X-Dragon Era

Since it was aimed at the students of Combat Dragon Academy, the items sold in the marketplace naturally related to cultivation and the daily lives of the students, including everyday items like clothes, hats, shoes, and socks.

Although the scale wasn't as large as the Treasure Exchange Convention, with 3000 booths crammed together, it still constituted about a third of the Convention's size. At this moment... the marketplace was crowded, with students weaving through the booths, and they would happily pay for anything they found suitable.

Along the way, Xin Yun first bought a few sets of seasonal clothes for the two girls, then some undergarments for everyone, after all... the Academy only distributed Academy Uniforms, and not undergarments.
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As they continued, the trio purchased many items, not just underwear and socks, but also day-to-day necessities, as well as cosmetics that young ladies prefer. Even though the two girls didn't actually need these things to enhance their beauty, girls still tend to like such niceties—otherwise, would they still be called girls?

Of course, Xin Yun didn't encourage them to use heavy makeup. Instead, he chose products that nourished the skin and were beneficial to the body. Not only did they serve an aesthetic purpose, but they also provided skin care and moisture.

While Xin Yun was busy picking out items for the two girls, they naturally did not forget about him and gathered many daily necessities for him, even selecting some cosmetics suitable for men, which, however... Xin Yun flatly declined.

Naturally, Xin Yun and the girls didn't forget about Ming Xuan and his mother, and even the shop assistants remembered them, each buying them some gifts.

By noon, the group went to buy meals and rushed back to their booth to eat. After inquiring, they found that the business had been surprisingly good that morning. The sales of Dragon Crystals even surpassed that of the previous month, and the situation was improving.

After lunch, Xin Yun and the two girls left their purchases at the booth and once again started to roam, only stopping when evening approached. Over the entire day, they had visited all 3000 booths in the marketplace.

After dinner, the two girls were completely exhausted and didn't want to continue shopping. They decided to stay back and watch the shop, as business was booming at the moment. The booth was always surrounded by a few students, and the girls joined in, helping with the sales...

Xin Yun had wanted to help, but the space behind the booth was already full, even Ming Xuan had to squeeze out to help maintain order. Therefore, Xin Yun gave up the idea of staying.

Items like Dragon Crystals that could rapidly increase one's strength were very welcome among the students. Although expensive, they were nothing to students of Combat Dragon Academy, especially since... everyone's strength was still low and there was no need for high-grade Dragon Crystals yet.

Seeing the girls happily occupied, Xin Yun hesitated for a moment before turning away from the booth, heading towards a corner of the marketplace.

While accompanying the two girls, Xin Yun had noticed an odd booth that sold strange items. However, because he was with Yi Luo Xiang and Yan Qingying, he hadn't had the chance to take a closer look and had simply passed by. Now that he had some free time, he naturally wanted to take a look.

He rushed to the booth and saw an old man with disheveled hair, a face full of beard, and incredibly dirty clothes sitting behind the counter, staring lifelessly at the incessant flow of people quite obviously... no one had bought anything from him all day, otherwise, he wouldn't look so dejected.

Looking at the booth, the milky white, semi-transparent stones seemed to be arranged in chaos but hinted at some underlying pattern. With Xin Yun's knowledge, however, he couldn't determine what these stones were.

Frowning, Xin Yun hesitated and said, "This... boss, what are you selling? Are these stones?"

Upon hearing Xin Yun's voice, the old man's eyes lit up, and he quickly stood up, eagerly saying, "No, no, no... I'm not selling the stones. In fact... what I'm selling is a small invention!"

"Invention?" Xin Yun's eyes instantly brightened upon hearing the old man's words.

The old man, seeing he had caught Xin Yun's interest, became even more animated. He extended his hands and began to manipulate the stones on the booth, excitedly saying, "These stones all contain a strange energy. I discovered... if you arrange these energy-bearing stones in certain positions, they will form a strange force field!"

As he spoke, the old man quickly shifted the stones around and after a while, when all stones were arranged in a peculiar shape, they gradually lit up, emanating a faint glow from the milky white stones.

"Huh?" Seeing this, Xin Yun opened his mouth in surprise. He could clearly feel a special energy slowly gathering and rotating within the pattern formed by the stones, remaining concentrated and exceptionally pure. This was...

Looking excitedly at Xin Yun, the old man said, "How about it, amazing, isn't it!"

Shocked, Xin Yun nodded and cautiously asked, "Did you figure this out on your own? How did you discover it?"

In response to Xin Yun's question, the old man nodded proudly and said, "Yes, I figured it out myself. I was born in Gale Canyon, which is a stone forest area. At the heart of Gale Canyon, where constant storms rage, these white stones are the specialty of the region, and the arrangement of these stones mirrors the general positions of the stone forest within Gale Canyon."

Hearing the old man's explanation, Xin Yun inhaled sharply and tremblingly said, "Do you mean to say, just by arranging these stones according to the layout of the stone forest, you can generate these strange energy flows?"

"No, no, no..." The old man shook his head vehemently upon hearing Xin Yun's words and explained, "It's not that simple. If it were, there'd be nothing to be proud of. In fact... there are probably tens of thousands of stalagmites in the stone forest, and not every single one is useful. So far, I've only figured out eighteen positions.

Just by placing these stones at these eighteen positions, you can generate these peculiar energy streams!" (To be continued, for the continuation of this story, please visit www.qidian.com. More chapters available, support the author, support genuine reading!)