At this moment, everyone understood that today, another fat sheep had arrived at the Cloud Heaven Market.
One of the biggest features of the Cloud Heaven Market was its love for fleecing people like Ruo Ximeng, clueless newcomers who knew nothing.
Ruo Ximeng had just bought a Dan Furnace when someone called out to her.
“This junior sister, wait a moment. Look, I have top-grade Baodan here, cheap too—just one Spirit Stone each. What do you think?”
A sharp-faced, monkey-like cultivator blocked Ruo Ximeng’s path, cupped his fists politely, and spoke with a beaming smile.
“I don’t want Baodan.”
Unexpectedly, Ruo Ximeng’s words made the cultivator’s heart skip a beat.
‘That’s not right. This little girl just spent fifteen Spirit Stones on a piece of worthless junk!’
Indeed, in this disciple’s eyes, the precious Dan Furnace Ruo Ximeng just bought was nothing more than a pile of scrap metal.
Such a discarded Pill Furnace, except for selling it as scrap, had no other use at all.
So how could Ruo Ximeng now refuse to buy his pills?
While the cultivator was still puzzled, Ruo Ximeng spoke again.
“Do you have any pills that look utterly ordinary and unremarkable? Give me two.”
As she spoke, Ruo Ximeng recalled the Treasure Appraisal Technique Su Chen had taught her.
Hearing this, the disciple almost burst out laughing.
He’d seen fools before, but never one this foolish.
“Yes, yes, yes, wait here. I’ll pick the two most ordinary ones for you.”
Without any courtesy, the sharp-faced cultivator immediately handed Ruo Ximeng two pitch-black Waste Pills!
Moments later, Ruo Ximeng became famous in the Cloud Heaven Market, because this little girl spent hundreds of Spirit Stones in one go, buying a pile of useless scrap and worthless trash.
Now, countless cultivators were waiting for Ruo Ximeng to visit their stalls.
“Bang!”
Just then, as Ruo Ximeng was looking around, she bumped her head right into an elderly man with a kind face, white hair, and a white beard.
All the junk she’d bought spilled all over the ground.
Among them, a piece of dyed Hongxue Jade fell with a crack and split in two.
At this scene, many cultivators around burst out laughing. It turned out that the Hongxue Jade was just the lowest quality Huangming Stone dyed red, worth a thousand times less!
“Outrageous!”
Seeing this, Palace Master Lu Xuanshen, who had been bumped by Ruo Ximeng, flew into a rage.
He had long heard of the poor reputation of the Cloud Heaven Market—counterfeit Spirit Tools, pills, and all sorts of questionable items were everywhere.
He never expected to see someone selling dyed Huangming Stone as Hongxue Jade today.
“Young friend, this old man is Lu Xuanshen, Hall Master of the Artifact Hall at Yuntian Palace. Don’t worry, whatever you lost at the Cloud Heaven Market, I’ll compensate you double…”
Lu Xuanshen’s words abruptly stopped halfway.
Because at that moment, from the shattered Huangming Stone, a wisp of white mist was absorbed by the two black Waste Pills. Instantly, the two black Waste Pills shed their dark coating, and two beams of purple treasure light soared into the sky. An incomparably vast surge of spiritual energy erupted!
Affected by this astonishing burst of spiritual energy, streaks of multicolored treasure light also burst forth from the junk Ruo Ximeng had bought.
How could this be trash? Many of the “junk” Ruo Ximeng had purchased were actually sealed treasures!
The dazzling treasure light instantly blinded countless onlookers.
Just moments ago, many cultivators had mocked Ruo Ximeng for buying a pile of garbage. Now, each of them looked like a goose being strangled, their faces turning ashen.
The whole place was in an uproar. The entire crowd was stunned. Many stall owners who saw Ruo Ximeng as a fat sheep were now completely dumbfounded.
What on earth was going on?
Didn’t Ruo Ximeng just buy a bunch of junk?
What the heck was this situation?
Why did something so unbelievable happen?
This world was simply too crazy.
Lu Xuanshen, Hall Master of the Artifact Hall at Yuntian Palace, appeared calm and unruffled at this moment.
But from the way he had just subconsciously stepped half a step back, it was clear how shocked he truly was inside.
As the Hall Master of the Artifact Hall at Yuntian Palace, Lu Xuanshen was an expert in the Appraisal Art.
The reason he had just said those words was not only because someone had used dyed Huangming Stone to pass off as Hongxue Jade, but also because Ruo Ximeng had bought a pile of what seemed to be junk.
Who could have imagined that, apart from a small portion of actual junk, most of it was top-tier treasures?
“Palace Master Lu, what are those two pills?”
At this moment in the Cloud Heaven Market, many cultivators were looking at Palace Master Lu with shock and uncertainty.
Even though this was Yuntian Palace, some cultivators were already harboring greedy intentions.
Those two unknown pills were clearly extraordinary—not just the pills, but also the Dan Furnace and several other treasures were all exceptional.
Even if they couldn’t make a move inside Yuntian Palace, they planned to quietly follow Ruo Ximeng and Su Chen once they left.
“Whew! These are Jiuhua Zilong Pills!”
Lu Xuanshen let out a long breath, suppressed the shock in his heart, and finally spoke the name of a pill that sent countless hearts racing and minds reeling.
These pills were the legendary Jiuhua Zilong Pills!
The Recipe for Jiuhua Zilong Pill had long been lost. Even within Yuntian Palace, there was no recipe for making Jiuhua Zilong Pills.
This pill could steal the fortunes of heaven and earth, and even defy fate itself!
Taking a Jiuhua Zilong Pill would not only cause one’s cultivation to soar, but also cleanse the marrow and refine the bones, healing every hidden injury and ailment in the body.
No matter how severe the injury, as long as one hadn’t completely perished, taking this pill could bring them back from the brink of death.
This pill was so precious that even Yuntian Palace didn’t possess such top-tier Baodan!
Having two of these pills was equivalent to having two extra lives!
At this moment, countless cultivators were already tempted. Some petty thieves were even itching to make a move.
Ruo Ximeng was just a weakling—if they struck now, they could definitely snatch the pills from her!
“Hmph!”
Lu Xuanshen naturally understood what everyone was thinking. Even though he was very tempted, how could he steal from a junior?
With a cold snort from Lu Xuanshen, many people instantly came to their senses.
This was Yuntian Palace. Here, they had no right to act recklessly.
“Master, this Pill Furnace is repairing itself!”
Ruo Ximeng, oblivious to the value of the Jiuhua Zilong Pills, casually handed the pills to Su Chen, then stared in surprise at the battered Dan Furnace she had just bought.
“Uh…”
In truth, Su Chen was just as dumbfounded at this moment. Not only him, but even the Imperial Teacher System was completely stunned.