Chapter 180

Chapter 180: Flame Spirit Stone

For a Medicine Pill Master, nothing is more attractive than a perfect pill, and Qiao Shaoshan was no exception.

Yun Yi needed to obtain Ice Heart Saliva, so he had to approach Qiao Shaoshan. He couldn’t allow Ice Heart Saliva to go to the auction; once it reached there, the situation would become uncontrollable. Yu Tianyi and the major forces would compete fiercely for it, and Yun Yi would have no advantage in contending with them.

Moreover, Yun Yi couldn’t have Xiao Ruoshui use her family resources to help him compete for Ice Heart Saliva.

Yet, Yun Yi was determined to get Ice Heart Saliva. One of the most important reasons for his visit to Xuanzhou State was to find it.

Therefore, Yun Yi had to rely on himself. His skills were too weak, and his only advantage was alchemy. This advantage also happened to cater to others’ interests, providing him with the only bargaining chip he had to get close to Qiao Shaoshan.

“You, rascal.”

Xiao Ruoshui smiled and then realized that since Yun Yi went to Jade Wheel City to bring peace, with his personality, after defeating Pan Hong, how could he not gain some benefits for himself?

Now it seemed that sending Yun Yi to Jade Wheel City was indeed a very wise choice. The Wash Marrow Pill they had today was the best proof.

The residence prepared for the Yanwu family by Peace Villa was located in the third villa of the VIP area. The yard was very large, containing six or seven rooms—far too many for just Xiao Ruoshui and Yun Yi.

“Peace Villa really is generous. This entire VIP area is surrounded by spirit-gathering formations. Living here, one can absorb the richest earth and sky Spirit Qi; it truly is a treasure for cultivation.”

Yun Yi couldn’t help but exclaim.

“Even the best cultivation places can still be boring. I think it’s still early; why don’t we go explore outside? Maybe we can find some treasures.”

Black Wind suggested. He was someone who couldn’t stay still. Now that he was at the Peace Conference, if he didn’t go out to look around, it would be a waste of his trip.

“Yun Yi, you take Black Wind for a stroll. I won’t go; the auction after Qiao Shaoshan’s big birthday is the main event.”

Xiao Ruoshui said.

“Okay, young lady, then we will go have some fun.”

Yun Yi replied, as he also wanted to see what the Peace Conference was like, especially since he had Black Wind, an expert at finding treasures, with him. They might actually discover something valuable.

Yun Yi understood why Xiao Ruoshui wouldn’t go. After all, she was the young lady of the Yanwu family, the representative for this trip to Peace Mountain, and her status was high; she wouldn’t go to such a chaotic place.

To maintain the Yanwu family’s reputation, Xiao Ruoshui couldn’t go either.

“Be low-key and don’t cause trouble.”

Xiao Ruoshui reminded him.

“Got it.”

Yun Yi replied and left without looking back.

Outside Peace Villa, the area was vast, and the booths were arranged neatly. It was crowded with people, lively and bustling, filled with sounds of transactions and arguments over prices.

Everywhere in the outer area, there were Golden Guardians. These Golden Guardians moved back and forth, appearing in different spots to maintain peace.

The Golden Guardians did not intervene in arguments as long as no one fought. They would not disrupt the ongoing trading event.

Only if a serious dispute arose would the Golden Guardians step in to mediate. If mediation failed, they would expel the troublemakers from Peace Villa or provide them with a space to resolve their conflict.

Everything was under the control of the Golden Guardians. At the Peace Conference, linked to the reputation of Peace Villa, no accidents were allowed to happen.

Yun Yi spent most of the day with Black Wind and found almost nothing, just as Xiao Ruoshui had said; there weren’t any particularly high-quality treasures here, at least none that met Yun Yi’s standards.

Indeed, truly valuable treasures would never be traded here. Spirit Cultivators with real good items would usually auction them at Peace Villa’s auction house.

The sky quickly darkened, but the outside area remained brightly lit, not affecting visibility at all.

Yun Yi was about to walk around the entire outdoor area, feeling a bit bored, when Black Wind suddenly spoke up, “There is treasure here.”

Upon hearing this, Yun Yi felt a jolt of excitement. He knew very well how skilled Black Wind was at finding treasure. This cat had high standards, and he wouldn’t notice ordinary treasures. Anything Black Wind truly wanted and mentioned would surely be something special.

Yun Yi turned around and saw a middle-aged man shouting loudly while holding strange-looking stones.

“Come on, don’t miss out! Rare stones from beyond the heavens, a great deal! Once you leave this village, you won’t find this shop again.”

The middle-aged man kept praising his treasures, and some passersby stopped to look, but no one was genuinely interested in the stones.

There were too many scammers; they found a few worthless stones and tried to sell them as treasures, but fortunately, people weren’t foolish.

At the same moment, Yun Yi and Black Wind’s gazes landed on a table in front of the middle-aged man, where a fist-sized red stone was giving off a faint glow. It blended in with the other stones and was not noticeable at all if one didn’t look closely.

“It’s just an ordinary Flame Spirit Stone, not a precious item,” Yun Yi said with a frown.

“Young man, this Flame Spirit Stone is special; it contains something good, and Cat Lord’s senses are never wrong,” Black Wind said.

Hearing this, Yun Yi didn’t hesitate at all and walked straight to the middle-aged man’s stall.

“Young sir, which one caught your eye? I have many good things here.”

Seeing a customer approach, the middle-aged man immediately came over.

“How much is this Flame Spirit Stone?”

Yun Yi didn’t say anything extra and just pointed to the Flame Spirit Stone.

“You have a good eye, young sir! This Flame Spirit Stone is of the highest quality, with incredibly rich fire spiritual power. If you want it, I can give you a discount—two thousand lower grade spirit stones,” the middle-aged man said.

“Why don’t you just go and rob?” Yun Yi thought to himself, “Oh no,” and turned to leave.

“Hey! Don’t go! If you’re not happy with the price, we can talk. Little brother, what price do you want?”

Seeing Yun Yi turn to leave, the middle-aged man became anxious and quickly ran over to grab Yun Yi’s arm.

He had been working hard all day here without making a sale, and it was hard to find a customer, so he couldn’t let this chance slip away.

“Two hundred,” Yun Yi said.

“Little brother, you can’t bargain like this; this is too harsh. How about this? I’ll give you a 50% discount, one thousand; it can’t be less than that,” the middle-aged man said.

“A regular Flame Spirit Stone is worth only one hundred lower grade spirit stones. I see yours is of good quality, but it’s not top grade. Giving you two hundred is quite generous; you can choose to sell or not. If you don’t want to sell, I will go look elsewhere,” Yun Yi said. One thousand spirit stones weren’t much for him, but the middle-aged man clearly had no idea that this Flame Spirit Stone hid other treasures. Selling it for a price of one thousand would be a terrible loss; Yun Yi did not want to be a fool.

Moreover, if he willingly spent one thousand spirit stones to buy a Flame Spirit Stone, it would probably attract others’ attention, which was exactly what Yun Yi wanted to see.