"One high-grade Puppet, valued at six thousand Top-Grade Primordial Stones. Two sets of Spirit Level Sword Techniques, valued at nine thousand Top-Grade Primordial Stones. One set of Spirit Level Spear Technique, valued at..."
The old Steward held a piece of paper and began to read it out carefully.
"That's enough. Just give the total," Qin Ya interrupted.
Neither Qin Ya nor Chu Qingyun had any interest in the exact quantity or value of the items. All they wanted was the final tally.
Chu Qingyun wasn't worried about being swindled, either. The reputation of the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower was on the line.
Compared to the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower's reputation, his items weren't valuable enough to warrant such a risk. The tower would never do sothing as foolish as tarnishing its own na just to embezzle a small sum.
"Miss Qin, Young Master Chu, all the items together co to a total of 238,750 Top-Grade Primordial Stones."
The old Steward's voice trembled with excitent. A transaction this large was sothing they might not see more than once in several years.
Although the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower was Fla City's top rchant house, their usual business was on the scale of a few thousand Top-Grade Primordial Stones. Deals exceeding ten thousand were rare, to say nothing of one approaching 240,000!
"Let's round it up to 240,000. Convert it all into Primordial Spirit Liquid at a five-thousand-to-one ratio. Adding the sixteen drops from before, that cos to... sixty-four drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid."
Qin Ya looked at the old Steward and said with a nod.
"What!? Converted into Primordial Spirit Liquid at five-thousand-to-one!"
Hearing this, the old Steward couldn't help but cry out in shock, even wondering if his ears were deceiving him.
If the paynt had been in Top-Grade Primordial Stones, the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower would have made a fortune on an order this large.
But to pay with Primordial Spirit Liquid, and at a five-thousand-to-one ratio... Forget making a profit; they would be lucky just to break even and not incur a loss.
"What's the matter? Is there not enough Primordial Spirit Liquid in stock?" Qin Ya asked, frowning.
"Well..." The old Steward hesitated for a mont before sighing. "We have enough Primordial Spirit Liquid in stock, but if we go through with this..."
"If the stock is sufficient, then that's all that matters. It's settled."
Qin Ya was decisive, not mincing her words in the slightest.
"Yes..."
Since his miss had given the order, the old Steward had no choice but to bow and withdraw to prepare the Primordial Spirit Liquid.
A short while later, the old Steward returned holding a tray, a look of regret on his face.
He truly didn't understand why Qin Ya would pass up such a great opportunity to make money and choose to settle the account with Primordial Spirit Liquid instead.
On the tray was an exquisite crystal vial containing the Primordial Spirit Liquid, which filled it more than halfway.
"Young Master Chu, sixty-four drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid. Would you like to inspect them?" There was a hint of unfriendliness in the old Steward's tone.
Chu Qingyun didn't mind, however. He accepted the crystal vial directly. "No need for an inspection. I trust you."
"Miss Qin Ya, I'll take my leave now," Chu Qingyun said, cupping his hands toward her.
"Take care, Young Master Chu. When you're ready to leave Fla City for Lianshan County City, don't forget to let know. I'll return with you," Qin Ya replied with a smile.
"Of course, of course."
After leaving the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower, Chu Qingyun quietly let out a sigh of relief.
He had obtained sixty-four drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid here. Combined with the drops he had gotten directly from the valley, he now had a total of 112.
'Over a hundred drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid... This should be enough to break through to Level Eight Martial Artist, right? My Qi Sea is so large... I guess this is one of those happy problems...'
Chu Qingyun couldn't help but shake his head and give a wry sigh.
He had tasted the sweet benefits of having a large Qi Sea many tis, but he was also intimately familiar with the imnse difficulty it brought to his cultivation.
A Qi Sea this massive was simply not sothing an individual could afford to cultivate. Even with the backing of an entire clan, it would likely be unsustainable.
And this was only the Martial Master Realm. The amount of Primordial Spirit Liquid he needed was already this outrageous.
He didn't even dare to imagine what it would take to break through to the Martial Spirit realm...
After returning to the Golden Lion Martial Arts Hall, Chu Qingyun closed his doors and windows and began to cultivate.
'Carrying so much Primordial Spirit Liquid on feels a bit unsafe. It's better to just use it all to increase my strength.'
As he swallowed and refined one drop of Primordial Spirit Liquid after another, the Primordial Power in Chu Qingyun's Qi Sea continuously accumulated, gradually filling it to the brim.
After consuming 108 drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid, his Qi Sea was finally filled to capacity with Primordial Power, creating a taut, bulging sensation.
Chu Qingyun was no stranger to this feeling.
He compressed and refined the Primordial Power within his Qi Sea again. The volu of Primordial Power abruptly shrank back to about one-fifth, but its purity had increased several tis over!
One hundred and eight drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid consud. Breakthrough successful!
Level Eight Martial Artist!
After successfully advancing to Level Eight Martial Artist, Chu Qingyun's strength took another great leap forward. He was now capable of fighting even a Half-Step Martial Spirit.
Looking at the four remaining drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid, Chu Qingyun couldn't help but shake his head as he put them away with a wave of his hand.
'If it weren't for Qin Ya's help, breaking through by relying on Top-Grade Primordial Stones alone would have been practically impossible.'
Though he didn't say it aloud, Chu Qingyun silently committed this favor to mory.
After completing his breakthrough, there was also a developnt regarding his Devouring Martial Soul.
The Tier Three Poison Moth Martial Soul he had obtained from Zhang Yunqiu had finished being devoured.
Chu Qingyun had already decided not to keep this Attack-type Martial Soul, but to instead use its Martial Soul Power to strengthen his Devouring Martial Soul.
After strengthening the Devouring Martial Soul with the Poison Moth Martial Soul, the strengthening progress reached 3%.
'As expected, the higher the tier, the more Martial Soul Power is needed to strengthen the Devouring Martial Soul...'
To strengthen the Devouring Martial Soul from Tier One to Tier Two, it had consud the Martial Soul Power of ten Tier One Martial Souls. From Tier Two to Tier Three, it had consud the Martial Soul Power of twenty Tier Two Martial Souls.
And based on the current progress, upgrading from Tier Three to Tier Four would probably require the Martial Soul Power of more than thirty Tier Three Martial Souls!
At this thought, Chu Qingyun couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.
Among the Great Xia Dragon Guards and Examiners who had died in the valley, there had been quite a few with Tier Three Martial Souls.
But he hadn't been there at the ti, and the people he'd killed were mostly Martial Artists from the Martial Soul Hall, all of whom had Tier Two Martial Souls.
After it finished devouring the Poison Moth Martial Soul, Chu Qingyun had the Devouring Martial Soul begin devouring Wen Yanlie's Iron Wall Martial Soul next.
He had been lacking a Defensive Type Martial Soul for a long ti.
Once he finished devouring this Martial Soul and chose to keep it, his arsenal would finally be complete.
For the next few days, all he could do was wait for the Great Xia Dragon Guards to send soone to deal with that affair.
The distance between Lianshan County City and Fla City was considerable.
Over the next half a month, Xia He and Sun Daxiong ca looking for Chu Qingyun several tis, but he never went out, choosing instead to remain inside the Golden Lion Martial Arts Hall.
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