The Eternal Life Halberd was currently very powerful, but its grade wasn’t high, equivalent only to a low-grade divine artifact. Lan Xiaobu knew full well that Chaos Iron Mother was a treasure capable of advancing, but due to his low refining skills and flame grade, he hadn’t sensed any advancement potential in the Eternal Life Halberd. To put it bluntly, he hadn’t refined the Eternal Life Halberd properly.
Another issue was that the halberd’s initial refining was imperfect, causing the Chaos Iron Mother’s aura to leak out. Nuo Yisheng had sensed it before, though Lan Xiaobu had killed him, what if it had been someone he couldn’t kill?
So, from every angle, he absolutely had to obtain the fire origin pearl.
The jade box was opened, a clear fire-attribute rule emanated, everyone didn’t even need divine sense to see it, just a glance confirmed it was the legendary fire origin pearl, said to exist only once per realm.
The bearded man closed the jade box, then looked to the chamber’s Steward Fu.
Steward Fu took a deep breath and said slowly, “This is worth at least a hundred high-grade divine spirit veins plus a hundred million high-grade divine crystals.”
This meant that if the bearded man sold the fire origin pearl, he’d have to pay a commission of three high-grade divine spirit veins and three million high-grade divine crystals.
The bearded man frowned slightly, feeling Steward Fu’s cut was steep. But he didn’t object, if someone bought his origin pearl, they’d cover the fee.
Lan Xiaobu knew the price Steward Fu quoted didn’t even scratch the surface of the fire origin pearl’s true value. However, such an item’s worth varied widely, for someone desperate for it, even a hundredfold increase wouldn’t be too much, while for someone who didn’t need it, even a tenth of Steward Fu’s quote would be unwanted. The bearded man offering the fire origin pearl clearly sought cultivation resources, suggesting it wasn’t crucial to him.
“My fire origin pearl is only for trading cultivation resources and flight treasures. If there are top-tier cultivation resources, I’ll take anything, of course, a metal-attribute rule Dao fruit would be even better.” The bearded man closed the jade box, speaking slowly.
“I’ll offer two top-grade divine spirit veins, thirteen high-grade divine spirit veins, plus sixty million high-grade divine crystals.” As soon as the bearded man closed the box, someone bid.
All eyes turned to the bidder, a Quasi-Sage First Layer cultivator.
Everyone inwardly marvelled, Quasi-Sages were indeed wealthy.
Lan Xiaobu knew that for cultivators on Heavenly Street, this price wasn’t wealthy, it was downright poor.
But the bearded man’s eyes lit up at the offer, he knew his fire origin pearl was worth more, yet it was useless to him. If he could trade for these items, he’d surely break into the Quasi-Sage realm.
“I’ll offer one Nest Gold Dao Fruit, five top-grade divine spirit veins, ten high-grade divine spirit veins, plus fifty million high-grade divine crystals.” Another cultivator bid.
This time, it was a Quasi-Sage Fourth Layer cultivator, his offer noticeably higher than the First Layer’s.
Though everyone knew the fire origin pearl was a supreme treasure, few could afford it. Unlike earlier when good items drew multiple bids, now only two people had offered, both Quasi-Sages.
God-Unification cultivators, even if they had the means, likely wouldn’t bid.
Like this bearded man, once he revealed the fire origin pearl, he had to sell it, or with his strength, the consequences would be endless.
Sure enough, the bearded man was tempted by the second bid. A Nest Gold Dao Fruit, a metal-attribute rule Dao fruit, was incredibly valuable, plus five top-grade divine spirit veins, enough to cultivate to First-Turn Sage, perhaps?
Seeing the bearded man’s reaction, Lan Xiaobu knew he had to bid quickly, or the man might accept.
“I’ll offer ten top-grade divine spirit veins, ten high-grade divine spirit veins, one bottle of chaos qi, a hundred million high-grade divine crystals, one semi-top-grade flight divine artifact, plus one Jialan Dao Fruit.”
This was a knockout bid, a little excess didn’t matter, he wanted it too badly.
At Lan Xiaobu’s offer, everyone gasped. This wasn’t just wealthy, it was terrifyingly so.
Though he didn’t include a Nest Gold Dao Fruit, the Jialan Dao Fruit far outvalued it, equally useful for metal-attribute cultivators, a treasure for stabilising one’s Dao foundation. Imagine gaining so many resources, your cultivation soaring, a Jialan Dao Fruit to solidify your base would outshine the Nest Gold Dao Fruit.
But that wasn’t the highlight, the real focus was the bottle of chaos qi. Chaos qi was enough to drive anyone mad with desire. For many, they’d rather have chaos qi to boost their strength than a fire origin pearl sitting uselessly by their side. In all their trade fairs, this was the first time someone had offered chaos qi.
Nearly ninety percent of the attendees stared at Lan Xiaobu with reddened eyes, chaos qi was something they had to get. Steward Fu’s heart surged, with chaos qi, he could surely prove Quasi-Sage. Even if he didn’t use it, displaying it in the commerce hall would be a massive draw.
The bearded man was stunned, after two breaths, he hurriedly said, “Good, I accept this price.”
Forget the other items Lan Xiaobu offered outstripping the earlier bids, just for the chaos qi, even if Lan Xiaobu halved his offer, he’d rush to trade.
Tu Xuping stared at Lan Xiaobu in disbelief, wasn’t Lan Xiaobu just a Divine Lord? How did he have so many top-tier items? Chaos qi too? This was leagues beyond his own wealth.
“Wait…” The second bidder, the Quasi-Sage Fourth Layer, suddenly shouted.
He glared at Lan Xiaobu, “You, a mere item-delivery disciple, do you know the consequences of falsifying bids here?”
Lan Xiaobu replied coolly, “Whether I’m bluffing or not is none of your damn business, as long as the person I’m trading with agrees.”
“Steward Fu, this trade fair only allows God-Unification cultivators to trade, this guy can’t possibly be God-Unification. Forget him disrupting the trade, he won’t actually produce these items, even if he could, it’d still break the rules.” The Quasi-Sage Fourth Layer’s tone carried a chill, clearly irked by Lan Xiaobu’s interference.
“Not God-Unification, so a Sage can’t trade? I’m a Sage, and I insist on trading, what can you do?” Lan Xiaobu didn’t wait for Steward Fu to speak, stepping forward with his items.
Seeing this, the bearded man didn’t send his attendant, he personally brought the fire origin pearl to the hall’s centre. The pearl was too valuable to entrust lightly, and Lan Xiaobu’s bid was astronomical, chaos qi alone could ease his path to Quasi-Sage.
“Check it, if it’s all there, give me the fire origin pearl.” Lan Xiaobu tossed his ring to the bearded man without a care.
The bearded man snatched it, his divine sense breaking the simple restrictions to scan inside. He grew excited, everything matched Lan Xiaobu’s offer, not a single item missing.
“You dare use fake goods to deceive people, this is the Nirvana Chamber’s trade fair…” Seeing Lan Xiaobu hand over the ring, the Quasi-Sage Fourth Layer stood, his tone sharp. Inside, he wasn’t calm, he was certain Lan Xiaobu had real chaos qi, where did this fool come from?
Chaos qi was a treasure he craved too.
As he spoke, he transmitted a message to the bearded man, urging him to swap Lan Xiaobu’s ring and accuse him of not delivering the promised goods.
The bearded man didn’t hesitate for a moment, he handed the fire origin pearl to Lan Xiaobu, saying, “Trade complete.”
He was mid-level God-Unification, true, weaker than a Quasi-Sage, but he wasn’t stupid. What good would listening to that Quasi-Sage do him?
He’d verified Lan Xiaobu’s items, all genuine. If he took them now and withheld the pearl, regardless of Lan Xiaobu’s reaction, he’d end up dealing with that Quasi-Sage Fourth Layer.
Lan Xiaobu’s offer was more than enough, he saw no need to complicate things by tangling with a Quasi-Sage. If he did, he’d likely end up with nothing, not even his bones, that Quasi-Sage wouldn’t let chaos qi slip away easily.
Besides, with so many powerhouses watching, swapping items in plain sight, who knew what trap might await?
Lan Xiaobu took the jade box, scanning it with his divine sense, it was indeed the fire origin pearl. He tossed it into his Cosmic Dimension Model, then nodded to the bearded man, “You made the right choice, don’t worry about that guy chasing you. He’ll definitely come after me, in his mind, I’ve got more chaos qi, so you can leave in peace. As for others chasing you, you should be able to get away.”
The bearded man nodded back, instead of returning to his seat, he approached Steward Fu, handing over a ring, “Steward Fu, here’s the commission, I’ve got matters to attend to and need to leave early, farewell.”
He decided to heed Lan Xiaobu’s advice and depart immediately.
The others, hearing Lan Xiaobu’s words, fell silent, even the Quasi-Sage who’d urged the bearded man to sabotage Lan Xiaobu said nothing more. Clearly, Lan Xiaobu was right about one thing, he wouldn’t pursue the bearded man, he’d go after Lan Xiaobu for the origin pearl.
Lan Xiaobu’s actions made one thing clear to everyone present, he was no ordinary figure. Otherwise, he couldn’t produce so many treasures, dare to defy a Quasi-Sage, and remain unfazed by the prospect of being chased.
