The Golden Elixir is A Star, and You Call This Cultivation?
Chapter 1164 - 503: Beautiful Lady, Will You Be My Steed?_2

Chapter 1164: Chapter 503: Beautiful Lady, Will You Be My Steed?_2

"Kunling Ferry?" the petite girl frowned.

She and her apprentice sister disembarked from the boat and headed for the Kunling Ferry as instructed by their master.

According to their master, the evil sect Thornblood had been particularly active recently, and she was concerned that something was amiss at the various Spirit Nurturing Lands.

Near Fengshan Prefecture lay the Kunling Ferry, which just so happened to possess one such Spirit Nurturing Land.

Thus, their master had instructed them to take a look at Kunling Ferry while they were passing by.

The frosty girl and the petite girl went to Kunling Ferry, and after some investigation, everything seemed normal.

"Could they be people from Thornblood?" the petite girl said with murderous intent in her eyes.

"That’s not right. Those old monsters from Thornblood mostly forsake their human bodies, neither human nor ghost. That madman just now... though his words were disrespectful, he did have a rather handsome appearance," the petite girl shook her head.

"Maybe... it’s a coincidence," the frosty girl said indifferently.

"Sister, are you going to spend the night at home during this trip back?" the petite girl suddenly looked excited, "I would like to meet Sister’s husband... hehe."

"No. The situation at Yesan Lake is serious. After seeing father and taking the Goldthread Profound Stone, we will return to Yesan Lake.

As for him, he should be at home now. You may meet him," the frosty girl said, her voice detached.

When talking about her husband, it was as if she was discussing a stranger.

After all, she had never met him.

Of course, with her cold demeanor, she wasn’t anxious either.

"I hope he looks... somewhat good, otherwise it’s too good a deal for him!" the petite girl remarked, sneaking a glance at her apprentice sister.

The apprentice sister said nothing, quietly graceful.

...

Kunling Ferry.

The water and marsh spread far, being a tributary of the Weishui River.

The aquatic plants were lush, not emerald green but pitch black, looking rather sinister.

They grew endlessly, much like human hair.

"The Annals of Fengshan Prefecture" recorded that in the seventh year of the Heavenly Origin era, a great flood submerged Kunling Ferry, and seventy-five households were wiped out.

At first, everyone thought that Kunling Ferry had been flooded by a natural disaster.

But who would have guessed, after the exposure of the Spirit Nurturing Land, people realized it was not a natural disaster but a man-made calamity.

Thornblood had created the Spirit Nurturing Land to breed Strange Spirits, allowing water to flood Kunling Ferry.

Chen Kangbao recounted calmly, without sorrow or joy.

"So, the Strange Spirits here were all once the citizens of Kunling Ferry?" Qi Yuan asked.

"Yes, this place was originally a ferry crossing. Those who lived here mostly labored at the docks to earn their living," Chen Kangbao continued, "The money they made from a hard day’s work was probably only just enough to keep their families barely fed, not even enough to afford a few extra meat buns, alas, how pitiful."

"It does seem rather difficult to get in," Qi Yuan remarked, sensing the presence of numerous Strange Spirits lurking within Kunling Ferry.

There were many more here than in Red Cloud Village.

The path ahead through Kunling Ferry was fraught with all sorts of miasmas and poisons, inaccessible to ordinary people.

Danger was hidden in the mire.

Even an Earth-level Soldier Commander with an Indestructible Vajra body might easily get trapped.

Probably only a Sky Level Soldier Commander could enter with ease.

The miasmas and poisons within were also very troublesome.

"It seems I need to craft some protective masks against poison and a large drone before entering," Qi Yuan evaluated.

For him now, attempting direct entry was troublesome and a waste of time.

"Young Master is mighty!" Chen Kangbao continued to flatter.

"Let’s look around more to see what other dangers there might be; we’ll deal with them all at once," Qi Yuan said nonchalantly.

The biggest challenge with Kunling Ferry was entering.

He needed to use his eyes to observe what difficulties he might encounter upon entry and then devise solutions.

Ultimately, he would return to Shen Mansion to purchase materials for crafting countermeasures.

After a few hours, as night deepened, Qi Yuan did not return to Shen Mansion but headed for the Ghost Market instead.

After purchasing the necessary materials, he continued to run his stall.

"Ah, lack of money, lack of money!" Qi Yuan sighed, "If only there were a White Moon Flower that could provide both money and experience... that would be wonderful."

Qi Yuan couldn’t help but feel wistful.

Strange Spirits were just poor folks, only good for experience points,

He was running short on silver, seriously short.

Having bought a bunch of materials, his funds were nearly depleted.

To earn a meager sum, he had no choice but to continue operating his stall to make money.

Unfortunately, his business was lousy, and he hadn’t encountered any gullible wealthy clients like Young Master Tu.

"Old man, could it really be that the magic artifacts I’ve crafted... are that subpar?" Qi Yuan couldn’t help but ask doubtfully.

Clearly, in the TV shows, a bowl of fried rice prepared by the male lead would sell for thousands of dollars, and because it was so delicious, it was always in high demand.

The male lead would handle customers with a haughty demeanor, as if he were a god.

In contrast, Qi Yuan had switched the sound system to a sweet voice, yet no one came to buy his goods.

"Young Master, people are ignorant and can’t recognize the real deal," Chen Kangbao said as if it were only natural.

"You’re not ignorant, why don’t you buy one?" Qi Yuan stared at Chen Kangbao.

"Cough cough, Young Master, aren’t you troubling your old servant? Although I am not ignorant and my wisdom is astounding, I have no money!" Chen Kangbao said awkwardly.

"You’re not ignorant, so why are you still broke?"

"...They just got lucky!" Chen Kangbao seemed to say as if to offer an excuse.

At that moment, a surprised voice rang out: "Senior sister, quick, look at those madmen!"

As the voice faded, a gentle fragrance accompanied by a chilling coldness spread about, like that of a snow lotus,

the two women they had met on the banks of the Weishui River, one tall and one short, appeared.

The petite woman, out of curiosity, eyed the items on Qi Yuan’s stall and couldn’t help but click her tongue: "You’re an artificer too... It’s just that your skills aren’t very good. What in the world have you crafted here?"

Typically, upon leaving the Shen Mansion, Qi Yuan would use a myriad of disguises and exchange appearances with Chen Kangbao.

After all, he had to pose as a son-in-law, and if he were caught showing off outside by someone from the Shen Mansion, wouldn’t that make him the Dragon King’s son-in-law?

He was playing a son-in-law, but certainly not the Dragon King’s son-in-law, a mix-up would be bad.

Thus, in the Ghost Market, the petite woman recognized Qi Yuan and Chen Kangbao.

She glanced skeptically at the weird and wonderful items on the stall, but when her eyes fell on the sound system, they lit up with delight: "This, on the other hand, can produce sound, quite intriguing."

"Are the two of you here to buy magic artifacts?" A penny could stop a hero, and Qi Yuan, now sporting a smile, said, "Although my stall has only been open for three days, business has been great, selling an average of three thousand taels of goods a day!"

Qi Yuan was adept at using statistics.

"What, three thousand taels in a day?" the petite woman exclaimed, "You’re not deceiving us, are you?"

Three thousand taels were enough to buy a Profound Level magic artifact, and not just an ordinary one at that.

On this stall in front of her, a heap of magic artifacts, mostly unranked and without any certification.

Altogether, they probably weren’t worth a thousand taels, yet they sold for nine thousand?

"Hehe, this brother isn’t fooling you," a nearby stall owner chuckled.

Ever since he saw Qi Yuan setting up a stall again in the Ghost Market, he had grown even more courteous and friendly towards Qi Yuan.

After all, on the first day, Qi Yuan earned ten thousand taels, which would certainly draw the attention of some dubious characters.

The fact that he was still here running his stall indicated that... those with ill intentions had been taken care of by him.

Hearing the neighboring stall owner’s words, the petite woman was convinced and said, "You sure can deceive! I wonder which fools actually spent so much money on this junk."

With her keen eye, she could tell that all these items together were probably worth around a thousand taels.

"How much for this? I’ll take it!"

The petite woman pointed at the sound system, ready to splurge.

"Ninety-nine taels!" Qi Yuan answered truthfully.

"It’s a bit expensive..." the petite woman sniffed, but she still paid, "But I am loaded, so I’ll buy it."

She fished out the money and bought the sound system.

In truth, she was quite curious about the principles behind the sound system.

Moreover, she felt that the sound system was rather amusing, and that mass-producing it might have great potential, hiding a commercial opportunity within.

"Great!" Qi Yuan always treated customers with respect.

The aloof woman nearby, quiet as jade, cast her elegant eyebrows over the artifacts on the stall, seeming somewhat surprised.

At that moment, hurried footsteps approached.

"Senior, I didn’t expect to find you here!"

The arrival was none other than Young Master Tu.

He visited the Ghost Market almost daily, but it wasn’t often that he encountered Qi Yuan.

Seeing the major client, Qi Yuan’s smile grew even warmer, "What, you want to buy the other two Light Swords as well?

Today I’m in a good mood, with a discount. For only 21,998 taels of silver, you can take both swords."

Qi Yuan was very enthusiastic.

Next to them, the petite woman’s eyes widened.

Did the gullible one arrive?

Spending ten thousand taels on a Yellow Rank magic artifact?