Chapter 1387: Chapter 1387: Lion’s Mane Divine Brush (Part 2)
“Damn, what’s with your attitude?” Guan Ling expressed his dissatisfaction.
“To people with no money, this is my attitude!” The middle-aged man replied impatiently, then returned to his deck chair, looking as if he couldn’t be bothered with Ye Haochuan and the others.
“Let’s go, I really don’t have that kind of money!” Su Zehao said hopelessly, shocked by the price.
In the secular world, he could be considered a young master, but he wasn’t from a family of cultivators. All his savings had been accumulated bit by bit on his own.
Up until now, he only had a few million low-grade spirit crystals, nowhere near enough to cover the expense of billions.
Ye Haochuan smiled indifferently and suddenly said, “Isn’t it just 100,000 spirit crystals? I’ll take it!”
With those words, the whole room fell silent. Guan Ling and Liu Sheng knew a bit more, aware of Ye Haochuan’s raid on the Evil Sect’s warehouse.
Su Zehao was once again stunned by Ye Haochuan’s words and murmured, “Brother Ye, this is 100,000 superior spirit crystals, not middle-level or low-grade, you…”
“I know they’re superior. If they were 100,000 low-grade spirit crystals’ worth of trash, I wouldn’t buy them!” Ye Haochuan chuckled.
He understood the treasure market a bit better than Su Zehao. Last time, Ge Ding’s eight defensive spiritual artifacts were hyped up to over a billion low-grade spirit crystals, let alone this treasure?
The middle-aged man’s face initially lit up upon hearing Ye Haochuan’s words, then turned to disappointment upon recalling Ye Haochuan’s identity, sneering, “Don’t joke around. Where would some monkeys fresh from outside get so many spirit crystals?”
The middle-aged man had been running this shop for quite some time, becoming familiar with the incoming cultivators. Compared to the inside of the Sub-Shaking Dimension Realm, the outside world could be described as “barren.”
Not only does it lack exotic materials, it even lacks spirit ores. No matter how thrifty outside cultivators are throughout their lives, they can’t accumulate much spirit crystals.
Unlike the Sub-Shaking Dimension Realm, resources are exceedingly abundant. One can gain various encounters and resources just by wandering around casually. Compared to cultivators inside, those outside aren’t much better than beggars.
Just like Su Zehao, who bitterly collected a million low-grade spirit crystals and still couldn’t afford a decent Peak Spirit Instrument.
Ye Haochuan didn’t bother with the owner and directly tossed a storage ring to him.
The owner checked it out with some suspicion and gasped.
The ring was filled almost entirely with low-grade spirit crystals but definitely not less than 100,000 pieces.
The middle-aged man’s expression instantly changed, grinning and welcoming him like a father-in-law meeting his son-in-law.
“Young master, forgive me for not recognizing Mount Tai earlier. Here’s the brush you wanted, please take care of it!”
What the hell, this guy really has a face like a dog, changing so quickly!
Ye Haochuan felt a wave of disdain inside and handed the wooden box containing the brush to Su Zehao.
Su Zehao was somewhat stunned; he couldn’t figure out how Ye Haochuan could have so much money. After a long while, he swallowed hard and said, “Brother Ye, this… it’s too expensive, you… should return it?”
Although he said that, anyone with eyes could see the reluctance in his eyes.
“This amount is nothing. You’re my brother-in-law. If I can’t fork out such a small sum, wouldn’t I be letting Manni down?” Ye Haochuan chuckled.
It wasn’t him showing off. After raiding several treasure vaults, he genuinely wasn’t lacking spirit crystals.
Su Zehao felt tempted but remained hesitant.
“Stop being sentimental. Let’s call this my betrothal gift to Manni, alright?” Ye Haochuan laughed, directly placing the brush into Su Zehao’s arms.
Su Zehao’s heart surged with emotions; not only had Ye Haochuan given him an Enlightenment Pill before, he was now buying him a treasure. This friendship deeply moved him.
Thinking back a few months, when they reached Innate together, he even received a considerable inheritance afterward. He originally thought he had left Ye Haochuan behind in cultivation.
Unexpectedly, Ye Haochuan had already advanced ahead of him. Such change truly makes one reflect.
“Why overthink it? I won’t become his enemy anyway; the stronger his power, the more benefits I’ll glean,” he thought.
With that thought, Su Zehao stopped dwelling on it.
He carefully opened the wooden box, and a gentle azure glow emitted from within. As the glow dispersed, a foot-long, slender brush appeared before them.
The brush shaft was made of special spirit ore, entirely black, crafted with exquisite craftsmanship. The tip appeared to be the fur of some high-level spirit beast, exuding a hint of ferocity and spirituality.
“This brush is named ‘Lion’s Mane Divine Brush’, the tip made from the mane of a Heavenly Mountain Snow Lion, wielding great power…” the middle-aged man patiently introduced the brush.
“Lion’s Mane Divine Brush? Good name!” Su Zehao murmured, eyes filled with joy.
“Owner, do you have any other treasures here?” Ye Haochuan suddenly asked.
The middle-aged man’s face lit up and he quickly introduced, “Of course, although my shop is small, I have plenty of good things!”
Obviously rarely encountering big spenders like Ye Haochuan, the middle-aged man swiftly opened a secret door and led Ye Haochuan and the others inside.
The small room had few items, totaling no more than a dozen. Yet these items were on another level compared to those outside.
Outside, aside from one or two town-shop treasures, most were spiritual artifacts. Whereas here, each piece matched the value of the Lion’s Mane Divine Brush.
“Damn, isn’t this just a chunk of stone? How is it more expensive than the treasure?” Guan Ling pointed at a mineral priced at 200,000 spirit crystals.
The middle-aged man quickly laughed and explained, “This is the ultimate Cold Blood Tone Stone, used properly, it can even forge into a High-Level Magical Weapon, so naturally, the price is higher.”
At the treasure level, strength differences can absolutely double combat power.
Nascent Soul Stage and Core Formation Stage cultivators both utilize treasures. Core Formation Peak cultivators typically only secure Middle Level Treasures. Once a magical artifact reaches Treasure-Level Late Stage, even Nascent Soul Stage cultivators would fight tooth and nail over it.
“I say, owner, with so many treasures here, aren’t you worried as just a Core Formation Early Stage cultivator guarding them?” Ye Haochuan joked.
“Young master kidded, our Thousand Treasures Pavilion is an industry under the Ye Family, who would eat a lion’s heart and leopard’s gall to rob us?” the middle-aged man laughed.
“Ye Family’s industry?” Ye Haochuan instantly understood.
As War God Ye Hao’s family, the Ye Family undoubtedly stands as the top family in the Sub-Shaking Dimension Realm. With Ye Hao’s formidable name, nobody dares provoke them.
“Huh? What’s this?”
Ye Haochuan’s gaze instantly focused on a dark jar. The items in this small room were undoubtedly top-tier, priced all over 100,000.
Yet this jar didn’t seem special; the price tag even labeled “Not For Sale,” piquing Ye Haochuan’s curiosity.