Subsequently, Ling Xiao mysteriously appeared next to the Pill Refiner called Gu Heng to buy the spiritual herbs first.
However, the other party was already prepared and would call out early. Ling Xiao only managed to snatch the first two or three times.
Helpless, he could only go to other stalls.
At the same time, he planned to find the Bloodthirsty Bandits to carry out his plan. Unfortunately, no one responded to him, which made him rather depressed. He knew that he had been too naive before.
Those Roving Bandits would not contact any buyer alone in advance.
On the other hand, Lie Ruyu, Ryoei, and the rest were looking at the items at other stalls.
However, with the power of the Blazing Flame Merchants, they naturally would not care about these things.
They just wanted to see if there were any exotic items that they had missed out on.
Ling Xiao could not be bothered with them and continued to quickly buy the spiritual herbs that he wanted.
After one round, Ling Xiao had already spent 20 million supreme-grade Glazed Crystals on many high-level spiritual herbs.
In the end, he actually came to the same stall with Gu Heng.
Gu Heng thought that Ling Xiao was here to cause trouble again, so he immediately said to the stall owner, "I want all of these spiritual herbs!"
As he said that, he actually wanted to keep the spiritual herbs.
Who knew that the stall owner would not let go of the spiritual herbs. "You can take them after you give me the Divine Crystals!"
The stall owner looked a little sloppy and his hair was messy, but there was a determined look in his eyes.
His strength was that of a Demigod King. No wonder he could suppress Gu Heng's strength.
"What do you want Divine Crystals?" Gu Heng was a little surprised.
At that moment, he noticed that there were actually two divine herbs on the stall.
One was blue and the other was red. Both of them looked the same, but their colors were completely different. They were isolated by the Cold Jade Plate, but he could still feel the waves that were emitted.
"Twin Star Water-Fire Grass!" Ling Xiao exclaimed at the side.
The Water-Fire Twin Star Grass grew in the same place as twins. Their appearance was the same, but their attributes were completely different. One was water and one was fire, so it was called the Water-Fire Twin Star Flower. It was a low-level ninth rank divine grass.
It was rare for divine items to appear in the free market here. Generally, divine items would be auctioned off in auctions.
But this person in front of him actually took out the Twin Stars of Water and Fire Grass to sell. What was he thinking?
Gu Heng also recognized the Twin Stars of Water and Fire Grass. He immediately swallowed his saliva and said, "How many Divine Crystals does this cost?"
"Two stalks, five hundred thousand!" The stall owner said indifferently.
Five hundred thousand Divine Gems. Each piece of Divine Gem was a thousand times more valuable than a top-grade Mysterious Crystal. This price was definitely not reasonable, but it was not too expensive either.
If they were to encounter a martial artist who cultivated both fire and water, they would be willing to pay a million.
"Five hundred thousand is a little too expensive. Can't you be more reasonable?" Although Gu Heng had some Divine Gems on him, he didn't have many!
Unexpectedly, Ling Xiao, who was next to him, said, "I'll take the five hundred thousand Divine Gems!"
Ling Xiao did have Divine Gems now. Ryoei had given him one million Divine Gems before he entered the black market. Ryoei had asked him to buy any divine materials that he liked, which could be considered as a favor to Ling Xiao.
Moreover, Ryoei was an Elder of the Blazing Flame Merchants, so he was naturally rich. Giving one million Divine Gems to Ling Xiao was really not a big deal.
Moreover, once Ling Xiao returned to the Kim people, it would not be difficult for him to get as many Divine Gems as he wanted in the future.
"Wait, I wanted it first. I'll pay five hundred thousand Divine Gems!" Gu Heng gritted his teeth and said. He looked at Ling Xiao, who was already on the verge of exploding with rage.
"What a joke! Whoever offers the Divine Gems first gets it!" Ling Xiao sneered.
"Hmph, brother, I'll pay five hundred and ten thousand Divine Gems for it!" Gu Heng did not argue with Ling Xiao and immediately said to the stall owner.
The stall owner naturally did not have any objections. He was short of Divine Gems, so he would sell it to whoever offered the highest price.
"Okay, since you want to compete, let's compete. I'll pay five hundred and fifty thousand Divine Gems!" Ling Xiao smiled faintly.
Seeing that the stall owner was tempted again, Gu Heng cursed in his heart, "Damn it!" Then he called out another price, "Five hundred and sixty thousand Divine Gems!"
Although he was a Great Saint Master, he only earned top-grade Mysterious Crystals. Moreover, he did not have a 100% success rate in alchemy like Ling Xiao, so he only had eight hundred thousand Divine Gems on him. It was impossible for him to add tens of thousands of Divine Gems all at once like Ling Xiao.
At this time, the two began to compete, which attracted the attention of the people around them.
"Brat, do you know who I am? If you continue to pester me endlessly, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Gu Heng was a Demigod King, so he was already infuriated by Ling Xiao. He immediately threatened Ling Xiao. At the same time, a pressure attacked Ling Xiao, trying to make Ling Xiao back off.
However, Ling Xiao's strength had already improved a lot, and the strength of his God Soul had also increased a lot. He was not afraid of Gu Heng's pressure at all.
"Old thing, if you don't have Divine Gems, just say it. Do you think I'm afraid of you if you want to use force to oppress me?" Ling Xiao said disdainfully as he pointed at Gu Heng.
"How dare you!" Gu Heng shouted and was about to hit someone.
At this time, a voice was heard, "Who dares to cause trouble!"
They saw a group of boorish and ferocious-looking people walking in their direction, and the one leading them was a low-level God King.
This was a free trade area. Although it was organized by a few groups of Roving Bandits, they still had the obligation to maintain the situation here. After all, it was only going to be held for a day. If something happened, it would be bad for the reputation of their black market.
When Gu Heng saw the people coming, he actually revealed a look of joy. He bowed to the Divine King and said, "Sir, I saw these two spirit herbs first. I didn't think that this brat would interfere. He's clearly here to cause trouble!"
The Divine King recognized Gu Heng. He was a Great Saint Master in the Chaotic Ridge. Many of their subordinates, the Holy Emperor, had more or less received some help from him.
After all, to survive in the Chaotic Mountain Range required all sorts of pills. Although Gu Heng was unable to concoct a divine pill, a Great Saint Pill would be able to resolve many of the dangers his subordinates faced. Thus, the Divine King gave Gu Heng some face.
The Divine King glared at Ling Xiao and shouted, "Brat, you don't know the rules, right? Scram to the side. These two divine herbs are the ones who saw them first, so it's none of your business!"
How could Ling Xiao not see that Gu Heng and the Divine King were exchanging flirtatious glances?
He frowned and said, "My lord, why did you listen to him and say that he saw them first? I said that I saw them first, and I was the one who offered the price first. He wanted to snatch them from me!"
The Divine King didn't expect Ling Xiao to talk back to him. He was annoyed and said, "Who do you think you are? I said he took a liking to her first, so he took a liking to her first. If you say another word, I'll kick you out of here!"
If it was anyone else, they would probably have left with their tails between their legs.
However, Ling Xiao had a stubborn temper, and was used to being soft but not hard.
He faced the Divine King and said, "Since when can the black market transactions be interfered with by law enforcement? The seller can sell it to whoever he wants, and you actually want to interfere? Then what are we doing here? We might as well let you sell it yourself. Everyone, let's judge whether I'm right or not!"
Although there were no civilized rules for black market transactions, as long as no one caused trouble here, ordinary people could not interfere with other people's transactions.
With Ling Xiao's roar, the others also looked over. All of them looked at the Divine King with disgust in their eyes.
They were all here to buy things. If there was a deacon who wanted to make a move, it would harm their interests, so they were naturally very unhappy.
"That's right, it's not up to you to decide who the stall owner will sell to. He doesn't have enough divine crystals, so why bother fighting with him?" Lie Ruyu walked out from the crowd and sneered at the Divine King and Gu Heng.
"Who are you? How dare you talk back to the Lord Deacon!" Gu Heng shouted from the side.
"Who I am isn't important. What's important is that we are all here to trade. We just don't want to see unfair treatment!" Lie Ruyu looked at Gu Heng with disgust.
Gu Heng's face turned red and white, but he didn't dare to refute because he and the Divine King Deacon could sense that the people behind this person were not simple.
"Hmph, you'd better not cause trouble, or else I'll teach you a lesson!" The Divine King frowned and snorted coldly. He ignored Gu Heng and left with his people.
At this time, Ling Xiao looked at Gu Heng and said with a smile, "Old thing, I'll pay 800,000 divine crystals for these two stalks of Icefire Twin Star Grass. Do you still want to increase the price?"
Gu Heng's face twitched a few times, and he immediately revealed an extremely resentful expression. "Alright, alright … This Sacred Master will remember you!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked to another stall.
The stall owner said to Ling Xiao, "800,000 divine crystals, and these two stalks of Icefire Twin Star Grass are yours."
Ling Xiao naturally handed over the divine crystals readily and put away the Twin Star Water and Fire Grass.
The stall owner had some conscience. After receiving the divine crystals, he didn't forget to remind Ling Xiao, "This Icefire Twin Star Grass must be taken at the same time to produce the greatest effect. If you take it alone, it won't have much effect!"
Ling Xiao naturally understood the use of the Icefire Twin Star Grass. They were originally Twin Star Grass. For martial artists who cultivated both water and fire, it was a top-grade divine item. However, for martial artists who cultivated only water or fire, it was useless because they wouldn't have any effect if taken separately.
However, what kind of person was Ling Xiao? He cultivated all five elements at the same time, and his ice element was just another form of the water element. These two stalks of Icefire Twin Star Grass were divine items that could help him break through to the high level of the Holy Emperor.
After receiving the Icefire Twin Star Grass, Ling Xiao asked Lie Ruyu and the others, "Is there anything that you're interested in?"
As soon as he asked this, Ling Xiao felt that he was being redundant.
The Blazing Flame Merchants were the wealthiest faction in the Sky Dragon Domain. Their collection was naturally not something that ordinary people could compare to. How could they be interested in the things here?
"There are some things that I'm interested in, but Uncle Yong won't let me buy them!" Lie Ruyu said like a mischievous child.
"We have those things," Ryoei replied. He then added, "When the auction starts, there might really be a lot of good things there."
At this time, Ling Xiao showed a fawning expression to Ryoei and said, "Elder Yong, can we discuss this?"
Ryoei seemed to have seen through Ling Xiao's thoughts and immediately said, "No!"
Ling Xiao's expression immediately fell.
Who knew that Ryoei would say again, "You can discuss it with Ruyu. As long as she agrees, everything can be discussed!"