Cyan Cloud Market was a small market square, and there were countless such markets in the entire Spirit Stream Battlefield. Cultivators always needed places to trade and rest, so this kind of market square was formed spontaneously.
Because there was no one to manage the market square, everything in the market square was very messy, especially the buildings. Different styles of buildings from all over the Nine Regions were scattered, making the market square look like a hodgepodge.
These buildings were built by cultivators who lived here all year round. There were actually a lot of cultivation resources in the nearby Cyan Cloud Mountain, and the safety factor was very high. Naturally, many low-level cultivators would flock here, especially those rogue cultivators who did not belong to any sect.
Each building was a shop that sold all kinds of cultivation materials, and there were even teahouses and restaurants.
Low-level cultivators also needed to eat and drink, and because cultivators had more daily needs than mortals, it was inevitable for them to make a living.
Lu Ye walked through one shop after another, only looking but not buying, mainly because he did not have the money to buy, and gradually understood the way cultivators traded.
Lu Ye didn't know what kind of currency system was used in the mortal world of the Nine Regions, but cultivators generally used things like spirit stones to trade. This was the hard currency of the cultivation world. In daily cultivation, battle, or even drawing talismans and laying out arrays, spirit stones were very useful. It was for this reason that spirit stones were the standard of measurement for cultivators' transactions.
Lu Ye had never seen spirit stones before. When he was tested for talent, the Third Senior Brother of the Green Jade Sect had placed spirit stones on the array, but he didn't care too much at that time.
At this moment, he learned that the spirit stones were a kind of translucent crystal, about the size of a thumbnail, and were divided into high and low quality. However, perhaps because the cultivators here were very low in cultivation, they all used low-grade spirit stones.
From this, it seemed that there should be better high-grade spirit stones and the like.
Most of the shops in the market square were medicine shops, selling spirit pills and miraculous medicines for cultivators. Lu Ye had no money, so he could only watch the fun.
However, after walking through one shop after another, he more or less had a general idea of the general prices.
In addition to the shops in the market square, there was also a street where many rogue cultivators gathered. They set up simple stalls on the side of the road, putting the things they wanted to sell on the stalls, and haggling when they saw something they liked.
This street was extremely lively, much livelier than the other streets that Lu Ye had been to. There were all kinds of things being sold, just like a market.
After strolling around the market for half a day, Lu Ye had seen everything that he needed to see. He found an empty spot on the street and sat down cross-legged. He took out a few pieces of ore from his storage pouch and placed them on the table. After thinking for a moment, he took out a piece of magnetic ore the size of a fist.
He didn't want to sell these ores, mainly because he wanted to know how much they were worth.
After walking around for half a day, he was also hungry, so he took out some beast meat to eat. He had killed quite a few beasts before, and had roasted them and stored them in his storage pouch. It should be enough to last him for a few days.
As he ate, he carefully observed the cultivators coming and going.
The cultivation level of these cultivators was a mystery to him. Now, he only knew that those who were qualified to walk in the Spirit Stream Battlefield were at least in the First Order Spirit Stream Realm, but as for how high their cultivation was, he couldn't tell.
This wasn't a good thing. He would definitely have a conflict with others in the future, so not being able to determine the cultivation level of others was a bit dangerous for him.
If he encountered a cultivator that he couldn't defeat, he might lose his life before he could probe the other party's depths.
So, he wanted to see if he could find some clues through observation. This way, he would have more means to protect his life in the future.
Cultivators walked past one by one. Lu Ye carefully observed each of them, but he couldn't find anything.
"Junior Brother, what are you looking at?"
Lu Ye's abnormal behavior attracted the attention of a nearby stall owner. She was a female cultivator with a voluptuous figure. She wore a green dress that had been washed many times, but it was still considered clean. Her hair was tied up in a bun, revealing her slender white neck.
Lu Ye hadn't noticed her before, but when he turned his head to look, he immediately saw the scenery of undulating mountains.
Retracting his gaze, Lu Ye shook his head, "Nothing." He took a bite of dried meat and drank a mouthful of water.
The female cultivator pursed her lips, "You can't be trying to see the cultivation level of others, right?"
Lu Ye was surprised, "Is it that obvious?"
The female cultivator laughed, "Because when I first entered the Spirit Stream Battlefield, I was just like you, dumb and dumb."
So everyone has the same idea … Lu Ye couldn't help but laugh.
"It's not easy to be a loose cultivator. There's no one to guide you, no elders to protect you, and you don't even have a place to shelter you from the wind and rain." The female cultivator clearly recalled her previous experience and sighed. She stopped thinking about it and said, "You can't see anything with just the naked eye."
Lu Ye asked, "Then what should I do?"
"Since you've become a Spirit Stream cultivator, you should have enough spiritual power. Why don't you try circulating your spiritual power?"
Lu Ye was stunned when he heard this and secretly cursed himself for being stupid. He immediately tried to do as the female cultivator had said. He circulated his spiritual power and gathered it in his eyes. In the next moment, he seemed to have opened the door to a new world.
The cultivators coming and going in front of him were all covered in a layer of spiritual light that couldn't be seen with the naked eye. The spiritual light flowed slowly, a sign that the spiritual power in the cultivators' bodies was flowing.
At first glance, there wasn't much difference between the spiritual light, but if one looked closely, they would be able to see some differences.
Some people's Spirit Light flowed faster and denser on the surface of their bodies, while others did the opposite.
Lu Ye understood. Those whose spiritual light was denser and flowed faster obviously had higher cultivation bases, while those who didn't had lower cultivation bases.
"Do you see it?" the female cultivator asked again.
Lu Ye nodded repeatedly.
The female cultivator said, "If you can enter a sect, you'll naturally know these things. However, loose cultivators have no one to guide them, so they have to figure it out on their own."
At that moment, Lu Ye saw a few strange people. They didn't have any spiritual light on their bodies, which made him confused. After those people walked past, he asked the female cultivator next to him about this.
The female cultivator said, "It's very normal. They either have a spiritual artifact that conceals their aura, or they cultivate some secret technique that conceals their aura. However, the cultivators here don't have high cultivation bases, so they don't have the energy to cultivate any secret techniques. So, it's most likely the former."
"I see!" Lu Ye nodded in understanding.
"Let me give you a piece of advice." The female cultivator said with a smile, "If you encounter such people in the future, run as far away as you can. They definitely come from a powerful force with a deep foundation, not something that loose cultivators like us can compare to. Also, although this method can roughly determine a person's cultivation, it's not completely accurate. Only when they really attack will you be able to determine their specific cultivation base from their spiritual energy fluctuations. "
Lu Ye gratefully said, "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Apprentice Sister." After thinking for a bit, he took out a piece of dried meat from his Storage Bag and handed it over.
The female cultivator laughed and didn't refuse his kindness. She reached out to receive it and slowly ate it, but the way she ate was obviously much better than Lu Ye.
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