Flame Snake

“There really are such fools?”

The Shopkeeper immediately sat up, carefully examining the golden Spirit Rice. Its golden luster instantly excited the Shopkeeper.

“How much do you have? I’ll buy as much as you have, one High-Grade Spirit Rice for one Low-Grade Spirit Stone!”

Upon hearing this, Shen Fan was immediately delighted. This price was indeed the same as what the person just said.

With that, Shen Fan took out all fifteen High-Grade Spirit Rice he had.

“This is all I have. I’m from the Spirit Field of Tianxuan Sect. I accidentally dug these up while cultivating!”

“You boy, you really hit the jackpot! It seems the Spirit Field you were cultivating once grew High-Grade Spirit Rice!”

After inspection, the Shopkeeper, without a word, directly took out fifteen Low-Grade Spirit Stones and handed them over.

“Little brother, fifteen. Count them!”

“No need. Your place is also run by our Tianxuan Sect. You wouldn’t cheat your own people, right?”

After speaking, Shen Fan put away the fifteen Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

“Oh, by the way, if it’s on your way, what’s the price of a Storage Pouch?”

“Hehe!”

A hint of mockery appeared on the Shopkeeper’s face.

“The lowest grade is five hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones!”

“Holy crap!”

Shen Fan gasped.

Then he turned and left without hesitation.

This item was currently beyond his means.

Fortunately, Spirit Stones were not large, only about the size of a fingernail, so fifteen of them in hisPregnantwould not attract attention.

As he exited the door, the young man was about to walk in to look for him.

“I thought you ran off!”

“Am I that kind of person?”

Shen Fan snorted. The feeling of having money boosted his confidence a bit.

“By the way, do you know where I can buy Spells? Low Grade Tier 1 ones, preferably fire-attribute!”

Shen Fan thought about it. He now had the Azure Water Fire Control Technique to remove fire poison, allowing him to Cultivate safely.

However, he lacked an offensive Spell for self-defense.

Cultivating fire-attribute Spells in a place like the Waste Pill Room, which was rich in fire-attribute Spiritual Qi, would be perfect for him.

“Of course there are, but if you want Low Grade Tier 1, you can find them in the shantytown area!”

With that, the young man led Shen Fan to the shantytown.

This person seemed very familiar with the area.

He quickly led Shen Fan to a stall.

He and the stall owner seemed to have known each other for a long time, and he went straight to the point: “I brought you a customer (a fat sheep). Don’t you have a fire-attribute Spell? Give him a good price (rip him off)!”

“Oh, it’s Brother Biao! Since you brought him, it will naturally be the lowest price!”

The boss smiled knowingly, then took out an ancient wooden box from under the stall.

“Little brother, this was unearthed from the tomb of a Golden Core Great Expert. Although it’s Low Grade Tier 1, it was a Spell used by that Golden Core Great Expert during his early Cultivation. It’s called ‘Flame Snake Technique’!”

The boss began to ramble on.

“This Spell originated from the ancient fire Cultivator Sect ‘Crimson Flame Sect’, originally an introductory Spell for Outer Sect Disciples, but later widely spread among Loose Cultivators due to its simplicity and practicality. In the ‘Five Elements Basic Spells Compendium’, it ranks 17th among fire-element Spells and is one of the essential skills for Qi Refining Cultivators.”

“And…”

“Although the Flame Snake Technique is Low Grade Tier 1, it excels in flexibility and versatility, making it suitable for new Cultivators to familiarize themselves with fire-attribute Spiritual Qi control and lay the foundation for subsequent learning of advanced fire-element Spells, such as Fireball Spell and Heaven Burning Art!”

“Also, did you know? Although this thing requires hand seals and incantations, it’s almost instant cast!”

“Just imagine, streams of fire snakes gushing out, the opponent would have to flee in panic!”

The boss’s words left Shen Fan stunned.

In short, it was one sentence.

Although this Flame Snake Technique was the lowest grade, it was indeed the most awesome!

“How much is it?!”

Shen Fan couldn’t help but be tempted and asked subconsciously.

Seeing that the other party was interested, the boss wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Good!

His persuasion was not in vain.

“Not expensive, only five Low-Grade Spirit Stones!”

“This isn’t expensive?”

Although Shen Fan didn’t know the price, he knew how to bargain.

“Forget it, I’ll go look elsewhere!”

“Well, you know, in business, there’s always bargaining, right? Even if a deal doesn’t go through, friendship remains, right? Brother, you name a price, I promise not to haggle!”

The boss quickly stopped Shen Fan and said.

Shen Fan pondered for a moment, then directly cut the price in half: “Two Low-Grade Spirit Stones!”

“Deal!”

Without a word, the boss closed the wooden box and stuffed it into Shen Fan’s arms.

“See! Brother, I told you I wouldn’t haggle!”

“I…”

Shen Fan was completely stunned. “What the heck!”

“Pay up!”

The boss extended his hand to demand payment.

“No, I’m not ready yet, you need to give me a buffer time!”

Shen Fan immediately felt cheated. Perhaps this Flame Snake Technique could be acquired for less than one Low-Grade Spirit Stone.

“Let’s do it again. I’ll start, you bargain, I’ll haggle, let’s do it again!”

“Are you messing with me?”

The boss, upon hearing this, immediately slammed the table and said angrily.

“Two Low-Grade Spirit Stones, just tell me if you want it or not!”

As soon as these words came out, a sense of déjà vu— “Someone came to sell melons…”—appeared in Shen Fan’s mind.

Fortunately, he wasn’t Hua Qiang, otherwise he’d definitely sing a “Sarilang” for him!

With the boss’s angry roar, everyone at the surrounding stalls immediately looked over.

Seeing this, Shen Fan could only swallow his anger.

Then he pointed at the young man who had been following him and said, “You’re really good to me!”

The man was also thick-skinned, chuckled, and followed along.

Anyway, his task was to watch Shen Fan.

Returning to the agreed meeting point with Jack-of-all-trades, in less than a cup of tea’s time, Jack-of-all-trades indeed returned with large and small bags.

Seeing Shen Fan still there, Jack-of-all-trades immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

“Count them. If they’re correct, it’s cash on delivery!”

Shen Fan took the bag and immediately checked it.

When he saw that the bag contained the medicinal herbs he needed, he unhesitatingly gave three Low-Grade Spirit Stones to Jack-of-all-trades.

Actually, out of so many medicinal herbs, Shen Fan only truly needed about five or six types.

Although it was a waste of money, at least it was safe.

After all, what he needed was for preserving corpses.

If seen by someone with ulterior motives, they would definitely guess that it was needed for the “Corpse Refining Technique.”

That would be troublesome then!

On the way, Shen Fan had bought a catty of Spirit Rice.

Then he counted three hundred for Jack-of-all-trades and ten Spirit Rice for Brother Biao, and then turned and left.

“Brother, come find me next time you need something. I’ll be around this area!”

Jack-of-all-trades shouted loudly from behind.

After speaking, he turned to Brother Biao and said.

“Did you see how many Spirit Stones this guy had on him?”

Brother Biao shook his head: “No, but I took him to Old Man Zhang’s place, and he bought a lowest-grade Flame Snake Technique for two Spirit Stones!”

Jack-of-all-trades said in surprise, “Why buy that? It can only light a fire or cook a meal!”

“Hehe, this kid is a pure novice, he doesn’t know any of this!” Brother Biao said proudly.

“Since that’s the case…”

Jack-of-all-trades narrowed his eyes, looking at Shen Fan’s departing back.

“Tell the brothers, tell them there’s work to be done!”

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