"The shops ahead are where we sell rare and precious materials!" Li Yang pointed at the buildings in front.
The Martial Arts Park, though called a park, was actually quite comprehensive, offering items tailored for ancient martial arts practitioners.
"However, these rare and precious materials are not cheap," Li Yang warned.
Yang Feilong nodded in understanding. Even common rare materials were valuable, ranging from hundreds to tens or even hundreds of thousands. While some were cheaper, they were exceptionally rare.
What followed next astonished both Li Yang and Li Hu. Yang Feilong's extravagance left them speechless.
Buy! Buy! Buy!
He bought items priced in the thousands, tens of thousands, and even hundreds of thousands. In just half an hour, Yang Feilong purchased over twenty types of rare materials, with some duplicates.
The shop staff were overjoyed. Such a generous customer was a rare sight, appearing perhaps once a year.
Yang Feilong himself was also thrilled. Many medicinal herbs that were usually hard to find were readily available in this specialized shop within the Martial Arts Park. Since he had found them, he naturally bought them. Perhaps he could find them cheaper elsewhere, but being able to buy them all at once was undeniably convenient.
"I only need one more ingredient, 'Kuxin Vine,' to refine the two elixirs I intend to make!" Yang Feilong mused inwardly. "I thought it would be difficult to gather all the ingredients for those two elixirs, but it turned out to be so easy. I almost have everything!"
"Do you have Kuxin Vine here?" Yang Feilong asked a staff member.
"No," the staff member replied apologetically.
"Alright then! Please pack these materials for me!" Yang Feilong said.
"Sir, the total for these materials comes to 3.34 million. Since your purchase exceeds three million, you are eligible for a 5% discount. After the discount, you will only need to pay 3.173 million," the staff member informed him.
"Swipe my card," Yang Feilong instructed.
Li Yang and Li Hu were awestruck by Yang Feilong's wealth. Spending over three million on medicinal materials in one go was astounding. It explained why he had reached the peak of the Xuanwu realm at such a young age and was considered a peak Xuanwu realm martial artist! Their own family was well-off, but the funds they could access were far less than Yang Feilong's.
"Is it alright if I pick these materials up later after you've packed them?" Yang Feilong asked.
"No problem!" the staff member replied repeatedly. "Serving our customers is our duty. Oh, and here is our store's silver card. Please keep it. For any purchase exceeding one million at any of our chain stores, you will receive a 5% discount!"
Yang Feilong glanced at the card and nodded.
Subsequently, the three of them, Yang Feilong, Li Yang, and Li Hu, left the medicinal herb shop.
"Brother Yang, if I had known you were buying so many herbs, I wouldn't have recommended that shop. While this chain store has a more complete selection, their prices are generally higher than other shops," Li Yang remarked.
"It's not about the money. More importantly, this shop has a comprehensive range of materials!" Yang Feilong chuckled.
"Tsk, tsk, rich people speak with such confidence," Li Yang teased with a smile. "By the way, if you still need to buy medicinal herbs, you can try the street we just passed. You might find Kuxin Vine there. These shops usually offer low prices when buying from collectors, so people often prefer to sell at stalls for a higher price than what the shops offer, while still being cheaper than the shops' selling prices."
"Let's go take a look then!" Yang Feilong said with a smile. He wasn't particularly hopeful that he would find the Kuxin Vine at a street stall.
Whether it was due to his good luck that day, or something else, Yang Feilong's eyes lit up as soon as they reached the street stall area. He spotted a Kuxin Vine displayed at a stall. Not only that, but another item made his heart flutter. He recited a clearing mantra to suppress his excitement.
"Don't miss out! I risked my life in the treacherous Tian Shan mountains to collect these herbs!" the stall owner, a man in his thirties, called out as he saw Yang Feilong and his companions approach.
"Boss, how much for this herb?" Yang Feilong asked.
"This is Kuxin Vine. It's rarely seen on the market..." the stall owner began his lengthy explanation.
"Just give me the price!" Yang Feilong interrupted.
"Two hundred thousand!" the stall owner stated.
"That price is too high. Are you trying to rip off my brother? Make it cheaper!" Li Yang interjected.
"Even at the lowest, it can't be less than one hundred and eighty thousand!" the stall owner gritted his teeth. "You know, even selling it to a shop would only get me fifteen or sixteen thousand. They'll definitely sell it for no less than two hundred thousand!"
The stall owner's words contained a mix of truth and falsehood. The shops only offered him one hundred thousand for it, which was why he chose to sell it privately. It was true that shops would sell it for no less than two hundred thousand, as Yang Feilong had previously bought herbs of similar grade for 220,000.
"One hundred and eighty thousand it is. How would you like to be paid?" Yang Feilong asked.
"How about a bank transfer?" the stall owner asked, overjoyed. He had been prepared to lower the price by another ten or twenty thousand, believing that selling it for over 150,000 would meet his expectations.
"Oh, and can I have this stone too?" Yang Feilong pointed to a fist-sized stone on the stall.
"If you like it, take it. This stone looks decent. I was planning to sell it for a thousand or so," the stall owner said with a smile, afraid Yang Feilong might change his mind. He had examined the stone carefully and found nothing special about it; it was just a normal rock.
Yang Feilong then transferred the money and took the Kuxin Vine and the stone as a gift. As he touched the stone, a surge of excitement coursed through him. "I never imagined I would encounter the 'Huo Xin Shi' that Master mentioned!"
"Huo Xin Shi! That's the main material for refining soul artifacts!"
"Brother Yang, you are too generous with your money. You could have gotten it for two or three thousand less," Li Yang commented.
"Getting it for twenty thousand less would have been enough!" Yang Feilong smiled. "But thank you, Brother Li!"
Honestly, Yang Feilong wasn't against haggling, but he felt he had already made a significant profit. He was content to let the stall owner earn a bit more money; otherwise, he would have felt a pang of guilt.