Martial Peak - Chapter 1380
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Atop the high platform in the centre of the auction hall, Yan Pei waited for half a stick of incense, but after seeing that no one was willing or able to make this exchange, he couldnβt help showing a look of disappointment, βIt seems that none of you have a Flowing Flame Flying Fire or news of a pool of Soul Cleansing Divine Water. Alright. Very well, that is all, thank you all again for attending this auction!β
Saying so, he turned away and left.
Although the masters from the various great forces very much wanted to acquire the Star Emperor Token, since none of them could meet the request of the tokenβs owner, they could only shake their heads and sigh. They had no intention to snatch this token either; first of all, the Divine Ability it contained had already been used rendering it mostly useless, but more importantly, doing so would highly offend Treasure Trove Pavilion which made it not worth it.
Soon, the cultivators in the auction hall withdrew, but when Yang Kai glanced around the hall curiously, he suddenly discovered that Lu Ye had at some point disappeared.
It appeared that even he knew he had shown off too much of his wealth and drawn too much attention to himself, making it dangerous for him to remain, thus he quickly and quietly left. Yang Kai snorted and no longer paid any attention to the issue. In any case, the grievance between him and Lu Ye would be resolved sooner or later, so Yang Kai wasnβt in a rush. Standing up, he turned to Qingβer and said, βTake me to see Senior Yan, I have something I want to discuss with him.β
βYes!β Qingβer nodded, not asking any questions before leading the way.
Although Yang Kai had only bid on one item this auction, that alone was enough to prove his extraordinary wealth. On top of that, when he had arrived at Treasure Trove Pavilion, Qingβer saw Yan Pei take the initiative to speak to Yang Kai and Yang Yan, indicating that the two of them werenβt strangers. As such, Qingβer knew that Yang Kai was qualified to meet with Yan Pei.
Just after leaving private room B-13, Yang Kai felt two subtle Divine Senses sweep over him, causing him to pause for a moment before he continued following after Qingβer casually.
Although he couldnβt trace who was spying on him, Yang Kai had a fairly good guess.
No doubt it was Old Woman Feng from Myriad Beast Mountain and Jin Shi from Demon Blood Temple. During the auction, the one time Yang Kai bid on something he had been competing against these two, and now it seemed they had not given up on acquiring the Profound Gold.
Sneering dismissively in his heart, Yang Kai didnβt show anything on his face.
The Divine Senses that spied on him just now had come and gone rapidly, without showing any other intentions. After a while, Yang Kai arrived at one of Treasure Trove Pavilionβs back rooms and sat down to wait.
About half a cup of teaβs worth of time later, Old Black Face Yan Pei opened the door with a smile, walked in, and greeted, βLittle Friend Yang.β
βGreetings, Senior Yan!β Yang Kai got up and cupped his fists.
βYou are very courteous, please have a seat,β Yan Pei gestured before walking over to a chair opposite Yang Kai, sitting down, and asking, βDoes Little Friend Yang have a matter he needs this old masterβs assistance with?β
βSenior Yan thoughts are indeed sharp. This Junior does have something he wishes to ask Senior Yan to assist him with,β Yang Kai grinned and added, βEn, to be precise, I want to borrow the strength of your noble establishment.β
βPlease go on. However, please keep in mind that my Treasure Trove Pavilionβs primary objective is to earn profit, so even though this old master is happy to help Little Friend Yang, you will still have to pay a certain amount of Saint Crystals. Additionally, Treasure Trove Pavilion and this old master do not accept requests that require killing or pillaging.β
βJunior naturally understands this and has no intention of violating Treasure Trove Pavilionβs principles.β
βVery well!β Yan Pei nodded in satisfaction.
βEn, Junior would like to request Treasure Trove Pavilion look for a precious treasure of the Earth Attribute.β
βAn Earth Attribute precious treasure?β Yan Pei raised his brow as he observed Yang Kai and smiled meaningfully, βToday, Little Friend Yang spared no expense to obtain a piece of Profound Gold, and now you come requesting my Treasure Trove Pavilion search for an Earth Attribute precious treasureβ¦ could it be Little Friend Yang is trying to cultivate some kind of profound Secret Technique?β
[This old fox!] Yang Kai secretly cursed. Around sharp and well informed people like Yan Pei, one needed to be extra careful with how they spoke as anything one said may give away precious information. However, even though the other party had guessed his purpose, Yang Kai wasnβt about to foolishly admit to anything and instead just smiled, βSenior Yan, in addition to collecting treasures from around the world, could it be Treasure Trove Pavilion is really responsible for prying into othersβ private information?β
During the auction that was just held, Old Woman Feng of Myriad Beast Mountain had said something to similar effect, so now Yang Kai taking advantage of her words couldnβt be considered as offensive.
Yan Pei gawked for a moment before letting out a chuckle, βThis old master was simply asking casually. Little Friend Yang does not need to explain his purpose, of course. However, I must ask Little Friend Yang for a few more specifics so that this old master and Treasure Trove Pavilion will be able to determine a direction and objective for our search. There is even a chance we may have what Little Friend Yang needs in our storehouses already.β
βMy specific requirements are that the scale of this treasure must be no lower than a Tenth-Order Monster Beast core!β
βA Tenth-Order Monster Beast coreβ¦β Yan Pei narrowed his eyes as he stared at Yang Kai with some shock. Although he had some speculations, he hadnβt expected Yang Kaiβs request to be so great. If this was the case, then the items Treasure Trove Pavilion currently had in storage would not be able to meet Yang Kaiβs request; after all, a Tenth-Order Monster Beast was equivalent to an Origin King Realm master. It was impossible to find such an existence on Shadowed Star.
βIt need not be a Monster Core, any treasure which is of equivalent scale to a Tenth-Order Monster Beast Core will do,β Yang Kai added.
βAlright. This request will be somewhat difficult to fulfil, so this old master doesnβt dare make any guarantees. I can only say that Treasure Trove Pavilion will do its best. Of course, Little Friend Yang should not remain idle himself, perhaps with enough opportunity Little Friend Yang will be able to obtain what he wants on his own.β
βJunior naturally understands this,β Yang Kai gently nodded. Of course he wasnβt going to place all his hopes on Treasure Trove Pavilion. This time, him coming to see Yan Pei was primarily to discuss the Star Emperor Token, the Earth Attribute treasure was simply a side-note.
Thinking this way, Yang Kai moved the conversation forward, βRight, Senior Yan, the Star Emperor Token you took out a moment agoβ¦β
βWhatβs wrong, do you want to exchange for it?β Yan Pei put down the tea he was drinking when he suddenly heard Yang Kai mentioning the Star Emperor Token, raising his brow and asking hurriedly, as if he was quite anxious to make this deal.
This came as a great surprise to Yang Kai; after all, according to Yan Pei, he was only acting on behalf of a mysterious old friend. Seeing Yan Pei act so urgently though, showed that the relationship between this powerful master and Yan Pei was not shallow, otherwise how could this Old Black Face act so urgently?
βGood, this Junior is interested in this exchange!β Yang Kai nodded thoughtfully.
βYou have a Flowing Flame Flying Fire?β Yan Peiβs eyes widened as he asked excitedly.
Yang Kai, however, shook his head.
Yan Pei frowned for a moment but was immediately startled and shouted, βThen you know where to find Soul Cleansing Divine Water?β
βI donβt,β Yang Kai still shook his head. Soul Cleansing Divine Water could not be carried away from its source, hence it could only be used where it was found. If this wasnβt the case, when the pond of Soul Cleansing Divine Water was found in the Flowing Flame Sand Field, Qu Chang Feng, Leng Qing, and all the others would have long ago divided it up and taken it away, there would have been no need to soak in that pool at all.
Seeing him repeatedly deny having the required items for this exchange, even though Yan Pei had a good impression of Yang Kai, he still couldnβt help his face from sinking as he asked lightly, βLittle Friend Yang, are you intentionally making trouble for this old master? Only these two items can be exchanged for that Star Emperor Token, but since you have neither a Flowing Flame Flying Fire nor information about Soul Cleansing Divine Water, why would you bring up this topic?β
βPlease calm yourself, Senior!β Yang Kai smiled lightly, not showing the slightest signs of panic as he explained, βIf it is convenient, could you allow this Junior to speak directly with the Senior who made this request? Junior guarantees he will not disappoint him.β
Seeing how calm Yang Kai looked, Yan Pei couldnβt help wondering where the formerβs confidence came from.
If it were someone else, Yan Pei would have already asked them to leave, but Yang Kaiβs origins were quite profound. According to his investigations, Yang Pei knew that Yang Kai actually came to Shadowed Star from the outside world. Perhaps he would have some means or methods that locals of Shadowed Star didnβt possess that were comparable in effect to Soul Cleansing Divine Water or a Flowing Flame Flying Fire.
Considering all this, Yan Peiβs complexion eased but he still stated calmly, βSince that is the case, I will call him over, but Little Friend Yang, youβd best have enough assurance of success.β
βIs one hundred percent assurance enough?β Yang Kai grinned confidently.
This was not an exaggeration on Yang Kaiβs part, for even if his speculations were wrong, he still had Flowing Flame Flying Fires on him; it was simply that he didnβt want to exchange them unless forced to do so.
Yan Peiβs mouth twitched slightly when he heard this but did not say any nonsense, instead immediately taking out a communication artifact, pouring in his Divine Sense, exchanging a few words with someone, then quietly waiting.
Less than half an incense stick worth of time later, a knock came at the door.
βCome in!β Yan Pei shouted.
The door was pushed open immediately and a man walked inside. This man looked young but the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes showed that he was not as young as he appeared.
What was more eye-catching though was this manβs peculiar looking face. He had two thin eyes that seemed to almost be closed as well as puffy cheeks and rounded ears, making him look a bit like a monkey. Additionally, his arms were somewhat long, his hands somewhat big. However, of all his odd features, it was his two buck teeth that drew the most attention.
Yang Kaiβs first impression of this person was wild.
After recovering from his initial shock, Yang Kai swept this man with his Divine Sense and was shocked to discover that he was only a First-Order Origin Returning Realm cultivator.
This was the man Yan Pei called an old friend?
[Why does he look like a common thug from the city backstreets?] Yang Kai almost spat out his tea, and even Yang Yan who was sitting next to him couldnβt help covering her mouth with her small hands, trying hard to suppress her shock and laughter.
Yan Pei lightly coughed and broke the silence, βThereβs no need for suspicion, this is a disciple of my old friend. It is a little inconvenient for my old friend to appear in public, so the Star Emperor Token was brought to exchange this time by him.β
Yang Kai showed a look of understanding. If this wild looking man was the disciple of a powerful mysterious master, having such a cultivation at such an age was reasonable.
βSenior Yan, you wanted to see me?β The bucktoothed man didnβt seem to put Yang Kai or Yang Yan in his eyes at all and instead directly asked Yan Pei upon entering.
βEn,β Yan Pei gently nodded.
The other party looked delighted and asked, βIs there news about the proposed exchange?β
βSomething like that,β Yan Pei didnβt know how to answer, and his words caused a look of surprise to appear on this bucktoothed manβs face. Fortunately, Yan Pei moved the conversation along quickly by pointing to Yang Kai and explaining, βThis Little Friend Yang Kai, he says he can satisfy Nephew Geβs requirements, but that he wished to speak with you face-to-face first. This old master is only responsible for introducing the two of you, as for what comes next, that will be up to you to discuss.β
βSatisfy my requirements?β The bucktoothed cultivator turned his head and looked at Yang Kai for the first time, a strong look of suspicion and disdain flashing across his eyes.