pertwk Chapter 84 Rune True Bone
Chapter 84 Rune True Bone
"You can also trade it for the crocodile skin on your back," the burly man said hastily as he was about to leave.
"How many?" Cai Xuan asked.
Ten.
"Too much." Cai Xuan shook his head; the price was a bit beyond his expectations.
"Eight then, no less." The burly man gritted his teeth and voluntarily lowered the price.
Cai Xuan was satisfied with the price, so he immediately took off the sword-spined crocodile skins from his and Xi'er's backs, counted out eight pieces, and handed them over. The burly man took the skins, carefully examined them, confirmed that they were of excellent quality, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
He put away the leather, then picked up the storage pouch that was on the stall and handed it over.
Cai Xuan took the storage pouch and, following the method taught by the rugged man, probed inside. Sure enough, he saw a space the size of four houses, square, dry, and clean, large enough to hold all the things they were carrying.
Unlike other storage spaces, the Treasure Pouch requires no spiritual power, no blood or qi, and no internal energy; anyone can use it, making it very popular among tribes. Furthermore, the numerous materials needed to craft a Treasure Pouch contribute to its high price.
"Finally, I have the legendary storage space! Hehe."
Cai Xuan felt a surge of secret pleasure and couldn't help but puff out his chest proudly, like a nouveau riche.
Seeing that he still had a sword-backed crocodile skin, the burly man quickly asked, "Want to exchange it again?"
"You have more?" Cai Xuan raised an eyebrow.
"Yes!" The burly man pulled out a storage pouch from his pocket, but this one was obviously smaller than the previous one, only about half the size of a palm, and it was dusty and looked much older.
"How big is inside?" Cai Xuan asked.
"The size of a house," the burly man said, pointing to the wooden house next to him.
"How do I change it?"
"Two sword-backed crocodile skins."
"One." Cai Xuan already had a storage pouch, so he wasn't as enthusiastic about this one. Besides, the space was so small that it couldn't hold much, so it wasn't very useful. Therefore, he tried his best to bargain down the price.
"make a deal!"
To everyone's surprise, the burly man agreed without hesitation.
Cai Xuan handed over a piece of sword-spined crocodile skin, took the storage pouch, and glanced at the burly man—he had a feeling that this guy had a cunning heart hidden beneath his rugged appearance, and he wondered if he had been deceived.
The burly man exchanged the items, quickly packed up his stall, and left, his steps hurried, as if afraid Cai Xuan would change his mind.
This made Cai Xuan, who already suspected he might be being deceived, even more certain that he had probably been tricked.
However, when it comes to business, apart from quality issues, everything else is a no-regret purchase. Even if you regret it, it's useless because the person has already left.
Cai Xuan carefully put away the large storage pouch, gave the small one to Xi'er, and then said to Yun'er and the others, "This one is for your eldest sister first, and we'll give it to you when we get another one. Let's try to get everyone a storage pouch, so we don't have to carry big bags and small packages while traveling."
"Brother, I don't need it, I have my own." Yan'er said proudly, puffing out her chest with a smug expression on her face.
"Brother, I'll have one too in a while, so I won't need this," Yue'er added.
Cai Xuan's eyes widened in surprise. The two little ones actually had their own spatial storage? He instinctively wanted to ask, but glancing at the bustling crowd around him, he held back. This wasn't the place to talk. He'd ask them properly when they got back. Where were the two little ones hiding their spatial storage?
"Then these are for you, Yun'er and me. With these treasure pouches, you won't need to carry so much stuff when you go out, and you won't have to drag the game you catch; you can put it in the pouch and bring it back. From now on, you can use my and Xi'er's treasure pouches first, and then you can use your own when you get them."
Yun'er and the others never really cared about these things; they would use them if they had them, and it didn't matter if they didn't. Upon hearing this, they simply nodded and didn't say anything more.
Cai Xuan led them to continue strolling through the market.
The market was much larger than he had imagined, with stalls stretching as far as the eye could see, and goods of all kinds, some strange and unusual. Some stalls displayed exotic plants that glowed and emitted fragrance, with spiritual energy flowing between their flowers and leaves, clearly not ordinary things; other stalls displayed various precious medicines, with plump roots and glossy leaves, emitting a rich medicinal aroma.
In the Xuanhuang realm, medicinal herbs are categorized into several grades: common herbs, low-grade spiritual herbs, mid-grade spiritual herbs, high-grade spiritual herbs, great herbs, precious herbs, spiritual herbs, and the legendary supreme immortal herbs—divine herbs that have taken human form and can run and jump. It is said that supreme immortal herbs have only appeared in the most ancient secret realms, and ordinary people may never see a single one in their entire lives.
Cai Xuan learned these things from Aya.
At the time, he wondered how a chieftain of a wild tribe could know so much. Later, he learned that although the You Nu tribe was now in decline, it had once been glorious. However, it was unlucky and was attacked by a ferocious beast, which destroyed the tribe, forcing it to lead the remaining tribesmen to wander around.
This knowledge was passed down orally from generation to generation among that clan.
"Um?"
As he strolled around, Cai Xuan was suddenly drawn to a particular stall.
The stall was small, with only a tattered animal hide spread on the ground and a few bones on it. Mysterious runes naturally formed on the bones, some like fire, some like wind, and some like mist, emitting a faint spiritual light.
Cai Xuan walked over and asked curiously, "Friend, may I ask what this is?"
The stall owner, a thin middle-aged man, looked up at him and said, "Runic True Bone. This is a magical bone that beasts develop before they become demons. Activating the runes on it with your blood and qi can unleash a one-time attack with considerable power, very useful for self-defense or hunting."
Cai Xuan asked the stall owner and learned what the Rune True Bone was.
It turns out that before becoming demons, many beasts, due to impure bloodlines, were unable to integrate their innate supernatural powers into their bodies. Instead, they could only accumulate these powers within their bones, forming natural runes. These bones are called "Runic True Bones" or "Supernatural Treasure Bones."
In addition, there is another type called "Spirit Pattern Treasure Bone".
That is because after beasts become demons, they awaken their supreme bloodline and gain great supernatural powers, but they cannot refine them. So they inscribe the power of these powers on their bones so that they can use them. Some demons also comprehend the great Dao of Heaven and Earth on their own and inscribe the methods they have comprehended on their bones, forming spiritual patterned treasure bones.
It is said that in addition to these two kinds of precious bones, the demon race also possesses a rare "extraordinary celestial bone." Unfortunately, no one has ever seen what it looks like.
"How much is this rune-inscribed bone?" Cai Xuan asked.
"You can trade it for a sword-spined crocodile skin," the stall owner said, glancing at him. "Ten skins for one."
Cai Xuan guessed that he had seen him exchange the sword-spined crocodile skin for the storage pouch, otherwise he wouldn't have said that. Exchanging ten sword-spined crocodile skins for a single-use rune bone seemed like a bad deal. The storage pouch was still somewhat useful to him, but the rune bone was truly useless.
He couldn't possibly trade the sword-spined crocodile skin he had worked so hard to bring for something like this; he wanted to trade it for something truly useful and valuable.
"No, I don't need this." Cai Xuan shook his head and stood up.
Seeing his lack of interest, the stall owner didn't press him, simply saying, "If you need anything in the future, you can come to me anytime," and then ignored him.
Cai Xuan led Xi'er and the others to continue walking forward.
He hadn't gone far when a clanging sound of blacksmithing caught his attention.
Following the sound, they saw an open blacksmith shop by the roadside. The shop wasn't large, but the furnace was burning brightly, and several burly tribesmen were forging iron blocks with great effort, sweating profusely. On the shelves outside the shop were rows of forged weapons—long clubs, heavy hammers, broadswords, battle axes, spiked clubs, and so on, each polished to a gleaming, cold light, radiating a chilling sharpness.