Chapter 288 The Couple Sets Up a Stall 1
This requirement is rather vague.
Zhong Cai stroked her chin, deciding to ask a few more questions.
After all, he has too many resources at his disposal, and many of them are beneficial to rare beasts. How could he just take them all out at will? With such a small space, is he going to set up a whole shelf?
Zhong Cai then asked, "Brother Zhao, what level of resources do you roughly want?"
Zhao Yuan was taken aback, and instinctively asked, "What's the highest level that King Zhong Dan can produce?"
Zhong Cai said, "Level eight."
Zhao Yuan calculated his resources. The highest level of resources he currently had were level seven. He had accumulated quite a few level eight exchange slots, but his strength was not yet sufficient, so they were all stored in the sect and he had not yet been able to exchange them.
It seems there isn't enough of an equivalent item to trade with King Zhong Dan... However, he has a lot of Xuan Stones. I wonder if King Zhong Dan would be willing to let him use Xuan Stones to make up the difference if he chooses a high-level treasure?
Zhao Yuan is a frank person; once he thought about it, he asked the question.
Zhong Cai smiled and said, "That's alright. I'm an alchemist, and I love collecting medicinal herbs, as well as mystical stones." He paused, "If there are any alchemy traditions that I don't have, even ancient pill formulas, I can give them a try. If not, I can look into other resources."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuan understood the situation and couldn't help but glance at Wu Shaogan.
Does this person not have any deals they'd like to make?
Wu Shaogan maintained his smile, pretending not to see it.
Zhong Cai noticed Zhao Yuan's reaction and thought to himself, "Whatever resources Lao Wu needs, I've already prepared them. Why would I need to search for them everywhere? Even if I can't find them now, my alchemy skills are definitely up to par. Whatever Lao Wu wants, can't I get it for him? Outsiders don't need to worry about Lao Wu so much; I can worry about it myself!"
Zhao Yuan only glanced at it casually and didn't care at all; his attention was still on the resources that Zhong Cai was about to offer.
He simply said, "If it's about enhancing bloodlines or other aspects related to rare beasts, start from level six. If it's related to the cultivation of beast soul cultivators, start from the Fusion Realm. Among them, apes are the best." As he said this, he suddenly thought of his friend and added, "Those related to Xuanwu, turtles, snakes, etc., are also excellent."
Zhong Cai understood.
The ape-like creature was, of course, the one this Sixth Dou King wanted to exchange for himself. The Xuanwu, formed from a fusion of a tortoise and a snake, was the beast soul of the Fifth Dou King, Yao Pipa, so this Sixth Dou King casually inquired about it on his behalf.
Zhong Cai nodded and tugged at Wu Shaogan's sleeve.
Wu Shaogan nodded as well.
Then, the two of them tacitly probed the ancient city with their souls and began searching the resource database.
The treasures they obtained after each sacrifice were stored in categories, so now when searching for them, you only need to search the corresponding shelves and containers according to their level...
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Seeing how confident the two were, Zhao Yuan couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.
Cui Yushou, who had been silent ever since Zhao Yuan arrived, only listening to their conversation, now had a slight shift in his gaze.
If we observe further, we might be able to find other things we need.
Cui Yushou himself is very wealthy, and at the same time, he can mobilize a great deal of royal resources—no matter what level of resources King Zhongdan offers, given some time to gather them, there is nothing he cannot obtain.
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Before long, Zhong Cai had an idea and took out a treasure.
A peach that is at least three inches tall.
The peach emitted a strange fragrance, but it wasn't the scent of a peach; rather, it was a very mixed aroma.
Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that it is not actually a real fruit and lacks the vitality of a real fruit.
Zhao Yuan recognized it at a glance and blurted out, "Peach essence?"
Zhong Cai laughed and said, "It's peach essence."
Zhao Yuan took a deep breath, his gaze toward "Peach" becoming somewhat intense.
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Peach essence is a rare and precious material that resembles a peach in shape. It is suitable for various rare animals to eat, as it can enhance their spirituality and strengthen their bloodline to a certain extent.
Among them, monkeys and similar animals showed the best results after taking it.
This thing shows signs of several growth and transformation.
One inch tall is level five, two inches is level six, three inches is level seven, and five inches is level eight.
At most, it's only level eight.
This one is three inches long, but its color is extremely rich, and the powerful aura within is almost bursting out. On its surface, there are also some extremely fine fuzzy hairs that are more similar to those of a real peach...
It is the highest quality among the seventh grade, and perhaps in another few decades or even a hundred years, it can become a level eight resource.
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Zhao Yuan really wanted it, but even with his heart pounding, he still had to be polite.
So he suppressed his emotions and took out a precious medicine, three feet in diameter and shaped like a lotus flower, from his storage container.
Red Water White Lotus.
A rare and precious medicine of grade seven.
If it's a common rare medicine, it's generally inferior to rare and precious herbs among resources of the same level.
But this one is different; it not only has hundreds of petals, but also a lotus seedpod containing a large number of red lotus seeds.
Each one is comparable to a precious medicinal herb.
The number of petals corresponds to the number of lotus seeds.
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Zhong Cai looked at the red lotus and recalled it in her mind.
It was mentioned in his legacy, but it has disappeared from the Flying Star Continent.
Even on the top continents, it's considered a rare item... This one in front of me is of excellent quality.
Good.
As expected of a Battle King-level figure, even a random resource he takes out has such value.
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Zhao Yuan said, "Let's use this item for the transaction. What does King Zhong Dan think?"
Zhong Cai still asked, "Brother Zhao, have you thought it through? The value of this Red Water White Lotus is, in theory, a level higher than my peach essence."
Zhao Yuan said without hesitation, "Change it!"
Zhong Cai naturally had no objection and immediately handed over the peach essence.
Zhao Yuan was all smiles and also sent over the Red Water White Lotus.
The two then successfully completed the transaction.
Wu Shaogan took the precious medicine from Zhong Cai and, in a moment of thought, placed it in a pool within the ancient city.
Zhong Cai sensed it and immediately gave Wu Shaogan a bright smile.
Zhao Yuan, who had just excitedly put away the peach essence: "..."
Cui Yushou, who was watching from the sidelines: "..."
The couple is very loving.
I don't know how many times I've caught a glimpse of it today.
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Zhao Yuan looked at Zhong Cai with expectant eyes and asked, "I don't know..."
Zhong Cai smiled and said, "I have quite a few here. If Brother Zhao doesn't mind, please take your time looking at them."
Zhao Yuan definitely wouldn't mind!
If he could get a few more outfits, wouldn't he be willing to? As long as he can afford it, he'll get them!
Zhao Yuan smiled and cupped his hands, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, King Zhong Dan."
Zhong Cai waved her hand, indicating that she didn't care.
Making money doesn't involve hard work.
Moreover, he was just taking something, and because of his extensive knowledge, he didn't even need an introduction.
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Soon, Zhong produced the second treasure.
The beast core of a seventh-tier peak eight-armed ape.
The eight-armed ape is not easy to deal with. Although it is not as strong as the Vajra Demon Ape, when its eight arms are extended, it is as if eight mysterious weapons are attacking at the same time. The power of one ape can withstand the combined attack of four giant apes of the same strength!
Their combat power is outrageous.
Therefore, the beast core of this eight-armed ape is very rare, and most of the time it is obtained after the ape has died.
However, the eight-armed apes are violent in nature. If some of them have a history of killing and cannibalism, then even if they are powerful, there will be stronger human beings who will slaughter them.
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Zhao Yuan didn't know how he obtained the beast core, but the moment he saw it, he sensed that it contained a trace of ape soul.
In most cases, a beast core is a beast core, and a beast soul is a beast soul; a beast core will not contain a beast soul.
When a rare beast dies, its soul either dissipates or enters the underworld and is not left behind.
However, some rare beasts undergo mutations as their bloodlines evolve. After their death, their beast cores, still struggling, may absorb some beast souls that are about to dissipate, attempting to nurture them.
Of course, this is just instinct and is completely useless.
On the contrary, these kinds of beast cores have become very rare and have become a great tonic for beast soul cultivators.
For example, if Zhao Yuan were to obtain this beast core, he could allow his companion ape soul to first refine the wisp of the eight-armed ape soul within the beast core, nourishing it, while the beast core itself could be used as medicine, becoming his own tonic.
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Zhao Yuan's mind raced, and he was determined to get his hands on the beast core!
He quickly took out five boxes in succession and opened them one by one to show Zhong Cai.
There are five kinds of rare medicines of level seven here, each of which is of very high age and has very strong medicinal power.
Although Zhong Cai had been collecting medicinal herbs, the collection process was lengthy. Except for the level 5 herbs, which she had backups for almost 99%, the herbs for the other levels were far from enough.
Zhong Cai happens to have none of these five level-seven rare herbs.
If it's just a single beast core, one or two kinds of rare herbs can be exchanged for it. More rare herbs are actually used to exchange for that wisp of ape soul.
That's about right.
Zhong Cai decisively handed over the beast core to Zhao Yuan and also took back the five precious medicines that already belonged to her.
The transaction between the two parties was completed very quickly.
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Zhao Yuan was in an even better mood.
Zhong Cai then had to retrieve another resource.
Just then, Cui Yushou spoke up: "Brother Zhao has already exchanged for two kinds. If there are any others that would also be useful to me, I cannot let Brother Zhao keep them all."
Although these are currently suitable for ape-type beast soul cultivators, Cui Yushou is not alone; he also has many subordinates, and there are quite a few such cultivators within the royal family of their Heavenly Spirit Dynasty.
Such resources are always welcome.
Cui Yushou had exchanged two items himself, so he didn't ask for the first two, but he couldn't just give them away after that.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuan felt a pang of regret.
But he himself was also very clear that although the transaction seemed to be going on peacefully now, and the fighting kings would indeed give each other some face, when they really encountered something they wanted, no one would be modest.
Fortunately, there are only two of us here now, so let's exchange as much as we can.
Zhao Yuan forced a smile: "Then let's each rely on our own abilities."
Zhong Cai overheard their conversation but didn't interrupt.
He is the "owner" and only cares about providing resources. He doesn't concern himself with who exchanges them or what personal relationships are involved.
Cui Yushou and Zhao Yuan wanted to see more of Zhong Cai and his wife's work. While they were verbally arguing, they didn't insist that Zhong Cai express his opinion.
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Seeing that both of them were looking over, Zhong Cai remained calm and took out the third resource.
A transparent jade gourd.
But this only applies to the bottle itself being transparent. The jade gourd that has been taken out is filled with a pale green liquid, which looks very smooth and warm.
Zhong Cai turned the bottle around.
In an instant, the liquid became slightly cloudy—the cloudy part consisted of strands of golden fibers.
With another rotation, the golden fibers disappeared, and the pale green liquid became clear again.
After several rotations, it was always like this, sometimes murky and sometimes clear.
And such characteristics...
Zhao Yuan asked in surprise, "Ape Demon Wine?" He had seen the golden fibers when Zhong Cai turned the bottle, and even counted them. He was astonished. "Eight strands, isn't this eight-thousand-year-old Ape Demon Wine?"
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Only ape demons of the sixth rank or higher can brew wine, so it was simply and crudely named Ape Demon Wine.
Ape Demon Wine takes over a hundred years to "mature".
A hundred-year-old Ape Demon Wine is level five, a thousand-year-old wine is level six, a five-thousand-year-old wine is level seven, and a ten-thousand-year-old wine is level eight.
Each golden fiber represents a thousand years.
Before reaching a thousand years, the wine contains silver fibers, each representing a hundred years.
The gourd in front of us is 8,000 years old, which is close to level 8 resources. However, since golden and silver fibers cannot coexist, this 8,000 years could be 8,000 years or 8,900 years.
The effects of Ape Demon Wine are numerous.
For cultivators, it can be used as medicine, to refine the body, to enhance strength... and it is even one of the few resources that can be directly absorbed by beast souls.
For rare apes, nourishment is multifaceted, benefiting their physical body, spirit, and bloodline.
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Zhao Yuan did not have a contracted rare beast, but he raised a giant ape, which he had been raising since it was born.
He also wanted to get something good for the giant ape.
Take, for example, this Ape Demon Wine.
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Cui Yushou was also determined to obtain the Ape Demon Wine.
The name "Ape Demon Wine" sounds domineering, but it tastes very good and has a very mild medicinal effect, so it can be consumed by cultivators of all levels!
Of course, Cui Yushou himself could do it too.
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Both of these fighting kings were eager to try.
Zhong Cai ignored everything else, placed the Ape Demon Wine in front of him, and let the two bidders make their offers.
Even though both Cui Yushou and Zhao Yuan wanted it, they remained calm and composed.
Zhao Yuan also took out a bottle containing a bright red liquid.
"King Zhong Dan, please take a look. Can this item be exchanged for Ape Demon Wine?"
Zhong Cai looked at the thing and thought about it for a moment.
It looks like blood plasma.
The name is a bit creepy, but it is actually a rare and precious natural treasure that is of great use in body tempering.
The crimson liquid in the bottle before me is indeed level seven blood plasma.
In terms of appearance and age, this blood plasma is inferior, but the quantity is large. Zhong Cai also recognized the bottle. It looks like it is only a little over an inch long, but it actually has the function of expanding space. Since it shows the appearance of being "full", and looking at the size of the bottle... it means that there is at least a thousand catties of blood plasma inside.
Zhong Cai couldn't help but tease, "It seems that Brother Zhao took the whole pond with him."
Zhao Yuan readily admitted, "I did take it!"
Zhong Cai couldn't help but laugh.
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Crimson blood is a treasure for body refinement.
When cultivating, apply this substance to the palm of your hand or any inch of skin on your body, and you can refine it by circulating your cultivation technique.
The lowest level of cultivators who can withstand this item is the Fusion Realm. However, the lower the realm, the more painful it will be to use—but no matter how painful it is, it is harmless to the body.
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Zhong Cai really likes this.
Of course, it wasn't because he wanted to exchange it for Lao Wu so that Lao Wu could use this thing for cultivation.
He couldn't bear to see Old Wu in so much pain!
Zhong Cai wanted it because he had the formula for the Crimson Blood Pill.
The prescriptions range from level five to level nine.
Because of their different grades, Crimson Blood Pills can be diluted in a certain proportion to reduce their concentration before being used in medicine.
In other words, as long as Zhong Cai doesn't mind wasting it, he can take out a small amount of blood plasma, dilute it with water, and then use this diluted liquid to refine the fifth-level blood plasma pill.
A full thousand catties of blood plasma could supply Zhong Cai with enough blood for a considerable period of time.
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After taking the Crimson Blood Pill, the pain disappeared, leaving only the original effects of the Crimson Blood plasma.
Moreover, because they have been refined, these uses will have a more refined efficacy due to the quality of the elixir.
Zhong Cai certainly wanted it.
However, we'll have to see what resources Choi Woo-soo will offer in the deal.
If Cui Yushou's is better... he has a way to deal with it too.
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Cui Yushou remained calm and also took out a bottle.
This bottle was even smaller, and its color was extremely bright red, looking like blood, but much purer.
Zhong Cai blinked, then hesitated and asked, "Dragon blood essence?"
Cui Yushou smiled and said, "This is it."
Zhong Cai: Wow! That's a big spender!
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Dragon blood essence is the essence of dragon blood. It requires a large amount of dragon blood to undergo various refining processes before extracting the essence and storing it.
This stuff is extremely difficult to obtain, requiring a great deal of genuine dragon blood. However, once it's used for cultivation, it has miraculous effects on body refinement and can comprehensively improve the user's physique.
even--
If an ordinary martial arts practitioner were to consume it, there would be a high chance that they would possess a trace of dragon blood essence, which they could use to cultivate a dragon-related secret technique and enhance their combat power.
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Because of its unique characteristics, the Heavenly Spirit Dynasty was able to produce dragon blood essence.
However, because it consumes a lot of resources and is not something that can be used at will, it is only allocated to clansmen who are very worthy of being cultivated.
Cui Yushou clearly brought out the resources he had accumulated.
Although the amount of Dragon Blood Essence is very small, its value is indeed no less than that of Ape Demon Wine and Crimson Blood.
It all depends on which one Zhong Cai wants more.
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Zhong Cai hesitated for a moment.
He wants both!
Therefore, Zhong Cai did not make a decision immediately, but instead exchanged a glance with Wu Shaogan.
Wu Shaogan raised an eyebrow, already understanding Zhong Cai's thoughts, and couldn't help but smile.
Zhong Cai chuckled to herself.
If he can't choose, then he won't choose!
Let's leave the options to the guests!
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Zhong Cai quickly retrieved another resource.
This is a bottle of Moon Essence Nectar.
It's incredibly difficult to gather this substance; it's unknown how many years it will take to accumulate enough.
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The so-called "moonlight nectar" is the moonlight that, after it descends, is imprisoned in a certain place by natural formations or various wonderful coincidences, and accumulates over many years, transforming into a moonlit nectar.
Moonlight is useful for the cultivation of countless rare beasts.
The Moon Essence Elixir is naturally applicable to all rare beasts. Its uses are quite wondrous; it can not only enhance the strength of rare beasts but also modify their internal structure. In sufficient quantities, it can even mutate ordinary rare beasts, or purify the bloodline of special rare beasts… or even mutate them to create even more powerful rare beasts!
Moreover, it doesn't differentiate between levels; the effects of refining rare beasts from level one to level nine are roughly the same.
The only difference is that different levels of rare beasts require different amounts to refine this elixir.
Another point is... if the mutation is enhanced, its direction is uncertain. If the enhancement goes to other aspects, it will be a little awkward.
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The Moon Essence Elixir that Zhong Cai took out was enough for an eighth-tier rare beast to consume.
In other words, it appears to be gradeless, but these are comparable to grade eight.
Of course, Zhong Cai wouldn't put all of these good things out for trade.
When Zhong Cai drew this item, he was considered very lucky. However, it was only suitable for rare beasts and was not very useful for humans, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
However, Qingyu and Qinghui still needed it, so Zhong Cai naturally kept more than half of it for them to use—and planned to give it to them when they improved their bloodline again, to give them a boost.
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When the Moon Essence Nectar was presented, both Zhao Yuan and Cui Yushou fell silent.
If previously they wanted Zhong Cai to choose the trade goods, now they both want both resources.
—Can't we have them all?
They're adults now, they want it all!
But the two of them also understood that they could only each have one of these two resources.
As for how to allocate the money, that's up to them.
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Zhao Yuan and Cui Yushou were both quickly calculating the pros and cons.
The two were very decisive. Since they had already made quite a few transactions and also had to be wary of other Battle Kings, they needed to make a quick decision and trade immediately before the other Battle Kings found out!
So, after only a few breaths, Zhao Yuan said, "I want the Ape Demon Bar."
Cui Yushou nodded, and after thinking about it carefully, he realized that the Moon Essence Nectar was indeed more suitable for him.
However, while exchanging crimson blood for ape demon wine is appropriate, the amount of dragon blood essence seems a bit insufficient.
—This is not a big problem.
If Cui Yushou were to provide more dragon blood essence, the matter would be settled.
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The transaction was completed quickly.
Both Cui Yushou and Zhao Yuan smiled.
And their concerns were indeed valid...
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The venue wasn't very big, and although most of the Dou Wangs went to watch the battle, the other Dou Wangs who had been watching from this side were getting restless.
Not only did Cui Yushou make a deal, but Zhao Yuan also disappeared without a trace, seemingly making a deal as well...
Immediately, several more Battle Kings got up and quickly headed over here.
Upon arrival, a Fighting King pretended to ask, "Where are you all?"
Cui Yushou smiled leisurely.
Zhao Yuan was more straightforward. Since he couldn't hide it anymore, he said directly, "Didn't you see? King Zhong Dan and Brother Wu brought a lot of resources. Let's make some trade."
The other Fighting Kings laughed upon hearing this.
At the same time, they all understood that it must not only be abundant resources, but also exceptionally high-quality resources, otherwise why would it attract two top-ten fighting kings?
However, Cui Yushou and Zhao Yuan had blocked the resources with their bodies, so they couldn't see what was actually traded.
So now...
The fighting kings all turned their attention to Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan.
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