Chapter 586: Chapter 244: Marketplace Talk, Returning to Silent Calamity Island

’It’s been a while since I’ve taken a stroll like this. It’s a good day to relax, a perfect balance of work and rest.’

Having made up his mind, Xiao Chen didn’t hurry as he usually did. Instead, he strolled leisurely through the streets of the Marketplace.

He took in the unique scenery of the Compassion Sea region while keeping an ear out for the conversations of the surrounding Loose Cultivators.

"Happy New Year, Zhang! My goodness, long time no see. I heard last month that a fellow clansman of yours showed off his incredible might in the Guiyun Secret Realm, overwhelming all the heroes there. How impressive!"

"Happy New Year to you too, Wang. Please, stop teasing me. How could I possibly be associated with a young talent like that?"

"Ah, you’re wrong to say that, Zhang."

Wang chuckled. "I heard that Zhang Shouquan used to be just like us, an ordinary Loose Cultivator."

"But this time in the Secret Realm, he comprehended a Secret Technique left behind by a predecessor. He rose to power overnight and successfully avenged himself by slaying his enemy."

"In my opinion, you’re no worse than him, Zhang. Your fated opportunity just hasn’t arrived yet. Sooner or later, you’ll also ride the wind and soar. I only hope that when that time comes, you won’t forget an old friend like me."

The man he called Zhang shook his head with a wry smile. "Please stop joking, Wang. I can’t be compared to a hidden dragon like him."

"I heard it only took him seven days after obtaining the Secret Technique to successfully comprehend it, Integrating and Mastering it completely."

"With a wave of his hand, he can summon an Ice Flood Dragon a full 1,600 feet long to fight his enemies."

"With my current level, I can’t even touch a fraction of that power."

Oh?

’1,600 feet?’

Xiao Chen was a little surprised to hear this. ’This person is quite formidable, almost on my level.’

He secretly committed the name Zhang Shouquan to memory. Perhaps they would meet in the future.

A young Cultivator passing by snorted, full of indignation. "Hmph, we’re all at the Golden Core Realm. They’ve just cultivated a True Essence Secret Technique, that’s all."

"If I had a Celestial Level Magic, I wouldn’t necessarily be any worse than them."

However, an older Cultivator shook his head. "Alas, it’s not that simple."

"Not only are Celestial Level Magic techniques hard to find, but even if you managed to obtain one by a stroke of luck, the difficulty of cultivating such a technique far exceeds that of an Earth Level Magic."

"Even among the disciples of the Major Sects, how many can actually use such a Great Magic?"

Someone else chimed in, "The old gentleman speaks the truth. Just look at that person in our Marketplace. Isn’t he holding onto such a lucrative post precisely because of his 1,300-foot Cyan Rattan technique?"

He then sighed. "Alas, I hope that I, too, can master such a Great Magic in my lifetime."

The surrounding Cultivators also began to express their own sentiments.

One said he would be content if he could one day master a Thousand Feet Technique.

Another Cultivator lamented that he would be satisfied just to cast Magic over a hundred feet long. A thousand-foot Great Magic was something he didn’t even dare to dream of.

You couldn’t really blame him for his lack of ambition.

After all, the original True Yang Fire Dragon was only twelve feet in size at the entry-level.

Even to cultivate it beyond a hundred feet, one would have to spend several decades of hard work to reach the Great Success Realm.

For Xiao Chen, however, it was a different matter entirely.

He simply didn’t want to spend time researching Magic at the moment.

Theoretically, he had a real chance of breaking through to the realm of ten-thousand-foot Magic.

It was just that, after some calculation, he had decided it wasn’t necessary for now.

Magic, in the end, was an external tool. As long as it was sufficient, it was fine.

It was more worthwhile to use the extra time to raise his Realm.

Once he broke through to the Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm in the future, he would naturally master even more powerful Magic.

As the crowd dispersed, Xiao Chen also headed toward the center of the Marketplace.

His visit this time was on a whim, but he had two small tasks to accomplish.

The first was to take a slow, relaxing walk and see what was going on.

The second was to dispose of the extra Storage Rings he had on hand.

This included all the miscellaneous items he had accumulated. If the price was right, he would sell them directly for Spirit Stones.

"Huh? Why are there so many people over there?"

Just as he reached the middle of the Marketplace, Xiao Chen saw a large crowd gathered in a corner ahead, all discussing something animatedly.

He immediately squeezed through for a look and was surprised to see someone had set up a stall to sell Sun Storage Stones.

This was truly a rare sight.

The Sun Storage Stone was a Tier Three Curious Stone, which had the effect of preserving Yang and dispelling Yin.

It could be used as a material for Artifact Refining or to set up an Array.

Its most crucial function was that it could be refined with True Essence to replenish a Cultivator’s own Yang Qi.

Its subtle uses were hard to put into words. In any case, those who knew, knew.

’Why are Sun Storage Stones being sold individually here?’

Xiao Chen was very curious. Under normal circumstances, items like this would be reserved directly by the various major powers.

They would never flow out into the open market, let alone be sold at a stall.

He took a closer look and saw a sign in front of the stall that read "clearance price."

That was even stranger.

Theoretically, selling such items individually could only be for the sake of pursuing higher profits.

If they were being sold at a low price, then it wasn’t even worth the effort.

Just as Xiao Chen was feeling puzzled, his ears twitched, and he overheard a discussion to his right.

"Zhao, look closely. That stall owner seems to be from the Luo Family."

"What? How can that be?"

"I’m sure of it. Look at the sachet on his waist. I’ve only ever seen their family use that style to prevent the miasma from the mines from entering the body."

"It really is someone from the Luo Family. No wonder he can get his hands on Sun Storage Stones to sell."

"Wow, Patriarch Luo is amazing. Even the Luo Clan Members get to enjoy the benefits."

"Isn’t that the truth? I heard that just four years ago, Patriarch Luo had to scrape together borrowed Spirit Stones to buy West Miasma Mountain."

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