Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 134: Who is the Big Sucker?

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Giant Sword City, Xu Ping’an walked within Giant Sword City.

Although Giant Sword City could not match the majesty of a County City, nor could it rival the prosperity of Crimson Flame City.

Yet, Giant Sword City had its unique advantage, it was a city of Artifact Refiners.

Here, many Artifact Refiners gathered.

Xu Ping’an came here with a purpose, which was to find materials capable of repairing the Heaven Peering Mirror.

The Heaven Peering Mirror was a weapon from his previous life.

This object could not only detect all things in the Fifth Realms but also possessed the ability to condense space.

With the Heaven Peering Mirror, Xu Ping’an had turned danger into safety many times.

Latter on, the Heaven Peering Mirror was shattered by an Immortal Emperor known as Snow Emperor with an imperial Immortal Artifact.

Before Xu Ping’an had the chance to repair it, he faced the betrayal of Ling Qingyao.

Thus, Xu Ping’an wanted to repair it a bit.

Of course, a complete repair was impossible; after all, the Heaven Peering Mirror was a powerful Immortal Artifact.

To repair it would require an immense amount of resources.

What Xu Ping’an wanted to do was actually to create an imitation version of the Heaven Peering Mirror as a Spiritual Artifact.

Once better materials were obtained in the future, he would refine it anew.

Walking on the main street of Giant Sword City, Xu Ping’an noticed that aside from many weapon shops, there were also a lot of Refining Materials shops.

Even at the roadside, there were many stalls selling Refining Materials.

Of course, the majority of these materials were for the refinement of Mysterious Iron Weapons.

Materials able to refine Spiritual Artifacts were rare, and even if found, most were for Low Grade Spiritual Artifacts.

Materials used to refine Intermediate Grade Spiritual Artifacts were even rarer.

And what Xu Ping’an was searching for were materials capable of refining Superior Grade Spirit Instruments.

"It seems finding Superior Grade Refining Materials in Tianlong County is a very difficult thing," Xu Ping’an said with a shake of his head after checking over thirty stalls and shops.

Weapons were generally divided into three types: Immortal Artifacts, Spiritual Artifacts, and Mortal Tools.

Among them, Mortal Tools were categorized into Refined Iron Weapons, Mysterious Iron, and Meteorite Iron.

As for Spiritual Artifacts, they were divided into four levels: Low Grade, Intermediate Grade, High Grade, and Superior Grade.

Above Spiritual Artifacts were the Immortal Artifacts.

Immortal Artifacts were similarly divided into four levels: Low Grade, Intermediate Grade, High Grade, and Superior Grade.

Above the Superior Grade Immortal Artifacts was a more ambiguous level, known as imperial Immortal Weapons.

Imperial Immortal Weapons are extremely powerful, each one nurtured by an Immortal Emperor powerhouse.

The use of such a weapon could bring about catastrophic destruction.

Although the Heaven Peering Mirror was not an imperial Immortal Weapon, it was a Superior Grade Immortal Artifact.

Therefore, even to create an imitation, it would at least require materials of a Superior Grade Spirit Instrument.

But after searching for a long while, Xu Ping’an had not seen even a trace of materials for refining Superior Grade Spirit Instruments.

"Eh, Thousand-Year Cold Jade Iron?"

Suddenly, he was attracted by a stone that looked quite ordinary.

This stone seemed unremarkable, almost like an ordinary piece of Mysterious Iron Ore.

But through his Perception, Xu Ping’an instantly sensed that inside this piece of Mysterious Iron was a piece of Thousand-Year Cold Jade Iron the size of a chicken egg.

Because the quality of this Mysterious Iron was not good, no one paid any attention to this ore.

Yet, Xu Ping’an was somewhat excited in his heart.

This Thousand-Year Cold Jade Iron was exactly what he needed.

Xu Ping’an took another look at the stall owner.

The stall owner was a middle-aged man, whose Cultivation was roughly at the Third Rank, Sixth Layer—not low by any means.

This man had a crafty look, with a thin mouth and monkey cheeks, giving off a sly feeling.

He had noticed Xu Ping’an long ago and said with a smile, "Young man, whatever you need, feel free to pick. My wares are of the finest quality and the fairest prices."

Xu Ping’an smiled faintly, directly picked up the piece of Mysterious Iron Ore, and asked, "How much for this?"

The middle-aged man saw Xu Ping’an actually pick up a piece of Mysterious Iron Ore, and that too only the size of a fist, which immediately disappointed him.

He answered indignantly, "Three thousand Gold Coins!"

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"Three thousand gold coins?" Xu Ping’an’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

If this was merely a piece of Mysterious Iron Ore, it would be worth at most three hundred gold coins.

The middle-aged man actually quoted three thousand, clearly being extortionate.

Of course, millennium cold jade iron is definitely worth no less than three thousand Spirit Stones.

So Xu Ping’an wasn’t particularly concerned.

"One thousand gold coins, I’ll take it!" Xu Ping’an spoke up directly.

"Two thousand!" Seeing that Xu Ping’an really intended to buy, the middle-aged man immediately spoke up.

"Just one thousand, otherwise I won’t buy it," Xu Ping’an said.

"Alright then, since we’re fated to meet, I’ll sell it to you for one thousand gold coins," the middle-aged man said.

Thereupon, Xu Ping’an paid one thousand gold coins and got the piece of Mysterious Iron Ore in hand.

The middle-aged man sneered inwardly.

Where did this fool come from?

One thousand gold coins for a piece of Mysterious Iron Ore of poor quality?

How could he let such a fool go so easily?

So, he immediately grabbed the departing Xu Ping’an and said, "Young brother, no need to rush off. I reckon we’re fated. I have a few good items here to recommend to you, something I wouldn’t sell to just anyone else."

"Oh? Good items? What good items?" Xu Ping’an responded.

He chuckled inwardly.

What fate, he probably saw me as an easy mark and wanted to fleece me all the more, right?

"This is a Low Grade Spirit Sword that I found in an ancient ruin. Look at its simple design, full of ancient charm, surely a rare treasure. How about this, I’ll sell it to you for ten Low Grade Spirit Stones," the middle-aged man said.

"A Low Grade Spirit Sword?" Xu Ping’an glanced at it and immediately burst into laughter.

It was indeed a Low Grade Spirit Sword.

However, all its spirituality had been worn away, essentially no different from an ordinary Meteorite Iron Sword.

A Meteorite Iron Sword would also cost about ten thousand gold coins, and this fellow wanted to sell it to himself for ten Low Grade Spirit Stones, equivalent to one million gold coins.

This was purely treating himself as a complete sucker!

Onlookers who were watching the spectacle couldn’t bear it either.

"Young man, you might as well leave. That sword is beyond your control," an onlooker hinted.

When Xu Ping’an previously bought that Mysterious Iron Ore, he hadn’t spoken up, because it was a matter of one willing to hit and another willing to bear the blow.

And since the price wasn’t high, imagine it as a lesson for the youth.

Now seeing the vendor deceive Xu Ping’an like this, he really couldn’t stand it and thus gave a warning.

The nearby vendor immediately glared at the onlooker and then said to Xu Ping’an, "Young man, don’t listen to his nonsense. You see, this piece suits you very well. You are probably at the Second Rank Fifth Grade of cultivation, this Spirit Instrument is just right for you."

Xu Ping’an laughed inwardly.

Suitable for him?

Or suitable for him as a big fool?

However, he did indeed want to buy this sword.

Not for the sword itself, but for the inscriptions carved upon it.

If he wasn’t mistaken, these inscriptions should be a unique kind of restriction, likely reaching the High Grade level of Spirituality.

In terms of value, it was worth no less than one thousand Spirit Stones.

As for cultivation, Xu Ping’an had currently concealed his aura, showing only a Second Rank Fifth Layer Realm on the surface.

"Fine, I’ll take it for ten Spirit Stones," Xu Ping’an laughed as he spoke.

The vendor, upon hearing Xu Ping’an’s words, was immediately overjoyed.

"I knew the young hero had discernment. Such a good Spirit Sword is meant for you," the vendor said excitedly.

Then, fearing Xu Ping’an would back out, he quickly snatched the ten Spirit Stones from Xu Ping’an’s hand and tossed the sword to him.

The onlookers stood by, speechless.

Where did this greenhorn spring from?

Yet the vendor continued to say, "Young hero, don’t hurry off just yet. I still have some good items!"

"More good items?" Xu Ping’an laughed again.