Chapter 551: Monster Market

Qianshan city had more weapons’, pills’, and talismans’ stores than Jieshou city.

After all, weapons, talismans, and pills were staples when training in a monster forest.

At this time, the four stood in front of a large gate, and prepared to enter.

"There is a monster auction in three days, but there is no harm in looking around the ordinary market." Shen Xu said and turned to Zhou Xuan.

"What about you, ..., do you need a monster?" He asked.

"I don’t need a companion, but I plan to buy a flying mount." Zhou Xuan said.

"Isn’t buying a ship better?" The double asked.

"Flying mounts are more effective in emergency situations." Zhou Xuan said and Shen Xu nodded.

After that, the four entered the market and began looking around.

The market had all kinds of monsters.

Since Zhou Xuan wanted a flying mount, the group first went to the birds’ section.

"Brother, how about this iron-beak golden Eagle? It’s pretty majestic." Zhou Man said, pointing at an Eagle.

"The Eagle is majestic but the red-feathers peregrine falcon is faster." Zhou Xuan said and turned to the seller.

"How much for the early-stage, level twelve, red-feathers peregrine falcon?" He asked.

"I will sell it to you for eight hundred and seventy thousand." The seller said.

Zhou Xuan didn’t bargain and directly bought the falcon.

After leaving the stall, the group continued walking around the market, but Zhou Man did not find a satisfactory monster.

"It seems I will have to wait for the auction." She said.

"Manman, many young masters and misses from the surrounding cities will come for the monster auction. Have you prepared enough immortal stones?" Zhou Xuan asked and Zhou Man frowned before speaking.

"I will refine a few more pills and sell them before the auction." She said.

"Let’s find an inn." Shen Xu said and the group prepared to leave the monster market.

However, just when they were about to leave, Zhen Yuan looked at a stall and subconsciously narrowed his eyes.

"I will buy a pig first." He said and led everyone to a pig store.

"How do you sell these long-haired brown pigs?" Shen Xu asked.

"Thirty thousand each." The seller said and Shen Xu paid without bargaining.

"I want that one." Zhen Yuan said, pointing to a pig that didn’t look different from the other dozen.

"Do you need a cage or do you have a beast bag?" The seller asked.

"We have a bag." Shen Xu said and hurriedly collected the pig into the beast bag.

At the same time, he couldn’t help but wonder why Zhen Yuan had suddenly thought of buying a pig.

However, he didn’t immediately ask and instead followed the others out of the market.

There were many inns in Qianshan city but because ot the upcoming monster auction, most were already full.

Fortunately, neither Zhou Man nor Zhou Xuan was willing to wrong themselves so they readily paid for a courtyard in one of the largest and most expensive inns.

"Ayuan and I will set up our portable cave outside the courtyard. You can message us if you need anything." Shen Xu said, looking at the Zhou siblings with solemn eyes.

"I will be refining pills for the next two days and won’t need to go out." Zhou Man said and turned to her brother.

"I will train." Zhou Xuan said and quickly continued.

"I will go to the collosseum after the monster auction."

With that, the Zhou siblings entered the courtyard and the other two set up a portable cave.

"Ayuan, why did you buy a pig?" Shen Xu asked as soon as Zhen Yuan activated the formations around their cave.

"It’s a zodiac brown pig." The man revealed and Shen Xu gasped in surprise.

"I didn’t expect to encounter another zodiac monster so suddenly." He said and Zhen Yuan nodded.

"It’s demon core and time stone are just right to enhance my time laws." He said and a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes.

Although he had successfully awakened three heavenly laws: the heavenly law of space, the heavenly law of gravity, and the heavenly law of time, Zhen Yuan understood that he hadn’t comprehended these laws to the extreme.

Because of this, he was always happy when he found appropriate treasures that could deepen his understanding.

"I remember that the zodiac golden rooster was very delicious. I wonder if the zodiac brown pig will be even better." Shen Xu said and licked his lips with a greedy face.

Seeing this, Zhen Yuan chuckled and rubbed the double’s hair.

"The zodiac golden rooster was a level six monster while the zodiac brown pig is a level eleven monster. The taste should be several times better." He said and Shen Xu nodded in agreement.

"Let’s go." He urged and the two entered the space.

Slaughtering a pig and preparing its meat and materials was an easy task for Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan.

In just one quarter of an hour, the two slaughtered the pig and separated the meat, blood, skin, bones, demon core, time stone, and hooves.

After doing that, they walked around the space and collected other ingredients including purple rice and blue crystal fish.

When that was done, Zhen Yuan helped Shen Xu prepare a large table of food ranging from roasted zodiac brown pig meat to soul fish soup.

Additionally, the double took out an aged gourd of qi cleansing wine brewed with cloud seeking fruits, qi cleansing peaches, and ten-elements honey bees royal jelly amongst other treasures.

"It’s too bad that Yang Shi and the others are not here." Shen Xu said, looking at the feast.

"It won’t be too late to have a grand feast when we reunite." Zhen Yuan said and the double nodded.

"I know." He said.

After that, the two ate, drank, chatted, and double cultivated for two real days, equivalent to sixty space days.

On the third day, they exited the space and accompanied the Zhou siblings around the city.

At this time, Qianshan city was noticeably more crowded than when they first arrived.

However, this was expected because of the monster auction.