Earth Core Fire Stone, Sword Cultivator, You Are Not Worthy!

"Young Master, I'll show you... Don't be so fierce if you don't want to see it," the stall owner muttered.

Xia Wuji said calmly, "Then let's see it."

The stall owner was stunned for a moment, then immediately brought out a box from under the stall, looking extremely solemn, and opened it.

There was another box inside the box. He opened the second box, and inside was an item wrapped in cloth, and the cloth was also affixed with talismans.

The stall owner took a deep breath, removed the talisman, and then carefully opened the cloth, finally revealing what he called his treasure!

It was a jade pendant with an ancient design, exuding a sense of weathered antiquity and a mysterious luster.

"Young Master, look, this is a good thing. I risked my life nine times to retrieve it from an ancient tomb."

"Originally, such a treasure shouldn't be sold, but I see you and I have fate, so I'll sell it to you for ten Yuan Crystals. I hope this jade pendant can shine brightly in your hands!"

The stall owner looked sincere.

Xia Wuji's gaze, however, was fixed on a plain-looking stone on the stall.

Inside this stone, a wisp of pure, scorching energy was hidden.

This was an Earth Core Fire Stone.

Earth Core Fire Stones could be used to refine flames.

The highest level of flames in this world was naturally Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire.

And Earth Core Fire was one type of Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire.

Of course, a single Earth Core Fire Stone only carried the characteristics of Earth Core Fire, and it was naturally impossible to extract the true Earth Core Fire.

But as long as it had this wisp of Earth Core Fire's characteristics, and it was integrated into his existing flames, it would be enough to cause his flames to undergo a transformation and achieve a great sublimation.

Xia Wuji stopped looking at the Earth Core Fire Stone and instead looked at the stall owner's so-called treasure. While it looked quite convincing, it was actually a fake. Through some special methods, the jade pendant was made to have a mysterious sense of weathered antiquity.

This broken jade pendant dared to ask for ten Yuan Crystals?

Xia Wuji shook his head and said, "I don't have any Yuan Crystals."

The stall owner said, "If you don't have Yuan Crystals, gold will do. For two hundred thousand taels of gold, Young Master can take this jade pendant!"

Xia Wuji nodded, took the jade pendant, and played with it for a moment. "Two hundred thousand taels of gold is still too expensive."

The stall owner showed a distressed expression. "Then how much can you offer? If the difference isn't too big, considering my fate with you, Young Master, I can reluctantly part with it. Consider it supporting your cultivation!"

Xia Wuji said, "Then one hundred taels of silver."

Stall owner: "..."

He almost spat out a mouthful of old blood!

He was asking for two hundred thousand taels of gold.

And the counter-offer was one hundred taels of silver?

This was the most ruthless price cut he had ever encountered in his life!

"I'm not selling anymore, not selling! I showed my sincerity, but you're playing with me like this. I'm not doing this business!" The stall owner took back the jade pendant from Xia Wuji.

Xia Wuji casually reached into his pocket and threw a ten-thousand-tael silver note onto the stall. This was all tribute from the Blood Butcher.

"Alright, I want that jade pendant. Also, I'll take any three items from this stall."

The stall owner looked at the ten-thousand-tael silver note, clearly tempted, but still said, "Not selling!"

Xia Wuji took back the silver note. "Then I'll take my leave."

"Wait..." the stall owner hurriedly called out.

Xia Wuji looked at him.

The stall owner gritted his teeth. "Add a bit more?"

Xia Wuji took out another hundred-tael silver note from his embrace.

The stall owner's face darkened a little. "Fine, fine, take it. And you can choose any three more items from this stall."

After saying that, he threw the jade pendant to Xia Wuji.

Xia Wuji took the jade pendant, then casually picked three ore stones from the stall, including that Earth Core Fire Stone.

However, at this moment.

An arrogant voice rang out.

"Hold on!"

A young master with a sword at his waist, followed by a group of guards, swaggered over.

The young master glanced at Xia Wuji's attire and sneered, "What a poor wretch!"

Xia Wuji stared at this person, immediately recognizing that he possessed the cultivation of the first level of the Primal Energy Realm.

And the sword hanging at his waist, although not unsheathed, constantly emitted a sharp aura. It should be a low-grade Spirit Sword of the first tier!

"What are you looking at? If you keep staring at our Young Master Su like that, believe it or not, I'll dig your eyes out!" A young guard next to the young master angrily rebuked Xia Wuji.

The young master waved his hand. "Mind your words and actions. We Su family members are all refined and elegant people. Don't go around digging people's eyes out. Don't let people think our Su family is a demonic force!"

"Young Master, you are absolutely right." The guard lowered his head and bowed.

The young master looked at Xia Wuji and said, "You have a stone in your hand, and this young master wants it."

Xia Wuji's expression remained unchanged. "I have already purchased this item."

The young master looked at the stall owner. "How much silver did he pay for it?"

The stall owner clearly recognized the young master and appeared very flustered. He quickly replied, "Reporting to Young Master Su, this young man spent ten thousand and one hundred taels of silver to buy a jade pendant and three ore stones from me."

The young master hummed and continued to look at Xia Wuji. "I will give you fifteen thousand taels of silver, and I only want that one ore stone."

Xia Wuji shook his head. "I am not selling."

The young master sneered. "Thirty thousand taels!"

Xia Wuji said, "I am not selling."

The young master's eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold glint flashed from the corners of his eyes. "One hundred thousand taels of silver!"

Quite a few people had already gathered around.

"Who is this young master? He's so generous with his shou chu!"

"You don't even recognize him? He's Su Xin, the second young master of the Su family from our Great Chu Dynasty!"

"So it's Su Xin. Legend has it that Su Xin possesses a special talent for identifying treasures. It seems that the stone he has his eye on has something extraordinary about it!"

After quoting a price of one hundred thousand taels, Su Xin let out a cold laugh. "Everything in this world has a price, and we people of the Su family value fair transactions above all else."

"The stone in your hand, I can see a value of at most fifty thousand taels of silver. The reason I'm offering you one hundred thousand taels is that the remaining fifty thousand taels are for your two arms!"

As his words fell.

Su Xin instantly took a step forward, his hands like eagle claws, fiercely grabbing for Xia Wuji's shoulders.

His ten fingers all emitted a deep, metallic sheen, clearly intending to cripple Xia Wuji's arms.

A cold, sharp glint flashed in Xia Wuji's eyes. In an instant, he waved his arm, his fingers together like a sword, shooting out a whistling sword qi.

Su Xin's pupils contracted. He hurriedly retracted his claws and flickered his body, narrowly dodging Xia Wuji's sword qi.

"Young Master..." A group of guards rushed forward.

Su Xin, however, said with a cold laugh, "All of you, stand down."

"It's been a long time since this young master has had some real fun. Today, I will indulge myself!"

As he spoke, he grabbed the hilt of a sword and drew it from its scabbard.

Instantly, sword light flashed, stinging the eyes of many onlookers.

"Spirit Sword!"

"My heavens, this must be a Spirit Sword!"

"As expected of the Su family's second young master, rich and powerful!"

Exclamations arose.

Su Xin brandished his sword, the sword light shimmering in the air. He had a smug look on his face and said, "Kid, since you're also a sword cultivator, bring out your sword. I'll let you know what the true power of a sword cultivator is!"

Xia Wuji frowned slightly.

"You're just a martial artist who uses a sword."

"And you dare call yourself a sword cultivator?"

"You are not worthy of the title 'sword cultivator'!"

Su Xin's previously smug face turned somewhat ashen.

He had lived a life of luxury since childhood, wanting for nothing. Furthermore, he possessed considerable talent in sword cultivation. This was why the Su family was willing to pay a great price to equip him, a cultivator at the first level of the Primal Energy Realm, with a low-grade first-tier Spirit Sword.

Today, someone dared to publicly declare him unworthy of being called a sword cultivator?

How could Su Xin tolerate this?

Anger surged within him.

"You dare say I'm not worthy? I'll show you my power!"

With a roar, Su Xin instantly swung his sword and attacked Xia Wuji.