Chen Xu stopped and turned back, seemingly casually glancing at the stall in front of him.

In reality, what he was looking at were the entries, as well as the items revealing those entries.

On the stall before him, a chaotic heap of items, some exquisite, some obscure, was displayed.

The exquisite ones included a Treasure Mirror emitting a ghostly glow, Spirit Grass stored in a box, and sinister Talisman… Among them were even some pitch-black Elixirs emitting a fierce Evil Qi.

This was no ordinary stall. The appearance of the stall owner, though extremely bizarre, was not to be judged by looks alone.

Just by looking at the items on the stall, which were obviously of considerable value, it was clear that the stall owner must have extraordinary means.

Indeed, just as Chen Xu had stopped, the Tray Ghost quickly tugged at Chen Xu and whispered, "This is the Leaks Sea Weng. Its mouth can chew through anything; its strength is terrifying.

But it leaks whatever it eats. The things on its stall you can't normally afford."

Although whispered, Leaks Sea Weng clearly understood the conversation between the Tray Ghost and Chen Xu.

Suddenly, Leaks Sea Weng, sitting quietly before the stall, grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp white teeth like blades.

Its white teeth were icy and chilling, yet when it opened its mouth, there was no tongue inside.

At the same time, due to opening its mouth, the black hole under its chin became even more apparent.

That black hole was unfathomable, seemingly connecting to an endless abyss, although it appeared right in front of him.

With its smile, that abyss seemed ready to traverse the endless unknown, arriving here from the void.

A powerful and unfathomable aura invisibly diffused, causing the surrounding ghostly stall holders and buyers to involuntarily withdraw.

The Tray Ghost exclaimed, "Oh no," and made a motion to flee.

But it was being pulled along with a short ghost by Chen Xu using the Spirit Manipulation Technique. How could they move?

The Spirit Manipulation Technique was like a kite string; Chen Xu allowed this "string" only three feet long, making the Tray Ghost like a duck with its throat squeezed.

It could only let out a croak and hurriedly said, "Ghost friend, everything on Leaks Sea Weng's stall costs at least ten years of lifespan to purchase!

If you can't pay with more than ten years of lifespan, then you need to obtain an exceedingly delicious item from the world.

Only if Leaks Sea Weng can eat it and it doesn't leak from its mouth will it sell it!"

The Tray Ghost explained clearly all the rules of Leaks Sea Weng's stall in one breath.

Leaks Sea Weng grinned and spoke in a resonant voice, "This little ghost knows well, exactly so. Everything on my stall has a name and a story, so it cannot be traded normally."

Though its aura frightened the ghosts, its tone was earnest while speaking, not like the unreasonable kind.

Yet from not far away, a ghost among the crowd sneered, "For things like the Yellow Spring Pill and the Tongxuan Mirror, saying they are worth ten years of lifespan is fine.

But on your stall, there are many broken stones and rotten branches.

How can these pieces of paper, stones, and branches be worth ten years of lifespan each?"

Perhaps because of the many ghostly creatures bustling back and forth between the crisscrossing stalls, the ghost hiding in the crowd was emboldened.

This question, though posed, did not provoke Leaks Sea Weng to want to pull out that ghost from the crowd.

It merely said, "What paper, stones, and branches, these are Spiritual Objects salvaged from the Yellow Springs.

Although they may not be as renowned as the Yellow Spring Pill or the Tongxuan Mirror, being able to endure in the Yellow Springs without decaying means they have their unique characteristics.

My business is straightforward; though these items are difficult to evaluate, I am not asking exorbitant prices.

Buy ten Yellow Spring Pills, and you can choose one of these unnamed small items for free. Will you dare to buy?

Upon asking this, Leaks Sea Weng grinned with its tooth-filled mouth, and seemed to smile naively.

An immediate sigh of commiseration erupted from the ghost crowd on either side: "Buy what? Who can afford it? Let's go, let's go…"

"Hey, look, what is that Hanged Ghost doing?"

"Huh, the Hanged Ghost's Qiankun Concealment Skill is quite competent, look, what is he taking out?"

The Hanged Ghost was naturally Chen Xu.

Just as the ghosts were clamoring to leave, Chen Xu suddenly took out a red clay stove in the street.

A Red Mud Small Stove burning with flames, but that was not all; immediately, Chen Xu also produced a clay pot.

The Tray Ghost, who was anxious to urge Chen Xu to leave, was now dumbfounded.

In a fluster, it said, "Ghost friend, what are you doing? Paying ten years of life for a Yellow Spring Pill isn't worth it…"

Chen Xu responded, "I'm not buying one Yellow Spring Pill."

The Tray Ghost was exhaling in relief when Chen Xu continued, "I'm buying ten Yellow Spring Pills or this Tongxuan Mirror."

The Tray Ghost almost split right off with the short ghost.

Hearing this, Leaks Sea Weng grinned and said, "Tongxuan Mirror, little ghost, costs a hundred years of lifespan!"

Chen Xu replied, "You previously said, if not exchanged with lifespan, it must be exchanged with the most delicious item in the world for your Spiritual Materials."

Leaks Sea Weng sighed with its gaping maw, "Indeed, I have no choice.

My jaw can connect to the boundless sea below; whatever I eat, I cannot consume myself.

Whether Spirit Pill or blood feast, though chewed up, I cannot swallow into my own belly.

Only the most exquisite food in all the world can make me produce a tongue to swallow it into my belly.

Little ghost, if you can do this, what harm is there in selling you the Tongxuan Mirror?"

[Tongxuan Mirror can reveal to ghostly creatures what they most cared about in life and predict its outcome. When ground into powder after intense roasting and used as a seasoning, it can harmonize the Qi of Yin-Yang and the five elements.]

The Tongxuan Mirror has quite remarkable effects.

But what Chen Xu truly desired at this time was not actually the Tongxuan Mirror.

Instead, it was a certain piece of blackened tree branch on Leaks Sea Weng's stall that appeared dry and withered.

The entry for this branch was truly astonishing:

[??? Innate Spirit Root Remnant, specific effects unknown, specific analysis unknown, under a foul seal, requires vast Literary Qi to wear down day and night, possibly revealing the truth.]

With Chen Xu's talent for entries, it was the first time he encountered an entry with question marks!

And though the entry had question marks, just the words [Innate Spirit Root] alone were enough for Chen Xu to pay any price to obtain it.

Chen Xu never expected such a surprise in the Yellow Springs Ghost Market.

He always felt that the immortal legends of this world were quite peculiar, always having a dissonance as if they were immortals yet not immortals.

After all, what sort of Immortal could only live for hundreds or thousands of years?

Of course, each world has a different ceiling.

One cannot simply say it's not Immortal just because they can only live a few hundred years; that is rogue logic.

This merely indicates that in this world, lifespan is indeed an extremely precious thing.

Even Immortals cannot achieve eternal life.

But the emergence of this [Innate Spirit Root] remnant suddenly gave Chen Xu a different thought.

And in connection with his cultivation of the Food God Technique Scroll, the highest cultivation realm is Returning to Truth, Harmonization!

Yet the highest Daoist realm in this world is only Void Transformation.

Void Transformation, Entering the Microcosm, Returning to Truth, Harmonization.

The latter three realms are completely unknown to the world.

Could it be that perhaps Harmonization truly means stepping onto the "Immortal Path"?

If the world has the [Innate Spirit Root], who is to say it doesn't have immortality?

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