Immortal Path Space

Chapter 327: Hua Xue Valley Marketplace

Once all the houses were constructed, Hu Jian retrieved a large quantity of raw materials from the Inner Valley's storage and handed them over to the hands of Outer Valley cultivators.

In this chaotic world, finding something to do and having the opportunity to support oneself was extremely rare and precious.

These materials were quickly refined into various resources such as pills, talismans, magical weapons, and more.

Hu Jian collected these resources, deposited them in the storage, and then had the trading caravans take them to various influential forces for trade, exchanging them for a substantial amount of goods and Spirit Stones.

As the trading caravans traveled through the lands, a piece of news began to spread throughout the Cultivation World.

It was said that outside of Hua Xue Valley, a temporary marketplace had been established, and it would open on the first and fifteenth day of each month.

As for the name Hua Xue Valley, it was none other than Wang Hong's Mountain Valley base.

During the last Fellowship Alliance battle, more than three hundred cultivators attacked Mountain Valley, and over two hundred of them fell victim to the Red Powder Skull Flower's poison.

In front of everyone's eyes, these two hundred-plus cultivators turned into black liquid at the entrance of Mountain Valley, seeping into the ground.

In the accounts passed down by many cultivators, this Mountain Valley's name became synonymous with blood and bones.

It was rumored that the items traded in Hua Xue Valley's Marketplace would mainly consist of second-tier Spiritual Objects, with a large number of second-tier talismans, pills, spiritual weapons, and other items available for sale.

After this news spread, various small and medium-sized forces were tempted, but they currently lacked the ability to participate in such trades.

They were isolated and vulnerable, and if they dared to participate in the trading, they would likely be robbed along the way.

The only ones capable of participating in the trade were the active Treasure Hunters in the vicinity.

This piece of news quickly caused a stir among the Treasure Hunters community.

Although Treasure Hunters plundered great wealth, consumable Spiritual Objects were just that—consumable. They didn't possess the skills for refinement, so even if they had a lot, they would eventually run out.

It wasn't easy for Treasure Hunters to trade away the vast amount of wealth in their possession.

Azure Void City wouldn't allow Treasure Hunters inside, and other forces dared not open their gates to trade with them.

This resulted in an accumulation of wealth in the hands of Treasure Hunters, most of which they couldn't use themselves.

Their Storage Bags continued to multiply, filled with items they couldn't use. The hard-earned loot became somewhat of a burden.

The temporary trading marketplace in Hua Xue Valley seemed tailor-made for them.

When the fifteenth day of this month arrived, Hua Xue Valley's temporary marketplace opened for the first time. Hu Jian even organized some events to attract nearby cultivators.

Hu Jian also specifically retrieved the female cultivators Wang Hong had taken from Azure Void City from Xu Lun's hands.

These female cultivators were all charming, responsible for welcoming guests at the valley entrance and various shops.

However, after the marketplace opened, it did not witness the expected grandeur.

Only a few Foundation Building cultivators strolled through the marketplace, and they weren't in a hurry to make purchases. Instead, they roamed around, scrutinizing their surroundings.

It wasn't until the end of this temporary trading marketplace event that these cultivators made a few modest purchases.

These Treasure Hunters weren't uninterested in the abundance of Spiritual Objects in the marketplace. They simply had a certain level of caution in their hearts.After all, Hua Xue Valley had a fearsome reputation, and everyone spoke of it with trepidation. Moreover, the East Zhou Trading Caravan had always been unfriendly to Treasure Hunters.

They were afraid that if they participated, they might be targeted and robbed by the East Zhou Trading Caravan. After all, each of them was a walking treasure trove, and anyone who saw them would be envious.

As a result, when the Marketplace opened for the first time, very few people dared to trade there. Considering the East Zhou Trading Caravan's penchant for violence and pillaging, anyone could be a target in the eyes of Treasure Hunters.

Therefore, the major treasure-hunting forces only sent one or two representatives into the Marketplace, engaging in only symbolic transactions.

When these individuals safely returned from the Hua Xue Valley Marketplace, the Treasure Hunters weren't any happier. They didn't know if this was a trap set by the East Zhou Trading Caravan. If it was, they couldn't risk trading there.

However, if they didn't participate in the temporary Marketplace trade, they would watch the second-tier Spiritual Objects slip through their fingers, unable to become their own. It was a frustrating situation.

During the second opening of the Hua Xue Valley Marketplace, slightly more cultivators came to trade, but the volume of transactions only increased slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Hu, our Marketplace business is extremely slow. We can't sell many Spiritual Objects in a day. Should we consider changing our line of work?" Meng Song looked at the lackluster Marketplace with a sense of urgency. Many of their outer disciples relied on the Marketplace for their livelihoods.

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist. The time is just not right yet. When the time comes, people will naturally come to trade," Hu Jian said confidently. Second-tier pills, talismans, spiritual weapons, and spiritual wine were all rare treasures even before the Cultivation World turmoil. Now, their numbers were even scarcer.

Treasure Hunters, in their daily activities, had no means of obtaining these items aside from looting.

The turning point in this situation occurred just before the sixth opening of the Marketplace when a group of Treasure Hunters obtained a substance called Moonwatch Rhino urine.

This Moonwatch Rhino was an extremely rare species within the Demon Clan. Its urine had the ability to dispel illusions.

The reason why the reputation of the blood transformation in Hua Xue Valley was so great was mainly due to the horrifying Red Powder Skull Flower poison used by Wang Hong before. It was too terrifying, and its defenses were insurmountable.

This group of Treasure Hunters each dripped a few drops of Moonwatch Rhino urine into their noses and confidently entered the Marketplace.

Empowered by the Moonwatch Rhino urine, they were no longer afraid of Wang Hong's Red Powder Skull Flower poison and began purchasing various second-tier Spiritual Objects in the Marketplace.

For instance, second-tier pills were bought in quantities of hundreds, second-tier spiritual wine was purchased by the pounds, and spiritual weapons were bought by the handful.

These Treasure Hunters almost converted all their idle resources into consumable second-tier Spiritual Objects.

With an abundance of resources, these Treasure Hunters rapidly increased their strength and soon absorbed another group of treasure-hunting teams.

This event had a significant impact on the surrounding area.

Now, they couldn't just watch others obtain a large number of resources and grow stronger. Therefore, during the seventh opening of the Marketplace, a large number of Treasure Hunters flooded in.

These Treasure Hunters went on a buying spree, fearing that if they didn't act quickly, others would snatch everything. The second-tier items in the Marketplace's inventory were quickly depleted, causing this Marketplace event to end early.

From then on, business in the Marketplace began to thrive.

Products produced by Inner Valley and Outer Valley cultivators were exchanged for Spirit Stones or raw materials, then refined and sold to Treasure Hunters.

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