Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan Chapter 2078 1508: The Deal

The spirit seed that Li Zhirui indicated turns out to be far from precious—in fact, it's downright useless.

This spirit seed was originally meant to reach Profound Immortal Rank grade. Yet, for reasons unknown, its outer shell cracked open, causing the vital spiritual mechanism to leak out.

Although a secret technique later sealed it up, the process merely slowed the spiritual mechanism's escape, failing to halt it completely.

To put it simply, though this spirit seed seems valuable on the surface, it's truly teetering on the edge of turning into a dead seed.

By all logic, nobody in their right mind would buy it.

Li Zhirui, however, owns a mysterious space that offers him a strong shot at reviving this spirit seed, enabling it to root and sprout successfully.

Should he succeed, a Profound Immortal Rank Spiritual Object would be his. Even in failure, the loss would be minimal—merely a handful of spirit crystals.

"Two hundred spirit crystals." The vendor never imagined anyone would want the worthless spirit seed he'd tossed out casually, so he promptly named a steep price.

Of course, for a flawless Profound Immortal Rank spirit seed, ten times that amount wouldn't even come close to buying it.

"Too expensive." Considering this spirit seed was essentially a dead one already…

Li Zhirui shook his head and declared, "Thirty spirit crystals. If you're unwilling, forget it."

"One hundred, this is at least a Profound Immortal Rank spirit seed..."

"If not, I wouldn't want to pay even ten spirit crystals."

Noticing the vendor's hesitation, Li Zhirui grew impatient and started to turn away.

"Wait! I'll sell it for thirty spirit crystals." Realizing the buyer meant business, the vendor hurriedly agreed with a nod.

After all, if he didn't cash in on the spirit seed's fading value now, once the spiritual mechanism fully vanished, it would become utterly worthless—a dead weight in his space treasure. At least this way, he pocketed thirty spirit crystals.

Without further words, Li Zhirui handed over thirty spirit crystals, tucked the spirit seed into his space, ordered the devil spirits to nurture it carefully, and continued his leisurely walk.

"Excuse me, sir! Do you need any more damaged spirit seeds with dissipating spiritual mechanisms?" The vendor called out abruptly, exposing his real motive.

"Oh?"

Li Zhirui arched an eyebrow and inquired, "Do you have more spirit seeds like this?"

"These useless..."

Catching himself as he saw the buyer's interest in damaged spirit seeds, the vendor rephrased awkwardly, "Spirit seeds, I naturally don't have any more."

"However, I've dealt in commerce for thousands of years. I may not know every soul, but my network among fellow traders is vast. Some have picked up damaged spirit seeds now and then, including Taiyi Tier ones."

"If you're interested, I can reach out to them. Just give me a commission, and we're good."

A sly grin spread across the vendor's face, the picture of a shrewd trader.

"Profound Immortal Rank spirit seeds at thirty spirit crystals, Golden Immortal Rank and Taiyi Tier at two hundred and five hundred each, and Daluo Tier ones no less than five thousand spirit crystals."

After a brief pause, Li Zhirui responded, "Commission starts at five hundred spirit crystals. Bring enough spirit seeds, and it rises. You get seven days. Deal?"

"Alright! It's a deal!" The vendor accepted instantly.

He grasped the subtext: the buyer wouldn't fuss over his purchase costs; fixed prices applied regardless.

Play it smart, and the profits could dwarf his usual Spiritual Object dealings.

"I only want spirit seeds where the spiritual mechanism hasn't fully dissipated, with life still lingering!" Li Zhirui warned, to avoid a flood of dead seeds draining his spirit crystals.

"Of course! I'm an honest merchant who never stoops to trickery," the vendor boasted proudly.

Li Zhirui just smirked in response, saying nothing more.

"Then let's sign the contract."

With a mere thought, Spirit Paper glowing with spirit light materialized in Li Zhirui's grasp, bearing a cloud seal and recording their prior discussion.

This came straight from Chaos Commerce methods.

Moreover, their exchange had stayed private, shielded from prying ears to safeguard both parties.

The vendor inspected it closely, found nothing amiss, and imprinted his aura upon it.

Buzz—

The Spirit Paper abruptly glowed with spirit light, marking the contract's successful formation. It promptly divided into three pieces, each landing in their hands, while Chaos Commerce retained the final one as proof against any future disagreements.

"Then I eagerly await your performance!"

With that said, Li Zhirui whirled around and departed.

"Hmph! Let's see if I can squeeze you completely dry!"

At those words, the vendor bristled with defiance, vowing to unleash his full expertise.

Wasting no time, he abandoned the stall and dashed off elsewhere.

...

Li Zhirui lost all interest in more shopping, opting instead to seek out an inn for rest first.

"Jiu, that deal you just sealed wasn't cheap at all. Got enough spirit crystals to cover it?" Qing Si, silent until now, suddenly piped up with clear curiosity.

"No."

Li Zhirui confessed bluntly. Freshly arrived in The Void, he hadn't gathered much in spirit crystals yet.

Those spirit crystals spent earlier on the Spiritual Objects had mostly come from a senior's rewards through the Purification Principle, leaving him with precious few remaining.