Outside the door was a row of small houses with a front yard. The size and structure were exactly the same. A stone path continued to extend, connecting all the residents, and finally disappeared into the fog on both sides.
Everything on this stone street was a little old, as if it hadn't been repaired for decades, but it was clean and tidy, without a trace of odor.
Xu Wen sprinted along the stone path until he stopped at a concave near the river.
There were few pedestrians in the evening, but here, people were bustling. With the dim lights hanging on the willow trees, they patrolled the various stalls that were covered in fog.
This was Green Maple City's ghost market, the favorite of mortals and low-level itinerant cultivators who had just entered Green Maple City.
From time to time, there would be stories of a lucky person who got rich overnight in the ghost market. No one could tell who the lucky person was.
When he first came to Green Maple City, Xu Wen also often ran here, wanting to use his experience and vision of two lifetimes to search for treasures and make a fortune.
However, what he bought was not as good as what he sold. Even if they were two completely different worlds, the logic was still the same. He did not pick up anything, but he almost caught his eye several times.
After a few times, he wisely stopped setting foot here.
But today, with the Heavenly Eye Treasure Light Technique, everything would be completely different.
Taking a few deep breaths and suppressing the excitement in his heart, Xu Wen slowly walked into the ghost market.
As soon as he approached a stall, a few gray treasure lights rose.
However, compared to the densely packed items on the stall, the amount of gray light was pitifully small, not even one percent.
There weren't many things that could be clearly identified, probably less than half of them. Most of the things were dull and colorless.
"Profiteer!"
He cursed in his heart and continued forward.
It wasn't that these things were fake, but items without treasure light, even if they had some spiritual energy, would definitely not be classified.
As long as these stall owners opened their mouths, they would say what grade or grade they were. They wished they could blow their things into the sky.
Walking back and forth between the stalls, he was like a human-shaped radar. Wherever he passed, treasures appeared one by one.
According to the location and situation of the treasure light, he quickly figured out the pattern of the Heavenly Eye Treasure Light Technique.
Within a radius of five feet, all kinds of treasures would show their corresponding treasure light.
There were nine stages in cultivation, namely, Refinement, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Soul Formation…
Spiritual plants, spiritual ores, pills, magic tools, and other treasures were also divided into nine grades.
Under the Heavenly Eye Treasure Light Technique, Level One treasures would emit a gray treasure light, while Level Two treasures would emit a white treasure light.
Items that had spiritual energy but were not graded did not have treasure light, but they looked no different from usual.
Ordinary objects were blurry and dim, as if they were ashamed of their inferiority and were embarrassed to show their colors.
He could still see it clearly if he deliberately observed it, but he would basically ignore it when he glanced over.
However, although he had discovered something, he had never had a good opportunity to make a move.
These stall owners were all cunning. They basically knew what they were selling. If they encountered something they couldn't understand, they would rather hide it and accumulate dust than take it out easily.
Although the Heavenly Eye Treasure Light Technique was miraculous, the other party was not stupid. It was still not easy to pick up the leftovers.
After circling around the ghost market, a strange sourness suddenly came from his eyes. The time of the Heavenly Eye Treasure Light Technique was almost up.
It was impossible for such a magical spell to last forever. It was already quite a long time to be able to last for about fifteen minutes.
Thinking up to here, Xu Wen's heart immediately became somewhat anxious. Could it be that he was going to return empty-handed the first time he made a move?
In the next moment, a bright orange light suddenly rose from the corner of his eye.
He turned his head and saw an unknown spirit herb blooming with an orange glow in a bunch of Phoenix Feather Grass.
This was the first time that the Heavenly Eye Treasure Light Technique had displayed an orange color. Although he did not know what grade the orange color represented, he could tell that it was not simple just by looking at the brilliant light. It was at least at the third tier, or even the fourth or fifth tier.
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Xu Wen swept a glance at the stall without showing any emotion.
This stall had a variety of items. There were herbs, ores, weapons, talisman papers, and many other things. There were also animal bones and fur.
Most of the stalls in the ghost market were like this, messy and unorganized.
However, it wasn't completely random. This stall also had three grayish-glowing Tier 1 treasures. They were all in the upper right corner of the stall. Clearly, the stall owner had deliberately placed them there.
After discovering this arrangement, Xu Wen's heart was immediately relieved. He pretended to size it up, then pointed at a white bead in the upper right corner and asked,
"Fellow Daoist, how much is this pearl?"
"Hey, fellow Daoist, you really have good taste. You took a fancy to the best thing I have at a glance!"
Glancing at Xu Wen and sensing that he was still unable to control the pressure on his body, the wrinkled and tanned stall owner, who looked like an old farmer, chuckled and said in a low voice,
" This is a Cold Moon Pearl made from the spine of the Cold Moon Fish King. It can release the power of ice and is both offensive and defensive. It can also help you calm your mind and assist in your cultivation…It only costs ninety spirit stones…"
As he spoke, the stall owner held the pearl in his hand and activated his magic power to draw out traces of coldness, indicating that he was telling the truth.
"Profiteer!"
Xu Wen listened with a smile on his face, but he was cursing in his heart.
This pearl was a first-tier magic tool, but its attack and defense were ordinary. It could not compare to the black iron magic sword in his hand, and its ability to calm the mind was almost non-existent.
Although it was a magic tool, this Cold Moon Pearl was actually the most trashy low-grade magic tool. He would not even take it for nine spirit stones, let alone 90 spirit stones.
Spirit stones were the hard currency in the cultivation world. Whether it was cultivation, restoring magic power, setting up formations, or planting spiritual items, they all required a large number of spirit stones.
Before he succeeded in refining the Qi, Xu Wen had worked hard and could not earn more than a few spirit stones a month.
This stall owner had the strength of the third qi layer. He must have sensed that he had just broken through not long ago and thought that he was a rich man who had just entered the door of cultivation. He wanted to ruthlessly rip him off.
Xu Wen patiently listened to the stall owner's words. When the other party said the price, a complicated expression that was mixed with 40% surprise, 30% embarrassment, 20% shame, and 10% helplessness appeared on his face.
It was as if a poor kid had accidentally entered a luxury flagship store and discovered that the price of any item was equivalent to his annual living expenses.
The corner of the stall owner's mouth slightly pulled down as if he was saying," Poor bastard, you're wasting my time." However, he quickly regained his smile and greeted warmly,
"No problem, no problem. Let's see if there's anything else that can catch Fellow Daoist's eye."
"Hmm…How much is this Phoenix Feather Grass?"
Pretending to be embarrassed, he glanced at the stall and tried his best not to appear overly anxious. Xu Wen picked up the bouquet of Phoenix Feather Grass and asked in a low voice.
"Dao You has good taste!"
The old farmer raised his thumb again and said in a low voice,"
" I personally picked this Phoenix Feather Grass by the waterfall on the Hundred Feet Cliff. Water and wood complement each other, and it is more spiritual than ordinary Phoenix Feather Grass. Whether it is used as medicine or made into spiritual food, the effect is much better…just half a portion of spirit stone slags!"
I'll believe your ghost!
Hearing the stall owner boast, Xu Wen cursed in his heart.
The Phoenix Feather Grass was only a type of ungraded spiritual herb that could slightly increase the affinity of spiritual energy. It was not even at the first tier, so how could there be any chance of water and wood growing together?
However, like a child who had already made a mistake and was embarrassed to talk back to others, he quickly took out half a set of spirit stone slags, picked up the Phoenix Feather Grass, and left in a hurry.
After weighing the weight of the spirit stone slags, it was slightly more than he had expected. Nie Jiu couldn't help but laugh and sit back in his stall with satisfaction.
"A rat's tail is also meat…"
Ignoring Nie Ninth's smugness, Xu Wen's attention was focused on the unknown spiritual herb that was similar to the Phoenix Feather Grass.
Just as he was fully focused on it, the Heavenly Eye Treasure Light Spell that could last for another minute or two suddenly ended. The orange treasure light also turned into a mysterious message:
Heaven Nourishing Root. After consumption, it can raise all spiritual roots to their maximum strength.