Although the Spring Examination Brush had been destroyed, it was still a quasi-Out-of-Body Realm treasure.
Under normal circumstances, magical treasures might not withstand abuse as well as cultivators, but they were still far beyond ordinary mortal objects.
For a treasure of this level, so long as it had not been destroyed down to the last speck of dust, there was some possibility of repairing it.
Qu Jianlei shook his head decisively. "Then all I can say is, what a pity. I can't fix it, and I can't afford to compensate for it either. Let's call off this deal."
Although he had refused, he had formed a favorable impression of the Third Pavilion Lord.
Never mind their past grudges. Today, after asking a few questions, the man had voluntarily brought out a Ritual Artifact. He was truly a man of refinement! Unlike those other people, who only probed for information, chattered on with endless questions, and took no practical action whatsoever.
As for calling off the transaction? That truly did not matter. He had not yet decided how to deal with the Ritual Artifact.
It would be a lie to say he did not want it, but after taking it, with Hypocrite's pretentious temperament, it might not necessarily be able to devour it smoothly.
Moreover, he did not know where this Ritual Artifact had come from. Who knew whether that world had already been shattered? If he did not merely make a casual calculation but conducted a careful divination, he might get an answer. But was it appropriate to do that in front of the Third Pavilion Lord?
Not to mention, carefully divining the Ritual Artifact of an entire world—if that world had not collapsed, just imagine how severe the backlash would be.
In truth, Qu Jianlei did not think highly