When Mo Wuji woke up, he didn't see Yuan Zhenyi and Shiyi Niang, nor even Ding Bu'er, in the tent.

After a night of heavy drinking, his head didn't ache at all. In fact, he felt quite refreshed, which showed that the wine Yuan Zhenyi had brought out was truly good stuff.

It must have been his long-standing frustration and suppression that allowed him to rest so thoroughly after being completely relaxed. Mo Wuji was very grateful to Yuan Zhenyi and Shiyi Niang; these were two people he could consider as friends.

He opened the package not far away, and the meridian opening solution he had refined was still inside.

Feeling refreshed, Mo Wuji stood up, grabbed one of the glass bottles, opened it, and drank it all in one go. He felt that his condition was excellent right now. Previously, after opening his first meridian, he hadn't continued to open the second one because he was worried about his condition. Now, feeling so relaxed, it was the best time to drink the meridian opening solution.

Another fiery line appeared in his body, and Mo Wuji clearly felt the second meridian being opened up.

Sure enough, Mo Wuji clenched his fist, completely relaxed. If this kind of solution could maintain its effect, wouldn't he become an unparalleled genius?

Two hours later, the medicinal effect wore off. Like when he opened the first meridian, the second meridian was blocked at a certain point.

Having had the experience once before, Mo Wuji was very calm. He was now very clear that he couldn't open a meridian solely with the meridian opening solution. What he needed to do now was to continue searching for a thunder swamp like the one he found last time and use lightning to blast open the meridian.

Although this method was a bit cruel to himself, it had very good results.

As for the lightning in the sky, Mo Wuji didn't plan to try it. If he were to attract that kind of lightning, even a single strike would probably kill him.

It was a pity he didn't have a cultivation technique. If he did, he certainly wouldn't resist purely with his body like last time, using a painful method to open a meridian.

"Wuji, you're awake! Hurry up and wash up; we're going to browse the street market." Ding Bu'er rushed in excitedly.

"Street market?" Mo Wuji asked, puzzled.

Ding Bu'er chuckled, "You didn't know, did you? I just found out myself. Brother Zhenyi took me there. The street market is just a temporary market that's put together and can be dispersed at any time. This time, so many people have gathered here to go to the Imperial Capital, Chang Luo. Many people want to buy things, and many people want to sell things, so they put together a temporary market. Once the ships heading to Chang Luo leave, the street market will end."

"I definitely have to take a look. Where can I wash up now?" Mo Wuji quickly said. This kind of street market was perfect for him to broaden his horizons. Many of the people here heading to the Imperial Capital had cultivated in some way, so perhaps he could gain a deeper understanding of cultivation in the street market.

Ding Bu'er pointed to the sea in front of him. "Isn't that the place to wash up?"

Mo Wuji glared at Ding Bu'er. "Seawater is salty and bitter. You want me to wash up there?"

Ding Bu'er laughed. "Who told you seawater is necessarily salty and bitter? This is freshwater sea. Don't you see many people washing up on the beach?"

Freshwater sea? Mo Wuji didn't know if there was freshwater sea on Earth, at least he had never heard of it. But these questions were quickly put aside by him. The universe was vast, with countless planets, and there were too many things humans didn't know.

……

Half an hour later, Mo Wuji and Ding Bu'er had appeared in the street market.

Calling it a street market, in Mo Wuji's view, this was just a fair. As far as the eye could see, there were dense crowds of people everywhere. Shouting and selling voices never stopped, it was very lively.

"Wuji, you see that? The spiritual herbs we couldn't see before, there are many here. Of course, the prices are outrageously high. The lowest is several hundred gold coins, and the better ones are tens or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins. I just saw a Clarity Fruit; I heard it's a very good spiritual herb. The stall owner is asking for 500,000… It's over there. Look, there are still people gathered there; it probably hasn't been sold yet." Ding Bu'er pointed to the crowd not far away.

"Let's go take a look." Mo Wuji hurried over.

After squeezing into the crowd with Ding Bu'er, Mo Wuji saw a man with a fierce look on his face. In front of this man was a huge square stone. In the middle of the square stone was a transparent glass bottle, and inside the glass bottle was a fruit the size of a baby's fist.

This fruit was crystal clear, looking like a crystal. If it weren't for a leaf on the fruit, one might have overlooked it at first glance.

"Friend, your asking price of 500,000 gold coins is really outrageous. I'm offering 200,000, which is already a top price." The one speaking was a man with a slightly hunched back, who didn't seem to be very old.

The fierce man who owned the Clarity Fruit didn't say a word, as if he hadn't heard the offer.

"Are you going to sell or not? Give me an answer." The hunched-back man's tone became more forceful.

The fierce man's gaze suddenly fell on the hunched-back man. "You took nearly an hour to raise the price from 150,000 to 200,000. You can slowly increase the price; don't ask me if I'll sell or not, because I won't sell for less than 500,000."

Mo Wuji had seen many books on alchemy in Dan Han and could be considered well-informed. He hadn't actually seen anything like the Clarity Fruit in the Dan Han alchemy library. Listening to the name, it seemed to be related to improving eyesight.

The hunched-back man sneered, "If the Clarity Fruit is refined into a Clarity Pill, maybe it can be sold for 500,000 gold coins. Although this fruit can improve eyesight even without being refined into a pill, the effect is greatly reduced. Friend, are you sure you can turn this Clarity Fruit into a Clarity Pill? Or are you sure someone here will buy your Clarity Fruit for Clarity Pills? Know when you have enough."

"I heard that after taking this fruit, your eyesight can be improved to the point where you can clearly see things within a hundred meters even on a moonless night." Ding Bu'er whispered in Mo Wuji's ear.

Mo Wuji took a breath. Taking a fruit could improve eyesight so much? Then the price of this fruit was definitely more than 500,000 gold coins. If he had 500,000 gold coins, he wouldn't even bargain; he would buy this fruit directly.

Mo Wuji suddenly remembered that he also had a spiritual herb, the Double-Leaf Flame Grass. He had obtained three stalks of Double-Leaf Flame Grass back then, gave two stalks to Han Ning, and kept one for himself.

He just didn't know what the Double-Leaf Flame Grass did or if it had a price like the Clarity Fruit.

That's not right. Since the Clarity Fruit is so valuable, why would this fierce man take it out to sell? And he's selling it on the way to the Imperial Capital. If he went to the Imperial Capital, wouldn't it be even more valuable? This street market is mostly made up of family servants; someone who can take out 200,000 gold coins is already considered very remarkable.

"I want this fruit, but I don't have that many gold coins…" Another voice came.

Then, a powerful force pushed Mo Wuji and Ding Bu'er directly to the side. A path appeared in the crowd, and a man carrying a long sword walked over.

Mo Wuji saw a small sword embroidered with golden silk thread on the corner of this man's clothes.

"Immortal Master, could you be from the Ancient Sword Sect?" The fierce man suddenly asked in an excited tone.

The man with the long sword nodded. "That's right. My name is Fei Kaichang, and I am a disciple of the Ancient Sword Sect."

Hearing these words, the fierce man quickly and carefully held the glass bottle and delivered it to the man's hand, saying in a trembling voice, "Junior Yan An has long admired the Ancient Sword Sect. I offer this Clarity Fruit to Senior Fei, only asking for…"

Fei Kaichang waved his hand, interrupting the fierce man. "I can give you gold coins after we get to Chang Luo. As for guaranteeing your entry into the Ancient Sword Sect, I don't have that much authority."

It was obvious that he understood what Yan An wanted and stopped him in advance.

Yan An quickly said, "Junior doesn't necessarily need to be a formal disciple; even an outer disciple or a servant disciple of the Ancient Sword Sect would be satisfying."

Mo Wuji completely understood. This guy had taken out the Clarity Fruit to prepare to give it to a sect disciple in the first place. The purpose was to enter the sect. It was estimated that this guy's spiritual root wasn't great either, and he knew he didn't have a chance at the Yuesian Sect.

This person was truly scheming. He hadn't brought out the Clarity Fruit to sell in the first place. But how did this Yan An know that a disciple of the Ancient Sword Sect would come? That's right. No matter which sect's disciple came, he should say the same thing.

Still not right. What if an Immortal Sect disciple didn't come, but a wealthy person participating in the Yuesian Sect bought his Clarity Fruit instead?

Fei Kaichang nodded and casually took out a wooden token and handed it to Yan An, saying, "This is my wooden token. After we get to Chang Luo, you can go to the Ancient Sword Sect servant disciple recruitment office to report."

"Yes, Immortal Master." Yan An accepted the wooden token amidst the envious gazes of the surrounding people.

(That's all for today's update. Good night, friends!)