SFS Chapter 22 News of the Spirit Fish
Chapter 22 News of the Spirit Fish
Su Qingyan did not rush to agree.
Deep down, what he really wanted was a small protective formation to safeguard his home.
The threat posed by Chen Jiaxian Miao remains a hidden danger.
The sooner you prepare, the sooner you'll feel at ease.
However, after hearing what the shop assistant said, and recalling that I had not seen any stalls selling formations since entering the market, I realized that I hadn't seen any such stalls.
He was also fairly aware that it was almost impossible to buy a small-scale protective formation that he was satisfied with in the Jin Su Shan market.
He sighed helplessly to himself.
Since he couldn't buy a small-scale protective mountain formation, the basic solution offered by the shop assistant was basically satisfactory to him.
It's just a transaction, there's no need to rush. The process of negotiating the price is still necessary.
After thinking for a moment, Su Qingyan slowly said, "Fellow Daoist, why don't you tell me about the wild spirit fish first?"
"This spirit fish is quite important to me."
"If the information is useful, there shouldn't be any problem with this deal."
"You can rest assured about anything from our Zhou family," the shop assistant said confidently. "The wild spirit fish I'm talking about is called the Mysterious Water Catfish."
"When this spirit fish reaches adulthood, its blood has the effect of enhancing one's cultivation."
"Although it is far less effective than the Crimson Blood Pill in improving cultivation, it is a very cost-effective renewable spiritual material for those poor independent cultivators and family cultivators."
"One animal can be passed down for three generations."
"This thing is actually a rare find, with a price but no market. In our Jin Su Shan market, a lucky person once caught a wild Xuan Shui catfish. After entering the market, it was snatched up by someone at a high price within two minutes. Our Zhou family didn't even have time to bid."
"Fellow Daoist, you should be interested in news about the Mystic Water Catfish, right?"
"Is this information reliable?" Su Qingyan's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked.
I have to say, this shop assistant is something else.
Each chip thrown out made Su Qingyan's heart flutter.
This Xuan Shui catfish is perfect for cultivators who want to develop their families to raise. With the talent [Master of Fishing], the value of its output will probably far exceed expectations.
"Of course it's authentic!"
"If it's fake, you can come to the store and cause me trouble anytime."
"I would never tarnish the store's reputation over a single piece of news," the clerk assured, patting his chest.
Hearing this, Su Qingyan abandoned any thought of haggling and said directly, "I'll give you a fair price. You exchange that mid-grade Crimson Sun Pill for two low-grade Crimson Sun Pills, and the deal can be completed right now. What do you say?"
The shop assistant frowned: "A low-grade Crimson Sun Pill costs 10 spirit stones. If I exchange it for two, I'll lose another 5 spirit stones. There's really no profit in it, and the shop won't allow it."
"This deal is impossible."
Judging from the shop assistant's expression, Su Qingyan could roughly tell that his bargaining had almost reached or had already reached the shop assistant's bottom line, and he had bargained very well.
I felt a slight thrill.
Without giving the shop assistant much time to react, Su Qingyan immediately stood up, making it clear that he would pack up and leave if they couldn't agree on a price.
He then said, "You said you'd offer some concessions, but you won't even budge on a few spirit stones in a transaction worth over a hundred. That shows a lack of sincerity."
"If your Zhou family shop is more straightforward, this deal will be done. If not, I'll just sell it outside and get just as many spirit stones."
"Those street stalls outside have no guarantee, how can they compare to our Zhou family shop..." The shop assistant wanted to continue arguing, but seeing Su Qingyan come up and start packing up, he immediately swallowed the rest of his words, feeling somewhat helpless.
He had no choice but to change the subject, shaking his head with a wry smile and saying, "Fellow Daoist, this... I really don't know what to do. Well, our Zhou family shop doesn't do one-off business. There will be many more opportunities to trade in the future, so we won't make money this time."
"Fellow Daoist, please wait for me a moment. I'll go to the shop and get the Crimson Sun Pill."
A few minutes later, the shop assistant brought two low-grade Crimson Sun Pills in porcelain bottles and handed them to Su Qingyan, then began to talk about the Xuan Shui Catfish.
"As you know, the Biyue Mountains run through the entire territory of Yuzhou where we are located. On the northern side of the outer Biyue Mountains, a large river originates from the west side of the mountains, gradually branching out and extending, forming an '入'-shaped landform with the Biyue Mountains."
"This river is called the Biyue River, and its tributary, the Sankeng River, flows right through this area."
"It was about half a month ago. A cultivator from our Zhou family invited a few fellow cultivators of similar cultivation levels to ambush a strange fish monster in the Three Pit River. On the way, they happened to encounter a small group of Xuan Shui catfish with fry, which were said to number nearly 20."
"Given such an opportunity, these cultivators would definitely rush to the water to catch it, but the encounter was too hasty, and the Xuan Shui catfish is very slippery in the water."
"After working for most of the day, this group of cultivators only managed to collect the corpses of three Xuan Shui catfish. They didn't catch a single live one, and then they lost track of them and could no longer find any trace of that small group of Xuan Shui catfish."
"Besides our Zhou family, the Guan family of Yinmen Village and the Su family of Xiankeng Bay also know this news. I guarantee it's true."
"There are still cultivators from both families and some rogue cultivators trying their luck over there."
"As for whether any lucky individuals have been caught, there is no news yet."
"On the surface, that small group of black water catfish should still be in the Sankeng River, but whether someone has secretly caught them without making a fuss is hard to say."
"Fellow Daoist, you can try your luck in that area; you might just make a fortune."
"For us Qi Refining stage cultivators, the Xuan Shui catfish is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; wild ones only appear once every ten years or so."
No wonder this news was given away for free.
So many people knew this.
Su Qingyan cursed the "profiteer" in his heart and began to wonder if he could find the traces of this small group of Xuan Shui catfish by using the [Seeking Opportunities] function near the Sankeng River, while others had to rely on luck.
He felt that as long as these Xuan Shui spirit fish were not captured by other cultivators, the feasibility was very high.
"Thank you for informing me of the spirit fish, fellow Daoist," Su Qingyan said calmly.
Then I opened the porcelain bottle, smelled it, and examined it.
The two dark red pills inside were intact and had a strong medicinal aroma, so they shouldn't have been made for too long and there shouldn't be any major problems.
The medium-grade Crimson Sun Pill is much better, as it contains less erysipelas.
After using one pill for cultivation, the toxins contained in the pill can be eliminated from the body within two to three months.
The inferior grade of the Crimson Sun Pill is much worse. It takes at least six months to completely eliminate the toxins absorbed into the body after use, which is very troublesome.
But with a wife who was also a cultivator at home, Su Qingyan couldn't be selfish and risk creating a rift between the couple.
In that case, it would be a case of losing more than you gain.
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