Perfect Soul Power Conduction Medium

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

Both sides' needs 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 was an exchange of needed resources.

But in reality, what they were truly after was probably not those few bottles of spiritual medicine at all, but the formulas behind the Spirit Medicine Pavilion.

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

Huo Yuhao did not care much about those formulas.

The Azure Jade, Blue Jade, and Red Jade Elixirs had originally been diluted from complete pills in massive quantities. The technical complexity was not nearly as high as outsiders imagined.

But this was Ju Zi's main source of funding.

He might not care, but he could not casually make decisions on Ju Zi's behalf.

With that in mind, Huo Yuhao raised his head.

"There's no rush to discuss cooperation."

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

Ning Tian was not surprised.

She tilted her head slightly toward the person beside her.

Wu Feng snorted softly, took a black wooden box from her storage Soul Tool, and casually placed it on the table.

"Take a look."

Her tone was somewhat punchable.

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

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

The gemstone was pale blue overall, without a trace of impurity. Under the room's lights, its surface reflected scattered, dazzling glimmers.

It looked very beautiful.

And very expensive.

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

He picked up the gemstone and turned it over several times in his hand.

Seeing this, the corners of Wu Feng's mouth lifted 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 opportunity to mock him, but Huo Yuhao did not even bother pretending. He directly blocked off everything she had planned to say afterward.

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

Huo Yuhao paid no attention to their little exchange.

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

He mobilized the Soul Power within his body and slowly infused it into the gemstone.

The next instant.

Huo Yuhao's gaze sharpened slightly.

There was no obstruction at all.

After entering the gemstone, his Soul Power encountered no obvious resistance. Even the sense of sluggishness during transmission was extremely faint.

He controlled the Soul Power and released it from the gemstone's other end.

Input, transmission, 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 precisely cut into tiny Soul Power circuits, the internal structure of Soul Tools could even be redesigned.

Smaller in size.

Higher conduction efficiency.

And vastly improved stability.

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

She had never wanted to buy decorative items.

She had clearly set her sights on the value of this gemstone 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 only sold this thing as a precious gemstone rather than a Soul Tool material.

Huo Yuhao placed the gemstone back into the wooden box.

"What's the price?"

Ning Tian had been watching 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 folded her arms and said unhappily, "This is Glazed Crystal unique to our sect. You can't buy it anywhere else even if you have money."

"So?"

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

"What the Spirit Medicine Pavilion needs is a long-term, large-volume order, not a few pieces to take home as jewelry. At this price, the annual cost would be unbearably high."

Ning Tian picked up 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 use does it have?"

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 effective is it?"

"This..."

Ning Tian paused. "If worn over a long period, one will naturally be able to feel the changes."

Huo Yuhao nodded.

Got it.

The effect was so weak that it could not be quantified.

"The Spirit Medicine Pavilion's Azure Jade Elixir can also 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 became more serious.

"Glazed Crystal has limited production. Both mining and selection 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 lifting her eyelids, disbelief in her eyes.

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

Huo Yuhao answered decisively.

Ning Tian frowned slightly.

She had originally believed that since the Spirit Medicine Pavilion had proactively proposed a long-term purchase, it meant they were 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 of goods, but the formulas and production personnel must remain under our control."

"Not even within our territory?"

"No."

Their gazes met in midair.

Neither yielded.

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

"In that case, let's end the discussion here for today."

Huo Yuhao nodded.

"Take care."

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

Huo Yuhao did not even look at her.

That only made Wu Feng angrier.

Bang.

The door slammed shut.

Only after the sound of their 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 the one just now."

"Yes, Young Pavilion Master."

Not long afterward, the maid brought it in.

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

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

He infused the same amount of Soul Power into each of them.

The ordinary blue sapphire immediately produced obvious resistance within.

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

As for that Glazed Crystal, its loss was practically negligible.

The gap was absurdly enormous.

Huo Yuhao looked at the two gemstones on the table, his brow gradually furrowing.

They were both gemstones, so why was there such a huge difference in their internal structures?

Even stranger, 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 he really could not give up on this deal so easily.

He turned and instructed Xiao Xiao, "Go investigate whether there are any Glazed Crystal accessories or similar items being sold on the market, especially products promoted by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Chamber of Commerce."