Chapter 120: with translation of chapter title

Ye Haitang and Zhang Jinyuan were scrutinizing Gu Xuan, while Gu Xuan was likewise sizing up the two; although Ye Haitang looked full of maternal radiance, Gu Xuan knew that this woman capable of being the head of a household was absolutely not as simple as she seemed on the surface.

Ye Lingling affectionately linked arms with Ye Haitang and just stared dumbfounded at Gu Xuan, saying nothing.

Ye Haitang and her granddaughter exchanged a brief affection, then returned to the subject.

"You are Lingling's classmate, so I'll call you Xiao Xuan." Ye Haitang's voice sounded as warm as the morning sun, making it hard to refuse.

Gu Xuan smiled and nodded: "It is an honor for this junior."

Seeing such polite Gu Xuan, Ye Haitang also nodded slightly; she had originally thought Gu Xuan too young to warrant contact, that they could just go straight to the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, but now it seemed this child was not as simple as he appeared.

"Xiao Xuan, Lingling already told me about the Primordial Pill in her letter; I, this old one, have noted this favor, and if you ever need help, I will spare no effort to assist." Ye Haitang said with a smile.

Gu Xuan waved his hand upon hearing that and replied: "Grandma Ye, you're being polite; that Primordial Pill is a gift this junior gave to Lingling—what favor is there to speak of? If you're inclined, just come sit at the sect."

Upon hearing that, Ye Haitang inwardly nodded in satisfaction, also knowing that although this kid was young, he was an old hand.

Simply put, she no longer needed any beating around the bush and went straight to the point.

"You must know why I've come today, Xiao Xuan; I've heard your sect has an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid? I came here precisely for that." Ye Haitang said, smiling, stating her purpose.

Gu Xuan shook his head helplessly upon hearing that: "Grandma Ye, I know the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid is important to the Nine Heart Begonia; you surely understand as well, so I won't waste words. I believe Lingling already mentioned the previous condition in her letter; besides that, I cannot decide."

Upon hearing that, Ye Haitang frowned slightly; she hadn't expected Gu Xuan to leave no room for maneuver, directly shutting down the condition.

Ye Haitang sighed: "The Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid is indeed important to me, but your condition is too harsh; having our Nine Heart Begonia merge into the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect would be tantamount to cutting off our own inheritance—what good would obtaining the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid do then?"

"I've come this time with full sincerity; why don't we each take a step back and negotiate? What do you think?"

Listening to Ye Haitang's words, Gu Xuan's expression didn't change in the slightest; the smile on his face remained, but there was more helplessness: "Grandma Ye, how could this junior not understand your difficulties? But you also need to empathize with my difficulties."

After a pause, Gu Xuan continued: "However, I can first examine your sincerity; if I deem it acceptable, I could also help put in a good word for you with Uncle Ning."

Hearing Gu Xuan's words, Ye Haitang and Zhang Jinyuan's expressions shifted slightly—this damn thing could actually be done this way?

Zhang Jinyuan noticed the little granddaughter's expression and began to ponder inwardly.

Although Ye Lingling is not of his bloodline, he has raised Ye Haitang's grandsons and granddaughters as his own, so he naturally knows Ye Lingling very well.

Within the family there are indeed no lack of prodigies, but Ye Lingling feels no interest in them at all; yet when she looks at Gu Xuan's demeanor, it is completely different.

As Ye Lingling's second uncle, Zhang Jinyuan immediately noticed the clue.

While Zhang Jinyuan was pondering, Ye Haitang had already taken action.

One saw her take three brocade boxes from her Soul Tool and place them on the table before her.

Gu Xuan looked at the three brocade boxes, also wondering what treasure Ye Haitang could produce.

Ye Haitang made no extra movements, directly opening the first brocade box to reveal its contents.

It was a plant resembling a sunflower; the moment he saw it, Gu Xuan recognized it—this thing is called Scorching Sunflower, differing from a sunflower by only one character, but its effects are worlds apart.

The Binghuo Liangyi Yan contains no Scorching Sunflower, because the Scorching Sunflower must grow in places receiving at least ten hours of sunlight daily; although the Binghuo Liangyi Yan is a treasure land, it lacks this condition.

The effect of the Scorching Sunflower is very simple, only one, and it is taken to the extreme.

The Scorching Sunflower contains the purest solar radiance; the sun is the source of all vitality on a planet, and without sunlight everything would fall into darkness, becoming nothingness.

Possessing the purest solar radiance equivalent to the source of life, the Scorching Sunflower can elevate the grade of any pill by one level; remember, this applies to any, at least as recorded in the classics.

Of course, Gu Xuan is unsure whether it's true or false, but the fact that the classics record it thus shows how precious the Scorching Sunflower is.

Judging by its age, this Scorching Sunflower is at least ten-thousand-year-old; if it is immortal-grade, its preciousness would skyrocket.

For example, a pill that works on a Titled Douluo might give about a thirty percent boost; if this Scorching Sunflower were fused with the pill, the boost would at least double.

This item is extremely rare and precious; Ye Haitang being able to produce this Scorching Sunflower proves she has made up her mind.

Upon seeing the Scorching Sunflower, Gu Xuan already had an idea of how to allocate it; Ning Fengzhi's breakthrough to the ninetieth level with a Star Moon Pill might already be hard to improve further, but if the Scorching Sunflower were incorporated into the Star Moon Pill, the success rate would be comparable to at least Ning Fengzhi taking a Star Moon Pill to break through to the eightieth level as a Soul Douluo.

One could say this Scorching Sunflower likely enables Ning Fengzhi's Eight Treasure Glazed Pagoda to successfully breakthrough to the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda, but Gu Xuan naturally cannot reveal his thoughts now, and his facial expression hardly changes.

"Scorching Sunflower, utmost yang and purest……" Gu Xuan calmly stated the Scorching Sunflower's function and growing conditions.

Upon hearing Gu Xuan's words, Ye Haitang also nodded slightly; being able to refine Primordial Pills proves Gu Xuan's alchemy skill is not low, and since he knows the Scorching Sunflower, he naturally knows its preciousness, saving her from having to explain again.

Ye Haitang nodded, affirming Gu Xuan's words, then closed the brocade box and opened the second one.

The moment the second brocade box opened, a medicinal fragrance permeated, making people instantly feel refreshed and clear-headed, even the circulation of soul power became a bit smoother.

"Soul-Elevating Pill." Gu Xuan blurted out before even seeing the pill.

The Soul-Elevating Pill's effect lives up to its name—it raises soul power—but Soul-Elevating Pills also come in grades and tiers; Ye Haitang's this Soul-Elevating Pill, judging by its medicinal fragrance, is of decent quality, but it absolutely cannot compare to the Soul-Elevating Pill refined by Yang Wudi.

It's not that Ye Haitang's alchemy skill is inferior to Yang Wudi's; rather, the ingredients differ vastly, since Yang Wudi uses an immortal-grade herb as the main ingredient, so his Soul-Elevating Pill can affect even a Titled Douluo.

Although Ye Haitang's Soul-Elevating Pill is not low-grade, its gap compared to Yang Wudi's is still considerable.

"Oh?" Upon hearing Gu Xuan instantly recognize the Soul-Elevating Pill, Ye Haitang also felt a bit more appreciation for him, while secretly pondering.

Being able to identify the Soul-Elevating Pill just by its fragrance means the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect must have refined this pill as well, possibly at a decent grade; after all, possessing an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and producing at least three ten-thousand-year medicinal ingredients for Primordial Pills, the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect might not lack other immortal-grade herbs.

"That's right, this is a Soul-Elevating Pill that can let a sixty-ninth-level Soul Emperor breakthrough to the seventieth level." Ye Haitang stated the grade of this Soul-Elevating Pill.

Not top-tier, but it has entered the high-grade ranks; it can enable a Soul Emperor whose cultivation is near Soul Sage level to breakthrough one level, and its effect is indeed good.

Seeing Gu Xuan also recognize the Soul-Elevating Pill, Ye Haitang naturally had no need to explain further; she closed the brocade box and opened the third one.

The brocade box opened, and a not weak soul power pulse emanated; Gu Xuan instantly recognized it as a piece of soul bone.

The brocade box fully opened, revealing its true form—a leg bone, likely the left leg bone; although it ranks last among the six major soul bones, the soul power pulse it emits has reached ten-thousand-year level.

Although soul bone positions differ in precedence, even the appearance of a thousand-year soul bone would cause a bloody storm, let alone the ten-thousand-year soul bone now before Gu Xuan's eyes.

Upon seeing this soul bone, Gu Xuan couldn't help but brighten, marveling at Ye Haitang's grand gesture.

No need to mention the Scorching Sunflower; the result of giving it to Ning Fengzhi to refine into a Star Moon Pill is easy to imagine, but Gu Xuan will not reveal this information.

A Soul-Elevating Pill that can raise a Soul Emperor's soul power by one level is just average for Gu Xuan, but it's better than nothing.

Finally, this soul bone is the main attraction, at least superficially the most valuable treasure; no wonder Ye Haitang said she came with sincerity.

Directly producing a ten-thousand-year-level soul bone—isn't that exactly bringing sincerity?

"This is a left leg bone from a two-hundred-thousand-year Golden Feather Eagle; its soul skill is likely speed or attack, with speed being more probable, and its value is at least five million gold soul coins."

Ye Haitang said while closing the brocade box again, then pushing all three brocade boxes toward Gu Xuan: "These three treasures in exchange for that Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, plus an alliance with my Nine Heart Begonia Family—what do you think?"

ps: Typos will be corrected first, then revised.

(End of chapter)