Chapter 486: Chapter 409: The Trading
"Daoist, are you looking to sell ’Yisusi’s Staff’?"
Shanhua Venerable asked.
When Black Rope was fleeing, he fought with others and used the holy artifact in his possession, so Shanhua Venerable deduced that what Chen Jichuan held was ’Yisusi’s Staff.’
"No."
Chen Jichuan shook his head and took out a ring: "It’s this."
"Oh?"
Shanhua Venerable was slightly startled and appeared momentarily surprised.
She had assumed that Chen Jichuan was looking to sell ’Yisusi’s Staff.’ After all, Chen Jichuan had only been on the Divine Throne Continent for over a hundred years, and obtaining even one holy artifact was already an impressive feat.
But unexpectedly, he had more than one holy artifact.
"I wonder from where this was obtained,"
Shanhua Venerable thought to herself as her gaze fell upon the ring in Chen Jichuan’s hand. After momentarily contemplating, she hesitated and said, "Is this the ’Dragon Eye Ring’?"
"The Venerable has keen eyesight."
Chen Jichuan handed the ring to Shanhua Venerable.
[Item: Dragon Eye Ring]
[Grade: Holy Artifact (Lower Rank)]
[Description: A holy artifact crafted using the dragon eye of a legendary black dragon as the main material. It imbues a consistent fourth-level magic effect, ’Space Confinement.’ The ’Dragon Eye Ring’ contains three Holy Marks and possesses the ’Dragon Power’ trait.]
This ring was acquired by Chen Jichuan from Monardo.
It was precisely because he owned the ’Dragon Eye Ring,’ coupled with Chen Jichuan’s reputation as a newly ascended legend at the time, that Monardo felt confident enough to come to the ’Summoning Cottage’ to demand the holy artifact.
After all, a newly ascended legend wasn’t seen as much of a threat, and the ’Dragon Eye Ring’s’ ability to confine space perfectly countered Chen Jichuan’s ’Dimensional Travel.’
It seemed like a surefire plan.
However, Monardo underestimated Chen Jichuan, who had a reserved nature but astonishing strength. As a result, Monardo suffered defeat, and the holy artifact fell into Chen Jichuan’s possession.
"It truly is the ’Dragon Eye Ring’!"
Though Shanhua Venerable’s strength on the Divine Throne Continent wasn’t the pinnacle, Yu Ming Immortal Court had been operating here for over 400,000 years, amassing vast knowledge of intelligence, especially concerning holy artifacts.
Thus, distinguishing its origin and authenticity was not difficult for her.
After repeatedly verifying, Shanhua Venerable returned the ring to Chen Jichuan and asked, "Daoist, how do you wish to trade?"
"This holy artifact carries three Holy Marks and imbues the constant effect of ’Space Confinement,’ giving it strategic importance. Additionally, the ’Dragon Power’ trait allows it, in the hands of a Legendary Summoner, to summon an other-dimensional black dragon for combat."
Chen Jichuan, having learned about holy artifact market trends in the Immortal Gate World from Tuota Venerable, noted the fluctuations over time. He gazed at Shanhua Venerable and said, "With many opportunities for collaboration in the future, I ask the Venerable to propose a fair price."
This wasn’t a one-off deal.
Shanhua Venerable was also aware that this ’Wind Thunder Immortal’ before her still had limited cultivation and was far from the day he could craft the ’Worldly Treasure Raft.’
Until then, any holy artifact in his possession would be better utilized by exchanging it for resources that could rapidly boost his cultivation and combat power.
Thus, she had intentions for long-term collaboration.
"Transactions involving holy artifacts are rare, but there have been quite a few over the past hundreds of thousands of years, and the market has been relatively stable."
"As the Daoist is aware, holy artifacts are of little use to us Immortal Cultivators. The magic it imbues and the traits it possesses do not matter much. Therefore, holy artifacts are generally priced based on the number of Holy Marks, with each Holy Mark valued at forty Fang Yuan Crystals."
Shanhua Venerable explained to Chen Jichuan.
Her words were indeed accurate.
These Heavenly Venerates and Immortal Venerates collect holy artifacts for the purpose of crafting the ’Worldly Treasure Raft,’ which allows them to traverse the void and ascend to the Immortal Realm. What they care about is the number of Holy Marks within the holy artifact, not its traits or abilities.
One Holy Mark being worth forty Fang Yuan Crystals.
This meant that the value of the ’Dragon Eye Ring’ was 120 Fang Yuan Crystals.
An astronomical price.
In the Chongming Realm, an ordinary First Realm Immortal could tally up all their Spirit Stones, magical items, pills, talismans, and other assets, and it would add up to only about ten to twenty Fang Yuan Crystals.
Take, for instance, the Three-Pattern Upper Immortals.
They’d agonize over purchasing a ’Genesis Pill’ from the Three Immortal Pills, which costs half a Fang Yuan Crystal. If it was an impromptu expense, they might even need to liquidate assets to gather the full amount.
One holy artifact, 120 Fang Yuan Crystals.
This was equivalent to the entire fortune of an ordinary Second Realm Immortal.
Yet, Chen Jichuan was not satisfied.
"Immortal Cultivators indeed have little use for holy artifacts, but within the Silver Alliance, there are Legendary Mages, for whom a suitable holy artifact can elevate their power to the next level, allowing them greater advantages in future resource and holy artifact disputes."
Chen Jichuan wasn’t easy to deceive. He mentioned to Shanhua Venerable, "150 Fang Yuan Crystals."
"That’s too much."
Shanhua Venerable shook her head.
The Eight Immortal Courts, including Yu Ming Immortal Court, had been making unlimited purchases of holy artifacts for hundreds of thousands of years. Prices began at less than ten Fang Yuan Crystals per Holy Mark, eventually rising to the current forty, a significant increase.
And now, the Eight Immortal Courts tacitly agreed to suppress prices, refusing to offer higher amounts easily.
"Others might treat this as a one-off transaction, with a Heavenly Venerate only trading once or twice with Yu Ming Immortal Court over tens of thousands of years."
"But mine is a long-term trade."
Chen Jichuan argued persuasively.
In normal transactions, volume-based discounts were commonplace.
But for extremely rare resources like holy artifacts, higher volume could even lead to enhanced prices.
Shanhua Venerable pondered for a moment before speaking, "Fine, 150 Fang Yuan Crystals. But this price must remain confidential—it cannot be disclosed."
After all, Immortal Cultivators willing to sell holy artifacts were exceedingly rare.
As Chen Jichuan had pointed out, most Heavenly Venerates in history dealt in single transactions or one-time sales.
For him, however, cultivation resources were his current priority, not holy artifacts.