Chapter 219

"Blue Mountain Stronghold" is the undisputed top power within a five-hundred-li radius of Hanchuan Town, with countless experts, immense wealth, occupying several spirit veins and countless resources.

The miss of Blue Mountain Stronghold is as lofty as a princess, not to be provoked!

A group of people who had been bumped changed expression, immediately put on a smile, and moved aside: "Miss, please go ahead!"

The people ahead hurriedly and obediently made way.

"Hmph!" The Blue miss arrogantly waved her horsewhip, riding a black bear forward.

A group of guards, fierce and imposing, followed behind with high spirits.

Heng Xian watched silently, a hint of smile at his mouth: "Lan Chengyu? Lan miss?"

Tao Niangzi asked: "What? You've taken a liking to this little girl?"

"How come everything you say is about taking a liking? I've taken a liking to her family's spirit vein!" Heng Xian spat lightly, "Let's follow and see what this girl is up to."

At this moment, the Blue miss arrived before the largest and most luxuriously decorated building, jumped off the black bear, and bounced inside.

Heng Xian and his companions also arrived before the building, looked up, and saw it seemed to be a shop with the three large characters "Biyu Pavilion" on the sign, quite charming.

The steward whispered: "This is a shop opened by a great power deep in Hanshan, specializing in rare ores, spirit stones, gems, and jewelry; if lucky, one might encounter treasures hard to find in a century!"

Heng Xian nodded: "Let's go in and have a look."

They entered the shop; the interior was spacious, floored with white jade stone, furniture uniformly made of precious spirit nanmu wood, and behind two rows of counters lay arrays of various jewelry and jade, brimming with spiritual energy.

At this moment, inside the shop including the Blue miss, there were only seven or eight customers; judging by their attire and attendants, they were either rich or noble.

"Honored guests, please come in!" A dozen pretty maidservants enthusiastically stepped forward to attend.

"Just browse freely." Heng Xian called out, walked to the first counter, and examined the ornaments one by one.

After looking around, he didn't really understand; the spiritual energy fluctuations seemed about the same.

Turning a corner, passing by the Blue miss, he saw her chatting with a brocade-clad youth: "Brother Li, there are still four days until my grandfather's 160th birthday; what gift do you think I should choose?"

The brocade-clad youth flicked open his fan with a "swish" and laughed: "Old Master Lan of the stronghold possesses thirty-six mountains and five great spirit veins; whatever he wants is easily obtained, he'll never lack anything!"

The Blue miss stamped her foot: "Oh! Brother Li, just give me an idea!"

The brocade-clad youth said: "On the western foothills of Hanshan, a batch of spirit grasses and snake-women have been produced; later we'll go pick some, not seeking fame, just novelty. Moreover, Biyu Pavilion has just received a batch of excellent spirit stones, said to come from a place called Jianhai; we'll also select a few, have our home artisans polish them, and they'll make fine birthday gifts."

The brocade-clad youth said: "On the western foothills of Hanshan, a batch of spirit grasses and snake-women have been produced; later we'll go pick some, not seeking fame, just novelty. Moreover, Biyu Pavilion has just received a batch of excellent spirit stones, said to come from a place called Jianhai; we'll also select a few, have our home artisans polish them, and they'll make fine birthday gifts."

Old Master Lan's birthday?

Four days?

Heng Xian pondered a bit, then continued strolling forward.

The further inside the counter, the denser the spiritual energy of the ornaments and spirit stones; he had originally just wanted to browse casually, but was instantly drawn in, so he simply opened the Mysterious Yellow Heavenly Hexagram: "In this shop, are there any good things?"

The hexagram showed: 【Seventh section cabinet, Purple Sword Dawn Stone, strongest spiritual energy, containing a passage of ancient cultivator's practice insights, the most precious item here!】

Seventh cabinet?

Heng Xian counted, walked over and looked; sure enough, under the counter was a redwood box with a wooden plaque inscribed with the words "Purple Sword Dawn Stone".

"Take this out for me to see!" Heng Xian told the attendant.

The attendant smiled: "Esteemed guest, you truly have discernment; this item's origin is extraordinary!"

Saying that, he opened the counter's formation and presented the redwood box.

Heng Xian received it, opened the lid, and saw a flat piece of purple jade inside, rich in spiritual energy yet with a gloomy aura; he couldn't make sense of it at once and casually asked: "Oh? Any special origin?"

The attendant said: "This is a long story; our Biyu Pavilion's chief broke through to the middle stage of Golden Core, left Hanshan for a while, and traveled to Xizi State.

There, a small sect built a temple on the plains and ended up excavating a mysterious ancient tomb.

The tomb stretched for hundreds of miles, filled with broken swords, spirit stones, and spirit object fragments, drawing many to scramble for them.

Digging beneath that tomb, one finds a sea, yet no one can enter that sea; some call the tomb's remains the Sword Sea!

This piece of Purple Sword Dawn Stone is a top-grade treasure from that Sword Sea!"

"Why can't one enter the sea?" Heng Xian asked curiously.

The attendant said: "I haven't been there; to be frank, these words were told to me by the chief when he was drunk."

Heng Xian nodded and said: "Alright, how many spirit crystals?"

The attendant said: "The price is clearly marked at one hundred thousand low-grade spirit crystals!"

Heng Xian feigned shock: "You're joking? It's just a broken stone dug out of an old tomb, completely useless—how can it be so expensive?

I just think its spiritual energy is decent, want a novelty, buy it back as a souvenir; if necessary, go ahead and treat me as a fat sheep to slaughter!"

The attendant laughed along: "You're mistaken; this is something from an ancient tomb of ages past, and what it contains is hard to say.

If you happen to gain some insight from it, or if it itself is a nearly miraculous treasure, wouldn't that be a huge profit? One hundred thousand low-grade spirit crystals is absolutely not expensive!"

Heng Xian said: "Do you yourself believe that? If it were truly that valuable, would your chief put it up for sale?"

The attendant gave a dry laugh: "Well..."

Heng Xian seized the moment: "I'll name a number, you decide—five hundred low-grade spirit crystals, plus throw in two pendants!"

The attendant immediately nodded, casually took out two commemorative stones: "Deal!"

Heng Xian smacked his lips, feeling he'd said too much and too lazy to call the steward to pay, directly produced five hundred low-grade spirit crystals and handed them over.

Just then, a voice called out from the side: "Hold it!"

Heng Xian turned his head and saw the Blue miss and that brocade-clad youth walking over; the youth was the one scolding, eyes fixed on the redwood box, slightly gleaming: "Attendant, how much does this cost?"

The attendant was collecting spirit crystals; hearing this, he startled: "Ah? It's already been sold to this customer!"

The brocade-clad youth glanced at Heng Xian and asked: "How much was it sold for?"

The attendant laughed: "Five hundred low-grade spirit crystals!"

The brocade-clad youth burst out laughing: "I'll offer five thousand, and return the spirit crystals to him!"

The attendant hesitated: "This... isn't proper, is it?"

The brocade-clad youth said: "The highest bidder wins; you attendant really don't know the rules!"

Heng Xian watched the two tugging at each other, didn't interject, casually put away the redwood box, turned and walked away.

"Wait!" the brocade-clad young master waved his fan to block the path.

Not far away, Peach Third Maiden, Master, and the despicable person, including the idly wandering Dog Egg, swiftly rushed over, preparing to strike.

Heng Xian gave a glance, then looked at the brocade-clad young master: "What do you mean by this?"

Before the brocade-clad young master could speak, Lan Eldest Miss coldly said: "Put down the box; this item is ours!"

Heng Xian said: "Are you being excessive? What if I say no?"

"Vastwaves—"

Lan Eldest Miss drew her spirit sword: "First I'll take your life, then punish your family; don't doubt it, there is no one in our Green Mountain Stronghold who is soft-hearted!"

Heng Xian then understood why Lan Chengyu, the young stronghold chief, was so overbearing—it's a family genetic issue.

Simply taking out the redwood box, he swayed it in front of Lan Eldest Miss's face, then with a 'whoosh' put it back, a smirk of deadly anger on his face: "You want it? Ten million low-grade spirit crystals, no credit!"

Lan Eldest Miss was indeed furious, making a move to draw her sword, but the brocade-clad young master stepped in, clasped his hands toward Heng Xian and said: "Brother, please, I am Li Chenggong, young gang leader of the Cloud Plate Gang; let me have this, give a fair price, and be friends with our Cloud Plate Gang!"

"Cloud Plate Gang..." Heng Xian hesitated.

Li Chenggong and Lan Eldest Miss exchanged a glance, a hint of arrogance on their faces—sure enough, this guy is still afraid!

Heng Xian shook his head: "I've never heard of it!"

Having said that, he pushed the two aside and walked toward the door.

Peach Third Maiden and the others followed behind.

"Bold! Die..." Lan Eldest Miss brandished her sword, ready to strike.

"Forget it!" Li Chenggong pulled her back, slightly narrowing his eyes.

(End of chapter)