From the very beginning, Lin Xuan had never intended to take out any precious treasure to trade with Dongfang Mingyu. After all, once he concealed his strength, his cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage. If he produced materials that were too valuable, would that not invite suspicion? Lin Xuan naturally would not do something so foolish.
As for demonic beast materials from the Transformation Late Stage, though they were somewhat eye-catching, they could still be barely explained away.
Besides, Lin Xuan knew what he was doing. Dongfang Mingyu had long since decided he was no ordinary immortal cultivator. Rather than hiding everything away, revealing a slight hint of something extraordinary like this would, in fact, make it easier to dispel the doubts in her heart.
There was always a degree to everything; the key lay in how the person involved grasped it.
Originally, taking out Shi Zheng's hide, fur, bones, and skeleton had only been to play along insincerely, but who would have thought that through a strange twist of fate, he would make a small profit? It could be counted as his good luck.
One had to know that high-grade Spirit Stones were considered treasures of considerable value even in the Human World. Though Lin Xuan had some, he had never seen such a sum before.
Having cast a brick to lure out jade, Lin Xuan then asked Dongfang Mingyu for the address of the Marketplace, saying that he wanted to broaden his horizons. Though she was half-believing and half-doubting, she naturally would not be so tactless as to dig to the bottom of it.
Still, this Hundred Treasures Pavilion truly was no ordinary shop.
By this time, Lin Xuan had already left the range of the Marketplace, yet his face still carried a trace of