Chapter 384 - 238: Temptation_2
The content within the ancient jade scroll was not coherent, as it was written in ancient characters. Judging from the damage to the jade scroll, it was very likely that the damage had caused issues with the content.
However, Li Shiming did not see it that way. Under his divine thought, he sensed remnants of a realm barrier, indicating that the jade scroll originally had a realm barrier.
Jade scrolls with realm barriers are generally inheritance jade scrolls, which require reaching a certain realm to view the corresponding content.
This method is the most commonly used in the Cultivation World, intended to prevent cultivators who have not reached the required level from forcefully viewing high-level cultivation techniques and thus encountering problems with their cultivation.
"How many spirit stones?" Li Shiming casually inquired.
"Five hundred spirit stones!" The skinny early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator's eyes flashed with surprise as he gritted his teeth and quoted a high price.
Li Shiming was about to accept the offer since he was not short of spirit stones, and he deemed the ancient jade scroll worthy of study. Five hundred spirit stones was not a large sum to him.
"Qi Bao, you dare to deceive your way into Hang Family's Market!" A shout of anger came as a foundation Establishment Cultivator with a pale, beardless face approached from a distance, his gaze turning toward the skinny early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
"Mr. Hang, I wouldn't dare again!" The cultivator known as Qi Bao tightened his expression, hastily begging for mercy without offering any explanation.
"Fellow Daoist, this Qi Bao often employs tricks to deceive unsuspecting cultivators!" Mr. Hang turned his gaze to Li Shiming and offered an explanation with clasped hands.
Li Shiming did not feel the slightest gratitude toward Mr. Hang for suddenly intervening. No matter the reason, it was extremely rude to disrupt a private transaction abruptly.
In the Cultivation World, anyone who could reach the Foundation Establishment Stage was no fool. Moreover, with his robe clearly marked with the Shushan Sect emblem, Mr. Hang's interruption was very likely an attempt to befriend him through these means.