Chapter 22: Entering the Treasure Appraisal Hall for the First Time

  The next day, Xiao Fan left the City Lord's Manor feeling refreshed and went to the Appraisal Hall as agreed with the little demon girl.

  Although the Appraisal Hall has a transcendent status in Xuan Shan City, its exterior is not magnificent and looks almost the same as ordinary buildings, but it carries a more ancient and simple meaning.

  "This appraisal hall is quite interesting." Xiao Fan muttered to himself as he walked in, and what appeared before his eyes was a large trading hall. The hall was filled with all sorts of divine weapons and treasures that the appraisal hall had for sale.

  "What does the young master want?" A small servant came forward to greet him shortly after Xiao Fan entered.

  Xiao Fan's great name was renowned throughout the entire Xuan Shan City, and almost every shop in Xuan Shan City had been 'visited' by Xiao Fan. However, there was only one exception - Jian Bao Tang, which he had never set foot in. It could be said that among all the shops in Xuan Shan City, only the young apprentice of Jian Bao Tang did not recognize this number one young master of Xuan Shan City.

  "I've come looking for you, miss." Xiao Fan said with a slight smile.

  "It turned out to be Young Master Xiao. The young lady has instructed that if it's Young Master Xiao, he can go directly to the second floor." The servant boy led Xiao Fan to the second floor with a natural and calm demeanor, neither humble nor arrogant.

  "Xiao Fanzi, you've finally arrived. I've been waiting for a long time." Just as Xiao Fan stepped onto the second floor, he heard a silvery voice ringing out, and saw the little demoness wearing a fiery red outfit, smiling sweetly as she sat by the window gazing at him.

  The little witch was originally a type of fiery and spicy, now wearing a fire-red dress, the tight-fitting skirt showed off her nearly perfect figure, with a hint of wild beauty, devilish physique, angelic face, and a charming smile that seemed to capture people's hearts, Xiao Fan couldn't help but feel a slight jump in his heart, thinking to himself that this little girl was indeed tempting.

  "Hey girl, I'm not late, am I?" Xiao Fang walked up with a smile, but his term of endearment for the little witch left the young servant behind him staring in shock.

  "This... Miss is known as Little Witch, how dare someone call her that... Where did this great god come from..."

  That little servant was unable to calm down anymore, staring blankly at Xiao Fan, wanting to see what made this guy so special that he could be so intimate with the young lady.

  "Hmph, don't call me a little girl." The little demoness hummed, but her jade-like face was still smiling.

  "You're still not calling me Little Fanzi." Xiao Fan rolled his eyes, what a domineering and savage little girl.

  "Hehe, little ordinary person, although you are the number one young master of Xuan Shan City, but I'm afraid you've never been to Jian Bao Hall before. Come come come, let me take you on a journey to broaden your horizons." The little demoness laughed and pulled Xiao Fan forward.

  At this moment, that young man finally understood the name of this gentleman. It turned out that he was the so-called number one young master of Xuan Shan City who would stop at nothing to do evil.

  Thinking of the name of this gentleman in front of him, Xiao Er couldn't help but wipe a sweat, fortunately he didn't offend him, otherwise, although Xiang Yu wouldn't do anything to himself inside the antique shop, once outside, Xiang Yu would probably be able to get rid of him with just one move.

  "You go and busy yourself." The little servant who was secretly rejoicing at having narrowly escaped with his life heard the young witch's words, and suddenly his heart burst into bloom, overjoyed, he left.

  "Hey girl, do you often bully that little guy? Otherwise, why would he be so happy if you let him leave?" Xiao Fan asked with a curious face.

  The little witch hummed and said, "How could I bully him? She was scared by you. Hmph, the great name of Xiao Erlang, the number one young master of Xuan Mountain City, is really terrifying..."

  "I didn't do anything to him..." Xiao Fan loudly cried injustice, heaven have mercy, although he was previously known as the biggest young master in Xuan Shan City, however, whenever he saw Jian Bao Tang, he would take a detour, how dare he bully Jian Bao Tang's little servant...

  "Hurry up, let me show you these mysterious weapons." The little witch pulled Xiao Fan over, and he found that the entire second floor was also a trading hall. However, there were really too few weapons on sale on the second floor, with fewer than twenty swords in total.

  "The sharp weapons downstairs are just ordinary sharp weapons, but these mysterious weapons are the real treasures." The little witch explained.

  Xiao Fan walked up to a counter with a three-foot-long ice sword emitting a cold aura, and saw that the price on the counter was one thousand low-grade spirit stones.

  Xiao Fan was shocked: "Just this one long sword is going to cost 100 low-grade spirit stones, how can it be so expensive?" One low-grade spirit stone was equivalent to 100,000 gold coins, and 100 low-grade spirit stones were equivalent to 10 million gold coins. This was really too expensive.

  "This sword is made from the essence of ten thousand year old mystic ice and is a top-grade lower-level magic artifact, it will be of great help to those who cultivate yin-cold powers. These hundred lower-grade spirit stones are not expensive." Little maid explained.

  "I'll take a look at this Xuanbing sword and see what's special about it." Xiao Fan said, opening the cabinet and reaching inside.

  "It's so cold..." Xiao Fan's hand touched and then withdrew, not daring to truly grasp the hilt of the Xuanbing sword. He only felt a wave of icy air spreading from his arm all the way up to his body, as if it was going to freeze him whole.

  "Serves you right, who asked you to be so impatient." The little demoness smiled with a mixture of delight and schadenfreude: "This Xuanbing sword may only be a low-grade artifact at its peak, but it's not something that just anyone can wield. You haven't even cultivated your true yuan power yet, and you're still in the Tempering Body realm - how could you possibly withstand the invasion of the cold ice energy?"

  "Can Xiao Fan handle it?" Xiao Fan touched his nose, feeling a bit embarrassed.

  "Although you have cultivated the True Yuan Force, you can use it to resist the cold ice energy in the Xuanbing Sword, but you cannot truly exert its power. To refine this sword, your cultivation needs to reach the Condensed Spirit Realm," said the little demon girl.

  Xiao Fan silently rubbed his nose and walked to the front of another three-inch small knife. This three-inch small knife looked like its blade and handle were integrated, looking ordinary and unremarkable, without anything special about it.

  "Two hundred low-grade spirit stones... even more expensive..." Xiao Fan was speechless, and very consciously didn't ask again what was special about this small knife.

  Then, Xiao Fang looked through all the magic treasures on the second floor that were put out for sale. In the end, he sadly discovered that the Xuanbing Sword, which was worth 100 low-grade spirit stones, was the cheapest one. The other magic treasures were even more expensive.

  Xiao Fan also discovered other unusual magical tools, including a small flag that was only the size of a palm. The material it was made of couldn't be discerned, but after staring at it for a long time, Xiao Fan felt dizzy and as if his soul was being sucked out by the flag.

  There are also jade flutes, jade panpipes, small drums and other strange and unusual ritual objects. The value of these is extremely high, surpassing the price of ordinary sword-class magical artifacts.

  Among them, the price of the most expensive treasure even reached one thousand lower-grade spirit stones. Xiao Fan took a look and felt dizzy.

  "No wonder Jian Bao Tang is so respected, it's the biggest local tyrant in all of Xuan Shan City." Xiao Fan sighed.

  The prices of these magical artifacts on the second floor are enough to rival the entire wealth of the Xiao family, the rulers of the city. When has Xiao Fan ever seen so much money?

  "Xiao Fangzi, do you think these are really expensive? No, you're wrong. These are just the most ordinary magic tools. Above magic tools are Xuan tools and Ling tools. The value of Xuan tools is calculated using mid-grade spirit stones, while Ling tools are calculated using high-grade spirit stones. All the magic tools on this entire second floor added together aren't even worth one Xuan tool." The little demon girl said.

  Xiao Fan nodded slightly, and at this moment, he finally understood what it meant to be a frog in a well. Xuan Shan City was just a remote small mountain city, without any high-level cultivators. In this Xuan Shan City, even low-grade magic tools were hard to come by, let alone higher-grade Xuan equipment and Ling equipment that no one could afford.

  "Strength decides everything, once I obtain the true Sacred Body Inheritance, I will not be inferior to anyone." At this moment, Xiao Fang was deeply stimulated by the little demon girl, and secretly made a decision that from now on, he must cultivate himself into an extremely powerful being.

  "Since your Treasure Pavilion is so wealthy, selling just one of these artifacts would be enough to provide relief for the refugees in Xuanshan City." Xiao Fan said with a smile.

  "These aren't even worth selling." The little witch gave Xiao Fan a white eye.

  "The Xuan Mountain City is still too small." Xiao Fan muttered to himself, with a faint glimmer in his eyes.

  "You haven't truly entered the world of cultivators yet, you'll understand later." The little demoness said to Xiao Fan in a tone as if she were an elder coaxing him.

  Xiao Fan looked at the little witch with a strange expression, making her feel a chill run down her spine. Only then did he ask: "Girl, what level has your cultivation reached?"

  The little witch can easily defeat any of the young masters in Xuanshan City, showing that her strength is extraordinary. Originally, Xiao Fan thought that the little witch was probably at the peak of Quan Ti, but now it seems that the little girl's strength goes beyond that, and is even more powerful than he imagined.

  "Others... others' cultivation isn't high either..." The little demon girl's beautiful big eyes flickered, and she turned her head to look out the window.

  "Could it be that your cultivation has reached the Ninth Stage of Transcendence?" Xiao Fan asked.

  "Where is..." The little witch replied, but a hint of disdain flashed in her eyes, and Xiao Fang's heart trembled. He was afraid that the little witch's power had already reached a realm where he could only look up to her.

  Just thinking about the little witch's age being similar to his own, yet already having such great strength, Xiao Fang couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh, he really was narrow-minded.

  Xiao Fan's cultivation soared to the peak of Tempering Body after taking the Tempering Body Dan, surpassing Lin Jianren and other young masters by a notch. Xiao Fan had thought his cultivation was already quite good among his peers, but now that he saw the little demon girl, he realized how terribly wrong he was.

  "Oh dear, actually their strength isn't that high, according to Grandfather's words, your big brother Xiao Tian is even more formidable." The little demon girl said.

  "Big brother..." Xiao Fan's thoughts drifted away, three years ago, Xiao Tian had left Xuan Mountain City to go to the outside world to find a master and learn martial arts, since then, Xiao Fan had not received any news about his big brother Xiao Tian.

  In the past, Xiao Fan and Xiao Tian had a good brotherly relationship. Every time Xiao Fan got into trouble outside, it was Xiao Tian who helped to bail him out. In Xiao Fan's memory, Xiao Tian was elegant and refined, with an extraordinary demeanor, wearing white clothes as white as snow, and was a modest and courteous gentleman.

  Xiao Tian was a legend among the young generation in Xuan Shan City. In Xiao Fan's memory, Xiao Tian had never competed with anyone, but no one dared to provoke him among the younger generation. For this reason, Xiao Fan has always been puzzled, thinking that the young masters of Xuan Shan City were only afraid of Xiao Tian's identity as the young master of the Xiao family. Now it seems that Xiao Fan was greatly mistaken at the time.