"I have a Dao technique in my hand, as everyone already knows."
Duobao Tongzi stood on the stage, holding his head high as he declared, "Its name is 【Ten Thousand Treasures River】, which allows multiple magical treasures to be combined into a stronger magical treasure."
"Three mid-grade spiritual treasures can be combined into one high-grade spiritual treasure, nine low-grade spiritual treasures can be combined into one mid-grade spiritual treasure, and eighteen high-grade magical treasures can be combined into one low-grade spiritual treasure. In other words, if you have five hundred high-grade magical treasures, you can refine one high-grade spiritual treasure!"
"Moreover, the more magical treasures you have, the stronger the power of 【Ten Thousand Treasures River】!"
As his words fell, the crowd erupted in commotion.
"Duobao Old Monster, are you really bringing out the trump card Dao technique of your Fenbao Cliff? Honestly, aren’t you just trying to make a big profit and run?"
"Is this Dao technique of yours truly authentic?"
"Could this be a scam?"
Several Foundation Establishment True Persons questioned him directly, but Duobao Tongzi remained completely unflustered, smiling lightly as he replied, "Since I am willing to trade it, I naturally have my reasons."
"To be frank, I am seeking a strand of Earth Fiend Qi."The moment he said this, the voices of doubt immediately disappeared.
Although the 【Ten Thousand Treasures River】 Dao technique was indeed precious, compared to Heavenly Gang and Earth Fiend, compared to the path of Foundation Establishment True Persons, it was not worth mentioning.
"But we don’t have Heavenly Gang or Earth Fiend to trade with you."
"Heavenly Gang and Earth Fiend, without enough fortune they are unattainable, without enough Dao attainment they are impossible to obtain. How could they possibly be taken out for trade? Duobao, have you gone mad?"
Duobao Tongzi shook his head upon hearing this and said, "I said I am seeking a strand of Earth Fiend Qi. As for where the Earth Fiend Qi is, I have already investigated clearly. However, it is a perilous place filled with dangers, so I need a high-grade spiritual treasure that can ward off misfortune and a spiritual treasure for killing."
"You want to trade for two high-grade spiritual treasures?" someone questioned.
Duobao Tongzi waved his hand, "Not necessarily. If one high-grade spiritual treasure possesses both the wondrous abilities I require, then it can also be exchanged."
"Wishful thinking!"
In an instant, many Foundation Establishment True Persons spread out their divine sense. If not for the suppression array in the cave dwelling, it would have immediately affected the outside world.
Duobao Tongzi, however, remained calm and composed:
"The 【Ten Thousand Treasures River】 is my trump card, its value is well-known. In the past, even when a True Person from the Primordial Saint Sect tried to rob me, I protected it with my life."
"Now that I am selling it, naturally I must fetch a good price."
"Of course, if anyone can offer the high-grade spiritual treasure I seek, I am willing to add more to the deal."
As his words fell, Duobao Tongzi waved his hand.
Whoosh whoosh—!
In the next moment, a wisp of yellow smoke appeared before everyone, and upon seeing clearly what it was, almost all the Foundation Establishment True Persons took a step back.
"Earth Vein Qi! Duobao Old Monster, where did you get this?"
"Don’t bring that thing near me! What if I accidentally shatter it?"
"Go away, go away!"
To Foundation Establishment True Persons, Earth Vein Qi was like a pile of dung—absolutely untouchable. After all, no one wanted to have their fortune cut by heavenly punishment.
However, Lü Yang narrowed his eyes at the sight.
Earth Vein Qi, seems to be fated with me.
Lü Yang had previously used 【Heavenly Corpse Fiend】 to craft one, but it had already dissipated along with the 【Heavenly Corpse Fiend】 when he used it to kill Blood Demon True Person.
Now, the more Lü Yang looked, the more he felt that the Earth Vein Qi in Duobao Tongzi’s hand looked exactly like the one he had used.
Moreover, he had just cultivated the 【Mandate of Moving Mountains True Method】, and if this Dao technique could be paired with Earth Vein Qi, its power would definitely increase significantly.
"What do you say?" Duobao Tongzi looked around and loudly declared, "This Earth Vein Qi is an excellent tool for harming others, and in critical moments, it can also be used for self-protection. Back then, when I was robbed by a True Person of the Primordial Saint Sect, if it weren’t for this Earth Vein Qi making him hesitate, I would have been dead."
Upon hearing this, a few Foundation Establishment True Persons immediately reacted.
That’s right!
Earth Vein Qi might be like dung, but if you cover yourself with dung, most people wouldn’t dare approach you. It really was a life-saving item!
Especially with a great war approaching, having Earth Vein Qi for protection would provide an extra layer of security.
With that thought, some people were tempted. However, wanting and having are two different things—they simply didn’t have the high-grade spiritual treasure Duobao required.
Especially since Duobao Tongzi’s attitude was extremely firm.
On the other side, Lü Yang watched him with great interest. Although this seemed like an ordinary transaction, the more he thought about it, the stranger it felt.
'Because strictly speaking, this man intended to trade his trump card and life-saving item in exchange for someone else’s killing treasure and danger-sensing treasure. This was practically baiting someone to attack him after the deal, at least the True Persons of the Primordial Saint Sect would definitely make a move.'
'Could this be a trap?'
Yet, he should be the only true disciple of the Primordial Saint Sect present. If this was a trap, who exactly was Duobao trying to bait?
The more Lü Yang thought about it, the more intriguing it became.
Still fishing! Still fishing!
Lü Yang felt more and more that Duobao Tongzi had ulterior motives. How dare he fish for him? These local gangs were just too rude!
Thinking of this, Lü Yang directly took out the 【Abyssal Sword】.
"This spiritual treasure has two wondrous abilities: one is 【Slaughterer of Men】, and the other is 【Peril Walker】. It perfectly meets your requirements. You can try refining it."
"A spiritual sword?"
Duobao Tongzi looked delighted at the sight, hurriedly taking the Abyssal Sword and examining it closely before nodding in satisfaction, "Not bad, indeed very good!"
"Deal?" Lü Yang smiled gently.
Duobao Tongzi nodded, "Deal!"
Both parties were very pleased.
Soon after, several other Foundation Establishment True Persons came forward to trade, but the response was lukewarm. After about half an hour, all the Foundation Establishment True Persons had taken their turn.
It was only then that the host of the trade, Diao Longweng, came out again to announce the end of the transaction.
Afterwards, just like when they arrived, the Foundation Establishment True Persons quietly left one by one. Before long, the spacious cave dwelling was left with only Diao Longweng and Duobao Tongzi.
Seeing this, Diao Longweng spoke solemnly, "Are you certain?"
"Certain!"
Duobao Tongzi examined the 【Abyssal Sword】 while replying in a deep voice, "To give away such a spiritual sword so casually, who else could it be but a True Person of the Primordial Saint Sect?"
"That wasn’t given casually," Diao Longweng shook his head. "With the conduct of those True Persons from the Primordial Saint Sect, would they easily trade away such a high-grade spiritual treasure? I fear that after leaving, they’ve already gone back to gather reinforcements and will soon return to strike and reclaim everything."
"Hmph! He has reinforcements, but don’t we as well?"
Duobao Tongzi sneered coldly, "Han Xiang thought she hid herself well, but she doesn’t realize that the stench of fox on her body couldn’t escape my Smelling Dog."
"She stationed herself at Gaizhu Mountain and showed no interest in the transaction until now, when she suddenly appeared with a stranger. I knew something had changed right then."
"Primordial Saint Sect True Person, huh?"
Diao Longweng sighed, "Originally, we just wanted to use the pretext of this transaction to lure a few cultivators from Jiangbei as tokens of allegiance, but we ended up hooking a big fish instead."
"Big fish has value!"
Duobao Tongzi’s expression turned fierce as he said in a deep voice, "Send word to the Dao Court for reinforcements. I will pursue him now. We absolutely cannot let that man get away."
Diao Longweng hesitated upon hearing this, "Shouldn’t we wait a bit longer?"
At these words, the new and old grudges against the Primordial Saint Sect surged in Duobao Tongzi’s heart. He immediately stood up with a flick of his sleeve, "The longer we wait, the greater the risk! I’ll go ahead!"