Chapter 319: Purchase Conditions

"The second featured treasure is a hundred-year-old Jade Marrow. It is one of the purest known sources of Star Power in this world. It can be absorbed and refined directly to increase one's cultivation base without any side effects. The total amount of Star Power contained within exceeds five hundred fifth-tier Star Jade Tablets."

"This item is only for trade for Purple Nether Spirit Ginseng or other heaven-and-earth treasures capable of significantly enhancing Soul Power. The consignment period is one year."

"The third featured treasure is five Crimson Sparrow Feathers. Most distinguished guests know its function; it is a supreme treasure for fifth-tier Fire-type Star Art cultivators. It can significantly increase the progress of Gather Battle and can also be used to forge sixth-tier Star Weapons. It is one of the base materials for Spirit Treasures."

"Likewise, this treasure is for trade only, not for sale. It is only for trade for an equal quantity of Earth Dragon Ganoderma or double the quantity of other Gather Battle treasures of various types."

Hearing that the Crimson Sparrow Feathers he needed were up for auction, Xu Jin felt somewhat helpless, even though he had anticipated it, when he heard the specific trade requirements.

At this moment, Xu Jin finally understood what his teacher, Kou Jing, had said: true treasures cannot be measured by wealth; most are traded through barter.

Whenever a treasure can be traded with money or wealth, finding it is like picking up a bargain.

It seemed that if Xu Jin wanted to obtain these Crimson Sparrow Feathers, he would first have to obtain Earth Dragon Ganoderma to trade for them.

But where could he go to find Earth Dragon Ganoderma?

In fact, Xu Jin also wanted the hundred-year-old Jade Marrow.

The total amount of Star Power contained within exceeded five hundred fifth-tier Star Jade Tablets; using this amount as a reference for estimation:

Xu Jin currently cultivates for six hours a day, consuming one fifth-tier Star Jade Tablet per hour. At his current speed, it would take about 25 days or more to increase his cultivation by one layer.

That is to say, for every 150 fifth-tier Star Jade Tablets consumed, Xu Jin's cultivation can increase by one layer.

Five hundred tablets would be enough to increase Xu Jin's cultivation by more than three layers.

By this calculation, it could save Xu Jin nearly three months of cultivation time.

This is definitely a "pay-to-win" artifact.

The pity is that it is barter; they won't sell it!

They only trade.

And they trade for even more precious heaven-and-earth treasures that enhance Soul cultivation.

Such things are even more precious.

Even though Xu Jin has them in his hands, he cannot bear to trade them away.

He can only make a note of them and search for them slowly.

"The fourth featured treasure is named Nine-Leaf Golden Lotus Seed. It can treat hidden Soul injuries and has the effect of supplementing the Soul origin. It also contains a large amount of Soul Power and can be used to break through bottlenecks in Soul cultivation. It is even more effective when used to condense the Nascent Spirit!"

"This treasure is still for trade only, not for sale."

"The owner of this treasure wants to trade for one stalk of Dragon Fish Cinnamon, or other heaven-and-earth treasures that can bring the dead back to life and reconnect severed limbs."

Xu Jin already had the fourth treasure.

It was given to Xu Jin by the Grand Master.

Finding out it was a treasure at the auction that was only for trade and not for sale, Xu Jin couldn't help but feel moved again.

The Grand Master was truly sincere in his treatment of him.

Such a treasure, he gave it away just like that, without any hesitation.

It was also fortunate that Xu Jin had brought back the Star Jade Tablets sealed with Soul Power; otherwise, Xu Jin would likely be feeling uneasy right now.

But what Xu Jin hadn't expected was that the trade item was the Dragon Fish Cinnamon, which could bring the dead back to life and reconnect severed limbs.

From this, one could see how precious and sought-after heaven-and-earth treasures that can reconnect severed limbs are.

But thinking about it, it makes sense; on the battlefield, swords and spears have no eyes. One moment of carelessness, and one's life is extinguished; severed limbs and broken bodies are very common.

It is only natural that such heaven-and-earth treasures are sought after.

After the four featured treasures, this auction came to an end.

Shopkeeper Liu arrived early at Xu Jin's private room and handed over a jade tablet, which contained the settlement list for Xu Jin's participation in the auction this time.

Just by glancing at it, Xu Jin was slightly surprised.

The profit was even more than he had imagined.

The emblems he had consigned for auction had actually sold for 267,000 wisps of starlight, a premium of more than 20% to 30% over the normal price.

Xu Jin had also witnessed the process; fifth-tier low-grade and fifth-tier mid-grade emblems were actually the most sought-after.

The auction premium for fifth-tier mid-grade emblems reached as high as 40%.

A single transaction had allowed Xu Jin to make a fortune.

Of course, ordinary emblem masters do not make money like this.

Xu Jin makes so much for two reasons: first, the Star Jade Tablets used were all captured by Xu Jin himself, making them almost cost-free.

Second, Xu Jin uses Wen Meng to restore his Soul Power, while other emblem masters mostly have to use Three-Yin Soul-Clearing Pills and long periods of sleep to recover.

There is also the risk of the emblem exploding.

Now that Xu Jin's Soul Power has reached the fourth-tier ninth layer, far stronger than most emblem masters, the risk of the emblem exploding is much lower.

There is also proficiency.

Other emblem masters are all "smashed" out using Star Jade Tablets.

A fifth-tier emblem master wanting to stably produce fifth-tier emblems cannot be "fed" without one or two thousand fifth-tier Star Jade Tablets.

These are all huge costs.

And Xu Jin can solve this cost using the Star Lamp.

Otherwise, of the proceeds from Xu Jin's sales today, he would be lucky to have a 20% profit.

Xu Jin had auctioned for ten Dragon Turtle Soul-Forging Pills, one thousand-year-old turtle shell, and one sixth-tier low-grade Star Weapon, with a total expenditure of 154,000 wisps of starlight.

After deducting the commission, Xu Jin ended up with over 100,000 wisps of starlight in hand.

All of a sudden, his finances became comfortable.

"Shopkeeper Liu, that first featured treasure of yours, that Ray-type Heaven and Earth Star Will, is it possible to negotiate the price?" After the handover, Xu Jin's sudden question made Shopkeeper Liu's heart race.

This Young Master Qi before him, being able to ask this, most likely had the ability to purchase the featured treasure.

If he could close a deal on a featured treasure, his performance could not be described as just "skyrocketing."

He believed that after today, he would no longer be just a small third-class shopkeeper.

He might even be able to jump several levels.

This Young Master Qi before him was truly his lucky star; what he did at the beginning was just a casual act, he never expected such a huge harvest!

Amidst the surprise, Shopkeeper Liu did not dare to mislead Xu Jin out of greed. "Young Master Qi, this treasure should not be negotiable! When we received it, the firm's Second Manager personally stepped forward, wanting to let this distinguished guest relax the conditions to facilitate the deal."

"But this distinguished guest said at the time, if he couldn't trade for what he wanted, he wouldn't sell!"

Hearing this, Xu Jin smiled and said, "My meaning is not to change the trade item directly, but to add a condition."

"Add a condition?"

Shopkeeper Liu lowered his head and pondered for a few breaths. "Does Young Master Qi mean that you are willing to trade Wood-type or Water-type Heaven and Earth Star Will for this Ray-type Heaven and Earth Star Will, but need to add a condition?"

"That's right."

Once these words were spoken, Shopkeeper Liu's heart jumped violently.

Heaven and Earth Star Will is not rare in the Star River Battlefield, but every existence capable of possessing Heaven and Earth Star Will has a great background.

Those who can take it out for trade are even rarer.

"May I ask Young Master Qi, what condition needs to be added? This matter, the small one cannot make the decision; it needs to be reported to the Second Manager who is stationed here, and then the Second Manager will contact this distinguished guest before a decision can be made!"

"The condition I'm adding is simple! I just want to know which star domain this Ray-type Heaven and Earth Star Will of his specifically comes from, and how to get there!"

Xu Jin's intentions were already clear.

Hunting the King of the Star Domain to obtain Heaven and Earth Star Will is not a secret in the Star River Battlefield.

The key is ability!

You have to possess that ability!

In his previous life, Xu Jin and most of his classmates wanted to get into Tsinghua or Peking University; everyone knew that once you got into Tsinghua or Peking University, the starting point would be completely different.

But wanting to get in is one thing, and having the ability is another.

The final outcome was that not a single classmate got in!

Likewise, the origin of this Heaven and Earth Star Will is not a secret; everyone wants to obtain it.

But they don't have the ability! Ten-plus breaths later, Shopkeeper Liu led Xu Jin from the VIP passage into the VIP room of the Changsheng Auction House, and then handed Xu Jin a jade tablet.

"Young Master Qi, these are some items that the firm sells regularly, specifically for VIP clients. Like the Dragon Turtle Soul-Forging Pills you auctioned for today, we have them too. If Young Master Qi has a need, you can also purchase them directly from the firm, although the price is about the same as the auction price, and they are also limited in quantity."

"I will go report this matter to the Second Manager; Young Master can take a look, if there is anything you are interested in, you can also purchase it," Shopkeeper Liu said.

As a shopkeeper, he would not let go of any opportunity to improve his performance.

Especially a wealthy person like Young Master Qi; just buying a little bit could significantly improve his performance.

Shopkeeper Liu then left, while Xu Jin began to flip through this jade tablet.

Just by glancing at it, Xu Jin was somewhat amazed.

Damn, the feeling of online shopping from his previous life was back!

Not only was this jade tablet made very exquisitely, but it was also categorized inside, and as long as you sank your thoughts into it, you would see the drawings of certain items, and then there would be functional introductions and prices.

Except for not having a shopping cart and needing manual ordering, this feeling was very similar to online shopping.

A bit addictive!

From various heaven-and-earth treasures to various pills, Star Soldiers, and Star Weapons, everything was there.

Xu Jin even saw maps.

The Changsheng Auction House actually sold star domain maps, and there were hundreds of star domain maps sold inside.

Divided into three grades, detailed maps.

This kind of detailed map is the most expensive, 1,000 wisps of starlight per copy, containing detailed maps of the relevant star domains, including the characteristics of alien races, and even the distribution of forces, but this kind of map is also the rarest.

The second grade is a simple map, 200 wisps of starlight per copy, with only the general geographical features of the relevant star domains, some heaven-and-earth treasures produced, and alien characteristics; as for the distribution of forces and cities, there is basically none.

The third is a rough map, 50 wisps of starlight per copy, with only a general map introduction, such as what mountain is in a certain direction, what big river is in a certain direction, where a large number of powerful alien races were encountered, etc.

This made Xu Jin's eyes shine.

These were treasures.

When he broke into those star domains back then, if he had these star maps, the difficulty might have been reduced quite a bit.

Xu Jin had already made up his mind to buy them all in a while.

Shopkeeper Liu hadn't come yet, so Xu Jin continued to flip through it, indulging in the addiction of online shopping.

He flipped through the pill section casually, nothing new, and just as he was about to skip it, he suddenly saw a category: Small-Category Pills.

This aroused Xu Jin's curiosity.

What does "small-category" mean?

With a thought, he clicked into it.

The first item that caught his eye was the Xuanhuang Star-Condensing Pill.

This made Xu Jin's gaze move, and he hurriedly looked at the details.

Xuanhuang Star-Condensing Pill, made with Xuanhuang branches as the main medicinal ingredient and refined with seven other precious spiritual medicines, the medicinal effect is twice that of the high-grade Star-Refining Pill.

Xu Jin was pleasantly surprised when he saw this introduction.

Who said there were no pills for fourth-tier Star-Condensing Realm cultivators?

Isn't this it?

But the subsequent introduction and price made Xu Jin slightly startled.

Side effects: Pill poison is slightly stronger than high-grade Star-Refining Pills; for every twenty pills taken, one needs to use Star Power to wash the internal organs, combined with three high-grade Transcending Mortality Pills, to completely clear the pill poison.

Price: 200 wisps of starlight per pill.

Seeing this price, Xu Jin was stunned.

No wonder it's called a "small-category"; it's only called a small-category because of the super high price and side effects.

This should also be the reason why it cannot be popularized on a large scale.

High-grade Star-Refining Pills are 50 Dao Credits per pill at the Chen Guo Dao Academy, equivalent to 5 wisps of starlight per pill, but this is the welfare price of the Chen Guo Dao Academy.

Xu Jin had just seen it; the normal price of high-grade Star-Refining Pills on the Star River Battlefield is ten wisps of starlight per pill, directly doubling.

If high-grade Star-Refining Pills are used as a reference to compare with this Xuanhuang Star-Condensing Pill, the effect is doubled.

But the price has directly increased twenty times!

In short: low quality and high price!

Especially the side effects, which require three Transcending Mortality Pills to clear the pill poison; three high-grade Transcending Mortality Pills require at least 300 wisps of starlight.

Basically, those who use this are super-rich people who don't care about money, or—suckers!

Xu Jin didn't want to be a sucker, so with a thought, he was about to skip it.

But just after flipping past it, he flipped back.

Because Xu Jin had just done the math.

Other people using this pill are suckers, but Xu Jin might not be.

Because Xu Jin has the Arena, he can use the Star Arena to nourish the pills.

After reaching three-nourishment, the medicinal effect of these pills can increase sixfold!

If the medicinal power of a high-grade Star-Refining Pill is 5, then after three-nourishment, it is 30.

Then the basic medicinal power of this Xuanhuang Star-Condensing Pill is 10, and after three-nourishment, it is 60.

It still seems to have doubled.

But in reality, for others, the medicinal power increased by 5, but for Xu Jin, the increase in medicinal power reached 30!

This amount is very large.

Of course, the effect of nourishing two high-grade Star-Refining Pills is the same.

But the time used is different.

Xu Jin's fourth-tier Arena can nourish 16 pills at a time, producing a batch every 14 days; even if he eats two a day, it's only enough for Xu Jin to use for eight days, which simply can't keep up.

But likewise, if used to nourish Xuanhuang Star-Condensing Pills, the effect is doubled in the same amount of time.

As for it being expensive?

For Xu Jin, it's not a problem.

Killing through one or two more star domains will solve these problems!

In an instant, Xu Jin felt he had discovered a treasure.

This small-category, for others, has a terrible cost-performance ratio, but for Xu Jin, the cost-performance ratio is very high.

He must buy it, and buy a lot of it.

Just as he was pondering, Shopkeeper Liu suddenly entered, his face full of joy.

"Young Master Qi, we have already received a reply from the seller, saying that they can provide the source, but the transaction must be made as soon as possible! If the transaction can be made within three days, they are willing to come over in person to provide the source of the transaction," Shopkeeper Liu said.

"Okay!" Xu Jin agreed immediately, then asked suspiciously, "Why trade in person? Can't it be traded directly through you?"

The reason Xu Jin asked this was because of safety issues.

Face-to-face transactions might have all kinds of problems.

Most of those who possess Heaven and Earth Star Will are fifth-tier, sixth-tier, or even seventh-tier powerhouses; Xu Jin didn't want to get into trouble because of this!

"My Young Master Qi, who would dare to give such treasures to us directly? We are all intermediaries, and then the transaction is done face-to-face!" Shopkeeper Liu said with a bitter smile.

"But if it's a face-to-face transaction, I'm more worried about my safety!" Xu Jin also raised his own concerns.

"Young Master Qi, rest assured, we have done this kind of thing many times; we can let you trade face-to-face and also ensure that your information is not leaked!" Shopkeeper Liu said.

After hearing Shopkeeper Liu explain the transaction method, Xu Jin felt relieved.

Very quickly, Shopkeeper Liu contacted them again and set the transaction time for three days later.

The other party would only be able to arrive at the Chen Guo Battle City in three days.

"Three days?"

Then going back to the Xingyang Battlefield would be meaningless.

It would be better to just cultivate at the Star-Picking Tower in Chen Guo Battle City for a few days.

It just so happens that the breakthrough Gold Star hasn't been picked yet.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 320 =====