin were left by my ancestors. Selling them would be a great disrespect!" The old man sighed repeatedly.
Seeing this, Ning Yanlan secretly transmitted her voice to Jiang Yuan: "Do you think this person is trustworthy? I have a feeling he's making up stories to trick us out of our Holy Spirit Stones."
"Five parts real, five parts fake! But these items are definitely worth the price!" Jiang Yuantian didn't get much data when he appraised them, so he guessed that these things were probably not from the core, but they still had value. Putting aside everything else, the ancient aura they contained was worth one hundred sixth-tier holy spirit stones.
“But we don’t have any more Holy Spirit Stones, what can we use to buy them?” Ning Yanlan said, revealing their current predicament.
"That's easy!"
Jiang Yuan fixed his gaze on the old man, then said in a deep voice, "Old man, I can't produce these one hundred sixth-tier Holy Spirit Stones right now! But I can offer you something of equal value in exchange. Are you willing?"
"What is it?" The old man was overjoyed to hear that a trade was possible.
"this!"
Jiang Yuan took out three Blazing Blood Vermilion Fruits. Each Blazing Blood Vermilion Fruit was priced at more than five ninth-tier Holy Spirit Stones, one of which was forty sixth-tier Holy Spirit Stones, so three of them were worth one hundred and twenty sixth-tier Holy Spirit Stones.
"Blazing Blood Vermilion Fruit!"
Suddenly, a figure rushed towards Jiang Yuan, his target being the Crimson Blood Fruit in his hand.
"How dare you steal my things!" Jiang Yuan stared intently, and the innate emperor moved without wind, his enormous imperial might surging forth.
"Oh no!"
The figure cried out in despair, then collapsed to the ground, his knees buckling.
Jiang Yuan turned off the Innate Emperor skill after only a brief moment. He also clearly saw the person who wanted to snatch his Blazing Blood Vermilion Fruit. It was a middle-aged man around forty years old, with a cultivation level of only the fifth rank, and his face bore a slight resemblance to the old man who owned the stall.
"Please have mercy, sir!"
Under the impact of the born emperor, the old man, who already possessed immense energy but couldn't unleash it, couldn't hold on any longer. He pleaded, "He's my spendthrift son!"
"Your son?" Jiang Yuan frowned as he looked at the middle-aged man who was slumped on the ground.
"You old geezer, why don't you sell the goods to this sir!"
The middle-aged man, who had just been weak and powerless, turned to the old man and began to curse him. After seeing the old man lower his head, he rushed to Jiang Yuan and fawned, "Sir, I didn't mean to steal anything. I just got excited and forgot my limits!"
Jiang Yuan ignored him and simply waited for the old man's reply.
"Fine, let's sell it!"
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