Chapter 16: Chapter 15 Heavenly Fragrance Square
The heat wave, like a flood that had breached a dam, rapidly stirred the Spiritual Power within Lin Xuan's body. As he repeatedly circulated the Longevity Technique, the greenish Spiritual Power inside him grew stronger.
Under the guidance of the Longevity Technique, the green Spiritual Power quickly broke through the Fourth Spirit Vein, forming a fourth cycle within Lin Xuan's body.
Feeling the explosive increase in Spiritual Power, Lin Xuan's lips slightly curled upward, the bottleneck that originally required four to five days to breakthrough had been directly overcome with the stimulation of the Spiritual Wine.
"Now my strength has increased at least twice as much compared to the Third Level of Pulse Condensation, no wonder they say cultivating is like climbing a ladder, one tier utterly surpasses the previous one." Lin Xuan threw a punch and created a big pit in the mountain wall, with cracks spreading around like a spider-web.
"Indeed, I still can't precisely control my power." Lin Xuan knew that if he could properly control his power, he would be able to concentrate all of it at one point, and directly pierce through the mountain wall instead of just smashing the rocks as he did now.
However, he wasn't disheartened in the slightest, knowing that once he mastered the Thunder Move Sword Technique, he would be able to control his power accurately, thus enhancing his strength once again.
Nevertheless, to get the Lord of Wine to teach him swordsmanship, he still needed to find a Spirit Fruit. Lin Xuan dared not dream of getting a thousand-year-old spiritual fruit, but a hundred-year-old Spirit Fruit was attainable if he paid a certain price.
"What a pity to lose a good pot of wine." Lin Xuan sighed.
"Eh, why am I speaking like that drunkard?" Lin Xuan shivered, "Seems like he'll lead me astray in the future!"
He opened his backpack and took out several white porcelain bottles, then poured the remaining Spiritual Wine from the gourd into these bottles, filling each half full, then carefully sealed the caps.
Lin Xuan stowed away the Purple Gourd, then, holding the white porcelain bottles and a backpack full of wild beast materials, he headed towards the nearest city.
Leyang City was a nearby city nestled against the Taihang Mountain Range, not far from the Xuantian Sect, and many disciples from the Xuantian Sect came here to shop.
Due to its proximity to the mountain, there were many Mercenary Groups at the early stages of mountain exploration, and coupled with frequent visits from Xuantian Sect disciples, commerce in Leyang City was highly developed.
Amongst these, the most famous were the tower, two squares, and three treasure streets.
The 'tower' referred to the Ten Thousand Treasure Tower, which could be said to be the largest trading post in Leyang City, offering bizarre and exotic treasures, "you can't imagine what you can't buy here."
Of course, the precondition was having sufficient money; it wasn't advisable for those who weren't rich to go there. Otherwise, just the prices alone would be shocking!
The 'two squares' were two markets, the Heavenly Fragrance Square and the Prosperity Workshop.
Although not as famous as the Ten Thousand Treasure Tower, they were top-notch trading places, offering comprehensive goods that were also cheaper than those in Ten Thousand Treasure Tower, but still not affordable for ordinary people.
The 'three treasure streets' referred to three commercial streets related to martial artists. However, the goods there were very mixed, often littered with fake goods alongside genuine treasures.
Thus, this place could be described as both heaven and hell; with enough luck, one might even find otherworldly treasures.
After arriving in Leyang City, Lin Xuan bought a loose black robe with a hood to cover his entire body. Being cautious was necessary when traveling.
He couldn't afford to go to the Ten Thousand Treasure Tower since just the entrance fee was thirty low-grade spiritual stones, which made Lin Xuan's eyes turn red. As for shopping in the commercial streets, he planned to wait until he had the money, and forget about selling goods.
So he headed straight to the Heavenly Fragrance Square in the Prosperity Workshop.
Positioned in the south of Leyang City, Heavenly Fragrance Square covered a vast area. The owner behind it was a stunning beauty, and she had a group of beautiful girls under her employ. These girls often took care of business in the Heavenly Fragrance Square, attracting many martial artists who came admiringly.
Lin Xuan stood at the entrance of Heavenly Fragrance Square, watching the crowd surge like a tide, and he took a deep breath before stepping inside.
Many people dressed in black robes like Lin Xuan were in the crowd, so he did not stand out. Touching the three small bottles in his cloak, he walked forward with the flow of people.
The interior was divided into several areas that efficiently guided the flow of people, and Lin Xuan, while searching for the whereabouts of the Spirit Fruits, thought about how much he should sell his Spiritual Wine for. If it weren't for his dire need of money, he would never sell such items that could stimulate Spiritual Power.
Weapons area, Elixir Pills area, armor area, herb area...
Lin Xuan looked through each area one by one and indeed found many treasures, but the prices only made him scoff before he turned his head and walked away.
Eventually, he arrived at the herb area, which had both shops and stalls, and Lin Xuan checked each stall. Some stall owners were enthusiastic, pulling him over and talking incessantly, while others were indifferent, just quietly sitting there.
After making inquiries all around, there were indeed no thousand-year-old Spiritual Fruits, but there were a few hundred-year-old ones. However, the prices were too high and they did not accept trades.
Lin Xuan decided to give up and thought about checking the shops.
"Hey!" Just as Lin Xuan was about to enter a shop, someone grabbed him from behind.
"I've been observing you for a while, are you looking for a hundred-year-old Spiritual Fruit?" It was a chubby middle-aged man, with triangular eyes squeezed into slits by the fat on his face.
He grinned, saying, "I have some goods, do you want to take a look?"
Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow and looked at the chubby middle-aged man with a half-smile, then responded, "Let's see what you have."
While he let the chubby man fetch the goods, Lin Xuan silently called upon Lord of Wine in his mind.
Indeed, as soon as Lord of Wine heard it was about identifying Spirit Fruits, he perked up. At that moment, the middle-aged man took out an orange-colored fruit, shook it, and declared, "Genuine hundred-year-old Flame Fruit, only five hundred Spirit Stones!"
Generally, the price of Spirit Fruits at stalls ranged from eight hundred to over a thousand Spirit Stones, so this middle-aged man's price was quite cheap.
However, Lord of Wine glanced at it and immediately asserted that it was not even a ten-year-old Spiritual Fruit, let alone a hundred; this chubby man was a pure fraud.
After learning the truth, Lin Xuan scoffed, turned around to leave; he had no time to waste on this fraudster, but to his surprise, the chubby man grabbed him.
Feeling annoyed, Lin Xuan did not expect such a boldness from a fraudster. He was about to teach him a lesson when the middle-aged chubby man shouted first.
"Help! Someone's stealing in broad daylight!"
Lin Xuan was stunned, not expecting the chubby man to falsely accuse him. Before he could react, the surrounding crowd had already enclosed him.
The middle-aged chubby man continued to shout loudly, "You wanted to buy the hundred-year-old Spirit Fruit, and I kindly agreed to sell it to you, but then you tried to snatch it by force. Do you really think I'm easy to bully?"
The surrounding crowd also began to murmur, with many criticizing Lin Xuan.
"Make way, clear out, who dares to cause trouble in Heavenly Fragrance Square?" The Heavenly Fragrance Square Guard Team approached from a distance.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone