"Fellow Daoist Qi Yu, you're awake," the young silver dragon said with a smile, approaching and presenting a large chest. "This is a gift from our Crown Prince. Please accept it."
Qi Yu scratched her head, squinted, and sat down. She took the chest and yawned sleepily. "Thank you."
Seeing this, the young Phoenix tribe youth nudged the silver dragon aside with his backside and moved in front of Qi Yu. "Brother Qi Yu~ This is a gift from our Phoenix Sovereign. I hope you like it."
The young Winged Tiger tribe youth in blue had been waiting for a long time. Seeing that the Phoenix tribe youth was about to introduce the contents of the chest after speaking, he couldn't help but push him aside. "Enough, you silly bird. Are you done? You're so slow and annoying."
The Phoenix tribe youth nearly got into a fight with him.
The young girl dressed as a Divine Witch tribe member walked over silently and gave Qi Yu a chest.
After giving the gift, she looked expectantly at the spirit orb.
The young girl from the Underworld tribe also presented a gift, then looked at Qi Yu with longing.
Qi Yu glanced at the mountain of gifts that was about to bury her, then at the tribal members surrounding her, and then at Yue Zhiyin and the others watching from a distance. She finally couldn't help but snap, "Senior Brother, you're just standing there watching the fun without saying anything. Is this really okay?"
Especially Senior Brother and Third Senior Brother, don't think I don't know you sent the people from the Phoenix and Dragon tribes.
Yue Zhiyin couldn't hold back his laughter and walked over to comfort her. "It's the good intentions of these tribes coming to give gifts. And they're definitely here for the spirit orb in your hand. If you make a decision about selling it soon, they can go back and report."
The young Phoenix tribe youth squatted on the ground, looking at Qi Yu with longing. "The Phoenix Sovereign has spoken. If you are willing to hand over the sales rights of the spirit orb to our Phoenix tribe, you will be a distinguished guest of the Phoenix tribe from now on, and everyone in the Phoenix tribe will prioritize you."
Qi Yu opened the gift from the Phoenix tribe.
Inside was a thousand-year-old Fire Spirit Pearl.
This Fire Spirit Pearl was extremely precious, containing three thousand true fires. Apart from the Phoenix tribe, it was impossible to obtain elsewhere.
The young silver dragon walked over, transformed back into his small dragon form, and coiled around Qi Yu's arm. "Fellow Daoist Qi Yu, water and fire are merciless in this world. We Dragon tribe don't demand that you sell the spirit orb only to us. We only hope to obtain half of the sales rights."
"If you are willing to give half of the sales rights to our Dragon tribe, our Dragon tribe will give you armor and battle robes!"
Qi Yu opened the chest.
Inside was a set of clothes.
The embroidered patterns on it were dragons soaring through clouds, all woven from dragon scales, and it came with dragon scale boots and a dragon horn headdress.
This... emmm, was even more valuable.
The other groups behind them also eagerly showcased their congratulatory gifts and expressed their demands.
The Winged Tiger tribe gifted white wings.
The Divine Witch tribe gifted a curse and a blessing stone.
The Underworld tribe gifted a soul repair agent.
As for their demands, most of them were like the Dragon tribe, accepting half of the sales rights.
Qi Yu had never encountered such a situation and felt overwhelmed, not knowing how to negotiate with them.
Just as she was pondering what to do, a flash of inspiration struck her. She proposed to the crowd, "Actually, this thing I invented was just a casual creation. Since you all want it so much, why don't we exchange it based on the value of your gifts?"
She took out a spirit orb. "Based on the value of your gifts, I will give you an equal amount of spirit orbs. If you need them in the future, you can exchange them for gold or treasures of equivalent value, or even your promise."
After speaking, Qi Yu directly distributed them according to the weight of their gifts.
However, because each tribe's gift was quite precious, the number of spirit orbs Qi Yu gave out was almost the same, almost equal.
After finally seeing off these great deities, Qi Yu smiled and put away the treasures, then... she used the Yan Zhen Mirror to reflect it, split it into several copies, and sent them to the Ten Thousand Scroll Library.
Finally, she would use the excuse of restocking to have her businesses in other realms procure goods from the Ten Thousand Scroll Library in the Demon Realm.
Ming Lou watched Qi Yu use the mirror to create a thousand-mile path, directly sending the replicated treasures to the Ten Thousand Scroll Library, and couldn't help but sigh to Yue Zhiyin and the others:
"So this is what they mean by artisans never starving?"
Everyone else was researching how to advance their cultivation faster in the Ice Element Forest, while Qi Yu was making money.
What was even more infuriating was that Qi Yu's cultivation hadn't fallen behind; spiritual energy automatically sought her out.
Ming Lou felt jealous.
Ming Lou was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.
Li Yu put his arm around Qi Yu's shoulder and laughed heartily. "Look, my disciple truly inherited my treasure-gathering talent. She's naturally wealthy."
Yu Zhen rolled her eyes.
Qi Yu put all her things into the mirror realm, then looked up and asked, "What are we doing next? Should we continue to other elemental forests?"
Or should we just head back?
"Let's go to the Water Element Forest one more time," Yue Zhiyin suggested. "My cultivation is also in a period of advancement recently, so I want to go to the Water Element Forest to get something, and then I have to go back to my old home."
Speaking of cultivation advancement, Yue Zhiyin couldn't help but feel a headache.
Tribulation for the Dragon tribe was truly difficult.
Ordinary humans faced 12 to 13 bolts of heavenly lightning, but for the Dragon tribe, it was doubled. Moreover, they were extremely vulnerable during tribulation. Even minor demons they usually looked down upon could sneak attack them after their tribulation.
Therefore, they had to prepare more barrier stones for the tribulation.
When Qi Yu heard Yue Zhiyin say this, she immediately rubbed her hands with a mischievous glint.
The Dragon tribe had to transform into their true forms to undergo tribulation.
And the Dragon tribe shed dragon scales every time they underwent tribulation.
Dragon scales were usually very precious. Whether used to make magical artifacts or protective spirit stones, they were indispensable.
She wondered if she could secretly follow Yue Zhiyin to the North Sea...
Si Qing, standing beside her, saw Qi Yu looking at Yue Zhiyin with the same predatory gaze as a demon looking at Tang Monk's flesh, and knew she had ill intentions. He couldn't help but lean closer. "Brother... what are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking... if the Dragon tribe in the North Sea undergoes tribulation, will there be any dragon scales shed?" Qi Yu rubbed her hands and deliberately asked Si Qing in a voice that Yue Zhiyin could hear.
Si Qing suppressed a smile and nodded seriously. "Oh, that should happen, right? It's quite normal. After the Dragon tribe successfully undergoes tribulation, the shed dragon scales will quickly regrow, and the Heavenly Dao will also grant them stronger magical power."
"Alas..." Qi Yu sighed, tapping and digging at the trunk of a nearby tree with her finger. "I really want dragon scales and dragon whiskers... the kind that are in large patches, suitable for making things."
She stole a glance at Yue Zhiyin.
Speaking with a pitiful tone, she continued, "But I don't have any Dragon tribe friends. Alas, it's so sad."
Yue Zhiyin's protective instincts immediately kicked in. He patted Qi Yu's shoulder and said, "Fellow Daoist Qi Yu, I have many friends in the North Sea. Don't worry, leave this to me."
"Sob sob, Senior Brother, is what you said true? Senior Brother, you're so kind!" Qi Yu buried her head and hugged him. "I like Senior Brother the most."
"...I can also get things from the Phoenix tribe. I have a very good relationship with them too," Sui You said from the side with a cold snort. "Fellow Daoist Qi Yu, do you prefer the Dragon tribe over the Phoenix tribe?"
Sensing Sui You's dangerous tone, Qi Yu replied, "No! I like the Phoenix tribe too, really!"
Yue Zhiyin slyly looked at Qi Yu. "Then, if the Dragon Prince of the North Sea and the Phoenix Sovereign of the Phoenix tribe both invite you as a guest, and you cannot use your clone technique, who would you choose?"