"If only I had a flying artifact."
The market was not close to where he was.
The journey there had taken quite a bit of effort.
Looking at the spirit boats and flying swords passing by in the sky from time to time, his envy was beyond words.
After trekking through mud and water, Zhang Yan finally arrived at the sect's market.
From afar, it looked like a massive plaza.
In the plaza, there were disciples setting up stalls everywhere, and the items on each person's stall were different.
There were no shops here.
It was all trading between disciples.
Actually, this was easy to understand.
Within the sect, some precious items were basically exchanged using Contribution Points within the sect.
The items traded in the sect's market were mostly fragmented or second-hand goods.
Generally speaking, the prices were not high.
Zhang Yan walked into the plaza with excitement.
All around him were cultivators coming and going; some had auras of spiritual light and treasure, looking quite extraordinary.
However, most people were still wearing ordinary Daoist Robes.
"So many!"
Zhang Yan looked around.
His goal was mainly some Magic Tools.
However, for some reason, there were not many people selling Magic Tools in the sect.
He wandered around several times and only saw one place selling Magic Tools.
Unfortunately, they were all new Magic Tools, which did not meet his requirements at all.
He still wanted something like a Skill Transmission Jade Slip, a Magic Tool that could increase the cultivation of a Cultivation Method.
For him, the cultivation Realm was still the most important thing.
"If only I could have a large number of second-hand magical artifacts." Zhang Yan sighed.
Then he just kept walking and looking.
Suddenly.
He stared fixedly at a stall.
The owner of that stall was a dark-faced man, and there were not many things on his stall.
Most of them were some scattered little trinkets.
Among them, what caught his attention the most was something like a furnace cauldron.
However, that furnace was already damaged, covered in cracks, and looked like it was about to be scrapped.
【Name】: Wood Origin Alchemy Furnace
【Quality】: Green
【Equipment Effect】: alchemy experience +30%, Minor Accomplishment in Alchemy, Great Accomplishment in Fire Control
Seeing this.
Zhang Yan's eyes widened.
Alchemy experience +30%.
Especially that Minor Accomplishment in Alchemy at the end.
What kind of god-tier Entry is this???
With that Entry of Minor Accomplishment in Alchemy, Zhang Yan could become an Alchemist with Minor Accomplishment in Alchemy!
An Alchemist!
This is one of the Upper Four Arts among the Hundred Arts of Cultivation!
Which cultivator doesn't need pills?
And to become an Alchemist, one needs not only Talent but also the accumulation of massive resources.
It can be described as extremely difficult.
Out of ten thousand cultivators, it is not certain that even one Alchemist will appear.
However!!!
Zhang Yan only needs to equip that Wood Origin Alchemy Furnace to become an Alchemist!
Once he becomes an Alchemist, he can just refine some pills casually and make a fortune!
Suppressing his body, which was starting to tremble slightly.
He pretended to be nonchalant and walked over to the dark-faced man.
"May I ask, Senior Brother, how much is this alchemy furnace?" Zhang Yan pointed and asked him.
"Wood Origin Alchemy Furnace, Mid-grade Magic Tool, selling for 110 Spirit Stones."
The dark-faced man glanced at Zhang Yan, his tone flat, and after speaking, he closed his eyes again.
"110 Spirit Stones?"
"That's too expensive! This furnace is already shattered like this; it's hard to say if it can even be used, and you're asking for so much!"
Zhang Yan began to haggle without being polite.
"Lower the price, if you lower the price, I'll take it!"
The dark-faced man heard this.
He opened his eyes, looked at Zhang Yan carefully again, and said, "How about this, 100 Spirit Stones!"
"I'll name a price: 50. If that works, fine; if not, forget it!"
Looking at the crack-riddled Wood Origin Alchemy Furnace.
Zhang Yan's offer was a ruthless slash.
"This is a Mid-grade Magic Tool! How could it be 50 Spirit Stones? That's not even enough for the cost of the materials!"
The dark-faced man's face turned even darker upon hearing the price of 50 Spirit Stones, and he didn't even want to speak.
But Zhang Yan did not give up.
Instead, he continued.
"Even if it is a Mid-grade Magic Tool, so what? It's already like this. Who knows if it can still be used? Even if it can, it might break after one or two uses. How could I possibly buy it at the price of a Mid-grade Magic Tool?"
"As for what you said about selling the materials, that's even more unrealistic!"
"If you want to sell these materials to an Artifact Refiner, they still need to be re-refined, which also requires a sum of Spirit Stones. So, sell it to me for 50 Spirit Stones, and you'll still be making a profit."
The dark-faced man's expression shifted upon hearing Zhang Yan's words.
Finally, he let out a long sigh.
"Fine, let's do as you say, 50 Spirit Stones!"
"Many thanks, Senior Brother. However, I don't have that many Spirit Stones on me. Can I use Contribution Points?"
"Contribution Points? That would naturally be the best!"
Hearing Zhang Yan say he wanted to use Contribution Points.
The dark-faced man's expression immediately improved significantly.
Contribution Points were a type of credit currency exclusive to the sect.
Disciples could exchange them for Spirit Stones in the sect at any time at a 1:1 ratio.
But if you wanted to exchange Spirit Stones for Contribution Points.
The difficulty was high.
Sect disciples loved Contribution Points because there were many good things in the sect treasury that could not be bought outside.
These all required Contribution Points.
"For 50 Spirit Stones, give me 45 Contribution Points," the dark-faced man said proactively.
"In that case, thank you, Senior Brother!"
Zhang Yan took out his Jade Talisman.
He touched it lightly against the other person's Jade Talisman, completing the transaction.
"Alright, this Mid-grade Magic Tool is yours."
The dark-faced man pointed at the Wood Origin Alchemy Furnace and said generously.
Zhang Yan picked up the Wood Origin Alchemy Furnace and examined it carefully.
This Wood Origin Alchemy Furnace was exquisitely crafted and heavy in his hand; it was definitely a good Magic Tool.
Although it was covered in cracks all over.
It didn't matter.
Zhang Yan didn't care at all.
Anyway, he didn't want this Wood Origin Alchemy Furnace because of the Magic Tool itself.
But because of...
Alchemy experience!
Minor Accomplishment in Alchemy.
The Entry of Great Accomplishment in Fire Control.
For him, the quality of the Magic Tool was irrelevant; the Entries inside were the most important thing!
The two finished the exchange.
Both felt they hadn't suffered a loss.
And Zhang Yan felt that he had made a huge profit!
From now on, he, Zhang Yan, was also an Alchemist!
Bidding farewell to the dark-faced man.
Zhang Yan thought for a moment.
He did not return to the Spirit Plant Garden immediately.
Instead, he turned and headed to Enlightenment Peak.
Qingheng Sect.
There was an Enlightenment Peak.
Every day, various Elders would preach and teach there.
The basic parts were free of charge.
After auditing, one could choose whether to pursue in-depth study.
Zhang Yan had just become an Outer Sect Disciple.
One of the benefits was two free Spells.
This was one of the few opportunities to exploit loopholes, and Zhang Yan naturally could not let it pass.
He climbed Enlightenment Peak.
Zhang Yan couldn't help but gasp.
The people here.
So many!
Looking out, it was a sea of people, dense and packed, with no end in sight.
A rough estimate was that there were thousands of people.
And in the very center was a great hall.
On it was written: Enlightenment Hall.
Above the area surrounding the Enlightenment Hall, there was a huge projection, with information constantly changing.
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