blogombal Chapter 118 Azure Dragon Jade Marrow, Five Lines of Golden Radiance
Chapter 118 Azure Dragon Jade Marrow, Five Lines of Golden Radiance
Chapter 118 Azure Dragon Jade Marrow, Five Elements Golden Radiance
Xu Tianyue sighed deeply, "Alright, Master Kong, you should go back now. If only we could wait five years."
The next moment, he took out a communication talisman, took a deep breath, and tried his best to put on a smile.
"Hehe, Miss Qin, how have you been lately?"
"Um, those magnetic lightning beads weren't sold, right? How about we withdraw them from the auction and discuss it further?"
That afternoon, Xu Tianyue, accompanied by his disciple Zhao Tieshan, made a special trip to visit Qin Chengcheng's residence.
Sunlight streamed through the carved windows into the hall, illuminating Xu Tianyue's slightly stiff smile.
Although Qin Chengcheng was puzzled, she maintained the indifferent expression that Chen Yi had instructed her to have.
After hearing Xu Tianyue's purpose for coming, Qin Chengcheng said in a calm tone:
"I'm sorry, Elder Xu."
We had already fulfilled our agreement to prioritize transactions with the Jade Dragon Sect, but your sect refused on its own.
That's why they had no choice but to put the magnetic lightning bead up for auction.
The starting bid at the auction is 8000 spirit stones. Xu Jiu has already made the decision, and it's impossible to back out now.
Upon hearing this, Xu Tianyue's wrinkles deepened further. He forced a smile, his voice carrying a hint of ingratiation:
"No, Miss Qin."
You are so beautiful, you must have a very kind heart. Please help this old man with this favor?
"Could we perhaps discuss this further with Master Xu Jiu?"
Xu Tianyue felt a mix of emotions as he, a senior expert at the Pseudo-Core Realm, had to fawn over a junior in his early forties.
Zhao Tieshan, standing to the side, was even more embarrassed. Holding several storage bags in his hands, he was like a silent tool, not even qualified to interrupt.
Qin Chengcheng simply stared at Xu Tianyue, her eyes revealing obvious dissatisfaction.
Are you planning to discuss business without any real communication?
Xu Tianyue then realized what was happening and quickly took out a jade slip from his sleeve:
"Look at my memory, I've forgotten the important matter."
This is the new resource catalog. Please take a look, Miss Qin, and see if there's anything inappropriate.
Qin Chengcheng took the jade slip, scanned it with her divine sense, and her eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly.
Just as Chen Yi had predicted, Xu Tianyue had indeed shown his sincerity this time.
Unlike the previous meager prices, this time the catalog features top-tier Tier 2 materials, which make up as much as 30% of the total.
But remembering Chen Yi's instructions, she put down the jade slip, pursed her red lips, and shook her head, saying:
"I'm sorry, but this is still a difficult matter for us. It would mean breaking our contract with the Qingfeng Chamber of Commerce."
Is this still not enough?
Xu Tianyue's forehead veins throbbed slightly as he suppressed his anger and asked, "Then what does Miss Qin want?"
"cough"
Qin Chengcheng cleared her throat slightly, her voice unconsciously lowering a few decibels. Even she felt a little embarrassed about what she was about to say.
"Xu Jiu said that if a piece of Azure Dragon Jade is added, this matter might be discussed as an exception."
"What?!"
Xu Tianyue's eyes widened suddenly, and he leaned forward, almost jumping off the sandalwood chair.
He braced his hands on the table, his knuckles white from the force, his face filled with astonishment and anger.
"Isn't Xu Jiu being a bit too greedy? He wants our Azure Dragon Jade with just a few Magnetic Thunder Pearls?"
Seeing this, Qin Chengcheng calmed down and relayed the message in a calm tone: "Xu Jiu said that he's not the one who's in a hurry."
"Or we could just leave it at that. Selling these things to the royal family or other powerful sects would yield decent rewards."
She paused, then added, "He only gave priority to the Jade Dragon Sect because he remembered the favor he received from them as a nominal disciple of the sect."
Xu Tianyue's expression was uncertain, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
He stared intently at the jade slip on the table, his mind in turmoil.
After a long silence, he finally let out a long sigh.
He gritted his teeth and took out an item from the storage bag at his waist—a piece of jade with a clear, green color. The jade was smooth and lustrous, with faint blue dragon patterns visible inside, radiating pure spiritual energy.
"This piece of Azure Dragon Jade is my private collection, and it is worth 20,000 spirit stones."
Xu Tianyue practically gritted his teeth as he pushed the Azure Dragon Jade in front of Qin Chengcheng, saying, "Miss Qin can choose up to 10,000 spirit stones worth of resources."
Qin Chengcheng's gaze fell on the piece of Azure Dragon Jade, a hint of surprise flashing in her beautiful eyes.
She suppressed her shock and feigned composure, saying, "Twenty thousand. Xu Jiu said the price of the Magnetic Thunder Beads has gone up to 8000 each. But this wasn't his price; it's a change in market trends."
She appeared calm on the surface, but her heart was in turmoil: the Azure Dragon Jade, which the Jade Dragon Sect treasured, had actually been obtained so easily.
Chen Yi is truly an amazing person!
Upon hearing this, Xu Tianyue's face turned ashen, and veins bulged on his forehead: "8000? This piece of junk doesn't even cost 800 spirit stones to make, and you want ten times that price?!"
Qin Chengcheng slowly picked up the teacup, took a small sip, and said calmly:
"Yes, I also think it's a bit expensive. Elder Xu, how about we just leave it at that?"
She made a move to get up and see the guest out.
"Don't"
Xu Tianyue hurriedly reached out to stop him, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace, his voice tinged with dejection: "Fine, it's not a big deal. You can choose another 2 spirit stones worth of resources."
Qin Chengcheng put down her teacup, a slight smile playing on her lips: "Hmm, I don't need to choose anymore."
Xu Jiu instructed that you should simply provide 20,000 spirit stones each of second-grade high-quality and top-quality magnets.
Qin Chengcheng remembered that Chen Yi had said that magnets were hard to buy now, as they were monopolized by these powerful forces. If he wanted to continue his business with magnetic thunder beads, or even high-level magnetic thunder arrays, he would have to stockpile some himself.
With 20,000 spirit stones worth of magnets, Chen Yi could create more high-level magnetic arrays. If he hadn't taken advantage of the current popularity of this secret realm, he wouldn't have been able to sell them off.
It will be impossible to sell it for ten times the profit in the future.
"Second-tier high-grade and top-grade magnets?"
Xu Tianyue frowned slightly upon hearing this, then suddenly remembered something and exclaimed excitedly:
"Could it be that Xu Jiu has made a breakthrough in his skill of making Magnetic Thunder Beads, and is now able to produce high-grade second-tier Magnetic Thunder Beads?"
Qin Chengcheng remained noncommittal: "Perhaps, I'm not really sure. After all, I'm just a gofer."
"Could Xu Jiu be present for the next transaction?"
Xu Tianyue was somewhat anxious. He felt that negotiating with Qin Chengcheng was like scratching an itch through a boot, not quenching his thirst.
Qin Chengcheng shook his head: "Xu Jiu is unwilling to go to your sect's headquarters."
Xu Tianyue pressed on, unwilling to give up, "If Xu Jiu makes a high-grade Magnetic Thunder Bead, shouldn't he still trade it to my Jade Dragon Sect first, as agreed?"
"He mentioned this as well," Qin Chengcheng said slowly and deliberately.
He said that the second-tier mid-grade magnetic thunder bead was definitely traded to the Jade Dragon Sect, but the second-tier high-grade one was not included in the agreement.
If the Jade Dragon Sect wants to purchase the right of first refusal, they must demonstrate their sincerity.
"Right of first refusal?! We still have to buy it?!"
Xu Tianyue felt like vomiting blood when he heard this word. What the hell is this?
"What do you mean by sincerity?" he asked again.
Qin Chengcheng did not answer, but simply tapped the piece of Azure Dragon Jade that radiated a lustrous sheen with her slender fingers.
"He wants my Azure Dragon Jade again? He's delusional!"
Qin Chengcheng maintained her elegant posture, her red lips slightly parted: "It's a fair transaction, and both parties are willing. If Elder Xu is unwilling, then let it be."
Qin Chengcheng said calmly.
At this moment, Zhao Tieshan, who had been silent all along, finally finished taking inventory of the resources and respectfully placed several bulging storage bags on the table.
Each bag opening shimmered with sealed spiritual light, and the second-tier high-grade magnets piled inside could be vaguely seen emitting a ghostly blue glow.
Xu Tianyue didn't want to say anything more, afraid he'd get so angry he'd vomit blood. He stared at Qin Chengcheng, telling her to contact the Qingfeng Chamber of Commerce to withdraw the Magnetic Thunder Pearl from the auction and hand it over to him.
As a result, the Magnetic Thunder Bead was in Qin Chengcheng's hands. She took it out of her storage bag and placed it on the table.
"Miss Qin, didn't you say that the Magnetic Thunder Bead had already been submitted for auction?" Xu Tianyue's eyes widened, feeling as if he had been tricked.
"Yes, it was submitted for auction."
Qin Chengcheng's lips curled up slightly.
"But the things are still with me, and I was just about to send them over when Elder Xu happened to arrive."
A sly glint flashed in her eyes as she watched Xu Tianyue's discomfiture, feeling an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
Sure enough, Chen Yi had predicted it again.
Xu Tianyue grabbed the Magnetic Thunder Bead and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something. When he turned around, his face was even more unpleasant:
"Five of the six magnetic lightning rods in my house are already broken. If these are damaged, can they be repaired?"
"Okay," Qin Chengcheng said calmly. "The repair price is 2000 spirit stones each."
Another 2000 spirit stones, and Xu Tianyue felt his blood rushing to his head.
He felt like the foolish son of a wealthy merchant, being repeatedly ripped off.
But he had no choice. This item was related to the deep cooperation between his Jade Dragon Sect and the royal family. He had been ordered to obtain it.
If it weren't for Xu Jiu's cunning nature, and Qin Chengcheng being one of the nine newly promoted geniuses of the Qi Kingdom, and the fact that the Jade Dragon Sect couldn't easily touch him,
He had already exploded.
Alright, let Xu Jiu be smug for a while, we'll settle the score with him later!
Thinking of this,
Xu Tianyue finally gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement, "Okay, 2000 it is!"
"Have Tieshan send it over later, and please ask Xu Jiu to expedite the repairs."
"Huh? Hurry up? Elder Xu, do you want to purchase express service?"
Qin Chengcheng asked with a smile.
"you!"
Enraged, Xu Tianyue fled in panic. He never wanted to deal with Qin Chengcheng again, fearing that he might lose control and hurt someone in the city.
Qin Chengcheng watched Xu Tianyue and his apprentice leave in a disheveled state, a pleased smile unconsciously curving her lips.
At the same time, he was cursing Chen Yi in his heart. This scoundrel was full of evil intentions. Priority purchase rights and expedited service, what kind of terms are these? How did he even come up with them?!
Suddenly, something occurred to her, and the smile on her pretty face gradually froze.
A terrible thought came to mind:
"If they dare to scheme against a behemoth like the Jade Dragon Sect, would they really have been so polite to me back then?"
She subconsciously touched her brow, where the "Phoenix Dances in the Nine Heavens" inheritance mark was once contained within her soul.
As the most precious item of first spiritual intercourse for female cultivators of the Myriad Sounds Pavilion, it has now vanished without a trace.
Now that she thinks about it, even if she doesn't regain her memories, she's pretty sure she can guess that it was most likely that bastard who did it!
You bastard, you did it and you won't admit it!
Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth.
At that moment, she felt a pang of sympathy for Xu Tianyue.
Ugh--
Qin Chengcheng sighed and resignedly got up, carefully putting away the Azure Dragon Jade and several storage bags filled with magnets.
The thought that she, a dignified fairy at the peak of Foundation Establishment, who was quite famous in the cultivation world, now had to deliver things to that scoundrel like a errand girl filled her with anger.
Moreover, this is Azure Dragon Jade! That scoundrel actually managed to get his hands on it!
Isn't he afraid that once the secret realm ends, the Jade Dragon Sect will turn against him and cause him trouble?
"You're overthinking it, Fairy. The Jade Dragon Sect still needs me to build their reputation. They won't touch me for now. Once they no longer need me, I'll have already run away."
and,
The deal with the Jade Dragon Sect was done by that bald-headed Xu Jiu. What does it have to do with me, the cook Chen Yi?
Besides, it was always the fairies who went to the Jade Dragon Sect in the Immortal City; I never went there myself, so they couldn't pinpoint my location.
As long as the fairy doesn't say anything, who in this world knows that Xu Jiu is Chen Yi?
"How do you know you can't be locked down? Long Xitian has seen you before; he also has a peak second-tier divine soul cultivation!"
Qin Chengcheng stared at Chen Yi with a suspicious yet somewhat cold look in her eyes.
She had been suspicious of Chen Yi's spiritual cultivation for a long time.
"Ahem—, Long Xitian is a sword cultivator, so it's normal that he hasn't cultivated any special soul tracking skills."
As long as you don't reveal my identity, there won't be any problems.
"Fairy, given our friendship, surely you wouldn't succumb to the Jade Dragon Sect's tyranny and sell me out, would you?"
Chen Yi looked at the Azure Dragon Jade he had just received and was in a good mood, smiling as he spoke.
Who would have thought,
Qin Chengcheng, however, kept a straight face and looked displeased.
"What kind of relationship do we have? What's our connection?"
I think you're just a heartless man who uses people and then kicks them to the curb.
"You heartless bastard!"
Qin Chengcheng handed the things to Chen Yi, not wanting to stay with him any longer, and turned to leave.
Chen Yi shook his head and didn't say anything.
He had no habit of coaxing girls, let alone a powerful woman who was about to reach the Core Formation stage.
However, since he asked for help and Qin Chengcheng took the blame for him, he wouldn't let the girl feel disheartened.
Looking at the Azure Dragon Jade and the magnetic lightning ore worth 20,000 spirit stones that he had just received...
Chen Yi decided to test a new product.
We can lend it to Qin Chengcheng for use at that time.
It's impossible that Qi Wuba, who learned a bit of his Golden Thunder Body Refining Method, got all the benefits while Qin Chengcheng, who had been helping him all along, didn't.
Of course, before developing new magnetic mine equipment, Chen Yi first needed to study this Azure Dragon Jade.
Azure Dragon Jade is cool to the touch, yet contains a trace of gentle, pure energy.
Chen Yi made two attempts. First, he used the system's power to extract the spirituality and energy of the Azure Dragon Jade, attempting to fuse it with the Five Elements Golden Radiance.
Secondly, we attempted to integrate the gold crystals of the three elements of metal, fire, and wood.
Both are energies that were previously unfinished; one is the golden radiance based on second-tier body refinement, and the other is third-tier golden crystal.
Chen Yi is now unable to determine which of these two types of energy is better for refining jade bones or refining filth.
He first attempted to integrate the five elements of metal.
Chen Yi held the Azure Dragon Jade in his hand; its cool texture was imbued with a gentle and pure energy.
He probed deeply with his divine sense and discovered that it contained a peculiar mechanism of harmony among the five elements, which was the key that he had always lacked in his previous attempts to integrate the five elements.
Chen Yi held the Azure Dragon Jade in his palm, a faint spiritual light emanating from his fingertips, as the power of the system quietly seeped into the jade.
The jade, which had been icy cold throughout, gradually developed a warm luster, and the azure energy contained within it flowed slowly like a dragon, being drawn out bit by bit.
It condensed into a drop of crystal-clear jade marrow in Chen Yi's palm.
This drop of chalcedony exudes a warm, spiritual light, within which the five elements flow and regenerate endlessly.
Chen Yi suspended the four-colored golden radiance he had previously condensed—Azure Spirit, Yang Flame, Earth Gang, and Golden Radiance—in his body's acupoints, and then drew upon the newly refined water element to add to it.
Chen Yi focused his inner senses on the five floating orbs of spiritual light, his brows furrowing slightly.
The seven previous failures were still vivid in her mind. The moment Qingling and Jinhui came into contact, they trembled violently. When Yangyan met Shuiyuan, it produced a piercing vaporization sound. Tugang repeatedly disrupted the balance that had been painstakingly built.
He lightly touched the Azure Dragon Jade Marrow with his fingertips.
The drop of crystal-clear liquid instantly transformed into five thin streams of blue light, which coiled around the five clusters of spiritual light like serpents.
A wondrous change then occurred:
When the azure wood energy encountered the jade marrow energy, the previously restless azure light cluster suddenly relaxed, calming down like spring buds meeting sweet rain.
After being enveloped by the chalcedony, the golden brilliance gradually softened, transforming into a warm and lustrous sheen.
At the most challenging point of conflict between water and fire, the jasper energy creates a buffer zone between the yang fire and the water element, allowing the violent fire elemental power and the gentle water elemental power to coexist peacefully.
Chen Yi observed this delicate balance with complete concentration.
Under the harmonization of the jade marrow, the five-colored spiritual light showed a generative effect for the first time. The green spirit nourished the yang flame, the yang flame tempered the earth spirit, the earth spirit gave birth to the golden radiance, the golden radiance generated the water element, and the water element in turn nourished the green spirit.
At the very moment the cycle of the five elements was first formed, a clear and melodious hum suddenly resounded in the quiet room, and the five-colored light blended together like water and milk, becoming indistinguishable from one another.
"It's done!"
His eyes suddenly gleamed.
Unlike the previous explosion caused by forced fusion, the five elements of golden light floating in the body's acupoints now are perfectly natural, with the five colors flowing endlessly within, showing no signs of rejection whatsoever.
The five elements generate each other and flow endlessly.
Chen Yi closed his eyes to comprehend the power of harmony within the Azure Dragon Jade Marrow, which seemed to open a new door for him.
He observed that when the cycle of metal generating water, water generating wood, wood generating fire, fire generating earth, and earth generating metal is established, the five energies spontaneously maintain a delicate balance.
After completing the first Five Elements Golden Radiance, Chen Yi had already gained many insights.
Later on, he gradually became more skilled.
After the tenth Five Elements Radiance is fully integrated...
The chalcedony energy he incorporated into it is now about half of what it was at the beginning!
"As my proficiency increases, I can indeed gradually reduce my consumption of Azure Dragon Jade Essence."
Chen Yi thought to himself, otherwise, if every Five Elements Golden Radiance would require Jade Marrow in the future...
He may still be unable to mass-produce it, after all, this item is a precious specialty of the Jade Dragon Sect, and only a few are produced each year.
Chen Yi carefully observed the five elements of metal and tried out their energy range and effects one by one.
With just a slight comparison, the difference can be noticed.
Its energy intensity is far superior to that of Thunderfire Golden Crystal.
Even the third-tier dual-color golden fire crystal is not as good as this second-tier five-element golden radiance.
"Try body tempering."
He drew the golden light into his arm bones, and instantly a bluish-gold halo emanated from his body.
Mysterious patterns emerge on the surface of the bones, which retain biological activity while also possessing the toughness of metal.
The refinement of the jade bones has progressed far beyond that of the four-colored golden radiance and the two-colored golden crystal.
If this item were used for bone refining, Chen Yi believed that the jade bones could be completely completed within a few years.
A thought flashed through his mind: he would try refining the filth again.
When the golden light flows to the internal organs, the five internal organs spontaneously emit five-colored rays of light, forming natural Dao patterns on their surfaces.
"It really can temper bones and refine the filth at the same time!"
Chen Yi's face lit up with joy.
Moreover, the five-colored golden radiance, possessing all five elements, is far more effective at refining impurities than the dual-colored golden and fire crystal.
Metal-fire crystals can only strengthen the metallic lungs and the fire-elemental heart, leading to an imbalance in organ development.
The five-colored golden light simultaneously tempers the five internal organs: metal (lungs), wood (liver), water (kidneys), fire (heart), and earth (spleen), forming a perfect cycle.
Furthermore, the circulation of the five elements can even cause the membranes of organ walls to exhibit crystalline patterns.
In reality, when attacked by external forces of the Five Elements, the internal organs can simultaneously rotate and circulate the Five Elements to resist the attack.
It has a defense force that is more than five times stronger than that of a single organ.
Of course, this process of simultaneously refining the five internal organs with the five elements of metal is extremely slow, and the energy consumption of refining the five internal organs at the same time is also enormous!
Chen Yi had a general idea of what was going on.
Next, he continued to use the Azure Dragon Jade to attempt to fuse the three elements of metal, wood, and fire.
Throughout the fusion process, Azure Dragon Jade Marrow served as an intermediate energy source for harmonization.
However, the three elemental energies themselves are all close to the third level, which is too high an energy level.
If not for Chen Yi's previous experience with the fusion of the five elements, which gave him a preliminary understanding of the meaning of the flow of the five elements,
He couldn't even easily make these three-element gold crystals.
It took a lot of effort, almost consuming the Azure Dragon Jade Marrow, which contained energy comparable to that of the Five Elements Golden Radiance.
He then fused together ten tri-colored gold crystals.
Its surface is decorated with patterns in gold, red, and blue.
Unlike the harmonious blend of the Five Elements Golden Radiance, this Tri-Element Golden Crystal is more sharp and aggressive, containing powerful destructive force.
Clearly, this item is not suitable for purifying.
Chen Yi used it to attempt to temper the jade bones.
It surprised him quite a bit!
Several days later, in the secret realm.
On the second floor of the Hall of Inheritance, in the minefield.
Qin Chengcheng wore a necklace around her neck, which consisted of six magnetic thunder beads.
Each magnetic bead is made of a coil with extremely fine magnetic wire wound three hundred times.
The six magnetic lightning beads were connected by Chen Yi using special coils.
This formed a second-tier peak-level artifact array specifically designed to resist the power of lightning.
Or, it would be more accurate to call this thing a magnetic lightning bead array.
Because each of those six magnetic lightning beads reached the second-tier superior quality.
It combines six elements into one, primarily focusing on the single function of countering the power of lightning with minimal effort.
Its ability to resist minefields is beyond comprehension.
Wearing the bracelet, Qin Chengcheng easily stepped into the high-grade third-tier lightning field.
The magnetic lightning bead array in the collar was only somewhat unable to withstand the pressure, but it did not collapse.
This is already extremely terrifying.
Previously, Qi Wuba had obtained a special Thunder Spirit Body Tempering Technique and made initial progress.
At this moment, carrying six mid-grade second-tier magnetic lightning beads, he barely managed to walk through a mid-grade third-tier lightning field. In his moment of triumph...
Seeing Qin Chengcheng move forward in the minefield as if it were flat ground,
Qi Wuba's mouth was wide open:
"Damn it! The Jade Dragon Sect ripped off my royal treasure! There's clearly something better out there. The Jade Dragon Sect actually claimed that the Magnetic Thunder Pearl is currently the best lightning-resistant magical artifact!"
(End of this chapter)