Only when they saw that High Person Yunhai could keep Huoyunzi under control did the cultivators present breathe a sigh of relief.
Otherwise, none of them could withstand a Foundation Establishment Cultivator running amok.
At that moment, High Person Yunhai spoke. "No one else will be coming. The ship is already underway, so let us begin trading. The usual rules apply. I'll cast out a brick to draw in jade!"
With that, he took a fiery-red axe from his Storage Bag.
"A low-grade Spiritual Tool, the Blazing Flame Axe. Once activated, its attacks carry flames and possess astonishing power, but it also consumes a great deal of mana. I'll exchange it for Yumo Grass, a Xianji Stone, or Lingyu Flowers. If a Spiritual Tool doesn't interest you, I can offer other items instead."
The gathering remained silent.
When no one spoke for a long while, True Person Yunhai shook his head and put the axe away with some disappointment.
Chen Lin had never even heard the names of those three things, so he looked at the others.
They looked just as bewildered. He knew then that these were no ordinary treasures; otherwise, Yunhai would not have offered a Spiritual Tool for them.
Still, seeing a Spiritual Tool right at the opening raised his expectations for this Trading Convention considerably.
Next came Huoyunzi, who sat in the second seat.
He had calmed down by now. Taking out a wrinkled Monster Beast hide, he said loudly, "The hide of a mid-second-rank Golden Toad. It can be used to refine Spiritual Tools. I'll exchange it for cultivation techniques and spells suitable for Demon Foundation Cultivators."
Everyone fell silent again.
It was unclear whether they lacked anything to trade or simply dared not trade with him.
Huoyunzi snorted coldly and seemed about to lose