Suppressing his thoughts, Su Bai stood up, gave a fierce shake, and his body suddenly made a ‘crackle’ sound, like popping beans.
He clenched his fist, feeling as if his body was filled with infinite power.
He walked up to a thick willow tree and threw a punch.
“Bang”
As the dull thud sounded, the old willow tree, which two people could barely embrace, instantly trembled violently, shaking down countless willow leaves.
Su Bai retracted his fist, and a fist print several inches deep was left on the willow tree.
This willow tree might be over a hundred years old, and its wood was incredibly hard. If such a punch landed on a person, it would probably go straight through.
However, compared to his previous life where he could easily shatter planets, this power wasn’t even child’s play.
“Grumble”
An untimely sound rang out, and Su Bai revealed a wry smile, preparing to go back and properly treat his stomach. After all, he hadn’t reached the Foundation Establishment realm yet, so he couldn’t completely abstain from food; grains were still essential.
By the time Su Bai got home, Xue Wanyun hadn't returned from the hospital. Su Bai quickly made something to eat and went out directly. Today was Saturday, so Su Bai didn't have to go to school. He planned to visit the medicinal herbs market in Jiangzhou City.
Although his Cultivation had entered the Middle Stage of Qi Condensation, his physical body was still somewhat weak. He had to temper his body with medicinal liquid to achieve twice the results with half the effort in his subsequent Cultivation.
Jiangzhou City is adjacent to the remaining 脈 of the Taibai Mountain Range, and Taibai Mountain has many herbal medicines, so Jiangzhou City’s medicinal herbs market is very prosperous. By the time Su Bai arrived, the medicinal herbs market was already bustling.
Su Bai walked aimlessly on the street. The stalls and shops on both sides were full of various medicinal herbs. The money in his pocket, including what Su Qingyao gave him, totaled less than three thousand yuan, so he had to spend it carefully.
Here, Su Bai seemed to feel that the Spiritual Qi was denser than in other places, probably because of the concentration of medicinal herbs here.
“Hey, Xiao Xiongdi, want to look at medicinal herbs? I have thousand-year-old ginseng, hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, Tianshan snow lotus, all kinds of Spirit Medicine available. How about it, want to take a look?”
A thin, middle-aged man with a goatee called out to Su Bai. Su Bai glanced at the medicinal herbs on his stall, chuckled and shook his head, just about to leave when his eyes lit up. He pointed to a dried, mushroom-like herb on the stall and asked, “How much is this?”
He actually felt a trace of Spiritual Qi fluctuation on this herb!
The thin middle-aged man chuckled, and immediately bluffed, “Xiao Xiongdi is truly discerning! This is my prized thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, one price, ten thousand!”
“Heh heh,” Su Bai looked at him with a half-smile and said indifferently, “It’s a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, isn’t this price too low?”
The thin man saw that Su Bai was not easy to fool, gave a dry laugh, and said, “Then how much does Xiao Xiongdi want to pay? I just opened, I’ll give you the biggest discount!”
Su Bai pondered for a few seconds, then said indifferently, “One hundred.”
The thin man froze for a moment, his face full of bitter smiles, “That’s too low.”
“One hundred fifty, no more!”
The thin man gritted his teeth, as if in great pain, and sighed, “My first business of the morning, I’m selling it to you at a loss! Deal!”
In fact, he was already secretly overjoyed. This mushroom was something he had casually picked from an old tree in the mountains, and he never expected to earn an extra one hundred fifty yuan from it!
Su Bai paid the money and had just picked up the ‘mushroom’ when he heard a cold voice from behind him.
“I’ll offer fifty thousand, I want this Snow Pine Ganoderma!”
Su Bai raised an eyebrow. When he turned around, he saw a beautiful woman with picturesque features walking towards him.
The moment he saw the woman, Su Bai felt a sense of amazement.
Her eyebrows held a hint of coldness, her face was exquisitely beautiful, with an air of heroism and arrogance, clearly indicating noble birth. Beneath her light blue long dress were fair, slender, beautiful legs, exuding an alluring luster and elasticity that made it impossible to look away.
“Interesting, there are even Cultivators on this Earth?” Su Bai sized up the woman in front of him with interest, but his eyebrows slowly rose.
“No, although there are traces of something similar to true essence flowing within this woman’s body, it is extremely weak, and in terms of quality, it is simply worlds apart from true essence!”
“Is this what is known as Internal Energy, cultivated by Martial Forest experts in the legends of Earth?” Su Bai revealed a faint smile. “I thought those were only things from Wuxia novels, but I didn’t expect them to exist in reality. However, this so-called Internal Energy, compared to the true essence of Cultivators, is simply a world of difference, completely incomparable.”
The woman seemed to notice Su Bai’s gaze, gave him a cold glance, her slender eyebrows furrowed, and she said to the dumbfounded thin man, “What? Fifty thousand isn’t enough? Then sixty thousand.”
The thin man’s face flushed red, his mouth twitched, and he pointed at Su Bai, “He…”
Tang Nianwei looked at Su Bai again and said coldly, “Seventy thousand!”
The thin man’s breathing quickened, and he felt like spitting blood in his heart. He pointed at Su Bai again, “No, he…”
“Eighty thousand!”
The thin middle-aged man’s vision went black, and he nearly fainted from regret.
Damn it, what sin had he committed! An eighty-thousand-yuan herb, and he sold it for two hundred yuan?
Tang Nianwei’s expression finally changed. She scrutinized Su Bai’s attire. He had a handsome face, dressed ordinarily, and his entire outfit didn’t exceed a thousand yuan. Could such a person offer a higher price than her?
As if knowing Tang Nianwei’s thoughts, Su Bai grinned and said, “You’re too late, this Snow Pine Ganoderma already has an owner!”
At this moment, the thin man could finally speak. He smiled fawningly, “Xiao Xiongdi, I don’t want to sell this Ganoderma anymore, can I return your two hundred yuan?”
Su Bai glanced at him indifferently, “The transaction is complete, there’s no reason to go back on it. If I hadn’t bought this herb, you probably wouldn’t have even sold it for two hundred yuan, right?”
The thin man’s face was red, and he held it in for a long time, but he didn’t say anything more.
Such things happen every day in medicinal herbs markets and antique markets. Although he suffered a loss, he couldn’t break the rules, so he simply packed up his stall and went home. He really wasn’t in the mood to do business today!
After the stall owner left, Tang Nianwei formally sized up Su Bai for the first time.
He had delicate features, was dressed very cleanly, looked very sunny, and especially his eyes gave people a profound feeling.
“This Snow Pine Ganoderma is useful to me, name your price!”
Su Bai raised an eyebrow, glanced at Tang Nianwei, and chuckled, “I’m sorry, this herb is also useful to me, so I apologize.”
After speaking, he actually turned to leave.
Tang Nianwei was stunned, her expression somewhat unsightly. This guy actually refused her?
“Ninety thousand!”
Su Bai paused slightly, shook his head with a smile, and continued forward.
“One hundred thousand!”
Seeing that Su Bai had no intention of stopping, Tang Nianwei’s pretty face turned frosty, and she strode after him.
“Stop, don’t go too far! One hundred thousand is already the highest transaction price for this Snow Pine Ganoderma in recent years!”
Su Bai looked at her helplessly and said, “I’m sorry, this herb is indeed useful to me, and I have no intention of selling it!”
At this moment, the passersby who had gathered around, attracted by their voices, were instantly dumbfounded. What kind of luck did this kid have? He bought a herb for two hundred yuan, and someone offered one hundred thousand for it, and he still wouldn’t sell?
Everyone looked at Su Bai’s attire with surprise. He didn’t look like a rich person at all!
Tang Nianwei stared directly at Su Bai for a long time, then snorted coldly and turned to leave without any hesitation.
Su Bai shook his head and smiled. This woman was truly an ice-cold beauty!
After Su Bai walked away, a man in black appeared behind Tang Nianwei and frowned, “Young Miss, should I…”
Tang Nianwei glanced at the place where Su Bai disappeared and said indifferently, “No need. It’s just a Snow Pine Ganoderma. Don’t forget our purpose for coming here this time.”
“Yes!”