Chapter 091

Chapter 91: Visiting Overlook Terrace Pavilion

Sheng Yu Hong clearly overheard the conversation between the two junior sisters, and thus suggested that they all visit Overlook Terrace Pavilion together. Hearing this, Du Yu Ling, who was walking beside him, pressed her lips tightly.

On Yun Xi’s face appeared a look of surprise and delight, but in her heart, she was grumbling endlessly. [Senior Brother Sheng, I really wish I could block your mouth right now! Didn’t you notice that Senior Sister Du is looking at me strangely?]

Mu Ning Zhu’s expression remained unchanged, though her eyes sparkled slightly as she said with a smile, “With Senior Brother Sheng personally coming along, we’ll surely benefit from your reputation. Overlook Terrace Pavilion won’t dare push prices down too much.”

“Yes, yes!” the others echoed in agreement.

Thus, the group proceeded directly toward Overlook Terrace Pavilion, intending both to exchange their harvest and to gather information.

Today, Overlook Terrace Pavilion was quieter than usual, with fewer cultivators coming and going. The moment Sheng Yu Hong stepped through the door, a cultivator at the late stage of Qi Refining hurried over to greet them.

“Esteemed seniors, please come inside.”

Sheng Yu Hong nodded slightly and said, “We have some items to sell. Please ask your appraisal masters to take a look.”

“Certainly. Please follow me.”

The group of five then separated, as each had their own goods to sell. Even among fellow disciples, no one wished others to know exactly what they possessed, so they tacitly entered different appraisal rooms.

Yun Xi deliberately chose the room farthest from Sheng Yu Hong, silently showing that she had no interest in Senior Brother Sheng whatsoever.

Upon entering the appraisal room, Yun Xi saw that the appraiser was a beautiful woman, charming and alluring, dressed in a black silk robe. The woman played casually with a jade pendant in her hand, smiling as she asked, “Little junior sister, what items do you wish to appraise?”

Yun Xi immediately cupped her fists politely, took a seat opposite the lady cultivator, and smiled sweetly, her dimples clearly visible. “This young woman went on an adventure with some senior brothers and obtained a few things. I want to sell them and buy some practical treasures. I’ll trouble Senior to take a look.”

Saying this, Yun Xi waved her hand and arranged the items on the table, inviting the lady cultivator to inspect them.

The female appraiser quickly scanned the items with her divine sense, swiftly making a preliminary evaluation in her mind. Picking up two items that her divine sense couldn’t penetrate clearly, she examined them more closely before finally speaking.

“It seems your senior brother didn’t really take good care of you, little one. He gave you only scraps. All these things together can only fetch about six thousand low-grade spirit stones. Do you want to sell?”

Yun Xi scratched her head and laughed bashfully. “I’ll sell them. Senior brother only gave me a little because I’m young. Honestly, it’s like he’s giving them away for free. I’m already very grateful and wouldn’t dare complain.”

The golden-core stage lady cultivator rolled her eyes slightly but nevertheless waved her hand, taking all the pills, talismans, and low-grade magical tools into her storage pouch. She then tossed Yun Xi a pouch filled with spirit stones.

Yun Xi quickly confirmed the number was correct, transferred the spirit stones into her own pouch, offered her thanks again, and left the appraisal room.

Not seeing the others yet, Yun Xi went upstairs under the pretense of browsing magical tools. The items on the first floor were all for Qi Refining stage cultivators.

On the second floor, a servant greeted her warmly. “Fellow Daoist, what type of magical tools are you looking for?”

Yun Xi thought for a moment. “I need an alchemy furnace, and also an attacking treasure.”

In Lofty Cosmos Realm, weapons were classified as magical tools, magical treasures, spirit tools, spirit treasures, ancient treasures, and profound treasures. Yun Xi’s floral forehead immortal ornament belonged to the profound treasure category—a rare item that drifted down from the upper realms, practically nonexistent in Lofty Cosmos Realm.

Upon hearing Yun Xi’s request, the server’s eyes immediately lit up. He politely guided her into a private room and presented three alchemy furnaces and three attacking treasures, carefully introducing each and stating their prices.

At first glance, Yun Xi took a liking to the Purple-Gold Coiling Dragon Furnace. It contained its own alchemical flame, though it consumed spirit stones; still, for someone like Yun Xi who pretended to have a fire spiritual root, this furnace would save considerable trouble. However, she concealed her interest carefully.

Among the three attacking treasures presented were a sword, a scarlet silk sash, and a long black staff. The spirit sword was the most common weapon in the cultivation world, widely used and familiar.

The scarlet silk sash was crafted from sharkskin, vivid in color, combining softness and toughness. Popular among female cultivators, it was both beautiful and deadly, thus strongly recommended by the server.

Lastly, there was a black staff. Its length could be adjusted freely, and it could even shrink down to the size of a hairpin. Weighing over a thousand jin, it greatly tested the wielder’s physical strength. Even without infusing spiritual energy, a strike from this staff could injure a Foundation Establishment cultivator, making it as lethal as the spirit sword.

After examining carefully, Yun Xi ruled out the sword. Once she reached Golden Core stage, she could gather materials to forge her own life-bound sword. Moreover, the spirit sword she currently had from the sect was sufficient for now.

Although the scarlet silk sash was attractive, Yun Xi felt it lacked a dominating presence. Ultimately, her gaze settled on the black staff, feeling an immediate affinity with it.

The observant server immediately recognized Yun Xi’s interest and began enthusiastically recommending it. “Fellow Daoist, this treasure is called the Seven Star Fatal Staff. Forged from deep-sea Black Star Meteorite Iron, it bears seven stars on its surface. After acknowledging its owner, these stars can be lit one by one as your power grows. When all seven are illuminated, a single strike could shatter an entire realm!”

Yun Xi stared speechlessly at the eloquent server. “Young sir, from your description, this weapon seems incredibly powerful. It shouldn’t be casually sold in a shop; it should’ve been fought over at an auction. How could a small Foundation Establishment cultivator like me possibly deserve it?”

The server was momentarily silenced, then chuckled awkwardly. “Well, it did appear at auction, but no one could light up its stars, so…”

“Tsk, you think I’m an easy target because I’m young?” Yun Xi interrupted, clearly unimpressed. “If so many seniors couldn’t activate it, what makes you think a cultivator who just broke into Foundation Establishment like me could? You’re overestimating me.”

The server was caught off guard, quickly adjusting his approach. “Oh, Fellow Daoist, please don’t misunderstand! Overlook Terrace Pavilion values integrity and would never cheat our customers. It’s precisely because the staff has this flaw that it was returned several times, and the price has dropped significantly.”

“If Fellow Daoist truly likes it, you can take it for just a thousand mid-grade spirit stones. That’s our bottom price—just covering the material cost alone. Not lighting the stars doesn’t mean it’s useless, just that activating them would enhance its power. Besides, if you don’t try, how can you be sure you can’t activate them? What if you succeed and end up with a real bargain?”

Listening to his persuasive words, Yun Xi thoughtfully rubbed her chin, having lost her baby fat long ago. “Seeing how diligently you’re trying to sell it, I suppose I’ll gamble on my luck.”

“Wonderful! Then, which alchemy furnace have you chosen?”

“Which one’s the best?”

“This Primordial Golden Glazed Furnace is the best among them.”

“How many spirit stones?”

“Three thousand mid-grade spirit stones!”

Upon hearing the price, Yun Xi winced dramatically, appearing deeply pained. “Ouch, that’s beyond my budget!”