Chapter 249 Extra - A Bonus? (1/2)

The two did not rush to leave. They turned around and squeezed into the crowd, quietly moving further away from the stall.

Ruan Tang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Getting something that could save her life was worth it.

Her eyes were smiling so much they turned into crescent moons.

Yan Yu held her hand, looking at that ordinary face.

Those eyes, in particular, were frighteningly bright.

His cunning and delight were barely concealed.

He gripped that soft little hand, unconsciously tightening his grip.

The market was teeming with people, and the stench of sweat, rotten spices, and the fishy smell of various ingredients all mingled together and assaulted the senses.

It's pungent and choking.

"Water-repelling pearl! Forged from the tears of deep-sea mermaids! An essential for diving!"

"Exclusive drawing! Latest version of the sea monster distribution map! Fifty low-grade spirit stones, no deception!"

The hawking cries grew louder and louder, making my ears ring.

The two had a clear goal: to prepare for the upcoming opening of the Mysterious Sea of ​​Xiyi.

That secret realm is in the deep sea, where there are no reliable means of avoiding water. No matter how high your cultivation level is, you'll just be food for sea monsters.

Passing by a stall, the vendor was enthusiastically promoting a string of bright blue beads.

"Fellow Daoist, look at my Water-Repelling Pearl, a mid-grade magic artifact! Wearing it, you can breathe freely even in the deepest part of the sea!"

Ruan Tang's gaze lingered on the string of beads for less than half a second before she lost interest and pulled Yan Yu away.

The spiritual light floats on the surface, while the water-based spiritual energy inside is mixed and impure.

At most, one can stay underwater for the time it takes to burn an incense stick.

It's just fooling laymen.

They continued walking in.

The deeper one goes into the market, the simpler the stalls become, and the more sinister and ruthless the cultivators who set them up become, with eyes like those of hungry wolves.

"Have you heard? The City Lord's Mansion has increased the bounty again! A high-grade spiritual weapon, plus 100,000 high-grade spirit stones!"

"Hiss... The city lord has truly gone mad! He's willing to go bankrupt for a daughter who's under a curse?"

"That's the city lord's only bloodline! Whoever can cure him and get close to the city lord's mansion will be able to do whatever they want in this Sand Sea City!"

"Come on, I'm afraid I might have the life to take it, but not the life to spend it. That's a curse from the Xi Yi Sea Secret Realm. Even the Sect Master of the Dan Sect himself came to see it and was helpless!"

Intermittent chatter drifted into my ears.

Ruan Tang understood.

The city lord's daughter's illness is a huge problem.

This is why the number of cultivators gathered in Sand Sea City this time when the Xi Yi Sea Secret Realm opens will far exceed that of usual.

With more people comes more problems.

The two walked through the crowded street vendor area and stopped in a deserted corner.

An old monk with gray hair, his body as withered as a piece of rotten wood, leaned against the wall, lifeless.

A dirty, tattered cloth was spread out in front of him.

On the cloth lay a rusty broken sword, several pieces of dark ore, and a shriveled conch shell.

The old monk wore a large straw hat that covered most of his face and seemed indifferent to everything around him.

The most eye-catching item on his stall was a string of beads.

The beads were strung together with thick hemp rope.

The beads were a dull gray color, there were twelve in total, each only the size of a little fingernail, and they were covered with cracks.

It looks like a string of broken pebbles, and you can't sense any spiritual energy about it.

But when Ruan Tang touched it with her divine sense, her heart skipped a beat.

Beneath that stone shell, a pure water-based spiritual energy was flowing.

It's a spiritual treasure. It's actually a water-based spiritual treasure that can conceal itself.

Yan Yu noticed that she had stopped, so he took half a step forward and stood in front of Ruan Tang, blocking several gazes from the distance.

Ruan Tang squatted down and touched the string of beads with her fingertips.

It feels cool and smooth to the touch.

She hadn't said anything yet.

The stall owner, who had been standing still, suddenly spoke, his voice hoarse.

"Three high-grade spirit stones, no bargaining."

Ruan Tang looked up and could only see the other person's chapped chin under the straw hat.

This person is a master.

This price is practically free considering the value of this string of beads.