Chapter 166: A Large Amount of Spirit Stones

Seeing that Zhang Nuo remained silent and only smiled, the old man surnamed Du looked helplessly at the Pavilion Master, his lips moving slightly as he sent a voice transmission. After hearing the old man surnamed Du's words, the Tianbao Pavilion Pavilion Master let out a long sigh, as if he had made some major decision.

"It seems this young friend also knows the value of the White Profound Crystal Stone. I was truly blind just now. How about a flat price of 500,000 Mid-grade Spirit Stones? What does my young friend think?"

Seeing that the red-faced old man had offered a sufficient price, Zhang Nuo felt a surge of joy in his heart, but he did not show it on his face; instead, he feigned hesitation and said:

"600,000!"

Upon hearing this price, the two old men nearly fainted from anger. Now it was this young man's turn to extort them, and he had demanded an extortion of 100,000 Mid-grade Spirit Stones in one breath!

One must know that one Mid-grade Spirit Stone could be exchanged for one hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones; calculated this way, 100,000 Mid-grade Spirit Stones was already no small sum.

"Young friend, I have already offered a suitable price. Why must you insist on raising the price on the spot?"

The old man surnamed Du gave a light laugh, but beneath his skin, a sense of anger was clearly hidden.

"Is that so? If I were to sell this White Profound Crystal Stone in pieces, I don't think it would be as simple as 500,000 Spirit Stones, would it?"

Holding the White Profound Crystal Stone in his hand and making a motion as if to divide it into several pieces, Zhang Nuo said unhurriedly.

"That is natural, but it would not exceed 100,000 Mid-grade Spirit Stones! I think it would be better for you to be practical, young friend!"

The old man surnamed Du had spent nearly his whole life in the trading rooms; he understood this principle. The more precious an item, the more the price would rise if sold in pieces. But as he said, even if it rose, it would not be outrageous.

"How about this! As long as you two seniors help me find three more things, I will sell this White Profound Crystal Stone to you for the price of 500,000. What do you two think?"

Hearing that Zhang Nuo had relented, the red-faced old man was immediately overjoyed and chimed in:

"Agreed! As long as the items you mention, young friend, are not too difficult to find, my Tianbao Pavilion will certainly be able to satisfy you!"

"The Pavilion Master is straightforward! As long as you can help this junior find 'Butian Wood', 'Three Blood Spirit Stone', and a Sixth-Rank Demon Core, I will sell the Mysterious Heaven Crystal Stone to your pavilion!"

After Zhang Nuo finished speaking, he watched their expressions intently. He saw the two exchange a glance; the old man surnamed Du seemed unwilling, but the Tianbao Pavilion Pavilion Master seemed very anxious to have this item, so he said immediately:

"Please wait a moment, young friend! I will go and prepare them for you right now!"

Having said this, he left the room first. Seeing this, the old man surnamed Du also quickly followed him out. The two said something else in the courtyard before transforming into two streaks of light and flying off in two different directions.

Only then did the heart Zhang Nuo had been holding finally settle. Bargaining with two Golden Core stage fellows—if he said anything that didn't suit their fancy and they really decided to kill him, he would have absolutely no way to deal with it.

Facing two Golden Core stage powerhouses, the hope of escaping was almost zero! Zhang Nuo had decided that Tianbao Pavilion was a legitimate trading house and would not covet small, immediate gains to commit murder for treasure.

Furthermore, this crystal was not considered large in Zhang Nuo's eyes, but in the eyes of outsiders, it was already quite large. Smaller trading houses would not be able to produce such an astronomical price of 500,000 Mid-grade Spirit Stones.

Another factor was Zhang Nuo's identity. From the moment he entered Tianbao Pavilion, neither the old man surnamed Du nor the Pavilion Master knew his background, and they dared not easily harbor murderous intent.

Just shortly after the two old men left, a young girl dressed in sky-blue palace attire walked in. Zhang Nuo was stunned, then immediately understood: the two old men were afraid he would leave on his own and had specifically found someone to monitor him.

The girl in palace attire was quite attractive, with a slender waist and slightly flushed cheeks, all of which exuded charm.

The girl walked slowly to Zhang Nuo's side and very politely poured him a cup of Spirit Tea. Zhang Nuo swept his Divine Sense over her and, seeing she was only at the seventh or eighth layer of the Qi Refining Stage, he didn't take her to heart.

Closing his eyes slightly, no matter what the girl said, he simply wouldn't speak. After a while, the girl in palace attire had no choice but to sit quietly in the room with Zhang Nuo.

About an hour later, seeing that neither of the two old men had returned, Zhang Nuo felt somewhat anxious, but he still waited patiently.

Another half hour passed, and the two still hadn't returned. Zhang Nuo finally couldn't help it and said to the girl in palace attire beside him:

"How much longer will your Pavilion Master take to return?"

The girl had been bored, and upon hearing Zhang Nuo speak, she gave a charming smile and said:

"The items the senior needs are not easy to find. The Pavilion Master has gone to several other Tianbao Pavilion branches to search for them. I believe he will be back soon!"

Zhang Nuo let out a light breath and closed his eyes again. At this time, the girl in palace attire continued:

"Before the Pavilion Master left, he instructed me that you are an important guest of our pavilion, senior. If you need anything, I can do whatever you wish!"

The girl's final sentence was full of flirtatious intent. How could Zhang Nuo not understand the meaning? After a cold smile on his face, he did not make another sound.

Although this woman was beautiful, she was far inferior to Zhuge Qing. When he faced Zhuge Qing back then, he could remain calm and composed, let alone this girl in palace attire before him.

Seeing that Zhang Nuo was silent again, the girl wisely shut her mouth, though a look of displeasure was clearly visible on her pretty face. With her looks, she had once made many cultivators drool, yet this young cultivator before her didn't have the slightest intention of being moved!

At the same time, in a room somewhere in Tianbao Pavilion, the old man surnamed Du and the Tianbao Pavilion Master were watching everything happening in Zhang Nuo's room through an ancient mirror.

A moment later, the old man surnamed Du shook his head and said:

"This young man is truly difficult to deal with. He is hot-blooded, yet he has no interest in beautiful women at all!"

"It seems he must be the descendant of some major power! He has seen the world and acts quite cautiously!"

The red-faced old man also exclaimed:

"But if he secretly took the Profound Crystal Stone out to sell, will we have any trouble in the future?"

The Tianbao Pavilion Pavilion Master had a quick mind and immediately thought of this problem!

"Even if someone finds Tianbao Pavilion, so what? With our current power, who would we fear?"

The old man surnamed Du hesitated for a moment, then a ruthless look appeared on his face. In his entire life, this was the first time he had seen a White Profound Crystal; he had to get his hands on it no matter what. Perhaps he could sell it at a future auction and make a huge profit.

"Good! Let's do as you say, Fellow Daoist Du. Let's go conduct the transaction now!"

The two discussed the details again before rising to head toward where Zhang Nuo was. In fact, they had returned long ago. With Tianbao Pavilion's power, although the three items Zhang Nuo requested were hard to find, they were not impossible to obtain, so it only took them an hour to gather them.

For the remaining time, they had been observing Zhang Nuo in secret, hoping to get some information to see what the background of this young cultivator was, but they were disappointed. They had watched for so long in vain without gaining any useful information.

Just as Zhang Nuo was feeling uneasy, the door opened. The old man surnamed Du and the Tianbao Pavilion Master walked in one after the other. Upon seeing Zhang Nuo, they first smiled faintly, then chased the girl in palace attire out.

The old man surnamed Du placed two Storage Bags on the table, opened the mouths of the bags himself, and said:

"Take a look, young friend!"

Zhang Nuo did not stand on ceremony; this was the day he had been waiting for. He immediately swept his Divine Sense through the opened bags. He saw one Storage Bag filled with Spirit Stones—counting them, it was exactly 500,000 Mid-grade Spirit Stones—while the other contained a piece of Spiritual Medicine that looked like withered wood, a red-green-blue three-colored stone, and a Demon Core!

"Not bad! These are exactly the things I wanted!"

He was so happy he could faint, but Zhang Nuo did not have any expression on his face and said in an extremely flat tone.

"Since that is the case, young friend, please hand over the White Profound Crystal Stone to us?"

"Fine!"

Hearing the old man surnamed Du's words, Zhang Nuo took the Profound Crystal Stone from his Storage Bag and handed it to the old man with both hands. After the two old men took turns examining it and confirmed it was the same White Profound Crystal Stone they had seen before, they were both overjoyed.

"Many thanks to both seniors. This junior will take his leave now!"

Zhang Nuo grabbed the two Storage Bags on the table and left the room without looking back. Just as he was piloting his Dharma Treasure to fly away, the voice of the old man surnamed Du came from behind him.

"Little friend, if you have any more good things like this in the future, just bring them to Tianbao Pavilion!"

Zhang Nuo ignored him, thinking to himself:

"Come back to Tianbao Pavilion! Not unless I think my life is too long!"

He urged his Double Spirit Sea within his body, and two massive streams of Spirit Power were rapidly injected into the Flying Magic Tool; in the blink of an eye, the Dharma Treasure emitted a vast spiritual radiance and shot out a hundred zhang away in an instant!

This speed was extremely fast, so much so that even the two old men who had been watching him were greatly shocked!

"Pavilion Master! Is he... is he a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator?"

The expression of the old man surnamed Du changed instantly; even a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator would not be able to burst out with such terrifying speed all at once. The speed Zhang Nuo had just displayed for a moment was almost catching up to the escape light of a Golden Core Cultivator.

"This kid! He really is too special!"

The Tianbao Pavilion Pavilion Master also shook his head incessantly! It was his first time seeing a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator burst out with such fast flight speed in a short time, but now that he held the White Profound Crystal Stone in his hand, he had no time to care about such things.

Turning his body slightly, the Tianbao Pavilion Pavilion Master spoke to the old man surnamed Du without even looking back:

"I need to properly study the Mysterious Crystal Stone for the next few days, so leave all matters in the workshop to you! Unless there is something major, do not disturb me under any circumstances!"

The old man surnamed Du narrowed his eyes, looking suspiciously at the red-faced old man; could it be that he didn't buy the White Profound Crystal Stone to sell at the auction?