"Zixiao Stones again!"
This Nascent Soul Cultivator had just taken Ji Yuan's three Zixiao Stones and was still secretly delighted.
Yet when he saw Ji Yuan take out another three Zixiao Stones, he could no longer hold himself back. He hurriedly sent a voice transmission, his voice carrying a trace of anger.
"Fellow Daoist, didn't you just say you only had three Zixiao Stones left?!"
"That's right, only three left."
Ji Yuan smiled, then added, "Fellow Daoist, asking this now... could it be that you still have Fourth-Order Monster Cores on you?"
"Heh! I thought Fellow Daoist was a decent man, but it seems you really are a crafty Old Devil!"
The cultivator said this in embarrassed fury.
Clearly, he had also noticed that Ji Yuan wanted to trade for the Heart-Corroding Locust Tree.
"Fellow Daoist, even on the Desolate Ancient Continent, Fourth-Order Demon Beasts are not common. Asking for three Fourth-Order Monster Cores in exchange for one Zixiao Stone—isn't that a little too expensive?"
A cultivator spoke up.
"No matter. This item will simply go to one destined for it."
Ji Yuan chuckled.
Who counted as one destined for it?
Whoever could afford the price of three Fourth-Order Monster Cores was the destined one.
Some were still struggling, still thinking of bargaining, but others had already chosen to act.
"I'll trade."
A voice came from a patch of gray mist in the northwest. Immediately afterward, Ji Yuan saw three Demon Cores fly straight toward him before hovering in front of him.
"Fire, earth, and water—one of each!"
A flicker of delight passed through Ji Yuan's heart. He had the most water-element Demon Cores, while the other four elements were scarce. Yet some building upgrades had explicit elemental requirements.
Thus, the Demon Cores offered by this cultivator perfectly suited Ji