A feeling of tenderness spread through Xu Yang as he looked at Xu Yu who was busy preparing their food. She was as happy as a deer prancing about in the forest.

 He sat in front of the only table in the mansion, put down the leather pouch on his back and opened it.

 “The things inside this pouch will be my cornerstone for turning over the previously miserable life.”

 The owner of the leather pouch was Hong Xi of Fire-Cloud Dojo who had been killed by Xu Yang. Xu Yang had checked the items inside on his way back to the city. There were several kinds of herbs, three of them were ungraded herbs which were not valuable.

 The last herb was a flower with nine petals and three colors. It was a graded spirit herb named the Nine-Petals Orchid. Its medicinal property was mild and it could regulate the strength of an elixir. It was an essential assistive herb used in producing many graded elixirs.

 “It’s a pity that it only has three colors. It can only be used to produce Grade-3 elixirs. It will be of a higher value after several years when it becomes four colors.” Xu Yang found a wooden box and wiped it clean. Xu Yang then wrapped the Nine-Petals Orchid with a yellow cloth and put it into the box carefully.

 Hong Xi did not recognize the herb so he had thrown it in his pouch when he obtained it, and it had ultimately gone to Xu Yang.

 ‘I have to look for a suitable place to sell this herb.’ Xu Yang started to recollect his memory.

 The largest trading centre of Lin Yuan City was the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion in the northern area. It had a strong background and the Appraisal Conference was regularly held there. It was one of the highest assembly points in Lin Yuan City.

 However, Xu Yang did not include it as a choice. He was too weak and he was at a risk in everything that he did. He did not have a lot of background information on the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion. He might be scammed easily if he were to go there for trading.

 ‘There is a market in the southern area with a complicated background.’ Xu Yang’s eyes glinted as he suddenly had an idea.

 1It was a silent night.

 ***

 The morning after.

 The southern area of Lin Yuan City was always occupied by the Xu family. Although the Xu family was going through a hard time, it was still a huge family with a strong background. There were only a few insensible Mystical Cultivators who would come looking for trouble.

 Liberty Street in the southern area was a low-grade trading center that had been managed by the Xu family for centuries. There were plenty of people who came in the early mornings to occupy the stalls. They arranged their goods and waited for buyers.

 Although they had to pay a monthly rental fee to the Xu family for selling things at the stalls, their safety was ensured. The Xu family would come forward and maintain order if there were thieves or robbers.

 Xu Yang put on a bamboo hat and went to the famous Liberty Street. He paid money for a stall number to the Xu family’s servant-in-charge at the street entrance.

 “Number 97, ten Tiny Coins.” The servant said drowsily as he could not see the face under the bamboo hat. Tiny Coins was a weak form of currency. One hundred Tiny Coins could be exchanged for one Wolf Coin.

 Xu Yang could identify the cultivation of the servant. The servant was in the Intermediate tier of a Mystical Learner. It was a normal tier to have but no one was that stupid to bully him as he had a strong Xu family background.

 1The numbers on the stalls indicated whether they were good or bad stalls, but Xu Yang was not going to fight for stalls. He was not selling many items and the only valuable item was the Nine-Petals Orchid. He did not care about the volume of potential buyers as the buyers would come to him if they really needed an item.

 After some time, Xu Yang finally found stall No.97. It was located between a tea house and a chest house. It was quite remote. He wiped off the dust on the bluestone slab and placed the wooden box on it. He then sat down and closed his eyes silently.

 The boss of stall No.96 was a middle-aged man with a fiery face. He looked like a butcher. He stared at Xu Yang in surprise and laughed at him. “No shouting and no signboard… Do you think you are selling treasures? Hmm, you’re another fool who has cultivated Mystical Qi until it has fried your brain.”

 The middle-aged man was selling beast meat. The stall was bloody and smelly. There was a signboard on top of his stall, on it it was written, ‘Beast Meat, Perfect Supplement’.

 Xu Yang heard the butcher’s ridicule but he was not angry. He opened his eyes and stared at the stall. He said, “We are both selling things. Why are you being ironic?”

 Spit! The middle-aged butcher spat and shook his head. He said, “I, Tiger Li, have seen a lot of dumb people who cultivate Mystical Qi like you. Your cultivation is only in the Intermediate tier of a Mystical Learner but you’re acting so arrogantly. Do you think you are qualified to be a businessman?”

 Xu Yang shook his head. It was meaningless to waste energy on this kind of dumb city resident.

 Tiger Li thought that Xu Yang had acknowledged his words. He was feeling delightful and he continued to lecture the ‘Mystical Qi cultivating dummy’.

 After speaking for a while, Tiger Li started to feel thirsty. He looked at Xu Yang who had his eyes closed, and he felt frustrated as he seemed to be wasting his energy on Xu Yang.

 “Fresh beast meat selling at a good price! Just transported from the Python Mountains. Tasty and good for the body!”

 Amidst the crowd, there was soon someone approaching his stall.

 “What meat do you have?” A good-looking teenager with fair skin asked with interest.

 Xu Yang opened his eyes slightly and stared at the teenager. The teenager was dressed luxuriously and his outfit was exquisitely decorated. He could feel a dignified aura being exuded from the teenager.

 ‘The noble teenager has cultivation as strong as the Mystical Warriors at Advanced-tier such as Hong Xi and Lu Zhuo.’ Xu Yang was secretly on alert. “He looks to be fourteen of fifteen years old… His background must not be ordinary. He is likely to be the grandson of the head from the three major families.’

 Tiger Li was energetic seeing that there was a customer. He introduced his products, “As you can see, this is the leg meat of a Mountain Fox. It can improve your body’s coordination. This is the meat of a Five-Patterned Python. It has excellent taste. Please look at this Ground Dragon meat. It is chewy and it can enhance your physical strength…”

 “The meat here is quite fresh,” the teenager looked at the blood and smiled. “However, the quality is very bad. The meat eaten by the guard at my house is even better than these.”

 “Young Master, this is a low-level stall. Do you think there would be anything good?” There were two guard-like followers behind the teenager. One of them said dismissively, “Young Master, you should not be fooled by him. The meat here is not as fresh as the butcher’s as he will regularly pour fresh blood to mask its quality.”

 The guard stretched out a finger and shot a tiny green snake forward. It penetrated a piece of mink meat in front of him.

 No fresh blood came out from the penetrated mink meat and its color was slightly black. It was not as fresh as Tiger Li had claimed.

 ‘Mystical Master!’ Xu Yang was stunned. The cultivation that the guard showed had shocked him. He started to have a deeper understanding of the golden age.

 The green tiny snake bounced back to the palm of the guard as fast as lightning. It was moving like a living creature. Xu Yang knew that it was just a Spirit Snake formed by the Wind-Extreme Mystical Qi and it was not truly a living creature.

 It was a technique of the Mystical Masters to form items using Mystical Qi.

 Tiger Li was terrified and quickly apologized with a bow, “It’s my fault for cheating you, Young Master. I beg for your forgiveness!”

 Although the Xu family would help the merchants on Liberty Street, they would not intervene if the merchants tried to scam others and were beaten up as it was their own fault.

 Xu Yang was sure that the teenager came from a powerful faction that was not weaker than the Xu family as he was guarded by two bodyguards in the realm of a Mystical Master. Even if it was not Tiger Li’s fault, the Xu family would not fight for him due to such considerations.

 “Such a lowly act,” the Young Master scolded casually, but he did not continue to hold it against Tiger Li as his words of apology seemed sincere enough. He shrugged, waved and laughed, “Let’s go!”

 Xu Yang could tell that the teenager was only here to spend leisure time. He closed his eyes and ignored him.

 He did not think that the teenager would look around and set his eyes on Xu Yang at his stall. He was curious seeing Xu Yang’s silence compared to the others and he walked forward.

 “What are you selling at your stall?” The Young Master asked.

 Xu Yang opened his eyes and glanced at the teenager. He answered, “Herbs.”

 “Herbs?” The young man frowned when he saw the herbs placed on the stand except for the one inside the wooden box. “Is he another scammer? He says that he is selling herbs, but why are there no traces of Mystical Energy in these plants?”

 The guard who used the Wind-Mystical Spirit Snake stepped forward and said, “Young Master, it is a low-grade stall without any graded elixirs.”

 The young master finally realized his mistake and said, “I’ve blamed you wrongly. You are not a scammer.”

 He was not an arrogant young master as he apologized when he made a mistake. When the teenager was about to leave, Xu Yang said, “I do have a spirit herb but I’m not sure whether you will recognize it.”

 “You really do have an elixir?” The young master turned around and his eyes glinted. “Let me have a look. How valuable can a spirit herb be?”

 Xu Yang opened the wooden box slowly and unwrapped the yellow cloth. “Here it is.”

 “The flower is quite beautiful.” The teenager’s eyes shone brightly when he saw the Nine-Petals Orchid. He said casually, “How much is it? I’m buying it for my elder sister.”

 1He did not know that Xu Yang was looking at him, and had seen his facial expression change at the sight of the Nine-Petals Orchid. Xu Yang knew that he had recognized the Nine-Petals Orchid. Xu Yang smiled and wrapped the flower in the yellow cloth once again. He then placed the flower back into the wooden box.

 “Hey, what’s wrong with you?” The teenagers stopped Xu Yang. “I’m going to buy it.”

 Xu Yang said calmly, “Since you have recognized the tricolor Nine-Petals Orchid, you must know how precious it is. It can regulate the strength of elixirs and increase the success rate of producing elixirs below Grade 3. Please don’t bargain with me as I know its value.”

 His attempt at purchasing the item at an amount lower than its value was seen through by Xu Yang. The teenager laughed and was not angry. In fact, he was bargaining for fun as money was not an issue for him. He then said, “It’s interesting. You know a lot. The Nine-Petals Orchid is a scarce spirit herb, and I read about it in an ancient book. How did you recognize it? ”

 “Are you… an alchemist?” The teenager stared at Xu Yang as he was trying to look at his face under the bamboo hat.

 Alchemist Masters, Blacksmith Masters, and Rune Masters were respected occupations.

 Alchemist Masters could produce Spirit Elixirs to help Mystical Cultivators in tier advancement, cultivation and healing.

 Blacksmith Masters could forge Mystical Armors that could improve Mystical Cultivators’ use of Mystical Energy.

 Runes Masters was the most mysterious occupation in the Mystical Continent. Most people were not sure what their abilities were but they were well-known via word of mouth. It was easy for them to challenge opponents that had larger numbers of people and those who were in higher realms.

 Xu Yang shook his head and answered, “Young Master, you must be kidding. I’ll not be here selling herbs if I were an Alchemist Master.”