Sensing this scene, Wu Tao couldn't help but turn his head. His eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had discovered something.
Turning back, Wu Tao offered one hundred spirit stones, asking the two girls to lead the way.
After a glance at each other, the two girls nodded heavily, their eyes incredibly lively.
However, the reason Wu Tao changed his mind was that these two girls were completely different when they stood together versus when they were separated.
Although he had only casually glanced at the two young girls just now, he could still vaguely sense that they were extraordinary.
When these two girls stood together, the surroundings suddenly changed, as if a special kind of power was hidden within them.
...
Wu Tao pondered for a moment, then opened his Nightmare Eyes, streaks of purple light flashing from his eyes.
Immediately after, Wu Tao's pupils constricted. Just as he had suspected, these two maidens were not simple.
These two maidens, who appeared ordinary at first glance, were actually extremely rare Twin God Bodies.
This supreme physique was considered top-tier among many spiritual bodies.
Aside from a few physiques that existed only in legends, the Twin God Body was the strongest.
As soon as Wu Tao's Nightmare Eyes penetrated the bodies of the two young girls, he saw black and white interweaving, forming a single line, an unparalleled physique of intertwined life and death.
When Wu Tao wanted to examine them more closely, he felt a sense of inadequacy, as the Twin God Bodies instinctively began to counterattack.
Twin births, unparalleled in the world.
Wu Tao had once heard that twins born together, with two bodies and two souls, possessed heavenly combat power...
"Upon initial formation of the God Body, one can kill Golden Core cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage, and destroy Nascent Soul cultivators after reaching Golden Core. Upon full attainment of the God Body, one is invincible within the same realm!"
Wu Tao vaguely felt that this pair of sisters had likely obtained the Twin God Body.
The Twin God Body, with its dual extremes of light and darkness, and intertwined life and death, was inferior to no other physique.
Thinking this, a smile appeared on Wu Tao's lips. His luck was truly good.
To encounter Twin God Bodies just by going out, his luck was indeed exceptional.
Taking them as disciples would be a good choice.
The prospect of profit instantly changed Wu Tao's demeanor.
"Thank you for your favor, esteemed elder. Please, this way!"
The elder sister's eyes showed joy, and she quickly stepped forward, pulling her sister to lead the way.
However, though walking ahead, the maiden couldn't help but glance back, her eyes meeting Wu Tao's scrutinizing gaze.
This immediately startled the seventeen or eighteen-year-old maiden, causing her to quickly turn her head back, her face flushing.
...
This scene elicited a smile from Wu Tao.
Wu Tao, realizing the sisters were unaware of his destination, asked preemptively, "Where is Wuzefang? Can I use elixirs as collateral for materials..."
The maiden replied, "Wuzefang is in the center of the city. Wuzefang has dedicated appraisers for spirit elixirs, spiritual herbs, magical artifacts, and treasures."
"If the price is suitable, they can be exchanged for spirit stones or traded directly."
Under the surprised yet cautious gaze of the two maidens, Wu Tao began to ask, "Can you two tell me your names?"
The two maidens were momentarily stunned. After a moment of thought, they looked directly at Wu Tao and fearlessly replied, "My name is Nangong Nan, and this is my sister, Nangong Xing."
...
With Nangong Nan and Nangong Xing leading the way, Wu Tao no longer had to wander aimlessly and headed straight for Wuzefang!
The two young girls, Nangong Nan and Nangong Xing, led Wu Tao into a jade pavilion made of white jade.
An old cultivator with white hair and a white beard was waiting on a chair.
This elder had the cultivation of the early stage of Golden Core.
Upon seeing Nangong Nan and Nangong Xing, he smiled dotingly, clearly familiar with the sisters.
However, when he saw Wu Tao following behind, his expression changed drastically, and he abruptly stood up.
...
The elder, named Miaokong, approached Wu Tao with a fawning smile, politely inquiring about his purpose.
Without wasting words, Wu Tao presented the elixirs he had refined but found of little use to himself.
...
As soon as those bottles of elixirs were displayed, Miaokong's eyes lit up. After sniffing them a few times, he repeatedly nodded and said, "Good quality, these are all very fine elixirs. On behalf of our Fang, I can offer fifty thousand spirit stones for these bottles."
After completing this transaction, Wu Tao also requested a list of treasures that could be exchanged at this market from Miaokong.
Wu Tao briefly scanned it and felt that the spirit stones in his storage bag seemed insufficient...
"This Wuzefang market truly lives up to its reputation as the largest market in Mingze County, with a complete variety of treasures."
"But these prices are too damn high..."
Thunder Pattern Dragon Blood Rice, nourished by lightning essence and watered by spiritual springs, would increase one's affinity for lightning if consumed long-term, significantly benefiting the cultivation of lightning-element techniques, spells, and divine abilities.
However, it was prohibitively expensive, with each grain of Thunder Pattern Dragon Blood Rice valued at thirty spirit stones.
Wu Tao calculated that to meet the prerequisite for cultivating a first-rank lightning-element divine ability, he would need to consume at least ten thousand grains of Thunder Pattern Dragon Blood Rice.
And ten thousand grains of Thunder Pattern Dragon Blood Rice would amount to three hundred thousand spirit stones.
Right, there was also another type of grain, the Green Grain Golden Wheat, listed alongside Thunder Pattern Dragon Blood Rice. This was also a celestial wheat that would greatly benefit Wu Tao, but it was equally expensive!
Wu Tao calculated internally that these miscellaneous auxiliary spiritual items would cost him at least one million spirit stones.
Flipping further, Wu Tao found many rare spirit herbs and spiritual medicines that were unavailable elsewhere, such as Kunshan Yellow Ginseng, Qianyuan Green Ganoderma, and Immortal Spirit White Fruit.
Each was of considerable value, and even a wealthy individual like Wu Tao would ache after purchasing them.
The only advantage of a large market was the abundance and variety of materials and treasures, as it gathered all the produce from the surrounding area.
For the sake of his cultivation, Wu Tao, with a furrowed brow, purchased a considerable amount of spirit herbs, spiritual medicines, and lightning-related treasures.
This large batch of treasures and spiritual materials cost Wu Tao about two to three million spirit stones.
Miaokong, who had facilitated such a large transaction, was secretly ecstatic.
He knew that traders like himself stationed at shops received commissions for every transaction, and the commissions were quite substantial.
As Wu Tao tallied the spirit stones he needed, he casually took out more than ten bottles of elixirs and said, "I need to exchange for more spirit stones!"
...
"Still more? Good heavens!"
"Could this guy be an Alchemy Grandmaster?"
Miaokong marveled internally, then became even more excited.
At this moment, he looked at Wu Tao as if he were a money tree.
...
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Now this is a truly wealthy patron! Those wretched, stingy heirs from aristocratic families are difficult to serve..."
"Guests like this are truly generous. Look at their demeanor, their magnanimity, this is a true big shot."
Miaokong opened one of the jade bottles. The next second, his face showed shock, and he leaped up, even becoming somewhat frenzied.
On the other side.
Nangong Nan and Nangong Xing, who had already been dumbfounded when Wu Tao produced over twenty thousand spirit stones, were now numb.
"This, this is a Scarlet Refining Golden Elixir..."
"Yes, absolutely, it's a Scarlet Refining Golden Elixir..."
Miaokong's voice trembled slightly.
Under Miaokong's careful observation, this crimson elixir radiated an incredibly pure light, perfectly formed, its color pure, undoubtedly genuine.
The Scarlet Refining Golden Elixir was one of the few elixirs in the Great Jin Kingdom that could maximally increase the chances of a Foundation Establishment cultivator breaking through to the Golden Core stage, reportedly by about ten percent.
Furthermore, the market value of a Scarlet Refining Golden Elixir was at least ten thousand spirit stones, and they were rarely available, with no one willing to sell.
If one truly desired it, they would have to pay several times the market price.
Each jade bottle contained ten elixirs, and thirteen bottles meant one hundred and thirty elixirs, equivalent to one million three hundred thousand spirit stones!
...
Miaokong took a deep breath and tremblingly quoted the market price of one million three hundred thousand spirit stones.
Wu Tao pondered for a moment and then nodded slightly, indicating his agreement.
Although he knew that such valuable elixirs could fetch a higher price if sold individually.
However, Wu Tao did not have the time to linger in one place at the moment.
After finalizing the price, Miaokong began to count out spirit stones from the spirit storage pillars for Wu Tao while appraising the entire batch of elixirs.
If any problems arose with this transaction, his position as shopkeeper would be over.
For the next few hundred years, he would have to work for Wuzefang for free, toiling until death.
After Miaokong had handled everything and the money and goods were settled, Wu Tao asked, "Are you also from an aristocratic family, fellow Daoist Miao?"
Miaokong chuckled bitterly and replied, "Aristocratic family, hah. To be honest, I am the patriarch of our Miao family..."
"Back then, I was solely focused on reaching Golden Core, so I cultivated techniques that advanced quickly but had weak divine abilities and combat prowess..."
"As a result, after barely reaching the Golden Core stage by draining family resources, I embarrassingly found that I couldn't secure a county for the family as a foundation to ascend to a fourth-rank aristocratic family..."
"Finally, I was driven out of the county town we originally resided in by the county magistrate in collusion with other fifth-rank families."
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