"Fellow Daoist has great insight and a sharp eye, actually recognizing at a glance that this is a five elements fruit. Impressive!"

Hongyun, who had indeed done this somewhat on purpose to gain the upper hand, fleece Minghe—a super-rich tycoon of the Great Wilderness—and make him bleed heavily, smiled, nodded, and praised when he saw Minghe knowingly recognize the five elements fruit.

"This is also thanks to that good friend of Fellow Daoist, Zhen Yuanzi. If not for his compilation of the heaven and earth two spirits list, even with my extraordinary insight, it would have been very difficult to recognize this as a five elements fruit at first glance. After all, this is a fruit borne by the Five-Needle Pine, one of the ten top-grade innate spiritual roots of the primordial era. It's not easy to recognize!"

Speaking up to this point, Minghe cast another deeply envious, jealous, and hateful glance at Hongyun, then ate a five elements fruit and took a sip of immortal wine before slowly speaking, "A few days ago, I heard some rumors saying that you, along with Pangu's Three Pure Ones and the Twelve Ancestral Witches, shared the Twenty-Four-Grade Creation Green Lotus, which became a celebrated tale in the Great Wilderness for a time."

"Calculated this way, Fellow Daoist seems to have karmic ties with the Twenty-Four-Grade Creation Green Lotus, Innate Gourd Vine, innate bitter bamboo, and Five-Needle Pine among the ten top-grade innate spiritual roots of the primordial era. This kind of Qi Fortune and blessed affinity makes this poor Daoist envious!"

Hearing this, Hongyun laughed and replied, "Hahaha... Fellow Daoist is joking. This poor Daoist's meager Qi Fortune and blessed affinity cannot compare to Fellow Daoist Minghe. You were born in the Endless Blood Sea, possessing the ability that as long as the Blood Sea does not dry up, Minghe will never die. Who can compare to that?"

"Furthermore, you have the Twelfth-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus and the yuantu and abi swords, and I even heard there are other fine treasures born alongside you. You are truly a super-rich tycoon of the Great Wilderness."

"May I ask who can compare with Fellow Daoist's Qi Fortune and blessed affinity? Even Pangu's Three Pure Ones, who are hailed as the Authentic Lineage of Pangu and the orthodox rulers of heaven and earth, are far inferior to you in this regard. Although this poor Daoist has a slight reputation, I wouldn't dare compare with Fellow Daoist in this aspect! Hahaha..."

Hearing Hongyun's loud laughter, Minghe knew that they were finally getting to the main point. Pouring such high praise on him was naturally harboring malicious intent and was an extremely obvious sign of wanting to fleece him ruthlessly.

Thus, the corners of Minghe's mouth twitched several times. He said nothing and fell into silence.

Naturally, Hongyun would not speak up proactively either; he merely ate the Spirit Fruit, sipped the small cup of wine, and watched Minghe with a calm smile.

After who knows how long, Minghe finally spoke, "Fellow Daoist Hongyun, you understand the purpose of this poor Daoist coming to Fire Cloud Cave. Therefore, let us be straightforward. How exactly would Fellow Daoist be willing to lift the Seal and Restriction on the yuantu and abi swords?"

"This poor Daoist won't bully Fellow Daoist either. The condition for lifting the Seal and Restriction is very simple: since they are two Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, trade them for two Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. It is entirely fair and reasonable," Hongyun said with a beaming smile.

"That's impossible!" Ancestor Minghe shook his head repeatedly. "Although the yuantu and abi swords are extremely important to me, they are ultimately just sealed by Fellow Daoist. I only want the Seal lifted; it is impossible for me to exchange them using two Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. With those two Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, I could use them to entrust my Three Corpses precisely. Why would I need Fellow Daoist to lift the Seal?"

Hongyun smiled faintly and replied, "Fellow Daoist already said that the yuantu and abi swords are extremely important to you, so they must be irreplaceable. Trading them for two ordinary Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures means you are not at a loss."

"Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures are absolutely impossible. Two top-tier Innate Spirit Treasures can barely be accepted," Minghe argued with reason.

"If that's the case, some other things must be attached. Various heaven and earth treasure materials, Immortal Herbs and Spirit Herbs must be included, plus..."

Hongyun made an exorbitant demand, causing Minghe's mouth to twitch and making him somewhat regret coming to Fire Cloud Cave to offer an apology, feeling that it might be quite fine for the yuantu and abi swords to remain sealed indefinitely.

After a moment, seeing that Hongyun had finally finished speaking, Minghe recovered his wits. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "Various heaven and earth treasure materials, Immortal Herbs and Spirit Herbs naturally will not be lacking for Fellow Daoist. Then, one gourd of Three Lights Divine Water, one streak of Innate karmic fire, one Sixth-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, and ten High-Grade Acquired Spirit Treasures. How about that?"

"Three gourds of Three Lights Divine Water, then one ninth-grade karmic fire red lotus, plus a Karmic Fire Red Lotus seed!" Hongyun spoke again.

Minghe's mouth twitched once more, and he roared slightly, "Do you think the Three Lights Divine Water is ordinary spirit water? Three gourds? You really know how to make demands! Having one gourd is already not bad for me; that was exchanged from Fellow Daoist Nuwa in my early years, and I couldn't bear to use it all along. Giving it to you is already heartbreaking enough."

"And the growth of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus seeds is extremely difficult. I only have three in my hands, but giving Fellow Daoist one is acceptable. However, if Fellow Daoist wants a ninth-grade karmic fire red lotus, we will have to renegotiate."

"This ninth-grade karmic fire red lotus is the very first seed that grew from the Twelfth-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, capturing most of its foundation. It was nurtured within the Endless Blood Sea for endless years, absorbing infinite heaven and earth Karma before it could transform into a lotus platform and become a top-tier Innate Spirit Treasure. It can be said to be unique. I spent untold amounts of time and effort cultivating it; it is impossible to give it to Fellow Daoist so easily."

Listening to Minghe's roaring words, Hongyun remained unperturbed, his expression unchanged.

He didn't have Three Lights Divine Water, nor did Zhen Yuanzi. Since he could earn one gourd, he might as well take it.

As for the matter of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, Hongyun also knew that what Minghe said made sense.

Lotus-type Innate Spirit Treasures in the Great Wilderness have always possessed an inherent property superior to other treasures of the same tier, and their value is often much higher. Aside from the fact that Pangu was nurtured within the Chaos Green Lotus and all lotuses in the world inherited its legacy, because of this legacy, the seeds borne by lotus-type Innate Spirit Treasures, once nurtured and matured, also become Innate Spirit Treasures, which can be considered miraculous.

Of course, the process is not as easy as imagined and is often extremely difficult.

Just like Hongyun himself possessed the Twelfth-Grade Pure World White Lotus, which shared the same Origins as the Twelfth-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus. However, ever since Hongyun obtained the Twelfth-Grade Pure World White Lotus until now, there were only just signs of it bearing seeds. Waiting for it to fully mature, then cultivating its flowers to bloom and transform into a lotus platform to become an Innate Spirit Treasure would require an even longer time.

For Minghe to be able to cultivate a ninth-grade karmic fire red lotus, aside from the Endless Blood Sea being extremely suitable for the growth of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus and accelerating it, the time, mental effort, and consumption of certain resources required were immeasurable. Minghe asking to renegotiate was not excessive at all.

Therefore, Hongyun pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "How about this: of the two top-tier Innate Spirit Treasures, I will only want one, which is this ninth-grade karmic fire red lotus. The other Innate Spirit Treasure will be changed to a High-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure with over 30 Innate Restrictions, and the rest remains unchanged. What does Fellow Daoist think?"

"Very well!" Although Minghe felt a pang of heartache, he still nodded and agreed.

Then, Minghe waved his sleeve, and the ninth-grade karmic fire red lotus with 40 Innate Restrictions, a Karmic Fire Red Lotus seed, as well as a High-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure with 32 Innate Restrictions called the Soul-Dispersing Thorn, appeared before Hongyun first.

Following that, various heaven and earth treasure materials, Immortal Herbs and Spirit Herbs, plus a gourd of Three Lights Divine Water, a streak of Innate karmic fire, and Acquired Spirit Treasures, all appeared one by one.

Naturally, Hongyun stood on no ceremony and put them all away one by one. Then, after Minghe took out the yuantu and abi swords, Hongyun lifted the Seal for him.

As for Minghe, he put on a slightly gloomy face toward Hongyun, let out a cold snort, and then bid farewell and left.

Hongyun shook his head and smiled at this, not caring too much. He simply turned around and, bringing the two little Daoist children Xiaojin and Little Red, came to a large mountain behind Fire Cloud Palace and began to busy himself.