Upon hearing this, Yishan sat up straight, then took a closer look at the crimson scales in Fang Jian's hand. After a moment, he raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "Is this... the scales of a fire dragon? No, judging by the aura emanating from it, it must be the scales of a ten-thousand-year-old fire dragon!"

Fang Jian smiled and said, "Master Secretary, you have good taste. This is the scale shed by the Fiery Dragon King, the demon master of the Fiery Dragon Cave in the Blazing Mountain Demon Palace."

Yishan's eyes suddenly widened as he looked at the scale in Fang Jian's hand and said, "If this were to be refined into armor, its defensive power would be no less than the protective aura of a Yangshen realm cultivator! If it were to be exchanged for merit, one scale would be worth at least 10,000 merits!"

Fang Jian laughed, then took out six identical fire dragon scales from his storage bag.

Yishan couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and flashed in front of Fang Jian. He looked at the six fire dragon scales and said, "Wow, so many? You didn't raid the Demon Palace in Chiyan Mountain, did you? It turns out that three years as a clean magistrate earns you 100,000 silver coins. Damn it, I said I wanted to be an immortal official sent out to other places, but they insisted on making me serve in Taixuandu Province!"

Fang Jian chuckled and said, "I, Fang Jian, don't have the ability to raid the demon palace of a True Immortal Demon Lord. This is an apology from the Fierce Dragon King."

Upon hearing this, Yishan looked at Fang Jian with a burning gaze and said, "Did you ask me to come here just to deal with these fire dragon scales?"

Fang Jian nodded, but then shook his head. He picked up a piece of the ten-thousand-year-old fire dragon scale and said, "This is a token of my gratitude. Please accept it, Your Excellency."

Yishan's breathing hitched, and he reached out to take the scale, feeling it was warm and firm. He then looked at Fang Jian and smiled, "I've long said that you are a worthy friend. It seems my judgment is truly good." As he spoke, he put the Ten Thousand Year Old Fire Dragon Scale into his storage bag and continued, "Tell me, what do you want? Just tell me. I will never refuse anything I can do."

Fang Jian said, "It's nothing, actually. I just wanted to ask you to help me deliver something to an old friend in Dongsheng Shenzhou. You know, as a mountain god, it's not easy for me to leave Xihuazhou."

Yishan nodded and said, "I understand. This is easy. I agree. What do you want to give? Who do you want to give it to?"

Fang Jian immediately pulled out a jade box from his storage bag and said, "There's a magical herb inside. I'd like to ask the Secretary to deliver it to Qingfeng Cave on Yinrong Mountain in Dingjun Prefecture, Zizheng State, Dongsheng Shenzhou, and give it to a Taoist friend named Cen Biqing, with a message."

Yishan took the jade box and listened to what Fang Jian wanted to say. He nodded and said, "Okay, leave this matter to me."

"Thank you, Your Excellency. By the way, Your Excellency, I would like to exchange these five remaining thousand-year-old fire dragon scales for some merits. I wonder if you would accept them at 6,000 merits per scale?" Fang Jian asked with a smile.

When Yishan heard this, he knew that Fang Jian was trying to befriend him. The scales were originally valued at 10,000 merits, but Fang Jian sold them to him at the price of 6,000 merits. This was really a huge bargain for him.

"This...isn't it taking advantage of you too much?" Yishan said a little embarrassedly.

Fang Jian smiled and said, "No, it's best not to let outsiders take over. Fellow Daoist Yishan, please don't be polite."

Previously, Fang Jian always called him "Sir", but now he calls him "Fellow Daoist", the meaning is obvious.

Yishan immediately clapped his hands and said, "Alright, just for calling me 'fellow Taoist', I appreciate your kindness. Yes, I want all five."

After a while, there were 30,000 more merits in Fang Jian's Immortal Official Jade Disc, and Yishan was also smiling from ear to ear.

After the transaction was completed, Yishan did not stay long. He returned to Heaven with Fang Jian's entrustment and six thousand-year-old fire dragon scales.

Fang Jian looked in the direction Yishan had left, a smile on his face. In his storage bag, nine thousand-year-old fire dragon scales lay quietly. He had kept them for other purposes, so he hadn't taken them out.

Now that he had 30,000 merits, Fang Jian was extremely happy. "Xiaohong, all 30,000 merits can be exchanged for Hongmeng Dao Qi."

In just a moment, the 30,000 merits that had just been obtained disappeared without a trace from the Immortal Official's Jade Disc, and on the information bar of the Hongmeng Editor, there were 300 more strands of Hongmeng Dao Qi, plus the remaining 2 strands, a total of 302 strands.

It's like he got rich overnight. Congratulations and praise. Thank you, King Liejiao, for apologizing to the Bodhisattva!

......

In the Great Leiyin Temple at Lingshan, illuminated by the Buddha's light, the Tathagata Buddha, who was preaching, suddenly stopped.

Then he continued to preach as if nothing had happened, and the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats and Galanans around him did not notice anything unusual.

Only Guanyin Bodhisattva beside him thought to himself, "This person is truly a prime example of disrespecting the Buddha. When has there ever been a Bodhisattva who 'apologizes' in our Buddhist sect?"

Moreover, the Fierce Dragon King is just a true immortal demon cultivator. How can he be qualified to be a Bodhisattva in my Buddhist sect?

But Guanyin Bodhisattva was compassionate and quickly put the matter aside and focused on listening to the Buddha's teachings.