Chapter 114 - 113: Star Moon Divine Eye, Gift from Elixir Master

A premium of 50%?

Li Jing paused, astonished.

The poison pancake’s organs and the like could not be used as artefact refining materials.

After the inspection was completed, he had been planning to have Xu Jiayi handle them. He had already prepared himself to sell them at a discounted price on his way here.

Unexpectedly, Xu Jiayi offered such a generous deal as soon as they met.

If Xu Jiayi was willing to offer a price that was 50% higher than expected, it seemed she really was in a hurry.

Without much thought, Li Jing said,

"If you’re willing to pay a premium of 50%, of course, I won’t mind."

Then, he continued,

"Apart from the poison pancake, you can also help me handle the rest that can’t be used as artefact refining materials at a normal price. But I’m not short of money recently, can you help me exchange the revenue for spiritual materials that can be used to feed and enhance spirit weapons?"

"Spiritual materials?"

Xu Jiayi frowned and said,

"You are only in the Three Realm now, isn’t it too early to consider feeding spirit weapons? Compared to the out-of-reach spirit weapons, it would be more appropriate to use the profit elsewhere."

"You don’t need to worry about it, I have my own uses."

Li Jing smiled.

As Xu Jiayi’s suggestion was well-meant, a positive response was necessary.

Spirit weapons are "high-level goods" that not even those in the Four Realm necessarily possess.

For a person in the Three Realm to hold materials that can be used to feed spirit weapons could be somewhat embarrassing.

If you were a merchant, you could simply put it in your shop and wait for a "fated person".

For individual investors, it was a bit awkward.

If you sell it for money, the value of money is relatively limited.

If you barter, you would need someone else to need it in order to exchange equal value things, and what you get may not necessarily be what you want.

If you keep it in your hand, who knows when a secret realm will emerge, with related items being produced in large quantities causing market impact and a sharp drop in value.

Holding spiritual objects that you can’t use is like holding a stack of high-value stocks - there is some room for appreciation, but the probability of devaluation is greater.

For Li Jing, these are not issues.

After all, he already has a spirit weapon, just that it’s not appropriate to take it out in public.

Seeing that Li Jing insisted, Xu Jiayi didn’t fuss about it.

"Since you have this need, after the inspection is completed and the valuation is done, I’ll communicate with the store upstairs, and let them prepare equivalent spiritual materials to barter with you."

As she said this, she turned and spoke,

"Come with me, the shop is a bit small, if we put your large demon corpse here, there might not be enough space for business. The inspection room in the back is spacious, let’s talk there."

"Alright."

Li Jing responded.

...

The storefronts on the first floor of the Spiritual Item Market are all quite large.

Xu Jiayi’s family runs an appraisal shop, and the space they reserve for customers doesn’t need to be substantial, so they divided the space.

They use a small part of the front hall for business and customer service, most of the space is used as an inspection room and for other purposes.

Leading Li Jing into the inspection room, Xu Jiayi took him straight to an area designated for "Large demon handling".

"Put your things here and let me have a look first, then I’ll have someone dedicated to assist you."

Hearing this, Li Jing proactively waved his hand, placing the two demon corpses, one large and one small, out.

Seeing the demon corpses, Xu Jiayi’s eyes lit up as she moved forward. She glanced at the tail needle that Li Jing had already separated beforehand, and made a few gestures before placing her hand on her brow.

Subsequently, her eyes revealed a star-like glow.

Seeing this, Li Jing spoke.

"Pupil Technique?"

"Yes."

Xu Jiayi spoke without turning her head, and said,

"Star Moon Divine Eye can see the essence of things and has a penetration function. This pupil technique can’t be learned on a Xian Learning website, it can only be learned at a higher education institution that has professional appraisal certification."

Penetration!?

Li Jing was taken aback, silently stepping backward a few times.

Only when one enters a specific professional field and enrolls in a related academy of Immortal Learning can they learn professional magic skills.

This, he knew.

But he didn’t know that there was this kind of "God Skill" like the penetrating vision among those skills.

He felt the need to stay as far away from it as possible...

Over there, Xu Jiayi examined the segmented tail needle separately with the Star Moon Divine Eye, then looked at the tail needle of the giant scorpion demon corpse, releasing a long breath to dissolve the starlight at the bottom of her eyes.

"My skills are still somewhat lacking. The Star Moon Divine Eye alone can’t reveal much. At first glance, the poison pancake in the smaller needle is quite potent and should meet the Elixir Master’s needs. The poison in the giant one is little mediocre, probably won’t even kill a creature from the Three Realms, but it wins in quantity. The specifics need to be analyzed by someone who knows about the poison’s composition."

After talking ceaselessly, she noticed Li Jing was "hiding" in the distance, frowning a bit.

"What are you standing so far away for? You think I want to look at you?"

"Cough, I am just avoiding suspicion."

Li Jing coughed softly.

In response to this, Xu Jiayi laughed.

"The last time you came with Liu Sisi, I thought you were more naive than I imagined, and it seems I was right."

After a little teasing, she walked over.

"Let’s go outside, I’ll have a senior appraiser from the store come in to deal with these two demonic corpses. In a moment, I ’ll have them help you dissect these corpses and separate the types for you."

...

Returning to the front of the store.

Xu Jiayi had Li Jing wait in the store’s lounge, and then summoned three employees for a discussion.

Afterward, the three of them headed to the appraisal room, while Xu Jiayi left the store quickly with her cell phone, apparently, to contact the Elixir Master.

Seeing this, Li Jing was not in a hurry and waited patiently.

Unlike the last time, the two demonic corpses he brought this time were quite intact.

The male demon’s corpse, in particular, was disproportionally large, and the appraisal and dissection process would be quite complicated. It was estimated that it wouldn’t be finished in an hour or two.

Shortly after, Xu Jiayi, who had finished her phone call, came back inside the store to find Li Jing.

"The Elixir Master who requested the Poison Pancake is planning to come in person, he’ll be here soon, saying he wants to thank you in person."

"Thank me?"

Li Jing frowned.

"His demand was quite urgent, he not only placed an order with us but also with other stores that purchase monster materials. Several days have passed in the blink of an eye, and he still hasn’t gotten his materials, it’s not unusual for him to want to thank you in person."

Xu Jiayi sat down and explained.

"In a large city like Jianghai, ordinary monster materials can be bought easily if you have money. Every distributor has their own channels and ways to source their goods. But, components like poison pancake, which only come from poisonous monsters, are quite rare to buy. Fresh ones like yours can be said to be extremely rare. The key is not about having money or not, but about not having a source."

In between sentences, she looked over with a smile.

"Today you made the news, and definitely attracted a lot of merchants’ attention. We’re the ones who got first dibs this time, meeting the needs of the Elixir Master. In the future, it will be much easier for us to source elixirs. I also need to thank you for that. I can’t decide on other things, but from now on, the appraisal and dissection fees in the store will be waived for you."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing gave her a knowing look.

"You really mean that?"

"We merchants must maintain our credibility, wouldn’t I be lying if I didn’t follow through on what I’ve said?"

Xu Jiayi laughed.

Just when she wanted to say something else, a middle-aged man in suit and shoes walked swiftly into the store.

Seeing the man enter, Xu Jiayi stood up promptly.

"Master Mo, over here."

"Hmm?"

The middle-aged man glanced over, and upon seeing Xu Jiayi, his eyes lit up. He then looked over at Li Jing and walked toward the lounge area with a smile.

It was clear that this "Master Mo" was the Elixer Master that Xu Jiayi spoke of. Li Jing hurriedly stood up as well.

Coming face to face, the middle-aged man extended a hand.

"Alchemy Association officer, high-grade alchemist Mo Qi."

The Alchemy Association officer!?

Li Jing was stunned inside.

Alchemists, appraisers, and artifact refiners were all divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.

Anyone can take the qualifying test if they are capable enough.

But to become a member of the respective association, one had to accumulate a certain amount of fame and contributions in the related field.

The kind of people who have ascended to the level of deacon are definitely deserving master-class figures who possess invaluable skills.

The next step is to become the head of a regional association...

No wonder Xu Jiayi takes this matter so seriously!

Without hesitation, Li Jing extended his hand to shake Mo Qi’s.

"Second level inspector in the North City Patrol Bureau of Public Security, Li Jing."

"Pleased to meet you."

Mo Qi responded with a friendly smile.

"I believe Jiayi has already told you about my desire to purchase a Poison Pancake. I must thank you for this. Recently, I’ve been trying to refine a special elixir which possesses the ability to break through barriers. Everything is in place, except for the Poison Pancake that contains incredibly potent toxins. Although this item isn’t considered priceless, its yield is rather small."

As he spoke, Mo Qi produced two elixirs from his sleeve.

"The elixirs I have at hand are rather mundane. The only ones worth mentioning are these two Nurturing Spirit Elixirs, inspector Li, please accept them as a token of my gratitude."

Before Li Jing could express his gratitude, Mo Qi handed him the elixirs and turned his head towards Xu Jiayi.

"Jiayi, where is the Poison Pancake?"

"It’s in the inspection room."

Xu Jiayi responded.

"Our staff is currently inspecting it, so it will be a while before..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Mo Qi left them without a second word and headed straight for the inspection room.

Seeming to have anticipated this, Xu Jiayi reluctantly followed him, but managed to leave Li Jing with a quick instruction.

"You wait here. I’ll attend to our important guest."

Li Jing blinked and resumed his seat.

Judging from Mo Qi’s impatience, it was clear that he had come personally to retrieve the Poison Pancake quickly, and had only casually mentioned his gratitude to Li Jing.

In this case, Li Jing didn’t need to accompany him.

It might be difficult to form a connection with such an individual.

He glanced at the two Nurturing Spirit Elixirs pushed into his hands and took out his small tablet.

His tablet was very thoughtful.

As soon as Li Jing turned on the screen, the information related to the Nurturing Spirit Elixir was displayed.

With a smile tugging the corners of his lips, Li Jing clicked on the small head that popped up on the edge of the screen, and started reading through the webpage about the Nurturing Spirit Elixir.

Nurturing Spirit Elixir:

It’s a supporting type elixir for seclusion cultivation that greatly enhances Qi Refining efficiency. Its effect lasts for three days and it fetches a market price of two million.

Reading this, Li Jing wasn’t impressed.

The value of the Nurturing Spirit Elixir wasn’t low.

In the past, it was a luxury that he couldn’t even imagine owning.

However, its only function was to enhance Qi refining efficiency during cultivation.

Li Jing doesn’t cultivate, nor does he refine Qi.

Having this in his possession is a waste.

Nevertheless.

A windfall worth four million should certainly not be refused.

Having thought for a moment, Li Jing stored the two Nurturing Spirit Elixirs.

Since it was a gift from someone, he certainly couldn’t sell it in Xu Jiayi’s store.

In three days’ time, it would be Sisi’s birthday.

Though she hadn’t mentioned it, Li Jing had kept it in mind.

He could give these two Nurturing Spirit Elixirs as birthday gifts, saving himself the trouble of choosing a gift later.

He had received so many favors and enjoyed so many Spirit Chicken work meals from Sisi; it was high time to reciprocate, especially on her birthday.

...

After sitting alone for only a short while, Li Jing saw Mo Qi hurry out from the inspection room.

As he got up to greet him, Mo Qi nodded at him from afar and briskly exited the store like the wind.

Following behind, Xu Jiayi wore a wry smile seeing Mo Qi had directly left without another word.

Upon reaching Li Jing, Xu Jiayi couldn’t help but say,

"Master Mo is always so impatient, don’t take it personally."

"Masters do have peculiar temperaments, I understand."

Li Jing acquiesced and then asked,

"Has he taken the poison pancakes?"

"Hmm, he took both of them."

Xu Jiayi responded and said,

"Both poison pancakes have been evaluated very highly and are of high value. The smaller one has an intense poison that can kill a being from the Third Realm with just one drop. The larger one has a worse poison but its reserve of venom is over ten pounds. Their values are respectively fifteen million and ten million. Calculating at a fifty percent premium, that would be thirty-seven million and fifty thousand."

"Are they that precious?"

Li Jing was surprised.

High-grade monsters are treasures all over their bodies, There’s nothing more to say about that.

Just two poison pancakes having such high value was beyond his expectations.

"Rarity is valuable, monsters are scarce to begin with, let alone poisonous ones that have evolved?"

Xu Jiayi casually stated.

"The snake demon you brought last time was completely ruined by you, otherwise, its poison pancake wouldn’t necessarily be worse than these two."

Hearing such words, Li Jing felt a bit uncomfortable.

However, upon further thought, he started to feel more reassured.

In the past, when he had just reached the Second Realm and managed to kill Qu Lianghong only due to a surprise attack, he could not think of all these things.

By the time people reacted, he was afraid he might have been the one who got killed.

Recalling Qu Lianghong, Li Jing could not help thinking.

So far, he had seen quite a few human-shaped demons.

But the only ones who had actually hurt people were Qu Lianghong and Meng Chengfeng.

One snake and one scorpion, both were inherently poisonous.

When combined, they were a venomous beauty.

Looking at Ji Qing, Su Qing, and Yue Lingling, although they were also demons, they were only trying to survive in the gaps of human society in their own way.

Whether a demon hurts people seems to have something to do with the nature of its species.

...

In a blink of an eye, more than one hour had passed.

Li Jing was chatting with Xu Jiayi intermittently, and finally waited for the complete appraisal report.

After skimming over the report, Li Jing lost interest and handed it to Xu Jiayi.

Apart from the two poison pancakes that had been taken away by Mo Qi, the overall value of the other parts was not high. Only the scorpion pincers, shell, and stinger could accrue a total value of fifteen million as materials for artifact refinement, and that was because the male demon had a large body, thus a large shell.

Otherwise, it would probably only be valued at several million.

The scattered internal organs together were worth about the same as one poison pancake from the male demon.

Almost the entire value of the two scorpion demons was in their poison pancakes.

After reading the appraisal report, Xu Jiayi looked up and asked,

"The total value of the parts that can be used as alchemy materials is forty-seven million and fifty thousand. For the materials used for artifact refinement, you’re probably planning to sell them to Xiang Minghui, right? He told me before that he would pay a ten percent premium to buy the monster materials you sell. Do you want me to collect the payment on your behalf and let him come to pick up the items?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jing was surprised.

Xiang Minghui seemed quite straightforward, courting favor from Xu Jiayi for this.

Nodding, Li Jing said,

"Alright, you can collect it on my behalf."

"Hmm."

Xu Jiayi responded and said,

"For the parts used for artifact refinement, I can only exchange them for Spirit Crystals for you, as they don’t meet the barter standards."

"No problem, giving me Spirit Crystals is fine."

Li Jing smiled.

He understood the reason.

Having a total value of only fifteen million, and that being in scattered parts, using it for a barter would be a bit far-fetched.

As for the materials for alchemy, the main reason he could do a barter was that Xu Jiayi urgently needed the two poison pancakes. Otherwise, they wouldn’t really meet the barter standards either.