SPMT : Chapter 67: Buying the Spirit Tower 

Sun Miaomiao looked at Xu Mu’an walking out from the villa, confusion flashing in her eyes.

Sun Miaomiao had seen Xu Mu’an before. In her memory, Xu Mu’an always wore coarse clothing and seemed somewhat gloomy. The current Xu Mu’an, although dressed simply, clearly wore clothes of good quality, and his whole person radiated a sunny aura.

“Mu’an, going out?” Sun Miaomiao walked up to Xu Mu’an and asked.

Seeing Sun Miaomiao, Xu Mu’an was surprised. He had encountered Sun Miaomiao several times before, but she had never even glanced at him sideways, let alone come up to greet him.

“Yes! We’re missing quite a few things at home, so we need to go buy some,” Xu Mu’an said.

“I heard you’ve got Jingting completely under control. I didn’t expect a playboy like Jingting to settle down. Young Master Xu really has capability,” Sun Miaomiao said admiringly.

After Sun Qi and Zheng Liming left, they spread word everywhere that Xiao Jingting had become henpecked, obeying his wife’s every word, controlled completely by his wife. His wife said east and he didn’t dare say west, she pointed south and he didn’t dare go north – he was so controlled by his wife that he didn’t even dare indulge in wine and women anymore.

The original Xiao Jingting was extremely concerned with face. If he knew others thought he was afraid of his wife, he would probably be furious and do something outrageous.

Xu Mu’an smiled, “It’s not my achievement. When we were in Tuqiu Village for a while, we often went without meals, and Jingting suddenly came to his senses.”

“It seems you suffered quite a bit in Tuqiu Village!” Sun Miaomiao said sympathetically.

“Although we suffered quite a bit, it was a blessing in disguise,” Xu Mu’an said.

Hearing Xu Mu’an say this, Sun Miaomiao immediately thought of the heavenly treasure in the mountain forests near Tuqiu Village. “Congratulations, Mu’an. You really have deep fortune.”

“Not bad. I still have things to do, so I’ll go first,” Xu Mu’an said.

Sun Miaomiao nodded, “Alright.”

Sun Miaomiao watched Xu Mu’an’s departing figure, her expression darkening. When Xiao Jingting returned this time, he was very cold toward Sun Miaomiao. She couldn’t accept the fact that she had been outdone by a man.

“What took you so long!” Xiao Jingting, waiting at the gate, casually asked when he saw Xu Mu’an.

“I ran into Sun Miaomiao and was delayed for a bit,” Xu Mu’an said.

Xiao Jingting nodded and made an “oh” sound.

“Are we waiting for someone else?” Xu Mu’an asked.

Xiao Jingting nodded, “Yes, we’re waiting for Second Brother. My eye for things isn’t good – when Second Brother comes, I’ll ask him to help me judge.”

Xu Mu’an nodded, “That makes sense. When will Second Brother arrive?”

“Should be soon. He’ll come after settling his wife,” Xiao Jingting said.

Xu Mu’an smiled, “Second Brother and sister-in-law really have a good relationship.”

Xiao Jingting nodded, “Indeed they do.”

“Sorry to keep you waiting,” Xiao Jinfeng came out and asked.

“Not bad,” Xiao Jingting said.

“Second Brother, let’s go,” Xu Mu’an said.

Xiao Jingting nodded, “Alright!”

…

After the three arrived at the trading company, a well-trained staff member immediately came to serve them.

“This batch of storage rings was crafted by the master refiner Zhao Li. Not only do they look good, but the internal space is 150 square meters each. The spatial structure is very stable – very convenient for storing items in the wilderness. Each one costs twelve thousand taels of silver.”

Xiao Jingting rubbed his nose, thinking: Twelve thousand taels – he had originally thought he had some money, but suddenly realized how poor he was!

“Young Masters Xiao, do you need any?” the staff member asked.

Xiao Jingting cleared his throat and said with feigned composure, “Let’s look at other things.”

Xiao Jinfeng was somewhat tempted, but thinking of the price, he hesitated. In the wilderness, after killing prey, they feared the bloody smell would attract other demon beasts, so they usually fought quick battles. Sometimes they could only take the most valuable parts of demon beasts, which was very wasteful. If they had a storage ring, it would be different. However, storage rings were really too expensive – mercenary teams usually used storage bags.

Xiao Jinfeng reluctantly glanced at the spatial rings a few times before moving elsewhere.

“Over here are talismans. The talismans in our shop are all very high quality. These are fourth-grade talismans, these are fifth-grade, and these are sixth-grade. Fourth-grade talismans cost around one hundred taels, fifth-grade around two hundred taels, and sixth-grade around four hundred taels. When encountering high-level demon beasts in the wilderness, talismans are essential weapons. Sometimes one extra talisman means one extra life!” the staff member said.

Xu Mu’an thought of Xiao Jingting’s talisman-throwing fighting style and felt like silver was being thrown away like water.

“We won’t be participating in combat recently. Let’s look at other things,” Xu Mu’an said.

The staff member smiled, “Why don’t you gentlemen look at our high-end magical instrument section? We recently received a magical instrument that’s very suitable for Young Master Jingting.”

Xu Mu’an smiled, “Alright!” He hadn’t seen many high-level magical instruments and couldn’t afford them anyway, so it would be good to broaden his horizons.

“Please follow me, gentlemen.”

“This is a spirit tower specially crafted for spirit plant masters for cultivation. It has array patterns that amplify spiritual power. When Young Master Xiao uses the Growth of All Things technique with this spirit tower’s assistance, the range of your Growth of All Things technique can be expanded by half. Other techniques work the same way.”

“The materials used to craft this spirit tower are extremely durable. The spirit tower can enlarge, and if you encounter demon beasts you really can’t handle, you can hide inside the spirit tower. The spirit tower will completely conceal a cultivator’s aura. After enough time passes and the demon beasts leave, you should be able to save your life.” This was specifically designed for spirit plant masters, as many spirit plant masters had low combat ability, so the refiners thoughtfully developed this function.

“This spirit tower is also a magical instrument that can be used in combat. When fighting against eighth or even ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivators, it won’t be weak. This magical instrument is actually a semi-finished product – if you have the opportunity, Young Master, you could upgrade it.”

Xiao Jingting listened with sparkling eyes, “Such a good magical instrument must cost quite a bit of silver.”

“One hundred twenty thousand taels, but we offer installment payments with some interest. Young Master, you can get a silver card – pay thirty thousand down, then transfer ten thousand taels monthly for ten consecutive months.”

Xiao Jingting’s eyes widened. This realm actually had such sophisticated things as installment payments. But thinking about it, it wasn’t strange – the Wilderness Continent’s history was much longer than Earth’s. With such a long time, having installment payments wasn’t surprising. Thirty thousand down payment plus ten months of payments would be one hundred thirty thousand taels – an extra ten thousand taels of silver. Really vicious.

“Young Master Xiao, this magical instrument was refined by a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Our shop only has one. If you need it, you must act quickly. If you’re too slow and someone else takes it, it’ll be gone.”

Xiao Jingting looked at the staff member’s eager smile and felt his heart being scratched like by a cat.

Xiao Jinfeng looked at Xiao Jingting, “Jingting, this spirit tower is very suitable for you.” It was expensive, but it could be used for a long time. When Xiao Jingting was at the fourth layer of Qi Refining, he had amazing money-making ability. Now at the fifth layer, his money-making ability should be even higher.

Xu Mu’an looked at Xiao Jingting’s expression, “Why don’t we buy it?”

Xiao Jingting nodded, “Alright.”

Xiao Jingting gritted his teeth and bought the spirit tower.

The staff member looked at Xiao Jingting with some surprise.

The staff member originally hadn’t expected Xiao Jingting to buy the spirit tower. He had told Xiao Jingting so much hoping Xiao Jingting would go back and mention this magical instrument to Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu – perhaps they would be interested in it.

….

“Xiao Jinfeng.” An uncertain voice came over. Xiao Jinfeng turned his head, his brow furrowing.

Xiao Jingting looked at the approaching group and saw they were dressed as mercenaries. He immediately guessed their identities – what a small world!

The leader, Hua Yufeng, looked at Xiao Jinfeng with a slightly dark expression. Several mercenaries behind Hua Yufeng looked at Xiao Jinfeng with somewhat evasive gazes.

“Young Master Jingting, this is your VIP card. You’re now a gold-level VIP of our trading company. In the future, when you come to buy things, you can get a 5% discount. Welcome back next time,” the staff member said eagerly.

Xiao Jingting’s face twisted. He thought: This trading company really doesn’t know how to do business – selling things so expensively yet giving such low discounts. They should at least give 20% off.

Hearing the staff member’s words, Hua Yufeng was stunned. According to the trading company’s rules, spending over one thousand taels made you a regular member, ten thousand taels made you a silver member, one hundred thousand taels made you a gold member, and one million taels made you a platinum member.

Hua Yufeng was currently a silver member. Hearing that Xiao Jingting was a gold member, he couldn’t help feeling jealous.

“Let’s go,” Xiao Jinfeng said to Xiao Jingting and Xu Mu’an.

Xiao Jingting nodded, and the three left together. From beginning to end, Xiao Jinfeng never greeted Hua Yufeng and the others.

“Second Brother, were those your former teammates?” Xiao Jingting asked after leaving the shop.

Xiao Jinfeng nodded, “Yes!”

He had long known that returning to Mo City would mean seeing those people and had imagined the encounter scenarios, thinking it would be very painful. But when it actually happened, it was okay. The past couldn’t be retrieved – it was all over.

“Second Brother, that leader has a face that screams ingratitude. It’s good you were kicked out, otherwise you’d have been dragged down by him sooner or later,” Xiao Jingting said. He had inquired about the mercenary team’s current state – under Hua Yufeng’s leadership, they had been on a downward spiral, with many people already leaving the team.

Xiao Jinfeng smiled. Hua Yufeng did look quite upright, but his character was…

“Alright, it’s all in the past,” Xiao Jinfeng said. He wasn’t a saint – after being betrayed like that, expecting him to repay evil with kindness was impossible.