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Chapter 250 The Land Abundant with Spiritual Soil

"Yuanyuan, that man, isn't suitable for you," Lin Shiyun said to Lin Yuanyuan in a soft voice.

Lin Yuanyuan's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly as she asked, "Sister Shiyun, did that dog servant harass you?'

In Lin Yuanyuan's mind, since Lin Shiyun was so dissatisfied with Li Xiaoyao, it must have been because Li Xiaoyao had done something reprehensible.

And the only thing she could think of was Li Xiaoyao being led astray by lust.

"It must be so, this dog servant, he can't even walk straight when he sees a beautiful woman," Lin Yuanyuan said, teeth itching with irritation.

At the roadside stall.

"Achoo~"

Li Xiaoyao rubbed his nose and suddenly sneezed, wondering who was thinking about him.

Li Xiaoyao had set up his stall for a few hours, and although many cultivators and martial artists had come and gone, not a single one had what Li Xiaoyao needed.

Late at night, the Ghost Market became increasingly crowded and lively.

The streets were full of cultivators and martial artists, talking and chatting loudly, not much different from ordinary people.

After getting down from the carriage, Wu Hao went to the Ghost Market with a man.

This man was a well-known entrepreneur in Ling City, worth more than a billion.

The man was lucky to have made contact with a martial artist, which is how he came to know of this incredible group of people.

At the entrance to the Ghost Market, Jin Mu said coldly, "Ordinary people must pay one billion for the entry fee to enter.'

Wu Hao, with his hands behind his back, smiled and asked, "Oh? And what should martial artists do to enter?"

Jin Mu's gaze turned serious as he glanced at Wu Hao and stepped aside, pointing to a huge stone behind him and saying, "Shake the giant stone, and you'll be qualified to enter."

Wu Hao glanced at the giant stone and smiled lightly, saying, "Quite a simple requirement."

Having said that, Wu Hao walked towards the giant stone. His entire aura suddenly tightened, and his eyes fixated fiercely. His waist twisted, his feet scraped against the ground creating a shrill screech, and his right fist surged upward with a cunning arc. In this moment, he became like an arrow, shooting forward fiercely.

"Boom!"

With the force of a single punch from Wu Hao, the giant stone shook violently, as if loaded with a monstrous weight.

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Jin Mu watched the shaking stone, somewhat surprised, but that was all.

"This Ghost Market has attracted quite a few formidable young people," he noted.

Wu Hao withdrew his fist and stood upright, and upon hearing this remark, he asked, "Oh? Aside from me, you mean there are others my age who can shake this giant stone?"

Having tested it himself, Wu Hao knew perfectly well that to shake the giant stone, one's cultivation level had to reach at least the Condensation Realm.

In this circle, there might be many whose cultivation level had reached the Condensation Realm, but those of his age who had reached this realm were few and far between.

Therefore, Wu Hao was surprised to hear that someone as young as him was capable of shaking the giant stone at this Ghost Market.

Jin Mu nodded and said, "Before you, there indeed was a young man who also shook the giant stone, who looked to be in his twenties."

Wu Hao asked, "Which sect does that person belong to?"

Jin Mu's brows furrowed slightly at Wu Hao's tone, which he found unpleasant, but still he answered, "He is a Loose Cultivator."

Upon hearing this, Wu Hao laughed out loud, contemptuously saying, "A Loose Cultivator? So young and yet can shake the giant stone? Are you suggesting that this Loose Cultivator, still so young, reached the Condensation Realm by his own efforts? What a joke."

Jin Mu was taken aback by the response, but soon understood.

Indeed, for a Loose Cultivator to reach the Condensation Realm in his twenties was an impossible feat.

"That youngster probably used some kind of trick to deceive and pass through," Wu Hao stated with conviction.

Jin Mu asked, "And whom do you apprentice with?"

A smidge of arrogance appeared on Wu Hao's face as he declared, "I am Wu Hao from the Wu Family in Zhongzhou."

"Zhongzhou's Wu Family!" Jin Mu's palm trembled slightly, then he spoke with a tinge of reverence, "So it's Young Master Wu, my apologies, my apologies, please follow me."

Leading the two into the Ghost Market, Wu Hao looked around at the ancient charm of the place and said disdainfully, "The Ghost Market of Ling City is nothing special."

Jin Mu felt a bit awkward and replied, "Indeed, the Ghost Market of Ling City does not compare to that of Zhongzhou."

He quickly added, "Young Master Wu has arrived at just the right time. There will be a banquet later at the Fuman Building, where various major sects and families will be present."

"Hmm, I know," Wu Hao responded, showing little interest in the so-called banquet. His purpose in coming to the Ghost Market was merely to see if he could find some good items.

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A middle-aged man with a somewhat sleazy appearance approached Li Xiaoyao, glanced at the wooden plank on the ground, and asked, "Fellow Daoist, are you buying spirit soil?"

Li Xiaoyao opened his eyes, gave him a quick glance, and questioned, "Do you have spirit soil?"

The man smiled slyly, the folds on his face bunching together, making his sleaziness even more pronounced.

He produced a small bag and handed it over.

Li Xiaoyao opened the bag, looked inside, and indeed, it was spirit soil.

"How much do you have?"

The man countered, "How much do you need?"

Li Xiaoyao, with his significant resources, said, "As much as you have, I'll take."

Leaning in closer, the man lowered his voice and said, "I only have around a hundred catties on me. However, I know where to find spirit soil. If the reward you offer satisfies me, I will tell you the location."

Li Xiaoyao smiled and asked, "What do you want?"

The man extended a finger, "One thousand Spirit Stones is the price for the spirit soil I carry. If you wish to know the location, you'll have to pay me an additional ten thousand Spirit Stones."

Li Xiaoyao waved his arm, and a thousand Spirit Stones immediately landed in front of him, piling up into a small hill.

Joy flashed in the man's eyes as he reached out to grab them, but Li Xiaoyao held his hand down and said, "The spirit soil."

With an embarrassed smile, the man said, "Almost forgot."

After saying that, the man took out bag after bag of spirit soil, which Li Xiaoyao scanned with his consciousness. Without a glance, he directly placed them into his storage space.

Once the transaction was complete, the man asked, "Don't you want to know about that place?"

Li Xiaoyao replied indifferently, "How do I know whether what you're saying is true or false?"

Li Xiaoyao was no fool; what if the man mentioned a random place and after arriving there he found no spirit soil? What then?

Though ten thousand Spirit Stones wouldn't cause Li Xiaoyao any significant hardship, he didn't want to make a fruitless trip and engage in pointless labor.

"It's definitely true. I wouldn't deceive you," the man said, seemingly aggrieved by Li Xiaoyao's doubts as if he had suffered a great injustice.

"If you want me to believe you, it's not difficult," Li Xiaoyao said coldly as he eyed the man, "Tell me all of your identity information."

The man promptly replied, "Jiang Wanhao from Jiang Family in Jiangbei City. If you have doubts about my identity, you may inquire at the Ghost Market office ahead. The information of everyone participating in the Ghost Market is registered."

Li Xiaoyao took out ten thousand Spirit Stones and piled them up over a meter high, instantly drawing countless greedy gazes.

Jiang Wanhao hurriedly stashed the Spirit Stones into his Storage Ring and whispered an address to Li Xiaoyao.

As Li Xiaoyao looked into his eyes, he said calmly, "Believe me, if you dare to deceive me, I will go to Jiangbei City and exterminate your entire Jiang Family."

Upon hearing Li Xiaoyao's words, Jiang Wanhao couldn't help but shiver.

Jiang Wanhao forced a smile and shook his head repeatedly, "I wouldn't dare, how could I dare to deceive you."

After that, Jiang Wanhao turned and left.

And the cultivators and martial artists browsing the market around them now looked at Li Xiaoyao with eyes full of greed.

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