Family Cultivation: I can see the prompts

132: a chancePerhaps a Low Grade Tier 3 Magic Sword wasn’t Lin Shiming’s best, but a Medium Grade Tier 3 Magic Sword undoubtedly stood out among the Foundation Establishment stalls.

As more Cultivators gathered, even more came over. Although not as shoulder-to-shoulder as Mortals, they were not far apart, which was rare in the stall area, let alone the Foundation Establishment stall area.

In an instant, three or four people sent Lin Shiming voice transmissions with their offers. This tacit offering through voice transmission was clearly an attempt to prevent Lin Shiming from selling to the highest bidder.

However, what they didn’t know was that Lin Shiming wasn’t after Spirit Stones.

Lin Shiming already had 400,000 Spirit Stones in his Storage Pouch, and his Family had given him another 200,000 Spirit Stones.

For a Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator like him, it was more than enough to attend the Qingxuan Assembly.

”Tier 3 Medium Grade Magic Swords are only exchanged for spiritual bamboo of equivalent value or Tier 3 luring demon grass! The same goes for Tier 3 Low Grade Magic Swords!” Lin Shiming said directly, not giving the others a chance to continue sending voice transmissions.

Upon hearing this, most Cultivators without treasures continued to browse other stalls. A few Cultivators remained, attempting to negotiate the price, but Lin Shiming shook his head at all of them.

At this, all but those Cultivators with obvious ill intentions turned and left.

They couldn’t offer a high price; after all, browsing stalls was inherently for discounted prices. If they went against this original intention, they might as well go to the large shops.

Lin Shiming wasn’t annoyed; instead, he closed his eyes to rest. Before, they were all buyers; he was waiting for sellers.

With such a spread, the news had almost gotten out.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, more than half an hour had gone by. Suddenly, a gray-robed Little Whiskered Cultivator walked up to Lin Shiming.

”Will you sell this sword for 110,000 spiritual stones?”

”Fellow Daoist, please return. I only exchange for spiritual bamboo or luring demon grass!” Lin Shiming shook his head, a look of disappointment on his face. However, at this moment, the Little Whiskered Cultivator sent Lin Shiming another voice transmission:

”I do have a spiritual bamboo here, but your sword might be slightly insufficient!”

After speaking, the Little Whiskered Cultivator had a pained expression, as if making a difficult decision.

”Oh, then Fellow Daoist, could you show me the spiritual bamboo?” Lin Shiming asked with slight interest.

A cunning smile instantly flashed across the other party’s lips.

”Naturally, but there are many people here, so why don’t we go to a trading room?” The Little Whiskered Cultivator suggested.

Lin Shiming hesitated for a moment before speaking:

”It’s possible, but you’ll have to pay for the trading room!”

Of course, his hesitation wasn’t because of this, but because he saw that the Little Whiskered Cultivator wanted to extort him.

”This...” The Little Whiskered Cultivator seemed a bit troubled.

”Fellow Daoist, my treasure is displayed here, and I only exchange for items of equal value. If your item is far superior to Lin’s, Lin will never presume to covet your treasure. I am aware of my own limits!”

”Alright, I, Hu, indeed need a handy spiritual weapon. I’ll go to the trading room with you then!” Seeing that Lin Shiming was not easily fooled, the Little Whiskered Cultivator gave up the idea of extorting a sum.

Lin Shiming packed up his stall and followed the Little Whiskered Cultivator to a trading room, opening a Tier 3 spirit-isolating Formation trading room.

”I have a section of Golden Thunder Bamboo. Fellow Daoist must have heard of the Ten Great Spiritual Bamboos, right!” The Little Whiskered Cultivator said cautiously, as if at this moment he was still afraid of being known, of someone finding out he had Golden Thunder Bamboo.

After speaking, he indeed took out a golden-yellow bamboo section, on which golden electric arcs constantly flickered.

After a quick glance, the Little Whiskered Cultivator put the Golden Thunder Bamboo away again.

”How about it? It’s enough to exchange for three of your Magic Swords, right!”

”Fellow Daoist Hu, you must be joking with Lin. Your Golden Thunder Bamboo is clearly the Spiritual Root of Golden Thunder Bamboo. Not to mention it lacks the toughness of spiritual bamboo and is almost unusable for refining, its true function is simply to cultivate Golden Thunder Bamboo.” Lin Shiming snorted, his face angry.

”Furthermore, your Golden Thunder Bamboo’s Spiritual Root has no hint of green at all, lacking vitality, and it still carries information of spirit soil. Fellow Daoist Hu must have planted it, but it didn’t survive, did it?”

Lin Shiming exposed him in one sentence, but what made him quite speechless was this:

Fellow Daoist Hu showed no sign of blushing. After being exposed, he merely said, lightly:

”Ah, then I must have been tricked. I bought this from someone else for 30,000 Spirit Stones!”

Lin Shiming naturally didn’t believe the Little Whiskered Cultivator’s performance. He probably also asked shops, and while the asking price was high, he ultimately found that the shops had no intention of restoring its vitality.

Otherwise, selling such a Golden Thunder Bamboo Spiritual Root to the Qingxuan Sect would be incredibly profitable.

After all, other Sects and Families might not be able to wait that long, but a Sect like Qingxuan Sect, which has Golden Core Cultivators, could easily wait a thousand years and turn it into a Magic Treasure.

Lin Shiming somewhat admired that the Little Whiskered Cultivator was still fabricating lies even now.

”Since Fellow Daoist was also deceived, I truly sympathize. How about this, Lin will offer a Tier 3 Low Grade sword in exchange!” Lin Shiming didn’t expose him, but chose to continue the exchange, also fearing that the Little Whiskered Cultivator would eventually sell it to a Sect.

Given his character, he would definitely be comparing prices.

After Lin Shiming finished speaking, he looked at him with a half-smile, making the Little Whiskered Cultivator feel a chill.

”Then I thank Fellow Daoist Lin!” The Little Whiskered Cultivator still made the exchange. His mind was now filled with joy, knowing that the large shops only offered a maximum of 3,000 Spirit Stones.

Even the Duo Bao Tower directly under the Qingxuan Sect was the same!

After all, it was just a half-dead bamboo root.

Lin Shiming was indeed right that it had been planted, but it wasn’t just him who had planted it. Many Tier 3 spiritual plant masters had tried, and none had any reaction.

Being able to sell it now also made him quite happy.

”Fellow Daoist Lin is a wood-attribute Cultivator, right!” The Little Whiskered Cultivator asked tentatively after the transaction.

”Yes, Fellow Daoist Hu, do you have any instructions?” Lin Shiming looked at the other party’s gaze, which hinted at him being a gullible fool, and felt a wave of speechlessness.

At this moment, the Little Whiskered Cultivator still considered him a fat sheep.

”If Fellow Daoist Lin is a wood-attribute Cultivator, that’s perfect. You can find me after the Qingxuan Assembly. I, Hu, will give you an Opportunity then!” The Little Whiskered Cultivator whispered into Lin Shiming’s ear.

After speaking, he handed Lin Shiming a Jade Slip with a voice transmission signal.

He clearly wanted Lin Shiming to send a voice transmission via the signal Jade Slip.

Lin Shiming also said ’thank you,’ and then the two parted ways.

He watched the Little Whiskered Cultivator’s retreating figure, his eyes slightly narrowed, for quite a while.

After placing the Jade Slip alone in a Storage Pouch, he also walked out of the trading room.

With the Golden Thunder Bamboo Spiritual Root in hand, Lin Shiming was now eager to return and check the vitality of the Golden Thunder Bamboo Spiritual Root. He didn’t want to find out later that he couldn’t cultivate it either, which would be a huge blunder.

A Golden Thunder Bamboo Spiritual Root that couldn’t be cultivated would at most be worth 1,000 Spirit Stones.

However, a Tier 3 Low Grade Magic Sword could easily sell for 30,000 to 40,000 Spirit Stones. If the material was even finer, selling it for 60,000 to 70,000 Spirit Stones would not be impossible!