Chapter 84: Currying Favor

"Young Master Luo is new here; we have prepared a small token of our appreciation."

At this moment, the Sect Master of Ziguang Sect looked nothing like an enlightened sage; his face was full of ingratiatingness as he handed Luo Yao a Storage Bag.

Luo Yao did not take it; unsolicited kindness usually hides treachery, and besides, she had only just joined Taixu Sect, or rather, had only verbally joined and not formally, so how could she dare accept gifts behind Elder Wei's back?

Seeing Luo Yao's lack of reaction, the Sect Master of Ziguang Sect quickly understood her concern. "Young Master, rest assured; we do not seek anything from you, we merely wish to form a good connection with you."

In plain terms, it was about building a relationship and making an investment.

After all, Luo Yao had broken through to Qi Refining Stage 8 at such a young age and was being guided by a Golden Core Stage cultivator; she was definitely an elite disciple of Taixu Sect. Building a good relationship with her would bring a hundred benefits and no harm.

"Take it!"

Ziguang Sect had truly gone all out.

"For me, Cold Ice Jade is worth this price."

"Sect Master Yang, I heard you have a piece of Cold Ice Jade..."

"I am not that kind of person; if I have anything good, I will keep it for myself. I am of such an advanced age; how could I possibly accept things from you juniors?"

"You girl, what is this? Do you want to bribe me?"

Although excited, Luo Yao was not impulsive; she thought for a moment and took out a bottle of diluted Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk. "Sect Master Yang, this is Thousand Year Spirit Milk; it can restore Spirit Power within a short time, and its effect is a hundred times stronger than a Pill."

She thought Sect Master Yang had given her Heaven Frost Water, but inside was actually a complete set of materials for refining a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Hearing Elder Wei's words, Luo Yao naturally did not refuse; she took the Storage Bag and instinctively extended her Divine Sense into it, becoming surprised.

Exchanging something she considered unimportant for something very important to her was, for Luo Yao, absolutely a huge profit.

"Young Master is joking; since Young Master wants it, take it; there is no need for a transaction, after all, it is not a big deal."

Besides Spirit Stones and Pills, there were also some Spirit Herbs.

The two were a match made in heaven.

She knew Elder Wei had definitely seen her transaction with Sect Master Yang.

Afterwards, Sect Master Yang took his leave and stopped disturbing them.

Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk was extremely precious; if Elder Wei felt greed, he would certainly think Luo Yao had even more on hand; if he truly had malicious intent at that time, it would be exposed...

"But..." Sect Master Yang hesitated, then said, "If Young Master wants anything else, please say it all at once; otherwise, I dare not accept this."

"Yes, of course there is."

Sect Master Yang was stunned, then showed a look of狂喜 (狂喜); how could he not have heard of this? This was a legendary treasure.

Inside were fully ten thousand Spirit Stones and forty to fifty bottles of Pills, ranging from healing and restoring Spirit Power to cultivation Pills.

It was a complete set of materials.

Seeing this, Luo Yao knew he was speaking sincerely, so she thought for a moment. "Do you have Heaven Frost Water? Or Moon Firmament Flower would do."

In other words, Luo Yao did not need to collect anything anymore; she only needed to find someone to refine it to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Luo Yao also turned to return to her room, but after thinking, she went to Elder Wei's room and took out a bottle of Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk.

Elder Wei scolded playfully, "Although Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk is precious, it is of little use to me, but for you, it can save your life; better keep it for yourself."

At this moment, a voice appeared in Luo Yao's mind; it was Elder Wei's.

And after dilution, this large vat could completely become three large vats, or even more; so, this one bottle actually contained less than ten drops; one could say, even if Luo Yao threw it away, she would not feel heartache.

If not, then following Elder Wei to Taixu Sect would allow her to rest much easier.

And previously, she had obtained part of the main materials for refining a Foundation Establishment Pill from Zhao Yang's Storage Bag.

There was a whole vat of Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk.

Now only a few types were missing.

Hearing this, Sect Master Yang naturally nodded excitedly; he was not afraid of Luo Yao making demands; what he feared most was that she would not make demands; otherwise, he would owe her a favor.

"Thousand Year Spirit Milk?"

"Sect Master Yang, I want to make a transaction; a transaction for Cold Ice Jade."

But now it was different; she never thought she would not only meet the Sect Master of Ziguang Sect, but that he would also be so ingratiating towards her.

"This..."

That's right, it was Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk, not the diluted Thousand Year Spirit Milk.

Seeing these resources, Luo Yao suddenly had a flash of inspiration; she remembered that previously, Elder Xu had told her that the Cold Ice Jade she needed was with the Sect Master of Ziguang Sect.

Quickly, he transmitted a voice to his subordinate; after waiting a while, someone brought over a Storage Bag.

It was said that drinking one mouthful could instantly restore Spirit Power; it was absolutely a treasure beyond price.

Moreover, since Elder Wei had given her a welcome gift and allowed her to join Taixu Sect, such a favor was worth repaying with Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk.

Previously, she had long given up searching for Cold Ice Jade because she was only in the Qi Refining Stage, while the Sect Master of Ziguang Sect was a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

She knew that Ziguang Sect was similar to Xuanyuan Sect, so she did not demand a Foundation Establishment Pill; after all, they might not be able to produce one, so it was better to exchange for Spirit Herbs to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Luo Yao wanted to say something, but seeing Sect Master Yang happily put away the Thousand Year Spirit Milk, she understood and said no more.

Indeed, Sect Master Yang pretended not to care on the surface, but actually took out the Cold Ice Jade with a painful heart; this was something he had obtained at great cost.

Although he said so with his mouth, in reality, Luo Yao felt this diluted Spirit Milk was the cheapest and least valuable thing in her hand.

Although she had already given over ten thousand Spirit Stones before, which were definitely higher in value than Cold Ice Jade, those Spirit Stones came from the Sect.

But Han Bing Yu was her own private property; the two were not the same.

Sect Master Yang handed over the Storage Bag and Cold Ice Jade together; Luo Yao took the Storage Bag and then froze.

Luo Yao naturally would not take it for free; after all, she had already received benefits; taking Cold Ice Jade for free as well would be too pushy; at that time, it would not be forming a connection, but forming an enemy.

The Sect Master of Ziguang Sect was surnamed Yang; hearing Luo Yao's words, his heart skipped a beat; although he did not know where Luo Yao got the information, since she had spoken up, even if he was reluctant, for the sake of forming a good connection, he had to bring it out.

Such good things were absolutely something one could encounter by chance but not seek.

"This, this is too precious!"

He did not want to engage in empty flattery with Ziguang Sect, so he was resting in his room, but obviously he was also worried about Luo Yao and had been watching her; seeing Luo Yao hesitate, he spoke up.

Luo Yao lacked nothing else, but she was currently at Qi Refining Stage 8, on the verge of breaking through to the peak of Qi Refining; thus, what she needed most was a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Moreover, this was also a small probe.

Seeing the Cold Ice Jade, Luo Yao's eyes immediately lit up; with the Cold Ice Jade, she could finally forge her innate Dharma Treasure, and with an innate Dharma Treasure, her strength would no longer be so weak.

Although most were hundred-year Spirit Herbs, for a Qi Refining cultivator, they were absolutely of great value.

"How about trading this for the Cold Ice Jade?"

She could not possibly meet the Ziguang Sect Sect Master, let alone obtain the Cold Ice Jade from his hands.

Sect Master Yang would not dare to take advantage; clearly, the value of the Thousand Year Spirit Milk was hundreds of times greater than that of the Cold Ice Jade.

If...

He had not originally intended to ask for repayment, viewing it as an investment; unexpectedly, Luo Yao actually brought out the Thousand Year Spirit Milk to trade, causing the words of refusal to instantly choke back in his throat.

By then, with the support of the innate Dharma Treasure, plus the God-Devouring Ant, the Flying Shadow Needle, Divine Sense attacks, and so on, challenging someone of a higher level would be no difficult matter.

Although Sect Master Yang might, to avoid offending Elder Wei, appear very happy to give it to her for free, he would certainly be dissatisfied in his heart.

It could be said that Luo Yao did not need to worry about Pills for her cultivation this month at all.

Although Luo Yao was reprimanded, she was not angry; instead, she returned to her room in a good mood.

After thinking for a moment, she still used the Communication Jade Pendant given to her by Yan Jie to contact her.

(End of this chapter)