"Hmm... The standard price of Qi Realm Elixir on the market is around 8,000 to 8,000 Blue Sun Coins. Some have a premium, but not too much," He Lili said uncertainly.

Li Si asked, "Where did you hear this market price from?"

“The Platinum Gallery in Thousand Towers City…” He Lili said somewhat hesitantly.

Li Si nodded: "This is indeed close to the market price, but in reality, more often than not, you need to find a purchasing channel to buy it. I'll calculate the price for you based on this. This elixir is contaminated, and you'll need to find an alchemist to remove the contamination yourself, so I can give you a discount."

Upon hearing the word 'pollution,' Chen Jing recalled that the elixir he had consumed was also contaminated, and asked, 'What is the contamination of the elixir?'

Li Si glanced at Chen Jing and said, "Mental imprint. If the original owner of the elixir was a monster like an angel who looked out of sorts, or a Dao slave who had gone mad, a mental imprint would be left in the elixir. Those imprints are pollution. If you directly eat such an elixir, your body and mind will be polluted by the strong mental imprints within, making you more susceptible to instinct and likely to go mad."

Chen Jing asked, "Don't normal elixirs have the spiritual imprint left by their previous owners? Can you tell directly if an elixir has been contaminated?"

"Of course there are some, but they are less severe and less intense," Li Si said. "If it's so mild that most people who meet the conditions and are in a normal state will not suffer from qi deviation after taking the elixir, then it's a normal elixir."

"As for pollution, mental pollution and physical changes are often equivalent. If the elixir comes from a monster, it is highly unlikely that it can be used immediately."

"Then how did it come from humans...?" Chen Jing originally wanted to ask, but realized that others were discussing prices and the setting wasn't quite right, so he held back and decided to ask later.

“That angel… the talisman he grabbed is of the same quality as those from the Heavenly Mandate Temple. So, he might have originally been a member of the Heavenly Mandate Temple,” He Lili said.

Zhang Taoying sighed, "Being turned into that state, nailed to a wooden stake and driven mad... what a tragic experience."

“At least he’s quiet now, whether he’s at peace or not.” He Lili fiddled with the hem of her dress.

Everyone was silent for a moment, then Zhang Taoying suddenly broke down and said, "I just want to escape... I don't want to explore this hellish place anymore... Sigh."

"In any case, let's rest for a while," Dao Nan said. "Should we contact Master Black Hand again?"

"No need," Li Si said coldly. "Contacting them probably wouldn't make a difference."

"In the land of mist, you often have to rely on yourself and the people around you."

This 'Priest' doesn't seem to trust the mastermind Lu Gang very much... Chen Jing noted this detail.

“Alright.” Dao Nan clearly remembered their previous contact: “Looks like we’ve been abandoned.”

Everyone took a short break, and there was a sense of awkward silence among them.

"So what's the discount on the contaminated elixir?" He Lili asked, seemingly just to break the silence.

Without hesitation, Li Si said, "Let's split it in half, 4000 Blue Yang coins. Since you also contributed to getting this elixir, and considering there are six of us, you and I are both at the Dan realm, so we should each get a larger share. The 4000 Blue Yang coins will be divided into eight parts, each worth 500 Blue Yang coins. Including your share, there will be 3000 Blue Yang coins left. You just need to give me 3000 Blue Yang coins or equivalent items. I can find a way to exchange cash for others."

“This isn’t quite right…” He Lili glanced at the others: “My contribution wasn’t even as much as Ai Dan’s…”

“This makes calculations easier.” Li Si glanced at the others expressionlessly. “Do you have any objections?”

Li Ai had already fallen asleep leaning against the obelisk, and Chen Jing and the others shook their heads, indicating that they had no objections.

After all, it was Li Si who truly took the lead and suppressed this angel. She originally had a reason, as well as a status and position that accounted for the majority, at least one-third or half. However, whether it was to win people's hearts or for some other purpose, she chose to only take one-quarter.

This was the first time Chen Jing had ever heard of such a large sum as 500 Blue Sun Coins. He had previously helped the hunting party lure away the wandering souls of slaves, and Commander Ma had only rewarded him with 50 Blue Sun Coins.

Just as He Lili was about to speak, Li Si said, "Don't rush, take out all the spoils you've collected and let's take a look."

Chen Jing and Dao Nan also took out all the things they had collected and placed them next to the Mingguang incense on the ground.

Eight damaged longsword-IV rifles with bayonets, four ordinary straight swords, a vertical flute, and a straight sword with a flame-shaped blade.

The flame-shaped straight sword was found by Zhang Taoying, while the vertical flute was found by Dao Nan on a dead maggot-like person who was tightly holding the flute.

“Both of these are spiritual artifacts,” Li Si said, glancing at the flame-shaped straight sword and the vertical flute. “But I can’t appraise them; I can only confirm that they both carry spiritual power.”

"I don't know how either," He Lili said. "Would you like to try infusing it with spiritual energy?"

“No, this would be dangerous,” Li Si said. “The angel didn’t use these magical artifacts when he fought us. There are two possibilities: one is that he couldn’t use them, and the other is that they have terrible side effects.”

Dao Nan said, "Those maggots he controlled didn't use them, so the side effects must be too great. But what are the side effects of magical artifacts?"

“That has to do with the nature of spiritual artifacts,” He Lili said. “Some spiritual artifacts are objects that contain spiritual energy. As long as they contain spiritual energy, they will inevitably have the spiritual imprint left in the spiritual energy. Simply put, the spiritual energy in a spiritual artifact may contain the resentment and other emotions of its previous owner, which makes using them a huge burden. Some spiritual artifacts may even backfire on their owners.”

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