Chapter 223 – The Whale’s Ingestion of Water Blade (1/2)

Li Qingshan smiled. “Alright, feel free to guess!”

“Looking at your stature, you’re definitely not choosing some regular spiritual artifact that can be controlled. Instead, you’re looking for a heavy weapon suited for close combat specially used by Body Practitioners. Am I correct?”

Li Qingshan’s eyes lit up. He smiled. “Correct! That’s quite impressive of you, little Zhang!” As his strength grew, his demand for a weapon increased as well. He was no longer satisfied with just the Wind-entwining blade, and he had not reached the sixth layer as a Qi Practitioner, so he could not control a mid grade spiritual artifact.

And, even if he did reach the sixth layer, he would not necessarily use a small blade or sword as his main weapon for combat, as his body would definitely reach a whole new level by then. Directly swinging a Wind-entwining blade at someone was much more satisfying than controlling a sword remotely.

As a result, he required a weapon different from the ordinary. Little Zhang managed to tell what he needed with a single glance; he knew that Li Qingshan needed a heavy weapon. That also meant they sold weapons like that, so why wouldn’t he be happy?

Little Zhang also smiled from ear to ear when he heard how Li Qingshan was willing to call him that. He waved his hand gently, and a series of mechanical sounds rang out. The weapon racks actually slid away rapidly, changing directions before coming to a halt.

A weapon rack slid right in front of Li Qingshan. As expected, there were huge swords and axes on there.

Li Qingshan casually weighed a large spear in his hand and asked, “Don’t you have any mid grade spiritual artifacts here?” All of the spiritual artifacts on the rack were low grade.

Little Zhang smiled. “Of course we do!” Regular Qi Practitioners could not afford mid grade spiritual artifacts, so he only brought people to see low grade spiritual artifacts most of the time. He clapped his hand and another weapon rack slid before Li Qingshan. The spiritual artifacts on there shone even brighter. “If you hadn’t come to us, buying a mid grade spiritual artifact for close combat would have been quite difficult.”

Liu Ruping’s eyes immediately lit up. She would receive a commission for items purchased under her guide, so she obviously hoped that Li Qingshan would buy a lot and spend a lot.

This was why she was rather reluctant to receive Li Qingshan as soon as he had walked in, wanting to exchange with someone else. Even among the world of regular people, the way Li Qingshan dressed made him look penniless. Among cultivators, he was the standard for broke. He did not have a single item on him that shone.

But now, she thought, You really can’t judge a book by its cover. Her smile immediately became more sincere.

Li Qingshan looked at the mid grade spiritual artifacts and appeared satisfied as well.

Li Qingshan asked, “How much is it?”

“We’ll be taking only seventy-five spiritual stones for it.”

Li Qingshan gained a rough idea of the price of a mid grade spiritual artifact. If he compared it to exchanging with contribution within the Hawkwolf Guard, it was around the same price. However, he shook his head. “I don’t really know how to use swords.”

Liu Ruping chimed in. “Look at how beautiful this sword is? If you carry it on your back, you’ll definitely look extraordinary.”

Little Zhang shot her a glare. “When it comes to men choosing weapons, it’s even more important to them than choosing a wife. Women shouldn’t butt in.” He could tell that Li Qingshan was a person who actually used a weapon to kill; he was not some young master who came from a sect or clan. He could not be fooled by mere appearances.

Liu Ruping pouted, but as expected, she shut up for good. If you think that you’re capable, try to sell it yourself. It’s just a mid grade spiritual artifact. I don’t even want to waste so many words trying to sell it!

Little Zhang introduced several weapons. None of them were less than a hundred kilograms in weight.

Li Qingshan was very interested. If he could use a heavy weapon like this in battle, he could probably even smash through protective true qi. However, after quite some thought, he suddenly asked, “Do you have any high grade spiritual artifacts?”

Little Zhang was slightly surprised. “Sir, we do have a few high grade spiritual artifacts here, but they’re all treasures of the store. Even at a minimum, they’ll cost several hundred spiritual stones, and they can go for over a thousand spiritual stones. They’re not items that regular Qi Practitioners can see unless they really do plan on buying them.”

Li Qingshan smiled. “If you won’t show them, who’ll buy them? Do you think I’m not actually interested in purchasing them?”

Liu Ruping’s gaze towards Li Qingshan immediately softened. A high grade spiritual artifact was equivalent to ten mid grade spiritual artifacts. It was a rare transaction of quite the size.

Little Zhang studied Li Qingshan and smiled. “Fair enough. Come with me!”

The three of them arrived in a firmly-sealed room. Little Zhang took out something from his hundred treasures pouch. “Please take a look!”