Chapter 1183: Bustling Market Treasure Hunt

Ye Liuyun held that jade pendant, but suddenly felt the Divine Soul Power within it was especially abundant.

He carefully glanced at the jade pendant with his Golden Pupil, and was startled in his heart. "This is a treasure!"

At this moment, a group of Demon Cultivator disciples also rushed over to maintain order. Seeing Ye Liuyun and others present, they didn't know which was Ye Liuyun's subordinate, so they didn't dare to intervene in the two fighters' battle, and instead went directly to Ye Liuyun to seek instructions.

"You all go back; I'll handle it!" Ye Liuyun instructed them, ordering them to retreat.

Then Ye Liuyun called out to Lei Ming: "Lei Ming, come over, stop fighting!"

Lei Ming was about to defeat that vendor. Hearing Ye Liuyun's shout, he reluctantly stepped back.

"It's not my fault; clearly he raised the price!" Lei Ming explained to Ye Liuyun with a resentful heart.

"Hmm. Don't be hasty, I'll take care of it!"

Just as Ye Liuyun had comforted Lei Ming, the vendor shouted again.

"Don't think your numbers scare me! I originally intended to sell this jade pendant for five hundred thousand Spirit Stones. It was you who didn't ask the price before, picked it up to play with, then broke it—can you blame me?"

His shout drew the surrounding onlookers, some of whom were eager to intervene.

"An ordinary jade pendant worth five hundred thousand Spirit Stones? Isn't that price gouging?"

The man sneered, "You don't understand. This jade pendant is not simple. It has a special function; it can make one's Soul clear!"

"Enough! Let's not cause a city‑wide uproar over this. Shall we sit down and discuss?" Ye Liuyun politely bowed his hand to the man, speaking in a conciliatory tone.

"Your attitude is decent! Then let's talk!"

Seeing Ye Liuyun being courteous and not siding with Lei Ming, and feeling no shame to lose his temper with Ye Liuyun, he agreed to sit down and talk.

He returned to his stall, sat down. Ye Liuyun sat opposite him, glanced at the goods he was selling, and picked up two jade pendants.

"You also appreciate these items? You've got an eye! These aren't ordinary jade pendants…" the man ranted endlessly.

Ye Liuyun ignored his nonsense and asked directly, "These two jade pendants, plus the damaged one, how much will you sell them to me for?"

The man, without hesitation, replied, "My price is one piece of premium Spirit Stone per pendant, five hundred thousand each. Since you're buying three at once, I'll give you a discount—just one million two hundred thousand Spirit Stones!"

"You…" Lei Ming, seeing his mouth gaping open, couldn't help but speak.

Ye Liuyun cut him off. "Let me handle it!"

After speaking, Ye Liuyun produced one million two hundred thousand Spirit Stones and paid the man.

The man hadn't expected Ye Liuyun to be so generous; he swallowed, hurriedly stored those Spirit Stones into his Storage Ring.

Some onlookers also sighed, calling Ye Liuyun a sucker.

Ye Liuyun didn't mind, and continued chatting with the man.

"These jade pendants—did you carve them yourself, or did you source them from others?"

"Of course I carved them myself; the jade was also mined by me, guaranteed quality!" the man said confidently.

Hearing this, Ye Liuyun covertly contacted Huo Wu, who was wearing an Invisibility Cloak, to cast an illusion.

At the same time, he said to the man, "Tell me where you mined the jade, and I'll give you three million premium Spirit Stones, okay?"

The man originally wouldn't tell Ye Liuyun the mining location, but under Huo Wu's illusion, he inexplicably agreed.

So Ye Liuyun gave him three million premium Spirit Stones, then directly performed Soul Search to trace the jade's source.

After confirming the location, he transmitted the coordinates to Wu Qingcheng.

"Immediately dispatch people, rush here at once, mine through the night. Bring back all the jade!"

Ye Liuyun sent a Transmission Voice to Wu Qingcheng.

Wu Qingcheng knew Ye Liuyun must have discovered something different about the jade. She promptly returned to Chengzhu Fu to gather troops, set out at once to mine the jade.

Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun erased the jade source information from the man's Sea of Consciousness.

In fact, the jade's location lies within Ye Liuyun's jurisdiction on Zhongyang Dalu, not far from here. Wu Qingcheng and her party could reach it conveniently via the Teleportation Array.

However, the jade lies at the bottom of a great river, a place seldom noticed. Extraction there is not especially easy.

During the Soul Search, Ye Liuyun also found that the man truly didn't know the jade's real value; he was indeed price gouging.

It was just Lei Ming's luck that snagged a good treasure.

Having obtained the information he wanted, Ye Liuyun immediately ordered Huo Wu to withdraw the illusion and protect Wu Qingcheng.

The man had originally been at the Di Zun First Rank realm; once the illusion vanished, he instantly cleared his mind.

"You deceived!" he shouted.

Ye Liuyun pretended innocence, saying, "What deception? I paid you, exchanged for the mining spot you verbally agreed to; everyone can testify!"

"Indeed! We all saw you receive three million Spirit Stones! How can you now deny it!"

"You…" The man also realized he fell into Ye Liuyun's trap. Even if he now admits being under illusion, no one would believe him.

"Fine, you're ruthless!" the man sighed, acknowledging. He had already earned four million two hundred thousand premium Spirit Stones, enough to start.

These jade pendants were all collected by him, yet he incurred no cost.

So he gathered his things, prepared to leave immediately, lest further trouble arise. If Ye Liuyun set another trap, he could reclaim those Spirit Stones.

In truth, Ye Liuyun didn't care about those Spirit Stones at all. Compared to that amount, the jade's value was far greater.

At this moment, a young Daoist apprentice, leading an elderly white‑haired man, pushed through the crowd and hurried over.

"Master, it's him—I discovered him right here!"

The apprentice pointed at the man.

Ye Liuyun and the onlookers had intended to disperse. Yet this sudden old‑and‑young pair captured their attention, and everyone stopped.

The elder scanned the stall's items, then bowed to the man, "Young brother, you just had several jade pendants—are they still there? If you can sell them to me, the price is negotiable!"

"Huh? Could this guy's jade pendants really be that good?" the onlookers murmured in surprise.