Xiao Sima was dumbfounded as he watched Lu Ping spend tens of thousands of spirit stones in the blink of an eye. He looked at Lu Ping with sparkling eyes.
Lu Ping looked at Xiao Sima, who was walking behind him like a robot. He patted his head and said, "Are you stupid? Hurry up and bring me to the next shop that sells spirit herbs. "
Xiao Sima immediately snapped out of his daze after being patted by Lu Ping. He said, "There's nothing else. I've already visited all the shops that sell spirit herbs."
"That's all?" Lu Ping did a quick calculation. The spirit herbs he collected this time and the ones he originally had were only enough to concoct about thirty cauldrons of pills. Most of them were early and mid-stage Blood Condensation pills, which were of little use to him. Even with the late stage Blood Condensation pills he had on hand, it was only enough for him to cultivate for half a year.
Pills were always in short supply. Lu Ping asked again, "Are there any other places that sell spirit herbs on this island?"
Xiao Sima scratched his head and said, "Yes, the mortal market. That's where rogue cultivators and mortals set up stalls. However, the spirit herbs there are more scattered, so it's time-consuming and laborious."
The mortal market of the three families' city was located in the southern part of the city. It was a place where cultivators and mortals lived together. Some rogue cultivators made a living by adventuring. They were willing to spend their time setting up stalls in order to sell their harvests for a few spirit stones. Many mortals knew the likes and dislikes of cultivators because they lived together with cultivators. They would often bring their spirit herbs, spiritual materials, and other strange items to the market to sell, hoping that they would be lucky enough to reach the heavens in a single step.
Previously, Lu Ping spent most of his time cultivating. Moreover, he had always been wealthy and didn't care about the cost when it came to alchemy. Hence, he didn't have to waste time searching for treasures in the marketplace. He would rather spend more spirit stones to buy from the shops in bulk. Hence, ever since Lu Ping entered the Blood Condensation Realm, he rarely visited the mortal market.
The Mortal Market had always been relatively lively. Many cultivators liked to wander around here when they were free. Most of them had the thought of finding treasures, hoping to get a big bargain. However, who would come here to set up a stall with bad eyesight? This kind of thing rarely happened.
Some loose cultivators would even place some items that they were not sure of on the list. Once they encountered someone who could tell the difference, they would immediately raise the price and earn a lot. However, the cultivators were still very happy about it. Most of them were just holding on to a thread of hope.
Lu Ping and Xiao Sima passed through the mortal market. Many of the people who recognised Xiao Sima saw Lu Ping behind him and they all recommended the items on their stalls to Lu Ping. It seemed like Xiao Sima often brought other cultivators who had just arrived at the Three Clans Island to find treasures.
Ever since Lu Ping received the pill forging master Enlightened Liao Ding's jade slip, his knowledge of spirit herbs had improved by leaps and bounds. Not only were there many 500-year spirit herbs that Lu Ping did not know of, but there were also a large number of 1000-year spirit herbs. There were even records of 3000-year spirit herbs. This greatly widened Lu Ping's horizons.
"Seven Nights Flying Grass, one of the supplementary spirit herbs used to concoct Early Blood Condensation Realm pills. Twenty spirit stones."
"This is Three Autumn Dew Grass, a supplementary spirit herb used to concoct Mid Blood Condensation Realm pills. Thirty spirit stones at most."
"Strong Wind Grass. Not bad, a main ingredient used to concoct Late Blood Condensation Realm pills. A hundred spirit stones. What? Two hundred? A hundred and twenty at most. Forget it if you don't want to sell. "
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Lu Ping passed through the mortal market along the way. As long as it was a 500-year spirit herb, Lu Ping would not let go of a single one. He would quote a suitable price for every single one of them. When he came across an opportunist, Lu Ping would directly tell them the name of the spirit herb, its growing environment, and its medicinal properties. If they continued to pester him, Lu Ping would leave immediately.
At this time, the cultivators in the mortal market knew that they had met an expert. They no longer dared to try and deceive him. As Lu Ping swept through the market, he managed to obtain more than two hundred 500-year spirit herbs. Some of them were even the main ingredients used to concoct Blood Condensation Realm pills. This made Lu Ping very satisfied.
Many of the cultivators in the mortal market saw that Lu Ping was honest, fair, and not calculative. They all took out the spirit herbs they had accumulated in the past for Lu Ping to choose. Many cultivators even took out some spirit herbs they didn't recognize for Lu Ping to appraise. Lu Ping also told them the usage and age of the spirit herbs.
In this way, Lu Ping managed to buy more than a hundred 500-year spirit herbs. In addition to the spirit herbs he had previously bought and the ones used to concoct Late Blood Condensation Realm pills, it was enough for Lu Ping to cultivate for a year without worrying about a lack of pills.
At this time, laughter suddenly came from behind Lu Ping.
"Er Lai, you're here with your treasure again?"
"Er Lai, stop daydreaming all day long. Even the pill masters from the three major families said that those things of yours are just ordinary weeds. If you have the time, hurry up and think of a way to condense your blood."
"That's right, Er Lai. Although your brother risked his life to get these three grasses, he just wanted to exchange them for spirit stones to buy Blood Condensation Pills for you to reach the Blood Condensation Realm. You're always hugging those grasses and not letting go, delaying your cultivation. If your brother knows about this, he will only be sad."
Lu Ping turned around and saw a shabby man walking towards Lu Ping with a jade box in his arms. Clearly, he had heard that an expert in identifying spirit herbs had appeared in the mortal market, so he hurried over.
Lu Ping looked at Xiao Sima beside him. Xiao Sima was obviously familiar with this generation. He said, "Uncle Er Lai's name is Li Erqiang, his brother is Li Daqiang, an early stage Blood Condensation cultivator. For Uncle Er Qiang to reach the Blood Condensation Realm, Uncle Da Qiang risked his life to hunt demonic beasts in the depths of the Endless Sea Realm in exchange for spirit stones, hoping to buy Blood Condensation Pills. Unexpectedly, Uncle Da Qiang was heavily injured by the demonic beasts and died without leaving any words. When Uncle Er Qiang was sorting out his belongings, he found three spirit herbs in jade boxes. Uncle Er Qiang thought that Uncle Da Qiang died because of these three spirit herbs, so he decided to sell them for Blood Condensation Pills. However, two years have passed, and all the cultivators in the mortal market say that these three spirit herbs are worthless. Even the pill masters from the Zhang, Wang, and Li families were curious about these three spirit herbs and specially came to take a look. They said that they were ordinary weeds, but they looked strange. Uncle Er Qiang didn't give up and said that they didn't know what was good for them.
Li Erqiang came in front of Lu Ping and carefully handed the jade box to Lu Ping. His eyes were filled with anticipation and fear. He said nervously, "Senior, please take a look at these three spirit herbs."
When everyone saw Li Erqiang hand over the jade box, they didn't say anything. Lu Ping took the jade box and looked around. The surrounding cultivators all stopped what they were doing and looked at Lu Ping. Many of them had anticipation in their eyes. It seemed that they also hoped that the spirit herbs that Li Daqiang risked his life to get were really treasures. They pitied Li Erqiang. There were also people who were looking at Li Erqiang mockingly, waiting to see him make a fool of himself. Most people shook their heads and didn't have much hope.
Lu Ping opened the jade box. There were three pitch-black spirit herbs inside. Apart from their color, they looked ordinary. There wasn't a trace of spiritual energy fluctuation on the leaves and branches. They were no different from ordinary weeds.
When everyone saw Lu Ping holding the jade box and not saying anything for a long time, they sighed. It seemed that even this expert senior did not know what this spirit herb was. It seemed that it really wasn't a spirit herb.
When Li Erqiang saw Lu Ping's expression, the last trace of anticipation in his eyes disappeared. Xiao Sima looked at him with sympathy.
"Wait!" Lu Ping mumbled to himself, "So it's this kind of spirit herb!"
Lu Ping's face suddenly showed surprise, "I've found a treasure!"
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