Chapter 203
He could see that the monk who was speaking was somewhat boastful.
When Cheng Hui heard this, he was drinking tea with Lin Qingyang in the teahouse.
He could see that the monk who was speaking was somewhat boastful, but considering the information he had received from other sources, it didn't seem too exaggerated.
What follows is uninteresting. The monk begins to sell the "treasures" he has dug out in the sea.
The reason for putting quotation marks is mainly because the things are too messy. It seems that more than half of them are seafood, but the specific value is difficult to determine.
At least in Cheng Hui's opinion, the price is a bit high.
"Hmm?" Cheng Hui raised his eyebrows. Does this monk really have something good in his hand?
He did not speak immediately, but watched for a while and found that the monk did not seem to know the value of what he had just taken out.
Is it possible to find a bargain?
He walked over slowly, rummaged through the monk's table, took out a few pieces of material, and put the feather he had just valued in there.
"How much is it in total?"
The monk looked at what was in his hand, smiled knowingly, and reached out towards the feather.
Cheng Hui was shocked. Could it be that this guy also knew the value of this feather? It was over. It looked like he would miss this chance to get it today.
Unexpectedly, the monk did not pick up the feather, but picked up a piece of blue mineral next to the feather.
He said to Cheng Hui, "Fellow Daoist, you have good taste. This is a rare Lanshi. Judging from the color and size, three hundred spirit stones is definitely not too much!"
Cheng Hui: ...
That’s it?
The corners of his eyes twitched twice. This guy was taking advantage of him...
Bullshit Lanshi.
If it was really a Lanshi, then three hundred spirit stones would not be a lot, but this thing is just an ordinary blue water ore, thirty spirit stones at most. This guy is really bold, he dares to ask for ten times the price!
Cheng Hui was so angry that he almost laughed. To be honest, if he could buy all these things, not to mention three hundred spirit stones, even five hundred spirit stones would not be too much. The dragon horn feather alone would be worth the price.
But this guy treated him as a sucker, so don't blame him for not giving him face.
He casually threw the things onto the table and said coldly, "Fellow Daoist, you're going too far! This is clearly a piece of blue water ore, and its size is very ordinary. It's quite rare at best. Three hundred spirit stones? You're really brave to ask for it!"
When the monk saw Cheng Hui directly say the name of the ore, he immediately realized that this person was knowledgeable and might not be easy to deceive. He laughed and said, "Oh, I was mistaken for the moment. I mistook Blue Water Ore for Lanshi. I hope you don't mind."
Cheng Hui was too lazy to talk to him and turned the things around: "These, I'll give you a total of 150 spirit stones, do you want to sell them?"
The monk immediately started shouting and yelling, saying that he had brought these back from the distant sea with great effort, and then he talked about how many fights he had fought and how many magical instruments he had broken in order to get these things. In any case, he was asking Cheng Hui to give him more.
Cheng Hui was amused by his excellent singing and songwriting performance. He had always taken the biggest benefits, so it didn't matter if he gave him more.
So he offered a price of one hundred and eighty spirit stones. The monk had an expression on his face as if he had to give up something with great reluctance and suffered a great loss, but he quickly collected the spirit stones.
Cheng Hui thought this man was quite interesting. He was about to take the things away when a monk happened to come over. When he saw the feather on the table, his eyes lit up and he reached out to take it.
Cheng Hui naturally would not let others take his things away. He raised his wrist to block the other person's hand, and then shook it again to collect all the materials.
"You!" The cultivator was an old man. Seeing Cheng Hui's actions, he immediately showed an unhappy expression: "What's wrong with you? That's what I like."
Cheng Hui glanced at him and said calmly, "I bought it."
The old man was stunned for a moment, then looked at the monk who owned the stall: "How much did he pay for it? I'll pay double."
The monk was also stunned. He realized that he must have made a mistake and showed an expression of regret.
But even though he regretted it, he didn't make a scene and ask Cheng Hui to return the things. Instead, he said honestly, "I'm sorry, senior, I've already sold the things to him. If you want to buy them, please ask that fellow Taoist."
The old man was not happy. He turned to look at Cheng Hui and frowned, "Young man, do you know what that is? Something of that quality is simply not useful to most people. If you're willing, I can buy it from you for twice the price."
Cheng Hui shook his head: "Sorry, I bought it to use it."
The old man frowned and looked at Cheng Hui, "Do you really want to use it? For yourself?"
"Yes." Cheng Hui replied.
The old man sneered: "Okay, use it if you want. What a waste of good things!" Then he turned away.
Cheng Hui just felt that this old man was baffling. Who was he looking down on? And wasting money? You know what I'm going to do? Wasting money!
Lin Qingyang whispered a few words to comfort him. Cheng Hui had just told him that the feathers they bought were from a dragon horn eagle.
The dragon-horned eagle is a demon beast with dragon blood. It has the Golden Core cultivation level in its infancy. As long as it can survive to adulthood, it can successfully advance to the Nascent Soul stage.
The feathers of an adult dragon-horn eagle are very tough and are a good material for setting up formations. Among the formations that Cheng Hui has learned, several high-level formations require the feathers of dragon-horn eagles.
Unfortunately, this kind of monster may have difficulty reproducing due to its high starting point, so its number is extremely small. It is rarely seen on land and can only be seen in some secret places or on islands in the distant sea.
It is precisely because it is rare that the price is so high. And because the dragon horn carving has a trace of dragon blood, if it is used to set up a formation, it will naturally bring a hint of dragon power, which can play a miraculous role in certain formations.
Cheng Hui himself is an excellent master of formations, so of course he would not miss such good materials.
In fact, the moment he saw the dragon horn eagle's feathers, he went over those high-level magic arrays in his mind.
Due to the lack of key materials, he was unable to try many high-level formations. Theoretically, as long as all the materials were complete, he could set up the formation, but when it came to setting up the formation, he didn't know what problems he would encounter.
Formation is a very sophisticated discipline. High-level formations often mean many nodes. If he has not practiced it, he cannot guarantee that there will be no problems when needed.
So far, the magic arrays that Cheng Hui has come into contact with are not too complicated. The truly complex arrays are those used by large sects like the Tianlan Sword Sect to guard the mountain gate.
Cheng Hui was originally very happy to pick up a bargain, but after the old man disrupted it, he immediately lost the desire to continue listening.
Now everyone in the teahouse is discussing what the feather that Cheng Hui bought is.
Cheng Hui looked around and saw many people discussing what it was that Cheng Hui had stumbled upon.
Because the feather was bought by Cheng Hui shortly after the monk took it out, many people didn't even see what it was, so naturally they had no way of guessing.
but……
Cheng Hui glanced casually at the corner. Several monks sitting there seemed to be drinking tea, but in fact they had been peeping at Cheng Hui several times, and their eyes were a little evasive. They were probably staring at them.
Cheng Hui was not afraid of them. A group of cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage could not even withstand three moves from him. However, he was originally safe and sound, but he got into trouble because of others, which made him even more unhappy.
"Why are you so unhappy? You should be happy when you buy something good." Lin Qingyang teased him with a smile.
"I can't be happy." Cheng Hui pursed his lips and whispered to Lin Qingyang that someone might have been eyeing them.
Lin Qingyang smiled slightly, his aura revealed.
The aura of a mid-stage Jindan swept through the teahouse, instantly making everyone silent.
There weren't many Jindan-stage cultivators riding on the flying boat, and most of them were still in seclusion in the courtyard. The few who were there were proud of their status and often wouldn't mingle with these Foundation Establishment-stage cultivators, but went up to the second floor. People like Cheng Hui who liked to join in the fun were the odd ones out.
However, being an outlier also has its advantages. For example, now... after Lin Qingyang's aura was released, the entire first floor fell silent. Those people who avoided his gaze wanted to hide behind others, for fear that Lin Qingyang would find out that they had coveted the treasure of this senior companion.
"snort!"
Lin Qingyang snorted coldly, and Cheng Hui felt that the temperature on the floor had dropped a few degrees.
Looking at those frightened people, he understood what Lin Qingyang meant.
Since he doesn't like trouble, he might as well just show his fists.
Cultivators from small sects or independent practitioners like this are indeed bold when they are brave, and they may even work as part-time robbers in secret.
But it is also true that they are timid and they absolutely dare not provoke those who they cannot afford to offend.
When they came out today, they specifically chose two sets of jackets without the sect's logo. Otherwise, based on the name of the Corpse Puppet Sect, they would never dare to covet the treasures in their hands even if they were beaten to death.
The reason why Cheng Hui changed his clothes was because he didn't want to reveal his identity.
The main reason they were going to Bagua Gate next was because the entrance that City Lord Hua told them was near Bagua Gate, and the small crack was most likely split from the entrance controlled by Bagua Gate.
If you enter from the same entrance, there is a high probability that you will appear in the same area.
Cheng Hui didn't know what would happen at that time, but to be on the safe side, he decided to temporarily hide his identity as a disciple of the Corpse Puppet Sect to avoid any accidents and prevent others from finding his hometown.
"Let's go, go back." Cheng Hui didn't want to pay attention to those frightened people. He just wanted to know that they didn't dare to cause trouble for him again.
Cheng Hui's anger came and went quickly, and soon he was no longer angry. He returned to his suite chatting and laughing with Lin Qingyang.
He didn't know that when he left, a cute girl in a red dress was standing at the window on the second floor. She looked down at Cheng Hui, wrinkled her nose, and said unhappily, "Grandpa, is this kid so ungrateful? Why don't I go teach him a lesson!"
"Forget it..." The old man, who had just tried to buy the feather from Cheng Hui, shook his head. "If he doesn't want to sell it, then he doesn't want to sell it. It's a pity to lose the dragon horn feather. Feathers of such good quality are rare. I was thinking that if I could buy it back for your senior brother, he would have secured a spot in the Holy Prayer Festival. What a pity."
"Hey, Grandpa, you said it yourself, feathers of this quality are rare. It's such a shame that he ruined them." The girl shook the old man's shoulders coquettishly. "This Holy Festival is related to my brother's future. Such an important matter... at worst, we can give him a little compensation after we take the feathers."
"This..." The old man was a little moved.
Seeing this, the girl quickly continued, "Grandpa! I remember you told me when I was little that people who destroy things will be struck by lightning. We are doing justice by getting the things here. Besides, we are not refusing to pay."
"Is this how you use the law of justice? Nonsense!" The old man was a little amused, but his words did not reject the girl's suggestion.
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