Purple Mist Dao Master-Chapter 852 - 559: Sir, You May Not Know!

Fortunately, after the successive eruptions of 'Limit Breaking True Seed' and 'Nine Yang True Seed', Yan Chuan activated the late Fifth Realm's first form of "Wave Riding Micro Steps - Impermanence". He truly possesses the speed of the first layer of the Returning Ruins. With such speed, as long as he is cautious, it is entirely adequate to walk within the first layer of the Returning Ruins.

Yan Chuan set his sights in one direction and went straight forward.

In 'North Mansion', Lu Yuru held the Thousand-mile Mirror, gazing at treasure light in all directions, occasionally reminding Yan Chuan.

The first seventh-rank Divine Weapon was pure luck.

From then on, no such luck, what Lu Yuru saw and what Yan Chuan caught were no more than small oddities of Fourth, Fifth, or at most Sixth Rank. A year ago, these were still 'Treasure', but now, Yan Chuan had long since looked down on Sixth Rank weapons.

However, even though Yan Chuan didn't value or need them—

"They're worth money!"

...

Two hours later, under Lu Yuru's guidance, Yan Chuan caught the sixth odd weapon, starting from the first 'Jingu Bang'; the following six were all odd weapons.

"One seventh-rank."

"One sixth-rank."

"One fifth-rank."

"Three fourth-rank."

Yan Chuan had a broad smile.

Lu Yuru smiled so widely she couldn't close her mouth.

In North Mansion, Wang Zhengyi's 'Demon Ape Avatar' opened his eyes, seeing the six odd weapons in Yan Chuan's hand, rubbed his eyes, almost thinking he saw wrong.

Astonished!

Yan Chuan couldn't help but laugh; he transmitted a voice to ask Wang Zhengyi in North Mansion, "Your Demon Ape Avatar doesn't have the right weapon. I obtained a seventh-rank Divine Weapon 'Jingu Bang' in Returning Ruins, nothing else, just hard and heavy. Do you want it?"

"Of course!" Wang Zhengyi was not polite; he watched Yan Chuan send the 'Jingu Bang' inside, held it and played around with it, unable to part with it. After a long time, he remembered to ask, "You've been in Returning Ruins for just two hours and collected six odd weapons, including a seventh-rank Divine Weapon?!"

Seeing Yan Chuan nod, Wang Zhengyi expressed disbelief: "Are there many treasures in Returning Ruins, and is it just my luck that's bad?"

The same first time entering Returning Ruins—

Magic Child obtained the 'Black God Set'.

Yan Chuan obtained 'Seventh-rank Divine Weapon'.

Only he acquired nothing.

It was too hurting.

"Different fields excel differently, you just focus on fighting." Yan Chuan chuckled at Wang Zhengyi, with Lu Yuru by his side and her pair of Wisdom Eyes, even in Returning Ruins, treasure hunting was easy.

In the relationship between Yan Chuan and Lu Yuru, Yan Chuan held the absolute dominant position. He smiled at Lu Yuru, "The most valuable on this trip to Returning Ruins is the seventh-rank Divine Weapon 'Jingu Bang', just fine, my Demon Ape is missing a handy weapon, so it'll stay, for it to use."

"Alright!" Lu Yuru had no objections at all. Following Yan Chuan's Sixth Grade combat power, and with the ninth-rank combat power of the Demon Ape, she felt secure. She had the "Wisdom Eye," with Yan Chuan and Demon Ape leading her through the Returning Ruins in advance, not fearing lacking treasure.

Wait for Demon Ape to be equipped first.

Then wait for Yan Chuan to be equipped first.

When they both are equipped with a seventh-rank Divine Weapon, it would eventually be her turn.

"I'm not in a rush."

Lu Yuru beamed brightly.

...

The next day.

Yan Chuan took some time to visit Danhu Realm's Five Blessings City. Using the "72 Transformations" to change his appearance and cultivation, he avoided the high entrance fee and successfully entered the city.

Two months later, Five Blessings City was dead silent.

In the past two months, first 'Heavenly Calamity' descended, a massive fire ruthlessly destroyed many people's homes and livelihoods; next came 'Beast Tide,' sweeping through wild mountains and forests, leaving scarcely any place for humans to stand outside. Large cities became the final fortress for everyone from Divine Generals to ordinary people. But a vast city requires various supporting facilities to sustain a population from tens to nearly a million; everything else is secondary, but farmland relates to food, which is crucial.

However.

'Heavenly Calamity' was abrupt.

'Beast Tide' was enduring.

Outside, farmland had long been destroyed; even a few that weren't, who dares to farm in such an environment now?

Moreover, it's September now, what can be sown even if farmed?

"Autumn harvest should be joyful, but now—"

Yan Chuan entered the city, it felt oppressive within.

In a large city like Five Blessings City, there certainly had been plenty of staple grain reserves, but under 'Heavenly Calamity,' high temperatures in those few days caused unknown damage. Whether it could hold up to support Five Blessings City's population, over a million until next year's autumn harvest, is uncertain. Also, next spring, would driving away Beast Tide allow normal spring farming?

Everything is unknown.

Watching 'Beast Tide' rampage, worrying over next year's spring sowing and autumn harvest, even today and tomorrow's rations, grain prices in Five Blessings City soared. Clearly, an autumn harvest season, yet people were starving to death, beyond ironic.

"What a sin!"

Yan Chuan exclaimed, not in a hurry to find Ding Xiang and Situ Fei, he directly headed to Feiyu Trading Company to sell odd weapons.

...

"Fourth Rank spear, 3.2 Primordial Pill."

"Fourth Rank giant bow, 2.8 Primordial Pill."

"Fourth Rank long sword, 3.4 Primordial Pill."

...

Yan Chuan frowned: "Isn't the purchase price too low?"

Fourth Rank weapons at major trading houses generally sell for about 5 Primordial Pills. Previously, the purchase price indeed was lower than selling price, about 95-90 percent, but today when Yan Chuan came, the purchase price was pushed down to 70-60 percent, it's outrageous.

"Mister doesn't know." Feiyu Trading Company's attendant smiled in service, explaining to Yan Chuan, "Post-disaster economy downturn, 'Beast Tide's lasting rampage caused many Essence Stone mines to stop production, leading to shortage of Essence Stone and Primordial Pill. Therefore, it's the appreciation of Essence Stone, not the depreciation of odd weapons."

This made sense.

For Postnatal Realm, Innate Realm, especially Innate Realm, demand for Essence Stone was great; daily cultivation consumed large amounts. Originally, when peace reigned over Four Seas, Essence Stone mines ran at full capacity with daily exploiting massive amounts supplying Essence Stone. Essence Stone's output, reserves, and consumption maintained a dynamic balance, keeping Essence Stone's value and purchasing power relatively stable.

But after Heavenly Change, everything changed.

Essence Stone output dwindled.

Yet Martial Artist's demand for Essence Stone didn't diminish; moreover, large cities, for safeguarding against 'Beast Tide' impact, and staving off 'Heavenly Calamity's resurrection, stored more Essence Stone for array consumption, even presently consuming it.

Post-disaster—

Essence Stone output plummeted to the bottom.

Essence Stone demand and consumption surged to peak.

One rises as the other falls.

Essence Stone value skyrocketing is inevitable.

"If Mister had come two days ago, an extra two thousand Essence Stone might have been possible; if yesterday, an extra few hundred Essence Stone; but today, it's this price. If waiting until tomorrow or even later today to come, it might drop even more."

"Post-disaster odd weapons are easy to find, Essence Stone hard to acquire."

The attendant's rhetoric seemed familiar.

Yan Chuan didn't fall for it; he turned starboard with odd weapons, eyeing Feiyu Trading Company's area selling odd weapons. Upon looking closely, well, although claiming Essence Stone appreciation led to disguised depreciation of odd weapons, but Feiyu Trading Company's odd weapons marked prices not only stayed on the standard line but seemed to have increased?

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