Tong Tianyun's eyes brightened. "Fellow Daoist Qingwei …"
Everyone's gaze fell on Mo Tiange. Qin Xi even frowned, looking at her with an indescribable expression.
Mo Tiange looked calm and continued to say, "Although Fellow Daoist's Crystal Soul Jades are also very rare, they're not as rare as ten-thousand-year-old spiritual plants. This transaction seems a bit unfair."
Tong Tianyun was delighted, but his expression soon returned to normal. He said, "I spent half a lifetime collecting these Crystal Soul Jades. Not to mention others, even Nascent Soul seniors wouldn't be able to take out so many Crystal Soul Jades at once. Fellow Daoist Qingwei, please don't ask for too much!"
Mo Tiange was indeed asking for too much. Qin Xi already told her that so many Crystal Soul Jades were worth exchanging with ten-thousand-year-old spiritual plants, but his price was only 100,000 spirit stones and a five-thousand-year-old spiritual plant.
Five-thousand-year-old spiritual plants were naturally rare in the world, but compared to ten-thousand-year-old spiritual plants, they were nothing. 100,000 spirit stones was certainly a sky-high price for Foundation Building cultivators and even ordinary Core Formation cultivators, but it couldn't make up for the difference in ten-thousand-year-old spiritual plants. Qin Xi obviously had the same idea.
Most importantly, ten-thousand-year-old spiritual plants could only exist in inaccessible places or secret places like Demonic Mountain. No matter which cultivator accidentally obtained a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual plant, as long as it appeared, it would soon fall into the hands of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
In that case, even if it had a price, it wouldn't have a market.
Mo Tiange was certain that if Tong Tianyun really wanted it, he wouldn't let it go.
Besides, she wasn't afraid the transaction wouldn't work. Ten-thousand-year-old spiritual plants were nothing to her. She wanted Crystal Soul Jades because she wanted to know whether they were really related to the Art of Engineering.
Therefore, she just smiled. "Fellow Daoist Tong, you can't say that.
No matter how many Crystal Soul Jades you have, you can always find them if you slowly collect them. Ten-thousand-year-old spiritual plants are different. You can't collect them one leaf at a time! "
As soon as he said this, many of the people present revealed a smile. There were even some people who laughed out loud and then quickly quieted down.
Tong Tianyun didn't speak for a while. His skinny face was expressionless.
He originally thought Mo Tiange was someone who'd just formed her Gold Core and was still a relative novice. Even if Qin Shoujing was by her side, she still wouldn't have enough confidence. Unexpectedly, she was actually quite astute and bold. She wasn't like other female cultivators from cultivation groups who didn't understand the ways of the world.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Fellow Daoist Qingwei, if your spiritual plants are good enough, I'm willing to exchange them with other treasures or spirit stones. However, you have to show me the quality of the spiritual plants first."
"No problem," Mo Tiange readily agreed, but she didn't immediately take out the spiritual plants.
Of course, Tong Tianyun was also very astute. He stretched his hand to the side and made an inviting gesture. "Fellow Daoist Qingwei, please come with me." His gaze flickered, then he said, "Fellow Daoist Shoujing, why don't you be our witness?"
This was Kunzhong City, after all, and Mo Tiange had a unique treasure on her. If she was alone with him and something happened to her, he wouldn't be able to bear the responsibility. Ever since Master Daoist Qingwei successfully advanced to the Core Formation realm, her name had already spread to this side. Who didn't know she was Lord Daoist Jinghe's beloved disciple?
With the protection of a middle stage Nascent Soul cultivator, not to mention him, even the entire Kunzhong City couldn't afford to offend her.
Qin Xi naturally understood. He was indeed a bit worried, so he also smiled and didn't refuse. He also stood up and leisurely followed them into a small door.
This was only a small warehouse with half of the goods piled up. A table was placed at the door.
"Fellow Daoist Qingwei," Tong Tianyun complained as soon as they entered the warehouse, "If I knew you had them, why would I bring them to the trade fair? Alas, showing off your wealth isn't a good thing."
Mo Tiange smiled. "I also didn't know Fellow Daoist Tong would need them. What a coincidence."
The two of them spoke intimately, but in fact, they were just exchanging pleasantries. Once she finished speaking, Mo Tiange took out a jade box from her Qiankun Bag.
She knew once the thousand-year-old Chalcedony and Qiyun Stone appeared, their prices would be sky-high. She was afraid she didn't have enough spirit stones, so she took some spiritual plants from her Virtual Sky World.
She originally didn't plan to use spiritual plants older than three thousand years, but after thinking about it, she still brought one with her. She didn't expect to have a use for it.
As soon as the jade box was taken out, the spiritual aura couldn't be suppressed. Both Qin Xi and Tong Tianyun stared at the jade box.
Tong Tianyun took the jade box and tore off the talisman on it. As soon as he opened it, a strong medicinal fragrance rushed towards him. His eyes widened and he couldn't breathe for a long time.
After a long time, he finally exhaled slowly. "It should be right. It's a ten-thousand-year-old Drunken Orchid."
He lifted the jade box and sniffed the fragrance. He carefully distinguished the smell and the roots and began to identify the medicinal properties with great proficiency. "The rhizome is intact, and the medicinal properties are well-preserved.
Drunken Orchid isn't a very rare spiritual plant, but this one must've grown in a place with extremely rich spiritual aura for ten thousand years. It's indeed better than the rare spiritual plants that grow in places with ordinary spiritual aura. "
Tong Tianyun moved his gaze away from the Drunken Orchid with difficulty. He closed the jade box and stuck the talisman on it again. He then looked up at Mo Tiange. "Fellow Daoist Qingwei, these Crystal Soul Jades are yours. In addition, I have some unique materials here. They aren't very valuable, but they're rare. Consider them my thanks to you. What do you think?"
Mo Tiange looked down at the bag Tong Tianyun handed her. It was sturdy and contained a lot of things.
She gently pushed the bag back.
Tong Tianyun's expression changed and became a bit unsightly. "Fellow Daoist, you …" He thought Mo Tiange was dissatisfied with the price he offered. He said the materials in the bag weren't valuable because he was being modest. As one of the managers of the individual cultivator alliances in Kunzhong City, he'd been in Kunzhong City for many years and collected countless strange materials. Normally, he wouldn't yield even if people begged him with ten thousand spirit stones!
Tong Tianyun took a deep breath and said, "Fellow Daoist Qingwei, name your price. I'll compensate you with spirit stones."
Mo Tiange smiled and shook her head. "Fellow Daoist Tong, please don't misunderstand. I don't want your spirit stones or materials. Fellow Daoist can use those Crystal Soul Jades to exchange with me. I just want you to promise me one thing."
Tong Tianyun was stunned. He didn't expect she would say that. "What is it?"
"As a member of the individual cultivator alliance in Kunzhong City, Fellow Daoist Tong must be very well-informed about transactions. I happen to be looking for the whereabouts of two kinds of materials, so I hope Fellow Daoist Tong can help me inquire about them."
Upon hearing this request, a smile appeared on Tong Tianyun's face and he regained his previous amiable attitude. "Fellow Daoist Qingwei, what are you talking about?
For the sake of Fellow Daoist Shoujing, what's wrong with inquiring about the whereabouts of a few materials?
You really have to play this kind of joke with me. "
Mo Tiange smiled. "It's my fault."
After the two of them finished exchanging the materials, Tong Tianyun asked with concern, "Fellow Daoist Qingwei, what are you looking for?
Tell me, maybe I'll know now. "
"Then I won't be polite," Mo Tiange said.
"I'm looking for two kinds of things. One of them is a Chalcedony that's more than a thousand years old — the older, the better. The other kind is a Qiyun Stone. I don't have any requirements for it.
Fellow Daoist Tong, if you have any information about these two things, please tell me. "
"This …" Upon hearing what she said, hesitation flitted across Tong Tianyun's face. He looked at Mo Tiange then at Qin Xi, who had been leaning against the door and didn't interrupt their conversation. He said, "To be honest, I haven't seen a Qiyun Stone for many years. As for that thousand-year-old Chalcedony, I saw it once a few days ago, but it was already bought by someone."
"Oh?" Mo Tiange was delighted. "May I know who the buyer is? Fellow Daoist Tong, do you know?"
Tong Tianyun shook his head apologetically. "Fellow Daoist Qingwei, according to the rules of Kunzhong City, if the buyer has a request, we absolutely can't divulge the buyer's information. I can't answer this question."
"…" Mo Tiange was a bit disappointed. Right after that, she heard Tong Tianyun say, "However, Fellow Daoist, you've done this old man a big favor. I happen to know the buyer, so I can ask him on your behalf."
Mo Tiange originally thought she had no chance, but she didn't expect there would be a turn of events. She said, "If that's the case, I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Tong.
Fellow Daoist Tong, you can tell your friend that if he doesn't want to buy it with spirit stones, he can also exchange it with spiritual objects. "
Tong Tianyun's eyes brightened. "Even spiritual plants?"
Mo Tiange shook her head. "Fellow Daoist Tong, ten-thousand-year-old spiritual plants can only be encountered by luck, not sought. I only have this one. Even if I had a thousand-year-old spiritual plant, presumably your friend wouldn't care, right?"
Wealthy Core Formation cultivators like them indeed didn't care about ordinary thousand-year-old spiritual plants. Tong Tianyun couldn't help but feel disappointed, but he soon felt relieved. Ten-thousand-year-old spiritual plants naturally couldn't be found everywhere. Being able to find one was already extremely lucky!
"Alright, before we leave, I'll definitely give Fellow Daoist an answer."
"In that case, thank you, Fellow Daoist Tong."
After the exchange was completed, the three of them returned to the small hall and sat down.
Tong Tianyun said, "I've finished my exchange with Fellow Daoist Qingwei. Is there any other Fellow Daoist who wants to exchange?"
Although everyone in the hall was curious about what they wanted to exchange, Tong Tianyun made it clear he wouldn't say anything, so they could only suppress their curiosity. After a while, another Core Formation cultivator spoke up. He wanted to use a Grand Valiant Stone to exchange for a high-grade medicinal pill like the Clear Sky Pill.
Normally, this exchange would've been very attractive. Grand Valiant Stones were a rare kind of wondrous stone used to cultivate swords.
Unfortunately, because this trade fair was shaken by Crystal Soul Jades and ten-thousand-year-old spiritual plants from the very beginning, it seemed very unattractive.
Before long, the trade fair ended hastily. During the whole process, many people were absent-minded. Their gazes kept sweeping over the wizened and expressionless Tong Tianyun, or Mo Tiange, who had her eyes drooped as if she was meditating.
In the end, Mo Tiange and Qin Xi didn't fancy anything else. Qin Xi, on the other hand, took out a bottle of rare high-grade medicinal pills and said he wanted to buy the news of a thousand-year-old Chalcedony and a Qiyun Stone. Sure enough, no one knew about it.
Soon after, the trade fair ended. Everyone went out from the original entrance — there were several entrances to this trade fair. The one Mo Tiange and Qin Xi came in from was public, and there were several other secret entrances for people who didn't want their identities exposed.
By the time they returned to the main street, it was already late at night.
The two of them were bold and skilled. They didn't hide themselves and just slowly walked towards the small courtyard they were temporarily staying in.
The people who came out had already scattered everywhere. In the end, only the two of them were left.
The cool and refreshing night breeze blew. On the ground, their clothes fluttered, entangling with each other.
Qin Xi suddenly stopped. He grabbed Mo Tiange's wrist and pulled her. In an instant, the two of them flashed several dozen feet away.
Qin Xi's line of sight shifted. He coldly stared at a spot in the darkness and said in a heavy voice, "Your Excellency, you've concealed your breath and followed us. What's your intention in the end?!"