Free Web NovelChapter 315: Chapter 193: Purple Nether Extreme Fire
"What kind of information? Not even if I offer a Spiritual Artifact in trade?"
The first to speak was the True Inheritance disciple from Changchun Valley. As he spoke, he took out a small, ochre-colored seal—a Lower-grade Spiritual Artifact.
In terms of value, it was worth even more than the Small Soul Nourishing Pill.
"My apologies. I have no lack of Spiritual Artifacts." Lü Zhong shook his head and refused.
His words surprised everyone once again. To dare claim he didn’t lack Spiritual Artifacts implied that the Master of Lintao Pavilion must possess at least one for offense and one for defense. This caused many to hold Lü Zhong in even higher regard.
"What I need is information on the whereabouts of a Yang Fire—at the very least, a powerful one recorded on the Spirit Fire List. If anyone knows the location of such a Spirit Fire, please feel free to share it with me," Lü Zhong said slowly.
The Spirit Fire List recorded one thousand Spirit Fires. Any flame that earned a place on it was a treasure of heaven and earth, a rarity one could only hope to encounter by chance.
Only a Yang Fire of such caliber could satisfy his Spirit Forging needs.
Hearing this, Jiang Mengsun appeared lost in thought but did not speak immediately.
Below, both the scholar and the True Inheritance disciple from Changchun Valley fell into contemplation, as if weighing some matter.
Cultivators of their status had access to channels of information far beyond those of ordinary people. They naturally knew the whereabouts of the powerful Yang Fire Lü Zhong sought. However, the price for them to reveal such information would not be low, nor could it be paid with common Spiritual Objects. They preferred to use such information as an investment to win over allies. free𝑤ebnovel.com
At this moment, they were weighing in their minds whether Lü Zhong was worth befriending.
Spiritual Light flashed in the scholar’s eyes as he scrutinized Lü Zhong, then gave an almost imperceptible shake of his head.
’His True Essence is mottled and impure, and his aura is somewhat superficial.’
’I don’t believe someone like him can successfully reach Core Formation.’
His expression quickly returned to normal as he resumed sipping his tea.
Meanwhile, the True Inheritance disciple from Changchun Valley also finished his observation. After some hesitation, he decided to give up on the idea, similarly concluding that Lü Zhong was not worth the investment.
Lü Zhong saw everything they did.
It would be a lie to say he wasn’t disappointed. The status of these two was extraordinary; if they were unwilling to trade, he would likely leave empty-handed. But this did not affect his mood, and he continued to sip his tea and wait.
Just then, a voice came from across the room.
It was the black-clad man from the Dao Companion pair who had spoken.
"Fellow Daoist Lü, since no one is willing to trade, why don’t you just sell me that Small Soul Nourishing Pill for Spirit Stones? I’m willing to offer fifty thousand Spirit Stones!"
As he said this, the black-clad man had a smug look on his face.
Unexpectedly, he was immediately reprimanded.
It was the scholar. Without even looking at the man, he turned to Jiang Mengsun. "Fellow Daoist Jiang, your vetting process has been rather lax this time. How did you let such an opportunistic petty character in? If this happens again... well, let me be clear: I won’t be attending in the future."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mengsun’s expression naturally turned ugly.
He shot the black-clad man a fierce glare. The man was his younger clan brother; he had hoped to use this gathering to introduce him to the upper echelons, but he never thought the man would only bring shame upon them both. If he didn’t handle this well, his own reputation would be affected.
The purpose of hosting these exchange meets was to build his prestige, not to turn a profit.
Jiang Mengsun’s lips moved slightly as he sent a voice transmission to the black-clad man.
The man’s face changed drastically upon hearing it. He quickly stood up and apologized first to the scholar, then to Lü Zhong.
Then, he and his Dao Companion made an excuse and took their leave.
After this little episode, the recently warmed atmosphere cooled down again.
Just as Lü Zhong was thinking he had made the trip for nothing, Jiang Mengsun suddenly spoke up.
"I know the whereabouts of a wisp of Purple Nether Extreme Fire. It ranks nine hundred fifty-third on the Spirit Fire List and is a type of fire born from extreme yin to become yang. However, Fellow Daoist Lü, if you wish to trade for this information, you’ll need to add something else to the deal. A single Small Soul Nourishing Pill is not enough!"
Lü Zhong’s heart stirred, and he made a new offer.
He added an ingot of Iron Essence.
Jiang Mengsun pondered for a moment before agreeing to the exchange.
Iron Essence was not easy to come by. It required using Pill Fire to refine a large quantity of Spirit Iron, separating the chaff from the wheat to extract even a small piece. An ingot of Iron Essence plus a Small Soul Nourishing Pill was enough to trade for the Yang Fire information he possessed.
’Sigh... If it weren’t for that bastard, why would I have to pay such a price?’ Jiang Mengsun lamented internally.
’My poor judgment of character has come back to bite me.’
After what had happened, in order to maintain his status within the circle, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and sell the information on the Purple Nether Extreme Fire. It was a way to prove that he, Jiang Mengsun, had enough strength to stand on equal footing with the others in their circle.
At that moment, Lü Zhong had already sent a voice transmission to Jiang Mengsun, saying:
"If you please, Fellow Daoist Jiang, tell me the whereabouts of the Purple Nether Extreme Fire."
Purple Nether Extreme Fire, a Yang Fire born in a place of death.
This fire undergoes a Metamorphosis from the Cold Bone Ice Flame. Its original properties are of ultimate yin and cold, but after its transformation, it becomes a Pure Yang Fire. Even though its ranking on the Spirit Fire List was low, it was still a treasure one could only hope to encounter by chance.
If he could really obtain this fire, his current problems would be solved in a flash.
The only trouble was that this fire was certainly not easy to obtain.
Otherwise, Jiang Mengsun could have collected it himself instead of leaving it for someone else to benefit from.
Sure enough, Jiang Mengsun named a location. The Purple Nether Extreme Fire was in a famous perilous land within the Changchun Domain—the Bone-Transforming Abyss. This abyss was located in the northern part of the Changchun Domain, on the periphery of the Northern Great Forest Sea.
The Northern Great Forest Sea was a sliver of land between the Southern Barbarian Cultivation Realm and the Heaven-Swaying Plateau.
The harshness of the environment could no longer be described as merely desolate. The forest was not only filled with the Ten Thousand Trees Poisonous Miasma, which could harm cultivators, but was also home to a massive number of venomous Demon Beasts and Poisonous Insects. Rumor had it that High-Tier Demon Beasts and Poisonous Insects roamed the depths of the Forest Sea, to the point that even Nascent Soul Cultivators dared not venture in recklessly.
As for the Bone-Transforming Abyss, its level of danger surpassed even the outskirts of the Forest Sea.
