889: Chapter 890 Trading Heavenly Stones

Twenty Top-Grade Heavenly Stones were neatly arranged on the jade table, their spiritual light interweaving and illuminating the entire quiet room like a fairyland.

That Spiritual Qi, so pure it had almost condensed into substance, washed outward wave after wave like a tide.

Even the few thousand-year-old spiritual plants placed in the corner of the wall were stimulated, their branches and leaves stretching out and growing wildly, shooting up a section in the blink of an eye.

For the first time, a look of composure lost appeared on the white-clothed woman's face, who was the Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion and usually possessed an exceedingly cold and beautiful countenance.

Her fingertips tightened slightly, and her gaze was locked dead onto those twenty Top-Grade Heavenly Stones, unable to look away for a long time.

As the Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion, she had seen countless rare and exotic treasures, and the Heaven And Earth Treasures that had passed through her hands were enough to pile into a mountain.

But it was the very first time that twenty Top-Grade Heavenly Stones of such perfect quality had appeared before her eyes at the same time.

One must know that Top-Grade Heavenly Stones contained the purest Origin Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth, which was completely different from ordinary Heavenly Stones.

They could be said to be the best assistance for impacting Bottlenecks and breaking through Realms.

A single Top-Grade Heavenly Stone could give a Cultivator at the Peak of the Heaven-Reaching Realm an extra five percent chance of success when breaking through to the Heavenly Monarch Realm.

Five percent, for a Cultivator trapped at a Bottleneck for tens of thousands of years, was already a heavenly fortune.

And if these twenty Top-Grade Heavenly Stones before her were all refined, they would be enough to steadily raise a powerhouse's Breakthrough probability to over fifty percent.

The entire Tianyuan Sect's inventory of Top-Grade Heavenly Stones probably did not exceed a few dozen.

Yet this seemingly ordinary Inner Sect Disciple at the First Layer of the Heaven-Reaching Realm before her had casually taken out twenty?

This was no longer something that could be explained by luck or Opportunity.

The woman took a deep breath, forcing down the stormy waves in her heart, and re-examined the young man in front of her.

Only then did she realize that although the aura of Xiao Ruobai and his group appeared to be at the First Layer of the Heaven-Reaching Realm on the surface,

that faint, elusive accumulation of Dao Rhyme and their calm, composed demeanor when facing her were absolutely not something an ordinary Inner Sect Disciple could possess.

"You Young Masters really... have opened my eyes."

The woman's voice returned to calm, but the trace of gravity and curiosity deep in her eyes could not be hidden no matter what.

She slowly rose, walked around the jade table, came before Xiao Ruobai, and bowed slightly:

"I was negligent just now. I am the Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion. My compound surname is Murong, and my given name is Shuang."

This bow was the respect she, in her capacity as the Pavilion Master, gave to Xiao Ruobai.

Someone who could take out twenty Top-Grade Heavenly Stones all at once, regardless of cultivation, was worthy of her treating them as an equal.

Xiao Ruobai did not put on airs either. He cupped his hands and returned the gesture: "I, Xiao Ruobai, alongside several of my fellow Disciples, have just arrived and apologize for the intrusion."

The corners of Pavilion Master Murong Shuang's lips curled up slightly, revealing a rare smile. After taking her seat again, her gaze fell upon the twenty Heavenly Stones on the table:

"Since Young Master Xiao is so straightforward, I won't beat around the bush either."

"Twenty-one Top-Grade Heavenly Stones, at the rate of one point two million Low Grade Heavenly Stones each as I mentioned earlier, total twenty-five million two hundred thousand Low Grade Heavenly Stones."

Her tone was sincere, without the slightest perfunctoriness, as she directly finalized the best option:

"The one hundred thousand Low Grade Heavenly Stones' worth of cultivation resources downstairs will be gifted entirely for free by my Treasure Pavilion.

As for these Heavenly Stones, I will split the amount in half for you, exchanging half into Medium Grade Heavenly Stones and half into Low Grade Heavenly Stones. What do you think?"

Xiao Ruobai spoke calmly, "Thank you, Pavilion Master."

Pavilion Master Murong Shuang nodded slightly, reached into her sleeve with her fingertips, and took out a pitch-black token.

The character 'Zhen' was carved in an ancient style on the front of the token, while a cloud pattern was on the back, with a faint spiritual light flowing through it.

She pushed the token in front of Xiao Ruobai and said in a solemn tone:

"This is the Black Gold Token of my Treasure Pavilion. Holding this token, you can enjoy a ten percent discount at any branch of the Treasure Pavilion in the Desolate Region."

As soon as these words were spoken, even the shopkeeper standing to the side was slightly moved.

Having followed the Young Miss for many years, he knew the weight of this Black Gold Token very well. Those whom the Young Miss had gifted this token to did not exceed three people.

Yet today, the Young Miss was actually giving it to a First Layer Heaven-Reaching Realm Disciple she was meeting for the first time?

Xiao Ruobai looked at the token, fell silent for a moment, and did not decline, reaching out to take it: "Thank you for the generous gift, Pavilion Master."

Pavilion Master Murong Shuang nodded and then summoned her personal maid to enter.

A moment later, a white-clothed maid with a pretty appearance and respectful demeanor quickly walked in.

"Count the Heavenly Stones, split them in half as Young Master Xiao requested, and then pack all the resources downstairs," the woman instructed in a deep voice.

"Yes, Young Miss."

The maid's movements were extremely swift. In a moment, she bowed and presented two storage rings and a full box of cultivation resources with meticulous care.

"Young Master Xiao, the resources and Heavenly Stones are all correct."

Pavilion Master Murong Shuang did not ask them to stay either. She nodded slightly and said to the maid beside her, "Qiuyu, see Young Master Xiao out for me."

The maid named Qiuyu bowed and replied, "Yes, Young Miss."

She turned and made a gesturing motion of "please" to Xiao Ruobai and the other four:

"Young Master Xiao, Fellow Daoists, this way please."

The five followed Qiuyu out of the quiet room, slowly walking down along the spiritual stairs, with the shopkeeper following closely behind.

As the group passed through the second floor, several Core Disciples who were selecting treasures looked up and saw this scene, all of them freezing in surprise.

"Isn't that Lady Qiuyu beside the Pavilion Master? Why is she personally seeing someone downstairs?"

"Who are those five? They look very unfamiliar..."

"To be personally seen off by Qiuyu, even True Disciples have probably never enjoyed such treatment, right?"

Amidst the whispers, Qiuyu had already led the five down to the first-floor main hall.

The moment the clamor in the main hall saw this scene, it clearly quieted down quite a bit.

Countless gazes focused over in unison, locked firmly onto the five with shock, curiosity, and scrutiny.

Qiuyu seemed completely oblivious, leading the five straight to the main entrance before stopping, turning around, and bowing slightly:

"Young Master Xiao, Fellow Daoists, take care.

The Young Miss said that if you visit again in the future, you can go straight up to the ninth floor without needing to report."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was another collective gasp of cold air in the main hall.

Straight to the ninth floor? Without needing to report?

That was the exclusive floor of the Treasure Pavilion's Pavilion Master. Even the Sect's True Disciples had to obediently submit a visitation card to request an audience when they came.

These five newcomers actually obtained direct access?

Xiao Ruobai's expression remained unchanged as he cupped his hands slightly: "Thank you for seeing us off, Lady Qiuyu. Please return."

Qiuyu nodded in acknowledgment, watching the five turn and leave. Only when their figures disappeared around the street corner did she withdraw her gaze and turn back into the building.

Just as Qiuyu turned to go back inside, before the discussions in the main hall could quiet down,

a gaze locked dead onto those five distant receding figures, its look so gloomy it could almost drip water.

It was a young man dressed in brocade and splendid attire, with a cultivation level around the Fourth Layer of the Heaven-Reaching Realm.

He was named Zhao Kun, the biological younger brother of Xuanwu Peak's True Disciple Zhao Qian, and the biological grandson of the Third Elder.

His Elder brother, Zhao Qian, possessed outstanding talent, was at the Ninth Layer of the Heaven-Reaching Realm, and was a dignified True Disciple of Xuanwu Peak.

Three years ago, he had by chance caught a glimpse of Pavilion Master Murong Shuang, the Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion.

On that day, she wore clothes as white as snow and possessed an peerless countenance. With just this single glance, Zhao Qian was left unable to forget her, a deep obsession taking root in him.

Over the past three years, Zhao Qian had prepared heavy gifts several times and personally visited the Treasure Pavilion, only seeking to meet Pavilion Master Murong Shuang once more.

But every single time, he was tactfully turned away by the shopkeeper, unable to even touch the threshold of the ninth-floor pavilion, let alone see the Pavilion Master's true face.

Yet today, what did he see?

He saw the Pavilion Master personally appear and lead those five Inner Sect Disciples of the First Layer of the Heaven-Reaching Realm upstairs.

He saw Qiuyu, the Pavilion Master's personal maid, personally see those five people downstairs.

He had even heard the sentence Qiuyu said: "You can go straight up to the ninth floor without needing to report."

The Pavilion Master, whom his Elder brother had pursued for years without even being able to meet, was actually treating five low-level Disciples who had just entered the Sect with such courtesy?

He felt it was unfair for his brother, and the fire of jealousy and hostility burned fiercely in his heart.

He wanted to see what was so special about these five newcomers.

"Let's go."

The three followers behind him immediately kept up.