Chapter 290 - 289: Obtaining the Item (Please Subscribe)

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Chapter 290: Chapter 289: Obtaining the Item (Please Subscribe) "I wonder what has brought Alchemist Bai to Old Xu?" Shopkeeper Xu waited until his attendant had served the Spirit Tea before asking curiously. "I heard that in two days, your square will host an auction, featuring the eight-hundred-year blood ginseng and Holy Spirit Fruit, which I am very interested in." Bai Ziyue raised the Spirit Tea, took a sip, and said casually. "We certainly did not act accordingly, I will send the invitation to you shortly, Alchemist Bai can naturally join our auction then." Shopkeeper Xu hastily spoke, feeling self-reproach. "I mean to say, I don’t want to participate in the auction. I want to obtain those two items right now." Bai Ziyue’s gaze flickered as he looked at Shopkeeper Xu and spoke with resolve. *Two days were too long, too many variables, he naturally didn’t want any complications.* "Alchemist Bai, you’re putting me in a difficult position. The items for our Ruyi Square auction have already been publicized, withdrawing them now would be failing people’s expectations. It’s one thing for other items, but the eight-hundred-year blood ginseng and Holy Spirit Fruit are specifically requested by the Yuu Family and Wan Family. If I can’t produce them then, what will happen if they ruin my shop? No, no..." Shopkeeper Xu shook his head quickly, speaking with a troubled expression. "I think your square definitely has ways to manage. Your concern is merely Spirit Stones. I can offer a price that won’t be matched at the auction, wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds?" Bai Ziyue’s heart jumped, knowing that the Yuu Family and Wan Family were notable Immortal Cultivation Clans attached to the Sunrise Daoist Sect, but his expression remained unchanged. He looked at him calmly and said, "How about fifty thousand Spirit Stones? The eight-hundred-year blood ginseng is priced at eighteen thousand Spirit Stones, the Holy Spirit Fruit at most valued at twelve thousand Spirit Stones. Even with inflation at an auction, they would reach no more than forty thousand Spirit Stones at most. Fifty thousand Spirit Stones are more than enough for you to account for, whether it’s for those above you or for those consigning to you." *His heart at this moment also secretly rose.* "The items are still with Mr. Zhou, I need to call him over to complete the transaction." Shopkeeper Xu remained silent for a while before finally making a decision. "Please do." Bai Ziyue’s face immediately showed a smile. He became curious about this so-called Mr. Zhou. Generally, when rare treasures are sent for auction, to prevent accidents, the organizers would temporarily hold the treasures in their treasury. Situations like Ruyi Square where the blood ginseng and Holy Spirit Fruit are still in the hands of the consignee are rare. However, as long as he ensured the two materials could smoothly fall into his hands, he was not too concerned about these details. ... Half an hour later, Bai Ziyue met the owner of the eight-hundred-year blood ginseng and Holy Spirit Fruit, Mr. Zhou, as he wished. This was an elder who appeared even older than Shopkeeper Xu, his complexion was withered, his Qi and Blood waning, seeming close to his end. "Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement Stage?" Bai Ziyue secretly frowned, as the aura on the other gave him an extremely eerie feeling. Like a suppressed volcano, unnoticed when dormant, but terrifying like thunder once erupted. *Hidden his strength? Or...*" Bai Ziyue muttered inwardly, yet still rose immediately upon the other’s arrival, saying, "This must be Mr. Zhou. I’m wondering how you feel about my proposal?" "Since I planned to consign these two items, I definitely want to sell them at a good price. Your offered price is satisfactory, so I naturally have no problems." Mr. Zhou smiled slightly, flipped his hand, and two jade boxes appeared directly on the table, "Please take a look, the eight-hundred-year blood ginseng, Holy Spirit Fruit, are both here." "It’s great that you two can make a deal, we at Ruyi Square are very pleased, except..." Shopkeeper Xu stood aside, his gaze resting on Bai Ziyue and Mr. Zhou. "Don’t worry, the promised commission to you won’t be missing a bit." Mr. Zhou said coolly aloud. "That’s good, that’s good." Shopkeeper Xu nodded repeatedly, seemingly indifferent to Mr. Zhou’s attitude. Bai Ziyue’s gaze fell on the two jade boxes the moment they appeared. Without hesitation, he directly stepped forward, first opening the longer wooden box, revealing a blood-red, root-attached ginseng reaching a meter long with a faint ’human’ shape in front of him. *Breath, immediately quickened.* Mr. Zhou’s gaze flickered slightly, eventually returning to calm as he gazed at Bai Ziyue up close. "It’s an eight-hundred-sixty-year blood ginseng. The Holy Spirit Fruit is also of excellent quality." Bai Ziyue shifted his gaze from the two spiritual materials, nodded approvingly, then waved his hand, revealing a heap of Spirit Stones on the table, "Two Upper Grade Spirit Stones, two hundred Middle-grade Spirit Stones, ten thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones, equivalent to fifty thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones are all here." "Upper Grade Spirit Stones!" Shopkeeper Xu’s breath trembled, his eyes fixed on those two top-grade Spirit Stones. They were crystal clear, just sitting there, yet a faint terrifying spiritual pressure was emanating from them, truly stirring the heart. Even Mr. Zhou showed a trace of change in his expression, as if he hadn’t expected Bai Ziyue to possess such fine things as top-grade Spirit Stones. It was known that top-grade Spirit Stones not only possessed all the characteristics of lower and middle-grade Spirit Stones but also had many special functions. In terms of actual value, they were actually worth more than ten thousand low-grade Spirit Stones. "Alchemist Bai is forthright, the items are yours." Mr. Zhou cast a meaningful look at Bai Ziyue, then pushed the two jade boxes directly toward him. Then, with a wave of his hand, the two top-grade Spirit Stones, two hundred middle-grade Spirit Stones, and five thousand low-grade Spirit Stones were absorbed into his Storage Bag. As for the remaining five thousand low-grade Spirit Stones, it was obvious they belonged to Ruyi Square’s commission. "Mr. Zhou..." Shopkeeper Xu hesitated slightly to speak. "Shopkeeper Xu, don’t think about what you shouldn’t; five thousand low-grade Spirit Stones, not a single one missing, are right on the table." Mr. Zhou sneered coldly and said. Bai Ziyue ignored the quarrel between the two. After confirming the authenticity of the two spiritual materials again, he took out two jade boxes from his Storage Bag, respectively placed the blood ginseng and the Holy Spirit Fruit inside, and said, "Since the transaction is complete, I will take my leave." "Alchemist Bai is cautious." Mr. Zhou looked at the jade boxes left on the table and said coldly. "This is a habit I picked up while traveling the Jianghu, it must look laughable to Mr. Zhou." Bai Ziyue smiled slightly, giving Mr. Zhou a deep look, and said. "Travel safely, Alchemist Bai." Shopkeeper Xu hurriedly spoke, "By the way, this is the invitation to the auction. Although the blood ginseng and the Holy Spirit Fruit are gone, our auction still has many good things that will surely interest Alchemist Bai. Especially there’s an Alchemy Furnace among them, which is of the top-level Dharma Artifact grade and can increase the success rate of alchemy slightly." "Is that so? Then I must go and take a look." Bai Ziyue accepted the invitation, smiled, gave a slight nod to Mr. Zhou, and left directly. ... Bai Ziyue had no intention of attending the auction two days later. Although the top-level Dharma Artifact-grade Alchemy Furnace was good, he already had a spiritual artifact-level Alchemy Furnace, which sufficed for his use, and naturally, he wouldn’t covet a lower-grade one. However, as predicted, after purchasing the required spiritual materials, he didn’t show much excitement on his face but instead frowned deeply, appearing somewhat restless. "Immortal Technique Enlightenment Realm!" With Bai Ziyue’s keen observation, coupled with his Spiritual Sense far surpassing that of ordinary Ninth Layer of Qi Cultivation cultivators, he had already vaguely sensed something wrong with Mr. Zhou. The other party’s strength was definitely not as simple as it appeared at the Ninth Layer of the Qi Refinement Stage but was at the Enlightenment Realm. *Hiding cultivation was nothing, but the feeling he gave me was very strange, a mix of hostility and anticipation? What for?* *Bai Ziyue felt a bit panicked, very unsettled.* *He was very clear that staying here was not a wise move.* So, without hesitation, after stepping out of Ruyi Square, he went straight outside the Yunmiao Mountain Market. Moreover, upon exiting the Array’s coverage area, he directly showcased his Hundred-Step Wave-Treading Skill, rushing rapidly toward the Sunrise Daoist Sect. This time, he didn’t care about the incoming soul energy, taking a steep yet relatively stable mountain path. "It seems I was overthinking; it’s safer near the Sunrise Daoist Sect, after all." Halfway through, Bai Ziyue breathed a sigh of relief, just as he was about to slow down, the scenery before him drastically changed. Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! A series of gray lights suddenly rose, like an enormous cage, covering the sky and clouds, enveloping him entirely. Positive and Negative Five Elements Trapping Array! "Who is it?" Bai Ziyue was shocked, almost instinctively, his Spiritual Power surged, and a small golden sword transformed into a streak of light, quickly striking the Array fiercely. Sunrise Swordsmanship! At the Perfection Level of Sunrise Swordsmanship, coupled with the top-grade Dharma Artifact Golden Light Sword in Bai Ziyue’s hand, especially with the Spiritual Power in his body refined to the extreme, almost fully liquefied, the power of his sword strike far surpassed the power limit that a typical Ninth Layer of Qi Cultivation cultivator wielding a top-level Dharma Artifact could unleash. This strike reached the pinnacle of speed. "It’s useless. The Positive and Negative Five Elements Trapping Array, even for an Enlightenment Realm cultivator, would take quite an effort to break through. It’s not something a Ninth Layer of Qi Cultivation cultivator like you can shatter." Just then, a cool voice emerged. BOOM! A deafening crash sounded! The Flying Sword struck the Array fiercely, and the thick membrane of the Array began to tremble violently, with spirit light surging, seemingly on the verge of collapse. "Hmm? So strong?" In an instant, the voice turned somewhat bewildered, seemingly not expecting Bai Ziyue’s strike to be this terrifying. But quickly, the person recovered, and while stabilizing the Array, a pale purple gourd turned into a streak of spirit light, shooting out swiftly. Following that, an extreme cold iciness rushed forth, pouring toward Bai Ziyue. Top-grade Dharma Artifact, Cold Ice Gourd!

Chapter 290 - 289: Obtaining the Item (Please Subscribe)

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