"For these kinds of people, the goods are usually with their companions, not themselves. When they meet a suitable person, they'll negotiate a way to trade."
"Even so, no matter how careful they are, it's inevitable that they'll take advantage of others. This is just to avoid being targeted by too many people."
Seeing that Niu Youdao didn't seem to understand the intricacies of this trade and only asked some layman's questions, and Yuan Fang also seemed to be completely clueless, Black Peony was a little puzzled as she explained, worried that she had made a mistake.
Lei Zongkang, Wu Sanliang, and Duan Hu exchanged glances from time to time, their eyes filled with the same puzzlement.
Lei Zongkang's brows furrowed visibly. He wanted to say something, but stopped himself.
"Do you usually do this?" Niu Youdao asked casually.
"There's nothing we can do about it. The purchase price of those sects' shops is too low, forcing people to take the risk," Black Peony explained awkwardly.
Then, she turned around and pointed at the surrounding shops, changing the topic. "There are quite a few shops here. Just because you're from a sect, you have the right to open a shop here. However, most of the sects that can open a shop here have some strength. The cost of owning a shop here is not low. Sects that are too small will not be able to afford it. Cultivators only use those things, so don't be fooled by the number of shops here. The things they sell are mostly the same. Many sects open a shop here to facilitate their business. Trading is just a side benefit. If you have something, then do it. If you don't, then it doesn't matter. "
"Usually, the shops that do proper business are mostly those sects that specialize in certain areas. For example, the Spirit Sect is skilled in refining spirit pills and is the largest alchemy sect in the cultivation world. Naturally, they open shops here that sell pills. The Cloud Artifact Sect is the largest sect in the cultivation world that refines artefacts, so they open shops selling artefacts. The Myriad Beasts Sect is skilled in taming birds and beasts, so they also sell these things. The Sky Way Sect is skilled in formations and sells all kinds of talismans. The shops opened by these sects are the ones that truly make money. These specialized sects are naturally rich, and many sects have direct business dealings with them. "
Niu Youdao had seen these sects in the Collected Records of the High Purity Sect. He was excited to hear this. He had come here to broaden his horizons, so he couldn't help but smile. "Come, let's go take a look at these sects."
Black Peony and the others naturally led the way. In truth, they didn't need to lead the way.
Just as Black Peony had said, these sects specialized in legitimate business. Whether it was the area or the scale of the shops, they were all very large. Standing in the city, they were very conspicuous.
The group first came to the nearest shop of the Sky Way Sect. The atmosphere here was a little special. It was as if there were many memorial tablets of the dead. In fact, they were not memorial tablets, but wooden talismans. They were like samples, and the price was marked on them. If you wanted them, you would take them out and sell them.
Niu Youdao was amazed by the dazzling array of talismans that he saw for the first time.
The key to making a talisman was the method to store and release the energy within the talisman. It could be used for different purposes. Many cultivators knew how to make talismans, but using their own magic power to make talismans consumed a lot of cultivation. They needed to inject their own magic source into the talisman.
For example, the protective talisman in Niu Youdao's body was a type of talisman formed by Dongguo Haoran's infusion of his own Natal Source of Law.
Under normal circumstances, no one would use their own painstakingly cultivated Natal Source of Law to do this.
According to the Collected Records of the High Purity Sect, the Sky Way Sect had broken through this key point. They had mastered the method to gather spiritual Qi from outside the body and gather it into energy. They used it to the extreme, arranging it on special carriers and turning it into talismans for sale.
For example, horses had limited stamina when they galloped, and they needed to rest and recover on the way. However, a certain talisman of the Sky Way Sect could strengthen the horse, allowing it to gallop all day long without stopping, allowing it to travel quickly. However, when the talisman's energy was exhausted, the horse would collapse and die. Unless it was a special situation, no one would normally use this kind of talisman.
There were also talismans that could ward off evil. Once this talisman was used and placed in the house, it could produce a fluctuation of magic power, causing demons and ghosts to mistakenly believe that there was a cultivator in the house and not dare to invade.
There were also talismans that could directly kill a person when the energy went berserk, and there were also talismans that could immobilize a person under the suppression of energy.
However, most of these talismans were one-time use, and they were not cheap. Using them was no different from burning money. Ordinary people could not control them. Only cultivators could. Talismans were dead, while people were alive, so there was a certain uncertainty when they were used.
Therefore, Niu Youdao only came in to take a look and had no intention of buying them. He could not afford to buy anything with the money he had.
After leaving the shop, the group strolled to the Cloud Equipment Sect. They actually sold all kinds of weapons and accepted all kinds of custom-made weapons.
Naturally, people could come to the Cloud Equipment Sect to buy weapons not only because the weapons they refined were exquisite, but also because they had a unique refining method.
It was easy for ordinary swords and sabers to be chipped when fighting each other, let alone cultivators who attacked with fierce strength. Ordinary swords and sabers could actually break easily. The weapons produced by the Cloud Equipment Sect could solve this problem to a certain extent. The higher the price, the better.
After strolling around the shop, Niu Youdao thought about custom-making a batch of daggers for Yuan Gang. It was also necessary to replace Yuan Fang's Buddhist Commandment Blade. However, the things in the Cloud Equipment Sect were not cheap. They were selling so-called treasured sabers and swords. He did not have enough money at the moment, so he could only stroll around.
The group left the Cloud Equipment Sect and strolled along the street.
On the side of the street, a man stood at an intersection, his eyes sweeping around as if searching for something. His gaze inadvertently swept past Black Peony and the others, and he was startled for a moment. Then, his gaze quickly returned to Black Peony and the others, focusing on Niu Youdao's face.
When Niu Youdao and the others passed by, he blended into the crowd without a change in expression and followed them at a moderate distance.
Not long after, he watched Niu Youdao and the others enter the Spirit Sect's shop. He did not follow them in, but instead waited diagonally across the street.
Inside the Spirit Sect's shop, Niu Youdao just strolled around. He did not need the Primary Spirit Pills for cultivation at the moment, but Yuan Fang did. However, the two of them had limited financial resources. If they bought too little, they would be laughed at. There was no need to increase Black Peony and the others' suspicions, so they only spent a thousand gold coins to buy some medicine.
When the group came out, the people waiting on the side of the street blended into the crowd and followed them.
The Wan Shou Clan's shop was rather interesting. There were all kinds of tamed birds and beasts locked in cages for people to admire. It was an eye-opener. All of them had been tamed. As long as one bought them, the Wan Shou Clan would teach the buyer how to control them.
The different types of birds and beasts had different uses, and their prices were also different. The 'Golden Wings' used for communication were the cheapest, and were also the most widely sold.
The truly expensive ones were the cage-like large birds. Some of the birds were over three meters tall just by standing on the ground.
These were all flying mounts, and could be ridden by people. It was inconvenient for ordinary people to ride them. If one were to forcibly sit on these birds, even though they were large, it would be difficult for them to fly while carrying a heavy load. When a cultivator rode them, it was most suitable to use Qi to control them. They were good mounts for long-distance travel.
Nowadays, these large birds were very rare in the wild. They were either caught or hunted. It was also very difficult to breed them, and it was not as simple as hatching chicks or birds. However, the Wan Shou Clan knew how to breed and breed them, which was why they were sold in the Wan Shou Clan's shop.
These birds were good mounts, but they were ridiculously expensive. They could easily cost up to ten million gold coins. Not everyone could afford them.
"Don't sell for three years, but when you do, you'll be able to eat for three years!" Niu Youdao stared at the price and clicked his tongue.
Yi Xing could only take a look to broaden his horizons.
After leaving the Wan Shou Clan's shop, the group strolled around the city. When they were satisfied, they returned to the Moon Inviting Inn.
Outside the inn, some people who were envious, jealous, and hateful pointed at Black Peony's back as she disappeared into the inn, whispering to each other.
The person who had been following behind them finally revealed himself. He walked over to the people who were pointing at them and asked, "What are you guys whispering about here?"
"Hey! Elder Huang. "A few people turned around and saw that it was a disciple of the Staying Immortal Sect. They greeted him politely.
His name was Huang Engui. He was one of the disciples of the Staying Immortal Sect who was stationed in the shop. He looked like a shop assistant, but to these rogue cultivators, he was not someone they could afford to offend.
Huang Engui pointed his chin at the inn and said, "What are you pointing at?"
One of them shook his head and said, "Elder Huang, you don't know. Black Peony is the woman with dark skin who often walks around the city. Do you know her?"
Huang Engui replied, "Yes, I do. Why?"
The man sighed and said, "She's hooked up with someone. You know, she's going to start her own sect soon. I don't know what method she used, but you can imagine. Women are just like that. When they take off their pants, it's worth more than a thousand words."
Huang Engui laughed. He could hear the jealousy in the man's words, but this was not what he was concerned about. He smiled and said, "That's a good thing. Are you jealous? Oh right, who is she hooking up with? Which sect or sect's expert is willing to recommend her as a guarantor? "
The man shook his head and said, "She looks quite young, but I don't know which sect she's from. I'm guessing the innkeeper has a name on the register. But the Inviting Moon Inn will not divulge any information about their guests, and they won't tell us if she's one or not."
"Heh, I'm not going to talk nonsense with you. You guys can continue to be jealous." Huang Engui laughed and patted the man's shoulder. He glanced at the inn and turned to leave.
The man shouted, "Elder Huang, why don't you help me talk to the Staying Immortal Sect?"
Huang Engui, who was leaving, waved his hand and said, "I can't make that decision. You guys should wait here for an opportunity!"
Even so, the few of them still said respectfully, "Elder Huang, take care."
The Staying Immortal Sect's shop was deserted. It was not a shop that sold proper things.
Huang Engui quickly walked back into the shop and went straight to the counter. He shouted to the innkeeper who was sitting cross-legged behind the counter, "Martial Uncle, show me the portrait."
The innkeeper opened his eyes and asked, "What portrait?"
Huang Engui said, "Didn't you tell us to keep an eye on the street? The portrait sent by the Song family. Niu Youdao. I think I saw him just now."
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