Chapter 100 - Chapter 100: Chapter 95 Rootless Aquatic Plants i (2/2)

The layout wasn’t too different from the Beast Pet Market.

In the Cultivation Market, Elixirs were the most popular, firmly occupying the top spot.

Having been to this market multiple times, Qin Niu was quite familiar with it.

He headed straight for the street where elixirs were sold.

Any cultivation market had two forms of sales; one was to rent a proper shop for business, the other was to set up a street stall.

When it came to trust and reputation, shops certainly had much more to offer.

On both sides of the street, many vendors could be seen hawking various medicinal herbs and special fruits harvested from the mountains.

As for those spirit fruits and spiritual medicines that could greatly enhance one’s cultivation, they were exceedingly rare.

On the other hand, slightly more common special herbs and fruits were abundant.

The mountains were a treasure trove with countless precious materials and rarities.

Inexhaustible and endless in supply.

Some herb pickers, hunters, and woodcutters occasionally stumbled upon strange fruits or medicinal plants in the mountains and brought them back to sell.

Hunters and woodcutters typically had limited discernment and couldn’t identify too many herbs and special fruits.

They only possessed basic knowledge of identifying medicinal plants.

However, the herb pickers were professionals, capable of evaluating various drugs and fruits. While they might not identify everything in detail, they could generally tell at a glance whether a plant was valuable and what effects it might have, being quite accurate in their guesses.

“Ten-year-old ginseng, only one qian of silver money! Available in ample supply, choose as you please.”

“Blood Longevity Peach, that bears fruit only once every three years, five qian of silver money per catty, eating it can prolong life!”

“Water plant with no roots from the deep ravine, ten wen each.”

The vendors were making every effort to sell their products.

Most of them were medicinal herbs and fruits with some special effects.

The price of Blood Longevity Peach was astronomical. Its appearance was like a yellow persimmon, but the flesh inside was blood red.

It was said to nourish blood and vitality, but whether it could actually extend life had no academic basis.

Exaggerating the effects of their goods was a common practice among these traders, aiming to sell their products.

Everyone wanted to solidify and extend their lifespan, and the vendors were capitalizing on this mentality.

Qin Niu, with his Everlasting Spring Technique, had raised his cultivation by two minor realms and had already extended his life by fifteen years.

It was many times more effective than the Blood Longevity Peach.

Therefore, he had no interest in such gimmicky products.

“What’s the use of these rootless water plants?” Qin Niu asked the vendor out of curiosity.

By his age, which was around forty, he was robust and unkempt. His eyes were sharp and keen, and a faint murderous aura emanated from him.

He looked somewhat like a hunter who had spent a long time hunting in the mountains.

Killing too much would naturally form a murderous aura.

For example, a butcher would trigger incessant barking by domestic dogs wherever he went. The aura of death emanating from a butcher made the dogs, which were kept as protectors, feel uneasy, sensing danger, and compelled them to bark non-stop as a warning to their owners.

It was also a way for the dogs to embolden themselves.

“It can purify dirty water. If you have a fish tank or pond at home, planting a few of these can make the water crystal clear and help fish and shrimp grow better,” the man explained patiently to Qin Niu, seeing that he was a distinguished Insect Master.

“Can it grow new shoots after planting?”

“If you’re a high-level farmer, perhaps you could find a way to propagate it. Otherwise, you’ll only maintain the number of plants you have. If you’re worried it won’t be sufficient, you can buy a few more. I can only harvest this water plant once a year, and there aren’t many to begin with. If you miss this chance, you’ll have to wait until next year,” the man explained, despite the obvious attempt to make a sale, but he seemed to be telling the truth.

Such special water plants were either guarded by fierce beasts or grew slowly, only yielding a few each year.

For example, an orchid could only grow a single bulb in a year.

“I’ll take two plants,” Qin Niu decided.

Although Qin Niu now had money, he certainly wouldn’t spend it recklessly.

He planned to grow the two plants in that broken pot to improve the living environment for the little turtle.

He also had another idea.

He wanted to test whether the Everlasting Spring Technique could aid in the growth of these rootless water plants..