Chapter 359: Defective Goods, Profiteer

"Magical Artifacts, top-quality Magical Artifacts, come take a look, young friends."

"Medicinal Pills, Grade Two and Grade Three Medicinal Pills, we have everything… each crafted by a Great Master, come take a look, young friends?"

"This young friend, look at my antiques, definitely high quality at a low price, dug up from an Immortal's tomb by my ancestors…"

"…"

The bustling level of this market far exceeded Xiao Fan's expectations.

As soon as the few of them entered, the vendors on both sides kept introducing things to the three of them.

Especially when they saw the several of them wearing the purple robes of the Jixian Sect's inner sect, the vendors' eyes lit up…

Xiao Fan and the others were young; most who could enter the Jixian Sect's inner sect were the Genius children of various Families.

These people were generous with their spending and were the easiest to deceive.

Especially with their boastful introductions, some people would even believe it if they called a discarded Magical Artifact something used by an Immortal.

Among the three of them, the most popular person was naturally Hu Rui.

Nangong Lingxuan's cold expression left the vendors who wanted to strike up a conversation unsure of how to speak…

As for Xiao Fan, he mostly just took a glance and lost interest in these things.

He wasn't familiar with other things, but as for Medicinal Pills, he was quite knowledgeable.

When he passed by earlier, he looked at the stall selling Medicinal Pills; what they were selling were hardly Grade Three Medicinal Pills…

They were clearly Grade Two Medicinal Pills with a layer of Grade Three Medicinal Pill residue coated on the outside, passing off inferior goods as high quality.

This kind of trick could definitely fool a layman.

But trying to fool him? In their dreams…

Hu Rui, on the other hand, was looking with great interest and would even buy things she liked.

"Xiao Fan, Lingxuan, look at this long whip, what do you think?"

Hu Rui had taken a fancy to a long whip Magical Artifact from a stall; it looked good, and based on its rank alone, it was Profound Rank Medium Grade.

"This young lady really has a good eye. This long whip is only five thousand Spirit Stones; you definitely won't lose out." The Middle-aged Vendor patted his chest and introduced it repeatedly.

He praised the long whip to the high heavens.

Xiao Fan gave a bitter smile. He stepped forward to take a look; it was true that this long whip was a Profound Rank Medium Grade Magical Artifact, but it was clearly damaged.

The exterior had been disguised with sophisticated methods; although it wasn't visible, it would likely snap after just a few uses.

It was a similar situation to the panlong spear in his Storage Pouch.

"This Magical Artifact is a defective product, forget it…" Xiao Fan exposed it with one sentence.

"A defective product?" Hu Rui was confused and looked it up and down.

Nangong Lingxuan was also somewhat curious and stepped forward to inspect it.

"Young man, you can't just talk nonsense…" Having his secret exposed, the vendor was clearly a bit displeased. "Young man, my Magical Artifact is perfectly fine, what evidence do you have?"

There were too many people coming and going around them.

If word got out that the Magical Artifacts here were defective, he wouldn't be able to do business today.

He might not even be able to do business for the next few days…

"Do you really want me to say?"

Xiao Fan looked at the Middle-aged Vendor, a clever smile appearing at the corners of his mouth…

"You, you say it!"

The vendor gritted his teeth; he couldn't back down now.

What was happening here drew many onlookers from the surroundings, and quite a few other vendors also gathered to watch the excitement.

"Fine!"

Xiao Fan smiled broadly and reached out to take the long whip from Hu Rui's hand.

Everyone's attention was focused on him, curious about what he would do.

That vendor also watched with a nervous expression; his counterfeiting skill was ancestral, and it was hard for ordinary people to see through it.

He was also very curious, how could this young man before him see through it?

At that moment…

Xiao Fan's internal Aura surged, continuously pouring Qi into the long whip.

He tried hard to control his Qi so it wouldn't blast outwards, but even with his best efforts to suppress it, waves of air still radiated from him…

The shock caused the nearby Cultivators with low cultivation bases to retreat one after another…

Many people looked at Xiao Fan in shock.

There was no lack of experts here, and they could naturally see Xiao Fan's cultivation level at a glance—only at the fourth layer of the Tongtian Realm.

But this Aura was truly terrifying!

Right then, Xiao Fan gave a loud shout, pouring a large amount of Qi into the long whip, and then swung it fiercely toward the ground.

The exterior of the long whip flickered with silver light, its power incredibly formidable; this one whip strike was full of might.

"Boom"…

A large pit was smashed into the ground.

However…

After the long whip struck the ground, a large number of cracks appeared on the body of the whip…

There were signs of it breaking apart.

"This…" The vendor was dumbfounded.

He was a bit puzzled as to what was going on; the long whip he had disguised would never break after ordinary use…

Yet this young man actually broke it with just one whip strike?

"It really is a defective product!"

Hu Rui immediately became unhappy, her face turning cold.

"This little brother has quite the insight…"

"This old fellow, I could tell he didn't look like a good person long ago."

"Old man, was the Magical Artifact I bought from you this morning also a defective product!"

"…"

The people around spoke up one after another, looking at the vendor with unfriendly expressions.

The middle-aged man's face turned ashen…

"You!" He looked at Xiao Fan, wanting to deny it.

But the fact was established, and his excuses were useless; in the end, he could only pack up the things on his stall and flee in disgrace.

He even forgot to take that broken long whip…

Xiao Fan gave a bitter smile, threw the long whip to Hu Rui, and the three of them left.

"Xiao Fan, how did you see through it just now?" Hu Rui asked in confusion.

"Just pour Qi into the Magical Artifact and then drive it with full strength; its exterior is just a layer of plating…"

Xiao Fan explained to the two women.

Actually, this was also his first time doing such a thing.

It wasn't because he had more experience than Hu Rui and the others.

It was because he had worn out several Magical Artifacts, all of which were Profound Rank.

Moreover, having snatched so many Magical Artifacts, he usually played around with them in his hands.

Whether a Magical Artifact was damaged or not on the inside, he could feel it as soon as he touched it.