Killing God - Chapter 16

Chapter 16 Small Jar
The stall owner looked at the tall and thin eccentric who had returned to his stall. He sighed and said with a regretful expression, “There’s nothing left. If there was anything else, I would definitely sell you.”

The skeletal-shaped eccentric frowned, his strange face revealing a somewhat depressed expression. He muttered to himself, “That’s all that’s left. If we go to those shops to buy more, they’re all big chunks that refuse to sell. How can this be good?”

The old marquis looked at the eccentric’s expression and his heart trembled. He had been setting up a stall at the Southern Heaven Gate in Floating Cloud City for a few years. He was familiar with this place, so he knew that there were still a few stalls selling this yellow jingshi. However, who would be so kind these days to tell you this news for no reason? On the contrary, if he went to fetch a yellow crystal stone at a low price and sold it to this person, he might even be able to earn one or two spirit crystals.

Just as he was hesitating whether he should call out to the eccentric or not, when he went out to help him find it, he suddenly heard a voice from the side saying, “Boss, I want to buy this small jar.”

The old duke’s expression darkened when he saw this. The youth who had been pestering him for a long time just now returned. He snorted coldly and said, “I’ve said it. I won’t sell it. Kid, hurry up and get out of my way. Don’t stop me from doing business.”

Shen Shi smiled and didn’t say anything else. He only glanced at the skeleton-like eccentric beside him. Suddenly, he turned to the old duke and said, “Boss, I remember that you still had a yellow crystal stone here. Are you still here?”

The old marquis’s expression darkened instantly. At the same time, the eccentric turned to look at Shen Shi in surprise, but he didn’t say anything else. As for Shen Shi, he looked at the stall owner calmly.

The expression on the old duke’s face changed. He narrowed his eyes and stared at Shen Shi. His eyes were already filled with viciousness, but Shen Shi did not seem to notice it. He only looked at him calmly. After a while, the old duke said in a deep voice, “The yellow jingshi has been sold.”

“Oh!” Shen Shi looked at the old marquis. Although he didn’t say anything, he didn’t look at the eccentric beside him anymore. Instead, his gaze indifferently shifted to the small jar.

Then, he took out a spirit crystal from his bosom and smiled. “Boss, if you do a good deed, sell it to me.”

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The crowd below the South Heaven Sect surged. Looking around, there were at least two to three thousand cultivators gathered here, making it very lively. Everyone was immersed in this noisy and lively atmosphere, hoping that they would have a pair of unique eyes and be able to gather one or two dusty treasures from the countless cheap mortal items here.

In the past, Nantian Gate would occasionally have such a legend. They had bought priceless heavenly materials and earth treasures for a very small price. From then on, they had ascended to the heavens and become rich. It was no longer the same as the awkward days in the past. It was one of the dreams in the hearts of many rogue cultivators.

As a result, when Shen Shi casually held a small rough jar in his hand and gathered into the crowd with light footsteps, there were no ripples in the impetuous “river”. For a moment, his figure was no longer visible.

The old marquis hatefully withdrew his gaze from the stall. After he regained his composure, he laughed dryly. He raised his head and forced a smile at the eccentric standing in front of him with a somewhat puzzled expression, “This guest officer, why don’t you wait a moment? I’ll go out and ask for you. Perhaps some of my friends will have some smaller yellow jingshi?”

The eccentric hesitated for a moment before nodding.

Shen Shi did not continue to wander around the Southern Heaven Gate. He still had some sense of propriety. After quickly leaving, he walked all the way to the branch of the Divine Immortal Society in the Southern Treasure Square. He would occasionally look back on the way and confirm that the stall owner had indeed not followed him. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

In front of the branch of the Divine Immortal Association in Liuyun City, the flow of people was as large as ever. It seemed to be more lively than the Southern Heaven Gate. After all, it was an old brand that had been passed down for many years. In the Primordial Chaos world, there was no one who could compare to them. Naturally, the first choice to purchase cultivation spirit materials was to have a flourishing business.

Shen Shi waited outside the shop for a while. Soon, he saw the butcher walk out of the shop. Just as he was about to look around for someone, Shen Shi hurriedly welcomed him and shouted, “Uncle, I’m here.”

When the butcher saw his figure, he smiled. Then, he looked at the small jar in his hand. “Eh?” He asked curiously, “What is this?”

Shen Shi smiled and said, “I was wandering around just now. Seeing that this item looks pretty good, I bought it.”

‘”Not bad” The butcher looked up and down at the small pot and felt that the tattered thing was corroding the old and broken. It was very eye-catching. How could it be said that it was “not bad”? Sure enough, this little fellow had a good father with money since he was young, so he didn’t care much about money anymore.

The butcher gritted his teeth and said, “How much did you spend on this?”

Shen Shi stretched out a finger and said, “A spirit crystal.”

The butcher remained silent for a moment. He thought that this Spirit Crystal Flower was truly unjust. However, it was Shen Shi’s own idea. He was too lazy to say anything. He waved his hand and said, “Alright, it’s getting late. Let’s go back and rest early. We still have to get up early tomorrow to worship Immortal Rock.”

Shen Shi nodded and smiled, “Alright.”

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All the way back to his residence, They were safe and sound, Although the vendor looked unwilling and somewhat angry, as Shen Shi had predicted, there were so many people in Floating Cloud City. Trying to find a youth like him was akin to looking for a needle in a haystack. Moreover, as long as tonight passed, he would follow the butcher to worship Immortal Rock and cultivate in Lingxiao Sect. At that time, with his status as a disciple of Lingxiao Sect, the old marquis would only be a rogue cultivator who set up a stall, so what else could he do to him?

After returning to his residence and wandering around for a day, the butcher still looked energetic and did not show any signs of exhaustion. On the other hand, Shen Shi strolled around the Southern Treasure Workshop for a long time without cultivating any dao techniques. His physical body was still the body of an ordinary youth, and a trace of exhaustion hung on his face.

The butcher glanced at him and told him to go back to his room to rest. In addition, he warned him not to go out again today. After all, going to worship Immortal Cliff tomorrow was a big deal.

Shen Shi naturally nodded and agreed. Then, he returned to his room alone. After closing the doors and windows, he sat down at the table in the room and placed the small jar in his hand on the table.

He gently touched the jar with his fingers. A rough feeling came from his fingertips. Shen Shi rubbed against the dirt several times, causing fine dust and sand to fall one after another, exposing the jar inside. Unfortunately, it still looked like it had been eroded badly. It was impossible to recognize the appearance of the jar from the past.

Shen Shi carefully looked at the jar and carefully wiped off all the dirt that had adhered to it. However, in the end, apart from drawing the conclusion that the jar had really been buried in the dirt for a long time, he could not tell anything else.

At this time, Shen Shi felt a little uneasy. He thought to himself that he might not be smart, but he was mistaken by it. Perhaps he had really bought an ordinary jar that was useless.

Shen Shi rubbed his eyebrows and smiled bitterly. In the end, his gaze landed on the bottom of the small jar. Although it was similarly corroded, there was still about 30% of the area. He could barely see half of the patterns on the sunflower. This was also the most important reason why he insisted on buying it back after hesitation.

This pattern was really something he had seen in ancient books. Was it the Seven Leaves Golden Sunflower Medallion of the Monster Royal Family from ten thousand years ago …

Shen Shi stared at the incomplete pattern for a long time, but he was still unable to make a clear judgment. After a long time, he suddenly gritted his teeth. His heart cared so much about it. In any case, he had bought it back, so he opened it to see what it was. If it was really useless, he could only treat it as a lesson from buying it with a Spirit Crystal.

However, even though he had made up his mind, when he decided to open the small jar, he encountered another problem. This small jar had been sealed from the beginning. Although it was an antique from countless years ago, the lid on the jar seemed to be one with the jar’s body. No matter how hard Shen Shi rotated it, the lid remained motionless.

This … was really troublesome. Shen Shi’s expression couldn’t help but be a little dark. He circled around the small jar for a long time, but in the end, he still couldn’t open it. It was really depressing.

Gritting his teeth, Shen Shi grabbed the small jar and thought that he could just smash it to the ground and break it. However, when he raised the jar in mid-air, an idea suddenly flashed through his heart and he sucked in a breath of cold air. The vendor said that the jar was dug from an ancient tomb. There were even some ghosts and ghosts in the tomb room. If this wasn’t the case, it wouldn’t be like the stories he had heard from the cultivation world since childhood. The jar itself was a magical artifact, and there was a powerful ghost sealed inside, right?

If this were to be released, would he eat himself on the spot …

Once this thought arose, Shen Shi was immediately unable to remain calm. Although he understood that the ghost stories he had heard when he was a child were mostly nonsense, wasn’t this … not afraid of ten thousand? In addition, in the past in the Yin Province, the Xuan Yin Sect was not an open and honest cultivation sect. I heard that there were also some cultivators who were good at controlling ghosts. This kind of rumor circulated endlessly in Xi Lu City, and it was not without reason.

If a ghost was really sealed in this jar, then it would definitely be an old ghost. When I was young, I heard that ghosts and yin creatures seemed to like children and teenagers the most.

Thinking about it like this, Shen Shi gradually felt that his body was a little hairy. The small jar in his hand unknowingly seemed to be much heavier, and he couldn’t hold it anymore.

After hesitating for a moment, he slowly placed the small jar on the edge of the table. In the end, he did not smash it to the ground. He also slowly sat down at the table. His heart was greatly distressed for a moment and he couldn’t help but let out a long sigh.

He didn’t expect that he would buy such a troublesome item when he tried his best to buy the small jar back.

He casually leaned his head against the table and silently looked at the small jar. He was stunned, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but he had no idea at all.

After an unknown amount of time, when he felt a little pain in his brain, a butcher’s cry suddenly came from outside the house, “Little Stone!”

Shen Shi was shocked. He subconsciously stood up and said, “I’m here, what …”

Before he could finish his words, he stood up a little swiftly and violently, but he suddenly touched the table. The small jar that was originally placed beside the table shook and directly fell down. With a “bang”, he fell straight to the ground, and the jar shattered.