Upon hearing that Qin Ming had actually chosen that piece of seventh-rank mid-grade black jade,
Long Li Zi's face also revealed a trace of surprise.
"Oh? Fellow Daoist White Ape has taken a liking to this item? Could it be that you have studied it?"
Long Li Zi had researched this strange black jade spirit material, capable of devouring demon power, for no less than a thousand years.
Yet its peculiar material had always left him racking his brains to no avail.
Nor could he refine it for his own use. Even though it was an extraordinarily high-grade heaven-and-earth spiritual item, he could only stare at it helplessly.
He had even once tried to forcibly refine it with the heaven-reaching cultivation of a demon commander, only to suffer backlash from the black jade.
He had nearly suffered grave damage to his vital energy, and only barely recovered after several decades of recuperation.
After that incident, he had lost both patience and interest in the piece of black jade.
He had thought it would be better to exchange it for something of value.
And now, with the newly promoted White Ape Demon Commander taking office, he could not only use it as a congratulatory gift and do someone a favor along the way, but also trade it for a gourd of immortal brew. It was truly putting the item to its fullest use.
He had originally wondered whether the White Ape Demon Commander would choose that seventh-rank Cinnabar Fruit.
Yet he had not expected the final result to be so far beyond his expectations.
Qin Ming merely replied calmly, "I simply found this item rather strange and wished to take it back for some research."
His tone was exceedingly composed, as though he had merely encountered something that piqued his interest.