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Chapter 156: Three-Star Core Acquired
Everyone at the scene felt a surge of passion in their hearts as they looked at the World-Suppressing Exquisite Pagoda displayed by Zhang Yuhe.
However, Zhang Yuhe only wanted a Three-Star Chaos Beast Core; no matter how precious other items were, he refused to trade for them.
This made quite a few people at the scene feel extremely disappointed.
A coveted treasure was placed right in front of them, yet they could not produce a Three-Star Chaos Beast Core.
Words could not describe how uncomfortable this feeling was.
Some people even continuously sent voice transmissions to Zhang Yuhe, wanting to offer a higher price to trade for the World-Suppressing Exquisite Pagoda.
The exchange price they proposed was much higher than the Three-Star Chaos Beast Core.
But Zhang Yuhe remained completely unshakable.
He would not trade for anything other than a Three-Star Chaos Beast Core.
The value of an item varied depending on individual needs.
For Zhang Yuhe, right now, only a Three-Star Chaos Beast Core was his most urgent need.
No matter how precious other things were, they were of little use to him.
Seeing how resolute Zhang Yuhe was, everyone at the scene felt quite helpless.
They could only watch helplessly as the treasure slipped past them.
Everyone had no choice but to settle for second best and turn their gaze to the other Immortal Artifacts.
Besides the World-Suppressing Exquisite Pagoda, Zhang Yuhe also laid out twenty-seven Low-Grade Immortal Artifacts.
Although these Immortal Artifacts could not compare to the World-Suppressing Exquisite Pagoda,
the exchange conditions offered by Zhang Yuhe were very generous.
As long as the value was equivalent, whether it was Spirit Herb, Spirit Herb, or immortal materials, they could all be traded.
Even purchasing them directly with Immortal Spirit Stone was acceptable.
Everyone successively sent voice transmissions to Zhang Yuhe, and more than half of the twenty-seven Low-Grade Immortal Artifacts were quickly traded away.
"Are there any Fellow Daoists who want to trade?"
Looking at the remaining five Low-Grade Immortal Artifacts, Zhang Yuhe swept his gaze across the crowd and asked with a smile.
After asking several times and seeing that no one else wanted to trade, he put away the remaining Immortal Artifacts.
Everyone who came today was a True Immortal Cultivator.
Furthermore, the number was not large.
Including himself, there were fewer than thirty people in total.
At such a small-scale trade fair, being able to toss out more than twenty Low-Grade Immortal Artifacts
was already beyond his expectations.
As for the remaining five Immortal Artifacts that could not be traded out for the time being, it did not matter.
Next time, hanging them in the Sect's shops and selling them slowly would also work.
As one of the initiators of Ji'an Market, the Dao Saint Sect naturally had shops within the city.
Moreover, the number was not small.
The Sect arranged some disciples below the True Immortal realm to be responsible for the operation of these shops.
As the trade fair ended, Zhang Yuhe put away the Immortal Artifacts that had not been traded.
Everyone began to leave one after another.
At this moment, Liu Haitao suddenly sent a voice transmission to him.
"Brother Zhang, could you wait a moment? I have already applied to Old Ancestor Wuhua for a Three-Star Core, and someone will send it over soon."
"Oh, sure, then I will wait a bit longer."
Hearing that Liu Haitao could get a Three-Star Core, Zhang Yuhe couldn't help feeling somewhat delighted, and readily agreed.
Exactly, as a Core Disciple of the Nine Immortals Sect, how could Liu Haitao not be able to get a Three-Star Core?
Even if he didn't have one himself, he definitely would have other ways to acquire one.
The Old Ancestor Wuhua mentioned by Liu Haitao was precisely Liu Wuhua, the Golden Immortal Cultivator stationed in the city by the Nine Immortals Sect.
On the surface, the Nine Immortals Sect had nine Golden Immortal Ancestors, making them the top power in the Ji'an Sea Area.
Two of their Golden Immortal Ancestors were stationed in the city long-term.
Liu Wuhua was precisely one of them.
Ordinary True Immortal Cultivators could not defeat Three-Star Chaos Beasts and found it very difficult to get a Three-Star Core.
But for Golden Immortal Cultivators, getting a Three-Star Core should not be too difficult.
After everyone dispersed, only the two of them were left in the small pavilion in the middle of the lake.
Liu Haitao probed and asked him,
"May I presumptuously ask, Fellow Daoist, are these Immortal Artifacts being handled on behalf of Fellow Daoist Xie?"
"Indeed. Brother Xie is currently inconvenienced and cannot go out, so he asked me to help him dispose of these Immortal Artifacts so as to collect more Cultivation resources."
"Brother Xie has been targeted by a Golden Immortal of the Ouyang Family, so he plans to simply seclude himself in the city for tens of thousands of years first."
Zhang Yuhe spouted nonsense casually.
But these words, to Liu Haitao, had absolutely no flaws at all.
He nodded thoughtfully.
Everyone knew Xie Mingyuan's situation.
If it were anyone else, they would definitely do the same.
Being targeted by a Golden Immortal Cultivator, wouldn't one have to honestly hunker down and cultivation?
However, Cultivating required resources.
Without the assistance of resources, relying solely on oneself to cultivation would make the efficiency pitifully slow.
Therefore, in Liu Haitao's view,
Xie Mingyuan having Zhang Yuhe bring out all the Immortal Artifacts previously captured for trade
to exchange for a large amount of Cultivation resources so he could hunker down and cultivation for tens of thousands of years
was a very reasonable choice.
The two sat in the small pavilion, chatting idly.
After a short while,
a Nine Immortals Sect disciple hurried into the pavilion and handed an exquisite jade box to Liu Haitao.
Looking at the jade box in his hand, Liu Haitao took a deep breath.
To apply for this Three-Star Core from Old Ancestor Wuhua, he had indeed paid a heavy price.
Although he belonged to the true Core Disciples within the Nine Immortals Sect,
every Sect naturally had its own rules.
It was impossible for Golden Immortal Ancestors to provide him with resources for no reason.
Wanting to exchange for good things from within the Sect naturally required paying a certain price.
Either by making a great contribution to the Sect, or by exchanging with items of equal value.
Being able to apply for a Three-Star Core from the Golden Immortal Ancestor already showed he had a lot of face.
Liu Haitao carefully opened the jade box, and a black core soaring with Baleful Qi appeared before the two of them.
He handed the jade box to Zhang Yuhe, and then said,
"Brother Zhang, please check it. If there is no problem, let's make the exchange as discussed earlier."
Zhang Yuhe took the jade box, checked it carefully, and confirmed without a doubt that it was a Three-Star Core.
In fact, a Chaos Beast Crystal Core didn't need to be checked at all.
Cores of different grades not only had subtle differences in color,
but everyone could also tell at a glance simply from the Qi radiating from the core.
After confirming everything was correct, Zhang Yuhe took out the World-Suppressing Exquisite Pagoda, tossed it over, and said to Liu Haitao,
"This Middle Grade Immortal Artifact is yours from now on. Happy cooperation."
After saying that, he put away the jade box.
With the Three-Star Chaos Beast Core in hand, Zhang Yuhe felt wonderful inside.
Liu Haitao caught the World-Suppressing Exquisite Pagoda and examined it carefully in his hand,
as if he were looking at a peerless beauty.
When touching the cracks on the World-Suppressing Exquisite Pagoda, he even felt a bit of heartache.
"What a truly good item, it's just a pity that the damage is somewhat severe."
Looking at the World-Suppressing Exquisite Pagoda in his hand, Liu Haitao could not help feeling a sense of emotion.
Despite this,
a joyful smile still appeared on his face at this moment.
A complete Middle Grade Immortal Artifact would never fall into the hands of a True Immortal Cultivator like him.
Although the World-Suppressing Exquisite Pagoda was severely damaged, it was just right for him to use.
With this treasure, his strength would be greatly enhanced from then on.
Whether going out on adventures or heading to the Chaos Continent,
with the World-Suppressing Exquisite Pagoda present, his safety would have a great guarantee.
Liu Haitao put away the World-Suppressing Exquisite Pagoda, and then said to Zhang Yuhe with a smile,
"Happy cooperation. If Brother Zhang has any other good things in the future, feel free to come to me for an exchange; I guarantee Brother Zhang will be satisfied."
"Next time I have good things, I will definitely come to find Brother Liu again."
"Since the matter is settled, I will take my leave first."
"Take care, Brother Zhang."
The two stood up while chatting, and walked outside the main gate.
Zhang Yuhe soared into the sky and quickly flew towards his own residence.
Liu Haitao stood at the doorway, looking at Zhang Yuhe's disappearing figure, feeling thoughtful in his heart.
He always felt that something was not quite right about today's affair.
But for a moment, he couldn't figure out where exactly the problem lay.
"Forget it, as long as I traded for the World-Suppressing Exquisite Pagoda, that's enough."
Liu Haitao shook his head and did not continue to think deeply about it.
For him, being able to exchange for the World-Suppressing Exquisite Pagoda was a huge harvest.
As for what was not quite right about today's matter, what did it have to do with him anyway?
As a disciple of the Dao Saint Sect, Zhang Yuhe certainly wouldn't give him a hard time.
The Dao Saint Sect clearly showed signs of struggling to cope with the Ouyang Family and Qian Family.
It was impossible for them to provoke their Nine Immortals Sect again.