"Medicinal Spirit Golden Toad?"
Hearing the name, Lin Changheng repeated it silently to himself.
Then he asked with a smile, "What is its attribute? Wood, perhaps?" His only basis for that guess was the word "
medicinal."
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Lin, you're half right."
"Oh? How so?"
Zhu Fugui chuckled and smiled at Lin Changheng. "This toad has both wood and earth attributes. Many parts of its body make excellent artifact-refining materials."
Only then did Lin Changheng recall the signs he had seen when entering Flowing Stone Alley.
[Metal and Stone Pavilion], [Hundred Weapons Hall], [Craftsman's Ward], [Commerce Hall]-
From ores, spirit materials, and demon beast materials to finished magic artifacts and spirit artifacts, from repairs and recycling to bespoke commissions, everything pointed to the Flowing Stone Merchant Guild operating an entire supply chain centered on artifact refinement.
That was why Zhu Fugui could supply large quantities of [Medicinal Spirit Golden Toad] essence blood: this demon beast was already part of that supply chain.
As long as they have it!
That had always been Lin Changheng's attitude.
Meanwhile, Zhu Fugui took out a jade slip and handed it to Lin Changheng. "This contains a brief introduction to the demon beast. It should help you learn a little about it."
"Thank you."
Lin Changheng accepted it.
After a few more exchanges, the matter of the essence blood was settled.
Lin Changheng showed no intention of leaving. After a moment's thought, he said, "Brother Zhu, does your merchant guild buy secondhand second-tier spirit artifacts?"
At present, Lin Changheng held more than a dozen secondhand low-grade and mid-grade spirit artifacts, all taken as spoils.
He also had six superior-grade spirit artifacts.
Two came from the Tiger-Faced Cultivator who had once chosen to clash head-on with him using body tempering: the [Ghost-Head Saber] and