webnovelfull Chapter 516 - 213: The Calabash Sisters’ Opportunity to Increase Their Strength (Part 3)
Chapter 516 - 213: The Calabash Sisters’ Opportunity to Increase Their Strength (Part 3)
He’s already traded five pieces.
"Can be exchanged," Nine replied.
This attribute boost was very useful to her.
"One drop of Thunder Spirit Milk for one Thunderstruck Wood," Yi Tian said brazenly.
This Thunder Spirit Milk came from the Venerable Treasure Chest.
"You think that’s possible?" Nine retorted.
"Plus three Middle-Grade Spirit Jade, and twenty Ordinary Spirit Jade."
Since Nine didn’t want Celestial Dao Coin, these items that can’t be bought at the auction, and are of limited value, could be offloaded by Yi Tian.
After the last personal auction, Yi Tian still had 82 blocks of Ordinary Spirit Jade; as for Middle-Grade Spirit Jade, 18 pieces left.
"Deal!" Nine agreed.
"For the Autumn Beast’s Spirit, I offer one Basic City Building Order Design Map. What do you think?" Yi Tian asked tentatively.
"Wealthiest in the World, you’re a merchant, you should understand market trends. Right now, the Basic City Building Order Design Map isn’t worth nearly as much as half a month ago. As time goes on, it’ll drop even further. Plus, Lords who can slay Autumn Beasts are less than a thousandth of those who’ve slain Summer Beasts. Rarity brings value. Eight Basic City Building Order Design Maps for a trade, otherwise, look at something else." Nine gave a firm price.
The sandstorm made building prices spike. But the Basic City Building Order Design Map was already a surplus item—having one extra was already too much.
And construction costs kept rising, making many Lords balk. Those who could afford to buy, would open their own.
Eventually, a bunch of Building Order Design Maps would end up unsellable.
Most Lords knew, even if they bought one, they couldn’t afford to build. Since that’s the case, better to spend billions of Celestial Dao Coins to boost their strength. Why bother with design maps?
As for Summer Beasts during summer, few Lords could slay them. With Nine, a Lord who killed an Autumn Beast, talking like this, it showed the Autumn Beast’s true might.
To kill an Autumn Beast, you not only needed a solid team, but also had to leave your territory to go hunt one down.
"Swordsmanship Mastery LV.5 Cultivation Crystal Ball," Yi Tian sent that info up.
"Any Lord surviving in High-Level Regions won’t lack Weapon Mastery. In Middle-Level Regions, Ordinary Regions, the wealthy Lords already get Weapon Mastery through the Celestial Dao Treasure Chest and Cyan Star Pill. Swordsmanship Mastery LV.5 Cultivation Crystal Ball isn’t as valuable as you think. Today, several Lords asked me about the Autumn Beast’s Spirit, but none offered a treasure that satisfied me." Nine said to Yi Tian.
"Swordsmanship Mastery LV.5 Cultivation Crystal Ball, Basic City Building Order Design Map, Royal Palace Design Map, all for Autumn Beast’s Spirit. How about that?"
"Some Lords, even if they learn Weapon Mastery, if their mastery is below Level 5, it’s very possible they’ll switch weapons," Yi Tian added.
To Yi Tian, Nine truly understood the merchant’s way. She’d devalue any item, but always with sound reasoning.
Nine could get those design maps and sell them for a good amount of Celestial Dao Coin.
"Add five pieces of Specialized Enlightenment Tea!"
Nine made her terms.
"Deal!"
Just as Nine said, the Autumn Beast’s Spirit was far too rare. Yi Tian didn’t just want it for himself—Third Child and even Big Child each needed one.
Of Enlightenment Tea, aside from the hundred pieces in the Points Tower, he still had 1951 left—a sizable stash.
"Those seventy-two Spirit Beads, I want them all. Name your price!"
The trade had reached its key moment.
These Spirit Beads would upgrade Mystical Techniques. Definitely worth keeping. Sooner or later, Yi Tian’s territory would attract Qi Refiners of other attributes.
"These seventy-two Spirit Beads are worth tens of billions of Celestial Dao Coin. They’re the main wealth I gained in the Four-star Ruins. What do you have to offer?" Nine questioned Yi Tian.
"[Spirit Blood Pill*1]" Yi Tian had already returned to his villa.
"A pill that harms the body, diminishes potential—over the long run, not as good as Body Tempering Profound Liquid. You can exchange for ten Spirit Beads." Though tempted by such pills, Nine could spot the drawbacks of the Spirit Blood Pill at a glance.
"Spirit Blood Pill doesn’t increase potential, true. But it fully upgrades a living creature. As Lords, we’re not here to worry about the long term, are we? I don’t believe you don’t want this pill. I say it’s worth thirty Mystical Spirit Beads."
Yi Tian was speechless at Nine’s logic. You say Body Tempering Profound Liquid is better, but you offer ten beads?
Body Tempering Profound Liquid couldn’t get you even five beads.
Still, Yi Tian admired Nine’s ability to judge. He felt that taking Spirit Blood Pills did mess someone up.
"For Body Refiners, Spirit Blood Pills only improve the three-dimensional attributes; for Qi Refiners, just the spiritual power matters. Who could cultivate body, qi, and spirit all together? This pill has an inherent flaw. I’m an Alchemist—I know even better how pills like these damage a living being. Take too many, and someone with the potential for godhood will die mortal and old!"
Nine said to Yi Tian.
She was exaggerating; Yi Tian even thought she was being alarmist.
Always harping on potential—Yi Tian himself didn’t even know his own potential. He believed in constant power growth.
To Yi Tian, potential wasn’t the future; strength was the future!
"Spirit Blood Pill exists for a reason! You’ll surely find a way to offset its flaws, and so will others. Lords who need it will overlook its drawbacks and bear with them. Fifteen Spirit Beads—I’ll trade with you. Each gets what they want; that’s fair." Yi Tian told her clearly.
"Deal!" As long as Nine was satisfied, she’d say no more.
"I’ll offer two Spirit Blood Pills. Along with that, a hundred pieces of Special Silver Wood Gold Tea. A few months from now, your spiritual power will increase by fifteen hundred—very worthwhile."
Other than those in the Points Tower, Yi Tian still had 2310 pieces of Silver Wood Gold Tea.
Mainly, other items either couldn’t be sold or weren’t appealing to Nine.
Like Mermaid’s Tears, three drops of Celestial Dao Essence—Yi Tian wasn’t selling those anymore.
"Deal!" Nine replied. This was exactly what she hoped for!
She knew Silver Wood Gold Tea wasn’t worth as much back on her continent, but in the Celestial Dao World, she had no reason to dismiss the tea’s value.
"I’m offering sixty-two Ordinary Spirit Jade, fifteen Middle-Grade Spirit Jade, and a hundred and twenty treasures. In exchange for all your Blood Cores. What do you say?"
Blood Core trading was where Yi Tian was most confident.
They didn’t require super rare items for exchange.
The Ninth Shop had over five hundred S-level Blood Cores, and twenty-five early-stage SS-level Blood Cores.
Yi Tian’s items were decent too, worth over a billion Celestial Dao Coin.
The Red Wolf Adventurer Guild’s treasures and Spirit Jade weren’t much use to Yi Tian. Some kinds of jade and emerald boosted cultivation speed, some pearls had good effects and qualities, and many Lords liked them.
In the end, he kept only a hundred treasures. Not out of reluctance—but he felt his offer was enough.
"I want to check the properties of the Spirit Jade and treasures," Nine insisted, businesslike.
Yi Tian uploaded all the treasure details.