356: Chapter 356 Double Seven

A saber and a sword.

The saber was a Rank Six Medium Grade Origin Weapon.

The sword was a Rank Seven Medium Grade Origin Weapon.

Furthermore, both were forged exactly according to their requirements.

In other words, the other Storage Ring contained Origin Weapons—Origin Weapons forged by Lin Ming.

Was the Senior before them not only a Rank Seven Alchemist, but also a Rank Seven Artifact Refiner?

A Double Rank Seven Great Master?

This was somewhat hard for them to believe.

A Double Rank Seven Great Master was something that had never appeared in the Qingxuan Realm.

Even in records from ten thousand years ago, there had never been a Double Rank Seven Great Master.

"Senior, did you refine these as well?"

Fan Ling asked, his voice tinged with disbelief.

"Nonsense."

Lin Ming replied.

Between Alchemy and Artifact Refining, it had taken him a total of over three days.

If it were just one of them, a little over a day would have been enough.

After all, he was currently a Saint-Grade Alchemist and Artifact Refiner.

Rank Seven Medicinal Pills and Origin Weapons were already familiar territory for him; they didn't take much of his time.

After receiving Lin Ming's confirmation, the shock on their faces lingered for a long time.

A Double Rank Seven Great Master—a Rank Seven Alchemist and a Rank Seven Artifact Refiner.

They were witnessing history.

"Alright, that's enough. This transaction ends here."

Lin Ming's words snapped them out of their shock.

"Senior, this is an item we have collected."

Fan Ling reacted immediately.

Meanwhile, Vice President Cheng Zhou turned and quickly disappeared from their sight.

A moment later, he returned carrying a wooden box.

He walked up to the two of them and opened the box.

Inside the box lay a red fruit, its surface etched with special red patterns.

Faint traces of flames flickered along these red patterns.

Rank Eight Spiritual Item—phoenix pearl fruit.

"phoenix pearl fruit."

Lin Ming looked at the fruit, feeling a slight sense of surprise.

He hadn't expected the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce to produce a Rank Eight spiritual item for him so quickly.

Lin Ming naturally acknowledged the power of the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce; they certainly possessed some Rank Eight spiritual items.

However, they surely wouldn't hand over a Rank Eight item so easily.

But now, they had given him one.

It seemed the display he just put on had made them reach a decision.

A Double Rank Seven Great Master.

One couldn't find a second one in the entire Qingxuan Realm.

"Giving me the phoenix pearl fruit just like that... aren't you afraid I'll run off?"

Lin Ming said with a smile.

"I trust Senior."

Fan Ling said with a serious expression.

As a merchant, if Fan Ling had nothing else, he had the courage to gamble.

Besides, he had prepared this Rank Eight spiritual item long ago.

Initially, Fan Ling hadn't intended to give it to Lin Ming yet; he only wanted to show it to him to prove the Chamber of Commerce's ability to collect Rank Eight items.

But the fact that he was a Double Rank Seven Great Master made Fan Ling change his mind instantly.

At worst, he would lose one Rank Eight spiritual item.

As the President of the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce, he could still afford such a loss.

"Then I shall accept it."

Lin Ming didn't stand on ceremony and took the phoenix pearl fruit.

"As for the sea abyss flower, the Chamber of Commerce is indeed unable to obtain it from the Merfolk Clan."

Fan Ling shook his head.

The sea abyss flower grew in the deep sea and was extremely difficult to harvest.

Furthermore, it wasn't very useful to human cultivators; it was only used in a few specific types of Medicinal Pills.

This resulted in the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce having almost no stock of it. Usually, they would only commission the Merfolk Clan to harvest it when a customer requested it.

But now, the Merfolk Clan's control over the sea abyss flower was extremely strict; not a single stalk could reach their hands.

To this end, he had even used his own connections and his wife's connections within the Merfolk Clan to try and get the flower, but he was rejected.

This also gave him a piece of information: the matter of the sea abyss flower was personally handled by the Nirvana Ancestor of the Merfolk Clan.

This information had also left him incredibly surprised.

However, he still couldn't find the reason behind it; it remained unknown.

"If Senior still wants the sea abyss flower, you can start with the Merfolk Clan. They will be visiting Dongchao City in two days."

Fan Ling continued.

"Oh? The Merfolk Clan is visiting Dongchao City... is it because of the turmoil in the Sea Race?"

Lin Ming asked.

"Most likely."

Fan Ling nodded.

Although their Wanfu Chamber of Commerce's intelligence System hadn't explicitly found the Merfolk Clan's purpose,

it was almost certainly for the Sea Race turmoil.

Moreover, the Merfolk Clan wasn't the only one visiting Dongchao City this time.

That was what made them feel something was wrong.

"I see."

Lin Ming nodded.

"The next transaction will be the same."

A wooden token appeared in Lin Ming's hand and flew toward Fan Ling.

Fan Ling caught the wooden token smoothly.

Then, Lin Ming's figure vanished from their sight.

"A Nirvana Ancestor and a Double Rank Seven Great Master... just what power does this Senior belong to?"

Fan Ling wondered aloud.

A Loose Cultivator?

They immediately ruled that out.

One must know that whether it was reaching Nirvana or becoming a Double Rank Seven, it required a massive amount of resources to build up.

For this Senior to reach this level, there must be some power supporting him from behind.

Which power?

Is it one of those top Sects?

Or some power they didn't know about?

Fan Ling only pondered for a moment; after all, no matter how much he thought, it was just guesswork.

To know the answer,

Lin Ming would have to say it himself.

Fan Ling's attention then returned to the Storage Ring in his hand.

Rank Six and Seven Medicinal Pills and Origin Weapons.

It wasn't as if the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce didn't have any.

The Wanfu Chamber of Commerce supported two Rank Seven Alchemists and Artifact Refiners.

However, the quality of the pills and weapons Lin Ming refined was extremely high.

In fact, some of the pills and weapons were not things the Alchemists and Artifact Refiners they supported could refine.

Furthermore, Fan Ling was even more concerned about the Rank Eight Alchemist and Artifact Refiner behind Lin Ming.

That was the most crucial part.

"President, do you think that Rank Eight Alchemist and Artifact Refiner could also be the Senior himself?"

...

The Liu Family.

"Three days. A full three days have passed. What's going on?"

Family Head Liu Shu said in a deep voice.

In three days, a member of their Liu Family, who was one of the two Vice Chiefs of the City Patrol Bureau,

had actually vanished without a trace.

Disappeared without any warning.

They had naturally inquired with the City Patrol Bureau, but the information they received was that nobody knew anything.

That was the strange part.

One must know, this was a Vice Chief of the City Patrol Bureau.

"I haven't heard any rumors on my end."

Liu Gui shook his head.

This was indeed a bit strange.

But in a corner, Young Master Liu suddenly thought of something.

Why hadn't Shen Ze and the others come to find him yet?