Chen Qing naturally caught the meaning behind her words—waiting for the highest bidder—and said directly, "What does Miss Bai need? Feel free to speak plainly."
At that, the corners of Bai Xi's lips seemed to curl up slightly. "Peak Master Chen truly is forthright."
She set down her wine cup, leaned forward slightly, and lowered her voice. "I want the Fruit of the Azure Dragon Entwining Heart Vine."
"The Fruit of the Azure Dragon Entwining Heart Vine?" Chen Qing was somewhat surprised.
He had once glimpsed this item in an ancient book documenting rare Spiritual Plants.
The Azure Dragon Entwining Heart Vine was not vegetation, but a symbiotic vine that could only survive by attaching itself to Iron Bone Dragon Pattern Wood at least three hundred years old.
Its body wound like a dragon, harder than iron, deep azure in color, with natural wood grain running across it.
With every sixty-year cycle, a fruit resembling Dragon Gall, golden-azure in color, might grow where the vines intertwined.
This fruit was a core main ingredient for refining high-grade sacred healing medicines, pills that could reconnect Meridians, and even pills that nourished the divine sense.
"According to scattered records, this item may be found deep within the Extreme Abyss," Bai Xi added.
The Extreme Abyss was shrouded in Miasma all year round. Its waters were black as ink, never seeing daylight; only the wind could be heard weeping like mourners, carrying bone-eroding chill. At times, shadows of scales and claws surfaced and sank within, yet no one dared approach to discover what truly lay there.
Sunken Dragon Abyss?!
Chen Qing's heart stirred. Feigning contemplation for a moment, he said, "The Green Dragon Entwining Heart Vine Fruit... I'll keep it in mind. I'll find a way to investigate clues related to it."
A glimmer