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Upon hearing this, the few remaining Dou Zuns around, including the black-robed old man who had arrived later, all turned their curious gazes over.
Being stared at by several Dou Zuns, Wei Yang, however, remained calm. He even smiled and nodded at them, as if greeting them politely.
Seeing this, the few Dou Zuns raised their brows slightly, their gazes naturally falling onto Wei Yang's chest. Upon noticing the badge pinned there, their expressions softened, and faintly warm smiles appeared on their faces.
The green-robed old man also lazily lifted his eyelids, glancing at Wei Yang, before his gaze swept over the badge on his chest. He then smacked his lips and said, "Young man, you have decent talent. If you want the Snow Bone Ginseng, bring me a high-grade Rank 7 beast flame to exchange. Any attribute will do."
"Uh…" Wei Yang was taken aback. "Isn't that a bit expensive?"
Several Dou Zuns nearby also lightly nodded in agreement. Exchanging a high-grade Rank 7 beast flame for a single Snow Bone Ginseng was indeed rather costly.
"If you really want it, you can always negotiate. This old man never said you couldn't bargain." The green-robed old man spoke leisurely, looking completely unbothered.
Wei Yang flipped his hand, producing a jade bottle and opening it.
With a thought, a cluster of flame slowly floated out from within. It was a peculiar flame, pale blue and white in color, exuding a chilling aura.
The moment this flame emerged, the icy aura instantly spread outward, completely overwhelming the cold energy radiating from the Cold Jade Platform.
"This kind of flame!" The expressions of the gathered experts all sharpened, their eyes slightly narrowing.
"Oh? A Rank 7 beast flame — Azure Nether Flame!" The green-robed old man's eyelids fully lifted this time, and he spoke softly in surprise.
"Exactly, the Azure Nether Flame." Wei Yang smiled.
This flame was born within a Rank 7 magic beast, the Azure Ancient Toad — its innate flame.
This flame carried both Yin and Wood attributes, its blue-white hue brimming with an eerie chill, yet within that lifeless coldness, there was also a faint trace of Wood-element vitality. Extremely strange, and undeniably formidable in power.
"This flame isn't bad at all. Young man, want to make the trade?" The green-robed old man stroked his beard, his eyes squinting as he asked with a smile.
"Old sir, this is a peak Rank 7 beast flame, and it's quite rare too, carrying Yin-Wood attributes."
Wei Yang placed the Azure Nether Flame back into the jade bottle and sealed it, then smiled as he said, "Snow Bone Ginseng is indeed precious, but even if you use it to refine pills, it can only produce a peak Tier 7 pill — and that's under the premise of combining several other rare medicinal ingredients. Now you're offering just a single Snow Bone Ginseng in exchange for my Azure Nether Flame… isn't that a bit too much?"
"Heh, kid, you sure know how to bargain. But you make a fair point — this Azure Nether Flame is indeed something this old man likes."
The green-robed old man chuckled, then extended a finger toward the stone platform in front of him. "This old man won't take advantage of you, boy. Take a look — if there's anything else you like on the platform, pick one more item freely."
"I can pick one more freely?" Wei Yang was slightly surprised.
The surrounding Dou Zuns were also somewhat shocked upon hearing this. Some of the items displayed here were worth far more than the Azure Nether Flame.
"Of course, but if what you pick is worth more, you'll have to make up the difference." The green-robed old man grinned, folding his hands back into his sleeves.
"..." Everyone was speechless.
Figures.
And here they were, wondering why this deal sounded so generous. So that was the catch — make up the difference.
This old man was sly indeed.
Wei Yang rolled his eyes but didn't bother arguing further. Instead, his gaze slowly swept across the Cold Jade Platform.
He had to admit, though the old man's asking price was steep, the things laid out here were truly high-grade treasures.
Several other rare medicinal herbs caught Wei Yang's attention as well, but he didn't even need to think about it — with the old man's temperament, their prices would surely be even higher than that of the Snow Bone Ginseng.
Passing over a few of the medicinal herbs, Wei Yang's gaze slowly moved on, scanning the other items displayed.
Just as his gaze was about to pass over a jade bottle, deep within his dantian, the Death Life Flame suddenly trembled, sending out a faint pulse of excitement.
Wei Yang's moving gaze paused instantly, locking onto the corner of the Cold Jade Platform.
There, a milky-white, slightly translucent jade bottle sat quietly, seemingly inconspicuous at first glance. However, upon closer inspection, faint ripples of energy emanated from it, and if one looked carefully, they could see a thin sealing layer enveloping the surface of the bottle.
Through the translucent jade, a dark-red liquid, about the size of a pigeon egg, could be seen quietly floating inside.
A faint blood aura lingered around it.
Within the swirling blood energy, there seemed to be vague illusions of flames and lightning, constantly shifting and transforming.
"This is what stirred the Death Life Flame's reaction?" Wei Yang narrowed his eyes slightly.
Staring at the jade bottle, after a brief silence, his brows furrowed faintly. Because after carefully observing and sensing it for a while, he still couldn't figure out what was so special about this dark-red liquid.
In his perception, this lump of dark-red liquid didn't seem particularly unusual.
Yes, there was blood energy churning within, vaguely forming images of fire and lightning, but the liquid itself didn't appear to contain any significant amount of energy.
So, he lifted his finger and directly asked, "Old sir, what is this?"
"This?" The green-robed old man followed Wei Yang's gaze, landing on the jade bottle in the corner. After seeing Wei Yang nod slightly, he frowned, pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "To be honest, this old man has no idea what it is."
"Uh…" Wei Yang was momentarily speechless.
The few Dou Zuns nearby also exchanged strange looks.
"What are you all staring at me for?" The green-robed old man rolled his eyes, snorted, and said, "I'm just telling the truth. I've searched through countless ancient texts, yet I still couldn't find any descriptions or records of this thing."
"Then where did it come from?" The black-robed Dou Zun asked curiously.
"Obtained from an ancient ruin."
The green-robed old man stroked his beard and said slowly, "I suspect this should be the blood essence of some kind of high-rank magic beast. But most likely, too much time has passed, and its spirituality, vitality, and even its energy have all been almost completely lost with the flow of years. I've tried countless methods, but none could restore it, so this is all I can do."
As he spoke, he shrugged helplessly and added, "One look and you can tell this thing isn't simple. If I could restore it, there's no way I'd put it up for sale so casually."
Upon hearing this, the few Dou Zuns all nodded slightly.
Wei Yang also understood.
Indeed, at first glance, it was obvious this dark-red liquid was likely some kind of blood essence from a powerful creature.
And for blood to spontaneously manifest phenomena of fire and lightning, the bloodline had to be incomparably exalted and noble — its origin extraordinary beyond doubt.
Even more so since it came from an ancient ruin.
As everyone knew, when it came to relics from ancient times, anything related to "ancient" was never simple.
Unfortunately, over the endless years, the life force, spirituality, and energy contained within this blood essence had all been worn away by time.
Otherwise, if this really was the blood essence of some extremely noble, ancient-era magic beast, the green-robed old man would never be foolish enough to put it on display and sell it.
The few Dou Zuns shook their heads, sighing in pity.
"Can I take a look?" Wei Yang asked.
"Go ahead." The green-robed old man nodded, then reminded him, "But I warn you, don't break the seal. Otherwise, the last trace of lingering spirituality it contains might dissipate completely. At that point, it would truly become nothing more than a drop of dead, useless blood and you'll be responsible."
"There's still a trace of lingering spirituality?" Wei Yang nodded slightly, carefully picking up the jade bottle and holding it close to observe.
"There is indeed a last wisp of spirituality left; otherwise, if it were truly dead blood, it wouldn't be manifesting such phenomena of thunder and fire."
The green-robed old man said, "But don't get your hopes up. That last trace of spirituality is extremely faint, barely clinging on, and despite trying every method I know, I couldn't save it."
The green-robed old man was being completely honest — he neither concealed nor exaggerated anything.
Upon hearing this, Wei Yang smiled faintly, showing that he understood. However, deep within his dark pupils, a faint, hidden glimmer of heat flickered — one that no one else noticed.
This unknown blood essence… carried both lightning and flame attributes!
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