Devour

Chapter 333: A Green Thing

The old immortal pointed at the herbs on the stall and said, "There are fifty Demon Sealing Herbs in total. They are all freshly arrived. You can't find them anywhere else!"

Cheng Bai stepped forward to identify it and was secretly delighted: "Fifty fourth-grade good-quality spiritual medicines are more than enough. They can be used to refine a sixth-grade immortal pill. There is still a key ingredient missing... I will slowly look for it in the future."

He raised his head and said, "I want all 50 plants. Can you give me a discount price?"

The old immortal nodded and said, "Originally, the price of one plant is 2,000 taels of gold, and 50 plants total 100,000 taels. I'll give you a 10% discount at the lowest! 90,000 taels of gold, is that enough for us?"

Cheng Bai bowed and smiled, "Thank you, Immortal. I'll do as you say. I'll exchange it for black gold to pay..."

Suddenly, a voice came from far away: "Wait! I offer two hundred thousand taels of gold to buy this batch of Demon Sealing Grass."

Three figures walked over quickly, and the handsome young man in red robes and armor leading them was Cai Youling.

Cheng Bai was slightly stunned, and immediately understood that it was revenge for the last time he found a bargain. He looked at the old immortal and worried, "Unlike last time, Prince Cai has clearly raised the price. For the seller, he has more choices before the payment is made, so it's not hard to regret it."

The old immortal was also slightly stunned. He looked at Cai Youling and his party approaching, and said with a smile: "Sir, do you really want fifty Demon Sealing Grasses?"

Cai Youling raised a scornful smile and said loudly: "Of course I have to, the money is ready!"

He waved his hand, and Wu Qiubai at the side took out a bunch of heavy gold bricks and piled them on the ground next to the stall, indicating immediate payment.

"Sir, please wait a moment. Your goods will be arranged immediately!" Facing the mountain of gold, the old immortal replied leisurely.

He turned around and flapped his wings, and in the blink of an eye he had packed up the Demon-Sealing Grass on the stall, and exchanged the money and the goods with Cheng Bai in person.

Cai Youling's eyes widened as he questioned angrily, "What do you mean, boss? As the saying goes, one should not sell the same thing to two different owners. You just agreed to sell the Demon Sealing Grass to me, why did you go back on your word and sell it to someone else?"

The old immortal swept his wings like a big hand and scooped up more than a thousand taels of black gold. He smiled and said, "Of course I can sell it to you! I will take the deposit first and take you to pick it up immediately. There are fifty plants in the Immortal House of Enci Palace, all of which are reserved for you!"

Cheng Bai secretly praised: "Lao Youtiao has enough inventory, he can make money on both sides without offending anyone, he is very good at dealing with people!"

Cai Youling was speechless. He watched helplessly as Mao Riji took the gold ingot away contentedly. He immediately felt a loss in his heart: "The White Emperor only bought it for 90,000 taels, but I want to buy it for 200,000 taels. Am I trying to be the sucker?"

But he had to bear the price he offered. Although he felt resentful, his attention was drawn to more important things, and his eyes stayed on Ningxiang like lightning.

The mutual induction between the princes allowed them to determine their respective identities after only a brief proximity, and they were destined to be enemies. However, everyone in the city remained below the realm of heaven and man, and neither side had a clear advantage in strength.

Cai Youling was full of vigilance and thought: "The Immaculate Body Prince supported by the Li family of Taowu Academy is actually a beautiful woman! The power of the Heaven-Swallowing Sect belongs to her. It is difficult to tell how advanced her cultivation is at the moment, but she must be a strong opponent!"

Sensing the malicious gazes of others, Ningxiang subconsciously hid behind Cheng Bai to avoid hostile sights.

Cheng Bai met Cai Youling's eagle-like sharp eyes and immediately noticed a graceful figure beside him.

The woman was wearing a gray-black hooded robe. The wide brim of the hat covered her face, but could not hide her tall and graceful figure and a pair of shell-like wings behind her that looked like bone claws.

She was keenly aware of Cheng Bai's gaze, and with a sweet laugh, she stretched out her delicate hands to lift up her hood, revealing her long purple-red hair and familiar charming face, and chuckled, "Oh, what a lively scene!"

Cheng Bai recognized him at a glance and thought, "Isn't this the insect god who was hanging out with You Fu? He has also entered Shanhui City. They are really infiltrating slowly and have already colluded with the Cai family to join forces."

Cai Youling saw him staring at the insect god, and he was displeased and shouted, "You daring pervert, stop being so rude! Did you allow your beloved concubine to be peeped at as you please?"

Cheng Bai looked at the Cai family prince with astonishment, as if he was looking at a moldy green thing, and repeatedly bowed and said: "The prince's beloved concubine? Forgive me for being young and ignorant and not knowing the laws of the Diyan Dynasty!"

Cai Youling could not hear the sarcasm, and said proudly: "My king has the help of the insect god, and his military equipment will soon be completed. By then, you unorthodox people will look at him with new eyes."

Old Oh Daxian was very quick and efficient. He counted the goods and cleaned up the stall, urging them, "Three guests, please follow me to pick up the goods."

Cheng Bai watched from afar as Cai Youling and his group walked away, thinking to himself, "The son of the Cai family obtained the Nine Heavens Mysterious Fire, but instead of finding a place to practice in seclusion and focus on refining the source of divine fire to improve his strength, he was busy engaging in armaments with the Insect God and buying the Sealed Magic Grass... What's so mysterious about this?"

Li Hantian was watching from the sidelines and reminded, "Cai Youling, the Holy Fire Body, is known as the Emperor of Fire. He has cultivated the Emperor Flame Heart Sutra and reached the late stage of the Wuzhu Realm. He has always made great progress and has not wasted time in the Heavenly Man Realm to purify his true essence. Therefore, his foundation is slightly inferior to Yong Yao, but his realm is superior. This person has obvious advantages. He has both immortal weapons to protect himself and talented subordinates. He is indeed one of Your Majesty's powerful enemies."

Ningxiang and the others heard it and kept it in mind.

Cheng Bai explained his purpose to Li Handian: "Senior Li, please lend me a few Taowu orders. I have a few new family generals who lack housing and need to be accommodated urgently."

Li Hantian nodded and said, "The number of Taowu Orders is limited. I only have one left. Take it first. If there are any more, I will send them to you."

Cheng Bai took the Taowu Order and said, "Thank you for your sponsorship, senior."

Everyone returned to the palace complex in the east.

Yun Juan said to Cheng Bai hopefully, "The materials needed for the Ghostly Light Blade are all ready. Please help me refine a new blade as promised."

Cheng Bai took over the precious materials one by one, confirmed that they were correct, and replied: "Don't worry, it will be completed tomorrow."

He called Shangguan Jing'er over again, handed her several dozen taels of black gold, and said, "From now on, the monthly sect salary will be distributed to the elders by the senior sister, and ten taels of it will belong to you. In the future, the master will refine a 'salary pool', and the magic weapon will be under your charge."

"Disciple will obey Master's orders!" Shangguan Jing'er was delighted with the enormous power she had obtained and walked away with light steps.

Afterwards, Cheng Bai handed the newly acquired Taowu Order to Wen Jin and told her to find another cave, after all, there are differences between men and women.

After everything was arranged, Cheng Bai returned to the abode where he had lived last time. He entered the house, released the Four Symbols Cauldron, and concentrated on studying the inherited Rubik's Cube diagram.

In his spare time, Cheng Bai calculated the time and planned his schedule: "The day after tomorrow, Di Xuan and Mo Dizi will have an appointment. There will definitely be a fierce battle. We must rush back to Yinsheng City on time."

There was someone outside the door asking to see someone, and there was a rhythmic "knock knock" sound, steady and powerful.

Cheng Bai welcomed the visitor into the house and greeted him warmly: "Brother Xing, what can I do for you?"

Xing Jue said in a serious tone, "I am fortunate to have received the Purple Cloud Sword Technique left by my mentor. I am learning more and more about it and I am very grateful for your teachings."

Cheng Bai could tell it was a polite remark and said with a smile, "Brother Xing, you are too polite. I dare not disobey the request of my senior. I have successfully handed it over and put my mind at ease."

Xing Jue's deep eyes flashed with a hint of expectation, like a bright light in the dark night, and he continued: "Since I lost the Shadow Sword, I have encountered many inconveniences in traveling around the world. I hope that the Master of the Heaven-Swallowing Sect can show his divine power and forge a sword that is not inferior to the Sword of Light. I will have no regrets in this life!"

Cheng Bai had obtained the Shadow Sword in exchange for the Tyrant Immortal Art, which was extremely powerful, and had benefited greatly from it. Upon hearing this, he agreed to it 80% of the time and smiled slightly, saying, "It's easy to talk about. Have you prepared the materials and labor costs?"

Xing Jue took out the Spiritual Sword Manual and offered it to him, saying, "This page of the sword manual is a treasure that I have exchanged for with all my belongings. It is worth a million taels of gold and is far more precious than the Shadow Sword! Can I use this as a reward and ask you to equip me with the precious materials to refine a flying sword?"

"This will offset all the costs of materials and labor. How can a page of a knife manual be worth a million gold? Wouldn't the complete version cost hundreds of millions!" Cheng Bai thought about it, took the knife manual and looked at it carefully.

His gaze shifted from the word "Spirit" to the figure of a sword-wielding man made of platinum threads, and he admired it in his heart: "The sword technique is strange! How could it be similar to my 'Bright and Destructive Illusion' finishing move? Hmm... No, it's another great sword technique that focuses the mind."

He was shocked to find that his mind was agitated and he was obsessed with it. He quickly moved his eyes away from the sword manual and said after a moment of hesitation: "This sword technique is very strange. It seems that the stronger the sword technique, the more turbulent the mind becomes. Although it is incomplete and cannot be practiced directly, it can be used to deduce the corresponding sword intent based on the veins and create a new move! Well, the reward is enough."