"Young Master, please come inside."
Mo Tiange followed a female cultivator in the first layer of the Aura Refining realm. They passed through layers of curtains, bypassed one passageway after another, and finally arrived at a hall.
This hall was naturally much smaller than the hall of the market square Dao Conference a few days ago, but it was gorgeous and extravagant; it was really amazing.
The floor was paved with jade bricks, the walls were painted with gold powder, tables and chairs made of hundred-year-old spiritual wood were placed in the hall, and even the teapot on the table was made of extraordinary jade. There were also gems inlaid everywhere. Even though secular jewelry wasn't worth mentioning to cultivators, it definitely cost a lot to decorate such a hall. Moreover, most of them carried spiritual aura, so they obviously weren't ordinary objects.
This Hu Clan was indeed worthy of being the number one clan in the number one sect — it was so rich and overbearing.
Mo Tiange stood at the entrance, dazzled by these furnishings — they were really too gorgeous.
"Young Master, please record your identity tablet."
A voice came from beside her. Mo Tiange turned around and saw a low-level female cultivator standing respectfully on the side.
She realized she had lost her composure. Fortunately, this female cultivator didn't show any mocking expression, as if this was a common occurrence.
Most cultivators didn't like jewelry, so such a gorgeous scene was very rare.
Mo Tiange handed over her identity tablet. The female cultivator took it, wrote down her number, then returned it to her and said with a smile, "Young Master, please help yourself. If you like anything, just bring it to the back and pay for it.
If you don't understand, you can also ask a maid to introduce you. "
Mo Tiange frowned slightly but didn't say anything. She just nodded and walked into the hall.
She noticed that this female cultivator was the same as the female cultivator who led her in. She didn't call her "Fellow Daoist" but "Young Master", and her attitude was very respectful.
Obviously, she was a maid, not a cultivator.
When she entered the hall, she saw many beautiful female cultivators waiting in the corner, waiting for the guests' orders. They should be the maids mentioned by the female cultivator who recorded the identity tablet. This Hu Clan was really generous. There were at least fifty or sixty of these female cultivators, and their cultivation levels ranged from the first layer to the fifth layer. All of them were beautiful, polite, gentle, and submissive; they were actually using their beauty to please the guests.
Mo Tiange felt very uncomfortable when she saw some guests strolling around with so-called maids, teasing them and teasing them.
Especially when she thought about how the number one clan of the number one sect actually used such methods to entertain guests, it caused her to instantly lose a good impression of the Hu Clan.
However, it didn't matter whether she had a good impression of him or not. She was here to buy things, not to make friends. Once she got what she wanted, it didn't matter.
Looking around, although this underground hall couldn't be compared to the main hall of the market, it wasn't small either. Currently, the hall was filled with over a hundred tables, but it still gave off a feeling of spaciousness.
These tables were densely packed with all kinds of objects. Most of them were materials, but there were very few spirit tools and elixirs.
This was normal, as there was never a lack of people wanting spirit tools and pills. Only materials that were hard to identify or had relatively few uses would become a backlog of goods. It was likely that the spirit tools and pills displayed here were just for show by the Hu Clan.
At this time, there weren't many guests. Most of them were cultivators in the eighth layer of the Aura Refining realm or above. A small portion of them were Foundation Building cultivators. There weren't any Core Formation cultivators.
Thinking about it, it made sense. Although this market was selling so-called top-grade items, what cultivators in the Core Formation realm or above wanted were all natural treasures. How could ordinary top-grade items satisfy them?
These cultivators surrounded the tables filled with objects and gossiped about them. Mo Tiange glanced at them, but her line of sight was blocked, so she walked to the wall and asked the female cultivator standing there, "Excuse me, may I ask where the spiritual plants are?"
Upon hearing her question, the maid respectfully bowed then raised her head and said, "I'll take Young Master there."
"No need." Mo Tiange immediately refused. Being served like a young master by a female cultivator was something she couldn't accept.
But as soon as she spoke, she realized her tone was stiff, so she added, "I just want to stroll around slowly. I'll go by myself."
The female cultivator didn't say anything. She just pointed at something and said in a soft voice, "It's over there."
Following the direction, Mo Tiange saw the target. She nodded and said, "Thank you."
The female cultivator bowed again. "Please help yourself. If you need anything, please call us."
Although her attitude was good, Mo Tiange felt more and more uncomfortable.
She already knew that female cultivators generally had low cultivation levels, so their status wasn't high. However, she still couldn't accept that female cultivators were obviously using their looks to serve people.
But how could she say anything about other people's behavior? What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over.
There were a lot of customers at the spiritual plants tables. Mo Tiange was a bit anxious, so she walked directly towards the spiritual plants.
She secretly prayed that the Purple Ganoderma hadn't been bought yet. In addition, the Purple Ganoderma had to be more than 500 years old. Otherwise, she'd rejoice in vain.
Spiritual plants were naturally one of the most popular items. Right now, most people were walking around the tables with spiritual plants.
As soon as Mo Tiange approached, she saw five or six people surrounding a table. One of them commented, "Although this thousand-year-old ginseng is used as medicine in the secular world, its advantage is that it's old. Once it's over a thousand years old, even an ordinary herb will become a spiritual plant. Besides, since ancient times, ginseng has cultivated into a human. Once it's over a thousand years old, it's completely comparable to spiritual plants."
Another person said, "This Star Leaf Grass isn't bad, but it's a kind of spiritual plant that's hard to find. Some specific pill recipes require it, so although it's not old, it's worth buying."
"There's also this Neither Flower Nor Leaf Grass. Everyone knows it's a good thing. Although a hundred years isn't long, it's not easy to obtain. However, this kind of spiritual plant is only used for Look-Preserving Pills, so it's not very useful."
Mo Tiange pretended to be interested. She leaned closer to listen for a while and found a gap to glance at the table. She didn't see the Purple Ganoderma, so she went to the next table.
She repeated this process until she finally saw her target at the seventh table.
This Purple Ganoderma looked like a lump of dark purple stone. It was about the size of a palm and had thick leaves. It was lying quietly in the box.
Mo Tiange looked at the description on the box. "Purple Ganoderma, 600 years old. Finished product. 500 spirit stones."
She then leaned closer and sniffed it. It had a strong and slightly sweet smell, which matched what was written in the book.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Mo Tiange calmed herself down. She picked up the box unhurriedly and went to another table.
She pretended to browse and chose a 300-year-old stalk of Solitary Step Grass. Then, she went to the innermost counter.
Finally, the person standing behind this counter wasn't a female cultivator, but an old man with a grizzled beard. He wore a neat blue gown and looked very steady.
Mo Tiange handed over the two jade boxes in her hands. The cultivator took them and opened them. He looked at her with surprise and said, "A 600-year-old Purple Ganoderma and a 300-year-old Lone Step Grass. The total is 700 spirit stones."
Mo Tiange didn't hesitate. She paid the spirit stones then took the two jade boxes and stuffed them into her Qiankun Bag.
The reason why she paid so readily was because everyone here was relatively rich. 700 spirit stones for a 600-year-old Purple Ganoderma and a 300-year-old Lone Step Grass was already considered cheap. If she didn't do it readily, people would suspect that she came to this sale fair.
Besides, Hu Clan was the number one clan in the number one cultivation group. 700 spirit stones was only a small business. If she bought one or two items, other people might not remember.
At this moment, Mo Tiange breathed a sigh of relief when the Purple Ganoderma was safely stuffed into her Qiankun Bag. She was finally in the mood to stroll around this sale fair.
Although she had news about the Purple Ganoderma yesterday, she didn't expect things to go so smoothly.
She imagined many possible situations she might encounter, but she didn't encounter any of them. She was really too lucky.
Without any ulterior motives, Mo Tiange discovered that there were indeed a lot of good things in this sale fair. Many materials she had only seen in books were placed on the tables one by one, making her want to buy them.
However, after thinking about it for a while, she felt it was unnecessary to buy them. What was the point of buying things with special purposes if they weren't used to concoct special medicinal pills or spirit tools?
If they weren't useful, no matter how good they were, they would still be wasted.
However, there were occasionally some lucky people who suddenly saw the materials they wanted to buy. They would go wild with joy, pick them up and rush over to pay the spirit stones.
As time passed, the number of people gradually increased.
Although the hall was large, it seemed crowded because it was full of tables.
Mo Tiange once again chose several materials that might be useful and a large bottle of Restorative Panaceas. After she finished paying, she wanted to find a quiet place.
But when she did, she was startled.
Jiang Chengxian!
Not far from her, Jiang Chengxian and two other youths wearing Tiandao Sect's disciple robes were walking together. They were accompanied by several female cultivators.
The three of them chatted and laughed as they walked, seeming to be very happy.
Mo Tiange quickly walked around a table to avoid them, feeling extremely baffled.
Has this Jiang Chengxian been going the same way as me?
He looks very familiar with these two Tiandao Sect disciples. Could it be that he's visiting friends?
That's unlikely. It would be strange if this Young Master would travel for more than twenty days just to visit friends.
But if he's not visiting friends, why does he seem to be very happy with these two people and even come to the sale fair together?
Mo Tiange shook her head, unable to figure it out.
However, this Jiang Chengxian really isn't a good person. The disciple who traveled with him just died a few days ago, but he actually went to have fun with other friends as if nothing had happened.
Of course, she knew it wasn't appropriate to let Jiang Chengxian know about her whereabouts, lest he saw a familiar face and became suspicious. Although Young Master Jiang certainly wouldn't notice a small disciple like her, they were from the same sect after all. They often met, so it was normal for him to recognize someone familiar.
Thus, Mo Tiange lowered her head and slowly walked through the crowd to the door.
Just as she was about to step out, someone stopped her.
"Young Master, I'm sorry. You can only go out after the sale fair is over."
Mo Tiange was dumbfounded. "There's such a rule?"
The female cultivator guarding the door nodded. "Yes. Please wait for another two hours before you leave. At that time …"
"Two hours?" Mo Tiange really didn't dare to take the risk. However, this was Hu Clan's territory, so she definitely couldn't make the decisions herself.
The female cultivator observed Mo Tiange's expression and saw she was unwilling, so she said with a smile, "Young Master, even if I let you go out, there are Foundation Building cultivators from my clan guarding the door, so …"
If there were, she wouldn't even need to think about going out.
Mo Tiange sighed. "This … What if I don't want to see anymore?"
The female cultivator still smiled and said, "Then please wait a moment." As she spoke, she waved her hand. Another beautiful female cultivator came over and bowed.
The female cultivator guarding the door said, "Take this Young Master to rest."
The female cultivator accepted the order and faced Mo Tiange. "This … Young Master, please come with me."