Tian Xiaobao left the Family Hall and returned directly to his small courtyard.
He thought for a moment, and besides the two mu of Spirit Field remaining on the Spirit Field that still needed to be tilled, there seemed to be nothing urgent.
Closing the courtyard gate, Tian Xiaobao sat on the futon and extended his Divine Sense to sense the Lian Qi Arts Jade Slip.
Immediately, a memory appeared in Tian Xiaobao's mind; he rubbed his slightly swollen head and eagerly browsed through that memory, beginning to Cultivate repeatedly.
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"Name: Tian Xiaobao"
"Age: 16"
"Cultivation: Qi Cultivation Second Layer (1/200)"
"Cultivation Technique: Thick Earth Art (Introductory 39/100)"
"Spell: Spirit Rain Technique (Proficient 18/500) Lian Qi Arts (Introductory 1/200)"
"Experience: 137.18"
Seeing that it required 200 experience points just to get started, Tian Xiaobao was even more certain that Lian Qi Arts was not a Qi Refinement Stage Cultivation Technique.
It seems his Family is not simple.
After all, which Family would place a Cultivation Technique for concealing Cultivation in the most conspicuous spot?
After Tian Xiaobao finished Cultivating Lian Qi Arts and Thick Earth Art, he found that it was still early, so he decided to go explore the Lingjiao Market Outer Ward.
Now he was a man with over a hundred Spirit Stones!
Tian Xiaobao walked briskly and soon arrived at the entrance of the Lingjiao Market Outer Ward trading market.
It was bustling and exceptionally noisy, with various jumbled sounds constantly entering his ears.
The hawking of vendors rose and fell, resounding throughout the entire market; Cultivators moved back and forth through the crowd, chatting and laughing, making it very lively.
However, today's trading market seemed somewhat unusual.
A restless atmosphere permeated the air, as if even the air had become heavy.
Tian Xiaobao keenly noticed this; his gaze swept around, and he found that most people were quietly discussing matters related to the Secret Realm.
It seemed that once people had free time, they would start thinking about other things.
Their eyes revealed a mix of excitement and vigilance; they whispered to each other, seemingly sharing important information.
Seeing this, Tian Xiaobao's heart tightened; he already had some guesses about the situation.
It turned out that before the Spirit Rice harvest, the Tian Family, to which Tian Xiaobao belonged, had announced an important piece of news:
Anyone could explore the Secret Realm, as long as they handed over 30% of the Secret Realm's income to the Family.
This decision undoubtedly attracted everyone's attention and discussion, as the Secret Realm might hide countless Treasures and Opportunities.
Thus, Tian Xiaobao felt that the unrest in the trading market was not surprising.
After all, even his cheap uncle, Tian Xing, was tempted, which was why he shamelessly used the Spirit Field as an excuse to borrow Spirit Stones from him!
Tian Xiaobao took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, and temporarily put aside these complicated and messy thoughts.
His main purpose in coming to the Outer Ward this time was to see if he could buy some Spiritual Plant seeds or other Spirit Plants, then take them back to plant in the Spirit Field, to see if he could gain some experience points from them.
Tian Xiaobao's gaze slowly swept over the stalls on both sides of the trading market, and the continuous shouts of various Cultivators occasionally reached his ears, giving him a slight feeling of being on Blue Star.
However, he didn't trade for anything at these stalls.
It wasn't that there were no good things, but the prices were not suitable.
After all, when buying items at stalls, their quality is often not guaranteed, so the prices are usually lower than in shops.
Perhaps because they saw that Tian Xiaobao was young, as soon as he stepped forward to inquire about prices, the stall owners would deliberately quote a relatively high price.
And Tian Xiaobao also wanted to bargain with them, to get them to lower the price further, but these people were all like iron roosters, not giving an inch, simply refusing to budge.
This made Tian Xiaobao feel a bit depressed; he had been excitedly browsing the trading market, but now his interest suddenly vanished.
He pondered, perhaps he should just go look in the shops, maybe he could buy what he really wanted there.
So, Tian Xiaobao wandered aimlessly through the market, and unknowingly, he walked to a busy and lively shop.
He looked up and saw a plaque hanging on the shop door, on which the large characters "Tian Outer Ward Chamber of Commerce" were prominently written.
"Hey, what a coincidence!" Tian Xiaobao couldn't help but exclaim in his heart, "It's actually my Family's shop!"
He nodded with satisfaction; since it was his own shop, there was no harm in going inside to look.
Tian Xiaobao stepped into the shop; as soon as he entered, a person who looked like a shop assistant immediately greeted him.
"Senior, please come in!" the shop assistant said with a smile, while making a gesture to invite Tian Xiaobao further inside.
Tian Xiaobao waved his hand and said with a smile to the shop assistant, "No need to trouble yourself, I'll just look around myself, you go attend to other customers."
Seeing this, the shop assistant didn't say anything more and turned to attend to other matters.
Tian Xiaobao began to slowly wander around the Chamber of Commerce; as he walked, he carefully examined the various goods displayed on the shelves.
The items inside were basically common things, nothing particularly special.
As he walked, Tian Xiaobao saw many Spiritual Plant seeds placed in glass containers.
"They're all Spirit Rice, Spirit Fruit!"
"I wonder if there are any Spiritual Plant seeds!" Tian Xiaobao muttered to himself.
"Spiritual Plant seeds, our Tian Chamber of Commerce has quite a few."
A young girl heard Tian Xiaobao's words, walked over, and said.
Following that, she began to introduce Spiritual Plant seeds to Tian Xiaobao.
qingpu grass! A Low Grade Tier 1 Spirit Plant.
This is a raw material for making talismans and can also be used as feed for certain spiritual items. It matures in three months, can grow in any season, and has a high yield, but its value is Low Grade, belonging to the type with small profits but quick turnover.
Clear Spirit Grass, a Low Grade Tier 1 Spirit Plant.
This is a raw material used for refining Medicinal Pills, ripening once a year, and can grow into a ten-year-old Spiritual Plant at most. The price is relatively high, but its survival rate is not very good, belonging to the high-risk, high-reward type.
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After hearing the girl introduce several types of Spiritual Plants, Tian Xiaobao secretly pondered.
He thought that although whether planting Spiritual Plants could yield experience points was still unknown, for safety's sake, it would be better to buy a large quantity of easy-to-survive Spiritual Plants.
This way, even if he ultimately couldn't gain experience points, he wouldn't suffer too much loss.
Therefore, Tian Xiaobao decided to choose qingpu grass seeds. He looked at the girl and asked:
"Then I'll take the qingpu grass seeds, but I don't know its price yet?"
The girl smiled and replied:
"Don't worry, the price of qingpu grass seeds is very affordable; one catty only costs one Spirit Stone. Moreover, this one catty of seeds is enough for you to plant one mu of land!"
Tian Xiaobao felt a little relieved after hearing the price. But he suddenly thought of a question and quickly asked:
"Then I wonder if Tian Clan members get a discount when they come to buy things?"
The girl showed a hint of surprise upon hearing this, then asked:
"Are you a member of our Tian Family?"
Tian Xiaobao quickly nodded and explained, "Yes, I live in the Inner Ward."
As he spoke, he pulled out his identity Jade Slip from his Pregnant and handed it to the girl to see.
The girl took the Jade Slip, examined it carefully, and after confirming it was correct, smiled and said to Tian Xiaobao:
"So that's it! Since you are a member of our Tian Family, of course there's a discount!"
Tian Xiaobao's heart filled with joy upon hearing this, and he quickly pressed:
"Then what's the specific discount?"
The girl thought for a moment and replied:
"How about this, I'll give you a 10% discount, what do you think?"
Tian Xiaobao calculated that one catty of qingpu grass seeds originally cost one Spirit Stone, but with a 10% discount, it would only cost ninety Soul Fragment.
He felt that this price was very cost-effective, so he said without hesitation, "Okay, then give me one catty of qingpu grass seeds!"
In the end, Tian Xiaobao spent ninety Soul Fragment and successfully purchased one catty of qingpu grass seeds, leaving contentedly.
