Perfect Soul Power Conduction Medium

After listening to Ning Tian's terms, Huo Yuhao lightly tapped the table twice with his fingers.

The needs of both sides were actually quite simple.

The Spirit Medicine Pavilion needed the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect to provide rare gemstones over the long term, while the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect hoped the Spirit Medicine Pavilion would establish a branch pavilion within their territory.

It would not only be responsible for sales, but also establish a complete production chain.

On the surface, it looked like both sides were exchanging what they needed.

But in truth, what the other side was really eyeing was probably not those few bottles of spirit medicine at all, but the formulas behind the Spirit Medicine Pavilion.

Once the production chain entered the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's ability to sense treasures, it would not be difficult for them to figure out the raw materials and manufacturing process.

Huo Yuhao did not care much about those formulas.

The Azure Jade, Blue Jade, and Red Jade Elixirs were originally products created by heavily diluting complete pills. Their technical content was not actually as high as the outside world imagined.

But these were Ju Zi's main source of funding.

He might not care, but he could not casually make decisions for Ju Zi.

With that thought, Huo Yuhao raised his head.

"Let's not rush into discussing cooperation."

He looked at Ning Tian and said calmly, "I'd like to see what gemstones you can provide first."

Ning Tian was not surprised.

She slightly tilted her head toward the person beside her.

Wu Feng gave a soft snort, took a black wooden box from her storage soul tool, and casually placed it on the table.

"Take a look."

Her tone was rather irritating.

Huo Yuhao ignored her and reached out to open the box.

A gemstone the size of an infant's fist lay quietly atop the black velvet.

The gemstone was pale blue overall, without a single trace of impurity within it. Under the room's lights, its surface refracted fragmented, dazzling glimmers.

It looked beautiful.

And expensive.

Other than that, Huo Yuhao could not see anything special about it for the moment.

He picked up the gemstone and examined it from every angle several times.

Seeing this, the corners of Wu Feng's lips curled up slightly.

"Can you understand it?"

"I can't."

Huo Yuhao answered without hesitation.

The smile on Wu Feng's face immediately froze.

She had originally intended to take the chance to mock him a little, but Huo Yuhao did not even bother pretending. He directly blocked all the words she had prepared.

Ning Tian glanced at Wu Feng, signaling her to be quiet.

Huo Yuhao did not pay attention to their little exchange.

If he could not tell from the outside, then he would use another method.

He mobilized the soul power within his body and slowly injected it into the gemstone.

The next instant.

Huo Yuhao's eyes narrowed slightly.

There was no obstruction at all.

After entering the gemstone, the soul power encountered no obvious resistance. Even the sluggishness during conduction was extremely faint.

He controlled the soul power and released it from the gemstone's other end.

Input, conduction, output.

The entire process was exceptionally smooth.

The soul power loss produced during it was so low that he found it somewhat unbelievable. It could practically be called zero loss.

Huo Yuhao's expression did not change, but countless thoughts rapidly surfaced in his mind.

This was not an ordinary gemstone at all.

It was an almost perfect soul power conduction medium.

If it were used to inscribe core formations, it could greatly reduce soul power loss between nodes. If it were then carefully cut into tiny soul power circuits, the internal structure of soul tools could even be redesigned.

Smaller in size.

Higher conduction efficiency.

Its stability would also improve dramatically.

At that moment, Huo Yuhao finally understood Ju Zi's intentions.

Why would she want to buy mere ornaments?

She had clearly set her sights on this gemstone's value in the field of soul tools.

However, judging from Ning Tian and Wu Feng's reactions, they clearly had not realized this yet.

At the very least, the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect currently sold this as a precious gemstone rather than soul tool material.

Huo Yuhao placed the gemstone back in the wooden box.

"What's the price?"

Ning Tian had been observing his expression the entire time.

Unfortunately, she had not detected any change from beginning to end.

"A Glazed Crystal of this quality costs one thousand gold soul coins per piece."

Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow.

"Too expensive."

"Expensive?"

Wu Feng crossed her arms and said unhappily, "This is Glazed Crystal unique to our sect. You can't buy it outside even if you have money."

"So what?"

Huo Yuhao leaned back on the sofa, his tone still calm.

"What the Spirit Medicine Pavilion needs is a long-term, large-batch order, not a few pieces to take back and make into jewelry. At this price, the annual cost would be unacceptably high."

Ning Tian lifted her teacup and took a light sip.

"Rare things naturally cannot be sold at the price of ordinary ore."

"But other than being pretty, what is it useful for?"

Huo Yuhao asked in return.

Ning Tian was slightly taken aback.

"Glazed Crystal is pure in texture. Wearing it over a long period can help soul masters calm their minds and focus their spirits. It is especially beneficial to auxiliary-type soul masters."

"How strong is the effect?"

"This..."

Ning Tian paused. "With long-term wear, one will naturally feel the change."

Huo Yuhao nodded.

I understand.

The effect was too weak to quantify.

"The Spirit Medicine Pavilion's Azure Jade Elixir can likewise help soul masters calm their minds and focus their spirits, and it takes effect immediately after consumption."

Huo Yuhao spread his hands. "A bottle only costs ten silver soul coins."

The room fell silent.

Wu Feng opened her mouth, but did not know how to refute him.

Ning Tian set down her teacup, and her blue eyes gained a touch more seriousness.

"Glazed Crystal production is limited. Both mining and sorting require the participation of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda soul masters. Eight hundred gold soul coins per piece is already the lowest price our sect can offer."

After Ning Tian finished speaking, Wu Feng beside her could not help raising her eyelids, disbelief filling her eyes.

"Then there's no need to continue negotiating."

Huo Yuhao answered decisively.

Ning Tian frowned slightly.

She had originally thought that since the Spirit Medicine Pavilion had proactively proposed a long-term purchase, they must be determined to obtain this gemstone.

But this fellow before her seemed genuinely prepared to give up.

"What about establishing a branch pavilion?"

"The production chain cannot be handed over to outsiders."

Huo Yuhao said calmly, "The Nine Treasure Glazed Sect can become a partner of the Spirit Medicine Pavilion and receive a stable supply, but the formulas and production personnel must remain under our control."

"Not even within our territory?"

"No."

Their gazes met in midair.

Neither side yielded.

After a moment, Ning Tian slowly rose to her feet.

"Then let's leave it at that for today."

Huo Yuhao nodded.

"Take care."

Wu Feng had long been holding in a bellyful of anger. When she followed Ning Tian to the door, she could not help turning back and fiercely glaring at Huo Yuhao again.

Huo Yuhao did not even look at her.

That made Wu Feng even angrier.

Bang.

The door slammed shut.

Only after the two women's footsteps had completely faded did the calm expression on Huo Yuhao's face gradually disappear.

He called over a maid from the Spirit Medicine Pavilion.

"Bring me an ordinary blue sapphire, about the same size as that one just now."

"Yes, Young Pavilion Master."

Before long, the maid delivered it.

Huo Yuhao placed the two gemstones side by side on the table.

Judging from appearance alone, there was little difference between them. The ordinary blue sapphire's color was even more vivid.

He injected equal amounts of soul power into them separately.

Obvious resistance immediately came from within the ordinary blue sapphire.

The soul power moved through it with extreme sluggishness, and by the time it emerged, nearly forty percent had already been lost.

As for that piece of Glazed Crystal, the loss was almost negligible.

The difference was absurdly vast.

Huo Yuhao looked at the two gemstones on the table, his brows gradually knitting together.

They were both gemstones, so why were their internal structures so different?

More strangely, why was this thing produced only by the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect?

Huo Yuhao picked up the Glazed Crystal, a thoughtful glint flashing through his eyes.

It seemed this business truly could not be abandoned so easily.

Turning to Xiao Xiao, he instructed, "Go investigate whether there are any Glazed Crystal-like accessories for sale on the market, especially products promoted by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Chamber of Commerce."