"As the host aboard this airship, allow me to toss out a brick to draw forth jade. I have a stalk of Azure-Scaled Wood, an excellent material for refining a wood-element spirit treasure flying sword. I would like to exchange it for a thousand-year-old earthfrost vine. If any fellow Daoist has one, please discuss a trade with me," Jin Xun said.
A cultivator wearing loose robes and a bamboo hat stood up. Their appearance gave no indication of whether they were male or female.
"Steward Jin, I have no earthfrost vine. Could I trade spirit stones for it?"
"Sorry, but this stalk of Azure-Scaled Wood is not available for spirit stones," Jin Xun replied.
Looking somewhat disappointed, the cultivator shook their head and sat back down.
Jin Xun hovered in midair at the center of the hall for a moment. When no one else inquired, he descended and found an empty chair.
He knew perfectly well that more than one person present coveted the thousand-year-old Azure-Scaled Wood. Some might even possess earthfrost vines, but were either unwilling to trade or reluctant to reveal their treasures in public, intending to contact him privately after the gathering.
Song Wen glanced sideways at Ye Bing.
Earthfrost vine was one of the ingredients for refining the Void-Merging Origin-Breaking Pill. Though not a principal ingredient, it was exceedingly rare, and Ye Bing still lacked this spiritual herb.
Soon, another Spirit Transformation cultivator walked to the center of the hall and rose into the air.
This cultivator produced a secret ghost-path technique, seeking to exchange it for a yin-aspected spiritual ore called purple yin stone.
As the trading gathering continued, more than a dozen cultivators came forward in succession, presenting treasured items or cultivation methods in hopes of obtaining what they wanted.
Most of the trades