Chapter 2382: Exchange Completed!
Zhou Yu had of course noticed the change in Duan Tian’s expression.
But he didn’t take it to heart.
Instead, he calmly accepted the items the three handed over and began to inspect them.
Very quickly, Zhou Yu finished his appraisal.
Elder Cai had given him three kinds of Pill Medicines.
Judging from their nature, scent, and pill aura, Zhou Yu could easily tell that all three were meant for breaking through bottlenecks.
It was just as Elder Cai had said—she must have put in quite a lot of effort to refine these Pill Medicines.
These Pill Medicines could be considered top-tier.
With these Pill Medicines, Zhou Yu’s breakthrough to the Void Refinement Realm was pretty much guaranteed.
The Treasure Gourd Duan Tian produced also contained similar Pill Medicines.
Only the Jade Bottle Wan Sheng gave him held a rare Medicine Liquid.
This Medicine Liquid was a special refining medicine method unique to the Northern Domain.
When added during the refining of Pill Medicines, the Medicine Liquid could greatly enhance the quality of the pills and increase the success rate of forming pills.
Even if it wasn’t used for Alchemy, it could be taken directly, and its effects were no less than top-grade Spirit Pills.
Moreover, this Medicine Liquid was extremely effective for Body Refinement.
After finishing his inspection, Zhou Yu looked up at the three.
He spoke without arrogance or servility:
"The things the three of you have brought out are indeed top-tier Pill Medicines."
"With these, it should indeed be enough for this junior to break through to the Void Refinement Realm."
"This junior agrees to the exchange. Now, it depends on how many stalks of Spiritual Medicine each senior wishes to take."
Wan Sheng spoke up immediately:
"We want all of these Spiritual Medicines."
Hearing this, Zhou Yu’s brows lifted slightly. Then he bowed and said:
"Elder Wan Sheng, if you want all of them, then these items will not be enough."
Wan Sheng’s brow furrowed slightly, but he still smiled and said:
"No matter. Whatever you need, just say it. Even if we don’t have it in our hands, other members of the Alliance Clan will."
"As the mighty Black Cloud Twenty-eight Clans, we should be able to meet your needs."
That was exactly what Zhou Yu had been waiting for.
He immediately said:
"Then this junior will not stand on ceremony."
As he spoke, Zhou Yu directly took out three Jade Talismans and handed one to each of them.
"Seniors, these are the things this junior requires."
"Any one item listed here can be exchanged for two stalks of Spiritual Medicine from me."
Hearing this, the three—Duan Tian and the others—took the Jade Talismans at once and began to examine them.
After a thorough look, each of their faces showed a contemplative expression.
Clearly, the contents recorded in Zhou Yu’s Jade Talismans truly surprised them.
They couldn’t figure out why Zhou Yu would ask for these particular things.
However, since they had already spoken just now, as seniors, it would be unseemly to go back on their word and slap their own faces.
Elder Cai was the first to speak:
"There are quite a lot of things in here."
"I can only gather a portion of them."
"Mr. Zhou, wait a moment; I’ll have someone send them over right away."
With that, Elder Cai directly cast a spell and sent out a Sound Transmission Jade Talisman.
At the side, Wan Sheng and Duan Tian also began to act.
The two of them likewise sent out Sound Transmission Jade Talismans.
After about an hour, the three’s subordinates, along with their friends, started arriving one after another, delivering a huge pile of materials.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Yu was inwardly ecstatic.
In truth, he hadn’t held out much hope that these three could locate the materials listed in the Jade Talismans.
He had even already thought it through—if the three of them couldn’t produce these materials...
He would simply change his demands to something else.
Unexpectedly, in just over an hour, the three had managed to gather the materials recorded in the Jade Talismans to almost complete.
One had to know, these materials were all things Lei Yuanzi needed.
Zhou Yu had spent tremendous effort and time and had only managed to find a few.
At this pace, he might not be able to complete the set even in a thousand years.
It had to be said: under a great tree, there is good shade. These three had the Black Cloud Twenty-eight Clans at their backs, wielding vast resources. For them, finding these things was not particularly difficult.
Very soon, the three finished exchanging the collected materials with Zhou Yu.
The entire process was extremely smooth.
Once the exchange was complete, Zhou Yu still had five types of Spiritual Medicine left in his hands.
As for Wan Sheng and the others, they no longer had anything suitable to trade.
Yet from the look in their eyes, it was obvious they still had strong designs on those five Spiritual Medicines.
Wan Sheng suddenly spoke:
"Mr. Zhou, the Transmission Array will take a few days yet before it can be activated."
"Leave all of these Spiritual Medicines with this old man. Within three days, I will find more of what you asked for and then come to you to exchange."
Hearing this, Zhou Yu smiled and said:
"No problem. This junior will be waiting for you anytime, senior."
After saying this, Zhou Yu did not linger. He bid the three farewell and left the great hall directly.
After Zhou Yu departed, Duan Tian and Elder Cai also told Shi Xuan and Liu Ye to leave.
Once everyone had gone, only the three—Duan Tian and the others—remained in the hall.
Duan Tian spoke up:
"You two, now we can divide these Spiritual Medicines, can’t we?"
"As agreed earlier, we’ll just split them evenly."
However, at this moment Elder Cai opened her mouth:
"Hold on."
"We did indeed agree to split them evenly, but when we exchanged with Zhou Yu just now, I was the one who gathered the most materials."
"So I should have priority to choose six kinds of Spiritual Medicine."
Hearing this, Wan Sheng’s brow creased.
"Daoist Cai, you and I both know full well that among all these Spiritual Medicines, only six or seven are truly the most valuable. If we let you pick first, wouldn’t the two of us end up empty-handed?"
Elder Cai did not back down in the slightest and argued on solid grounds.
"If I hadn’t brought so many materials, you wouldn’t have been able to obtain these Spiritual Medicines at all, would you?"
Elder Cai was not twisting the truth; Wan Sheng and Duan Tian knew this too.
The two exchanged a look. Then Wan Sheng spoke:
"At most, we can only let you pick three Spiritual Medicines first."
Hearing this, Elder Cai immediately said:
"That’ll do."
Seeing Elder Cai agree so readily, Wan Sheng and Duan Tian’s expressions changed slightly—they realized they had fallen into Elder Cai’s trap.
She had probably known from the start that the two of them would never allow her to choose six first, so she had deliberately asked for more to bargain.
Clearly, their current proposal was exactly what Elder Cai had been aiming for.
But now that the words had been spoken, the two had no way to take them back and could only pinch their noses and accept it.
Elder Cai immediately began selecting with a beaming smile.
After that, Duan Tian and Wan Sheng also started taking their shares.
Very quickly, the three finished dividing up all the Spiritual Medicines.
At this moment, Duan Tian suddenly said:
"What do you think—does that brat Zhou Yu have more Spiritual Medicines on him?"
Hearing this, Wan Sheng and Elder Cai instantly understood what Duan Tian meant.
Wan Sheng said coolly:
"Without a doubt, he definitely does."
"And we’re just going to let him walk away like this?" Duan Tian’s tone turned icy.
Wan Sheng only shook his head:
"We have no choice but to let him go. Elder Fei invited that boy to help him with something. If we forcibly keep the boy here and delay Elder Fei’s matter, have you considered the consequences?"
Hearing this, Duan Tian’s expression shifted slightly, and then he laughed it off.
"I was just joking."
"Forget it, there are a few days yet. I’ll see if I can find more of those materials he wants and try to trade for a few more stalks."
"I’ll be off."
Duan Tian left.
Wan Sheng and Elder Cai also nodded slightly and went their separate ways...