Chapter 136: Lei Huang

……

The scene fell into silence.

After a long while…

"Damn brat, are you trying to rob me?" Lei Huang's thunderous voice resounded through the previously silent space.

He had assumed this Ice Saint would stop while he was ahead; who would have thought the other party would be so insatiably greedy!

A Ninth Grade Pill—was that something so easily obtained? There were very few Ninth-Grade Alchemists on the entire Dou Qi Continent, and most lived in seclusion. As for their Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, a Magic Beast race, they didn't have a single one.

Usually, when such pills appeared, even those Ancient Races would be tempted. Their Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan only possessed a small accumulation after a long, drawn-out history.

But… five Ninth Grade Pills per person; for three people, that was fifteen.

Even he himself didn't know if the clan's treasury had so many good things.

"Ahem~" At this moment, Hun Miesheng, who had been playing the part of invisible air on the side, jumped out to act as a peacemaker. "Pavilion Master Su, it is not that we lack sincerity, but this price… is truly a bit high."

As he spoke, Hun Miesheng's heart couldn't help but ache.

In his several hundred years of life, he had only consumed a few Ninth Grade Pills.

If he really had to pay the price of ten Ninth Grade Pills,

Hun Miesheng might only be able to say to the two Heavenly Venerables,

"Go in peace; this Hall Master will avenge you!"

"Is it really high?" Xiao Han's eyes lifted slightly, his entire body brimming with chilling killing intent. The cold spear in his hand pierced in a little further, drawing a drop of blood on the phoenix's neck.

"Brat, what are you doing?" Lei Huang was shocked and terrified. If one of them were to die here, he would truly be unable to atone for his crimes even with ten thousand deaths!

"Don't give me any nonsense," Xiao Han said coldly. "You know the value of a Saint expert very well. Can five Ninth Grade Pills cultivate a Saint?"

Tianyin Laoren's eyebrows twitched. He looked at Xiao Han strangely—was it not possible?

Then what was this Entry-to-Saint Pill used for?

However, he did not expose him on the spot; otherwise, even with his status as an in-law of Langya Pavilion, Tianyin Laoren would likely be silenced by Xiao Han.

Meanwhile, Hun Miesheng and Lei Huang both had ugly expressions.

Their eyes darted around, clearly unwilling to give up.

Xiao Han was not wrong; compared to a Saint expert,

Ninth Grade Pills were the least valuable things. Any Saint expert in this world was an existence that combined talent and destiny. How could they be compared to Ninth Grade Pills?

If one could really trade five Ninth Grade Pills for a Saint, the many Ancient Races wouldn't only have a mere few dozen Saints after so many years.

To speak somewhat arrogantly, almost every slightly stronger Ancient Race had a Ninth-Grade Alchemist, though they were not famous.

Although the total number of Ninth-Grade Alchemists on the entire Dou Qi Continent was small, there were at least twenty in total. Among them, the Medicine Clan alone had no fewer than five.

And while the success rate for Ninth Grade Pills was not high and the materials were expensive, compared to the mysterious and profound matter of breaking through to become a Saint, they were much more tangible!

But saying it was one thing; who would be willing to use so many Ninth Grade Pills as ransom? Such priceless treasures were consumed as soon as they were obtained; who had the spare time to keep so much stock?

Finally, Lei Huang spoke with a gloomy face, "Brat, we don't have Ninth Grade Pills."

"Hmm?" Xiao Han's spear tip pierced in a little further, causing Lei Huang's expression to tighten.

"We really don't have that many Ninth Grade Pills, but we can use other things to offset the cost." Lei Huang had to admit defeat to Xiao Han; this guy really started fighting at the slightest disagreement!

"Oh?" Hearing Lei Huang's words, Xiao Han's tone rose, and he asked curiously, "What do you have?"

At this moment, Xiao Han was blooming with joy in his heart.

Originally, he had prepared himself to be haggled down.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Han had just shouted a price and made a verbal threat, and this arrogant old fellow had actually conceded. It felt like a dream!

"Profiteer! A massive profiteer!"

Hearing what Lei Huang had agreed to, Tianyin Laoren also widened his eyes, looking at the expressionless Xiao Han with extreme envy.

However, Lei Huang was in no mood to care about others' thoughts right now. He was going all out; due to his own mistake, he had caused such a huge disaster and could only pay for the ransom out of his own pocket.

"Dou Techniques, Cultivation Methods, Medicinal Herbs—take your pick." The offer was quite generous, making the corner of Hun Miesheng's mouth twitch as he greeted the other party's ancestors to the eighteenth generation in his heart.

He had originally wanted to haggle over the price, but the result was that this old thing agreed so readily, leaving him speechless.

Sometimes, your greatness depends on the contrast provided by your peers. The matter of paying ransom was the same; with Lei Huang setting such a precedent, how could Hun Miesheng haggle?

He did not doubt that if he really did that, Xiao Han would directly behead the two Heavenly Venerables.

"State your price!" Xiao Han narrowed his eyes and said calmly.

"Five Earth Tier High Grade Cultivation Methods, thirteen Earth Tier High Grade Dou Techniques, and you name the number for the Eighth-Rank Medicinal Herbs." As the old voice stated the price, Hun Miesheng's face grew even uglier—this was too expensive!

Lei Huang was worthy of being a Magic Beast old monster who had lived for thousands of years; his wealth was quite formidable, even if Magic Beast races had few Medicinal Pills.

But on the other hand, the resources in the Beast Domain were extremely abundant, containing many Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques left behind by experts who had fallen there, so what he offered were all Earth Tier High Grade goods. However, Xiao Han wouldn't look twice at anything of a lower grade anyway.

Not to mention the Medicinal Herbs; the territories of Magic Beasts were often major producers of such resources, so Lei Huang directly let Xiao Han name his price.

Xiao Han was satisfied, but…

"Give me three Heaven Tier Cultivation Methods or Dou Techniques at will."

Xiao Han's words had not yet finished.

"Impossible!" Lei Huang roared, his Dou Qi bursting out of his body. Xiao Han's words had completely broken his defenses. Did he really think Heaven Tier Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques were cabbages, to just give him three at will?

In his thousands of years, he had only mastered five Heaven-Tier Dou Techniques himself.

Three of them were inherited Dou Techniques of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan; once handed over, it would be equivalent to betraying the clan. This was something Lei Huang could never accept.

If that was the case for Dou Techniques, then Cultivation Methods, which were even rarer than Dou Techniques, were even more impossible to hand over.

"Two, at most two Heaven-Tier Dou Techniques." Seeing that Xiao Han was once again preparing to take action, Lei Huang felt as if he were about to shatter his own teeth, and he hurriedly spoke up.

"I will add five more Earth Tier High Grade Dou Techniques and ten Earth-tier Intermediate Cultivation Methods for you, how about that?" Lei Huang's voice even carried a hint of pleading.

These were all his own savings from many years; sending them away like this made his unwillingness extremely intense, but the situation was stronger than the man.

Just you wait! As long as Feng Huang and the others are safe…

"Fine, there are also one hundred rank 8 Magic Cores, and then there are Soul Infant Fruit, Heavenly Spirit Golden Spring, Wondrous Jade Dragon Ganoderma, Purifying Spirit Lotus, Demon Phoenix Blood Jade..."

"Fine!" Lei Huang gritted his teeth and agreed to all of Xiao Han's demands in one go; although most of these items were very precious, and quite a few were even extinct, they were still acceptable to him.

Theoretically, these Medicinal Herbs were the bulk of the value, but unfortunately, compared to Dou Techniques and Cultivation Methods, Medicinal Herbs among Magic Beasts were the least valuable.

"Clear the account on the spot; I won't be responsible for anything once we part ways," Xiao Han said.

"Take it!" Lei Huang threw a Storage Ring out with a gloomy face; having given away so many "local specialties," three-quarters of his lifelong collection was gone.

"Hmm! Thanks for your patronage!" Xiao Han checked the quantity of the items, his face blossoming with joy. He then flicked his sleeve, sending out a burst of energy that caught the Tianyao Three Phoenixes off guard and flung them away.

"Hun Miesheng, it's your turn next," Xiao Han said, looking at the Soul Hall sucker, who was not in a very good mood, with malicious intent.