(For free.) However, the stone was not smooth as a mirror. On its surface were carved various textures, and Ye Feng bowed his head to observe carefully. They were strips of textures similar to symbols, very complex, and Ye Feng didn't recognize them at all.
The entire vast land is covered with such patterns, which seem to be both naturally formed and intentionally created. However, some places on the surface have already been damaged by the ruthless passage of time, while others are overgrown with moss-like fungal hyphae.
Master Yu's gathering grew larger and larger, yet no one left, and Ye Feng had no clear purpose. Seeing that everyone was still there, Ye Feng also stayed put, not moving. Deep down in his heart, he still hoped for a miracle to occur, perhaps making up for the loss of the thirteen top-grade Pure Crystals.
As time passed, about a thousand monks gathered here.
Ye Feng saw several familiar faces, such as Wan Tianzhen who had entered the Small World before him, and Lv Pingjiang of the Wudang Sect were all there, and they also held a map in their hands, apparently they had all been deceived by Old Blind Man.
This made Ye Feng feel a lot better, being able to deceive a thousand people showed that the old blind man's scamming skills were impressive and worth learning from. As a lone cultivator from another world, Ye Feng believed that cheating, deceiving, and stealing were essential skills, even more practical and valuable than some magical artifacts or high-level cultivation methods. Just this scene alone made Ye Feng feel that the thirteen top-grade pure crystals hadn't been wasted.
"Everyone arrived early!" The old blind man suddenly appeared in the open space.
"You dare to show up!" A monk shouted loudly, about to retrieve the crystal stone.
"Watch me not hit you!" The monk also shouted loudly wanting to fix the old blind man.
Ye Feng remained calm, at this time when the crowd was excited, Lao Mangzi still dared to appear, what does it mean? It means that they didn't take these cultivators in front of them seriously at all.
As expected, there were not a few people who shared the same idea as Ye Feng, and most of the cultivators just looked at him quietly without making any expressions.
"What a joke!" The old blind man scolded, "Everyone is here for the treasure, what's this nonsense about being cheated? Has my lord ever taken crystal stones from your storage bags by force?"
All masters were silent, indeed they were.
"It wasn't you who actively put the crystal in my hands, who can be blamed? As for the price, it's because you don't know how to haggle, a group of little rascals!" The old blind man's words were like a slap in the face, making all the cultivators feel ashamed.
"You're a crafty old fellow, with your clever words. Just wait till I teach you a lesson, and see if you dare to deceive others again." A monk was enraged by the old blind man's words, and threw a punch that landed squarely on his chest.
This punch is powerful and heavy, if it hits Lao Mang's body, broken bones and tendons are inevitable.
The old blind man didn't dodge at all, his tightly closed eyes seemed to have seen the monk's fist, and he casually stretched out his hand to grasp the monk's fist in his palm.
"Ah! Let me go, it's killing me!" The monk stared blankly as his fist deformed in the old blind man's palm, the sound of shattering bones echoing clearly in every monk's ear.
"Let go of you, okay!" The old blind man finished speaking, his arm swung up, and the monk's body was swung into the air by the old blind man, and then "Bang!" He slammed onto the hard ground.
The Master's seven apertures bled profusely, and he died a terrible death.
The old blind man's move stunned everyone, as all the cultivators gathered here were not low in cultivation, and no one dared to say that they could kill a cultivator like the old blind man with just one move.
"Heh heh, does anyone else have anything to say?" The old blind man swept the entire scene with his two blind eyes, and not a single cultivator dared to speak again.
The old blind man picked up the map from the monk's hand and then took out a stack of maps from his bosom, casually placing them in front of him. He shouted loudly: "Maps are on sale now! One low-grade crystal stone for one map! Hurry to buy, less than 2,000 left!"
Good grief! This is infuriating! Is it really possible that the phrase "to be angry to death" originated from here? All the monks cast vicious glances at Old Blind Man.
At this point, who would still go buy the old blind man's map? Only a fool, no matter how cheap it is. Everyone can see that this is an obvious scam.
But there are fools, and more than one fool, a group of fools.
"Old man, I'll take these maps." A pleasant voice appeared.
"Bad! The enemy is narrow!"
It was the little princess of the demon tribe, Wu Cai Chan. Beside Wu Cai Chan were a few young and handsome men and maidservants. What everyone did not expect was that Qing Guang Zong's Ji Lang Jun also followed beside Wu Cai Chan, and it seemed that their relationship was still very close.
Ye Feng quietly took out a bronze mask from the inner world and put it on his face, taking advantage of Wu Cai Chan and several others not having discovered himself yet, he quickly hid his original appearance.
This bronze mask was originally obtained in the ancient ruins and has been rusted and worn out.
Everyone's attention was drawn to Wu Cai Chan, and no one noticed Ye Feng's movements. Ye Feng's face was also masked, which wasn't unusual in a place like Linzi where all sorts of birds existed, and among the cultivators, there were all sorts of weirdos. For example, not far away, a cultivator who was clearly a man wore a pink woman's dress, with painted eyebrows and eyes, absolutely disgusting. There were also cultivators wearing large pants, looking very cool, kicking around in tattered shoes. In short, all sorts of appearances weren't unusual at all.
"Cough, cough!" The old blind man seemed to have a fit of phthisis, coughing several times before saying: "Alright, but the price has gone up."
"What! Say that again!" roared Xiong Ba Tian, who was standing beside Wu Cai Chan. His temper was not ordinary and was known to be explosive. This time, he had rushed towards Lu Lu's face, but hadn't expected to be humiliated repeatedly, and his pent-up anger had nowhere to vent.
"This is called market economy, get it?" Lao Mang's words almost made Ye Feng spit out, damn it, this heterodox world still talks about market economy, what a joke.
"No one buys it and it's cheap, someone sells it and it's expensive, this is not understood, indeed born as a beast." The old blind man said disdainfully, and then spat.
This sentence can infuriate all the people of the demon clan, they usually hate it when someone says they are born from beasts, and use their true form as an excuse.
"I'll whip you to death, you old scoundrel!" Xiong Ba Tian's whip swung out, striking towards the old blind man.
Wu Cai Chan didn't see through Lao Mangzi's cultivation and also wanted to test Lao Mangzi's bottom line.
So Wu Cai Chan did not stop Xiong Ba Tian's move.
"Hah! You think the old man will back down? Then you're looking for death!" The old blind man didn't dodge or flinch from Xiong Ba Tian's whip, just staring straight at him.
Ye Feng was shocked in his heart, this bear-like man's cultivation wasn't that of the cultivator from earlier, daring to block the heroes of the world in a small world, no one would dare if they didn't have two brushes, is this old blind man overestimating himself?
The old blind man stretched out his withered old hand and grabbed Xiong Ba Tian's whip, "Let go!"
Xiong Ba Tian really listened, and his palm felt a burning pain. The whip that had never left his hand for many years no longer obeyed his command, and was snatched away by the old blind man.
"Watch me show off too!" The old blind man swung a whip flower.
"Crack!" The whip let out a loud, crisp sound and instantly wrapped around Xiong Ba Tian.
Old Blind immediately raised his arm, and Xiong Ba Tian was rolled up by his own whip into mid-air.
Wu Cai Chan saw that something was amiss and just as he was about to speak, Ku Lang Jun, who was standing beside him, shouted loudly: "Senior, please spare his life! I'm Ku Lang Jun of the Qing Guang Sect. I beg of you, senior, to consider the face of our sect and let Xiong Ba Tian off!"
Qing Lang Jun is obviously trying to curry favor with Wu Cai Tian, what does he have to do with Xiong Ba Tian's life or death?!
"Qīnguāngzōng?" The old blind man paused for a moment, then said: "What kind of third-rate sect is this? Never heard of it!"
All the cultivators couldn't help but admire, saying that Lao Mang was bold and dared to deceive so many cultivators. Now his actions were simply lawless. The whip in his hand wrapped around Xiong Ba Tian of the demon tribe, disregarding the fact that the person opposite him was the little princess of the demon tribe. Moreover, it was said that he had even scolded people from the Qing Guang Sect before.
What is the Qingguang Sect? My god, it's one of the top three sects in the nine states. Just a branch of their sect, like the one that specializes in raising spiritual beasts, can easily destroy both the Wanghai Sect and the Qiankun Sect at the same time when they come to Liang State.
The demon clan was even more unmentionable, strong to an unparalleled degree.
The old blind man doesn't take these two forces seriously. Does he have the strength to contend with them?
It's impossible for everyone not to believe.
Qinglang Jun saw that he had said it was Qingguang Sect, but the old blind man not only didn't give him face, but instead scolded Qingguang Sect fiercely. His face immediately fell and his expression turned cold as water.
"Hah!" The old blind man swung his whip downwards with a flourish.
"Bang!" Xiong Ba Tian's massive body smashed directly onto the ground.
"Ah!" The great bear who had suffered humiliation finally ended his humiliated life in indignation.
"This ground is really solid!" Ye Feng noticed that Xiong Ba Tian's huge body crashed to the ground, but the stone surface didn't change at all. It's possible that this gigantic stone is also some kind of treasure.
This miser, at any time, can't forget his treasure.
"You!" Wu Cai Chan didn't expect Old Blind Man to take action and get rid of her people.
"What's wrong with you! If you want to buy a map, pay up with crystal stones. If not, then get out of here!" The old blind man had lost his patience at this point.
"Good!" Wu Cai Chan stared at Lao Mangzi and then said: "How much money, you say!"
"A hundred top-grade crystal stones for each map, no bargaining." The old blind man said coldly.
"Hiss!" Everyone gasped in unison, thinking to themselves that this old blind man was indeed formidable. How could Wu Caiyan have been deceived?
"You're ruthless," said Wu Cai Chan.
Including Ye Feng, everyone thought that Wu Caiyan would not buy a map.
"Give me ten!"
"Give me one"
Wu Cai Chan opened her mouth and ten came out, just right for the remaining ten people.
Qing Guangzong's Qīng Lǎngjùn also asked for one.
He's gone crazy, absolutely crazy. Or maybe I'm the one who's gone crazy. At this moment, Ye Feng felt that he should definitely relinquish the title of "crazy" to someone else, and compared to Wu Caiyan, he didn't dare continue occupying such a cool title.
But even crazier things are yet to come.
All I heard was the old blind man saying: "Sorry, what I said is the wholesale price. It's only this price if you buy a thousand maps. The retail price is five times that!"
Ye Feng was stunned for a moment, and then his only thought was to sell the map in his hand to Wu Caiyan!