Bartering Treasures

Xiao Yi Xian slowly walked into the room and swept her gaze across its interior. When her eyes passed over the crystal displays on the counter, a flicker of surprise crossed her gaze.

"Fire Heart Seven Leaf Flower? Blood Crystal Grass? Blue Rock Heart Stone?..."

Seeing so many rare treasures, each one difficult to come by, all gathered in one place, Xiao Yi Xian could not help being amazed by the collection here. It was far too extensive, wasn't it?

Xiao Yi Xian glanced at Gute, who stood behind her with a playful grin. For some reason, she felt the urge to pack everything up and take it away.

To be honest, even if she took everything by force, Gute probably would not dare say anything. Still, he would inevitably bear a grudge. The best solution would be to "kill!"

There were no secrets that stayed hidden forever. When they had come here, they had done so openly. If anyone investigated, they might be traced just like last time.

But last time, they had been mercenaries. If she killed them this time and word really got out, she would earn the hostility of Gu He, a sixth-tier alchemist.

Besides, although the treasures here were good, they were not particularly useful to her. She was not a Medicine Master.

There was no need to take such a risk. The strongest member of her current group was only a Dou Wang...

As Xiao Yi Xian sensed Gute's hidden collection, she found a poison among it that seemed rather good.

"Gute, trade me the poisons you have hidden away!"

Xiao Yi Xian sat to the side with her legs crossed, lightly tapping the table with her fingers. A faint aura flashed and vanished.

"Certainly!"

Gute wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, suppressed his reluctance, and entered the inner room. A series of clicking mechanism sounds echoed from afar.

Gute emerged with a small jade bottle, looking pained. The moment he saw the woman in the worn Bronze Mask, his body shuddered.

"My lady, this jade bottle contains the deadly venom of a Fifth Order Nether Scorpion. Even a Dou Emperor would be in serious trouble if they were careless enough to be poisoned by it!"

Gute's eyes shone as he enthusiastically explained the item's benefits and how difficult it had been to obtain.

With a sweep of her sleeve, Xiao Yi Xian stored the jade bottle in Gute's hand inside her Storage Ring.

Feeling the object vanish from his hand, Gute's eyes actually welled with tears.

The sight of this old man acting that way gave Xiao Yi Xian goosebumps all over. She casually tossed another small bottle to Gute.

Gute curiously opened the unfamiliar bottle before him. Immediately, purple vapor drifted out, and the temperature within the small space seemed to rise sharply.

Feeling the surrounding air gradually grow scorching hot, Gute stared again at the wisps of gas that resembled purple flames, and his pupils contracted slightly.

After a while, Gute smacked his lips and cautiously stretched out his hand, gripping the jade bottle tightly.

He then held it beneath his nose and took a light sniff of the rich purple vapor. At once, he sensed that the fire-attributed Dou Qi in his body, which had originally circulated as slowly as a turtle, had become much more active.

"Tut, tut. Good stuff." Feeling the change in his Dou Qi, surprise appeared on Gute's aged face as he clicked his tongue in admiration.

After pondering for a while, he suddenly turned around and rummaged through a pile of junk nearby. At last, he pulled out a crystal dish and a hollow, slender needle.

He inserted the needle into the jade bottle, gave it a gentle squeeze, and drew in a tube full of purple liquid. Then he carefully dripped it onto the crystal dish.

As the purple liquid fell onto the crystal dish, Xiao Yi Xian and Gute could both see faint purple flames dancing within the droplet.

"This thing..." Gute frowned deeply and pondered for a moment. Then he suddenly turned and retrieved a thick book from behind a hidden stone slab. Opening it, he rapidly flipped through the pages as if searching for something.

Watching Gute's actions, Xiao Yi Xian naturally knew that this bastard must know what the thing was.

Liu Yan merely smiled faintly at the sight. He had been surprised when he first obtained it as well—one could even say shocked.

But he had possessed this thing for a long time. If Little Spirit and Chi Han had not been incompatible with its attribute, then heh heh...

Xiao Yi Xian glanced at the small jade bottle on the table, but she did not have many thoughts about this Companion Purple Crystal Source.

Most importantly, it was basically useless to her. Using it for trade was fine, though.

This was the finest auxiliary item for tempering fire-attributed Cultivation Methods. With it, one could save a great deal of arduous cultivation time while training!

Back in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Yi Xian had opened it and obtained only six bottles of Companion Purple Crystal Source in total. After giving one bottle to Liu Yan, she still had plenty left.

These five bottles of Companion Purple Crystal Source could each be called priceless treasures. In terms of rarity and value, they were absolutely no worse than that poison.

After all, obtaining Companion Purple Crystal Source was no easier than venturing into any dangerous land. The Dou Emperor-level Purple Crystal Winged Lion King alone was enough to leave countless people willing but powerless.

"Found it, found it!" While Xiao Yi Xian was thinking, Gute, who had been continuously flipping through the book, suddenly shouted excitedly.

Liu Yan curiously turned his gaze toward the ancient-looking book. He could vaguely see an enormous creature entirely covered in purple crystal roaring at the sky on that page. This giant beast was precisely the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.

"Companion Purple Crystal Source, produced by the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and born alongside its young. The chances are exceedingly low; one may not be found even once in a hundred years. For those who cultivate fire-attributed Cultivation Methods, it is a treasure beyond the reach of any fortune!"

"Tut, tut, I never expected it. My lady, you actually managed to obtain such a rare treasure as Companion Purple Crystal Source..." After reading the information on the page, Gute could not help saying in amazement.

"I merely obtained it by chance." Xiao Yi Xian smiled faintly and raised her eyes toward Gute, whose gaze had never left the small jade bottle. "Well? Gute, are you satisfied with what I've brought out?"

Hearing this, Gute's eyes rolled as he threw back his head and laughed. Lightly tapping the crystal dish with the needle in his hand, he said with a smile, "Satisfied, very satisfied. I wonder if there is anything else my lady has taken a liking to? Everything is negotiable."

Seeing Gute's expression of a cunning merchant, Xiao Yi Xian did not know whether to laugh or cry. There really was not much else here that she wanted.

At that moment, Little Spirit emerged from somewhere with a stone in her arms and said to Xiao Yi Xian, "Sister, can I have this?"

Xiao Yi Xian looked at the stone in Little Spirit's hands, and her soul force instantly surged forth, scanning it inside and out.

It was merely the core of some unknown magical beast, and even the energy inside had long since dissipated.

"Gute, you don't mind if I take this broken stone, do you?"

Hearing Xiao Yi Xian's words and seeing the teasing look beneath her mask, Gute had wanted to say no. But that pressure swept over him in an instant, and he dejectedly said, "Since she is my lady's little sister, take it, take it!"