Chapter 506: Chapter 506: 504: You Also Wouldn't Want Others to Find Out You're Selling Fake Seeds, Would You? _1

When Lu Xuan discovered that the dark green ling species he held was just a waste seed, he planned to go to the middle zone, find the vendor who sold the fake seeds, and demand a refund and compensation.

“The vendor has broken the rules of Duobao Tower. If the powerful forces of Duobao Tower were to intervene, even double compensation would not be a problem.”

With this thought, a light bulb turned on in Lu Xuan’s head.

“Maybe there might be a method to get even more spirit stones as compensation?”

“If that vendor chose to sell fake seeds, he surely wouldn’t have sold only one, and the spirit stones he fooled out of people surely wouldn’t be a small amount.”

“I have got the hold of his lifeline. I can turn the tables and pluck some of his wool.”

The more Lu Xuan thought about it, the more he felt this method had a high chance of succeeding.

If the vendor hoodwinked people out of their money, then he would surely have gained a lot of unjust wealth. If Lu Xuan acted now, the amount of spirit stones that could be compensated would be limited. But if he waited and let the vendor earn more and more, sinking deeper and deeper into the scheme, he could hit the vendor hard with a bamboo pole.

With this thought, a smile appeared on Lu Xuan’s lips.

He didn’t rush to seek compensation from the vendor who sold the fake seeds. Instead, he decided to observe him for a few days and collect evidence of the vendor defrauding cultivators.

In the following days, he took some time to go to the lower zone and when he couldn’t find the unknown spiritual seeds he was looking for, he quickly returned to the middle zone, lingering near the stall of the friendly-faced vendor.

Each time he came over, he activated the Thousand Masks and the magic artifact of Clear Dragonfly Feather Robe to change his appearance and aura.

After practicing the “God Derivation Sutra” for many years and being nourished by the treasure trove of gods in his mind, his spiritual sense was much stronger than that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Late-term cultivator. So, he could observe the vendor and the customers without them noticing anything unusual.

In these days, the vendor sold no less than ten dark green spiritual seeds and earned over twenty thousand lower-grade spirit stones.

Lu Xuan had secretly noted the transaction time, appearance and cultivation level of those who bought the seeds. When he felt the time was right, he transformed himself into the appearance of the person who bought the waste seed and came to the stall.

“Friend, you’re here? Do you want to buy another Dark Bone Tree spiritual seed?”

The vendor remembered Lu Xuan, and as soon as he saw him, a warm smile appeared on his face.

“No, I have something else to discuss with you.”

Lu Xuan was provoked by the stall owner, and a vein on his forehead throbbed involuntarily, but his expression remained genial.

“Oh? Do tell.”

The vendor seemed quite confident about selling his fake seeds, completely unaware that he might get caught, and responded casually.

Lu Xuan looked around, took two steps forward, and said to him,

“You know the Dark Bone Tree spiritual seed you sold was fake, right?”

His voice was as small as a mosquito’s, but in the vendor’s ears, it sounded like a thunderclap!

His face changed dramatically, and panic flashed in his eyes.

“Fr…friend, you shouldn’t joke about things like this.”

Struggling to keep his face straight, he forced out a stiff smile and replied to Lu Xuan.

“Whether it’s a joke or not, you should be crystal clear.”

Lu Xuan replied calmly.

“Really?”

After the initial panic, the vendor soon composed himself, his expression turning frosty.

“With a spiritual seed so vibrant with life and complete in appearance, one can tell whether it’s real or fake by simply conducting a spiritual sense inspection.”

“You claim that my spiritual seeds have problems even without planting them. Are you not making baseless accusations against me?”

The vendor’s mind raced. He had complete belief in his plan to fabricate waste seeds into normal spiritual seeds using the Thousand Year Mysterious Life Spirit Milk. He was certain a fake seed couldn’t be identified just by looking at its external appearance.

If a flaw were to be discovered, it would only be after the spiritual seed had been cultivated for many years. By then, he would have already made a substantial amount of spirit stones and fled.

“If you lack confidence in your ability to cultivate spiritual plants, you can return the spiritual seed to me, and I will refund part of the spirit stones to you.”

Just in case, he still left a way out for Lu Xuan, in case he really discovered something.

“Never mind about the spirit stones.”

Lu Xuan said without any expression.

“As for your statement that without planting there is no right to determine the authenticity of the spiritual seeds, I wonder if you have ever heard that in the cultivation world there are special botanical spiritual energies that can prompt the growth of spiritual plants?”

“Coincidentally, I have one of them. All I need to do is use that plant-related spiritual energy to induce the growth of the spiritual seeds, and the authenticity of the spiritual seed can be determined.”

“Would you like to give it a try?”

Lu Xuan stood upright, but his spiritual sense had locked onto the vendor, preventing him from escaping.

“There is no need, how about I refund you three times the spirit stones?”

The vendor’s expression was unstable, and in the end, he didn’t have the courage to gamble on whether Lu Xuan’s words were true or not.

Seeing the vendor admit fault, a smile appeared on Lu Xuan’s lips.

“You think you can get rid of me with three times the compensation?”

“You wouldn’t want the other cultivators to know that you are selling fake seeds, would you?”

He said in a leisurely manner.

“What do you want then?”

“Give me 70% of the spirit stones you got from selling the fake seeds recently.”

He said it with a determined look, leaving no room for doubt.

“Impossible! That’s too unfair!”

The vendor’s face changed, and he blurted out.

“Just take it as a small price to pay for avoiding disaster.”

“Do you ever think about what Duobao Tower would do to you if they found out you were selling fake goods and deceiving so many cultivators who came to participate in the treasure auction?”

“And the cultivators who bought your spiritual seeds. Several of them had Foundation Establishment Late-term Perfect Realm cultivation levels, right? They would spend a lot of money to find out that the spiritual seeds they bought were fake. What would they do to you then?”

“At that time, you would not only have to give up spirit stones, but if you’re not careful, you might even have to pay with your life.”

Lu Xuan told the vendor, casually listing the appearances, cultivation levels, and transaction times of a few cultivators who traded with the vendor.

The vendor no longer had his previously friendly demeanor, his expression was as cold as water, and he stood in the same place, seemingly lost in thought.

“Seventy percent is too much. It costs quite a bit to forge the ling species, and if you take 70 percent, it would be a huge loss for me.”

He sighed and showed a helpless look.

Knowing that counterfeiting is not easy, Lu Xuan didn’t want to push the vendor too hard, lest he become desperate and reckless. So he said,

“Then let it be sixty percent, but you have to give me the method you use for forging ling species.”

“Don’t try any tricks. Since I was able to find out the ling species is fake, I can naturally tell whether your method is effective.”

“Furthermore, I know very well how many spiritual seeds you sold. Don’t even try to cheat with the spirit stones.”

The vendor took a deep breath.

“Okay, I admit defeat.”

“Recently, I sold fifteen spiritual seeds at varying prices around two thousand spirit stones each, earning about thirty thousand lower-grade spirit stones. I will give you sixty percent of that.”

“Here are one hundred and eighty middle-grade spirit stones for you to review.”

“Also, the spirit milk in this bottle is the key to forging fake spiritual seeds. It makes the ling species show strong vitality after immersing it for a while, leaving no observable difference from the normal ling species.”

“The spiritual power in the spirit milk has been almost depleted and it won’t take long for it to become ordinary.”

The vendor took out a pale green small bottle from his storage bag and tossed it to Lu Xuan.

“Deal. I swear I will not let a third person know that you sell seeds.”

“Take care.”