Chapter 579: Murong Yan's Talent

Half an hour later.

Murong Yan put down the account book in her hand and looked up at Lin Chen: "The total value of these items is about 12.25 million Yan coins. If sold quickly to a merchant firm, it could probably sell for 10 million."

"More than 12 million?"

Lin Chen was a bit tongue-tied when he heard the number Murong Yan blurted out. He had originally thought it would be at most 8 or 9 million, but he didn't expect it to sell for so many Yan coins.

"Yes, if you are not in a hurry, selling them all within a year would maximize the profit. I gave this reference based on the selling prices of these items in the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao over the last three years."

"Why are you studying these? Don't tell me you want to open a merchant firm in the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao?"

Lin Chen looked at Murong Yan with a smile. Ordinary martial artists would not study this aspect so deeply; they would only understand the prices of items needed for their current stage.

Murong Yan smiled slightly: "You have been busy with cultivation in martial arts, so you definitely have no time to understand these. I can't help you much in martial arts, so I can only give you some references in terms of strange items. I can't be of no use at all and just be a vase."

Hearing Murong Yan's explanation, Lin Chen was stunned for a moment, then held Murong Yan's soft hand. He understood why Murong Yan went to study these.

"Actually, being a vase is quite good. Not everyone is qualified to be a vase."

The prerequisite for being a vase is having the looks.

"Heh, men's words should only be listened to halfway. Now you think being a vase is quite good, but in ten years or so, when I'm old and faded, you'll probably dislike me."

Murong Yan snorted lightly and placed some items on the table: "These should be what you can use at the moment. They are mainly some materials, no finished elixirs."

What Murong Yan picked out for Lin Chen were all raw materials for elixirs needed by the Fifth-Stage Innate. As for elixirs, because Lin Chen killed mostly Third-Stage and Fourth-Stage Innate martial artists, the elixirs they carried were also those that could be taken by Third-Stage and Fourth-Stage Innate, which were no longer useful to Lin Chen.

"These can all be sold."

"Sell them for what?"

Lin Chen shook his head: "You are about to step into the Innate Stage, so you can use these elixirs too."

Lin Chen directly packed some Second-Stage Innate and even Third-Stage Innate elixirs into a storage box and handed it to Murong Yan.

Murong Yan was not pretentious. Her whole person was Lin Chen's, so she would not refuse if Lin Chen gave her elixirs.

"I plan to hand over the remaining elixirs to the sect, and only keep this pile of rarer materials."

Under Murong Yan's organization, elixirs, spiritual medicine materials, and other materials were subdivided into many categories, one of which belonged to rarer items.

The value of these items might not be high, but if you wanted to find them temporarily, you would probably have to spend some effort.

Unless you are extremely short of Yan coins, there is no need to sell these types of items; they belong to rare goods that can be hoarded.

After cleaning up these items, Lin Chen focused on the storage box given by the Sixth Prince of the Imperial Family. With a thought, all the items in the storage box appeared on the table.

There were not many items in the storage box, only three in total.

A bottle of elixirs, a piece of black wood, and a cultivation technique.

"Is this actually Soul-Breaking Elixir?"

Murong Yan looked at the name of the elixir on the elixir bottle, and there was shock in her eyes: "Lin Chen, where did this storage box come from?"

It was no wonder Murong Yan was surprised. Soul-Breaking Elixir was an extremely precious elixir that could be used by Fifth-Stage Innate and even Sixth-Stage Innate. Taking this medicine had a chance to let the soul break through its limits.

Those who could cultivate to the Fifth-Stage Innate and Sixth-Stage Innate would not have poor backgrounds. When they reached this stage, everyone competed on subtle differences, especially between those of the same stage. If the soul was a bit stronger, it was very likely to determine the final victory or defeat.

Facing Murong Yan's inquiry, Lin Chen did not give an answer but looked at the second piece of black wood: "Let's finish looking at the remaining two items, and then I'll tell you where this storage box came from."

"This is lightning-struck wood, and it is the wood of the hardest Diamond Tree. It looks like it must be at least ten thousand years old. If this item is used to refine weapons, it will definitely be able to forge a weapon that is extremely fierce and strong."

Murong Yan observed it at close range for a while and gave her judgment.

Late-stage Innate martial artists actually don't use many weapons, because the cost of forging a suitable weapon is too high.

Most martial artists focus on breaking through their stage. Unless they clearly notice that their stage has reached its limit and it is extremely difficult to break through in a short time, they will choose to forge weapons to improve their combat power.

As for the third cultivation technique, it was a movement technique called "Wuji Escape."

When cultivated to the extreme, its speed could reach the peak of the Sixth-Stage Innate. Facing the Innate Stage, it could be considered a means of escape.

"Lin Chen, these three treasures are worth a fortune. The owner of this storage box must have an extraordinary background, right?"

"Yes, the other party's identity is extraordinary, but this storage box was not obtained by me killing my opponent, but was sent to me by someone. What do you think is the other party's purpose?"

Murong Yan heard Lin Chen ask this, and a look of thought appeared on her pretty face. Lin Chen's words revealed a bit of information: the person who sent this storage box did not have a very good relationship with Lin Chen.

If it were sent by an elder or a close friend, Lin Chen would not ask what the other party's intentions were.

Since it was someone who was not familiar or whose friendship had not reached this level, sending these three precious items, the other party's intentions were indeed worth pondering.

Murong Yan picked up the "Wuji Escape" again, looked at it carefully several times, and had a rough guess in her heart.

"The person who sent these three treasures wants to delay your martial arts progress."

"Oh, why do you think so?"

Lin Chen looked at Murong Yan. He didn't expect Murong Yan to come to such a judgment. He just purely felt that the Imperial Family shouldn't be so kind. Thinking of Murong Yan's intelligence, he wanted to use Murong Yan's brain to infer the Imperial Family's intentions.

"Take this Soul-Breaking Elixir, for example. Although it can allow a martial artist's soul to break through to the limit, this is not something that can be achieved just by relying on Soul-Breaking Elixir. To increase the success rate, you must definitely find other elixirs, including items of this type to cooperate, and these types of items are not easy to find, which will inevitably take a lot of time."

"Soul-Breaking Elixir is like this, and this lightning-struck wood is the same. Everyone will be tempted by such top-grade weapon-refining materials, and to forge a weapon that is satisfactory, you also need other materials to assist, which also requires time to search."

"Finally, there is this 'Wuji Escape.' Being able to make an Innate martial artist's speed no slower than the peak of the Sixth-Stage Innate, this point of attraction is amazing enough, no worse than the 'Star Illusion Technique' of the Burning Star Valley."

"But to successfully cultivate 'Wuji Escape,' the conditions are also extremely harsh. From the results of these three treasures alone, it will take a lot of time to use them."

This was the answer Murong Yan inferred. Lin Chen gave Murong Yan a thumbs up: "Your judgment should be correct. This storage box was sent by a prince of the Imperial Family. Now it seems that they really don't have good intentions. As expected of my wise helper."

Actually, for Lin Chen, if he had time, he could guess the Imperial Family's purpose, but it was just not as fast as Murong Yan.

"You are a person in the game, and these three treasures are so attractive, so it is normal for your thoughts to be affected in a short time, but I believe you could have inferred it later."

Murong Yan smiled beautifully. Lin Chen was not unable to think of it, but as a person in the game, the first thing he would think about was how to use the treasures, after all, these three items were of extraordinary value.

"Actually, the Imperial Family should also be able to think that you can see through their purpose. This is an open conspiracy."

"It is indeed an open conspiracy. If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would have to step into it even if they knew it was a conspiracy."

Lin Chen nodded. Not to mention whether he could guess it, just by telling his master and the sect master about these three items, the Imperial Family's purpose would also be guessed.

The so-called open conspiracy is knowing it is a conspiracy, but you can't avoid it.

But his situation is different. With the "God-Illuminating Boundless" fate, his soul can grow infinitely, so he doesn't need this Soul-Breaking Elixir. As for forging weapons with lightning-struck wood, there is even less need. He is on the path of physical cultivation, and his body is his strongest weapon.

Although "Wuji Escape" is good, the speed he can achieve by borrowing innate fire will not be much slower than it, so these three treasures are not very attractive to him.

However, at least from these three treasures, Lin Chen saw the Imperial Family's attitude towards him and their attitude towards the Canglan Sect.

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The next day.

Inner courtyard of Qingfeng Residence.

Murong Yan changed into a white dress and stood in the center of the courtyard, with five-element energy beads placed in front of her.

"Qin Gu, don't worry. With Lin Chen here, I won't have any problems."

Murong Yan saw Su Qin standing on the side with a worried face and smiled to comfort her.

"Although the Prince Consort is here, the Princess still needs to be careful."

Su Qin's inner worry did not diminish because Lin Chen was guarding on the side. Since she came to the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao with the Princess, she had heard many members of the Yan family say when she was at the Yan family that the probability of failure when a martial artist breaks through the Innate Stage is very high, and once it fails, it is easy to suffer a backlash.

Many geniuses fell at this step, not only failing to break through to the Innate Stage but finally leaving behind a root of illness, and their martial arts stopped there.

Breaking through to the Innate Stage is both an opportunity and a life-and-death barrier for a martial artist.

If successful, it is like a carp leaping over the dragon gate.

If it fails, it is shattered to pieces.

"Qin Gu, rest assured, your princess will not have any problems."

Lin Chen also saw that Su Qin was too nervous, so he followed up to persuade her. There are failures in breaking through to the Innate Stage, but those are caused by insufficient preparation, forcing a breakthrough to the Innate Stage.

With the five-element energy he prepared for Murong Yan, the probability of Murong Yan's successful breakthrough is as high as 90%.

Furthermore, even if it fails, it will not suffer a backlash. He has already redeemed elixirs from the sect in advance, and after taking them, the injuries caused by breaking through to the Innate Stage can also be healed.

He could understand Su Qin's worry. Su Qin's news about breaking through to the Innate Stage all came from low-to-middle-level martial artists. For low-to-middle-level martial artists, breaking through to the Innate Stage is indeed full of risks.

This is like an ordinary person starting a business in a previous life. Once it fails, it is very likely that ten or even decades of work will be in vain. But for a rich second generation, starting a company is just for the family to practice, and if it closes, it closes, which will not affect their life at all.

The same is true for the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao. For low-to-middle-level martial artists or even ordinary disciples of super sects, there are risks in breaking through to the Innate Stage. But if there are elders of the Fifth-Stage Innate or even Sixth-Stage Innate in the family, breaking through to the Innate Stage is nothing.

After comforting Su Qin, Murong Yan began to break through. She sat cross-legged in the center of the courtyard, her eyes closed slightly, her black hair hanging down her shoulders like a waterfall, setting off her delicate skin that was as white as frost and snow.

As she began to break through, her aura was constantly climbing. When it climbed to the peak, the five-element attribute beads on the table flew up slowly and landed around her. The energy contained in the beads was constantly released, wrapping Murong Yan like a mist.

With every breath Murong Yan took, the five-element energy fluctuated like a tide. Lin Chen looked at Su Qin, who was worried on the side, and explained: "Your princess is doing very well, don't worry."

"Thank you, Prince Consort, for telling me."

Very smooth, even so smooth that Lin Chen felt a bit surprised.

When a martial artist breaks through to the Innate Stage, because of absorbing the five elements, there will be a period of imbalance in the innate five-element energy, and what the martial artist needs to do is to slowly control this innate five-element energy to a balanced state, and then condense the soul in one go to step into the Innate Stage.

But in his spiritual sense perception, Murong Yan's aura was always stable, and the innate five-element energy in her body did not exist in an unbalanced state. Everything was a matter of course.

If it weren't for confirming that his "Matter of Course" fate on the panel was still there, Lin Chen would have suspected whether his fate had come to Murong Yan.

An hour later.

The five-element energy misting around Murong Yan seemed to be absorbed by a vortex, decreasing rapidly. Lin Chen's eyes also had a bright light.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

A burst of energy centered on Murong Yan spread to the surroundings of the courtyard, and the grass and trees in the courtyard bent down one after another. ===== CHAPTER 580 =====