Chapter 420: Chapter 418 Tian Xingzi (Congratulations to King Ji Ji and League Master!)_1
After a day had passed.
Nangong Li, with a slightly pale face, walked out of the Dongfu.
Fang Xi looked at the Heterodox Nascent Soul, who seemed full of divine energy, as if all primordial energy had been restored, and smiled faintly, "Don’t say I don’t think of good things for you..."
With a wave of his hand, the Heterodox Nascent Soul cheerfully returned to the dantian and sat cross-legged.
Fang Xi touched his chin and smiled with a hint of reminiscence.
The Ruyi Gate Secret Skills naturally focused on dual cultivation.
Regarding Nangong Li’s proposal, he was well aware that the other party had ill-intentions.
Even if she hadn’t played dirty during the cultivation process, some top-tier Charming Skills called for a natural and imperceptible influence.
If he truly exchanged divine thoughts with her Nascent Soul, it was quite possible that he would be affected, at least fostering a strong fondness for the woman in his heart.
But it was different with the Heterodox Nascent Soul.
This kind of great Divine Skill was specifically a top choice for dealing with curses and similar arts, acting as the best substitute secret skill for averting disasters.
No matter whether Nangong Li had acted covertly or not, Fang Xi would always use the secret skill to trigger the prohibition and ’reformat’ the Heterodox Nascent Soul to disinfect it.
But after seeing the Heterodox Nascent Soul, the woman probably gave up and didn’t stir up any trouble.
"Did I just eat the sugar coating and send the cannonball back?"
"In this case, Nangong Li still owes me two fourth-grade pill recipes, that’s quite a loss..."
...
Fang Xi regulated his breath for a while and then walked out of the Dongfu with an easy grace.
This time, his face was covered in a layer of black light, conspicuously concealing his appearance with Demon Skills.
"Is the elder here to participate in the trade meeting? Please follow me!"
A disciple of the Death Demon Palace saw Fang Xi and immediately greeted him respectfully, leading the way.
Along the way, Fang Xi also saw quite a few Nascent Soul cultivators.
Some of them also concealed their identities, while others showed their true faces generously; they were either too distinctive or powerful, and therefore fearless.
By the time Fang Xi entered the venue of the exchange meeting, he glanced around and was taken aback.
Inside this small side hall, there were actually forty to fifty Nascent Soul Cultivators present, the majority of which had hidden their identities.
And in the middle, there were two great Cultivators.
One was the Demon Lord Tian Du with his silver eyebrows, and the other, dressed in a white robe, was a plain-looking elder holding a dust whisk, whose spiritual power even seemed to be at the late Nascent Soul stage.
’It seems that this person must be the grand elder of the Sky Pillar Alliance...’ Fang Xi thought to himself and went to stand on one side without a word.
After waiting for nearly half an hour, Demon Lord Tian Du raised his hand, and a dark magic light flew out, sealing all four entrances.
He looked around and said loudly, "For this trade meeting, Tian Xingzi of the Sky Pillar Alliance has brought many friends from the Alliance. I hope no one minds?"
"Hehe... Feng Country also has quite a few precious specialties, why would we mind?"
A black-robed old demon laughed, "Tian Du, you are considerate of our needs..."
Although his words were somewhat flattering, most of the Nascent Soul Old Demons nodded in agreement.
The more people attend the exchange meeting, the higher the chances of making trades, a simple concept they all understood.
Moreover, with the descent to the Higher Realm imminent, there was indeed a need to strengthen communication and interaction with the Sky Pillar Alliance.
Fang Xi was indifferent to this and simply listened as ’Tian Xingzi’ waved his dust whisk, "Since that’s the case, the old Taoist will humbly present his items first!"
He went to a jade-colored table in the hall, swept his hand, and three jade bottles appeared on the table: "I have three bottles of ’Yuan Yang Pills’ here, suitable for early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators to enhance their magic power and also effective to some extent for mid-stage Nascent Souls. I wish to exchange for ’Sky One Divine Stone’ or ’Transformative Jade Mud’..."
"Is it actually a pill to enhance magic power?"
The group of Nascent Soul cultivators lit up, as pills that could enhance magic power were considered valuable goods among them.
Fang Xi, upon hearing this, had a flash in his eyes: ’These two materials seem to be used for array formations... It seems that this is also preparation for the descent to the Higher Realm.’
"I have a piece of Sky One Divine Stone, do you deem it suitable, Sir?"
"I also have a bottle of Transformative Jade Mud, which was not easy to obtain."
Two figures turned into streaks of light and approached the jade table, giving each other a glance with a hint of rivalry.
"The two of you need not be anxious. Let the old Taoist inspect each carefully first."
Tian Xingzi’s expression remained unchanged as he spoke.
"Of course, here’s the ’Sky One Divine Stone’!"
The Nascent Soul old monster who spoke first had a raspy voice and took out a jade box.
The surface of the jade box was even emitting a red light, clearly indicating that it was not an ordinary item.
Tian Xingzi nodded, waved his dust whisk, and the golden lock of the jade box automatically opened, making the Nascent Soul old monster quite surprised and his demeanor far more respectful.
The eyes of Tian Xingzi sparkled, and then he nodded, "Indeed, it is the Sky One Divine Stone, weighing three pounds and six ounces... barely enough."
He turned to look at the female cultivator, who was hidden in a burst of white light, waving a hand to produce a jade bottle, her voice soft, "Transformative Jade Mud is not easy to gather. I ventured into a dangerous and ominous place, risking the threat of perishing before finally obtaining this small bottle..."
Tian Xingzi opened the bottle stopper and saw threads of radiance emerging. He took out a silver needle, dipped it into the bottle, and after a moment, withdrew it, the needle now coated with a layer of multicolored luster.
"Good, this ’Transformative Jade Mud,’ though only nine ounces, is of high quality... I will make the exchange with you," he said.
Seeing this, the female cultivator within the white light was immediately overjoyed and took the three bottles of ’Yuan Yang Pills’ with her.
And another Nascent Soul Demon, although cursing his bad luck in his heart, didn’t dare to cause a scene. He could only pocket the jade box, visibly annoyed, and prepared to leave.
But at that moment, Tian Xingzi’s lips barely moved, and a hint of joy appeared on his face, "Really?!"
"Indeed. We’ll go to the side hall to trade; let’s not disturb the fellow cultivators."
Tian Xingzi chuckled and gracefully departed.
Seeing this, Demon Lord Tian Du approached the jade platform and took out three jade boxes.
Upon opening them, inside was a bottle of pills, a black flying sword, and a bizarre cloth doll.
"Within this bottle is a ’Returning Energy Pill’. Even a Nascent Soul mid-stage cultivator can recover most of their magic power in the blink of an eye after consuming it..."
"This flying sword is named ’Xuan You’, a lower-tier, fourth-grade spiritual treasure..."
"The last item, this puppet, is a ’Substitute Life Puppet’ specially produced by my palace... There’s no need to elaborate on its value."
Demon Lord Tian Du looked down at the Nascent Soul cultivators below, a trace of a smile playing on his lips: "These three treasures of mine can be exchanged for any spiritual object or even Spirit Stones, the highest bidder will acquire them!"
For Nascent Soul cultivators, while Spirit Stones are useful, they are not extremely valuable.
It seems that this time, the Death Demon Palace really was offering benefits to the various Nascent Soul cultivators.
Fang Xi watched indifferently from the sidelines. Apart from a slight interest in that ’Substitute Life Puppet’, he wasn’t particularly tempted.
Soon, the three treasures Demon Lord Tian Du offered were exchanged for high prices.
A Nascent Soul cultivator hastily got up to the stage and took out a jade box: "This one has a ’Demon Blood Vine’ that is two thousand seven hundred years old and wishes to trade..."
Trades between Nascent Soul cultivators typically involved bartering items, and they were all shrewd and cunning, preferring to pass up a deal rather than settle for less than their mental target.
And often, the items they sought were extremely rare and precious.
Hence, such exchanges were successful only three or four times out of ten, which was considered quite good unless one was willing to accept Spirit Stones in exchange, like Demon Lord Tian Du.
Even so, Fang Xi felt the surrounding Nascent Soul elders were quite excited, as if this success rate was actually high?
Fang Xi watched with a detached interest, feeling as if he had broadened his horizons.
’Who says there’s nothing good in the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm?’
’There are indeed many treasures in the South Wilderness, only that most of them are in the hands of Nascent Souls.’
Seizing the opportunity, after a failed Nascent Soul cultivator’s trade, he approached the white jade desk.
With a flash of light from his Storage Ring, several Ointment Jade Boxes appeared on the desk.
Upon opening them, the air was immediately filled with the refreshing scent of herbal medicine.
"Is this... White Jade Ginseng? While this spirit medicine is common, judging by these ginseng lines, could it be that it has matured for five thousand years?"
A Nascent Soul elder looked at a spiritual ginseng radiating a white jade luminescence, barely concealing his covetousness.
After all, to refine pills that boosted magic power, they also primarily needed spirit medicine aged over a thousand years.
The ones over five thousand years old were even harder to come by.
"What’s so special about White Jade Ginseng?"
An unmasked old crone, staring at another jade box’s contents, showed an expression of disbelief: "Nine Spirit Perilla Leaves... Isn’t this spiritual object already extinct for ten thousand years?"
For a moment, several Divine Consciousnesses tightly locked onto Fang Xi, filled with greed and malice.
Fang Xi ignored them, opened the third box, and revealed a dark green Demon Pill and a jade vial.
"A fourth-grade Transformed Great Demon’s Inner Core?!"
In an instant, those Divine Consciousnesses swiftly retreated.
Whoever could possess a Transformed Great Demon’s Inner Core was undoubtedly a formidable character!
After all, a Transformed Great Demon’s strength was slightly superior to that of an ordinary Nascent Soul early-stage cultivator, and although Fang Xi appeared to be at the early stage of Nascent Soul, the fact that he had obtained its Inner Core spoke volumes about his extraordinary strength!
Those who harbored intentions against him would need to be either a Nascent Soul mid-stage cultivator or several Nascent Souls working together.
But the risks did not outweigh the benefits, so they soon gave up.
"Five-thousand-year-old White Jade Ginseng, three-thousand-year-old Nine Spirit Perilla Leaves, and the Inner Core and Soul Essence of a ten-thousand-year-old Wood Charm..."
Fang Xi introduced one by one: "These four spiritual objects in exchange for Void Crystals or fourth-grade Pill Recipes that can enhance magic power or break through bottlenecks..."
"I have a piece of Void Crystal," the previous crone quickly stepped forward, throwing out a jade casket. "Sir can verify it..."
’Indeed, these old monsters have plenty of good stuff,’ Fang Xi thought.
Upon opening the jade casket, he saw a semi-transparent crystal with tiny silver bubbles inside.
The energy fluctuations of the void it emitted made him nod slightly: "Indeed, it’s a Void Crystal. Although its quality is average, the quantity is substantial... What do you wish to exchange for?"
"Naturally, these ’Nine Spirit Perilla Leaves’! The value of my Void Crystal even exceeds this item by a notch..." The crone looked at one of the Ointment Jade Boxes and then glanced at the White Jade Ginseng beside it: "Therefore, it would be even better if I could also exchange for this stalk of White Jade Ginseng."
Fang Xi remained expressionless: "While the White Jade Ginseng is slightly less valuable, your piece of Void Crystal is still not enough to exchange for two stalks of spirit medicine..."
The deal in Evergreen Garden Secret Land was after all a one-off, and these spirit medicines were limited for Fang Xi as well.
"I can add to the differential, how about fifty top-grade Spirit Stones?" the crone pressed on, looking at the White Jade Ginseng.
"While top-grade Spirit Stones are indeed useful for us, they are not substantially so..." Fang Xi shook his head. "How about I give you dozens of top-grade Spirit Stones and the Nine Purple Perilla Leaves in exchange for this Void Crystal instead?"
The crone shook her head slowly, clearly not in great need of top-grade Spirit Stones either.
With a sigh, she took out another box: "I’ll add this as well!"