Nine Realms Sword Emperor
Chapter 53 - 53 53 Selling the Demon Core

53: Chapter 53 Selling the Demon Core 53: Chapter 53 Selling the Demon Core Disregarding the matter on the first floor, Chu Fengmian followed Xuan Jingtai to the second floor and soon found himself seated in one of the quietest rooms there.

“What brings you to my ‘Ten Thousand Armaments Pavilion’ this time, Mr.

Chu?”

Xuan Jingtai asked with a smile.

Ever since Chu Fengmian had assisted him last time by resolving the backlash of Sword Intent within him, Xuan Jingtai had been intent on drawing Chu Fengmian to his side.

This was the reason he was so courteous to Chu Fengmian.

As soon as Chu Fengmian came looking for him, he eagerly stepped forward.

While speaking, Xuan Jingtai also appraised Chu Fengmian a few times and was greatly surprised when he noticed Chu Fengmian’s realm of the first tier of the Body Tempering stage.

In just three short months, he had astonishingly stepped from the fifth tier of the Bone Tempering stage into the Body Tempering stage.

This speed was indeed rather astonishing.

Despite this, such a pace was not impossible for disciples of truly large sects.

However, Chu Fengmian was just a martial artist from a remote area; he couldn’t compare in resources to the disciples of large sects.

Yet, being so young and stepping into the Body Tempering stage already made him a genius in Linwu City.

But it should be noted that Chu Fengmian, who was once called a trash without Spirit Veins, had managed to step into the Body Tempering stage in just over three months.

Before that time, he had been mired in his lack of Spirit Veins.

Such an earth-shattering change within three months assuredly meant there was the presence of a great power behind him.

This belief further convinced Xuan Jingtai that behind Chu Fengmian, there must be a super-strong entity.

Xuan Jingtai’s thoughts, of course, could not escape Chu Fengmian’s discerning eyes.

With Xuan Jingtai’s status, not even the head of Linwu City would be able to elicit such courtesy from him.

Chu Fengmian clearly understood what Xuan Jingtai was plotting, but this was exactly within Chu Fengmian’s calculations.

Pretending as though he hadn’t noticed Xuan Jingtai’s intentions, Chu Fengmian calmly spoke up.

“I am no longer the chief steward of the Lin Manor, so you might want to change how you address me, Shopkeeper Xuan,”

Chu Fengmian said calmly.

“Oh?

That was presumptuous of me, Mr.

Xuan.

From now on, I will address you as Young Master Chu.”

Xuan Jingtai said.

“I wonder what brings Young Master Chu to my ‘Ten Thousand Armaments Pavilion’ today?”

“It’s nothing major.

I recently ventured into the Savage Wilderness Mountain Range and acquired a batch of Demon Cores.

I’m wondering if Shopkeeper Xuan might be interested.”

“Oh?”

Xuan Jingtai voiced his surprise.

Indeed, Chu Fengmian hadn’t been seen in Linwu City for three months, and unexpectedly, he had gone to the Savage Wilderness Mountain Range.

The Savage Wilderness Mountain Range was indeed a place where countless martial artists liked to practice.

There, one could experience real life-and-death battles to hone their skills and break through.

One could also obtain pills to trade for wealth.

“Our ‘Ten Thousand Armaments Pavilion’, though primarily dealing in Spiritual Artifacts, does indeed also buy Demon Cores,”

Xuan Jingtai said without hesitation.

Even if the ‘Ten Thousand Armaments Pavilion’ didn’t normally deal in Demon Cores, given Chu Fengmian’s current status, Xuan Jingtai would certainly have agreed to purchase them.

After all, with this connection, it would be much easier to draw Chu Fengmian to his side in the future.

Xuan Jingtai had already made up his mind about the existence of a Sword Dao expert behind Chu Fengmian.

If he could receive some guidance from them, even if it were just a trick or two, Xuan Jingtai’s own achievements could potentially soar by a great margin.

“May I ask what kind of Demon Cores Young Master Chu wishes to sell?

I can name my price on the spot right now,”

Xuan Jingtai said with a smile.

A single Demon Core is, to his Wanqi Pavilion, simply a drop in the ocean, not warranting much concern.

He cared only about currying favor with Chu Fengmian, making Chu Fengmian hold him in some esteem.

“Since there are quite a few Demon Cores, please review them yourself, Shopkeeper Xuan.”

Chu Fengmian thought for a moment before still taking out a storage bag and handing it over to Xuan Jingtai.

In the Savage Mountain Range, he had obtained quite a number of Demon Cores, totaling up to a hundred or so.

It would be too troublesome to take them out one by one.

It would be better to sell them all at once.

Xuan Jingtai accepted the storage bag and, upon opening it and seeing the various colored Demon Cores inside, was slightly surprised.

There were indeed about a hundred Demon Cores.

Three months’ time would be enough to hunt such a number of demon beasts in the Savage Mountain Range, an astonishing quantity.

However, this was merely what Chu Fengmian had hunted in just over a dozen days.

He spent the remaining time in his cave dwelling, cultivating the Battle Dragon Technique and condensing his Divine Veins.

Nevertheless, these hundred or so Demon Cores represented no small fortune.

“Green-skinned savage bull, green sheep, double-horned rhino.”

Xuan Jingtai took out the Demon Cores one by one, calculating them.

These Demon Cores were quite common and not very expensive, so they were quite easy to value.

“A Demon Core from a beast under the peak of the Bone Tempering realm wouldn’t be too pricey.

One could at most be exchanged for the price of ten Bone Tempering Pills.

Would Young Master Chu be satisfied with this?”

Xuan Jingtai looked at Chu Fengmian as he spoke.

Ten Bone Tempering Pills.

The price was quite high.

Typically, these common Demon Cores would sell for seven or eight Bone Tempering Pills at most, but the offer of ten Bone Tempering Pills was clearly Xuan Jingtai’s generous attempt to win over Chu Fengmian.

However, since there was a good deal to be had, naturally, Chu Fengmian saw no reason not to take advantage of it.

“Fine.”

Chu Fengmian nodded, then let Xuan Jingtai continue with the count.

“What are these?”

After taking out the ordinary Demon Cores, Xuan Jingtai brought out about a dozen Demon Cores of the same green hue all at once.

“The Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf’s Demon Cores, now these are rare items.”

Xuan Jingtai saw the Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf Demon Cores and spoke with a smile.

“These Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf Demon Cores altogether are worth a thousand Bone Tempering Pills, how about that?”

Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves, though also beasts of the Bone Tempering realm, were extremely ferocious and typically moved in packs.

Ordinary martial artists of the Bone Tempering realm would naturally not dare to provoke them.

Even some martial artists who had reached the first or second level of body forging may not be able to handle a pack of wolves.

And those true powerhouses wouldn’t bother hunting Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves, making their Demon Cores quite valuable.

Next, some Demon Cores taken out were not of the ordinary Bone Tempering realm beasts.

The Hunter Spider, Mountain Rock Savage Bear’s Demon Cores were also taken out by Xuan Jingtai.

“These two Demon Cores together are worth one thousand five hundred Bone Tempering Pills.”

Xuan Jingtai continued calculating.

In the storage bag, only one last Demon Core remained.

When Xuan Jingtai reached in to grab it, he was startled by a surge of intense cold.

“This is?

The Deepwater Cold Serpent’s Demon Core?”

Upon seeing the last Demon Core, the size of a fist, Xuan Jingtai’s expression turned to one of great astonishment.