Xing County Square Market, Lin Shiming walked the streets of the market once more, noting that it had changed significantly compared to three years ago.
The area for street stalls and the area for shops had been completely segregated.
Additionally, compared to three years ago, thanks to the efforts of Uncle Lin Houyong, who transplanted two Inferior Grade Second Rank Spirit Veins, the Spirit Vein here had been upgraded to a Superior Grade Second Rank, making the Spiritual Energy much more abundant.
This was another reason why Loose Cultivators liked coming to the Xing County Square Market.
However, Lin Shiming was sowhat surprised to find that, although the Cultivation Levels of the visitors this ti were generally not as high as before, the liveliness of the crowd was by no ans inferior to the last Foundation Establishnt Conference.
"Your policy is really good, a lot of Loose Cultivators ca specifically for the Spirit Stone discount policy you introduced, especially those who managed to win bids on items last ti!" Lin Yuzheng, who seed to notice Lin Shiming's surprise, also said with a smile.
When he first heard about the policy, he was also shocked, since the profit from any auction item was generally only about thirty to forty percent at best, assuming the auction went well.
Lin Shiming's policy basically relinquished a ten-percent profit in Spirit Stones, and in the worst-case scenario, it could an a loss of tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.
But after careful thought, the ten percent profit would likely be raised by the Loose Cultivators themselves through the bidding.
The resulting popularity it brought was also extrely considerable.
"Let's go to the Lin Family Restaurant first. Have Shiming experience the Spirit Fish banquet!" Lin Yuzheng suggested again, and the group headed toward the Lin Family Restaurant.
This was a newly built restaurant by the Lin Family. However, upon arrival, they found that there were quite a few Loose Cultivators dining there, most of whom had co for the Lin Family's Spirit Fish and Monkey Wine.
"So many people pursue Immortal Cultivation, but how many truly achieve a clear heart and few desires?" Lin Yuzheng again interjected with a sigh.
Lin Shiming very much agreed, noting that Cultivators often secluded themselves for years, and especially for Loose Cultivators who were regularly in danger, ordinary food didn't appeal to them, but spiritual cuisine and Spiritual Wine beca their favorites.
Had it been a normal day, there might have been fewer people, but now, on the eve of the auction, there were indeed many Loose Cultivators around.
The group entered the restaurant and chose a fine spot on the second floor.
After the spiritual al, Lin Shiming even felt a sense of the seasons in a al that mortals relish, an elusive sensation he found quite marvelous.
The spiritual cuisine here may not have been as good as that of Laiyue Tower in Qingxuan City, but to Lin Shiming, it was already considered so of the best spiritual cuisine in Yunzhou.
"It's a pity, other families have started to rear Spirit Fish as well!" Lin Shijie, surprisingly concerned about the family's affairs, said with a hint of regret.
Lin Shiming wasn't surprised by this; rearing Spirit Fish wasn't difficult as long as one had a Water Attribute Spirit Vein.
Moreover, if the Purple Mansion Li Family were to rear them, they would definitely do a better job than the Lin Family.
This was precisely why the Lin Family was so keen on securing the Red Spirit Fish.
Just then, Lin Shiming's reminder rang out again: "Please take a good look around the street stall area, you will be able to obtain the dormant Awakening Spirit Flower seeds, which can enhance Divine Sense."
The prompt brought with it a wave of excitent for Lin Shiming.
If there was sothing that troubled him the most now, it was that his Divine Sense wasn't strong enough. Even with the Purple Wood Heart Sutra and the Heavenly Wood Spirit Cultivation Secret Technique, controlling all the Snake Vine Flowers and Iron Thorns consud most of his Divine Sense, and he had difficulty managing the remaining three Supre Grade Spirit Sword Magic Artifacts.
If he could get the Awakening Spirit Flower, and with a significant boost to his Divine Sense, he would have little to fear from anyone in the Qi Refinent Realm.
What's more, an increase in Divine Sense could also improve the chances of successful Foundation Establishnt.
You see, with the Heavenly Wood Spirit Cultivation Secret Technique and the Purple Wood Heart Sutra refining Spiritual Power, his conversion of Spiritual Power into True Yuan was already stronger than that of a typical Qi Cultivation Ninth Level Cultivator. Add an exceptional Divine Sense to that, plus a Foundation Establishnt Pill.
Suppressing his excitent, Lin Shiming continued his al, but his mind was already sowhat elsewhere.
After saying goodbye to Lin Shijie and Lin Yuzheng at the Lin Family Restaurant, Lin Shiming headed straight for the street market.
Compared to the comrcial shops area, the cultivation levels of the loose cultivators in the street market were once again a notch lower, generally around the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refinent.
Most were selling various types of Spirit Grass and flowers, with a few offering basic elixirs and so low-grade magic artifacts.
Lin Shiming walked past stall after stall, stopping only at those selling Spirit Grass and flowers. Eventually, he halted in front of one run by a woman who wore a qi-repelling face veil.
Adorned in a flowing gown, she stood out among the many male cultivators.
Her stall was filled with various Spirit flowers, Spirit Grasses, and seeds.
It was there that Lin Shiming finally found the purpose of his journey in a small jar.
"How much for these seeds?" Lin Shiming first asked, pointing at the seeds of a San Yang Flower.
"The San Yang Flower is a Second Rank Superior Grade Spirit Flower, one hundred Spirit Stones!" The female cultivator's voice was extrely hoarse, completely incongruous with her graceful figure.
It made one doubt whether her appearance was also less than pleasing.
Lin Shiming didn't dwell on it and continued to inquire about the neighboring Awakening Spirit Flower seeds.
"And this one?"
"These are Awakening Spirit Flower seeds, but they've entered a dormant period. It's uncertain if they can successfully germinate, thirty Spirit Stones will do!" Lin Shiming didn't expect the female cultivator to be familiar with the Awakening Spirit Flower, but luckily it seed like she hadn't managed to get them to sprout.
"I'll take both the San Yang Flower seeds and the Awakening Spirit Flower seeds!" Lin Shiming imdiately took out one hundred and thirty Spirit Stones and handed them to the female cultivator.
Just as Lin Shiming was about to leave, suddenly a voice rang out:
"Hold on, I'll pay one hundred Spirit Stones for those Awakening Spirit Flower seeds, sell them to !"
A burly bald cultivator with bizarre tattoos on his face, giving him a particularly fierce appearance, approached.
The whispers of shock regarding the Seven Fiends of Lingnan could be heard nearby.
Clearly, this bald man was no small fry.
"These seeds have already been sold to this cultivator from the Lin Family!" The female cultivator replied indifferently, continuing to sit without intending to get involved in matters concerning the Lin Family and the Seven Fiends of Lingnan.
"Kid, sell the seeds for 30 Spirit Stones!" The bald man turned to Lin Shiming, speaking again.
"Are you attempting to bully and rob with such an aggressive approach?" Lin Shiming watched the bald cultivator with a cold gaze, sharply questioning him.
At the sa ti, he flipped the jar in his hand and took the seeds away.
At this mont, the patrolling Lin Family cultivators promptly rushed over.
"You'll regret this!" The bald cultivator left behind a grim threat before walking off with large steps.
Lin Shiming suddenly felt utterly baffled; he'd just been warned on his own turf.
Of course, he didn't question the ridiculousness of the situation. On the contrary, he had a feeling of unease. The bald cultivator was obviously as straightforward as his second elder brother.
Putting himself in the other's shoes, such a threat wouldn't co from his second brother unless he had the confidence for revenge...
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