My Artifacts Can Upgrade Infinitely

Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Purchasing Magical Artifacts Again

The courtyard contained only a pine sapling less than two meters tall and a simple, square stone table.

Inside the house, Zhao Zuo began to inspect the layout. The first floor was much larger than the second and was divided into a bedroom, a living room, a kitchen, and an Earth Fire Chamber.

Although there wasn’t a Spirit Gathering Array to aid in cultivation, the other facilities were quite complete, including small arrays for soundproofing, Dust Avoidance, and water storage, as well as a Guardian Array.

Zhao Zuo checked and found that the house had a total of three types of arrays: an Illusion Array, a Trapping Array, and the Guardian Array. However, using them required replenishing the Array Plate with Spirit Stones, and with no danger at present, Zhao Zuo naturally saw no reason to waste them.

As for the second floor, Zhao Zuo hadn’t gone upstairs, so he didn’t know what it looked like.

Zhao Zuo first took out an iron pot, bowls, and chopsticks to set up the kitchen. He then retrieved a hundred jin of Spirit Rice from his Storage Bag, poured it into the kitchen’s rice urn, and used a Cleaning Talisman to clean the entire house, inside and out.

He then went to the Earth Fire Chamber for a quick look and found that the room only contained a furnace connected to a Fire Vein. There were no forging tools or various molds; many things needed to be purchased.

A short while later, Shen Yunjiao, dressed in a light, white dress, came down the stairs. The outline of her undergarments was faintly visible beneath the fabric. Her face was filled with irrepressible joy, clearly very satisfied with the second floor as well.

The sky outside was already growing dim. After some thought, Zhao Zuo decided to go to the Moyun Market today to get all the necessary items. He would begin forging Spirit Iron tonight.

’At the very least, my income should cover the rent. That way, it won’t be too much of a loss.’

"I’m heading to Moyun Market to buy a few things. Would you like to come along, Taoist Friend Shen? Or I could pick up some Pill Medicine for you?"

Zhao Zuo asked politely. After all, even including his past life, this was the first time he had lived with a woman, so he felt a bit reserved. The habits and personality he had developed over more than twenty years had started to change recently, but some things were rooted deep in his Soul.

"If you could, please buy me a Replenishing Essence Pill."

The Replenishing Essence Pill was the most effective Healing Elixir that those in the Qi Cultivation Stage could get their hands on. No matter how severe the injury, taking one could save a person’s life and could even heal them completely.

"I can do that," Zhao Zuo nodded.

Shen Yunjiao walked over to the chair next to Zhao Zuo and sat down, taking out a hundred Spirit Stones to give to him.

"How did you get so badly injured this time?" Zhao Zuo asked, a little confused, as he reached out and took the Spirit Stones.

A trace of resentment and lingering fear appeared on Shen Yunjiao’s face. The experience had been a near-death situation for her. If Zhao Zuo hadn’t appeared in time, she would have been in real danger.

"That day, when I was selling Demon Beast meat, a Tribulation Cultivator disguised as a customer bought a hundred jin of it. He then smeared a special poison on the surface of the Spirit Stones. I was poisoned the moment my hand touched them."

At that moment, she had no idea she had already fallen into a trap.

"After I left the market, they used a special toxic gas to activate the poison in my system. Even that crescent-shaped weapon was coated with a potent poison that dissolves Mana," Shen Yunjiao recalled, still feeling a trace of fear even now.

"To think someone would actually put poison on Spirit Stones." Hearing this, Zhao Zuo also felt a pang of fear. After all, he had never been wary of the Spirit Stones he handled and had never imagined someone would poison them.

"Yes. You should be vigilant when you’re out too, Taoist Friend Zhao. It’s best not to touch things carelessly."

’That’s right. It’s not just Spirit Stones; even the Magical Artifacts laid out in the stall area could be deadly. Fortunately, I’ve always kept a low profile, which is why I haven’t run into that kind of trouble.’

After leaving Yunlan District, Zhao Zuo took less than ten minutes to reach the commercial street. He found Yangyang Grocery Store, confirmed that both the name and location were correct, and then stepped inside.

"What materials might you be looking for, customer? I’m the owner of this shop."

At her words, Zhao Zuo looked over. Behind the counter stood a Female Cultivator in a blue Taoist Robe. Her most striking feature was the two heavy peaks on her chest. She had full cheeks, a straight nose, and her eyebrows and long eyelashes made her eyes look exceptionally lively, as if they could speak.

Her long, black hair was tied up in a neat bun, giving her a very fresh and clean look.

"How much are your Refined Iron and the accompanying Spirit Powder?" Zhao Zuo asked.

"Refined Iron has always been one Spirit Stone per hundred jin. Spirit Powder is ten Spirit Stones per barrel."

Hearing this, Zhao Zuo calculated silently. Each ten-jin piece of Spirit Iron sold for one Spirit Stone, with a material cost of nearly 0.6 Spirit Stones, meaning the profit on each piece was 0.4 Spirit Stones.

"I need a thousand jin of Refined Iron and five barrels of Spirit Powder," Zhao Zuo said.

"That will be sixty Spirit Stones in total. We offer delivery service to the core residential area," Lan Yangyang said with a light laugh, very pleased to have closed a deal so easily.

"No need," Zhao Zuo shook his head.

Refined Iron was very dense, so his Storage Bag could easily hold the volume of a thousand jin. This was precisely why he had deliberately emptied the hundred jin of Spirit Rice into the rice urn.

After they finished the transaction, Lan Yangyang looked at Zhao Zuo expectantly.

CLACK.

Zhao Zuo placed a metal card on the counter and said softly,

"A discount, please."

"That will be fifty-four Spirit Stones, customer." Lan Yangyang was still smiling, but this time it seemed a bit forced. After all, a ten percent discount meant she had just lost out on six Spirit Stones of profit out of thin air. Still, overall, she had made a small profit.

"Please come again, customer." Lan Yangyang saw Zhao Zuo to the door.

Now that he had gathered the materials for forging Spirit Iron, his next step was to pick out a couple of Supporting Magical Artifacts he could use. As for where to buy them, Zhao Zuo still chose the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, which he considered the safest option.

Once again, it was Qing Ci who attended to him.

Zhao Zuo spent another eight hundred Spirit Stones to purchase two Magical Artifacts.

The first was a type of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object called the Source Water Bead. Its function was similar to the Huayang Bead: it could be absorbed into one’s Dantian and nourished with Mana. When the user’s body was injured, it would release pure Water Elemental Power to heal internal wounds.

The other item was a pair of gloves woven from Spiritual Silkworm Silk and Star Tear Silver Thread. They were tough enough to block cuts from Lower Grade Magical Artifacts and could insulate the wearer from the outside. With these gloves, Zhao Zuo no longer had to worry about someone smearing poison on items he touched.

In addition, Zhao Zuo spent two more Spirit Stones to procure new bedding and Artifact Refining tools, including a Forging Hammer, tongs, a Quenching Barrel, an iron rack, and beast hide gloves.

In the coming days, Shen Yunjiao would definitely need some time to recover, so their partnership in hunting Demon Beasts would have to be put on hold. Zhao Zuo planned to use this time to acquire a large amount of Creation Points and advance his various Magical Artifacts.

Before heading home, Zhao Zuo went through the street stall area as usual, hoping to find a hidden treasure.

After checking a few stalls, he found nothing but a few nearly scrapped Magical Artifacts. Just as he was about to return home disappointed, a certain weapon on one of the stalls suddenly caught his eye.

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