Killing God - Chapter 15

Chapter 15 Sunflower
Not far away from him, the vendor rogue cultivator and the skeletal-shaped eccentric were still arguing endlessly over the value and even the price of the yellow crystal stone. Meanwhile, Shen Shi was squatting in front of the stall next door, staring at the spiritual herb in a daze.

“Hey, young master, you’ve been looking at that Tian Luo leaf for a long time. Do you want to buy it or not?”

An impatient voice rang out in front of Shen Shi. It was the stall owner of the stall he was squatting at. He looked at the youth with an unhappy expression.

Shen Shi regained his senses and couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed. He laughed dryly, stood up, took two steps back, and walked to the side as if nothing had happened. The stall owner snorted coldly and muttered to himself, “All day long, I have encountered this kind of poor ghost who only looks and doesn’t buy penniless. When can I encounter that kind of rich man whose spirit crystal is like rain and is not worth money! Sigh …”

Shen Shi did not hear the stall owner’s disdainful evaluation. However, even if he heard it, he could not say anything. At this moment, he was expressionless. He casually walked around again, and then unconsciously walked back. However, this time, he stopped in front of the neighboring stall.

After a while, the bargaining stall owner and the skeleton-like eccentric finally seemed to have reached a barely acceptable agreement. Both sides made a step back, and in the end, the transaction was completed at the price of four spirit crystals.

Seeing the eccentric’s painful expression, the others felt even more horrified. They took out four shiny spirit crystals from their bosoms and handed them to the stall owner. Then, they took the yellow crystal stone and gently touched it twice. Then, they hid it in a cloth bag on their waist. Then, they turned around and left.

During this process, Shen Shi silently watched and did not say anything. Only when the eccentric walked away did he walk to the stall and glanced at the other spirit materials. His gaze swept past the other spirit materials and finally stopped on the small pot that was still lying on the ground.

It was an old jar. It looked like it had just been dug out of the soil. There was still some dirt on the jar’s body. The small jar was about half a foot tall. The jar’s mouth was sealed. The jar’s body was mottled with holes, and there were traces of erosion everywhere. Even the patterns originally engraved on the jar became blurry and difficult to recognize. Only a few places could barely be seen.

Shen Shi took a closer look and didn’t see anything strange about this small jar. It looked like it was really an old jar that was somewhat old. At this moment, the stall owner reached out to lift the small jar. He glanced at Shen Shi and grinned. “What’s wrong, young master? Do you like the jar?” He said.

Shen Shi smiled. He did not say anything. After hesitating for a moment, he reached out to pick up the small jar. The weight on his hand was slightly heavy. He did not know whether it was the weight of the jar itself or what was sealed inside the small jar. However, the rough feeling coming from his palm showed that the small jar had indeed been corroded badly.

Seeing that Shen Shi didn’t say anything, However, he picked up the small jar and examined it carefully. Sure enough, he seemed to be interested in this tattered thing that no one paid attention to all year round. The stall owner instantly became excited and smiled. “Young Master really has a good eye. This thing is not an ordinary item. It was dug up with great difficulty in an ancient tomb in ‘Hong Zhou’ a few years ago. In the middle of it, I even encountered a few ghosts and ghosts. I almost died in that ancient tomb.” “How is it? This thing isn’t bad. My old duke has always been sincere. He only sells you ten spirit crystals.”

The corner of Shen Shi’s mouth twitched. Without another word, he directly put the small jar back on the ground and stood up to leave.

The stall owner hurriedly stopped him and laughed dryly, “Little Young Master, what are you doing? We have a lot to discuss, let’s discuss it properly …”

Shen Shi snorted and turned around reluctantly. He said unhappily, “Don’t look at my young age and deliberately deceive me.”

A wisp of joy quietly flashed past the stall owner’s eyes. He thought to himself, “Is this really a rich young master from an aristocratic family?” What he said was also true. Normally, no one would ask for a single glance at this tattered jar even if it was left here for a few months. True rogue cultivators only paid attention to those spirit materials that were crucial to cultivation, such as spirit herbs, spirit ores, pills, and even ancient books. Who would have the leisure to look at this inconspicuous jar? It was precisely this kind of rich and foolish young master from an aristocratic family that liked these inexplicable antiques!

The smile on the stall owner’s face became warmer and warmer. He looked at Shen Shi with a smile and said, “Young Master, you’re joking. My old duke is not the kind of person who lies to others. If you really like this small jar, can you give us a price and we can discuss it?”

Shen Shi pondered for a moment before frowning slightly. It was as if his determination was still undecided. He could not come to a conclusion as to what this tiny jar was. After hesitating, he picked up the tiny jar again and looked around in his hand. Finally, he slowly stood up and his gaze fell on the bottom of the tiny jar.

It was about half the size of a palm, It was also eroded very badly, As a result, the pattern carved here had become blurry. However, compared to the jar, the bottom of the jar might be slightly better because it was covered on the ground, so the damage was not that serious. Thus, after carefully identifying it, Shen Shi could still vaguely see half of the sunflower pattern with three leaves on it.

This was only half of it. In the other half, where it had been corroded to the point where it was already unrecognizable, there were faintly some lines. It looked like there were still a few leaves, but it was impossible to see them clearly.

The stall owner was rather patient. Even if Shen Shi stared at the small pot for a long time, he did not show any signs of impatience. He was much better than his neighbor next door. He just smiled and said, “How is it, Young Master? Did you see anything?”

Shen Shi remained silent, but he was hesitant in his heart. This pattern was too damaged to be seen clearly. However, looking at the distribution of the patterns, apart from the three sunflower leaves that he could recognize, it seemed that he could barely draw four more leaves in the remaining space.

Perhaps, this is really the pattern of a seven-leaved sunflower …

Shen Shi silently looked at the small pot in his hand. He subconsciously gripped it tightly with his fingers. After a moment, he slowly put the small pot back.

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In the long and distant past, It was so long ago that even the people of today had long forgotten about it, Ten thousand years ago, there was a pattern of the Seven Leaves Golden Sunflower that intimidated the entire Primordial Chaos World. The hundred races admired and respected it. This was because this gorgeous and dazzling golden emblem belonged to the master of that era, the supreme ruler of Demon race, the master of the Heavenly Yao Royal Court, and the Demon Emperor’s bloodline.

The time when the Heavenly Yao Royal Court ruled over the Primordial Chaos Realms was much longer than the time when the human race ruled over Primordial Chaos Realms. It was said that there were at least 40,000 years of recorded history. However, after the human demon war in the past, Demon race suffered a great defeat. The once glorious Heavenly Demon Royal Court collapsed in the sea of flames and blood. From then on, everything in Demon race was like ashes, dissipating into the dust of the past.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, a volume of history that once recorded the history of Demon race, After so many years, it had almost disappeared. The human race ruled over the Primordial Chaos Realm. One thing to remember was that Demon race had once cruelly enslaved the human race in the past. In the end, the human race rose to prominence and drove the evil Demon race back to the Demon Realm, destroying the Yin Nether Pagoda. From then on, it was imprisoned in the Demon Realm and would never return.

Time is the most ruthless, no matter how glorious you were in the past, thousands of years, you still turned into dust and clouds, leaving few traces behind. Adding on the fact that most of the historical books were missing and destroyed, not many people in the world still remembered the Seven Leaves Golden Sunflower back then. When Shen Shi was on the first floor of Xilu City, Yin Prefecture, by chance, when he was identifying some ancient spirit materials, he was somewhat puzzled. He flipped through the scrolls and searched, and accidentally saw a few words mentioning this emblem.

No matter what, the demon race had ruled this world for a long time. Even though 10,000 years had passed since then, in some inconspicuous corners, they could occasionally unwittingly discover a few faint words.

However, just how many leaves of this broken pattern were still invisible. At the same time, the dazzling color that once belonged to the Seven-Leaf Golden Sunflower had fallen off completely and was not visible in the slightest after a long time.

Could it be that he was mistaken?

Shen Shi hesitated in his heart. After all, he had never seen the real Seven-Leaf Golden Sunflower Medallion before. Everything depended on speculation, but if it was indeed the Seven-Leaf Golden Sunflower Medallion, the origin of this small jar would not be simple.

One had to know that the pattern of the Seven-leaved Golden Sunflower symbolized the supreme imperial power of the Heavenly Yao Royal Court, Traditionally, only direct descendants of the Demon Emperor bloodline could be used. There was only one reason for the seven-leaf golden sunflower pattern on such a small jar. That was because the stall owner had been lucky enough to discover the tomb of a certain Demon Emperor from a long time ago, and this small jar was clearly one of the burial objects.

But …

Shen Shi raised his head and glanced at the stall owner in front of him. He had a wide face and big ears, and a fleshy face. Although he was smiling at this moment, it seemed that there was still some ferocious aura in his eyes. It didn’t seem like he was a particularly lucky person.

Perhaps it was the burial object of a certain generation of Heavenly Yao Monarchs, a treasure that was once worthy of being buried after the death of the rulers of the entire Primordial Chaos World. Could it really be this inconspicuous jar in front of him?

Shen Shi looked at the stall owner expressionlessly. The stall owner looked at Shen Shi and smiled.

“A spirit crystal.” Shen Shi said indifferently.

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The stall owner’s expression suddenly turned ugly. He rolled his eyes and said, “Little Young Master, your bargaining is too fierce.”

Shen Shi shook his head and said, “This thing is not worth much.”

The stall owner snorted and said, “Little Young Master, just go out and ask. How many years has my old duke been setting up a stall here? He has always been innocent and honest … Uh, what kind of expression is this?”

Shen Shi looked at him with a faint smile. A moment later, he lowered his voice slightly and said, “Yellow crystal stone. Its color is orange and bright. It is high-grade with a pure scarlet yellow color. If there are any mixed colors mixed within, there will definitely be impurities and foreign bodies. Its usefulness will be greatly reduced. It cannot be refined into artifacts, nor can it be refined into pills. No …”

“Enough.” The stall owner’s expression changed drastically. He stared at Shen Shi and remained silent for a long time.

Shen Shi smiled and said, “I can see that there are at least three black and gray pieces on the yellow crystal stone you sold just now.”

The stall owner sized up Shen Shi from head to toe and frowned, “I can’t tell that you have such eyesight at such a young age.”

Shen Shi smiled and didn’t say anything. He just repeated, “Sell me a spirit crystal, right?”

The stall owner was silent for a moment, and Kuo’s expression changed. Then, he suddenly revealed a smile and said, “Little Young Master, what do you think this jar is?”

Shen Shi shook his head and said, “I don’t know. I just like it.”

The stall owner glanced at him and slowly curled his lips. Suddenly, he said, “I won’t sell it anymore.”

Shen Shi was stunned and asked, “What?”

The vendor named Old Marquis smiled and said, “Little Young Master, I see that you have a unique eye. I’m afraid you’re a disciple of an aristocratic family with extraordinary background.” However, since you have such foresight, I will believe you once. I will take this thing back and study it myself. Right or left, you are only willing to give me one spirit crystal. I will bet on this thing once. “What do you think?”

Shen Shi was silent for a moment. He looked at the vendor’s old duke. The old duke’s face was filled with color. He extended his hand and slowly took the small jar back, placing it in front of him. A trace of cunning flashed across his eyes. Shen Shi took a deep breath and slowly stood up. He knew that he was still too young and inexperienced. He wanted to rely on his own eyesight to obtain treasures from others, but he didn’t know that he wasn’t the only smart person in this world.

At this moment, he suddenly recalled the words he had warned his father, Shen Tai, back in Xilu City.

There are countless heroes in this world, and the elites of the world gathered on the path of cultivation. There will always be people who are smarter and more powerful than you.

Smart as you are, this sentence is the one you are talking about right now …

Even an ordinary loose cultivator stall owner was enough to ruthlessly deal with him. In the past, he was really a frog in a well. Shen Shi did not say anything else, but read his father’s warning deeply in his heart. This time, he had to engrave it in his heart. After that, Shen Shi took one last glance at the small jar and turned around to walk away.

Behind him, the vendor smiled complacently.

One step, two steps, three steps, four steps … Although he didn’t turn around, Shen Shi still felt a little hot on his face. Perhaps that was the youth’s temperament. Even though he knew that it was his fault, he still couldn’t help but be angry. He was angry at the cunning stall owner and also angry at himself.

Just as he was about to take the fifth step and prepare to leave this stall that gave him a strong sense of defeat, an extremely strange and feminine voice suddenly came from behind him. It made people feel a little frightened and said,

“Boss, that piece of yellow jingshi just now is a little small. I want to ask you if you have any other stock. I’ll buy some more.”

Shen Shi’s footsteps suddenly stopped.