The Peacock Princess and a dozen of her maids were standing around a wayside stall set by a lean, old man.
On a piece of a dirty rag stretched on the ground, there were dozens of ancient antiques made of bronze, porcelain or jade.
"Rare treasures! Rare treasures excavated from the tomb of the Purple Immortal!"
The old man called out with a lot of effort every few minutes trying to catch the attention of customers.
Austin noticed that the Peacock Princess was holding a broken jade pendant in her hand, and looking at it with interest. It looked
like she intended to buy it.
"Can you charge a little lesser, sir?"
The Peacock Princess asked. Her voice was very melodious, like the gurgling sound of a brook, winding through the valleys.
Being the princess of the beast race, she was not as seductive as her peers, but there was an elegance and nobleness in her
character, like a fairy living on the moon.
"This is a jade pendant not cabbage, my girl, to bargain over its price.
| risked my life and exhausted myself to dig them out from the Purple Immortal's tomb.
It will cost at least 5000 enlightening crystals, or 10 ruling crystals. Nothing less than that!"
The lean old man shouted, with saliva sputtering out his mouth.
"My lady, please watch out. Don't fall into his trap.
He is merely a dirty old man. It is absolutely impossible for him to step into the Purple Immortal's tomb and get these items."
A slim and graceful maiden of the beast race reminded the princess. She was Cheryl. Her voice was soft and enchanting enough to
pull a few heart strings.
"But this jade pendant looks so different from others!"
The Peacock Princess held that broken jade pendant, sizing it up repeatedly, but unable to make a final decision.
Suddenly, there was a coughing sound. "Well sir, where on earth did you get those fake things? Seem to cfrom sunknown
graves!"
A strong young man walked across the crowd and taunted the old man sarcastically.
"Go away! Just go away! What do you know about antiques? Nothing! So don't blather and waste our time!"
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The lean old man pulled a long face at the young man.
That strong young man was Austin.
The Peacock Princess and her maids caught a glimpse of Austin. Knowing that he was merely a human being, they didn't care
anymore.
Suddenly, Austin felt something strange.
It was the gray egg hidden in his clothes that becactive.
It was transmitting a strong desire for something which was on the wayside stall.
As surprised as he was, Austin had a glance at the antiques which were on sale.
Finally, he set his eyes on four black muddy stones
'Can these four stones bear the magical tpower?"
Austin stared at the four stones with curiosity.
It was clear to Austin that the gray egg could only hatch with the assistance of the valuable treasure bearing the tpower.
The gray egg wanted the stones badly. That meant they must be magical ones.
It was well-known fact that the tpower was much rarer than the space power.
The treasures containing the tpower were also very exceptional and exquisite.
"Sir, what are those four stones? How much are they for?"
Pretending to be calm, Austin ccloser to check the four stones carefully.
"1000 enlightening crystals!"
The old man stretched out a finger.
Austin got shocked to hear the price.
"Those are just four common stones. They can't be so expensive. It is unreasonable."
Austin curled his lips.
"Buy it or not. It is up to you. The price won't change!"
The old man was very stubborn and wasn't ready to lower the price of any of the objects.
Austin wanted to go off in a huff, but the grey egg kept reminding him of its urgent need for the four stones.
At last, Austin decided not to care about the money. He wiped the Space Ring on his finger, took out two superior herbs at fourth
grade, and put them on the rag.
"Superior herbs at the fourth grade? It's barely enough. | need at least ten of them!"
The old man seized the two superior herbs at once. Not one to be satisfied by it, he put forward another demand.
"You... You... Old devil!"
Austin hesitated for a moment. Knowing well that he couldn't leave without the stones, he wiped the Space Ring again. He took out
another eight superior herbs at fourth grade, and threw them at the old man angrily.
"Ha-ha! That's great. They are yours now!"
The old man spoke in a pleasant manner after getting what he wanted.
Austin waved his hand gently, producing a soft vital energy force. The four stones were brought into the Space Ring immediately.
"I will buy the jade pendant.”
The Peacock Princess standing aside also made up her mind. She waved her beautiful hands lightly. Five thousand enlightening
crystals fell near the old man at once, and she put the jade pendant in her clothes.
The maids could do nothing, and kept staring at the lean old man in rage with their beautiful eyes.
The lean old man could not be happier, because he had made two successful deals in a day.
"Bitch!"
A cold voice filled with hatred suddenly sounded from another side of the street.
Austin turned his head. There were two people standing side by side. Both of them were gazing at them coldly.
One of them was Marcus.
The other young man seemed strong. He was dressed in black clothes and was enveloped in a space filled with black flames. The
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This young man, possessed incomparable magical power and was bathed in terrifying black flames. He looked like a ghost who just
stepped out of hell.
He was such a horrifying man that the area of around ten meters around him was the forbidden area. No one would dare to
trespass except for Marcus.
"Oh god! They are Paul and Marcus, two eminent geniuses from Ji Clan!"
someone exclaimed in a low voice.
"It is really them. It is said that Paul got to the Bitter Sea Realm at the age of fifteen, and went through the Divine Bridge Realm
when he was merely twenty.
And now, he is only 22 years old.
Among all his peers, Paul is so talented that he can easily get to the top five,"
someone murmured.
Everybody was astonished to see Paul, the man surrounded by black flames.
With his spiritual sense, Austin could hear people's discussion clearly. Facing such a powerful man left him aghast.
Reaching Bitter Sea Realm at fifteen! Divine Bridge Realm at twenty! Such great aptitude was really amazing. Indeed he had
suprtalent.
"The defeated one! How dare you to cto threaten me?"
The Peacock Princess glared at Marcus. Her good-looking face suddenly turned grim.
In the Dawning Mountains, the beast race under the leadership of the Peacock Princes had a fierce fight against Marcus's family.
Both sides suffered with a large number of casualties.
It was quite understandable why the princess bore grudge against Marcus.
"Marcus, your senior reclusive elder has made an agreement with our Flood Dragon King that you will not bother the Peacock
Princess any more.
How dare you! How can you do such despicable things?"
Cheryl stepped forward and berated Marcus loudly.