The Xuanzong disciple followed Qing Xuanzi's gaze and asked, "Did that person offend you, Senior Brother?"
Qing Xuanzi said coldly, "This person dared to insult me. I can't take this lying down!"
The Xuanzong disciple looked at Qing Xuanzi and shook his head. "Since this person insulted you, Senior Brother, just return the favor. Why do you need to investigate his background? No matter how powerful he is, can he be more powerful than you, Senior Brother?"
Before Qing Xuanzi could speak, Qing Songzi said indifferently, "Who are you, Senior Brother? You're the leader of the fourth generation disciples of Xuanzong. No matter what his background is, whether he's a disciple of the five sects, a disciple of an aristocratic family, or a royal family of a country, can he be more powerful than you, Senior Brother?"
Qing Xuanzi looked at his Junior Brother with a glint in his eyes.
Qing Songzi was right. He was one of the ten core disciples of Xuanzong. As the head of the six Taoist sects, Xuanzong was above the secular imperial power. The core disciples of the other five sects couldn't be compared to him in terms of status. As for those aristocratic families and the secular imperial family, they couldn't be compared to Xuanzong. What did he have to be afraid of?
As if he thought of something, he looked at Qing Songzi and said indifferently, "Junior Brother, you seem to want me to have a conflict with this person."
Qing Songzi shrugged and said helplessly, "What are you thinking, Senior Brother? I just think that you're too cautious and you're embarrassing Xuanzong. If you're worried that this person has a powerful background and you don't dare to provoke him, I'll help you find someone to investigate him. But it might take some time, so please be patient, Senior Brother …"
Qing Xuanzi waved his hand and said coldly, "No need to investigate. Why would I be afraid of a nobody?"
Seeing Qing Xuanzi leave, Qing Songzi raised his hands and sneered in his heart, "Idiot who only thinks with his lower body. He's just relying on a good master. What right does he have to be one of the ten core disciples? Let's see if you can afford to offend someone who can ride a dragon …"
As Li Mu led Wanwan and the others to continue strolling around the market, the number of gazes on him increased. Some discussions and speculations about his identity also began to increase.
Some people said that he was a disciple of a cultivation clan, some said that he was a prince of some royal family, and some said that he was a core disciple of one of the five sects. Although his seniority in the Fu-lu School was high, he did not show his face often. As for the other sects, other than a few elders and heads, basically no one had seen him before.
Li Mu wandered around for a while with the intention of finding a few treasures. Soon, he was disappointed to find that although there were many strange things here, most of them were useless. However, he saw some materials that could be used to write Heavenly Secret Talismans.
Li Mu walked in front of a small stall selling elixirs, casually picked a few stalks and asked, "How much are these?"
The stall owner calculated and said, "500 Spiritual Jades. You can take all of them."
Li Mu picked up a white stick that was about half an arm's length. It looked like jade and stone, but it was not stone. He placed it in the pile of elixirs and said, "Many of these elixirs are not old enough. 500 Spiritual Jades is too expensive. I'm too lazy to bargain with you. Including this, I'll give you 500 Spiritual Jades."
In fact, the stall owner did not know what the white object was. It was something he accidentally dug out from the ground two years ago. It was abnormally hard and did not have much Spiritual Qi. It had been left here for a long time and no one wanted it. After thinking about it, he waved his hand and said, "I'll give it to you."
He saw clearly that this person had just thrown out 20,000 Spiritual Jades, so his price was indeed a little high. These elixirs were worth at most 400 Spiritual Jades. Seeing that the other party did not bargain, he did not lose anything by giving him something worthless.
Li Mu picked up the white object and put it away first.
It was actually a Spiritual Bone. On the surface, it did not have much Spiritual Qi, but after it was ground into powder, it was a material for writing high-level Fu-lu. Judging from the appearance, the owner of this bone was at least at the sixth Dongxuan, if not the seventh realm Transcendence.
Li Mu was about to put away these elixirs when a voice suddenly came from the side. "I'll take these elixirs for 600 Spiritual Jades."
Li Mu turned to look at Qing Xuanzi, who was expressionless.
The stall owner naturally wanted to sell more Spiritual Jades, but he had already promised someone. If it were someone else, he might still reluctantly sell to the young man who made the first bid. However, this was Qing Xuanzi, Xuanzong's core disciple. He could not afford to offend him in Xuanzong's territory. He was in a dilemma.
Li Mu saw the stall owner's dilemma and said with a smile, "In that case, let him have this elixir."
The stall owner breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Thank you, Young Master. I'll give it to you as an apology."
Li Mu did not even look at Qing Xuanzi and continued to pick up treasures.
One moment, he had his eyes on a flying sword, the next moment, he had his eyes on a bottle of medicinal pills, and the next moment, he had his eyes on a cultivation technique. However, every time he wanted to buy it, Qing Xuanzi would step in and buy it at a price that was a hundred spirit jades higher than his. Li Mu would always give in.
Wanwan gritted her teeth and said, "This person is too hateful. He always steals what we want!"
Li Mu smiled and said, "It's okay. The highest bidder gets it. This is the rule. As long as he has enough Spiritual Jades, he can buy everything here."
Many people in the market had already seen that Qing Xuanzi and the unidentified young man were fighting. Every time, the young man would snatch the items that the young man wanted.
At first, they thought that the two of them would have a conflict because of this. However, the young man seemed to be very magnanimous. After being robbed by Qing Xuanzi several times, he was not angry at all. After watching for a while, everyone saw the clues.
It was not that the young man was magnanimous. He was clearly toying with Qing Xuanzi. He deliberately pretended to be interested in those items. His goal was to waste Qing Xuanzi's Spiritual Jades. Qing Xuanzi was a core disciple of Xuanzong. Although his cultivation was high, he obviously did not know the ways of the world. He thought that he had benefited, but in fact, he had been played like a monkey.
Qing Xuanzi followed behind Li Mu and gradually realized that something was wrong.
Seeing the expressions of the people around him and the whispers in the distance, his face became even gloomier. When he saw Li Mu pick up another flying sword and was about to pay the stall owner with Spiritual Jades, he did not make a move, which was rare.
Seeing that Qing Xuanzi did not make a move, Li Mu put away the Spiritual Jades that he had already taken out and said to the stall owner apologetically, "I'm sorry, I suddenly don't want them …"
When Qing Xuanzi saw this, how could he not know that he had been toyed with? His face was livid, and he wanted to draw his sword and fight this person. However, he also knew that he was not in the right now. Once he made a move, even if he won, he would be talked about. He took a deep breath and forcefully suppressed his anger.
Seeing that Qing Xuanzi did not fall for it, Li Mu walked to a small stall.
The stall owner was a middle-aged man with a cultivation at the Third Realm. His hair was messy, and his beard was unshaven. He looked rather sloppy. Li Mu pointed at an item on the stone table in front of him and asked, "How much is this?"
The stall owner was fiddling with a pile of items on the stone table. He looked up at Li Mu, then lowered his head again and said softly, "1,000 Spiritual Jades."
As soon as he said that, there was a burst of laughter from the surroundings.
"He wants to sell this lousy item for 1,000 Spiritual Jades? He must be crazy for Spiritual Jades."
"I've already seen him selling here for 10 years. In the two exchanges, he didn't sell a single item. He's really determined to come again this year …"
"Of all the things he can do with 1,000 Spiritual Jades, which idiot would spend 1,000 Spiritual Jades on a pile of junk?"
The middle-aged stall owner turned a deaf ear to everyone's mockery and continued fiddling with the items in his hands. Li Mu picked up the item that he had his eyes on and continued to ask, "How do I use this?"
The middle-aged man looked up at him again and said, "Fill it with Spiritual Jades from the back and activate it with Dharmic powers. Then, you can attack from the front."
Li Mu looked at the item in his hands. Although it was small, it was heavy. The back was square, and the front was a hollow iron cylinder. Li Mu put it down and said, "I'll take it for 1,000 Spiritual Jades."
The middle-aged man's hands paused. He did not expect that someone would really spend 1,000 Spiritual Jades to buy his item.
Not far behind Li Mu, Qing Xuanzi had a vigilant look on his face. He subconsciously thought that this person was setting him up again, wanting him to spend a large amount of Spiritual Jades to buy such a useless item.
However, if this was really a treasure, wouldn't this person be taking advantage of it for nothing?
After careful consideration, he walked up and said calmly, "I'll give you 1,001 Spiritual Jades."
He only had one Spiritual Jade more than this person. One Spiritual Jade could not do anything, but it could cause greater humiliation to this person.
Li Mu did not give it to Qing Xuanzi this time. He said calmly, "2,000 Spiritual Jades."
Qing Xuanzi said, "2,001 Spiritual Jades."
Li Mu hesitated for a moment and said again, "3,000 Spiritual Jades."
Qing Xuanzi did not hesitate. "3,001 Spiritual Jades."
Li Mu looked furious. He looked at Qing Xuanzi and said angrily, "What are you trying to do?!"
The angrier Li Mu was, the happier Qing Xuanzi felt. He glanced at Li Mu and said calmly, "It just so happens that I have my eyes on this item as well. The highest bidder gets it. Even if it's one spiritual jade higher, it's still high …"
A useless piece of trash was actually bid 3,000 Spiritual Jades by two people. The onlookers were dumbfounded. Was this the world of rich people?
Li Mu looked extremely pained. He squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, "4,000 Spiritual Jades!"
Qing Xuanzi also hesitated for a moment this time, but when he saw Li Mu's expression, he said decisively, "4,001 Spiritual Jades!"
The pained and conflicted expression on Li Mu's face melted like spring rain after Qing Xuanzi shouted that number. He smiled at Qing Xuanzi and said, "Congratulations, the treasure is yours."
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