25: Selling stolen relics

Purple Maple Immortal City was at least ten times larger than Cloud Sword City, the largest city of the Cloud Sword Sect.

The Cultivators coming and going were mostly at the Late stage of Qi Refining or above, and Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators could be seen from time to time.

After entering Purple Maple Immortal City, as he had done before, Zhang Daobai first spent Spirit Stones to rent a Small Courtyard.

For safety's sake, Zhang Daobai was not stingy with his Spirit Stones and chose a location that prioritized security.

After quickly organizing their domestic affairs, Zhang Daobai and Lin Luoxue sat down to discuss their next plan.

"I plan to enter the Xuantian Mountain Range to hunt Yao Beasts and gather Spirit Medicine, so I can gather the Materials to evolve my Spiritual Body as soon as possible."

Lin Luoxue did not know any other cultivation arts, so if she wanted to earn Spirit Stones quickly, this was the only path she could take.

"Then you must be as careful as possible. The Xuantian Mountain Range is the primary mountain range of our Tianxuan Domain, and its danger far exceeds that of the Sunset Mountain Range."

Zhang Daobai nodded with a solemn expression and cautioned her.

"I understand."

Lin Luoxue gently stroked the Spirit Sword in her arms, her eyes devoid of worry, containing only the unyielding Battle Intent of a Sword Cultivator.

"The Xuantian Mountain Range is extremely dangerous, so I won't hold you back. During this time, I plan to Contract another Spirit Tamer and then Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage as soon as possible."

Zhang Daobai was clear about his current strength; if he followed Lin Luoxue into the Xuantian Mountain Range, he would only be a burden to her.

Therefore, he planned to use the resources obtained from those Robber Cultivators recently to Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage first.

"Are your Cultivate resources enough? If not, use mine first," Lin Luoxue suggested upon hearing this.

"It's enough. Once I dispose of those Robber Cultivators' Magical Artifacts and Cultivation Techniques, the resources to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage will definitely be sufficient," Zhang Daobai shook his head, declining Lin Luoxue's kindness.

"By the way, how do you plan to handle that flood dragon bone?"

Lin Luoxue suddenly remembered the flame flood dragon bone in her storage bracelet and asked.

"I plan to extract the remaining Flame Flood Dragon Bloodline from it. As for the rest of the flood dragon bone, it can be used for Alchemy or Artifact Refining."

"However, we don't know how to do any of that. How about we find an Auction House to auction it off? After all, this is the skeleton of a Tier 4 Perfection Flame Flood Dragon; it should be worth quite a few Spirit Stones."

Zhang Daobai only cared about the flood dragon Bloodline within the flame flood dragon bone. Although the bone itself was of high quality, it was useless to him.

"You were the one who found it, so we'll do as you say."

Lin Luoxue had no objections, as the flame flood dragon bone was also of no use to her.

After finishing their discussion, Zhang Daobai and Lin Luoxue left their residence together.

After making some inquiries, Zhang Daobai sold off all the items from the Robber Cultivators at a Recycling Shop with a decent reputation.

"A total of thirty-four thousand nine hundred Spirit Stones. Please check if any are missing."

The Steward of the Recycling Shop said as he handed a Storage Pouch to Zhang Daobai.

Zhang Daobai took the Storage Pouch, scanned it with his Divine Sense, and after confirming there were no issues, he nodded and said, "The transaction is complete."

"Fellow Daoist, if you have anything else you don't need in the future, you are welcome to sell it here," the Recycling Shop Steward said with a smile.

"Definitely next time!"

After speaking, Zhang Daobai left with Lin Luoxue.

After leaving the Recycling Shop, the next step was to find an Auction House to auction the flame flood dragon bone.

The Flame Flood Dragon Bloodline within the flame flood dragon bone had already been extracted by Zhang Daobai using the Spirit Fusion Contract Array during their journey a few days ago.

"Let's go to the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce."

Recalling their previous transaction, Zhang Daobai thought for a moment and suggested.

"The Auction House of the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce is indeed quite good," Lin Luoxue nodded in agreement.

As a top-tier chamber of commerce spanning multiple domains, the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce naturally had a branch in Purple Maple Immortal City, and it was the most popular chamber of commerce in the city.

Upon arriving at the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce, Zhang Daobai and Lin Luoxue were led by a maid into a reception room.

Not long after they sat down, a kind-faced elderly man opened the door and walked in.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoists. Welcome to our Wanbao Chamber of Commerce. My surname is Wang, and I am one of the stewards of the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce. I wonder what you would like to auction?"

After Steward Wang sat down, he went straight to the point.

"The beast bone of a Tier 4 Perfection Flame Flood Dragon," Zhang Daobai said in a very calm tone.

"Ah?"

Steward Wang's expression froze instantly. For a moment, he even suspected that Zhang Daobai and Lin Luoxue were there to play a prank on him.

But remembering one of the rules of the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce—never to underestimate any customer—he quickly regained his smile.

"Fellow Daoist, I wonder if you could first take out the treasure for us to appraise?"

Steward Wang asked with a skeptical mindset.

"I can, but the space here isn't large enough."

Zhang Daobai looked around the reception room and nodded.

"Fellow Daoists, please follow me."

Steward Wang's heart settled, and he quickly stood up to lead them.

Under Steward Wang's guidance, Zhang Daobai and Lin Luoxue arrived at a spacious hall.

At this time, there was another elderly man in the hall, standing aside and watching their arrival.

"This is the Chief Appraiser of our Wanbao Chamber of Commerce, Elder Ye."

Steward Wang enthusiastically introduced him to Zhang Daobai and Lin Luoxue.

"Fellow Daoists, please take out the treasure."

Elder Ye nodded to Zhang Daobai and Lin Luoxue and spoke softly.

Lin Luoxue then took the flame flood dragon bone out of her storage bracelet.

When the thirty-meter-long flame flood dragon bone appeared in the hall, both Steward Wang and Elder Ye were stunned.

"This... this!"

After Elder Ye snapped out of it, he hurriedly stepped forward, stretching out his hands to stroke the flame flood dragon bone.

Meanwhile, Steward Wang looked at Zhang Daobai and Lin Luoxue with eyes filled with complex emotions. He truly hadn't expected that a Qi Refining Perfection and a Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator could actually produce the skeleton of a Tier 4 Perfection Flame Flood Dragon.

One must know that a Tier 4 Perfection Yao Beast was equivalent to a Golden Core Perfection Cultivator!

In Purple Maple Immortal City, aside from the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Tang Family, the strongest person was only at the Late Golden Core Stage.

"What a pity."

Just then, Elder Ye, who was standing to the side, suddenly sighed.

"What's wrong?"

Steward Wang's heart skipped a beat, fearing that something might be wrong with this deal.

"If this old man is not mistaken, this flame flood dragon bone was likely found by you two in lava, right?"

Elder Ye did not rush to explain but turned to ask Lin Luoxue.

"That's correct," Lin Luoxue nodded without hiding anything.

"This flame flood dragon bone was indeed left by a Tier 4 Perfection Flame Flood Dragon. Unfortunately, because it has been dead for too long and has been scorched by lava, there is no Flood Dragon Essence Blood remaining in the bone. Otherwise, its value could have doubled or tripled," Elder Ye sighed, his voice full of regret.

"Sigh, that truly is a great pity," Steward Wang also couldn't help but sigh upon hearing this.