Chapter 54 The Unscrupulous Merchant

"Whose inheritance is this?"

"How could such a treasure fall into Gong Renju’s hands?"

After half an hour, Li Yunjing finally closed the book and couldn’t help but praise it repeatedly.

Faced with such a treasure, Li Yunjing couldn’t bring himself to devalue it unfairly for the sake of bargaining.

"Hahaha! Fellow Daoist, you indeed know your stuff!"

Gong Renju raised his thumb and laughed, "This isn’t a unique copy, but for someone who wants to enter the Array Dao, it’s nothing short of a treasure! Priced at 1000!"

"Sigh! I originally wanted to haggle a bit, but ’Array Atlas’ is too important to me, so I agree."

Li Yunjing sighed helplessly.

For others, ’Array Atlas’ might take a lifetime to study, even spending so much time and losing the path.

But for Li Yunjing, it was no big deal.

He simply leafed through it once and felt that the illustrations came alive as if they were moving.

And those texts turned into images in his mind, clearly demonstrating the process of array setups.

Li Yunjing’s wisdom was simply astounding.

Such a book titled ’Array Atlas’ could definitely bring him immense assistance in a short time.

"Fellow Daoist, straightforward! I congratulate you in advance on your future great achievements in Array Dao!"

Seeing that Li Yunjing didn’t haggle, Gong Renju felt relieved and flattered him continuously.

Only, in Gong Renju’s heart, he thought coldly that studying arrays was simply a path to self-destruction!

Qi Cultivation Realm cultivators can live for 200 years, where’s the qualification to comprehend such a study?

It’s completely putting the cart before the horse, and when one’s lifespan runs out, it’s too late for regrets.

Being obsessed with trivial pursuits ruins ambition!

That was Gong Renju’s assessment of Li Yunjing, secretly lowering his opinion of Li Yunjing.

This kid has no future!

"Array Dao is profound and vast, how could I fully comprehend it? I’m just learning a bit, mastering a few techniques is enough."

Li Yunjing waved his hand, humbly.

He naturally couldn’t speak the truth, saying that he could master it on the first try, comprehending it instantly.

Besides, even if Li Yunjing said it, Gong Renju would likely not believe him, treating him like a fool, an arrogant person, a braggart!

"This is a Talisman Brush, take a look."

Speaking, Gong Renju took out an item and handed it to Li Yunjing for inspection.

"The brush handle is made of top-grade ’Mind Calming Wood,’ and the tip is made of Tier One ’Sharp-toothed Wolf’ bristles, strong elasticity, sharp tip, absolutely perfect for Talisman Painting!"

"This ’Mind Calming Wolf Bristle Brush’ is a High-Grade Magical Artifact, absolutely suitable for fellow Daoist!"

Gong Renju continued introducing it to Li Yunjing.

"Hmm!"

Li Yunjing held it in his hand, felt it for a while, and nodded, indeed it was good.

"What’s its value?"

Li Yunjing asked.

"Not much! 500 Spirit Stones!"

Gong Renju was delighted, directly asking an exorbitant price.

With those words, Li Yunjing’s face turned dark; this guy treated him like a gullible person, didn’t he?

Spirit Stones was the price of a Top-Grade Magical Artifact!

"Gong Daoist, you’re going too far, aren’t you? Are you treating this ’Mind Calming Wolf Bristle Brush’ as a Spiritual Artifact to sell?"

Li Yunjing’s voice turned cold.

Even though the old fellow’s cultivation was higher than his, he didn’t intend to swallow the insult quietly.

Since the other party showed no sincerity, he would change vendors; after all, he didn’t suffer a loss, as he had already memorized most of ’Array Atlas.’

At this point, if they part ways, he would still gain!

"Cough, cough..."

Gong Renju internally thought, "Not good," clearly having treated the person opposite him as gullible and causing dissatisfaction.

Pretending to cough to cover his embarrassment.

Gong Renju laughed, "In Talisman Making, how can one do without brush, ink, and paper? I sell as a set, not just for the brush alone!"

"Hehe..."

Li Yunjing sneered, acting as if he was about to pack up the ’Red Sun Giant Snake’ bones, meat chunks, and scales on the table.

"Fellow Daoist! Please wait!"

Gong Renju quickly spoke, "The set includes 1000 pieces of Talisman Paper, and a jar of ’Sharp-toothed Wolf’ blood!"

"Hmm..."

Li Yunjing pondered for a while; the Talisman Paper could be valued at 100 Spirit Stones, and the ’Sharp-toothed Wolf’ blood didn’t cost much, this old fellow still made several times the High-Grade Magical Artifact’s price!

This naturally made Li Yunjing extremely dissatisfied.

"That’s not acceptable! Those items should be valued at 300 Spirit Stones! Give me the remaining 700 Spirit Stones, or I’ll find another place to trade!"

Li Yunjing said firmly, with no room for negotiation in his expression.

"This..."

Gong Renju wore a wry smile.

But before he could speak, Li Yunjing had already stood up.

"Alright! I agree!"

In the end, seeing Li Yunjing about to leave, Gong Renju panicked and reluctantly agreed.

But his face turned unsightly, as if he suffered a loss on the deal.

"Tch..."

Li Yunjing sneered, the old fellow was still trying to put on a show!

Without further ado, he directly took out three Storage Bags and threw them on the table.

"Where are my items?"

Seeing Gong Renju reach to grab, Li Yunjing asked irritably.

"Hehe! They’re here!"

Gong Renju had no choice but to hand over his Storage Bag.

Both sides checked their items; Gong Renju didn’t deceive, the item’s quality and quantity matched.

"Huh? Not all of them are here? Where’s the snake gall, poison sac, teeth? And the blood? Even the scales seemed incomplete as a set?"

After checking for a while, Gong Renju questioned in surprise.

"Gong Daoist, what are you thinking? Could I have slaughtered a ’Red Sun Giant Snake’ perfectly? Naturally, those parts got damaged!"

With impatience, Li Yunjing shot Gong Renju a look of irritation.

"All damaged?"

Gong Renju was skeptical, how come all the good items were missing?

"Of course it’s true! Truer than gold!"

Li Yunjing had an air of certainty, his expression showing no sign of falsehood.

"Doesn’t that mean I took a loss?"

Gong Renju couldn’t find any flaws but still tried to complain.

"Loss? I gave you three Storage Bags; you return one, I gifted you two, which covers your loss!"

Li Yunjing coldly laughed, waving his hand grandly - "That’s that; what can you do about it?"

"Sigh! Fine! Fellow Daoist, are you sure you don’t want to buy anything else?"

Gong Renju, still unwilling, wanted to regain the 700 Spirit Stones from Li Yunjing.

"Forget it! I’ve bought enough arrays and talismans; buying more, I wouldn’t have time to learn them!"

Li Yunjing shook his head, rejecting Gong Renju’s offer.