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Chapter 15: The Virtuous One Resides

The storage bag contained Wu Senior Brother's inheritance, one High Grade spiritual weapon and two Middle Grade spiritual weapons.

Although Wu Senior Brother probably never showed these spiritual weapons to anyone else, he didn't like taking risks, so he decided to sell them and exchange them for spiritual stones.

The middle-aged man picked up the storage bag and carefully examined it. After a moment, he extended his finger and wrote the number 220 on the stall.

220 naturally represented 220 pieces of Low Grade spiritual stones.

This price couldn't be considered fair, because one of the two Middle Grade spiritual weapons was of a defensive nature, and the prices of such spiritual weapons were slightly higher than other spiritual weapons of the same level.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Ze spoke up, "Give me an additional Qi Gathering Pill."

"Hehe, it seems you're a regular customer. Alright, next time if there's anything good, you can come find me."

The middle-aged man smiled and agreed, then took out a storage bag from his pocket and prepared to count the spiritual stones.

Seeing this, Chen Ze lowered his voice and asked, "Do you have any Poison Pills?"

There are many types of pills, besides auxiliary cultivation and healing detoxification pills, there are also combat pills, and Poison Pills are one type of combat pill.

However, this kind of pill has many limitations. It's easy to miss the target from a distance, and it's easy to poison oneself if thrown too close, so it's somewhat mediocre.

The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and replied, "I have two Poison Pills made from the venom sacs of Purple-Green Snakes. The smoke they release is enough to poison cultivators below the fourth level of Qi Refining. Those at the fourth and fifth levels of Qi Refining will lose their combat power in a short period of time after inhaling it, but it's useless against higher levels."

"How much for one?"

Chen Ze said in a deep voice.

"Twenty-five pieces of Low Grade spiritual stones."

"I'll take forty pieces of Low Grade spiritual stones."

"Alright."

The middle-aged man didn't say much and agreed directly.

Then the two of them exchanged their storage bags.

Chen Ze gave away one High Grade spiritual weapon, two Middle Grade spiritual weapons, and received two Poison Pills, one Qi Gathering Pill, and 180 pieces of Low Grade spiritual stones.

Adding to his previous savings, he now had a total of 280 pieces of Low Grade spiritual stones.

However, he needed to keep 100 pieces to rent spiritual weapons from his senior sister, so he currently had only 180 pieces of Low Grade spiritual stones that he could actually use.

Just as he was about to see if there were any opportunities to take advantage of in the market, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that a Soul Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator had approached the Blood Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator who possessed a Supreme Grade spiritual weapon, and the two of them began to write and draw on the stall.

After a moment of communication, the Soul Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator turned and left. Just as the Demonic Cultivator was about to leave the market, the Blood Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator with the Supreme Grade spiritual weapon also began to pack up his stall.

Obviously, these two had reached some kind of agreement, but it wasn't convenient to conduct the transaction here, so they needed to find another place.

Chen Ze pretended to stroll around, and when the Blood Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator left the market, he followed suit.

...

It must be said that the Blood Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator was extremely cautious. As soon as he left the market, he went straight to the busiest marketplace, and then he went back and forth in the lobbies of several crowded inns and restaurants several times.

During this time, he took off his mask and changed his appearance, as if he had become a different person.

If it were an ordinary person, they would have lost track of him long ago, but Chen Ze had special abilities. Even if he changed his appearance or even his gender, as long as his cultivation level and belongings remained the same, Chen Ze could easily find him in the crowd.

After circling around a few times, the Blood Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator thought he was safe and headed straight out of the city.

Chen Ze followed from a distance.

...

Fifteen minutes later, the Blood Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator arrived at an abandoned mansion outside the city.

As soon as he entered, the voice of the Soul Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator from earlier could be heard from inside.

"You're here. No one followed you, right?"

"Don't worry, I always act with caution."

Blood Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator chuckled and immediately asked, "Where is it?"

"It's inside," replied Soul Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator, pointing to the desolate mansion.

Upon hearing this, Blood Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator couldn't wait and walked into the desolate mansion. As soon as he entered, he saw corpses scattered all over the floor.

These corpses included both men and women, young and old, and even two young children.

The faces of these corpses still bore expressions of fear, but there were no visible wounds on their bodies.

Seeing this scene, Blood Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator revealed a satisfied smile.

"Indeed, they are all fresh goods. One, two, three... hmm, a total of ten."

After saying that, he took out a transparent bead from his storage bag and handed it to Soul Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator.

This item is called the Soul Absorbing Bead, a magic Dao weapon specifically used to store living souls.

"Here, this is the living soul you wanted."

Soul Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator took the bead and examined it, also showing a smile on his face.

"Hehe, you are a reputable person. Since the transaction is complete, I won't disturb you any longer."

"Alright, no need to see me off. We can cooperate again in the future."

"Good."

After exchanging pleasantries, Soul Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator walked towards the exit of the desolate mansion.

"So this is the kind of transaction they are doing... no wonder it can't be done in the market," Chen Ze realized.

Soul Demon Dao cultivators need living souls to cultivate, while Blood Demon Dao cultivators rely on blood.

By killing one person and then trading with each other, they can cultivate twice...

A living person's life is being exploited by these two.

Seeing Soul Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator approaching the door, Chen Ze immediately hid behind the wall.

Since he had followed them here, he naturally wouldn't let both of them go.

But he didn't rush to attack Soul Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator because he was afraid of disturbing Blood Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator inside the desolate mansion.

Although Blood Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator only had a cultivation level of Qi Refining fifth layer, he was wearing a pair of Supreme Grade spiritual boots called Cloud-Stepping Shoes, made from the fur of a Foundation Building demonic beast, the Gale Leopard. These boots could enhance his speed.

If he really started running, his speed might not necessarily be inferior.

In the Immortal Cultivation World, spiritual weapons are divided into several categories such as attack and defense. Among them, spiritual weapons like the Cloud-Stepping Shoes, which can enhance speed and be used for chasing enemies or escaping, are the most valuable, even surpassing defensive spiritual weapons.

Generally, these types of spiritual weapons are compared to other spiritual weapons one level lower.

In other words, even if these Cloud-Stepping Shoes were only High Grade spiritual weapons, their value would be enough to rival ordinary Supreme Grade spiritual weapons!

Chen Ze couldn't help but sigh in regret.

Such a treasure was actually worn by a Blood Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator with only a cultivation level of Qi Refining fifth layer!

It was truly a wasted gem, a great loss to the world!

As the saying goes, an innocent person may carry a guilty object...

No, this Demonic Cultivator is already extremely guilty, and carrying such a treasure only adds to his crimes!

If he doesn't seize this opportunity, he will surely face divine retribution.

"Such a treasure should be possessed by a virtuous person. How can it fall into the hands of a Demonic Cultivator?"

Chen Ze muttered to himself, his gaze firmly locked onto the Blood Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator in the courtyard.

And in the face of such an opportunity, he naturally had to be cautious and careful.

(End of this chapter)