Immortality from Taming Elephant-Chapter 530 - 238: Crystal-Eye Magical Treasure, Peacock Blood Feather, Birth of the Five-Colored Divine Light (2)
At the same time, inquiries were made on the forum to see if anyone was interested in this.
Through the crystal brand, they quickly got in touch with the other party.
Unexpectedly, the other party was a woman.
The two arranged to meet on the ninth floor of the Emperor Tower. The tower handled many matters because its material was very sturdy. For duels, sparring, cultivation of Martial Techniques, and discussions of some secret things, meetings would be arranged here.
"I am Xu Guang, nice to meet you, Senior Sister."
Hua Yuechan appeared to be about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, with striking looks and a heroic spirit between her brows, exuding the aura of a heroine. Dressed in a high-profile red ensemble, she was not of the annoying kind but rather gave the impression that this was how she ought to be.
Like a blooming red rose.
Hua Yuechan looked at the young man before her, feeling that the name he mentioned sounded somewhat familiar.
"Are you interested in the method of crafting the Crystal Eye? To be blunt, all I want are Demon Slaying Merits."
Xu Guang smiled, "Of course, if I weren’t interested, I wouldn’t have asked you to come to the Emperor Tower. As for Demon Slaying Merits, Xu Mou has no issue."
Hua Yuechan said meaningfully, "Junior Brother, being new here, I didn’t expect you to be quite wealthy."
Xu Guang did not pay attention to Hua Yuechan’s probing, merely looked at her with a smile.
"This item was found in a Saint’s cave occupied by demons. Though it was not personally created by a Saint, it is still very valuable."
This was Hua Yuechan’s way of raising the price, and Xu Guang directly laughed and asked.
"Then why didn’t Senior Sister upload it directly to the Northern Emperor Academy?"
Hua Yuechan fell silent.
She realized that the young man in front of her was not an inexperienced youth from a noble family, but had considerable Jianghu experience.
But she finally remembered where she had heard Xu Guang’s name before; her cousin Ji Yue Ru had mentioned that one of the extraordinary new academy students this year was this Xu Guang.
Ji Yue Ru had a high opinion of this person, so his strength must be considerable.
Thinking of this, Hua Yuechan spoke directly.
"I won’t beat around the bush with you, the method of crafting the Crystal Eye I uploaded before is valued equivalent to a Second Grade Third Class Martial Technique, mainly because it requires many and extremely precious materials. So, you give me two hundred thousand Demon Slaying Merits, how about it?"
Xu Guang: ...
"This price... is a bit high, isn’t it?"
The price of a Second Grade Third Class Martial Technique in the Northern Emperor Academy was one hundred to one hundred and fifty thousand Demon Slaying Merits; Hua Yuechan’s asking price of two hundred thousand was somewhat high.
Hua Yuechan just remained silent, apparently, this was her bottom line.
She simply handed Xu Guang a booklet, detailing the effects and attributes of the Crystal Eye.
After seeing the effects of the Crystal Eye, Xu Guang relented.
He currently didn’t have two hundred thousand Merits.
So Xu Guang looked at Hua Yuechan a bit sheepishly, "I currently don’t have that many Merits, can I..."
"You can owe it first, with half a percent interest per month, how about it?"
Xu Guang gritted his teeth and nodded.
The effects of the Crystal Eye made his heart race. Its effects were not only those mentioned on the forum but also included enhancing one’s Divine Techniques, strengthening Divine Thought, and more.
Demon Slaying Merits cannot be directly transferred, but these are matters that even newly-enrolled students know.
Following Hua Yuechan’s request, Xu Guang booked her a five thousand Merit training room in the Emperor Tower.
The remaining fifteen thousand Merits would accrue seven hundred and fifty in interest every month, and if he couldn’t pay it back within a year, the interest would double the next year, and so forth.
Transaction completed.
Hua Yuechan smiled, "The Crystal Eye won’t disappoint you, Junior Brother. I didn’t expect, at such a young age, you’re not only a Martial Artist with outstanding combat skills but also a Qi Refiner. It seems in this year’s examinations, you will surely stand out."
Xu Guang no longer dwelled on feeling slightly shortchanged. Upon seeing the complete effects of the Crystal Eye and the materials needed, it no longer felt like a bad deal at all.
As Hua Yuechan mentioned, the materials required for crafting the Crystal Eye are indeed incredibly precious, beyond imagination.
It doesn’t require specific materials; rather, the creator listed some requirements, and as long as the materials meet the requirements, you can try to craft it.
The most important among them is something that can accommodate all of one’s Source Qi, which is the most precious material Hua Yuechan mentioned.
The Northern Emperor Academy’s lowered evaluation of this crafting method is partly due to this as well.
However...
Xu Guang did indeed have material that met the requirement. Years ago, in Li Taizhou, when Xu Guang first arrived in Southern Sichuan of Zouchuan Dao, he provoked a formidable enemy—Shi Moyun. After much difficulty slaying him, Xu Guang acquired a Golden Pearl that could store all his Qi Force and instantly restore it.
Even at Xu Guang’s current realm, this Golden Pearl still seemed boundless, but with his Qi Force becoming incredibly robust after practicing the Swallowing Heaven True Skill, the Golden Pearl had become somewhat superfluous.
"I entered the academy three years before you, and know quite a few things. If you need anything in the future, feel free to come to me."
After the deal was done, Hua Yuechan said to Xu Guang with a smile.
The Northern Arctic Six Schools open a large-scale examination targeting the Hundred Provinces of Hongze every hundred years. However, Hua Yuechan and others weren’t admitted in the last century.
Every place enforces local protectionism.
The Northern Arctic Six Schools are no exception, holding a wide-scale recruitment every hundred years but a recruitment for Three Thousand Cities’ disciples every three years.
Unlike the large examination, these disciples do not receive favorable treatment, with a yearly requirement to provide Demon Slaying Merits, similar to tuition fees.
The difference is somewhat like that between government-funded and self-paid students.
