Exchanging for Ninth-Grade Thunder Tribulation Pill Ingredients

Lin Hai returned to the backyard of the Xiao Clan in Wutan City, bringing with him the Mysterious Yellow Flame and the tamed Earth-Splitting Black Turtle.

He casually placed the massive Earth-Splitting Black Turtle into a beast pen he had cleared out in the back mountain. The aura of the Tier 6 Magical Beast immediately sent the ordinary birds and beasts of the Xiao Clan's back mountain fleeing in terror, but that was as far as it went; under Lin Hai's intimidation, the Earth-Splitting Black Turtle lay flat on the ground, obedient and not daring to make the slightest move.

After handling these matters, Lin Hai found Yao Chen, who was currently guiding Xiao Yan in digesting the power gained from devouring the Beast Fire.

"Yao Chen, bring me the Tier 8 medicinal pills you have refined over the past year and a half," Lin Hai said straight to the point.

Upon hearing this, Yao Chen did not hesitate in the slightest. With a movement of his soul power, nine jade pill bottles, warm and lustrous like jade, floated out. The surfaces of the bottles shimmered with brilliant colors, faintly wreathed in medicinal mist, and emitted astonishing energy fluctuations.

Inside were nine Tier 8 medicinal pills of exceptional quality.

"Holy Venerable Lin, they are all here." Yao Chen pushed the jade bottles forward.

Lin Hai collected the nine bottles and nodded. "I need to make a trip to Sky Medicine City in the Central Plains to trade for the Tier 7 Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast magic core and the Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva needed to control Xiao Yixian's poison body, and to exchange for some medicinal herbs while I am at it."

Xiao Yixian, standing to the side, felt her delicate body tremble slightly upon hearing that this was for her sake. Her pale purple eyes gazed at Lin Hai, ripples of light flowing within them, as she whispered, "Brother Lin, I..."

Lin Hai glanced at her, his tone flat yet beyond questioning. "The Woeful Poison Body carries too great a risk. Controlling it sooner is better for you and for everyone else. I will return shortly."

Having said that, he took a step forward, his figure merging into the space and vanishing from sight.

Central Plains, Pill Tower Trading Center.

Lin Hai's figure appeared directly inside the VIP appraisal room on the top floor of the trading center.

An old man with white hair and a beard, possessing a deep and unfathomable aura, immediately stepped forward to greet him, his expression one of reverence.

Although he could not see through Lin Hai's true strength, the aura that flowed out invisibly made his very soul tremble slightly.

"This esteemed guest, may I ask what you require?" the old man asked with a bow.

Lin Hai did not waste words. With a wave of his sleeve, the nine jade bottles containing the Tier 8 medicinal pills floated in mid-air.

Instantly, the room was filled with fragrance. The dense medicinal mist almost materialized, and the pill bottles even faintly flickered with spiritual light, revealing the extraordinary nature of the pills within.

The old man's pupils shrank, and he gasped in shock. "Tier 8 medicinal pills! And... nine of them! This... this quality..." With his discernment, he could naturally see that these pills were far from being newly entered Tier 8; they were at least five-colored pill lightning or higher, and two of them even faintly carried a spiritual nature, likely having weathered seven or even eight-colored pill lightning!

Such a display was simply unheard of!

Even some ancient sects with deep foundations might not be able to produce so many high-tier Tier 8 medicinal pills at once!

"Esteemed guest... you are..." The old man's voice trembled slightly.

"I am here to trade," Lin Hai said with an indifferent tone. "One Tier 7 Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast magic core and one portion of Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva. Additionally, I require two sets of medicinal herbs for refining a 'Ninth-Grade Lightning Tribulation Pill'."

"Ninth-Grade Lightning Tribulation Pill?!" The old man gasped again.

That was a pill at the level of a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill! Every single one of its ingredients was a rare treasure difficult to find in this world!

He steadied himself and said with difficulty, "Esteemed guest, while the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast magic core and the Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva are rare, the value of these Tier 8 pills is more than enough to trade for them. However, the herbs for the Ninth-Grade Lightning Tribulation Pill... are simply too rare, especially the main ingredients, the 'Origin of Nine Profound Golden Lightning' and the 'Life-Generating Lightning Fruit'. Our trading house currently... only has two sets in stock, and... according to the rules, we must trade item for item, or..."

His meaning was clear: while Tier 8 pills were good, they were likely insufficient to trade for the main ingredients of a Ninth-Grade pill, especially two sets. After all, those capable of refining Ninth-Grade pills generally did not lack Tier 8 pills.

Lin Hai naturally understood and said calmly, "These nine Tier 8 pills are only for the magic core, the Bodhi Saliva, and the auxiliary herbs for those two sets. As for the two main ingredients, the 'Origin of Nine Profound Golden Lightning' and the 'Life-Generating Lightning Fruit', I have items of equal value to trade. I will not let you suffer a loss."

Upon hearing this, the old man pondered for a moment before gritting his teeth. "Very well! Please wait a moment, esteemed guest. I shall go and invite the person in charge and retrieve the treasures!" A transaction of this magnitude was beyond his authority to decide.

Soon, the manager of the trading house, an old man whose aura reached the peak of the Spirit Venerable realm, arrived in person. After confirming the pills and Lin Hai's requirements, he was also incomparably shocked.

After a tense and efficient negotiation, the deal was struck.

Lin Hai used two Tier 8 medicinal pills to trade for the Tier 7 Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast magic core and the Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva.

He then used the remaining six Tier 8 medicinal pills to trade for all the auxiliary herbs required for two full sets of the "Ninth-Grade Lightning Tribulation Pill"—dozens of items in total, each one incredibly precious and radiating vast energy.

Finally, Lin Hai produced two jade boxes. One contained a Heaven-tier low-level spirit skill; the other contained 2% of the origin sub-flame stripped from the main body of the Void Devouring Flame. The value of these two items was in no way inferior to the two Ninth-Grade main ingredients, and perhaps even exceeded them.

After the manager inspected them, his hands trembled. Without hesitation, he brought over two heavily sealed jade caskets.

One contained the Origin of Nine Profound Golden Lightning, and the other contained a fruit that shone with silver light, its surface covered in flowing lightning patterns (the Life-Generating Lightning Fruit).

The transaction was complete! Both parties were highly satisfied.

Lin Hai collected all the items he had traded for and, without a moment's delay, tore through space once more to return to Wutan City.

The entire trip took less than two hours.

In the Xiao Clan's backyard, when Lin Hai handed the magic core—which radiated a sinister, poisonous aura—and the Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva—which squirmed as if alive and emitted a strange, refreshing fragrance—to Yao Chen, Xiao Yixian was stunned, her eyes turning slightly red.

"Brother Lin... thank you." A thousand words were reduced to this single soft expression of gratitude, the depth of her appreciation and complex emotions impossible to fully articulate.

Yao Chen was also filled with deep emotion.

Lin Hai merely waved his hand and looked at Yao Chen. "As for the method to control the poison body, let Xiao Yan begin to understand it once he has refined his first Heavenly Flame in half a year."

"This old man understands!" Yao Chen replied solemnly.

Afterward, Lin Hai went to the back mountain beast pen once more to properly settle the eight Tier 6 magical beasts of varying attributes that the Holy Spirit had captured, as well as the Tier 8 ice-attribute magical beast that radiated a terrifying chill—the Polar Ice Ape.

Having finished all of this, he returned to his meditation room. Looking at the two sets of Ninth-Grade main ingredients shimmering with lightning and the large pile of auxiliary herbs, a profound glint flashed in his eyes.

Ninth-Grade Lightning Tribulation Pill... once he finished distributing the promised rewards to the members of Haiye, he would head to the Yao Clan and have them assist in the refining.

If this pill could be successfully refined, it would allow two of the four magical beasts to advance further.

Breaking through to the eight-star Holy Spirit realm—when that time came, he would fight the Soul Clan again, and he would only know victory, never defeat.