Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Xu Qingliu panicked and he could not utter a single word. He dared not say anything bad about the head even if he had a hundred guts. His duty of purchasing items being retracted was one thing, being alienated by the family was another thing altogether.
That was how important a Mystical Grandmaster was in a family. Xu Changling who was in his seventies was the pillar of the whole family. As long as he was still alive, the Xu family could maintain a certain status in Lin Yuan City even if it was declining.
The disputes of the Xu family were usually big news. However, their dispute was no longer attractive under the deterrent of the Mo family.
“It turns out that he is Xu Qingyuan’s descendant.” Most of the families immediately gave up on him and returned to their seats.
It was attractive to hire a future Grade-3 Alchemist Master. However, no one dared to offend the Sea-Cloud Kingdom’s Mo family as even the slightest possibility of offending them was not worth it.
The faction who dared to hire Xu Yang would have to face the destiny of becoming exterminated if the one per ten-thousandth probability were to occur.
Xu Yang smiled as he was not bothered. He had never thought of relying on a single one of the families from the very beginning.
“Although you are a potential Alchemist, you are only a Mystical Learner now. One may not be able to sit at seat Number 3 even if one really were a Grade-3 Alchemist Master.” Ge Liguo suppressed his amazement and started to speak ironically.
“I’m taking part in the Appraisal Conference to transfer the recipe of the three medicines I have made to someone else.” Xu Yang said placidly. “I think everyone here is more interested in the actual profits they can gain rather than the sequence of seats. Am I right?”
Everyone was taken aback. Two of the three ordinary medicines, the Blood-Clotting Powder and Refreshing Powder, have passed the test. They were extremely popular among the Mystical Cultivators of lower stages. With the two previous medicines that did so well, Xu Yang’s third medicine should be extraordinary too.
These were three great ways for Xu Yang to earn money. Was Xu Yang really willing to pass them on to another person?
The Yu family’s representative’s eyes flashed and he said with a smile, “Mr. Xu Yang is really generous. These three medicines are very helpful to the lower stage Mystical Cultivators. If they can be widely spread, Lin Yuan City’s adventurers will have another way to help them survive. This is a good thing to benefit the continent.”
Xu Yang smiled slightly. He did not acknowledge his compliments, and he then said calmly, “These three recipes are my hard work so they will not be transferred for free. Therefore, I will borrow the location of the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion as a trading post. You may trade using money or treasures. The three recipes will be yours as long as what you have can satisfy me. I promise that I will not reveal the recipes to a third party.”
The eyes of the factions’ representatives lit up.
They could not hire Xu Yang but they were definitely allowed to trade with him. The Mo family would be overdoing it if they were bothered by a single trade.
Especially with the last words that Xu Yang said about not revealing the recipes to a third party, it meant that the faction that possessed the recipes could monopolize the market.
Monopolizing the market meant constant high profit. Most of the people here were purchasers from various families and factions, and they were very keen when it came to anything that would gain profit.
“Ms.Yurong, may I use your place for this trading to take place?” Xu Yang looked at Li Yurong and asked.
Li Yurong sighed. How could she say no when there were so many people looking at her? She could only nod as she said, “The pleasure is ours. If it is alright with Mr Xu Yang, the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion would also like to take part in the trade.”
“Certainly.” Xu Yang had made a decision. As long as the terms given by the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion were not too bad, he would definitely transfer the recipes to them. It was a way to repay the kindness of Li Zhongxuan’s protection.
The courtyard was suddenly livened up when the trading started.
“I am offering five hundred Wolf Coins to buy the three recipes!” A thin elderly man shouted.
“How can you bid for only five hundred Wolf Coins, Old Yu1? I’m offering eight hundred.” A tall and strong middle-aged man next to him said.
“The Liu family from the western city will bid a thousand Wolf Coins!”
Their voices came one after another but they were still far away from the actual value of the recipes. Xu Yang knew clearly that the cost of each medicine was extremely low. This meant that each packet of the medicines could earn a profit of at least one Wolf Coin.
As long as they had the recipes, a normal Alchemist could also produce these ordinary medicines. One could earn an extremely high profit as hundreds of sets of the medicines could be refined every single day.
The three recipes should be sold at a price of at least ten thousand Wolf Coins.
Although the bids offered were low, Xu Yang was not anxious. The three major families and the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion had not even started to bid for the medicines. The price would increase by a lot when they join in on the auction.
“The Ge family from the western city will bid nine thousand Wolf Coins.” With that statement, the whole area was seized with pin-drop silence.
“Nine, nine thousand?” Someone was frightened. “They are only ordinary medicines. Even the recipe of a Spirit Elixir isn’t worth that much.”
No one was bothered by what the person said. Although the price offered by the Ge family was thousands of Wolf Coins more than the previous ones, most people knew the actual cost of the three kinds of recipes. That was the actual worth of the recipes.
“Since the Ge family is so generous, then the Yu family will round up the price.” The representative from the Yu family said peacefully. “Ten thousand.”
Ge Liguo glanced at the representative from the Yu family coldly and snorted.
His action attracted Xu Qinggang’s attention. The Yu family and Ge family who had once collaborated had suffered a great rift. It was good news for the Xu family.
The bidding continued on. At this point, only the great factions’ representatives from the first row were bidding for the recipes.
“The Ge family will bid fifteen thousand Wolf Coins.” Ge Liguo exclaimed, the veins on his forehead were throbbing visibly.
“The Yu family will bid fifteen thousand Wolf Coins…” Ge Weijun sneered at the Yu family’s representative before he was done talking.
“We have already offered fifteen thousand Wolf Coins. You have to offer a higher price if you want to fight with us!” Ge Weijun thought that the Yu family had given up. He quickly took the opportunity to mock the Yu family.
“…and a piece of top-grade Fury Stone.” The representative of the Yu family was a thin elderly man with a serene smile. He slowly said, “It seems that Mr. Xu Yang is going to advance as a Mystical Warrior. A piece of top-grade Fire-Extreme Mystical Stone will be the best for setting up the foundation for Mystical Cultivation.”
Xu Yang’s eyes flashed. A Mystical Stone was formed naturally and divided into eight extremes. The Fury Stone was the Fire-Extreme Mystical Stone that was good for setting up the foundation for Mystical Cultivation. However, Xu Yang had already obtained the Carmine and had formed the Fire Mystical Crystal. A piece of Fire-Extreme Mystical Stone was useless to him.
“Is there any other item to set up the foundation for Mystical Cultivation?” Xu Yang said. “I’m not going to form a Fire Mystical Core.”
Xu Yang was slightly frustrated. He could not reveal the secret of cultivating Zhenwu’s Eight Sceneries Scripture which could form the Mystical Core of various extremes. Otherwise, the mysterious “Celestials” from the Mo family would come for him. He could only say that he did not intend to form the Fire Mystical Core.
The crowd was shocked. He did not want to form a Fire Mystical Core? Then how would he be able to become an Alchemist Master?
The main method of alchemy in the golden age was cultivating Fire Mystical Qi. Especially in this small city, people did not know that there were various ways to refine medicine. They thought that only Mystical Cultivators with the Fire-Extreme Mystical Vein could become an Alchemist Master.
“You… Mr. Xu, don’t you want to form a Fire Mystical Core? Which extreme are you going to cultivate then?” The elderly man from the Yu family was shocked as his eyes widened considerably.
“I haven’t decided yet…” Xu Yang touched his nose and did not know how to explain. “The other seven extremes are good as well. I would like to prepare for each of them so that I will be insured when setting up the foundation of Mystical Cultivation.”
Everyone looked at Xu Yang as if he was an idiot. The elderly from the Yu family sighed. Xu Yang was destined to meet a lot of barriers without a guide on his way of Mystical Cultivation. However, this had nothing to do with them.
“You must choose to cultivate the extreme with the best qualification!” Xu Qinggang could not help himself. “You must choose to form a Fire Mystical Core as long as there is a hint of hope for you to form it as you have an excellent talent in alchemy…” He could not bear to watch Xu Yang waste his talent.
Xu Yang was confused as to why there were people from the Xu family who was actually kind enough to give him such advice.
“What a coincidence. The Thousand-Treasures Pavilion has nothing but precious items.” Li Yurong smiled and said, “Mr. Xu Yang, I have a Green Prism which is a top grade treasure to form a Wind Mystical Core. What do you think about that? I will add an extra fifteen thousand Wolf Coins.”