Dong Sheng brought Luo Yun Shi and the other two to the east of the city.
Tian Yi City was divided into four districts: east, south, west, and north, with the City Lord's mansion at its center.
The east of the city was the most prosperous area of Tian Yi City. High-end shops, inns, teahouses, restaurants, clothing stores, artifact forging pavilions, rogue cultivator alliances, alchemy pavilions, mission halls, and shops of several minor sects were all located here.
The Myriad Treasures Pavilion was a four-story building, with a constant stream of people entering and exiting.
As soon as Luo Yun Shi brought her companions into the shop, an agile shop assistant stepped forward to greet them warmly. Even though they saw the three women dressed in unusual attire, he only showed a fleeting moment of surprise before quickly regaining his composure.
Seeing Luo Yun Shi walking in the center of the group, with the other three slightly behind, the shop assistant understood immediately. He looked at Luo Yun Shi and said enthusiastically.
"Does the fairy wish to auction or purchase something? I can introduce you to our wares."
"I'll look around first."
"Certainly, fairy. Please take your time. If you wish to auction, please proceed to the left corridor. To purchase treasures, you may go upstairs..." the shop assistant said, following Luo Yun Shi and introducing items.
"Fairy, this is a newly released formation disk. It consumes very little spirit energy and is not expensive."
"This is currently our best-selling defensive and offensive magical artifact. It only requires a small amount of spirit energy to activate and can be controlled by divine sense."
Luo Yun Shi went wherever the shop assistant went, and he explained the items.
After walking through the four floors, Luo Yun Shi had a clear understanding.
Good heavens! This Myriad Treasures Pavilion was just like a modern department store!
However, most of the items sold inside were things she had never seen before.
Clothing section, shoe section, formation disk section, alchemy section, talisman section, magical artifact section, cultivation technique and manual section, alchemy manual section, and so on. Each section was further divided into high, medium, and low grades.
"This set of Illusionary Rainbow Magical Robes is very suitable for you, fairy. The robes can be freely changed between light green and faint green. Their defensive function is very strong, capable of withstanding a single strike from a Nascent Soul cultivator. They also come with a built-in teleportation array. Simply input a certain amount of spiritual energy into a specific position on the robes to activate the teleportation array..."
Luo Yun Shi touched the magical robes. The ability to change color was something she liked.
"Hmm, not bad."
"How much is this set of robes?"
Upon hearing this, the shop assistant's face immediately broke into a smile, and he stated the price.
Just as Luo Yun Shi was about to say "good," a woman's voice rang out.
"I'll take this set of robes." A woman's voice called out.
Luo Yun Shi turned her head at the sound and saw a woman standing not far away, dressed in a fiery red dress. She was delicate-looking, with a hint of arrogance in her demeanor.
Two male cultivators, dressed in the same style of robes, followed her.
"I'll take this set of robes."
The woman looked haughtily at Luo Yun Shi, with an air of condescension.
"Junior sister! Don't be ridiculous."
A male cultivator in the late stage of Foundation Establishment beside her frowned and said.
He then cupped his fists towards Luo Yun Shi, with an apologetic expression.
"My apologies, fellow daoist. My junior sister has just descended the mountain and is young and ignorant. I apologize on her behalf."
Luo Yun Shi's expression remained calm, though she thought to herself, "What the hell?"
Was this so cliché? Protagonist's halo? Having someone try to snatch your item as soon as you go out shopping?
Next, would there be a scene of fighting over it, with the shop assistants watching, then the customers bidding against each other, and finally the highest bidder gets it?
At this moment, Luo Yun Shi had already envisioned several different scenarios for the dispute, and she had even planned how she would react in each scenario.
The surrounding customers were also waiting to watch the drama unfold.
However...
As the female cultivator was about to speak again, the male cultivator actually knocked her out with a chop to the head and, along with another male cultivator, carried her away. They just left, left...
Luo Yun Shi: ??? What is going on? There's no room for me to act?
Onlookers: ??? It's over before it even began?
The shop assistant, seeing this, breathed a sigh of relief.
After this minor interruption, Luo Yun Shi selected a few more sets of magical robes and some cinnabar for drawing talismans.
"How much are these?"
The shop assistant's eyes lit up. This was a big customer! And they were paying in spirit coins. He happily quoted the price.
Luo Yun Shi did a rapid mental calculation.
She clearly understood the spiritual energy content of each item. Then she asked the shop assistant.
"Where do I pay?"
"Fairy, please follow me."
The shop assistant picked up the items she had chosen and led her to the payment counter.
The shop assistant, the shopkeeper, and the customers who were about to exchange goods, expecting Luo Yun Shi to take out her storage bag and produce spirit coins, were all stunned and bewildered. Their mouths hung open, and their eyes were wide with shock.
Luo Yun Shi instantly pulled out a pile of bubble teas, fruit juices, and bento boxes from her system backpack and stacked them neatly on the counter.
"This should be enough. See if it works," Luo Yun Shi said to the shopkeeper.
Shopkeeper: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
Shop assistant: Who is she? What is that? What's happening?
Onlookers: Holy cow, holy cow, holy cow...
The previously bustling shop fell silent, with only the sound of gasps.
The shopkeeper quickly recovered, his hand trembling. After checking, his mouth couldn't stop curving upwards, and he nodded repeatedly like a pecking chick.
"Yes! Yes! Of course! These spirit foods from the fairy are free of impurities and the spiritual energy is just right." He then said enthusiastically.
"May I ask the fairy to introduce these spirit foods? So I can report to the proprietor."
The shopkeeper's question was exactly what Luo Yun Shi wanted.
The surrounding customers also looked on curiously, not daring to make a sound, for fear of missing a single word.
After Luo Yun Shi introduced the bubble teas, bento boxes, and other items one by one, before anyone could ask where these spirit foods came from or if they could be sold.
She then took the opportunity to advertise for the "Good Fortune Come" shop.
"Everyone! If you're interested, you can come and see at Good Fortune. If you want to go with me, you can gather at the east gate in an hour and a half. It's definitely faster than flying on a bird.
1000 spirit coins per person, a great price, limited spots, first come, first served. Latecomers will not be accommodated. Of course, you can also go by yourselves. The shop is easy to find..."
Shopkeeper: Are you sure you didn't just come here to promote and buy something?
After speaking, Luo Yun Shi ignored the stunned expressions of everyone, packed up two sets of magical robes, and left the shop with Dong Sheng, Xing Yi, and Da Li.
"Fairy, aren't you being too flashy? Aren't you afraid of being targeted? There are patrols from the City Lord's mansion in the city, but once you're outside the city..." Dong Sheng said worriedly.
Luo Yun Shi felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing this.
However, this was the effect she wanted. As far as she knew, the Purple Heaven Sect had only about 20,000 people in total, including the sect leader and disciples. The Myriad Swords Sect was in a similar situation.
The combined number of people from the two major sects was less than the population of a county town in an ancient apocalypse.
Tian Yi City was so large, and its population was many times greater than the two major sects. Wouldn't it be a waste not to promote?
"Don't worry! It's fine! No one can rob me."
...
After Luo Yun Shi and her group left the shop, some people inside seemed to have just woken up.
"What? She just said 1000 spirit coins per person? Did I hear that right? That's too expensive!"