Shi Yue smiled faintly, opened the third Blue Jade Box, and took out a fruit covered in Blue Scales.
"Blue Scale Fruit!" Lin Zhenshan's expression shifted. His gaze burned as he looked at Shi Yue and said solemnly, "Fellow Daoist Li, you must have even more precious spirit herbs on you!"
Shi Yue only smiled without answering.
After a moment's hesitation, Lin Zhenshan took out a White Jade Box with a Silver Talisman affixed to it.
Shi Yue was somewhat surprised. He took out a Red Jade Box, which also had a Silver Talisman affixed to it.
A flash of delight crossed Lin Zhenshan's eyes. He removed the talisman and took out a fruit as white as jade, shaped like a tiny little person.
"This is a three-thousand-year-old White Jade Ginseng Fruit. It grows in extremely cold places, and its medicinal properties are mild. It's an auxiliary ingredient in many Seventh-Grade Pills."
Shi Yue smiled calmly, removed the talisman, and took out a fist-sized red fruit that gave off a strange fragrance.
"A Phoenix Fruit! It's far more precious than your White Jade Ginseng Fruit, Fellow Daoist."
Lin Zhenshan's eyes shifted. Smiling broadly, he said, "Fellow Daoist, I don't want the Purple-Gold Spirit Soil anymore. How about I trade seven spirit herbs for these four of yours?"
"Fellow Daoist Lin, you drive a hard bargain. The most precious of your spirit herbs is the White Jade Ginseng Fruit. But my Purple-Gold Immortal Peach, Snow Snake Fruit, Blue Scale Fruit, and Phoenix Fruit—are any of these not rare treasures in the outside world? They're far more precious than your herbs."
Shi Yue wasn't exaggerating. The spirit herbs he had brought out came from the Qinglan Ruins, and in terms of value, they were no less precious than Lin Zhenshan's.
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