"I'm trying to have a serious conversation with you."
Qing Si could not withstand her teasing and hurriedly tugged at her sleeve, pleading.
Lin Xi Yu had only been joking anyway. At that, she composed herself and said:
"As long as you understand. It isn't mine, so cozying up to me won't help. You'd better think about what price you're prepared to offer."
Qing Si bit her lower lip, her gaze returning to the Jade Box, and said with a determined expression:
"I won't deceive you, either. The value of this [Heaven-Nurtured White Seed] is beyond measure. It would benefit me tremendously, but that only holds for True Fire cultivators. For anyone else, this fire would be little more than a convenient Pill flame."
"As for the price, I can't promise perfect fairness, but I'll offer everything I can."
That almost amounted to laying all her cards on the table. Lin Xi Yu's expression softened, though she remained doubtful:
"It's only a spirit flame. Are you saying it's worth your entire fortune?"
"More than that, if anything."
Qing Si first nodded, then shook her head and said:
"With this fire seed, I could hold the flame and contemplate it constantly, saving myself nearly a century of effort. I'd even have the confidence to make an attempt at the Purple Threshold."
"It helps that much? Enough to cross the immortal threshold?!"
Lin Xi Yu could no longer keep her voice steady, and her eyes widened.
She had only spoken of making an attempt, but Qing Si was not one to make extravagant boasts. She would need at least a better-than-even chance before daring to talk so big.
Previously, Lin Xi Yu had known the spirit flame was precious without understanding quite how precious. Now, she understood completely.
Qing Si was of