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He slept until the next morning.

The fatigue in his body had mostly vanished, but the True Qi that had been depleted within him had not yet fully recovered.

Gao Fei picked up his phone and dialed Shen Caidie to inquire about Luo Mingshan and Liang Lingxiu's conditions, and, upon learning that both were doing well, he hung up.

Today, Gao Fei was about to do something significant, something that could influence the rest of his life… That great deed was… to search for ancient jade and see if all ancient jade contained a breath of spiritual energy. If so…then Gao Fei would have found a shortcut to cultivation, but if not, it would be a great disappointment.

With a nervous heart, Gao Fei left the hotel.

He drove through the streets, and soon, he found an antique store selling jade ware.

"This is the place," Gao Fei parked his car at the roadside and then walked toward the store.

The store was quite large, with two female attendants standing at the entrance. Seeing Gao Fei approaching, the attendants greeted him politely: "Welcome," their voices crisp and pleasant.

Gao Fei nodded at the two attendants and then stepped into the store, where a cool breeze hit his face, dispelling all the heat from his body. The store was air-conditioned, and the refreshing air was blowing from the AC units.

It had to be said that air conditioning was one of mankind's greatest inventions, with it, people no longer feared the scorching summer heat.

The store was divided into two parts: jade ware on the left and various antiques on the right. Gao Fei glanced around, then frowned, yet his eyes twinkled with a trace of sharpness.

He did find that some jade ware contained an aura brimming with spirituality, and even some antiques also harbored such a spiritual presence. What did that imply? It meant that both ancient jade and antiques carried a breath filled with spirituality within them.

Conversely, the presence of such a spiritual aura inside indicated that the item was old; the richer the aura, the longer the existence of the item.

Upon close inspection, Gao Fei found that about ninety percent of the items in the store were fakes, with less than ten percent being genuine. This ratio... was truly speechless.

Gao Fei wandered around the store and picked out more than seventy items, with jade ware accounting for sixty percent and antiques making up the remaining forty percent.

"Let's settle the bill," said Gao Fei, placing a bank card on the counter. He could have absorbed the Qi without buying anything, but Gao Fei was a decent man and could not bring himself to do something so shameless, so he decided to pay and take the items home for slow absorption.

"Uh..." The cashier glanced at the items Gao Fei had selected, and her expression suddenly became unnatural: "Sir, please wait a moment, I need to find our manager to attend to you..." Without waiting for Gao Fei to respond, the cashier hurried off to the back.

Shortly after, the cashier returned, followed by a middle-aged man in a suit.

"Hello, my name is Bi Shouxin, the manager of this store," the middle-aged man handed Gao Fei a business card: "May I ask for your esteemed surname, sir?"

"No need for formalities, my surname's Gao," Gao Fei said indifferently.

"Uh... Mr. Gao, that's quite a generous purchase you've made, buying so many items at once..." Bi Shouxin chuckled: "At first glance, Mr. Gao appears to be a wealthy man..."

Gao Fei waved his hand: "Hurry up and process the payment."

"Uh... Mr. Gao, actually, we have many other fine items in our shop..." Bi Shouxin spoke carefully.

Gao Fei looked up at Bi Shouxin: "I'm only interested in these items. As for the rest... I'm not interested. Now, please hurry up and process my payment."

"Mr. Gao, I can't sell you these items..." Bi Shouxin said with a wry smile.

"Why not?"

"Because these are the treasures of our store, and it's somewhat inappropriate for you to buy them all at once."

"Treasures of the store? These unimpressive items are considered treasures? Are you joking with me?"

"No, no, I'm not joking, I'm telling the truth! Mr. Gao, I really can't sell these items to you. You might want to pick something else, and I'll give you a twenty percent discount."

"If you can't sell them, then why display them? Are you playing with the customers?"

"I..." Bi Shouxin started to speak but was cut off by Gao Fei.

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"Hmph!" Gao Fei snorted coldly, "Manager Bi, do you really take me for a fool? That easy to fool? Why wouldn't you sell? It's because all these items are authentic. If I were to buy all these authentic pieces, your store would only have fakes left." Gao Fei had intended to save some face for Bi Shouxin, but seeing how the latter was so oblivious, Gao Fei decided to lay it all out.

"Don't spout nonsense!" Bi Shouxin's face changed: "Everything in our store is authentic! They have all been appraised by experts!"

"Enough, I'm not in the mood for idle chatter with you." Gao Fei waved his hand impatiently, "I'm just asking you this, I fancy these items, are you going to sell them or not?"

"Not selling!" Bi Shouxin refused outright. Now that they had come to blows, there was no need for pleasantries. He was the manager and of course, he knew the ins and outs of the inventory. In this expansive shop, there were only over seventy authentic items; the rest were all fakes. Now that Gao Fei wanted to buy all the authentic items, how could he allow that?

Gao Fei laughed, but it was a cold laugh, "Without credibility, without principles, I reckon your business won't last much longer. It will soon collapse."

"What are you talking about!" Bi Shouxin glared, "I warn you, keep spewing nonsense and I'll call the police on you, sue you for defamation!"

"Call the police on me? You've got quite the nerve, aren't you afraid the police will come and shut down your store? Selling fakes to customers, that's illegal, and you'll be sanctioned by the law." While talking, Gao Fei reached out and touched the jade ware and antiques he had selected, absorbing all their spirituality one by one.

In a short moment, his cultivation surged, bringing him much closer to the Second Layer of the Qi Gathering Stage.

"Leave, leave now! You're not welcome here!" Bi Shouxin shouted angrily.

"My words still stand, without credibility, without principles, your store is doomed to fail." After dropping those words, Gao Fei turned and strode away.

"What a jerk!" Bi Shouxin cursed.

"Manager, this person was able to pick out all the authentic items at once, that means he's a real expert," the cashier whispered.

"Bullshit expert! He's clearly here to cause trouble. Damn it, do they really think I'm that easy to bully? Next time I see him, I'm going straight up to slap him twice." Bi Shouxin huffed and puffed, "Put these items back where they were, and raise their prices while you're at it." After giving a few orders, Bi Shouxin left with his hands behind his back.

Bi Shouxin thought that was the end of it, but little did he know... The spirituality that the authentic pieces contained had all been absorbed by Gao Fei. In time they would fade, deform, essentially becoming junk. To make an analogy, the spirituality is like the soul of a person. If you take the soul away, can a person still end up well?

A few months later, when Bi Shouxin discovered that all the authentic pieces had turned into junk, he was dumbfounded...

Of course, this is all in the future, so let's not dwell on it for now.

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Gao Fei's actions have always been whimsical, repaying kindness and seeking revenge. For those who helped him, he would go out of his way to repay them; for those who offended him, he would retaliate multifold.

Manager Bi could have made a fortune, but he was too greedy, or one might say too shameless. In the end, it led to a dismal outcome.

It's the same old saying, one must be honest and principled when conducting oneself.

Those who lack integrity, principles, and have no bottom line will suffer greatly.

In the time that followed, Gao Fei visited a few more shops. There were too few genuine artifacts containing spirituality—mostly fakes. People nowadays really lack morals, passing off fakes as genuine at exorbitant prices. The most absurd part is that these merchants managed to acquire a bunch of certificates from so-called experts, which helps them deceive customers even more effectively.

After a day of browsing around, Gao Fei's gains were not insubstantial. Having absorbed so much spirituality, his cultivation was now on the brink of entering the Second Layer of the Qi Gathering Stage. With a bit more effort, it would not take long for him to break through the bottleneck and reach it.

Gao Fei mulled over an idea in his mind after a day's journey: the market had too few genuine ancient jades and antiques—desperately few, nowhere near enough for his cultivation.

Maybe... he should start a company specializing in buying ancient jade and antiques? If he set the buying price a bit higher, people would surely come to sell. Then he wouldn't need to leave the house; he could absorb the spirituality and cultivate at home.

Hmm, not a bad idea! After the Jadeite Public Market is over, he would look into this and set the company up as soon as possible.

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At last, the annual Jadeite Public Market opened as scheduled.

Early in the morning, Gao Fei and Shen Caidie arrived at the venue. It was a sea of people, buzzing with activity. The Jadeite Public Market had a loud reputation, drawing crowds whenever it was held—some seeking a stroke of luck and others just for the spectacle. By rough estimates, over a million people showed up this time, most of them out-of-towners.

"This used to be wasteland," Shen Caidie pointed at the bustling plaza, "It was later cordoned off by the Myanmar officials and transformed into this commercial square. Normally, it's sealed off, only to be opened for the Jadeite Public Market. If I remember correctly, this is the fifteenth time it's been held here."

Gao Fei nodded, "This place is large and the environment's suitable, indeed a good choice for holding the Jadeite Public Market."

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