Li Wei returned to the Elemental Tower with Diana.

The moment Diana set foot on the Floating Island, Valen knew Li Wei was back.

The Magic Butler, Kuro, greeted them at the entrance.

Li Wei went to see Valen.

Valen smiled and asked, "How did it go? Is the curse dealt with?"

Li Wei nodded. "It’s dealt with. Everything went smoothly enough."

Valen said, "That’s good. With the curse gone, you can now focus on your studies here at the Elemental Tower."

"Yes, of course."

After meeting with Valen, Li Wei went to the backyard to check on the Dragon Blood Tree.

A week had passed, but the Dragon Blood Tree was still full of life.

It had even sprouted new shoots.

The effect of that single drop of Dragon Blood was far stronger than Li Wei had imagined.

He was about to leave when he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

’Something feels off.’

He glanced back and noticed that the Little Bone Dragon had moved.

Before, the Little Bone Dragon had been two meters away from the Dragon Blood Tree. Now, it was lying right beside it.

Li Wei found this strange.

He crouched down and touched the Little Bone Dragon, but he couldn’t feel any signs of life.

On the way back to his room, he ran into the Magic Butler, Kuro.

Li Wei asked, "Did anyone move the Little Bone Dragon?"

Kuro shook his head. "No. After you left, no one went to the backyard."

Li Wei found this strange.

"I see. Thank you."

Back in his room, Li Wei thought it over and over.

He summoned his Shadow Attendant.

"Shadow Attendant, go to the backyard and keep an eye on the Dragon Blood Tree. See if a thief has their eyes on it."

"As you command."

The Shadow Attendant hurried toward the backyard.

’With the Shadow Attendant watching the Dragon Blood Tree, it should be fine.’

’The estate is filled with Valen’s Magic Puppet creations. No thief should be able to sneak in unnoticed.’

’Could the Little Bone Dragon have moved on its own?’

Li Wei shook his head. ’That seems impossible.’

He hadn’t detected a single trace of life from the Little Bone Dragon.

After thinking for a moment, Li Wei decided not to dwell on it.

The Shadow Attendant was watching it anyway, so he would find out what was going on eventually.

Right now, the more important task was to concoct the Energy Secret Medicine.

Li Wei still had four bottles of Energy Secret Medicine.

If he were to spend all seven days in the Cultivation Secret Realm, four bottles wouldn’t be enough.

He needed to make more Energy Secret Medicine.

He still had three Dragon Scale Flowers.

He could make at least nine small bottles of Energy Secret Medicine with them.

After breaking through to Tier Three, Li Wei’s Spiritual Power had increased significantly.

A small bottle of Energy Secret Medicine could only restore less than half of his Spiritual Power, so Li Wei planned to create Medium Bottles of it instead.

He wanted to get to a point where a single bottle could restore eighty to ninety percent of his Spiritual Power.

This would reduce the number of times he had to take it and avoid wasteful overuse.

First, Li Wei went to the Zui Wan Commerce Association to buy the necessary ingredients for the Energy Secret Medicine.

He was out of money, so he decided to sell the Death Rider Spear.

Li Wei sat in a room with an Appraiser from the Zui Wan Commerce Association.

He sipped his tea while a lovely female attendant stood by his side.

The Appraiser used professional Magic Tools to examine the Death Rider Spear.

The Death Rider Spear was the weapon of a Tier Four Peak Death Knight.

It was incredibly durable, having survived the explosion of a Super Blue Fireball intact, making it extremely valuable.

It was, at the very least, a Tier Four High Level Magical Weapon.

After a complex appraisal, the Appraiser looked up at Li Wei and said, "This Death Rider Spear is a Tier Four Top Grade High Level Magical Weapon, but..."

"But the spear’s shaft has sustained powerful attacks, causing internal damage. The surface is also covered in fine dents and pits..."

Seeing that the Appraiser was starting to list the spear’s flaws, Li Wei cut him off.

He said, "Skip the useless details. Just tell me how much it’s worth."

The Appraiser said, "If it were a pristine Tier Four Top Grade Death Rider Spear, it would be worth at least eight thousand gold coins."

"But this is a damaged, secondhand Death Rider Spear. Its value is greatly reduced. It’s worth four thousand gold coins at most."

Li Wei shook his head. "It has to be worth at least six or seven thousand gold coins."

"After all, the Death Rider Spear is still in good enough condition to be used immediately."

"You can’t look at it that way," the Appraiser said. "If our association acquires it, we’ll definitely have to get it repaired, which will cost a fortune. Only after it’s repaired can we put it up for sale."

Li Wei turned to the attendant beside him and said, "Please have your boss come talk to me."

Seeing this, the attendant glanced at the Appraiser and replied helplessly, "Of course."

A short while later, the vice president of the Zui Wan Commerce Association arrived.

A transaction worth thousands of Gold Coins was no small matter.

The vice president of the Zui Wan Commerce Association was a woman.

"Hello, my name is Ziyang. I’m the vice president of the Zui Wan Commerce Association."

Li Wei stood and shook her hand. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"Hello, I’m Li Wei."

The Appraiser stood up, and Ziyang took his seat.

The Appraiser whispered a few words in Ziyang’s ear.

Li Wei’s hearing was sharp. He heard the whisper, and though his expression remained unchanged, his mind was already in motion.

"Vice President, this is a Tier Four Top Grade Death Rider Spear. It’s in fairly good condition. If we can acquire it for under six thousand gold coins, we’ll make a profit. I just offered him four thousand gold coins."

"Mm, I understand."

Ziyang nodded, and the Appraiser straightened up, standing behind her.

They both assumed that because Li Wei was a Mage, he couldn’t have overheard their whisper.

What they didn’t know was that Li Wei possessed a physical constitution comparable to that of a Tier Two Knight or Warrior.

To him, their whispering across the table was no different from them plotting out loud.

Now that he knew their bottom line, Li Wei had the upper hand in the negotiation.

In the end, after a heated discussion,

the Zui Wan Commerce Association acquired the Death Rider Spear for six thousand gold coins.

Additionally, the Zui Wan Commerce Association gave Li Wei a Golden Member Card.

From now on, he would receive a ten percent discount on all purchases at the Zui Wan Commerce Association.

He could also enjoy the association’s home delivery service.

When Li Wei left, Ziyang personally saw him to the door.

"Take care, Mage Li Wei. We hope to see you again soon."

Watching Li Wei’s retreating figure, Ziyang turned to the Appraiser.

They exchanged a glance, a strange feeling passing between them.

During the negotiation, Li Wei had stood firm on six thousand gold coins, refusing to budge.

Ziyang found it very strange. It was as if Li Wei somehow knew their bottom line.

Li Wei returned to the estate with the ingredients.

With money in hand, he bought some better-quality materials to make the Energy Secret Medicine.

He only had three Dragon Scale Flowers, so if he wanted to create a more effective Energy Secret Medicine, he would have to improve the other ingredients.

Li Wei replaced the original fifty-gold-coin materials with higher-grade ones totaling two hundred gold coins.

After a full night of concocting, Li Wei ended up with six Medium Bottles of Energy Secret Medicine.

This was equivalent to twelve small bottles of Energy Secret Medicine.

The yield had increased by thirty-three percent.

The extra money spent on materials had not been wasted.

By the time he finished concocting the Energy Secret Medicine, it was already three in the morning.

Li Wei opened his window and looked out at the lush, vibrant canopy of the Dragon Blood Tree.

’The next time I make Energy Secret Medicine, I’ll have to use materials from the Dragon Blood Tree.’

’I hope the Dragon Blood Tree can last a while longer.’

Dragon Blood Plants were hard to find.

Whether he could even buy one with money was one thing.

Besides, the cost would be far too high.