The two Longhushan disciples were utterly stunned.
One of them, after a brief moment of bewilderment, directly snapped,
“Hey, old Taoist.
We’re here to trade, can’t you just give us a price?
What’s it to you whether we can cultivate or not?
Why are you talking so tough?”
The old Taoist responded without politeness,
“You say one more word, and I’ll beat you to death!”
As these words were spoken, the old Taoist slightly raised his eyelids.
In an instant, a powerful Dao energy vibrated outwards.
That invisible pressure bore down on the two.
Even we, standing nearby, felt a strong sense of oppression.
Such high cultivation.
Definitely no weaker than Shishu.
We marveled inwardly.
The expressions of the two Longhushan Taoists also drastically changed, revealing panic.
They knew the opponent’s cultivation was profound and not to be trifled with.
They repeatedly stepped back, cupping their fists,
“Senior, we’re sorry to have disturbed you, disturbed you!”
“Let’s go, let’s go!”
With that, the two shamefully fled.
After all, our circle is different from ordinary circles, and there are many people with strange tempers.
Many people around fixed their gazes on this old Taoist.
Seeing his peculiar temper, even if he had something they wanted on his stall, they did not approach now.
However, Lao Mo truly wanted the "Imperial Thunder Art."
He immediately squatted down and said,
“Senior, I can cultivate this lightning technique, can we trade?”
The old Taoist raised his eyes to look at Lao Mo.
He also retorted impolitely,
“You say you can cultivate, and you can?”
Lao Mo and I, and even Qiu Xi and Chen Yao behind us, were all dumbfounded.
Can business be done like this?
For every word, he retorted.
Since the opponent’s temper was so strange, there was nothing that could be done.
The main thing was that the opponent possessed something we wanted.
I patted Lao Mo on the shoulder,
“Show the senior.”
Upon hearing this, Lao Mo did not hesitate.
He formed a mudra with his left hand and silently recited a phrase.
The next moment, an electric arc appeared, dancing on Lao Mo’s left-hand sword finger.
Seeing this, the old Taoist’s eyes narrowed again, and then a strange smile appeared,
“Not bad, young man, you really have the supreme spirit root.
Alright, this poor Taoist will give you a bargain price.
Twenty Ghost Pills, plus one Zombie Pill.”
Ghost Pills are only formed within the bodies of ghosts with higher cultivation.
And obtaining a Ghost Pill is not easy.
Twenty of them is an exorbitant price.
Zombie Pills are even harder to find.
Because in this era, zombies are already rare, let alone zombies that have internal pills.
This trade condition can be said to be very high.
Fortunately, the Ghost Pills and Zombie Pills that Lao Mo brought out were just enough, accumulated by Shishu over many years, and there were no more.
Without thinking, he immediately nodded in agreement,
“Okay, deal.”
With that, Lao Mo took out a bag sealed with a talisman and was about to exchange it with the old Taoist.
However, upon seeing this, the old Taoist’s lips curved again, and he said,
“No, no, no, no deal. The price has increased. Thirty Ghost Pills and three Zombie Pills.”
“What? The price increased? We agreed, didn’t we?”
Lao Mo said indignantly.
Isn’t this clearly ripping us off, playing with us?
“Senior, we agreed, didn’t we?”
Chen Yao also chimed in.
The old Taoist, however, spread his hands,
“Take it if you want it, otherwise get lost!”
The old Taoist saw that Lao Mo really wanted it, acting as if he had us cornered, and his temper was still bad.
There was also a kind fellow bystander reminding us,
“This old Taoist is a swindler, I just saw him raise the price twice on the spot, ripping off two fellow Taoists.”
“Yes, if you want something from this stall, either accept the increased price or find another place.”
Hearing this, we were filled with anger!
This old Taoist is truly despicable.
But the item belonged to him, and he set the price.
There were no fixed rules in this place.
If he raised the price and we didn’t trade, there was nothing we could do.
This old Taoist was immoral, raising the price on the spot.
But we couldn’t just go up and slap him a couple of times and snatch the goods, could we?
If we had that idea, we probably wouldn’t be able to beat him.
That terrifying Dao energy pressure just now was definitely from a True Light realm expert.
Just as we were looking at the old Taoist with displeasure.
The old Taoist, with his smug and triumphant expression.
A familiar low, hoarse voice suddenly sounded from behind,
“Gou Sheng, how dare you rip off my kid?”
The voice was not loud but had a penetrating quality.
Everyone here heard it clearly.
The old Taoist sitting at the stall, who was previously smug.
Upon hearing this voice, his expression instantly turned to stone.
The next moment, with a “swish,” he stood up, looked in the direction of the voice, his face filled with shock and horror.
He even stammered,
“Tang, Tang, Brother Tang…”
Lao Mo and I, and the others, also turned our heads abruptly.
Upon closer inspection, it was none other than Shishu Tang Lin who had arrived.
Shishu was wearing a Zhongshan suit, holding a wine gourd, and was walking towards us with an unhappy expression.
By his side were also Yunxia Gu, and the Longhushan Sect Master, the pale-faced Daoist Master Qingshan.
The younger generation around, although they mostly didn’t recognize Shishu.
But seeing the Qingcheng Sect Elder Yunxia and the Longhushan Sect Master Daoist Master Qingshan, who were renowned in the Daoist world.
Now, with them following Shishu, everyone had to suspect Shishu’s identity and made way.
When we saw Shishu arrive.
We also called out,
“Shishu!”
“Shifu!”
Shishu nodded slightly at us and did not speak.
Then he slowly walked to the front of the stall and looked at the old Taoist, who had turned to stone, at the front of the stall.
Tilting his head up, he frowned.
And once again, he spoke impolitely,
“Gou Sheng, how many years has it been? Why are you still so despicable?”
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Cultivation stages: Emerging Spirit Spring, Gathering Qi, Opening the Soul Palace, Forming the Profound Pill, Emerging True Light, Condensing the Dao Body, Becoming a Human King, Ascending to the Void God, Transforming into an Earth Immortal.