Chapter 678: Snow Jade Ancient Orchid
Chapter 678: Chapter 678: Snow Jade Ancient Orchid
Seeing that Wang Erdan had handed over the Five-Elements Stone, the group from the Five Elements Sect was taken aback, desperately trying to persuade him against it.
“Er Dan, this Five-Elements Stone is a prized treasure of our sect. How could you use it to exchange for a Demon Bone?”
“This Five-Elements Stone can’t be traded, take it back quickly!”
“The value of the Five-Elements Stone far outweighs a single Demon Bone.”
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Everyone from the Five Elements Sect was urging Wang Erdan to reclaim the Five-Elements Stone, considering it was a valuable item of the sect, only given to the most important disciples. Exchanging it for a single Demon Bone, if the higher-ups of the sect came to know this, they may even faint out of rage.
Wang Erdan wore an expression of dissatisfaction: “This Five-Elements Stone is mine, what business is it of yours what I do with it?”
Fang Lin paid no mind to the reactions of the Five Elements Sect’s people, examining the Five-Elements Stone intently.
“What a great item!” Fang Lin privately exclaimed in admiration, yet he did not show it on his face. His discerning eyes could naturally see that this Five-Elements Stone was not an ordinary treasure.
Five Elements Stones were incredibly rare, only appearing in special places with strong Five Elements’ energy.
This Five-Elements Stone was imbued with immense power of Five Elements, which could be used for cultivation. It also had the unique ability of gathering the power of the Five Elements. Even if the stone was drained of its Five Elements’ power, it could replenish it on its own.
Although Fang Lin had not yet ventured into the cultivation of the Five Elements, it did not mean that he didn’t understand them.
Being a Pill Refiner, and even a Pill Sovereign in his past life, Fang Lin’s comprehension of the Five Elements was unquestionably profound.
Pill Refining and the Five Elements were intricately linked.
This Five-Elements Stone could be used to cultivate secret skills of the Five Elements, and was also very helpful in Pill Refining.
“Fang Lin, this item is a treasure of our Five Elements Sect, please return it.” The people of the Five Elements Sect said to Fang Lin, while their gaze relentlessly focused on him.
Fang Lin glanced at these people and replied irritably: “Is this Five-Elements Stone yours? If Er Dan doesn’t say anything, what’s the rush on your part?”
Wang Erdan was also annoyed, saying to his fellow disciples: “This Five-Elements Stone isn’t useful to me, I’d rather have a Demon Bone. You all should stop talking, it’s annoying.”
The people of the Five Elements Sect were near to exploding with fury. Wang Erdan was being obstinate and clueless about the preciousness of the stone, exchanging it for a mere Demon Bone was like ruining the family fortune.
Fang Lin feigned composure and said: “This stone is not too bad, it can be exchanged for a Demon Bone.”
After saying that, Fang Lin took out five Demon Bones and let Wang Erdan choose one.
Wang Erdan grinned from ear to ear, moving his eyes across the five Demon Bones. The others also kept their eyes on the bones, revealing shocked expressions.
They did not examine them carefully before, but now they found that all five Demon Bones were actually bones of Demon Kings. Moreover, the vibrant energy exuded from the bones indicated that these demons had been the cream of the crop among the Demon Kings.
Although none of them were growth-type Demon Bones, if there had been, even the Five-Elements Stone would not have been worthy enough to exchange for it.
The value of a growth-type Demon Bone was incredibly high, the entire Xuan Country, and all its influential powers probably haven’t seen a few of them.
The people from the Five Elements Sect’s persuasion was unsuccessful, and they were grinding their teeth in hatred for Fang Lin. However, upon seeing the five Demon King Bones, they felt that they had suffered less loss.
Although they still experienced a loss, they at least got a Demon King Bone in return, it was barely acceptable.
“Just pick one, whoever comes first gets first choice, those who come later will only be able to choose from the leftovers.” Fang Lin said, and purposely glanced at Mei Yingxue and others.
Chi Yunxiao and Dugu Ruoxu were both angered, they didn’t even want to exchange their treasures for the Demon Bones. But if they didn’t make the trade, they wouldn’t get a single Demon Bone.
After some extensive deliberation, they decided to compromise. Although they were frustrated, they certainly had no shortage of treasures. Trading them for the Demon Bones would not make them reluctant.
Wang Erdan made his pick after some contemplation, eventually selecting one Demon Bone. He was overjoyed, not feeling even a bit that it was a losing deal for him.
Fang Lin was also all smiles. These Demon Bones, which did not mean anything to him, could be used in exchange for valuable items. This was surely a profitable deal.
Mei Yingxue came forward and took out a medicinal herb.
“This is a five thousand year old Ancient medicinal herb. As per your observational skills, you should be able to judge its value.” Mei Yingxue said softly.
Fang Lin looked at the ancient herb, expressing admiration: “Snow Jade Ancient Orchid, truly a priceless ancient herb, good enough to trade for a Demon Bone.”
Snow Jade Ancient Orchid was a herb that only grew in the Extremely Cold Plateau. It was extremely rare, especially a five-thousand-year-old one.
This Snow Jade Ancient Orchid was indeed of similar value to a Demon King Bone.
Mei Yingxue’s face showed a different color. Fang Lin could recognize a Snow Jade Ancient Orchid at a glance, it seemed that the rumors about him being an Alchemy Tao prodigy were not unfounded.
After handing over the Snow Jade Ancient Orchid to Fang Lin, Mei Yingxue, without further ado, took a Demon Bone.
Out of the five Demon Bones, Wang Erdan and Mei Yingxue had picked two, leaving three behind.
At that moment, Fang Lin looked at Dugu Ruoxu and Chi Yunxiao, his eyes seemed to ask them: do you want these? If not, I will put them away.
“Merely a Demon Bone, our Shenxiao Sect has plenty.” Chi Yunxiao retorted coldly, seemingly reluctant to make the exchange with Fang Lin.
Fang Lin no longer paid attention to him, but turned to look at Dugu Ruoxu.
“For my Dugu Family, we are not short on Demon Bones.” Dugu Ruoxu also retorted cool-heartedly.
Fang Lin nodded, showing no surprise. He immediately turned his gaze to Steward Shen and Dugu Nian.
“Shen, Ruoxu, both of you have one each.” Fang Lin said, handing them the two Demon Bones.
Dugu Nian and Steward Shen were both stunned. Was Fang Lin really this generous that he would just give the Demon Bones to them?
Dugu Ruoxu and Chi Yunxiao almost coughed up blood at the sight. Fang Lin was indeed despicable. They had to exchange their treasures for the Demon Bones while he gave away Demon Bones to Dugu Nian and Steward Shen for free.
“Fang Lin, this is absolutely unacceptable!” Steward Shen quickly refused, he was absolutely taken by surprise that Fang Lin would directly give him a Demon Bone, finding it particularly heavy.
Dugu Nian also rejected: “I can’t take this Demon Bone, it’s yours.”
Fang Lin laughed: “It doesn’t matter, the Demon Bone is mine, I can decide whom to give it to, both of you just take it.”
Steward Shen and Dugu Nian both felt a bit awkward. But due to Fang Lin’s adamant attitude, they reluctantly accepted the Demon Bones.
That left Fang Lin with just one Demon Bone. Just as everyone thought that he would keep the remaining bone for himself, he made an unpredictable decision.