Chapter 329: Nine-Star Begonia (Second update, requesting everything)

These nine Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures are, respectively: Heavenly Spirit Fruit, Fire Spirit Grass, Wood Element Crystal, Nine-Star Begonia, Tree of Life Branch and Leaf, Millennium Spirit Milk, Seven-Colored Rainbow Pearl, Life Essence, and Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit.

Among these materials, the Heavenly Spirit Fruit, Fire Spirit Grass, and Wood Element Crystal go without saying; the Nine-Star Begonia is a scarce main ingredient for the Ancient Speed Enhancement Potion; the Tree of Life Branch and Leaf and Millennium Spirit Milk are two scarce main ingredients for the Active Potion; and the final three—the Seven-Colored Rainbow Pearl, Life Essence, and Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit—are all Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures capable of resolving the innate deficiencies of wild giant beasts.

These Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures are extremely hard to come by; some are exceptionally rare and precious, while others are on the verge of extinction. At the very least, Li Zhangsheng searched through the Trading Markets of Peng City and Yecheng and found no trace of them.

Li Zhangsheng's willingness to trade a Superior Quality Winged Snake for one of these materials naturally caused a sensation at the scene, but upon hearing the names of these nine materials, everyone, including Vice Principal Xu and the Instructors, could only smile bitterly and shake their heads.

Of course, this did not mean that Vice Principal Xu and the Instructors did not possess these Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures. Everyone present was a Fifth-rank Instructor; unlike the students, they were not in desperate need of Superior Quality Demon Pets, and it was possible they might also need these Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures themselves.

Li Zhangsheng did not immediately step down; he took out a Thunder-Type Top-Grade Treasure and shouted, "This is a Thunder-Type Top-Grade Treasure that can increase the power of Thunder Attribute skills by fifty percent. Its trade terms are the same as the Superior Quality Winged Snake. If you don't have those, you can also purchase it for five thousand Soul Crystals! Alright, those with ideas can come find me to negotiate!"

An Advanced Treasure is worth over a hundred Soul Crystals, but once it reaches the level of a Top-Grade Treasure, its price can be said to have multiplied several dozen times over. Because its amplification far exceeds that of an Advanced Treasure and it is overly rare, even the Fifth-rank Instructors present could not remain entirely indifferent.

Li Zhangsheng was not afraid of showing off his wealth; he decided to increase the stakes and resolutely took out the Fire Element Crystal he had obtained not long ago.

"This is a piece of Fire Element Crystal. Its volume is significantly larger than ordinary elemental crystals, and its value far exceeds the Superior Quality Winged Snake and the Thunder-Type Top-Grade Treasure. If you possess those nine materials, you can trade with me, but you must make up the price difference! Additionally, I do not intend to trade it for Soul Crystals!"

Unlike the others, Li Zhangsheng brought out three items of extremely high value. Besides these three, there were also some Advanced Treasures and precious materials of no small value, which naturally caused a stir.

In this internal trading session, Li Zhangsheng mainly wanted to process the items that had accumulated over this period. If he encountered items he was in urgent need of, that would be even better, such as Luo Jing's Fire Phoenix sculpture.

By the time Li Zhangsheng stepped down, at least half the people at the scene had surrounded him, including two Instructors, wanting to conduct trades with him.

Seeing this situation, senior student Miao Yinfeng had no choice but to choose to pause, waiting for Li Zhangsheng to finish trading with the others.

"Let's trade the Superior Quality Winged Snake first. Is there anyone who wants to trade using those nine Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures?" Li Zhangsheng shouted once.

To Li Zhangsheng's disappointment, no one at the scene made such a decision. Under these circumstances, he could only adopt the second trading method, obtaining five thousand Soul Crystals for the Superior Quality Winged Snake. The buyer was senior student Ding Dangmao; one wonders where he got so many Soul Crystals.

After the Superior Quality Winged Snake was traded, many who had ideas could only express regret, and for a time, the crowd surrounding Li Zhangsheng thinned out significantly.

"Next is the Thunder-Type Top-Grade Treasure. Is there anyone who wants to trade using those nine Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures?"

"I will trade with a Nine-Star Begonia!"

The one speaking was Instructor He Yan. She took out a square jade box and handed it to Li Zhangsheng.

Upon opening the jade box, inside was a pink flower slightly larger than an adult's fist, with nine petals in total. Each petal had a silver spot of light on it, looking almost indistinguishable from starlight.

A Nine-Star Begonia Tree can only produce one Nine-Star Begonia at a time. This tree can automatically absorb Starlight Power, specifically to "serve" this one Nine-Star Begonia. Every ten years, the Nine-Star Begonia gains one more petal; a mature Nine-Star Begonia takes a full ninety years to grow. This is the main reason why the Nine-Star Begonia is extremely rare and why Li Zhangsheng could never find it on the market.

"Deal!" Although it was a bit painful, one cannot catch a wolf without risking the cub, especially since the Nine-Star Begonia is a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure that is a "now or never" opportunity. Li Zhangsheng could only use the Thunder-Type Top-Grade Treasure as an exchange.

Moreover, with this Nine-Star Begonia, Li Zhangsheng could produce the Ancient Speed Enhancement Potion, allowing his Demon Pets' speed to be further improved. This was very important for Aixi, Kailan, and the two kittens, who excelled in speed, and it was precious even for his other Demon Pets.

Soon, another five minutes passed. Li Zhangsheng finished processing all the excess Advanced Treasures and precious materials he had on him, which brought him another three thousand-plus Soul Crystals.

If one counted the remaining Soul Crystals he had, Li Zhangsheng's total number of Soul Crystals instantly exceeded nine thousand. For a student, this was undoubtedly a significant amount of resources.

After finishing the trades with them, only one person remained surrounding Li Zhangsheng. His name was Luo Yongcheng, a Second Grade senior student.

Li Zhangsheng looked at Luo Yongcheng with expectant eyes and asked, "Finally, there is this Fire Element Crystal. Senior Luo, do you intend to trade with those nine Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures?"

"No!" Unfortunately, Luo Yongcheng shook his head.

Seeing that Li Zhangsheng was about to leave, Luo Yongcheng asked, unwilling to give up: "Junior, can it be traded for Soul Crystals? I can offer eight thousand Soul Crystals!"

"No!" Li Zhangsheng shook his head. Such a large piece of Fire Element Crystal was very rare; it could very likely allow a Fire Element spirit's Elemental Power to accumulate to the point of being thick, and it might even have the chance to further improve its quality. The value it contained was self-evident.

After refusing Luo Yongcheng, Li Zhangsheng returned to his seat. Overall, he was quite satisfied with this round of trading; while obtaining a large sum of Soul Crystals, he had also acquired the Nine-Star Begonia.

In the time that followed, more than ten other people took turns on stage to display their goods and trading proposals, including two Instructors.

Among these goods, there was no lack of rare items, especially the goods displayed by the two Instructors, which were almost not inferior to the Thunder-Type Top-Grade Treasure. Unfortunately, these were of no use to Li Zhangsheng for the time being.

By the time the internal trading session ended, two hours had already passed. After leaving the hall, Li Zhangsheng returned to his room impatiently and immediately released the Fire Phoenix sculpture.

The Fire Phoenix sculpture still held its head high, not taking Li Zhangsheng seriously at all. If its rank were not insufficient, it would definitely find an opportunity to break free from the Temporary Contract and flee.

(End of chapter)