After accepting a millennium Spirit Medicine for the price of one thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, Su Bai was now beaming with joy.
If it weren't for maintaining her composure, she would already be wildly banging on the table and laughing.
At this moment, Yan Lei, whose body was covered in bandages, walked in.
Seeing Su Bai sitting behind a small table, her face full of smiles, he also walked towards Su Bai with a cheerful smile.
"Hehehe, Senior, did something good happen? You're so happy."
"Why don't you tell me about it, and we can be happy together."
Su Bai looked at Yan Lei as he walked over.
She sized him up.
His legs, chest, arms, and head were all wrapped in bandages, clearly indicating serious injuries.
Su Bai shook her head.
"It's just that I recently acquired some millennium Spirit Medicine from a Secret Realm; it's nothing worth mentioning."
"But you, with such severe injuries, why aren't you healing first? What are you doing here?"
Yan Lei grinned as he approached the table, pulled over a chair, and sat in front of Su Bai.
He looked unconcerned.
"Senior, these minor injuries are nothing to worry about; it's just that the wounds were contaminated with some Cultivator's Qi, making them harder to recover from.
Once I grind it away, I'll be fully recovered within a day."
"Hehehe, actually, I came here because I wanted to do another business deal with Senior."
As he spoke, Yan Lei's voice became much softer.
Su Bai nodded, indicating she understood, then set up a sound-isolating Restriction, held her teacup, and asked, "Can you speak now?"
Seeing that the sound-isolating Restriction had been set up, Yan Lei didn't beat around the bush.
He took out a Storage Pouch and placed it on the table for Su Bai to examine.
Su Bai's Divine Sense probed into the Storage Pouch.
She found many millennium Spirit Medicine inside, but most were somewhat damaged and not preserved in Medicinal Boxes, with none of the Spirit Medicine retaining more than fifty percent of its medicinal properties.
Besides these Spirit Medicine, there were also various miscellaneous Magical Artifacts and Spiritual Artifacts.
Seeing this, Su Bai instinctively raised an eyebrow and spoke earnestly to Yan Lei, "Fellow Daoist Yan, you are now a person of standing; don't resort to your old tricks anymore."
Hearing this, Yan Lei quickly waved his hands, hastily denying, "No! Senior, please don't speak nonsense! I, Yan Lei, have been an honest person since childhood, always diligently doing good deeds.
It was only in recent years, with the rise of Xingluo Market, that I managed to become a gang leader; I am certainly not a villain."
Su Bai looked at Yan Lei's honest expression and cursed inwardly.
Pah! You can really act.
However, she didn't expose him.
After all, it wasn't the first time the two had cooperated.
"Forget it, I won't argue with you about this.
I can accept the Spirit Medicine; you can deal with the rest as you see fit."
Upon hearing Su Bai's words, Yan Lei quickly nodded.
"Naturally, when I come to Senior, it's only to discuss matters of Spirit Medicine; I won't trouble you with anything else."
"Actually, I just returned to the Market recently and was recovering from my injuries.
But then I heard Senior was collecting Spirit Medicine, and isn't that a coincidence? I have many connections!"
"So I came here, hoping Senior would give me an Opportunity.
I can help you with this small matter..."
This Yan Lei wants to be a middleman.
Su Bai chuckled twice, not speaking, just watching Yan Lei.
Yan Lei's face was full of ingratiating smiles, without any other expression; his composure was excellent.
Tap, tap, tap.
Su Bai's fingers tapped on the table.
"I can collect Spirit Medicine by sitting here, so if I were to seek you out, would it be for convenience or for a better price?"
"If it's for a better price, although the Spirit Stones I offer are higher than other places, there's still a profit to be made."
"As for convenience, if I found it troublesome, I wouldn't be personally sitting here collecting Spirit Medicine, right, Fellow Daoist Yan?"
Su Bai needed Yan Lei to make some concessions to convince her.
Since Yan Lei came, he was naturally prepared.
He then took out another Storage Pouch.
This time, what was inside was the Yao Beast Core of the special Yao Beast from the mist.
"Senior, this is a Mist Shadow Beast Core, a special Yao Beast from that Secret Realm."
"If this item is held during Cultivation, it can reduce distracting thoughts and help one enter a Cultivation state more quickly."
"Those Cultivators who went to the Secret Realm generally won't take out such a good item, but I can sell it to Senior.
Senior can then use it to make Medicinal Pills and earn some profit."
This item is indeed good.
Unfortunately, Su Bai wasn't interested.
Because there were too many types of Medicinal Pills that could aid Cultivators in Cultivation.
This Mist Shadow Beast Core lacked competitiveness.
Su Bai made no move, but her inaction already indicated that she wasn't interested in this item.
Seeing that he couldn't impress Su Bai, Yan Lei gritted his teeth, looking pained, and pulled out another Storage Pouch.
And Su Bai just watched Yan Lei's performance.
"Senior, I've really gone all out; please take a look."
This time, the contents of the Storage Pouch Yan Lei took out indeed piqued Su Bai's interest.
They were several red withered vines.
"Withered Wood Blood Vine?"
Su Bai asked somewhat uncertainly.
Yan Lei nodded.
"Precisely! This item can be of great use in the hands of some Cultivators, suitable for Wood Spiritual Root Cultivators to craft Lifebound Treasures."
"And there are quite a few of these in that Secret Realm."
"If Senior cooperates with me, I can help you acquire some, and then you'll have a Lifebound Treasure for Core Formation!"
Withered Wood Blood Vine can be used to refine Magic Treasures.
Even without a Wood Spiritual Root, it can be used as an ordinary Magical Artifact if refined with common Materials.
This Yan Lei could only be said to have some skill; as a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivator, he could actually obtain this item.
After all, many Core Formation Cultivators went to the Secret Realm.
Managing to get even a little was like snatching meat from a tiger's mouth.
"You want to exchange Materials for refining Magic Treasures for an Opportunity to be a middleman? The value doesn't seem to be equivalent."
How much could one earn as a middleman? It wasn't worth giving away Magic Treasure Materials.
Su Bai didn't believe Yan Lei would be so kind.
At this moment, Yan Lei scratched the back of his head, looking a bit embarrassed.
But he seemed to have touched a wound, and his expression instantly twisted considerably as he cried out in pain.
"Hiss! Ouch!"
After the pain in his head subsided, Yan Lei coughed.
"Senior, I am only at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage now; without a great Opportunity, there's no hope for Core Formation in the future!"
Yan Lei's eyes gleamed with a persistent resolve.
He once had the courage to risk his life for a second Foundation Establishment, so he naturally wanted to pursue a higher Realm!
But as he said, ordinary Cultivators without any significant Opportunity, Core Formation was just a dream.
The Spiritual Silkworm with an Earthly Spiritual Root on Lu Hong was her greatest Opportunity.
Yan Lei wanted to reach Core Formation!
He knew he couldn't get much from the Secret Realm.
But millennium Spirit Medicine was also an Opportunity!
Many Loose Cultivators who went there dug up millennium Spirit Medicine, but they didn't know how to cherish it.
Yan Lei cherished it!
He wanted to reach Core Formation!
If ordinary Medicinal Pills wouldn't work, then he would use Medicinal Pills refined from millennium Spirit Medicine!
Yan Lei's face was serious at this moment.
"Senior, I will help you collect millennium Spirit Medicine, hoping that when you use millennium Spirit Medicine to refine Medicinal Pills, you can save one for me."
"I would be eternally grateful!"
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