After strolling around casually for a while, Shen Qing inquired about the location of the medicine hall, intending to sell the bagful of spiritual herbs she had.
Ling Zhou reminded Shen Qing, "Little disciple, listen to your master. Don't sell the spiritual herbs to those wandering cultivators. Look for the shop of the Green Wood Hall."
"The prices of your spiritual herbs are fixed in the market. Make sure you don't get underpriced."
Then, Ling Zhou's voice carried a tinge of regret. "It's a pity that your Purple Beauty Ginseng is still too young. If it were a thousand - year - old Purple Beauty Ginseng, you'd be rich."
Shen Qing smiled and didn't take Ling Zhou's words to heart.
Discovering the rare Purple Beauty Ginseng in the dense forest had already surprised Shen Qing. Although it was only a hundred - year - old one, it could still fetch a good number of spiritual stones.
The Green Wood Hall was a branch of the Green Wood Sect. The Green Wood Sect was a well - known sect in the cultivation world for its alchemy. The Green Wood Hall was where the Green Wood Sect sold pills and purchased spiritual plants.
The Green Wood Hall offered fair and transparent prices for buying and selling, making it the top choice for many cultivators to buy and sell medicine.
The Green Wood Hall had a large shopfront. Shen Qing found it easily after a little inquiry.
As she walked in, an enthusiastic clerk greeted her and asked eagerly, "Excuse me, fellow cultivator. Are you here to buy or sell?"
Shen Qing sized up the clerk in front of her and found that she couldn't discern his cultivation level. She concluded that he must be at the Golden Core stage or above.
"Sell."
The clerk took out a wooden sign with a number on it with a smiling face and guided Shen Qing to the other side.
Meanwhile, Shen Chuyun waited outside the Green Wood Hall with a sour look on her face.
After walking through a long corridor, Shen Qing came to a door. A beautiful female cultivator stood in front of it.
After checking Shen Qing's wooden sign, the female cultivator opened the door.
"Fellow cultivator, please wait in the main hall. Later, when your number is called in one of the rooms, please enter that room. After the transaction is completed, leave from the other side of the corridor."
"May your transaction go smoothly. Please."
Shen Qing entered the main hall and found that there were already a large number of cultivators sitting there. The whole hall was bustling.
Opposite the main hall were rooms numbered A, B, C, D, etc.
Shen Qing found a quiet corner and quietly observed the cultivators in the hall.
Some were dressed in luxurious clothes. Shen Qing could tell at a glance that they were probably disciples of some sects.
Most of these sect disciples came and went alone, with the typical arrogance on their faces.
Most of the wandering cultivators huddled together to chat, sharing where they had picked what kind of herbs.
The herbs that these wandering cultivators could pick were mostly of similar value, so there were no conflicts among them. Instead, having one more friend meant having one more source of information.
Cultivators came and went. Finally, Shen Qing heard her number being called from one of the rooms.
Shen Qing picked up her wooden sign and pushed open Room D.
There was a counter in the room. A smiling female cultivator sat behind the counter, and there was a stool in front of it.
As soon as Shen Qing sat on the stool, the female cultivator spoke.
"The Green Wood Hall is focusing on purchasing Ice Crystal Grass, Rush Grass, and Purple Beauty Ginseng this month. We won't accept spiritual herbs below the middle - grade level. Please take out the spiritual herbs you want to sell and place them on the counter."
Shen Qing didn't have Ice Crystal Grass or Rush Grass, but she had Purple Beauty Ginseng.
It seemed that this ginseng could fetch a good price.
Shen Qing selected the spiritual herbs above the middle - grade level with good appearance and placed them on the counter one by one, but she didn't take out the Purple Beauty Ginseng.
She wanted to see the price offered by the Green Wood Hall first and then take it out.
When the female cultivator saw that the spiritual herbs Shen Qing took out were of good appearance, her smile grew wider.
"Two Fire - Repelling Herbs, five top - grade spiritual stones; ten Ginger Tree Spiritual Fruits, one middle - grade spiritual stone each; Heavenly Cicada Spiritual Liquid, one top - grade spiritual stone..."
As Shen Qing listened, she knew that the price offered by the Green Wood Hall was indeed fair, much higher than she had expected.
After Shen Qing entered the room, the female clerk who was making the price offers immediately guessed that she must be a disciple of some sect.
Seeing that her spiritual herbs were indeed better than those brought by some wandering cultivators, she didn't try to underprice them and generously reported the prices.
"Fellow cultivator, the spiritual herbs you brought are worth a total of 201 top - grade spiritual stones and 80 middle - grade spiritual stones."
"Please check if there are any problems. If not, please sign your name here. The transaction will be completed."
Shen Qing nodded and signed her name satisfactorily.
After getting the spiritual stones, the female clerk was about to see Shen Qing out when Shen Qing took out a box from her storage bag.
"Wait. I have another spiritual herb here. It's the one you're looking for. Could you please appraise it?"
The female clerk opened the box curiously. When she saw the Purple Beauty Ginseng surrounded by purple aura inside, her eyes widened instantly.
Shen Qing was also stunned.
The Purple Beauty Ginseng in the box was completely different from the one she had dug out. She had estimated that it was only about six hundred years old.
But the Purple Beauty Ginseng surrounded by purple aura in the box was clearly over a thousand years old.
"F... Fellow cultivator, you've come at a good time!"
The female clerk was so excited that she could hardly speak clearly. She put down the box and walked excitedly into the corridor behind the counter, saying something with a sound - transmitting talisman.
"Little disciple, how about it? This is a surprise from your master."
"Master! How did you do this?!"
Ling Zhou chuckled. "The time in the small space passes much faster. I tried planting the ginseng in the spiritual spring, and unexpectedly, it really started to grow."
Shen Qing was confused. "Spiritual spring? When did the space have a spiritual spring?"
Ling Zhou was also confused. "It's behind the small wooden house. Don't tell me you've never known about it."
Shen Qing fell silent.
She really didn't know.
Anyway, this was truly a pleasant surprise.
A moment later, an old man with a gray beard came over and excitedly invited Shen Qing to a more elaborately decorated room.
As soon as they were seated, the old man couldn't wait to see the Purple Beauty Ginseng in Shen Qing's hand.
"Fellow cultivator, I heard that you have a thousand - year - old Purple Beauty Ginseng. To be honest, we've been trying to buy one for several years, but we haven't been able to get one in good condition."
"If your Purple Beauty Ginseng is in good condition, the price is not an issue."
Seeing this, Shen Qing's heart also burned with excitement.
The box was opened. When the old man saw the Purple Beauty Ginseng surrounded by purple aura, he was so excited that he couldn't sit still.
"Good! Good! This is truly a thousand - year - old Purple Beauty Ginseng!"
"The young master has a chance of being saved!"
The young master?
Qing Qing, the young master of the Green Wood Hall, was a well - known alchemy cultivator among the younger generation.
But many years ago, he accidentally ingested a相克 poison while refining pills, which left him bedridden.
Although the Purple Beauty Ginseng couldn't detoxify, it was a good medicine for cleansing the marrow and solidifying the soul. Shen Qing didn't understand alchemy, but if the old man said it was important, it must be.
After the excitement, the old man looked at Shen Qing hesitantly, as if regretting being so excited in front of Shen Qing, fearing that she would ask for an exorbitant price.
"Old man, as long as the price is reasonable, I won't bargain."
To reassure the old man, Shen Qing spoke first.
The old man stroked his beard and nodded. Then he pondered for a moment and held up two fingers.
"Fellow cultivator, would 2,000 top - grade spiritual stones be enough?"