Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 1043: Chapter 1043: Three Sword Kill

”Earth Rank Middle Level Elixir? Has Song Wu gone mad with greed?”

”Heh heh, don’t you know Song Wu? It’s not often he finds a sucker, so of course, he’s going to milk it for all it’s worth!”

”That old guy doesn’t look stupid, though. Surely he wouldn’t agree to Song Wu’s demands, right?”

”I bet Song Wu is just asking for a sky-high price to see how much the old man can bargain it down!”

”...”

There were quite a few people on Trade Street, mostly local cultivators from Lengshui City, so some quickly recognized the stall owner named Song Wu and began discussing fervently, while others showed a schadenfreude smile.

Although many knew Song Wu was a swindler, they didn’t know Xuan Haoran, so naturally, no one was going to warn Xuan Haoran at this moment, treating it as if watching a good show.

”Earth Rank Middle Level Elixir?!”

Listening to the surrounding chatter, Xuan Haoran couldn’t help but twitch his mouth violently. He didn’t expect the stall owner would open with such a greedy demand to this extent.

However, in another sense, if this stone were actually the Dragon Breeding Stone, then Song Wu wasn’t just asking for a high price; instead, he was selling it too cheaply. It’s a treasure that countless Nine-layered Dragon Cloud big shots dream of.

From this perspective, Song Wu wasn’t confident enough in his own deception, or maybe he knew that the cultivators in Lengshui City couldn’t offer more precious items, so he found a relatively balanced point, and it’s up to the sucker to respond.

”I definitely can’t provide an Earth Rank Middle Level Elixir. Here’s an Earth Rank Low Level ’Heart Cleansing Pill’; what do you think about trading it for this... Dragon Breeding Stone?”

Xuan Haoran certainly wasn’t a sucker. As he spoke, he swiped his hand at his waist, and a white jade bottle appeared in his palm. Upon hearing the name of the elixir, many faces lit up with eagerness.

The so-called Heart Cleansing Pill is actually a consumable elixir that can help one stay calm like an inactive body during cultivation or alchemy. Although it only lasts for two hours, such a state is hard to achieve with a cultivator’s mere willpower.

An Earth Rank Low Level Heart Cleansing Pill is already quite useful for some Qi Seeking Realm cultivators or Earth Rank Low Level Meridian Refining Masters, and in this border city of Lengshui, many are at such cultivation levels.

”Earth Rank Low Level Heart Cleansing Pill?”

Upon hearing this elixir name, the stall owner Song Wu’s eyes flashed with a hint of greed but his face remained calm, even showing a slightly disappointed shake of the head.

”This is a Dragon Breeding Stone. If I sell it to you for just one Heart Cleansing Pill, won’t I be at a loss?”

Song Wu had immersed himself beyond escape in his fabricated lies, but the crowd, hearing his words, showed a cold smirk, thinking that if he kept pretending, he might end up with nothing, not even a Heart Cleansing Pill.

”How about this, if you can give me three Heart Cleansing Pills, I’ll painfully let go of this Dragon Breeding Stone for you!”

Song Wu’s face showed a trace of pain, as if he was truly making a huge sacrifice, but hearing him still emphasize it as a Dragon Breeding Stone, the crowd’s lips curled with even more disdain.

”Two pills!”

As Song Wu’s words fell, Xuan Haoran pondered slightly, believing that this was a price acceptable to both sides. Song Wu, in his heart, might even feel like he scored a bargain.

The so-called Dragon Breeding Stone, in the eyes of Song Wu, Xuan Haoran, and the onlookers, was just a bluff. The unexpected part was that the old man would choose to buy a fake for two Heart Cleansing Pills.

That old guy didn’t seem foolish; how could he be deceived by Song Wu’s clumsy performance? Also, if it were a real Dragon Breeding Stone, how could it be sold for just two Heart Cleansing Pills?

”Deal!”

Two Heart Cleansing Pills were indeed Song Wu’s bottom line. As soon as he spoke, as if afraid the other party might back out, he quickly grabbed one of the jade bottles from Xuan Haoran, along with the previous one, into his hands.

Song Wu’s eagerness only confirmed the crowd’s suspicion that the Dragon Breeding Stone was fake, yet they failed to see the trace of a smile appearing on the old man’s face.

Perhaps only Xuan Haoran knew that although this stone wasn’t a Dragon Breeding Stone, it was indeed a Hidden Light Jade of Earth Rank Middle Level, which greatly supported his Yin Cold Attribute Technique.

With just two Earth Rank Low Level Heart Cleansing Pills, and they’re consumable elixirs, he could acquire an Earth Rank Middle Level Hidden Light Jade. This transaction was indeed a bargain.

Perhaps this was what is meant by a win-win situation. Stall owner Song Wu was pleased with himself for swindling a sucker while Xuan Haoran was thrilled to have gotten what he wanted at a small cost, each taking what they needed without revealing it.

Seeing Song Wu joyously accept the two Jade Bottles from his hand, Xuan Haoran felt excited in his heart and didn’t show any negligence. However, just as he reached out to grab the Hidden Light Jade, an abrupt change occurred.

When Xuan Haoran’s right hand was just an inch away from the Hidden Light Jade, a hand suddenly extended from the side, swiftly snatching the Hidden Light Jade with a speed as fast as lightning.

”Damn it!”

Seeing this, Xuan Haoran couldn’t help but curse inwardly, his face turned sullen as he turned his head, only to see a young man in black clothes standing in front of him, playing with the Hidden Light Jade that clearly should have belonged to him.

”What is the meaning of this, sir?”

Xuan Haoran did not sense the real aura of cultivation from the other party, and at this moment, he felt only anger. As the former Emperor of the Xuanyue Empire, he still carried a trace of pride.

”Tsk tsk, exchanging two Earth Rank Low Level Heart Cleansing Pills for an Earth Rank Middle Level Hidden Light Stone, this deal indeed turned out quite lucrative!”

The young man in black didn’t even glance at Xuan Haoran, and as soon as he spoke, many people revealed a look of surprise, especially the vendor Song Wu, whose gaze turned somewhat sullen.

Although most people present had never seen a Hidden Light Jade, it did not hinder their understanding of it, and an Earth Rank Middle Level Hidden Light Jade was of great use to cultivators in the Seeking Origin Realm.

Earlier, Song Wu only regarded it as an unremarkable stone, wishfully thinking it was a Dragon Breeding Stone, not expecting this seemingly worthless rock to actually have a remarkable origin.

Exchanging an Earth Rank Middle Level Hidden Light Jade for two Earth Rank Low Level Heart Cleansing Pills was truly a huge loss, causing Song Wu to almost crush the two Jade Bottles he was holding while hesitating whether to back out of the deal.

”Business relies on vision, and does sir think that if I were to buy a counterfeit item from this stall and then realize the truth, the vendor would refund me at the original price?”

Xuan Haoran had a certain eloquence and did not get angry when the truth about the Hidden Light Jade was exposed. Instead, he pointed to Song Wu next to him and spoke with a certain righteousness.

In the trading street of Lengshui City, there were always people buying counterfeit goods every day, and these people might not realize it’s fake immediately. However, once the deal is closed, there’s no way to refund at the original price; the most that happens is a scuffle.

With good vision, people can also find treasures. Even if a vendor knows that a precious item was taken away at a small cost, they can only swallow their loss silently, at least in public. What means might be used secretly to reclaim the treasure remains unknown.

”This Earth Rank Middle Level Hidden Light Jade, I, Ji Sanjian, will take it. Do you have any objections?”

And it was only at this moment that the young man in black glanced at Xuan Haoran out of the corner of his eye, and upon hearing the name spoken, silence briefly descended on the trading street in Lengshui City.

”Ji Sanjian? He’s actually Ji Sanjian?!”

”He’s the young generation’s number one assassin of the Killing Heart Sect, known as ’Three Sword Kill,’ Ji Sanjian?”

”It must be him, the legend says Ji Sanjian never needs more than three sword strikes to kill, and anyone who can withstand his three strikes will be spared, but apparently, no one has ever managed to do that!”

”This appearance must not be Ji Sanjian’s true face!”

”Since this thing caught his eye, nobody dares to interfere now!”

”...”

After a brief silence, a burst of intense discussion broke out among the crowd, and from these discussions, Xuan Haoran finally understood the identity of the young man in black standing before him.

Xuan Haoran had been in the Tenglong Continent for over a year. Although he hadn’t had direct contact with true super or first-class forces during this time, he had some impressions of the notable powerhouses from these forces, or the top young talents.

As one of the three top sects, the Killing Heart Sect was known for its art of assassination. As long as you could afford the price, they would find a way to bring you the head of a first-class force’s leader.

The Sky Thunder Valley had five Thunder Sons, and among the young generation of the Killing Heart Sect, there were also five great talents, of whom Ji Sanjian, known as ’Three Sword Kill,’ was undoubtedly the most dazzling of his peers.

In comparison to Ye Suxin and Tong Baisha, whom Yun Xiao encountered in Thunder King Valley, Ji Sanjian was far more formidable.

Not only had his own cultivation reached the Seeking Origin Realm Late Stage, but he was also rumored to be the direct disciple of the Killing Heart Sect’s Sect Leader, possessing a mastery of assassination skills nearly rivaling the elders of the sect.

Xuan Haoran had initially considered the young man before him to be someone he need not hold in high regard, but hearing the name Ji Sanjian, he knew he would suffer a silent loss today.

Confronting these renowned top talents of Tenglong Continent, as a mere cultivator at the Qi Seeking Realm Late Stage, he was certainly out of his depth.