Chapter 35: Trouble at the Exchange
When Su Lingxi returned, she used the disguise technique again. Along the way, she had caused many misunderstandings with her original identity.
She couldn’t stand it anymore.
Returning to the courtyard, she was surprised to find that Xiao Yun was not yet asleep. The lights in his room were still on.
She pretended to be nonchalant and returned to the courtyard. Who knew that as soon as she entered the door, a thick arm grabbed her wrist.
“Young Su… when did you find such a beautiful dao companion?”
Su Lingxi turned her head and felt a little scared looking at Xiao Yun’s resentful eyes.
“Ahaha, it was just recently.”
“Really? Tell me about it…”
The current situation was that Su Lingxi wanted to go home, but Xiao Yun was holding her hand and not letting her go.
“I’m too embarrassed to talk about such things.”
“What’s there to be embarrassed about? I want to hear it.”
Xiao Yun was probably extremely envious and was determined to get some tips from Su Lingxi.
“I met her outside, then we had a meal together. In the end, she probably took a liking to my face because I’m quite handsome.”
“You know!” Su Lingxi raised an eyebrow.
“What? That’s it?”
“Am I not handsome?” Xiao Yun touched his long-unattended beard. Su Lingxi admired that he didn’t even find it prickly.
“Big Brother Xiao is very handsome, but it’s best to trim your beard. At least you’ll look more refined, and girls will like you more.”
Su Lingxi offered a pertinent suggestion.
“Really? Young Su, I see you’re fair and tender and don’t have a beard. Hey, to be honest, you look a bit like your dao companion.”
“What nonsense are you talking about? Big Brother Xiao, you’re mistaken. Anyway, that’s my suggestion.” Su Lingxi quickly changed the subject. If he were to see through her, it would be a disaster.
“Then just be more proactive when you meet someone you like.”
“How do I be proactive?” Xiao Yun continued to ask.
“Find ways to get in touch with her more.”
“Then can you ask your dao companion to introduce me to someone?”
“It depends on my mood.”
The conversation between the two ended there. In the end, Su Lingxi still agreed to try and ask for him.
But whether she could find someone was another matter.
Back in her room, Su Lingxi was exhausted and was about to go to bed.
Xiao Bai suddenly reminded her in her consciousness that the mall had been updated.
“Since your Ice Heart Art has officially cultivated to the second level, you can now purchase ice-type spiritual techniques from the vast world in the mall!”
“Besides the spiritual techniques you’ve obtained in this world, you can spend points to purchase additional ones in the mall.”
“That’s great!”
Su Lingxi immediately opened the mall interface, fantasizing that she could also become a great power that could command the wind and rain.
Soon, she saw a familiar-looking spiritual technique.
[Ice Cold Flying Shadow]: Dashes in a designated direction and freezes enemies in its path.
Price: Two thousand points.
[Ice Heart Art: Imperial]: Freezes oneself for one second to strengthen one’s defense, capable of withstanding attacks from one major realm higher, lasting for two seconds.
Price: One thousand points.
Looking at these two familiar spiritual techniques, the corner of Su Lingxi’s mouth tilted up. She seemed to recall the days of parrying with her roommates in the dormitory.
“I’ll take these two spiritual techniques!”
With a wave of her hand, Su Lingxi took these two spiritual techniques, and at the same time, her points were once again cleared.
The next day, Su Lingxi was still in the cultivation room practicing her newly learned spiritual techniques in case of need.
“Side Quest: Obtain a Profound-grade weapon. Reward: Two thousand points.”
Xiao Bai had clearly issued another mission. Su Lingxi stopped her training. “A weapon? I really don’t have a suitable one.”
“Xiao Bai, your mission came at the right time!”
Xiao Bai said proudly, “Of course, but this is also difficult. This is a high-grade Profound-grade weapon.”
“Whether it’s difficult or not, I’ll know once I go to the Snowfall Sect’s exchange.”
Su Lingxi got up and stopped cultivating. She had wanted to go to the exchange from the beginning, but she just hadn’t had the time.
Now she would go and see if there was a suitable weapon for her, and at the same time, clear out her inventory.
Last time, Su Lingxi had spent one-fifth of her small treasury to buy a Profound-grade spatial ring. Now she would sell the junk she had picked up from the Ice Eagle Beast King.
Speaking of which, she had already entered the Golden Core realm, and there was still a treasure in the Ice Eagle Beast King’s cave that she hadn’t taken.
But now she was busy with her own affairs and couldn’t go for the time being.
“Forget it, I’ll wait for that treasure. I’ll sell my things first and find a high-grade Profound-grade weapon.”
Su Lingxi sorted out her thoughts and walked towards the exchange. The exchange was open to both inner and outer court disciples.
As long as the price was right and there was stock, you could basically bring it back.
“What? You want a high-grade Profound-grade weapon?”
The disciple in charge of the exchange exclaimed. The next second, he looked at Su Lingxi as if she were a fool. He sized up Su Lingxi’s clothes. She didn’t look like a rich person.
Naturally, he treated her like a little fool who had never seen the world. The surrounding disciples also burst out laughing.
“Go, go, we don’t serve fools here.”
The exchange disciple was about to drive her away. There was nothing he could do. Every year, there were some talented people who had mixed into the Snowfall Sect and had never seen the world.
Did she think Profound-grade weapons grew on trees?
Even if there were, could you afford them?
Seeing the disciple in charge like this, Su Lingxi wasn’t angry, as if she was used to it. And there was no need to let his words affect her mood.
She just secretly thought, This Xiao Bai’s mission is really not easy to complete.
“Then do you buy weapons and pills here?” Su Lingxi asked in return.
“We do. We’ll take as many as you have. The question is, what can you take out?” the disciple in charge said with disdain.
“Isn’t this the Young Master Su who wanted to use the back door to enter the Snowfall Sect?”
Just as Su Lingxi was about to speak, a discordant voice came from behind her.
Ye Changsheng smiled and waved his hand, signaling Su Lingxi not to block the way.
“Young Master Su has actually entered the Golden Core realm. I heard that you had extreme difficulty even comprehending the first level of the Ice Heart Art.”
“Should I say you’re a genius… or a talent?”
As Ye Changsheng finished speaking, the surrounding disciples burst into laughter again. Only some people who were even worse off than Su Lingxi lowered their heads.
This was, after all, an exchange that both inner and outer court disciples could enter. Outer court disciples were already not welcome here.
But Ye Changsheng was different. He was an outer court disciple with status, and he might even be a future elder’s disciple.
Anyone with a little bit of sense wouldn’t offend him.
While mocking Su Lingxi, Ye Changsheng also released his spiritual energy aura, which was clearly at the Golden Core realm.
Seeing Su Lingxi remain silent, Ye Changsheng sneered and with a flip of his palm, several weapons were casually placed on the table.
This action immediately attracted a lot of attention. Some knowledgeable disciples immediately recognized them.
“High-grade Yellow-grade! And three of them!”
The disciple in charge instantly became fawning. “Aiyo, as expected of Young Master Ye. Three high-grade Yellow-grade spiritual artifacts at once.”
The Snowfall Sect’s exchange had at most sold a mid-grade Profound-grade spiritual artifact, and it was said that it was bought by Luo Yunxuan.
Ninety-nine percent of the weapons here were Yellow-grade, because the rule of the exchange was to buy spiritual artifacts from inner and outer court disciples and then sell them at a high price to make a profit.
And most of the spiritual artifacts of the inner and outer court disciples were obtained in the Glacial Snow Domain. Most of these spiritual artifacts were from cultivators who had died in the snow domain and were then taken by some spiritual beasts.
Spiritual beasts with a little bit of intelligence had the habit of hoarding treasures. Therefore, hunting spiritual beasts to obtain treasures was one of the main training goals of the inner and outer court disciples.
This could not only improve their combat experience but also increase their spiritual crystal income.
The exchange had always been one of the most popular places in the Snowfall Sect.
For Ye Changsheng to take out three high-grade Yellow-grade weapons at once was already a considerable display, so it was no wonder the surrounding people were exclaiming.
“Heh, just these three pieces of trash, and you have the nerve to show them off?”
“And you people are really frogs in a well. A few high-grade Yellow-grade spiritual artifacts, I wouldn’t even pick them up if they were on the ground.”
Su Lingxi’s words made the faces of the people around her change drastically. They all shouted in anger, “What an ignorant fool!”
