After purchasing four jade slips, Su Han did not immediately place them on his forehead for use. He was worried about experiencing the same situation as He Guizang, who had spent three days to awaken from the cultivation technique transmission.
With only a few dozen spirit stones remaining after buying the four cultivation technique jade slips, Su Han found himself in a situation where, for ordinary people of this world, this amount would suffice for a lifetime of food and clothing. However, for cultivators, more spirit stones were always better.
Next, as Su Han wandered around the White Crane Cultivator Street, he saw various items requiring spirit stones for purchase, which curbed his desire to buy anything.
This area was a large square filled with stalls, essentially a flea market spanning a vast expanse.
Ye Fan specifically asked a passerby why this entire square was filled with small stalls.
After clarification, they learned that this was a dedicated market for setting up stalls, offering all sorts of items. There was a possibility of finding hidden treasures, but success depended on one's personal judgment or strength. There was a story of a stall owner selling an item dug out of the fields, which was bought by a Foundation Establishment cultivator and turned out to be a powerful magical artifact. The owner regretted it deeply.
The group began to explore the stall market. Surrounding them were countless stalls displaying numerous cultivator items, some of which appeared quite peculiar.
Of course, it was fine to look at peculiar cultivator items, as looking didn't cost any spirit stones.
As Su Han walked, he began to ponder that it was time for the Profound Sect, established by Dragon Country in this world, to generate some income from spirit stones.
"Young Master Su, the stalls ahead are selling magical artifacts."
Su Han looked over and saw that the stalls in front displayed many small items, some with prices marked.
"Wind-Fire Fan, low-grade magic tool. Only 3 spirit stones."
"Hundred-Year Peach Wood Sword, low-grade magic tool, priced at only 2 spirit stones."
"..."
In this world, magical artifacts were categorized from low to high as magic tools, spirit artifacts, and then immortal artifacts. Information about immortal artifacts was completely unavailable.
Magic tools and spirit artifacts were further divided into low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, and top-grade. Magic tools and spirit artifacts possessed various functions, and a higher grade did not necessarily mean greater power. It depended on the use. For instance, a magic tool focused on offense might be more powerful in attack than many auxiliary low-grade spirit artifacts.
Su Han casually walked past these stalls. Many magic tools were displayed, but they weren't of great use to Dragon Country at the moment. They would only become useful when Dragon Country had more cultivators. Currently, the principles behind these magic tools could not be analyzed by technology; they required cultivators.
As Su Han walked, he arrived at a stall with many people gathered around it. The stall was marked, "Treasures dug from the ground; those with fate may buy spirit artifacts."
Various items were displayed on the stall. These items dug from the ground might have been unearthed by farmers or salvaged by tomb robbers.
The stall owner was speaking enthusiastically, "You all know, everything on my stall was acquired from villages. These were dug up by villagers from their own land. Think carefully about what treasures these might be. Perhaps there is a spirit artifact among them? You must know that spirit artifacts choose their masters. Until they meet a suitable master, spirit artifacts will conceal themselves. Take a good look... see which item you have a connection with, and choose that item! Trust your luck! Perhaps you will be the one to find a treasure!"
Among the crowd were Foundation Establishment cultivators selecting items.
Many cultivators on White Crane Cultivator Street wore white clothes embroidered with a white crane. Clearly, these were disciples of the nearby White Crane Sect, located on a large mountain adjacent to White Crane Cultivator Street. The mountain was easily visible from the street, its peak lost in the clouds, at least two thousand meters higher than the street. Only such grand mountains and rivers would house such large sects.
Su Han examined the items on the stall. Some were small cups or teacups, others were long swords and sabers, and some were jade animal figurines. Su Han could sense some spiritual energy within them using his own spiritual energy, but if he, a cultivator in the early Qi Refining stage, could sense it, then Foundation Establishment cultivators could sense it even more. Why weren't they buying them?
As Su Han pondered this, someone picked up a small jade tiger and asked, "How much spirit stones for this?"
"Two thousand spirit stones!"
This jade tiger indeed possessed spiritual energy.
Two thousand spirit stones? Su Han was inwardly surprised at the exorbitant price.
"Two thousand spirit stones is too much. Didn't you say there were treasures to be found? How can we find treasures at such a price?"
"Customer, you must understand, the spiritual energy of this item is clearly visible. It must be a magic tool or above. If you expect to find a treasure with something like this, that's not really appropriate. Come, come, if you want to buy, buy these. Everything in this area is one spirit stone. These are even cheaper, only a hundred taels."
The stall owner pointed to a pile of dark, unpolished objects.
Su Han thought of certain novels where the protagonist, with some golden finger, would find powerful magical artifacts.
Unfortunately, Su Han lacked such a golden finger. Even if there were good items among those before him, he wouldn't know.
Under the stall owner's smooth talk, some people who believed they could find treasures spent spirit stones to buy items. Su Han knew that most of what they bought were not good things.
The stall owner had placed all the items that could be purchased with silver taels in one area. At a glance, there were dozens of such items.
Su Han suddenly realized: he didn't have many spirit stones left, but he had plenty of silver taels, and with the dinosaur world as his backing, he could obtain as much as he wanted.
Su Han said, "Shopkeeper, are these all the items you can sell for silver taels? What's the total price? I'll buy them all. Give me a discount."
The stall owner's face broke into a smile. "Customer, you're a big spender! Of course, I'll give you a discount."