Chapter 1019.
Chapter 1019: The Remnants
The Earth Immortal who set up the stall swept a glance at the three people in front of him, a smile piled up on his face, not showing any dislike because of the low cultivation of Xu Chunniang and Xiao Bai.
“Several Immortal friends take a look, I have all the finest Immortal materials here, good quality at a good price, first-come-first-served!”
Gong Lao took a fist-sized white pearl and tsked after a few glances.
“This is a Snow Sand Pearl? It’s actually rare to grow this big.”
The owner of the stall complimented, “Immortal Friend’s eyesight, this is a Snow Sand Pearl produced by the unique Snow Silver Shell in the Rakshasa Sea, a new arrival just yesterday.
Only snow silver shells that are over ten thousand years old can produce snow sand beads that have such an ample amount of frost breath, if immortal friend is interested, I’ll count it cheaper for you, this number.”
Saying that, he stretched out four fingers, signaling forty thousand immortal crystals.
“Forty thousand?…… Earth Immortal Upper Grade Snow Sand Bead, it is indeed worth this price.”
Gong Lao nodded slightly and put down the Snow Sand Bead in his hand, his tone was a bit regretful, “Unfortunately, I came out in a hurry today, and the Immortal Crystals I brought on my body are not much, so I’m afraid I have no chance with this item.”
See Gong old man put down things to leave, the stall owner anxious, busy, “do not rush to go ah, immortal friend if sincere want, I count you cheaper, thirty thousand eight hundred …… no, thirty-six thousand how?”
The owner of the stall after two price reductions, Gong old but did not change his mind, with Xu Chunniang and small white head also did not look back and walked away.
Until completely away from the stall just now, Gong Lao only stopped and turned to look at the two.
“I have a divine ability related to ice, and I do need the Snow Sand Bead to aid in my cultivation, do you guys know why I didn’t buy that Snow Sand Bead just now?”
Xiao Bai thought for a moment and said uncertainly, “Did Elder Gong think that the man who bid just now was too expensive and wanted to take a longer turn around the island?”
“That’s not true.”
Elder Gong smiled and shook his head, “As a matter of fact, he sold it quite cheaply, if I went to other people to buy it, it would have to be at least this price.”
“Since there’s no problem with the price, the problem must be with the Snow Sand Bead!”
Xiao Bai’s eyes lit up as he thought of a certain possibility, “Could it be that the Snow Sand Bead is a fake? It’s a pity that I’ve never seen what a real Snow Sand Bead looks like, otherwise I would definitely be able to tell the difference.”
“The Snow Sand Bead should be real, I felt a strong frosty aura from within it.”
Although Xu Chuniang had never seen the Snow Sand Bead, the origin of Immortal Objects was also the manifestation of the power of the Laws, and this was an eye she had.
“But thinking about it carefully, the frosty aura in the Snow Sand Bead seems a bit unnatural, like it’s been tampered with.”
“Not bad.”
Elder Gong gave Xu Chuniang an appreciative upward glance, “The Snow Sand Bead is real, and has also been tampered with, to be precise, when it was first mined, its grade was only Earth Immortal mid-grade, and was artificially cultivated with some sort of secret method to forcefully elevate it to Earth Immortal upper-grade.”
Xu Chuniang was dazed, she had only vaguely felt that there seemed to be a problem with the Snow Sand Bead, but she had never thought that the problem was actually here.
Xiao Bai was also dumbfounded, “The grade of an Immortal object can actually be elevated?”
“It can be, but it’s troublesome, and often the payoff is not proportional to the reward, which is why very few people will do it.
Apart from that, there are also some strange recipes and secret methods that can forcibly raise the grade of an immortal object in a short period of time at a very small cost, and that snow sand bead from the party is just like that.” Saying that, Gong Lao sighed, “Don’t think I’m that good, I just took the time to measure the Snow Sand Bead, and held it in my hand for a long time to repeatedly sense it, before determining that it’s quality is problematic, in other Immortal Objects, I may not be able to distinguish it.”
Xiao Bai frowned slightly, “Isn’t there some hidden danger in forcibly raising the grade of an immortal object like this?”
“Of course there is, and there are quite a few hidden dangers, an immortal object that has been forcefully upgraded in grade may seem stronger than before, but in reality, its power has already been severely overdrawn, and it’s not good enough to be used.
When you buy it back and realize that you’ve been duped, and then go to confront someone, you won’t be acknowledged, you can only admit it.”
“Too much!”
Xiao Bai looked around, skeptically looking at the various vendors, a wide array of treasures, “Selling defective products at the bottom of the hall, no one cares?”
Gong Lao hemmed and hawed, not surprised at all.
“Immortal world is just a bigger cultivation world, buying and selling is all based on voluntariness, no matter if you pick up the treasure or look away, that is your own ability and luck, how can you blame others?
I purposely picked that Snow Sand Bead and told you about this matter because I hope that when you are buying things, you can grow two more eyes, don’t be foolish and let people cheat you.”
Xu Chuniang nodded in agreement, “This place is prosperous and rich in all sorts of immortal objects, it’s not surprising that such a thing would occur, thank you for reminding Elder Gong.”
Seeing that the two understood his meaning, Elder Gong did not say any more, pointing to the stores in the distance.
“If you really can’t recognize the real or fake, you can go to those stores to buy immortal materials, generally won’t buy defective products, just the price?, it’s going to be two or three times more expensive than these stalls.”
A few cold stores, and the lively market formed a stark contrast, so it seems that most immortals would rather believe in their own eyesight and luck, but also do not want to spend more unjust immortal crystals.
Xu Chuniang looked at Xiao Bai thoughtfully, “Did you just say that once you’ve seen a real Snow Sand Bead, you’ll be able to easily determine the authenticity?”
Little White nodded, “Of course, Sister, don’t forget what I am, even the slightest change in scent cannot escape my nose!”
Gong Lao looked at Xiao Bai with some surprise, “If I remember correctly, your original body should be a demonic rat …… Murphy, a treasure hunting rat?”
“Not bad!”
Xiao Bai straightened his chest, “As long as it’s an immortal object I’ve seen, I can tell the real from the fake with a single glance!”
Gong Lao was shocked and delighted, “I can’t imagine that you still have this kind of skill, in this Rakshasa Sea Kingdom where there are treasures everywhere, wouldn’t you be like a fish out of water?”
Only Gong old man soon made a problem, “You even snow sand beads do not recognize, other Earth Immortal level treasures, think also never come into contact with, where to go to find so many treasures, let you one by one palm eyes it?”
Xu Chuniang reminded, “Far away from the sky, but close at hand, won’t you be able to recognize most of the Immortal treasures by strolling through those few stores in the distance?”
“Yeah, the treasures in the stores are all real, it’s just that if we go to someone’s store and stroll around, if we don’t buy anything, I’m afraid we won’t be able to see a few treasures.”
Saying that, Elder Gong was a little hesitant.
“Who says I don’t have anything to buy, I plan to choose a gongfu for Xiao Bai, I don’t feel confident about the gongfu outside, I’m worried that it’s been tampered with by someone else, so it’s just that I can go to the store and pick some.”
Gong Lao’s heart stirred and he nodded repeatedly, in that case, there would be no problem.
(End of chapter)