Nong Yan Pavilion's Purpose
"How much do you sell this Flame Gold Flame for?" Although he didn't need the Flame Gold Flame right now, Lin Ming asked since it was his first flame.
"Honorable guest, this is the Nong Yan Area, so everything here is traded using flames. Therefore, if you want the Flame Gold Flame, you'll need to offer a flame from Tier 6 Magical Beast in exchange. Of course, we will have someone evaluate the flame you offer, and if the quality of the flame you offer is higher than the Flame Gold Flame, we will also provide you with additional compensation." Wan'er replied immediately after Lin Ming finished asking the question.
"Oh, flame for flame!" Lin Ming said after hearing Wan'er's suggestion.
Lin Ming had seen this kind of bartering before. Especially for higher-level items, it was basically all about bartering. Because at that level, the value couldn't be simply measured in Gold Coin; they were used to exchange for things of the same level that one needed.
However, those bartering practices were basically exchanging one item for another, and the types of items were generally different. But here, you need to use different kinds of flames to exchange for another kind of flame. This is a significant limitation.
After all, those who are interested in these flames are those who don't have their own; others only want them because they don't possess them themselves. And now you're suggesting that the person who wants them should exchange them for a flame that's no weaker than the one you desire.
If others already possess a flame that's just as powerful as yours, why would they bother trying to exchange for it? Why not just refine their own flame directly?
After all, flames of this caliber are precious items, and the Nong Yan Pavilion is located in the chaotic Black Corner Region. So, if you reveal that you possess a good flame, but your strength is insufficient to protect it, then when you expose this flame, it's highly likely that you won't get the flame you want in return, but rather that your flame will be taken away directly, and you'll probably lose your life here as well.
The idea of exchanging flames for flames is so impractical that only a very few powerful individuals would agree to such an exchange. Even for powerful individuals, the exchange would only occur if the flame offered by you is more effective than their own.
How often does this happen? Absolutely not many; Lin Ming guessed it probably wouldn't happen more than two or three times a year.
Since this Flame Dealing Exchange Ground only sees a few transactions a year, yet so many flames are placed here now, it's safe to assume that this Flame Dealing Ground is likely used for collecting flames.
First of all, as mentioned, the exchange of flames only happens a handful of times a year, so its primary purpose isn't for exchanging them. So why is it described as being used to collect flames?
Don't forget that the Nong Yan Pavilion is an asset of the Magic Flame Valley. Besides the Old Ghost Di Mo, the three elders of the Magic Flame Valley — the Great Elder, the Second Elder, Third Elder —are the most powerful, all at the Dou Huang Realm. These three have cultivated the Flame Manipulation Art, thus possessing the Life-Transforming Fire Flame cultivated from it.
As we know from the original text, after cultivating the Flame Manipulation Art and cultivating the seed of the Life-Transforming Fire Flame, the Life-Transforming Fire is still very weak. To strengthen it, one must continue using the Flame Manipulation Art Technique to refine other Beast Flame and integrate them into the Life-Transforming Fire, thereby increasing its power. This explains why the Nong Yan Pavilion created the Nong Yan Grounds —it was specifically for collecting these Beast Flame for the Three Great Elders to use in cultivating the Life-Transforming Fire.
"Wan'er, you're mainly here to collect flames, right?" Lin Ming asked directly, addressing these assumptions.
"Distinguished guest, you've noticed as well. Indeed, this Nong Yan Grounds is primarily for collecting flames; that's common knowledge here." Wan'er replied with a gentle smile to Lin Ming's question.
Just as Wan'er said, these are common sense things, so she could only reply like that. If it were really something secret, not to mention whether someone of her level could get access to it, even if she did, she wouldn't dare to say anything.
"Since we're collecting flames, there must be a price for it! I wonder how you define the price for purchasing flames?" Lin Ming asked after Wan'er finished speaking.
As soon as Lin Ming finished speaking, Wan'er immediately replied, "Distinguished guest, when it comes to the price of acquiring flames, what our Nong Yan Pavilion offers is absolutely high value in the entire Black Corner Region. Those special Fourth-Order Beast Flame can be exchanged for Black Tier Low-grade Dou Technique. Ordinary Fifth-tier Beast Fire can be exchanged for Profound Tier Mid-grade Dou Technique. Of course, top-tier Fifth-tier Beast Fire can also be exchanged for Profound Tier Mid-grade Cultivation Method. Sixth Order Beast Flame can be exchanged for Profound Tier High-grade Dou Technique, and similarly, top-tier Sixth-Rank Beast Flame can also be exchanged for Profound Tier High-grade Cultivation Method. Of course, if you don't want Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills, other things are fine too, as long as the value is equal."
Hearing Wan'er's words, Lin Ming understood why there were so many Beast Flame here. It was because the Nong Yan Pavilion had indeed provided valuable items, especially since they were Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills.
In the Dou Qi Continent, if there were a ranking of items, Cultivation Method and Dou Technique would definitely be among the most sought-after items.
A good Cultivation Method can not only accelerate the pace of cultivation but also significantly increase the capacity of one's Dou Qi. This allows the person with more Dou Qi to endure longer in combat. Similarly, a good Dou Technique can turn the tide of battle, defeating the opponent and securing victory. Therefore, for those in the Black Corner Region who live on the edge of death, the allure of these two things is immense.
Another point Lin Ming understood was why Wan'er had explained it to them in this way. This was probably also the purpose of the Nong Yan Pavilion —to explain these things to them, so that they would understand the benefits of exchange and then desperately try to obtain the Beast Flame to exchange for Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills.
Seeing so many flames here lets visitors know that many others have already come to exchange for them. This dispels any concerns that they might not be able to obtain Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills after acquiring the flames, and also creates a sense of pressure. So many others have exchanged for them; many of them must have improved their strength by acquiring these Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills. If you don't fight tooth and nail to obtain the flames, encountering these people will only lead to your death. So why not give it your all for the possibility?