"What do you need five-viscera spiritwood for?" Song Wen asked.
Seeing that Song Wen remained unmoved by her beauty, Ye Bing put away her smile and returned to her usual icy demeanor.
"To refine a Void-Merging Origin-Breaking Pill, of course. I once promised to refine one for you. This matter therefore benefits you as well, fellow Daoist. Surely you won't refuse me?"
When seduction failed, Ye Bing switched to dangling benefits before him.
She seemed deeply worried that Song Wen would refuse and hastily added,
"Five-viscera spiritwood is simply too rare. I've searched all of Cloud-Hidden City, along with every nearby ghost market and cultivation market, without finding any. I had no choice but to ask you for help."
"Our original agreement said nothing about me providing the spirit herbs needed to refine the pill," Song Wen said.
"I'm not asking you to give me the five-viscera spiritwood," Ye Bing said. "I'll buy it with spirit stones."
"Then how many spirit stones can you offer, Fairy?" Song Wen asked.
Although he did not want to part with the five-viscera spiritwood, as Ye Bing had said, he also had a stake in this matter. If she offered a satisfactory price, he would not mind accommodating her.
"Three... five hundred superior spirit stones," Ye Bing said hesitantly.
A mocking smile curled at the corner of Song Wen's mouth.
"Fairy, hoping to buy five-viscera spiritwood for a mere five hundred superior spirit stones is rather like expecting castles to spring up in the clouds."
A trace of bitterness flashed in Ye Bing's eyes. "I know the price is somewhat low, far below the true value of five-viscera spiritwood. But after fleeing the Ganchang Wasteland for the Qicang Region, I already had few spirit stones left. Recently, I've spent quite a few more searching