Ethereal World: Vicious Cannon Fodder's Immortality Road

"Stall owner, how much is this?" Many demons, especially female demons, were intrigued by the hairpin.

"Twenty sky-grade spirit stones," the stall owner’s lips curled into a greedy smile. He didn’t hesitate to increase the price.

The demons frowned, hesitating at the steep cost.

"A magical tool that can double the absorption of demonic spiritual energy is worth a fortune. Guests, do you hesitate to buy such a rare treasure, one that exists only once in this world?" The stall owner caressed the jade hairpin, and even more demonic energy gathered around him.

Those who had initially hesitated immediately started competing for it.

"I came first!"

"Get out of the way! I was here before you!"

"Stall owner, I’ll offer a higher price, twenty-one sky-grade spirit stones!"

"If you can raise the price, so can I! I’ll offer twenty-five sky-grade spirit stones!"

More and more demons joined the bidding war, and the higher the price rose, the wider the stall owner’s evil grin became. The scene was lively and intense.

"A bunch of ignorant!" Bu Si Shu’s cold voice instantly silenced the crowd.

"What do you mean?" The demons immediately turned their glares toward him. If he couldn’t explain why he called them ignorant, they wouldn’t let him off so easily.

"Oh, it’s just these three people." The stall owner sneered. "If you don’t want to buy, then stop interfering with other people’s interests. Are you poor and assuming no one else can afford it?"

The surrounding demons, noticing the three figures in black cloaks, gave them dismissive glares.

"Spirit stones? We have plenty," Bing Xue chuckled softly. His casual tone sent a chill down the stall owner’s spine, filling him with a bad premonition.

"What are you implying?" The stall owner suddenly became cautious.

"What if, after I buy it, its magical effect disappears after just one day? Will you guarantee that its power lasts forever? I won’t waste my sky-grade spirit stones on a product that only enhances demonic energy absorption for a short time." Bing Xue smirked.

The stall owner visibly panicked for a moment before quickly regaining his composure. "It does gather demonic energy, but only for a limited time each day. I can’t guarantee how long it will last after multiple uses, but spending your spirit stones on such a treasure won’t put you at a disadvantage."

His reasoning seemed logical at first.

"You’re not even sure how long it lasts, yet you dare set such a high price? What if, after two uses, it becomes useless? I’d rather spend that amount on something actually valuable. Besides, twenty sky-grade spirit stones contain an enormous amount of demonic energy, I could just absorb that directly instead." Bu Si Shu tossed a cherry into his mouth, laughing mockingly.

The stall owner began sweating profusely, Bu Si Shu’s words made far more sense than his own excuses.

"Stall owner, if you can’t guarantee its long-term function, we won’t buy it."

More and more demons began leaving, reconsidering the so-called "advantages" of this deal.

"But it also brings good fortune!" the stall owner desperately argued, raising his voice. "Look! I wore it, and a crowd immediately gathered, eager to buy it from me. Isn’t this proof of its luck-gathering ability? Every cultivator, every race, needs luck to pursue immortality! Are you sure you want to pass up the opportunity to increase your luck?"

Those who had already turned to leave suddenly froze, their eyes widening. How did they forget about that?!

Seeing their hesitation, the stall owner regained his arrogant smirk. "If I weren’t short on spirit stones, I wouldn’t even sell this jade hairpin for such a cheap price."

More and more demons felt that the hairpin was actually worth buying.

"What luck? People gathered only because they believed the hairpin’s magical effects were worth their spirit stones. But now, they’re leaving because they realize it isn’t. What does that have to do with luck?" A beautiful voice rang out. Shenlian Yingyue stepped forward, "And another thing, didn’t you originally set the price at ten sky-grade spirit stones? Why did you suddenly raise it to twenty?"

Silence.

The smarter demons immediately caught on. Their gazes turned sharp with anger, "Liar! You twist the truth and manipulate us! You intentionally increased the price just to cheat us!"

The stall owner turned pale.

Any magical tool had a fixed price based on its actual value. By randomly raising the price, he had exposed himself, the jade hairpin wasn’t truly magical.

One by one, the demons walked away. None of them wanted to waste another second on him.

"It looks like no one wants your merchandise anymore. How about selling it to us instead?" Shenlian Yingyue blinked playfully.

Bing Xue chuckled softly. He loved when she was smart and lively like this.

The stall owner, now completely helpless, clenched his teeth. "Fine! I’ll sell it!"

"One best-grade spirit stone," Shenlian Yingyue stated.

(100 high-grade spirit stones = 1 best-grade spirit stone.)

"What did you say?!" The stall owner’s jaw dropped.

"Ten high-grade spirit stones," she repeated, unfazed.

"Nonsense! How can you lower the price so much?!" He almost coughed up blood from rage.

"This is just a normal magical hairpin. If you don’t want to sell it, we can find plenty of similar ones at other stalls." Shenlian Yingyue shrugged nonchalantly.

"Y-You,!!!" The stall owner was so furious he clutched his chest.

"Sell or not?" Bu Si Shu asked impatiently.

"Sell!" The stall owner gritted his teeth. Something is better than nothing.

Just as the stall owner was about to hand over the hairpin to Shenlian Yingyue,

"Wait! I’ll give you ten sky-grade spirit stones for it!" A graceful voice echoed through the crowd.

A stunning woman stepped forward, accompanied by a cheerful young man.

The stall owner’s eyes lit up.

But before anyone could react,

Shenlian Yingyue immediately stuffed the spirit stone into his palm and snatched the black jade hairpin.

Everyone, " ,,, "

"You already agreed to sell it to us. Don’t go back on your word." Shenlian Yingyue casually put the black jade hairpin away, or rather, she handed it to Xuan.

Everyone’s lips twitched.

Xuan, the black bracelet on her wrist, absorbed the black jade hairpin. It glowed faintly, though no one noticed.

"Huang Ying Yue, you can’t bully people like this." Di Xiuyu narrowed her eyes slightly.

"When did I bully anyone?" Shenlian Yingyue blinked, confused.

"You gave him such a low price, how do you expect him to make a living?" Di Xiuyu frowned.

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"So, I’m the villain now?" Shenlian Yingyue nodded thoughtfully.

"It’s good that you know." The stall owner sneered. "This fairy, thank you for saving me." He turned to Di Xiuyu with gratitude.

"As living beings, we should show kindness to others." Di Xiuyu smiled.

"Since you care so much, how about you buy everything from his stall? Maybe even pay him five times the original price?" Shenlian Yingyue gestured toward the countless items on display.

Di Xiuyu, "...."

Everyone, "...."