Buying and Selling

Chapter 177 Buying and Selling

The sixth floor of the Treasure Pavilion is different from the following floors. In this huge room, there is only a table and a few chairs.

Behind the table sat a kind-looking old man with a white beard.

Behind the old man stood two exceptionally beautiful maids in green dresses.

At this moment, a middle-aged man with a serious expression was sitting in a chair next to the table.

On the table in front of him was a long brocade box, which looked like a transaction was taking place.

As soon as Li Yunfan and Li Yunshu stepped onto the sixth floor, the old man and the middle-aged man's gazes swept over them.

He naturally glanced at the two of them without any fear.

The kind-smiling, white-bearded old man was at the mid-stage of Core Formation, while the middle-aged man was at the early stage of Core Formation, just like him.

"Hehe, greetings, fellow Daoist. I am Nan Heyun, the owner of this Treasure Pavilion. May I ask your name?" The old man chuckled as he rose and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Fellow Daoist Nan is too kind. My name is Li Yunfan," Li Yunfan replied calmly, cupping his hands in greeting.

Seeing that Li Yunfan's expression remained unchanged, the old man immediately smiled and said...

"So it's Fellow Daoist Li. My disciples were quite careless with their words earlier and offended you. To express our apology, I can give you a 10% discount on whatever you buy today, as a token of our remorse!"

Upon hearing the old man's words, Li Yunfan's eyes flickered slightly, and he then spoke calmly.

"Then I thank you in advance, Fellow Daoist Nan."

Since the other party has already said so, he naturally cannot refuse this bargain.

Upon hearing this, the old man's smile widened, and he gestured for Li Yunfan to sit down, instructing the maid behind him to pour him tea.

"Fellow Daoist Li, please wait a moment. The transaction between our pavilion and this Fellow Daoist Lu is not yet complete. You can first try our pavilion's unique Qingling Tea." The old man said to Li Yunfan with a smile, and then turned to continue talking to the middle-aged man.

Li Yunfan sat down, glanced at the tea in front of him, and then picked it up and took a small sip.

A sweet aroma of tea immediately filled his nostrils, and at the same time, a trace of spiritual energy flowed into his body along with the tea.

Li Yunfan's eyes lit up slightly, and he then drank a few more sips.

Although he wasn't an expert in tea ceremony, he could still tell that this Qingling tea was indeed a good tea.

Just as he was concentrating on sipping his tea, he suddenly felt a gaze fixed on him from behind.

Turning his head, he saw Li Yunshu pursing her lips and looking at him expectantly.

That little expression immediately amused him, but he didn't say anything, nor did he intend to ask the other person to sit down.

After all, they weren't in the family or cave dwelling now, so some formalities still needed to be observed. This was also a good opportunity to hone Li Yunshu's patience.

Otherwise, if he continues to be so playful, he will eventually neglect his cultivation!

Not long after, the transaction between Nan Heyun and the middle-aged man surnamed Lu was successfully completed.

The man surnamed Lu stood up with a smile, cupped his hands in greeting, and left, clearly very satisfied with the transaction.

After the man surnamed Lu left, Nan Heyun turned to look at Li Yunfan and asked with a smile.

"What kind of things does Fellow Daoist Li wish to purchase?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunfan did not answer directly, but instead asked, "May I ask what kind of things Fellow Daoist Nan's Treasure Pavilion sells?"

"Hehe, since this pavilion is called the Treasure Pavilion, it naturally sells some rare treasures. Mainly various rare materials. Here is a list of the treasures in this pavilion. Fellow Daoist, please take a look and see if there is anything you need."

Nan Heyun smiled and explained, then flicked his sleeve across the table, and a white jade slip appeared on it.

Li Yunfan didn't stand on ceremony and directly picked up the jade slip, immersing his divine sense into it.

The contents are few, only a few dozen items, but as the other party said, they are all relatively rare items.

For example, iron essence and copper essence can only be refined using the true fire of a Core Formation cultivator.

There are also rarer items such as moonstone and hollow gold.

Just a moment later, Li Yunfan withdrew his divine sense from the jade slip and placed it back on the table.

Seeing this, Nan Heyun immediately asked with a smile, "Well, is there anything that Fellow Daoist Li desires?"

Li Yunfan nodded and then named several of the materials.

Nan Heyun's eyes lit up. He first praised her good taste, then patted the storage bag, and five boxes flew out and landed neatly on the table.

With a gentle wave of his hand, the lids of the five wooden boxes opened automatically, revealing the materials inside.

"Fellow Daoist, please look, this is what you need!" Nan Heyun said with a smile.

Li Yunfan extended his divine sense and scanned all five materials. Finding nothing unusual, he nodded and said.

"Indeed, these are all top-grade items. Fellow Daoist, please name your price!"

"Two thousand two hundred spirit stones for iron essence, two thousand one hundred spirit stones for copper essence, two thousand two hundred spirit stones for silver essence, one thousand four hundred spirit stones for hollow gold, and two thousand six hundred spirit stones for thousand-year-old mystic ice, totaling ten thousand five hundred spirit stones."

Nan Heyun rattled off the prices of all five materials in one go, and then spoke again.

"However, as I mentioned before, I would give you a 10% discount, so Fellow Daoist Li only needs to pay my establishment 9,450 spirit stones!"

Li Yunfan silently considered it for a moment, then nodded in agreement to the price.

Although Nan Heyun's initial price was somewhat inflated, after the discount, it was about the same as the normal price.

"Does your esteemed establishment accept the essence and blood of demonic beasts?" Li Yunfan suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Nan Heyun was slightly taken aback, then frowned and said.

"We naturally won't accept the blood essence of ordinary demonic beasts, unless it's from a demonic beast of level five or higher!"

A faint smile appeared on Li Yunfan's lips. He flipped his hand and took out a porcelain white jade bottle, placing it on the table.

Nan Heyun picked it up with some doubt, and as soon as he opened the bottle, a strong smell of blood gushed out!

Having run the Treasure Pavilion for many years, he had naturally seen the essence and blood of many demonic beasts, including several level-five demonic beasts.

So he only needed to examine it briefly to confirm that the jade bottle did indeed contain the essence blood of a level-five demon beast.

"I never imagined Fellow Daoist Li was so strong, actually managing to kill a level five demon beast!" Nan Heyun praised with a smile still on his face.

Li Yunfan smiled slightly, offering no further explanation, and instead asked directly, "How many spirit stones would your esteemed establishment offer for this bottle of essence blood?"

Nan Heyun hesitated for a moment before offering his price.

"Three thousand spirit stones. Fellow Daoist should know that only cultivators who practice special techniques would buy this demon beast blood essence; it's hardly an easy item to sell."

"This price is a bit low! Although demon beast essence blood is not easy to sell, this is, after all, a level five demon beast with strength comparable to a Core Formation cultivator. If it were put at an auction, the price would definitely be much higher—"

Li Yunfan narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a calm tone.

Upon hearing this, Nan Heyun couldn't help but show a troubled expression, and after a while, he said with some difficulty.

"Three thousand two hundred spirit stones, that's the highest price I can offer!"

"Alright, three thousand two hundred spirit stones it is!" This time, Li Yunfan didn't haggle anymore and made the decision directly.

Upon hearing this, Nan Heyun smiled again.

Seeing the other person's expression, Li Yunfan couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Then, with a wave of his right hand, two more identical jade bottles instantly appeared on the table.

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