Chapter 1184: Valuable Beyond Measure

When the man heard the elder say the price was negotiable, a greedy thought resurfaced.

He directly quoted the elder: "Five hundred thousand Spirit Stones per piece, no bargaining!"

"No problem!" the elder smiled, scanned the stalls again, then shook his head.

"The jade pendants I want aren't here!"

After speaking, the elder looked at the Alchemist beside him. "Are you sure you didn't missee?"

"They were just there!" the Alchemist said, pointing at several empty spots on the stall, clearly the pendants had just been bought.

The Alchemist pointed at the empty spots and asked the man: "Brother, where did the three jade pendants that were just here go?"

"Um…" the man involuntarily looked at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun still held the broken jade pendant in his hand; the other two intact ones he had already pocketed.

Following the man's gaze, the elder instantly saw the jade pendant in Ye Liuyun's hand, and his expression immediately became excited.

He stepped forward, bowed to Ye Liuyun: "Young master, might I purchase this jade pendant from you?"

Ye Liuyun bluntly refused: "I don't wish to sell it for now."

"The pendant is already damaged; keeping it is useless. I'll pay double the price—how about I buy it?" the elder negotiated again with Ye Liuyun.

At this point, everyone thought the pendant must have some issue.

Moreover, only the three pendants that Ye Liuyun bought could be worth that price.

Ye Liuyun smiled again: "Even damaged, without a hundred million Spirit Stones you probably couldn't afford it. Yet this item is useful to me; even if you offered a hundred million, I wouldn't sell."

"One hundred million? My heavens!"

"What exactly is this pendant that it's so valuable?"

"He can't be talking nonsense, can he? One pendant worth that much?"

The onlookers around, hearing Ye Liuyun mention a hundred million, became excited.

Some thought Ye Liuyun was speaking recklessly, just spouting nonsense.

However, after a moment of contemplation, the elder said to Ye Liuyun: "What if I double the price again?"

At this, everyone was stunned, mouths agape, speechless.

The man selling jade pendants was now completely stunned!

Ye Liuyun hesitated whether to sell. Two hundred million seemed, in principle, a fair price.

Just as he hesitated, the pendant seller finally recovered from his shock.

He hadn't expected the pendant he sold to be so valuable.

"I sold it too cheap!" he regretted repeatedly in his mind.

But where exactly its value lay, he naturally couldn't discern.

He hurriedly called out to the elder: "Sir, I have so many pendants here, pick any you like; why must you buy a damaged one?"

The elder shook his head and laughed: "You don't understand; only the one in his hand is valuable. The other pendants are at most worth two Spirit Stones each!"

The elder also realized that Ye Liuyun, like him, had seen the pendant's worth.

Because the hundred million Spirit Stones Ye Liuyun initially quoted wasn't a random price; the market value of the item is indeed that high.

However, since the item is now rare, scarcity makes it expensive, so Ye Liuyun's desire to raise the price is normal.

And he's not short of money. The pill he needs to refine requires this ingredient. Having finally found it, he would never miss out for money.

He looked earnestly at Ye Liuyun, awaiting his answer.

"Alright! Since you want it so much, I'll give it to you! You need it for alchemy?" Ye Liuyun agreed and asked casually.

Ye Liuyun himself can refine pills and is familiar with the medicinal scent on the elder.

Usually, those who refine pills are wealthy and influential.

But this elder doesn't bully with power; Ye Liuyun's impression of him was good, so he decided to give it to him.

"Thanks, little brother, for parting with it. If you ever need anything from this old man, just say so! Indeed, I need it for alchemy. Little brother, are you here for the Alchemy Vessel Alliance selection? If you need anything, come find me. I'm Feng Renxin!" the elder said while handing Spirit Stones to Ye Liuyun and introducing himself.

He thought that since Ye Liuyun could recognize him as an alchemist, he must also be a practitioner of alchemy. Those who come here for alchemy are either alchemists or aspiring learners.

Among the onlookers, someone who had heard Feng Renxin's name immediately shouted.

"Feng Renxin, the Feng Lao called the Pill Sovereign?"

Ye Liuyun, hearing this, also looked at Feng Renxin for confirmation.

"They're just nicknames given by outside friends!" Feng Renxin said modestly.

Ye Liuyun, knowing his modesty, respectfully bowed and called out, "Feng Lao!"

This Feng Lao will surely cross paths with him later, so he should leave a good impression.

Feng Lao clearly also thought Ye Liuyun very courteous and was quite pleased.

"If you aim to join the Alchemy Alliance, I might be able to recommend you later!"

After saying that, Feng Lao waved to Ye Liuyun and hurried away with the Alchemist.

After he left, Ye Liuyun also led his companions away.

The pendant seller stayed there sighing in regret, his thigh swelling from all the slaps.

At first, Lei Ming was quite displeased that Ye Liuyun showed no bias toward her.

But in the blink of an eye, Ye Liuyun sold the pendant he bought for five hundred thousand at a sky‑high price of two hundred million. Only then did she realize he had deliberately bought it cheap.

"Hey, big brother, what's special about the pendant?" Lei Ming asked curiously.

"There are too many eyes here; I'll explain when we get back!" Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense noted that someone was already trailing them.

Since absorbing numerous ferocious beasts and Beast King's Soul in the Secret Realm, his Divine Soul Power has risen a tier. Now even someone using Spiritual Sense Lock on him can be detected.

Ye Liuyun and his group headed straight back to Chengzhu Fu. The pursuers, seeing them enter Chengzhu Fu, dared not scheme further and turned away.

The pendant seller was mocked by the onlookers, lost all face, hastily packed his things, and left.

Before he could walk far, three Earth Sovereign Fifth-Sixth Layer Martial Cultivators seized him and kidnapped him.

No matter how those Martial Cultivators tortured him for information, the man selling the jade pendant simply couldn't recall where the pendant had been dug up.

It turned out these people were merely passersby who had just been watching the scene; a few of them, seeing the excitement, had stopped to look for a while.

Only after they discovered the immense value of that jade pendant did they entertain nefarious thoughts.

They first tailed Ye Liuyun, hoping to seize the other two jade pendants he carried by force. But upon seeing Ye Liuyun enter Chengzhu Fu, realizing they had no opportunity to act, they immediately turned back to target that little vendor.