50: The third-level formation key is within easy reach!

Inside the courtyard, many fist-sized, eerie blue Soul Fires floated in the air, illuminating the entire small courtyard.

“Fellow Daoist Yang, are you willing to sell your First Grade Medium Grade Talisman Master Legacy?”

One of them, a thin figure wearing a black fox mask, spoke with an aged voice from beneath the mask.

“Naturally.”

Yang Yan replied casually without hesitation.

“Fellow Daoist Yang truly has guts, unlike that Fellow Daoist Gou from before who kept his Legacy hidden. It’s a pity that Formation Master Legacy was ultimately snatched by Rogue Cultivators.”

Another black-robed demon Cultivator, shaped like a dwarf, sat on the back of a hunchbacked, burly Corpse Puppet, his mouth full of yellow teeth as he spoke.

“Fellow Daoist Yang, your Heart-Nature is truly cold-hearted! Before, I wanted to buy the Legacy at a high price, but you refused. So, you were planning to gather many Fellow Daoists to drive up the price of the Legacy!”

At this moment, a graceful female Cultivator in black robes spoke with displeasure in her tone.

“Fellow Daoist Qin, what are you saying? Things are different now; ten years ago can’t compare to today.”

Yang Yan replied with a bitter smile.

What kind of environment is this Yellow Springs Demon Sect in now? It’s already difficult to replenish new blood within the Sect, and outside the Sect, the Jiao Demon and Purple Cloud Second Sect are causing a huge stir.

The prices of Spirit Talismans, Medicinal Pills, and various other goods in the market change every few days.

Especially since the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core Cultivators above have shown no significant reaction, allowing the Jiao Demon and Purple Cloud Second Sect to cause trouble at the Sect’s entrance. This really doesn't seem like a good situation.

If he were to keep the Legacy to himself at this time, wouldn’t it follow him to the netherworld!

Yang Yan was very clear that holding a treasure appreciation event on his hundredth birthday was definitely a good opportunity.

“I thank all Fellow Daoists for thinking highly of me and for attending the treasure appreciation event I’ve organized. This event allows for bartering or Spirit Stone transactions, and everyone can bring out items they wish to sell or exchange.”

“Then let me start first!”

“These are thirty First Grade Medium Grade Golden Blade Talismans personally drawn by me!”

“And twenty First Grade Medium Grade Evil Qi Boosting Talismans!”

“If ten Evil Qi Boosting Talismans are used together, they can temporarily elevate a Medium Grade Corpse Puppet to a Superior Corpse Puppet.”

“The total selling price is two hundred and fifty Spirit Stones, with each bid not less than one Spirit Stone!”

Yang Yan took out two stacks of Spirit Talismans and announced a basic rule for this treasure appreciation event.

The price of Spirit Talismans in the market now is more than half higher than a few months ago, and the price Yang Yan offered was not considered high.

Buying them and reselling them could even earn a few more Spirit Stones.

The demonic Cultivators who came here were all well aware of this.

They would definitely not suffer any losses.

“Two hundred and sixty.”

The dwarf demon Cultivator sitting on the hunchbacked Corpse Puppet said casually.

“Two hundred and sixty-five.”

…

Ultimately, these two stacks of Spirit Talismans were sold for two hundred and seventy-six Spirit Stones. For First Grade Medium Grade Spirit Talismans, even if they could be resold, not much profit would be made.

This was already the market price outside the market. However, the chaos in the market showed no signs of improving; instead, it seemed to be getting out of control.

In such a situation, the price of these Spirit Talismans would inevitably continue to rise.

Purchasing these two stacks of Spirit Talismans and hoarding them for a month or so would still yield some profit.

“Everyone, I have an Evil Qi Jade Bead refined from the remains of a Superior Corpse Puppet after its death. It can help a Medium Grade Corpse Puppet advance to Superior Grade. The starting price is thirty-five Spirit Stones!”

The female Cultivator who had previously called Yang Talisman Master cold-hearted took out a black jade bead, about the size of a quail egg, from her Storage Pouch.

The female Cultivator channeled a trace of magical power into the black jade bead.

Buzz!

The black jade bead released waves of black, rippling Evil Qi, so strong that half of the people present felt their eyes light up.

They were all Disciples from Corpse Refining Peak, and each of them more or less controlled several Corpse Puppets.

“Thirty-six Spirit Stones.”

“Forty.”

…

This item appealed to many people, and it was finally sold for fifty-three Spirit Stones, which was a few Spirit Stones higher than the market price.

…

In a flash, half an hour had passed.

The six or seven demon Cultivators present had all brought out items for trade. Only one demon Cultivator’s Medium Grade Corpse Puppet had not been traded, but everyone else had gained something.

“Fellow Daoists, please look. This item is a set of First Grade Medium Grade Formation Plates, a defensive Formation that can withstand the magical power attacks of several Mid-Stage Qi Refining Cultivators.”

“However, this item is incomplete. When setting up the defensive Formation, it requires a few more Spirit Stones than a regular Medium Grade Formation Plate.”

“The starting price for this item is eighty Spirit Stones!”

At this moment, an old Cultivator with white hair and a bronze mask, sitting in a corner, took out a palm-sized, triangular, incomplete Formation Plate from his Storage Pouch.

The edge of the Formation Plate looked as if it had been forcefully torn apart by some powerful, strange force.

“A Medium Grade Formation Plate, let me see.”

Hearing it was a Formation Plate, basically all the demon Cultivator Disciples present were interested. After all, once a Formation Plate was activated, it could protect their Immortal Cave.

Although the market had the protection of a Second Grade Formation, the price of Immortal Caves in this market was getting higher and higher. If they could have a set of Formation Plates, they could open an Immortal Cave belonging solely to them on the many peaks around Corpse Refining Peak.

Yang Yan took the incomplete triangular Formation Plate in his hand, felt it up and down, and scanned it with his Divine Thought. Besides being a bit hard, it seemed to have no other unusual qualities.

Subsequently, the surrounding demon Cultivator Disciples basically passed it around for a look, and Shi Chuan was no exception.

‘It seems this person is Zhou Zheng.’

Shi Chuan understood in his Heart-Nature.

Such a seemingly ordinary and incomplete triangular Formation Plate—who would know that it was actually one of the keys to activate a Third Grade Grand Formation?

“What a pity. This Formation Plate is so severely damaged, yet it can still function as a Medium Grade. If it were complete, wouldn’t it be at least a High Grade?”

“Although it uses more Spirit Stones, which is a flaw, the quality of this Medium Grade Formation Plate is indeed correct.”

“Fellow Daoist Zhou truly has good fortune!”

Among them, a gaunt old man with a bitter-face mask looked towards Zhou Zheng’s position, easily revealing his identity.

“Fellow Daoist Gu is joking. This old bone of mine hasn’t left the market for more than ten years. Like Fellow Daoist Yang, I also want to seize this opportunity while I’m still alive.”

“This item is a family heirloom. If it weren’t for the special circumstances of the current times, I wouldn’t have brought it out to sell!”

Zhou Zheng spoke with a tone full of helplessness.

Shi Chuan, hearing their conversation from the side, completely confirmed his judgment.

“Enough with the chatter. Ninety Spirit Stones. I just happen to need a Formation Plate.”

“One hundred.”

“One hundred and ten.”

…

“One hundred and ninety Spirit Stones.”

Shi Chuan’s tone was calm.

The surrounding demon Cultivators all stopped speaking. This price was too high; it was already the counter price. What was there to earn?

Shi Chuan got his wish, paying less than two hundred Spirit Stones for a Third Grade Formation Key.

The true value of this triangular Formation Plate was at least ten thousand times more.