Chapter 50: Chapter 49: Retreating Unscathed, Raking in a Fortune!

As these words were spoken, all the cultivators in the courtyard turned their gaze towards Lin Chen.

After a slight mental calculation, Lin Chen quoted a price.

“These Five Thunders have a limited supply and are somewhat special… they require no spiritual energy and can be used even by mortals.”

“Therefore, the price is 80 Spirit Stones each!”

Upon hearing Lin Chen’s price, everyone hesitated slightly.

Eighty Spirit Stones is indeed not cheap.

After all, an ordinary middle-grade magical artifact sells for just about this price.

And although the Five Thunders are powerful, they are consumables after all… using one is akin to eighty Spirit Stones being washed down the drain!

However, what Lin Chen mentioned, that they can be used without spiritual energy, piqued their interest.

For loose cultivators like them who often engage in magical duels, using a Five Thunders when their spiritual energy is exhausted…

Could it not turn the tide and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat?

Though expensive, Lin Chen’s Five Thunders still made them green with envy.

Quickly, the seductive woman was the first to make an offer.

She laughed lightly twice, with a charming tone in her voice.

“Fellow Daoist is truly a master of artifact refining… If I buy several of these Five Thunders, would you offer a discount?”

After a brief thought, Lin Chen replied:

“I don’t have many Five Thunders on hand, apart from the one just demonstrated, there are only nine left.”

“If you buy four at once, I can round off the price for you… I’ll only charge you three hundred Spirit Stones.”

Three hundred Spirit Stones, four Five Thunders… it’s like having four extra wild cards!

The seductive woman, having just sold a defective treasure artifact, had some spare cash, and she nodded:

“In that case, thank you dearly, Fellow Daoist!”

With that, she flicked her finger, and a pouch containing Spirit Stones floated over.

Lin Chen did not reach out to take it, but instead used True Essence to untie the pouch, counted the Spirit Stones inside, and stored them in his storage bag.

“Hehe, you are truly cautious in your dealings…” the seductive woman laughed charmingly.

“It’s always best to be a little cautious when out and about.”

Lin Chen’s expression did not change as he handed the Five Thunders to the woman, gently reminding her:

“Be careful not to trigger the switch on these Five Thunders, or if you injure yourself, I bear no responsibility…”

After selling four Five Thunders, Lin Chen had only five left.

The other cultivators present, knowing that the opportunity was limited, quickly expressed their desire to purchase them.

Soon, Lin Chen sold the remaining five Five Thunders.

“Tsk tsk, fortune favors the bold… this transaction netted seven hundred Spirit Stones!”

Lin Chen was slightly pleased. The profit from selling the Five Thunders was enough to support his cultivation for several months.

Having achieved his goal of selling the Five Thunders, Lin Chen was ready to leave without lingering.

However, the cultivators in the courtyard who hadn’t managed to buy the Five Thunders all showed regret.

So someone asked:

“This… Five Thunder master, when will you next sell the Five Thunders?”

Hearing this, Lin Chen paused slightly.

“The making of these Five Thunders is not easy; it may take me a month or two to return…”

With that, Lin Chen turned around and left.

When he returned to the front hall of the tavern, the marketplace guide from earlier stopped Lin Chen.

“Hehe, your Five Thunders are indeed extremely powerful. However, you damaged my inn’s rockery, and that requires compensation.”

With that, he held up three fingers, smiling: “Five Thunder master, three Spirit Stones, please!”

The corner of Lin Chen’s mouth twitched, but he still took out three Spirit Stones and handed them over.

…

After Lin Chen left, the cultivators in the courtyard also began to leave.

“Ladies and gentlemen, my transaction is complete; please allow me to excuse myself first…” The seductive woman turned and left the tavern.

Besides the seductive woman, several others, including Taoist Fu, also bid farewell and left the small trading courtyard.

…

After his transaction, Lin Chen did not head straight back to the inn but took a stroll through the marketplace for a while.

A moment later, the sky began to darken.

Lin Chen noticed something amiss.

“As expected, this group of people is not up to good, possibly thinking of highway robbery?”

Lin Chen slightly frowned, vaguely sensing some prying gazes.

It was likely that the people from the earlier transaction wanted to uncover his background, secretly following him.

If they found Lin Chen to be an easy target, they might try to rob him or force him to reveal the method for making Five Thunders!

“Tsk tsk, indeed, human nature is hard to fathom… especially with loose cultivators, it’s essential to stay vigilant!”

Lin Chen thought to himself.

During his days on Pill Peak, Master Han Jihai and his senior brothers and sisters treated him kindly.

But fortunately, Lin Chen never forgot the brutality of the cultivation realm.

When he first entered the cultivation realm, scenes of tribulation cultivators plundering caravans and attempting village massacres were still fresh in his mind.

“Hmph, but since you want to see what I’m made of… I’ll give you a clear view!”

Pretending not to notice the situation behind him, Lin Chen turned into an alley and changed into the inner sect disciple attire of the Changchun Sect.

However, instead of the Pill Peak disciple attire, he wore the common inner sect disciple attire.

The prying gazes behind him did not lessen, but Lin Chen was not afraid at all.

After leaving the marketplace, Lin Chen headed straight towards Changchun Mountain.

As Lin Chen ascended the mountain, the five or six shadows following him revealed themselves.

Among them were the seductive woman and Taoist Fu.

“Did everyone come to see this person’s background?” the seductive woman laughed lightly.

Taoist Fu snorted coldly and said:

“That person is only at the Qi Refining mid-stage… yet he possesses such a treasure as the Five Thunders; of course, I want to investigate!”

The other loose cultivators following Lin Chen remained silent, clearly sharing the same intention.

“However, that boy is actually an inner sect disciple of Changchun Mountain? In this case, it’s impossible to make a move…” Taoist Fu said with some regret.

In his view, capturing a mere Qi Refining mid-stage was a simple matter, wasn’t it?

If he could obtain the secret formula of the Five Thunders, it would be worth at least a thousand Spirit Stones if resold.

Upon hearing Taoist Fu’s words, the seductive woman sneered and said:

“You old talisman maker, are truly muddled!”

“A member of the Changchun Sect, able to refine such a treasure as the Five Thunders… do you really think he’s only at the Qi Refining mid-stage?”

Taoist Fu was shocked after hearing the woman’s words, “You mean…”

“Hehe, in my view… the person might actually be a Foundation Establishment Elder of the Changchun Sect!”

“To produce something like the Five Thunders… it is most likely an Elder from the Artifact Peak.”

“Perhaps, this trip down the mountain was because the Five Thunders treasures are too sinister and inconvenient to sell openly…”

After hearing this, Taoist Fu felt a chill, and the thought of robbery vanished entirely from his mind.

Although he was close to Foundation Establishment, encountering a true Foundation Establishment Cultivator with a heritage meant he wouldn’t even know how he died!

Mindful of this, Taoist Fu dared not linger and left the marketplace with a few swift movements.

The other few loose cultivators also hurried away, fearful of being counterattacked by a Foundation Establishment expert.

However, the seductive woman took a deep look at Changchun Mountain and murmured:

“Which Elder from the Changchun Sect came down the mountain? Interesting…”

“Fortunately, the Five Thunders cannot be mass-produced, having little impact on the big picture…”

With that, the woman also turned and left.

…

On the other side, Lin Chen climbed all the way to the top of Changchun Mountain.

After confirming that the few loose cultivators behind him dared not follow, he found a secluded spot to change his appearance and clothing, reverting to his original appearance.

“Tsk tsk, black market transactions are indeed perilous… fortunately, I kept some precautions.”

Lin Chen was somewhat apprehensive.

He suspected that among those loose cultivators earlier, there might have been Foundation Establishment Cultivators mixed in.

“Sigh, if they truly pursued… I could only resort to taking drastic measures…” Lin Chen muttered.

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