Azure Rainbow Sword Art

"Brother Su, our Zhang Clan Merchant Team will add 120 Blood Marrow Crystals and a low-grade beginner-tier artifact. Please think it over."

"Our manager said that if Young Master Su is willing to make a deal with us, we can arrange fine farmland and beautiful concubines for you whenever you want."

"This is a premium-seat token for Emerald Blue Pavilion. You can collect over a hundred Blood Marrow Crystals in rent every year. Young Master Su, if you—"

As Su Jie announced the auction, the merchants raised their hands and called out bids one after another, and the atmosphere immediately heated up again.

"Don't crowd around. Speak one at a time—we can't hear anything with all this shouting."

Wu Bin maintained order at the scene, while Gu Weinan and Chen Yun also stepped forward to help.

Su Jie constantly compared the prices offered by the various merchants. This was the greatest fortune he could earn at his current stage, so he naturally had to maximize his gains.

After more than ten minutes, the highest bid reached two thousand Blood Marrow Crystals.

Once the price exceeded that amount, the merchants stopped raising their bids, worried that it would be difficult to recoup their costs if the price climbed any higher.

Some merchants also offered items other than Blood Marrow Crystals to make up the difference. Some offered artifacts and pills, while others promised grand residences and beautiful concubines. All kinds of temptations were thrown out.

The former was still understandable, but the latter left Su Jie speechless. Did he look like someone who lacked that sort of thing?

When the bids reached the merchants' psychological limit, the scene gradually fell silent.

Just then, a melodious voice rang out.

"Young Master Su, Taixu Pavilion bids 1,500 Blood Marrow Crystals, plus this scripture."

Cai Chun'e approached with graceful lotus steps, a charming smile on her lovely face as she presented a jade slip with both hands.

The two characters "Azure Rainbow" were written on the jade slip in clerical script. It was pure white and translucent overall, and countless tadpole-like characters seemed to flow within the jade.

Only extremely precious arts, scriptures, and secret texts were recorded on jade slips, because the jade slip itself was worth as many as fifty Blood Marrow Crystals.

"What is this?"

Su Jie was somewhat curious. Seeing Cai Chun'e's confident expression, the jade slip clearly contained something valuable.

Cai Chun'e pointed at the White Bone Heavenly Sha Sword on Su Jie's back and said, "Young Master Su possesses such a Divine Weapon. Without a corresponding sword art, I'm afraid it would be difficult to unleash all its might. The Azure Rainbow Sword Art recorded in this jade slip is a sword-control method. It contains the essence of sword control, body-sword unity, and sword refinement, allowing you to master an advanced sword-control technique in the shortest time possible."

As soon as she said this, the nearby merchants all turned their heads, astonished.

Su Jie's eyes lit up slightly.

Since ancient times, cultivation scriptures had been the true clan-protecting treasures—the foundation of a lineage.

Spirit pills and artifacts would one day be exhausted, and Grotto-heavens and blessed lands would wither and disappear amid the changing tides of time. Only scriptures could be passed down for all eternity.

Although those merchants had bid fiercely earlier, not one of them had brought out a cultivation scripture.

Did they not have any?

Of course not. Nearly every one of those merchants had an Aristocratic Clan or great household standing behind them. It was impossible for them not to possess inherited cultivation scriptures. They simply were unwilling to take them out for trade.

"Looks like you really are sincere. I'll verify it first."

Su Jie reached out and took the jade slip, intending to inspect it.

"Please, Young Master Su."

Cai Chun'e spoke calmly and unhurriedly. She had clearly come prepared, devising a strategy aimed specifically at the White Bone Heavenly Sha Sword Su Jie had just obtained. It was truly the right medicine for the illness, instantly raising Su Jie's interest.

The jade slip was icy cold in Su Jie's hand. He examined it briefly before pressing it against his forehead and Sea of Consciousness.

In the next moment, a vast quantity of sword-shaped scripture surged into Su Jie's mind.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, streaks of sword shadows and rainbow light were sometimes as fierce and swift as thunder and lightning, and at other times as elusive as willow catkins drifting in the wind.

Su Jie inspected it and confirmed that the jade slip truly contained a method for controlling flying swords, just as Cai Chun'e had said.

Perhaps such a sword-control method was nothing special in the outside world and could be bought for a few hundred Blood Marrow Crystals, but Cai Chun'e's gesture was clearly more sincere than those of the other merchants. Moreover, the Azure Rainbow Sword Art was precisely what Su Jie needed.

"How is it, Young Master Su? Are you satisfied with this sword art?"

Cai Chun'e asked. From Su Jie's smile, she could tell that he was pleased.

"One thousand five hundred Blood Marrow Crystals, plus this Azure Rainbow Sword Art, and the three Strange Ghost corpses are yours."

Su Jie nodded. Cai Chun'e had shown such sincerity that he had no intention of haggling further.

"Thank you for granting my request, Young Master Su."

Cai Chun'e excitedly hopped in place. The pair of heavy weapons on her chest trembled precariously, an especially intimidating sight.

Gu Weinan and Chen Yun made no comment on the deal. Knowing their own standing, they left everything to Su Jie's decision.

Su Jie did not treat them unfairly, promising to give them a larger share of the Blood Marrow Crystals. After all, he was taking the Azure Rainbow Sword Art.

Cai Chun'e had not brought that many Blood Marrow Crystals with her, so the group returned to Taixu Pavilion's location in the Black Market.

Soon, with Wu Bin as witness, Su Jie and Cai Chun'e completed the transaction smoothly.

Both sides were extremely satisfied with the result.

Cai Chun'e presented a small gift: several low-grade beginner-tier talismans. Smiling, she said, "Young Master Su, come visit Taixu Pavilion more often in the future. If you come across another good deal like this, remember to look for me!"

"You make it sound like you're a pimp. Speaking of which, Sister Cai, does what you told me last time still count?"

Su Jie's tone was teasing. Last time, this charming and alluring beauty had made him a promise.

Two intoxicating blushes rose on Cai Chun'e's pretty face. She lightly spat and said, "That was just Sister joking with you. Why did you take it seriously?"

"I'm an honest man. I can't tell whether something's a joke or the truth, so..."

Su Jie reached out and felt her waist, which was as supple as a snake's. Then he reached downward and, before he could marvel at the astonishingly shifting proportions of her curves, gave the peach-like roundness a squeeze.

"Ah!"

Cai Chun'e cried out. Her delicate body went limp, and she glared over with seductive eyes.

"Young Master, how can you be like this? S-so lewd. Far too lewd."

"Haha, I'm a demonic cultivator! Isn't being lewd only natural?"

Su Jie raised his brows at Cai Chun'e, then ignored the embarrassed and angry young wife behind him and strode away from Taixu Pavilion.

"Brother Wu, sorry for the trouble today."

Su Jie gave Wu Bin another twenty-some Blood Marrow Crystals as payment for the day.

"Hehe, it's thanks to following you, Brother. I got to see such an exciting battle. I wish I could have more trouble like this!"

Wu Bin had originally wanted to dine with them, but when he saw Gu Weinan and Chen Yun's injured legs, he realized it was not the right time. He cupped his hands, exchanged contact information with them, and left.

Su Jie personally accompanied Gu Weinan and Chen Yun to Condensing Pill Hall, asked a doctor to examine their injuries, and bought healing pills for each of them.

When they finally parted, Su Jie gave each of them their share of the Blood Marrow Crystals and warned, "Be extra careful lately. While recovering properly, stay alert for the wolves outside. Don't let someone eat you clean."

"I'll take care of myself."

Chen Yun nodded. She knew that in her current condition, carrying such a large sum of Blood Marrow Crystals was practically a child carrying gold through a busy marketplace. If she was not careful, they could be snatched away in the blink of an eye.

"I've already found a way out. Brother Su, you don't need to worry."

Gu Weinan said this with the seasoned cunning of an old fox. He had stayed in Ghost Ridge Palace for so many years and naturally had some means of hiding himself.

Seeing this, Su Jie said no more. Compared with the two of them, he was the one in the greatest danger.

What others had their eyes on was not merely the Blood Marrow Crystals, but also that White Bone Heavenly Sha Sword.