Chapter 187: Chapter 134: Black Wooden Piece_2
Translator: 549690339
The salespeople sitting behind the platform were all highly respected alchemists, leisurely sitting in their chairs, occasionally glancing at people passing by from the aisle. If they noticed someone with generous spending or potential purchase intent, they would stand up to engage in a brief conversation.
However, they mostly spent their time lying on wooden chairs, looking relaxed.
After all, they were noble alchemists, not ordinary merchants who needed to solicit customers.
In addition to that, the precious treasures displayed on their platforms required corresponding spiritual materials or pills for exchange.
To alchemists, gold and silver treasures were worthless, and spirit crystals were just ordinary.
As Lu Yun slowly walked by, he broadened his horizons while envisioning intense battles in his mind, refining his state of mind.
When he came to a rather bustling area, Lu Yun’s eyes were immediately attracted to a transparent jade bottle.
Inside the jade bottle, there was a red flame, the faintly rolling breath making the temperature around it noticeably higher than in other areas.
It was not just Lu Yun; many alchemists had gathered here, mostly attracted by the rising flame in the transparent jade bottle.
The flame was a fire seed, essential for a Fourth Grade alchemist.
Fire seeds were categorized into Natural Tinder and Beast-born Fire Seeds.
Natural Tinder was an extremely precious treasure, rarely seen in the world.
Once it appeared, it would inevitably cause fierce competition.
Not only was Natural Tinder useful for alchemists, but it also held great appeal to martial artists.
As for Beast-born Fire Seeds, they were born from demon beasts, generally appearing in those of Fourth Rank or higher, such as Flaming Frenzied Lions and other fire-attributed demon beasts.
The fire seed in front of everyone was a Beast-born Fire Seed.
Even Beast-born Fire Seeds were precious, and the gathered alchemists eagerly eyed them. Some who believed their financial status was up to par took turns stepping forward to inquire.
However, the stall owner was asking for too high a price, demanding either a precious high-grade pili recipe or a pill above Fifth Grade.
As only second and third-grade alchemists were present, they couldn’t afford such a price, so they shook their heads and left one by one.
After all, alchemists who could afford high-grade pill recipes or Fifth Grade pills would hardly lack a single fire seed.
“It seems you really like this fire seed,” Di Ruoling, who was beside Lu Yun, noticed that he was staring at the jade bottle containing the fire seed and spoke softly.
Lu Yun touched his chin, furrowed his brows slightly in contemplation, then shook his head: “I like it, but it’s useless if I can’t afford it!”
“How about I exchange it for you?”
Lu Yun turned his head, just in time to see Di Ruoling looking at him with a beaming smile.
Although their eye contact lasted only a few seconds, Lu Yun could tell that the girl didn’t seem to be joking.
Seeing that Lu Yun didn’t answer for a while, Di Ruoling’s eyebrows knit together, “Be decisive! If you like it, just nod.”
“Forget it, I still prefer the fire seed reward for the Alchemy Conference champion. It’s said that fire seed is likely to be a Natural Tinder, which is much more advanced than this Beast-born Fire Seed. Only a Natural Tinder is worthy of me.”
Lu Yun shook his head, reluctantly withdrew his gaze, and walked towards other parts of the trading area.
“If you like it, just say you like it!” Di Ruoling watched Lu Yun’s departing figure and pursed her lips disdainfully.
So they continued to wander around the trading area, where Lu Yun experienced multiple instances of mental refinement.
As he was about to leave the trading area, Lu Yun’s footsteps suddenly stopped beside a platform.
On the stone platform were some scattered spirit herbs, some low-grade pills, and some strange items.
The stall owner was a slim, pretty woman. Due to the low quality and common nature of the spirit herbs on her platform, she rarely had customers.
Finally seeing Lu Yun stopping by her stall again, the woman did not let this opportunity pass her by. A smile appeared on her delicate face as she asked, “Master, what do you need?”
“Master?” Lu Yun’s eyes swept over the badge with three pill patterns on his chest and then glanced at the woman’s not-so-full chest, where there was also a copper badge with a single pill pattern. Suddenly, he understood.
“I am only a Third Grade Alchemist, and do not deserve to be called a master. Besides, I am just browsing casually.”
“Hahaha, of course, you can. Feel free to look around.” Despite her disappointment, the pretty woman still wore a smile on her face.
Her gaze then moved to Di Ruoling.
At this, Di Ruoling shook her head with a smile, indicating that she had come with Lu Yun and had no intention of looking at or exchanging anything.
Lu Yun pretended to scan the items on the stone platform, examining one jade bottle after another, and looked over those low-grade spirit herbs. Naturally, these things were not of interest to him; even through Refinement, they would not increase his energy by much.
Finally, in the slightly disappointed eyes of the pretty woman, Lu Yun stopped.
He casually picked up a pitch-black wooden piece and ran his fingers over it, a cool and refreshing sensation spreading through his mind.
Then he held it close to his nose and sniffed, a faint mysterious fragrance wafting into his nostrils.
As he played with the black wooden piece, Lu Yun’s eyebrows furrowed and relaxed from time to time, making the pretty woman at his side feel uneasy.
After carefully examining it for a while, Lu Yun finally looked up and smiled at the woman whose emotions had been stirred by him, saying, “How do you want to exchange this item?”
Upon hearing this, the pretty woman perked up. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and laughed sheepishly, “I don’t know what this item is, nor do 1 know its purpose. But if it’s valued by an Alchemist like you, it must be worth something. However, I’m not greedy, just one bottle of Meridian Pills and one bottle of Profound Origin Pills will do.”
Glancing at her, Lu Yun nodded. The woman had a good eye and knew her limits.
An item valued by a Third Grade Alchemist must be extraordinary.
A bottle of Meridian Pills and a bottle of Profound Origin Pills could easily be afforded by any Third Grade Alchemist.
However, Lu Yun was not an ordinary Third Grade Alchemist.
Turning his head, he gave Di Ruoling a slight smile, saying, “I’m a bit short on hand, you…”
Before Lu Yun could finish speaking, Di Ruoling had already produced two jade bottles and threw them to the pretty woman, saying, “Two bottles of Profound Origin Pills, here you go.”
The pretty woman quickly caught the jade bottles, her joy evident on her face,
The total value of all the items on her stall was only about the same as these two bottles of Profound Origin Pills.
After verifying their authenticity, she hurriedly bowed to Lu Yun and Di Ruoling as they turned to leave.
After leaving the exchange area, Lu Yun was still studying the black wooden piece. After a while, he still couldn’t find anything special about it and couldn’t help but frown.
As if not giving up, he sniffed it again, and the faint mysterious fragrance revitalized his spirit.
“You’re the only one who would consider this pitch-black thing a treasure,” Di Ruoling couldn’t help but mock.
“What do you know? According to my intuition, this thing is definitely a treasure. Just smell it, you’ll find it quite fragrant.”
Having said that, Lu Yun put the black wooden piece in front of Di Ruoling’s delicate nose.
Seeing the young man’s serious expression, Di Ruoling didn’t want to discourage him, so she cooperatively sniffed.
As expected, a faint mysterious fragrance filled her nostrils, and she couldn’t help but sniff again.
“What do you think?” Lu Yun asked with a smile.
Her bright eyes turned, and after looking at Lu Yun for a moment, she said with a smile, “Indeed, it has a peculiar scent, somewhat like a pill fragrance.”
Immediately, she seemed to think of something and added, “Could this thing have been made from discarded pill residue?”
“Pill? Pill?”
As Lu Yun heard this, his eyes lit up. Without any desire to continue browsing, he immediately turned and left..