: The Rogue Cultivator Father and Daughter, and the Crimson Essence Mushroom

Chapter 53: The Rogue Cultivator Father and Daughter, and the Crimson Essence Mushroom

Hongya Market, Ling Shou Zhai.

Zhou Chun's happy life begins when she is the only one left in the shop.

Due to a shortage of manpower in his family, Zhou Daoyi did not replenish many goods for the shops during his visit to the market, so many items in the shops still only have a small amount of stock.

The previous discounts and promotions also led many cultivators to buy stock for future use, so they no longer need to come to the Spirit Beast Shop to buy similar goods in the short term.

So even though there's only one person left, there's actually less to do in the shop, and it's rare to have more than a few customers a day.

In addition to his daily cultivation, Zhou Chun also had plenty of time and free time to practice magic and read books.

He even put away the notice suspending the purchase of spiritual items and used his own private spiritual currency to buy some spiritual herbs.

Zhou Chun has now accumulated three or four hundred spirit coins by buying low and selling high, which is quite a considerable amount of wealth.

If he didn't need these spirit coins as capital, he could even go to the "Tianbao Pavilion" to buy another top-grade first-tier magic weapon.

The only downside for Zhou Chun now is that he has almost lost contact with his family.

To find out about the five major cultivation families, one can only inquire at the shops run by other families or obtain information from independent cultivators.

One day, Zhou Chun was reading a book in the shop when he suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside the shop door.

He looked up and saw a man and a woman striding into the store.

The man was a middle-aged man with several shallow scars on his right cheek, seemingly from the claws of some wild beast. His cultivation level was as high as the eleventh level of the Qi Refining stage.

The woman was a beautiful young woman, dressed in a light blue silk dress. The lower half of her face was covered by a light blue veil, revealing only her beautiful, bright eyes and fair forehead. Her cultivation level was the fifth level of the Qi Refining stage.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately concluded that the two must be a father and daughter who were independent cultivators.

The origins of rogue cultivators in the cultivation world are extremely complex.

Some rogue cultivators were originally just ordinary mortals who, by chance, obtained cultivation techniques and happened to possess spiritual roots, thus embarking on the path of cultivation.

This kind of rogue cultivator is the worst kind of rogue cultivator; they basically have no future.

Because they have no one to teach them, they don't even know about the turbid and evil energy, or even if they know from the cultivation method that the turbid and evil energy is harmful, they can only drink poison to quench their thirst before they can truly develop magical power.

Even if they have amazing willpower and extremely good luck, and are able to cultivate to the second or third level of the Qi Refining stage in the wild, and then go to the market or the mountain gate of a cultivation family, the turbid evil energy in their bodies will have already accumulated to a great extent, making it virtually impossible for them to reach the Foundation Establishment stage in the future.

Some independent cultivators follow a master-disciple system, having a master to guide them from a young age.

If a rogue cultivator's master has some resources and a good heart, they can cultivate in a place protected by a purification array from the beginning, laying a good foundation and having a very bright future.

Similarly, there are those whose parents are independent cultivators who spare no expense in raising their children from a young age, ensuring that their children receive growth conditions in the early stages that are no worse than those of the family's cultivators.

Such independent cultivators are often a major source of disciples for various cultivation sects. As long as their aptitude is not too bad, they have the opportunity to join some cultivation sects.

Finally, there is another type of rogue cultivator, who comes from various cultivation sects and families, but is forced to become a rogue cultivator because of serious mistakes they have made or the destruction of their sects and families.

Although Zhou Chun guessed that the two people in front of him were father and daughter, he was not foolish enough to say it out loud.

Otherwise, it would be extremely embarrassing if I guessed wrong!

He quickly put down his book with a smile, clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute to the two men, and said, "Welcome to our shop. Are you here to buy or to sell something?"

"Greetings, fellow Daoist. My name is Liu Qingshan, and this is my daughter, Liu Shiyun. We've come to the Spirit Beast Pavilion on a friend's recommendation to sell a spiritual item. We hope you can offer a fair price so that my daughter and I won't have made a wasted trip!"

The middle-aged man returned Zhou Chun's greeting with a cupped-hand salute, calmly introduced himself, and stated his purpose.

Zhou Chun was overjoyed upon hearing his words.

He immediately replied solemnly, "Please rest assured, Fellow Daoist Liu, our business philosophy is to prioritize integrity and reputation. Since you were referred by another customer, we will definitely offer you the fairest price in the market!"

"I hope so!"

Liu Qingshan sighed, then reached into his storage pouch and took out a jade box.

Generally, independent cultivators use wooden boxes to store their belongings, so if something is stored in a jade box, it must be very valuable.

Therefore, Zhou Chun was overjoyed when he saw that Liu Qingshan had taken out a jade box.

"Please wait a moment, esteemed guest."

He said something, then immediately took the jade box, placed it on the counter, and opened it.

Inside the jade box, a fiery red Ganoderma lucidum was placed inside, roots and all, with a piece of tree trunk still attached to its roots.

"This is...this is Red Essence Ganoderma!"

Looking at the Ganoderma lucidum inside the jade box, Zhou Chun initially thought it was a common red Ganoderma lucidum.

But when he took out the Ganoderma lucidum, the warmth transmitted to his hand startled him. He quickly put the Ganoderma lucidum down and exclaimed in surprise.

"Fellow Daoist is right, this is not an ordinary red Ganoderma, but the finest of the red Ganoderma, the Red Essence Ganoderma!"

"This two-hundred-year-old Crimson Essence Ganoderma was obtained by me and a friend after we went to great lengths to kill a powerful first-grade high-level demon beast, the Crimson Flame Python. As a result, my friend was poisoned by fire and is currently in a coma. I urgently need to buy him an antidote to save him."

"Therefore, I urge you, fellow Daoist, to offer a fair price, so that the blood and sweat of Liu and his friend will not have been wasted!"

Liu Qingshan looked at Zhou Chun with a heavy expression and slowly revealed the origin of the spiritual medicine in the jade box in a low voice.

Of course, only he himself knows whether what he said is true or false.

Zhou Chun didn't care how he obtained the Crimson Essence Mushroom; he simply said with a solemn expression, "Please rest assured, Fellow Daoist Liu, if it is indeed the Crimson Essence Mushroom, I will definitely give you a fair price."

Then, he carefully pinched the stem and root of the Ganoderma lucidum with his hands and took it out of the jade box again for careful examination and identification.

Compared to other types of medicinal herbs, the age of medicinal herbs such as Ganoderma lucidum and ginseng is much easier to determine, and their authenticity is also relatively easy to verify.

However, this item was too precious, and Zhou Chun had to examine it several times before daring to put it back into the jade box.

After a moment's thought, he said to Liu Qingshan, "It is indeed a Red Essence Ganoderma with an age of over two hundred years, and its condition is also very good. It is clear that Fellow Daoist Liu is also a knowledgeable person when it comes to medicine."

"Since that's the case, I won't waste time with pleasantries. This item can be purchased by our shop for one hundred and twenty spirit coins!"

Zhou Chun had previously bought a 200-year-old red Ganoderma lucidum at a street market for 60 spirit coins.

As a top-grade variety of Ganoderma lucidum, it's normal for the price of Ganoderma lucidum to double.

After hearing his price, Liu Qingshan nodded and said, "The price of one hundred and twenty spirit coins is indeed fair."

Then he quickly frowned slightly and continued, "But at this price, I could basically sell it in other shops as well. Could you perhaps raise the price a little more?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun fell silent, seemingly considering the pros and cons.

After a while, he nodded to Liu Qingshan and said, "Considering that you were introduced by a regular customer of our shop, I can decide to add another ten spirit coins!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Qingshan spoke again, saying, "Fifteen coins! If you add another fifteen spirit coins, I will prioritize selling my future earnings to you and recommend your shop to all my friends!"

"Alright then, fellow Daoist, you must keep your word and patronize our shop in the future!"

Zhou Chun hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded in agreement.

Upon seeing this, Liu Qingshan smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I always keep my word. Besides, your shop is indeed reputable and trustworthy."

Zhou Chun seemed to feel quite pleased with his words and couldn't help but smile.

He immediately took out 135 spirit coins and handed them to him, then put the jade box containing the Crimson Essence Mushroom into his storage bag.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, take care! Remember to come again soon!"

After seeing the Liu father and daughter off at the shop door, Zhou Chun could no longer suppress the smile on his face.

Get rich!

This time we're really going to make a fortune!

Zhou Chun glanced at the storage pouch at his waist and his face lit up with a smile.

In fact, Liu Qingshan had no idea that Zhou Chun would probably grit his teeth and agree even if he asked for 50 or 150 more spirit coins, let alone 15 spirit coins.

Because only Zhou Chun knew that once Liu Qingshan took this Red Essence Ganoderma to the Li family's pharmacy in the market, the Li family would definitely snatch it away at a high price.

Most of the original disciples of the Three Absolutes Sect knew that the Li family of alchemists had an ancestral formula called "Red Essence Treasure Pill," which required the finest Red Essence Ganoderma as the main ingredient to be successfully refined.

The Crimson Essence Pill is an excellent elixir for Foundation Establishment cultivators to break through bottlenecks; it is highly effective and extremely precious.

Back when the Three Absolutes Sect still existed, any disciple who presented a Red Essence Ganoderma lucidum that was over two hundred years old could directly receive five hundred sect merits, equivalent to five hundred spirit coins!

Therefore, even if Zhou Chun spends two or three hundred spirit coins to buy this Crimson Essence Ganoderma, he can still make a fortune.

So that afternoon, as the sun was about to set, Zhou Chun closed the shop door early and went directly to Li's Pharmacy in the market.

(End of this chapter)