allonlinenovel Chapter 297 Being Deceived
Chapter 297 Being Deceived
After leaving Piaomiao Peak, Lu Chen put on the mask of a middle-aged man with a stubble on his face again, changed his clothes, and drove cautiously all the way.
Before leaving, True Man Qingxu sent a telepathic message to Lu Chen and said only one sentence, telling Lu Chen that Ling Manyu would go back with him to Yulin Prefecture, the headquarters of Shennong Sect.
It was precisely because of this sentence that Lu Chen felt relieved about Ling Manyu's safety. What he needed to do now was to continuously improve his cultivation.
Only if your cultivation is strong enough can you solve the current predicament, otherwise you dare not show your true face to others.
Although he was furious, Lu Chen had no choice. He had originally thought of going home to see his parents, but now he no longer had that idea.
If you want to quickly break through your cultivation level, you must get a large amount of spirit stones. You don't have many spirit stones on you now, but you have a lot of spirit herbs and other resources.
The question now is where to sell these resources.
Another thing is that after these battles, Lu Chen realized two more serious problems.
The first problem is that his own means of attack are still too simple. Tathagata Palm and Ten Thousand Buddhas Paying Homage to the Lord cannot fully deal with the current enemies.
When he left Xuantian Sect, his realm was low and he had not learned any powerful spells or other means of attack.
The second problem is that he doesn't have a good weapon and always uses black stones to hit people. The key is that black stones also have defects and can be easily avoided by opponents.
Black stones are actually the best choice when used as defensive equipment.
Therefore, next Lu Chen plans to start from three aspects: getting spirit stones, learning new spells and finding a suitable weapon.
Since he had decided not to go home to visit his parents, Lu Chen turned around and headed north.
He had planned to develop in the Central Plains before, and now people all over the world are looking for him in Southern Xinjiang, so it is really not suitable for him to stay there any longer.
Yichang Prefecture in the Central Plains is located on the north bank of the Beichen River and borders Yidu Prefecture.
After Yang Yunfei, Qi Yutang and Zhao Chengzhi crossed the Beichen River, they took things as they came and when they saw a cultivation city appear before them, they flew directly on their swords and landed at the city gate.
"Xiling City! It looks pretty good!" Qi Yutang said happily, pointing at the three characters "Xiling City" written in a flamboyant style on the tall city wall.
“Hehehe… it’s more than good. Xiling City is close to the Beichen River and the Half Moon Mountains. Most of the cultivators coming from the southern border will pass through here. It is a hub city between the north and the south.
In addition, the mercenary groups in the Half Moon Mountains would also come here to increase supplies, so Xiling City was very prosperous and well-known far and wide."
Zhao Chengzhi showed off proudly.
"Well! Not bad! Your book was not read in vain. Then let's start our great cause from this Xiling City!"
Yang Yunfei smiled and walked towards the city gate first.
"Hahaha... Let's go! I want to set up my own chamber of commerce in Xiling City, and then open it to Southern Xinjiang in the future, so that those short-sighted old guys in the family can see how outstanding I, Qi Yutang, am."
Qi Yutang smiled with confidence in his eyes, then followed Yang Yunfei into the city gate, with Zhao Chengzhi following closely behind.
He also expressed his own thoughts:
"That's a good idea. I'll work with you then. I've actually long disliked my family's business of books and jade slips."
The three followed the bustling crowd and entered Xiling City.
What catches your eye is a wide street with a constant flow of people. There are many buildings on both sides of the street, including single-story courtyards, nine-story towers, stilt houses, and so on.
The buildings on both sides are lined up one after another, including the Alchemy Building, the Weapon Pavilion, the Spirit Tea House, the Spirit Wine Shop, the Monster Meat Shop, etc., which are so diverse that it makes people dazzled.
"Don't miss it if you pass by. Divine-grade talismans are on sale at a low price, senior! Do you want to take a look? If you buy a lot, you can get a discount."
A young vendor in the early stage of foundation building was shouting loudly. A tablecloth-sized gray cloth was spread on the ground in front of him, and various talismans were placed in an orderly manner on the gray cloth.
Whenever a passing monk cast his eyes upon him, he would greet them warmly.
"Seniors! Would you like to take a look at the talismans? These talismans are all made by the masters of divine talismans, and the prices are relatively cheap."
The young vendor saw Yang Yunfei and his two companions passing by and greeted them politely and warmly.
"Huh? These talismans seem pretty good. Brother Yunfei, should we buy some for emergencies?"
Qi Yutang squatted down, picked up a pile of fireball talismans, and looked at them.
After the Fireball Talisman is activated, a fireball the size of a hug will appear out of thin air. The higher the level of the talisman, the greater its power.
"If you like it, just buy it! We can leave quickly after buying it." Zhao Chengzhi urged.
After Qi Yutang bargained several times, the vendor finally agreed to sell it to Qi Yutang at the price of 500 low-grade spirit stones per piece.
Qi Yutang picked out a stack of fireball talismans and a stack of lightning talismans, each stack had about twenty pieces, a total of 20,000 low-grade spirit stones.
According to the ratio that one medium-grade spirit stone can be exchanged for one hundred low-grade spirit stones, Qi Yutang finally paid two hundred medium-grade spirit stones.
After paying the spirit stones, the vendor took out two newer stacks of talismans from his storage bag and handed them to Qi Yutang, saying that the samples on the stall were a bit old.
Qi Yutang took the talisman without any concern and caught up with Yang Yunfei and Zhao Chengzhi who had already walked away.
"Hahaha... Look at how powerful I am! The Fireball Talisman and Lightning Talisman, which originally cost 800 low-grade spirit stones each, were reduced to 500 low-grade spirit stones each by me.
This saved more than a hundred mid-grade spirit stones, which shows that what I said is still quite valuable."
Qi Yutang smiled triumphantly, holding the two stacks of talismans in his hands, and waving them at Yang Yunfei and Zhao Chengzhi, as if he had gotten a huge advantage, looking very proud.
However, Yang Yunfei frowned slightly, because when Qi Yutang swayed from side to side, he clearly saw a flash of white.
"Let me see!" Yang Yunfei said with a frown.
"Uh...what's wrong? Is there any problem?" Qi Yutang asked puzzledly, but still handed the talisman in his hand to Yang Yunfei.
Yang Yunfei took the talisman record, pressed one end of the stack of fireball talismans, and flipped through it quickly like turning the pages of a book.
"Fuck! I've been fooled!" Qi Yutang said in surprise with a dark face.
At this time, Yang Yunfei didn't need to say anything more. Qi Yutang's eyes had already followed Yang Yunfei as he flipped through the pages and saw clearly that except for the first few that were real talismans,
The rest were blank white papers. Qi Yutang quickly checked the lightning symbol, and the result was the same.
There are twenty talismans, except for two or three on the surface which are real lightning talismans, the rest are blank white paper.
What’s even more infuriating is that the white paper is coated with some kind of paint all around. If you don’t check each piece of paper one by one, you can’t tell that the paper pressed in the middle is white.
"Hahaha... Cousin Yu is really good at bargaining. You were able to bargain down the price of a pile of worthless white paper to two hundred mid-grade spirit stones. I really admire you! I admire you!"
When Zhao Chengzhi saw Qi Yutang's frustrated look after being tricked, he smiled sarcastically.
Qi Yutang, who was already angry about being deceived, became even angrier after hearing Zhao Chengzhi's sarcastic words.
"Fuck him! Let's go! Let's go settle the score with that vendor!"
Qi Yutang cursed loudly and turned back angrily...