CHAPTER 871: CHAPTER 871: THE MYSTERIOUS BROKEN SWORD

On the counter lay an array of dazzling spiritual artifacts, each emitting waves of spiritual energy.

You must understand that forging a spiritual artifact isn’t easy; even precious materials require inscribing arrays onto the artifact.

Only then can it be considered a qualified spiritual artifact.

The higher the grade, the stronger the arrays inscribed, and the more arrays there are.

The ones on the counter before them were only ninth-grade spiritual artifacts, yet they looked far better than the weapons used by Zhao Sheng and Feng Jie.

Prices ranged from several hundred mid-grade spirit stones to a thousand mid-grade spirit stones.

"Still can’t afford it!"

Chen Nan shouted in his heart; who knew a spiritual artifact was this expensive? If he’d known earlier, he would have learned artifact refining.

Of course, this was also related to Myriad Phenomena Commerce, where the prices of spiritual artifacts sold were generally higher than those in street stalls and small shops.

Because what they sold were all high-quality products, and even if problems arose, you could return to the Chamber of Commerce to resolve them.

"Do I really have to sell some things?"

Chen Nan lowered his head in contemplation, counting how much he could sell from what he had.

Before he could figure it out, a commotion suddenly erupted not far away.

"Are you taking me for a fool? A broken sword, and you want to sell it to me for ten thousand spirit stones? Why don’t you just rob me?"

A tall and burly cultivator was yelling at one of the shop’s maidservants.

His finger pointed to a jet-black broken sword on the counter.

The sword blade was broken starting from one-third of its length, leaving only the hilt and a small segment of the blade.

Upon seeing the broken sword, the King of Ten Thousand Gu in Chen Nan’s Dantian suddenly moved.

This discovery made Chen Nan’s breath turn heavy.

In the past, the King of Ten Thousand Gu was always lazy, unless summoned by Chen Nan, he wouldn’t bother to move.

But now, it reacted to a broken sword; clearly, this broken sword was extraordinary!

Chen Nan was moved; by any means, he had to buy this broken sword!

"Using a broken sword to fool me, do you really think us loose cultivators are easy to bully?"

The tall cultivator, despite having the upper hand, continued to berate the maidservant from Myriad Phenomena Commerce.

The cultivators in the shop were drawn in, pointing and discussing the maidservant.

"Yeah, that’s really unjust, isn’t it."

"A broken sword, obviously a scam."

"Isn’t this smashing the reputation?"

Listening to the surrounding chatter, the maidservant was almost in tears.

"Sir, you said you only had ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, and you weren’t satisfied with the weapons I showed you before, so I brought you to have a look."

"Although this is just a broken sword, after being appraised by our Chamber of Commerce, the grade of this sword was quite high before it broke; otherwise it wouldn’t be sold this cheap."

"If you don’t like it, just don’t buy it, why make it difficult for me?"

The loose cultivator immediately became anxious: "You sell us a broken sword and won’t let me speak out?"

Just then, a woman in a red robe leisurely walked over, accompanied by several cultivators.

The woman was enchanting and graceful, stunningly beautiful with an air of aloofness, and it was apparent her identity was extraordinary.

Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted: "Isn’t that Merchant San Niang? Why did even she come out?"

Upon hearing the name Merchant San Niang, everyone around gasped and took a step back, as if the beautiful woman before them was a dangerous demon beast.

On the other side of the crowd, Chen Nan furrowed his brow in confusion and pulled over a nearby cultivator to ask: "Friend, who is Merchant San Niang?"

The cultivator gave Chen Nan a once-over: "Are you from Yan State? You don’t even know Merchant San Niang?"

I’ve only just known I’m in Yan State because you said it! Chen Nan thought to himself, but outwardly he smiled slightly and cupped his hands: "I’m indeed unaware, I hope you can enlighten me."

The cultivator waved his hand and said: "It’s no secret, you’ll find out if you ask around; Merchant San Niang is the daughter of Master Fufeng, the boss of Myriad Phenomena Commerce.

"You surely know Myriad Phenomena Commerce, right? It’s the biggest Chamber of Commerce in Yan State, and I’ve heard it has branches in other states, a true giant."

"Rumor has it she is as beautiful as a flower but ruthless, once having tormented a cultivator to death for harassing her, being decisive in the business world, she is a fearsome character."

"Oh, I see, thanks for the information."

Chen Nan understood internally; having a Nascent Soul Old Monster father along with Myriad Phenomena Commerce’s background, she was indeed quite formidable.

The troublemaking loose cultivator evidently knew Merchant San Niang’s reputation as well, and his complexion instantly turned pale; it never occurred to him that Merchant San Niang would be in this small town of Ten Thousand Beasts City.

"I’m sorry, I was wrong, I’ll leave immediately!"

Who would have thought Merchant San Niang would simply wave her hand, signaling her guards to block the loose cultivator’s path; those guards were all of Golden Core Stage cultivation, exceedingly domineering.

"You slander our Myriad Phenomena Commerce’s name, and now you want to leave so easily? Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to."

"Just trying to pin a label on us for being a big shop that bullies customers while hoping to squeeze out some benefits from us, right?"

Merchant San Niang’s eyes were like those of a fox; although charming, her gaze was as sharp as lightning, seemingly capable of seeing through one’s heart.

Upon hearing this, the cultivators around suddenly understood, no wonder he was making trouble, it was with such intentions.

Having his inner thoughts exposed, the loose cultivator immediately knelt on the ground, begging: "I’m sorry, I was wrong, my greed got the better of me, please forgive me."

While begging for mercy, he kept slapping his own face.

However, Merchant San Niang remained unmoved, chuckling coldly twice: "How could I let you off so easily? Break his legs and throw him out, let everyone know the methods of Myriad Phenomena Commerce."

A Golden Core Stage guard stepped forward and, amidst the loose cultivator’s wails, broke his legs, dragging him outside like a dead dog, and dumped him outside the door.

Now Chen Nan had witnessed Merchant San Niang’s ruthlessness firsthand; as for someone like her, he always kept a respectful distance.

After resolving the incident, Merchant San Niang’s expression suddenly turned cheerful as she addressed the surrounding customers, "We had a small incident today, it’s Myriad Phenomena Commerce’s shortcomings."

"I’ve decided that today all cultivators will receive a ten percent discount on their purchases in the shop!"

Upon hearing this, the customers cheered one after another and rushed to choose their goods.

Tsk-tsking in astonishment, Chen Nan marveled; no wonder Myriad Phenomena Commerce could spread across the Nine Provinces; just these little tricks to grasp people’s hearts aren’t something others can match.

Not only did she resolve the crisis of reputation, but even sold more goods; now those who originally didn’t intend to buy anything had to hurry to purchase upon hearing about the discount.

That ten percent discount was not even a matter to mention.

"Should I let the people of Qingshan Sect learn from this in the future?" Chen Nan pondered while hugging his shoulders, then dismissed the idea.

Better let the disciples of Qingshan Sect focus on cultivation instead.