Heavenly Essence and Earthly Qi!

Qian Renxue could not understand it either.

They had clearly agreed beforehand that he only wanted a drop of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's essence blood. Why had he changed his mind on the spot without even discussing it with her?

However, given the current situation, she could not openly question him. She could only secretly pinch the soft flesh at Jiang Xuan's waist to express her dissatisfaction.

In truth, Jiang Xuan had initially only wanted a drop of essence blood as well.

Although Xiao Wu, this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit, had encountered her fatal tribulation early partly because of him, it had nothing to do with him. Even if he saved her from Chrysanthemum Pass, what benefit could he gain?

However, the moment Jiang Xuan saw Xiao Wu up close, the artifact spirit of the Eight Trigrams Furnace within him, which had been dormant until then, suddenly spoke to him again:

"Heavenly... Essence and Earthly Qi! I want Heavenly Essence and Earthly Qi!"

After the Eight Trigrams Furnace had taken the initiative to temper his body once, it had said it wanted some Heavenly Essence and Earthly Qi to replenish itself. At the time, Jiang Xuan had not understood what that was.

Now that he heard the Eight Trigrams Furnace's artifact spirit speak again, he suddenly understood:

So, from a certain perspective, the life force of Soul Beasts counted as a kind of Heavenly Essence and Earthly Qi!

After all, Soul Beasts grew by seizing the fortune of heaven and earth!

Yet even after understanding this, Jiang Xuan's first reaction was still not to act. Since he now knew Soul Beasts could replenish the Eight Trigrams Furnace's missing Heavenly Essence and Earthly Qi, he could simply find another one later. There was no need to offend Chrysanthemum Pass.

However, the moment this thought surfaced in his mind, the artifact spirit of the Eight Trigrams Furnace—whether it had guessed or read his thoughts—immediately reminded him:

"I need... powerful... Heavenly Essence and Earthly Qi... weak ones... are useless!"

If Jiang Xuan had understood correctly, then this meant...

Only Soul Beasts over a hundred thousand years old were useful to the Eight Trigrams Furnace. Those with cultivation below a hundred thousand years were beneath its notice!

How could it be so picky?

Still, it was not difficult to understand.

After all, it was a top-tier innate spiritual treasure from the Primordial World. It was only natural for it to have higher standards for supplements...

That was precisely why Jiang Xuan had abruptly changed his mind and wanted to take Xiao Wu from Chrysanthemum Pass.

As for the price of doing so...

It did not matter. No matter what happened, even if he completely offended Chrysanthemum Pass, he could reveal Qian Renxue's identity. If even Qian Renxue could not suppress him, then he could only ask Chen Xin, who was hiding in the shadows, to act.

In short, Jiang Xuan currently had enough trump cards to back him up, so being a little bolder did no harm.

Facing Yue Guan's question, he remained calm.

"What use I have for this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast need not concern you, Senior. Of course, I know how precious a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is. Therefore, so long as Senior is willing to part with it, this junior will certainly offer compensation that satisfies you."

If anyone else had said such words, Yue Guan might have already summoned his Martial Soul and attacked.

But because of that mysterious descendant of the Angel Clan, he could only suppress his temper.

"Oh? Are you serious, young friend? As far as I know, compensation that would make a Titled Douluo willingly give up a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is not something that can be easily produced in this world!"

Hearing this, Jiang Xuan casually took a jade bottle containing Soul-Gathering Pills from the storage Soul Tool in his pocket and tossed it directly to Chrysanthemum Pass.

After catching the jade bottle, Yue Guan weighed it curiously. Upon hearing the sound inside, he removed the stopper and took out a Soul-Gathering Pill.

As a Super Douluo whose Soul Power had reached level 95, his perception of the medicinal potency contained within the Soul-Gathering Pill was far clearer than Qian Renxue's.

Moreover, because of his Martial Soul and personal interests, he needed only a slight sniff of the pill's fragrance to quickly identify several of the ingredients used to refine it.

"This is the scent of an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid! And Nine-Curve Soul Ginseng, Moon-Soul Condensing Spirit Grass... So many rare medicinal herbs gathered together, yet the person who refined this pill was able to perfectly harmonize their mutually conflicting properties and bring out their effects to the fullest... A genius! An absolute genius!"

After immersing himself in admiration for a while, Yue Guan's eyes filled with fervor.

"Young friend! Tell me, who refined this pill? If you can help me find that master, then giving you this transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is not impossible!"

The moment those words were spoken, Qian Renxue was dumbfounded.

Since when had Spirit Hall's worshippers become so easy to talk to?

That was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

But why did Jiang Xuan insist on that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? With only level 40 Soul Power, he definitely could not withstand it...

Could it be that he was asking for it specifically for her?

The moment that thought arose, Qian Renxue's heart skipped a beat.

Thinking about it carefully, it really was possible!

Her Soul Power had just reached level 70, and she had not yet obtained a new Soul Ring. Now they had happened upon a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. In order to please her, Jiang Xuan was willing to pay any price to obtain this Soul Beast from Chrysanthemum Pass...

Mm! This deduction seemed perfectly reasonable.

"Honestly, I never said I needed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. Why was this brat making decisions on his own?"

"Still, since he really was doing it for my sake, I won't hold it against him this time... There won't be a next time!"

If Jiang Xuan knew what Qian Renxue was imagining at this moment, he might have impulsively slapped her to make this woman wake up properly.

Seriously, why was she daydreaming in broad daylight?

Even if he really obtained this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast from Chrysanthemum Pass to use it, it would definitely be for himself.

After all, in the original story, the skill called Invincible Golden Body that Xiao Wu's Soul Ring gave Tang San was truly useful.

That was getting off topic...

Hearing Chrysanthemum Pass's request, Jiang Xuan thought for a moment and simply came clean.

"To be honest, Senior, this pill was refined personally by this junior. May I ask what guidance Senior has?"

Upon hearing this, Chrysanthemum Pass immediately frowned, and his tone turned unfriendly.

"Kid, I'm not in the mood to joke with you right now. Do you know the consequences of speaking nonsense at a time like this? While I haven't taken it seriously yet, quickly tell me the truth. I can pretend I never heard what you said before!"

Seeing that Chrysanthemum Pass did not believe him, Jiang Xuan helplessly spread his hands.

"This junior naturally would not joke with Senior about such a matter. If Senior does not believe me, then please tell me how this junior should prove it."

Seeing his utterly confident expression, Chrysanthemum Pass believed him somewhat. Yet because of Jiang Xuan's age, he still had his doubts.

"Fine! In that case, refine a pill in front of me. If you succeed, I will present this transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast to you with both hands and never break my word! But if you fail, then you must bear the price of deceiving me!"

"It's a deal!"