Chapter 97

In a stone building of the Lingbao Pavilion where mid-to-high-grade magical armors were sold, exquisite armors were displayed in glass counters. In front of each armor, there stood a jade sign that briefly described the armor’s grade, special uses, suitable users, and price.

Inside the building, several alchemists from the Lingbao Pavilion were explaining the specific armors that caught the attention of the visitors.

In one of the counters, only a single armor was displayed. The armor was dark brown, somewhat damaged, and had no intricate or beautiful patterns on its surface.

The alchemist who originally stood behind this counter had long gone to other counters to sell, as no one had shown interest in that armor.

Not far from the counter, a tall alchemist in a hemp robe stood alone.

He had been there since early morning, leaning against a stone pillar, occasionally glancing at the armor, never moving around or talking to anyone.

"Who is that person? He looks unfamiliar, and he doesn’t seem to have chosen anything?"

At a counter, Luo Xin of the Lingyun Sect was showing great interest in an armor with her senior brother Shi Yi. She noticed the tall alchemist and couldn’t help but ask.

"Oh, you mean Mr. Lai Yi?" The alchemist from the Lingbao Pavilion, who was selling the armor to Luo Xin, glanced at the man and lowered his voice, "Did you notice? The armor he’s been looking at is the one he consigned. Lai Yi doesn’t seem to be from our Litian Domain. He knows Elder Gan Kang from our Lingbao Pavilion, so he’s selling the armor through this appraisal meeting."

"Not from the Litian Domain?" Luo Xin was taken aback.

The alchemist from the Lingbao Pavilion shook his head slightly and said with a disdainful tone, "The armor he calls the 'Flame Dragon Armor' was appraised as a mid-grade third-rank spiritual weapon, but he wants to sell it for nine thousand spirit stones. As you all know, nine thousand spirit stones are enough to buy mid-grade sixth or seventh-rank spiritual weapons. The armor... once people saw the price, they didn’t ask any more questions."

"Moreover, our appraisers said that although the Flame Dragon Armor is very tough, it is extremely heavy."

"Third-rank alchemists, when wearing this armor, find it very inconvenient to move. Besides its toughness, the armor doesn’t seem to have any other uses. Since it wasn’t made by our Lingbao Pavilion, there isn’t much interest in selling it to others, so..."

"I see." Luo Xin said softly.

After this explanation, she found it strange that Lai Yi wasn’t from the Litian Domain, but she had no interest in the Flame Dragon Armor.

In a secluded corner, the outsider Lai Yi still occasionally looked at the Flame Dragon Armor.

"Whoosh!"

At that moment, a faint red light suddenly shone from the Flame Dragon Armor.

The armor, which no one had asked about, seemed to suddenly emit a strong bloody smell after the red light appeared.

But in an instant, the Flame Dragon Armor returned to normal, and the light faded.

The bloody smell emitted by the armor in the counter was covered by the counter, and no one noticed.

Only Lai Yi, his grayish-white eyes suddenly glowing, took a deep breath, trying to calm his excitement, and frequently looked around.

At the same time.

Nie Tian, in a corner of the Lingbao Pavilion, held a piece of animal bone, using his mind to sense the drop of blood inside. His eyes suddenly showed a strange color.

A thread of his mental consciousness entered the drop of blood in the animal bone, and he saw a dark brown, somewhat damaged armor.

Moreover, he vaguely felt that the armor... was now in the Lingbao Pavilion!

"A piece of armor can resonate with the animal bone; this thing is definitely not ordinary!"

Nie Tian was suddenly excited. He withdrew his mental consciousness from the drop of blood and carefully put the animal bone away.

Then, he immediately headed toward the area where mid-to-high-grade spiritual weapons were sold.

Earlier, after leaving the Dan Pavilion, he had followed Liu Yan and visited many stone buildings that sold low-grade spiritual weapons. In those buildings, he hadn’t seen the somewhat damaged and strange armor.

He believed that if the armor was indeed in the Lingbao Pavilion, it must be in the area where mid-to-high-grade spiritual weapons were sold.

After that, he slowly wandered around the stone buildings that sold mid-to-high-grade spiritual weapons, his eyes scanning the various unique armors.

After a while, Nie Tian wandered into the stone building where Luo Xin and Shi Yi were, staring at the armors in the counters.

"That’s it!"

Soon, he noticed the counter with no one in front of it and saw the armor that appeared in the drop of blood in the animal bone.

He walked straight over.

"Nie Tian!" Luo Xin, seeing him appear, put down the armor she was holding and walked toward him, "Why are you here? Shouldn’t you be with Senior Brother Liu, buying that Spirit Nourishing Pill at the Dan Pavilion?"

"Nie Tian..."

Many alchemists from the Lingbao Pavilion and people from the Xuanwu Palace and Ash Valley, hearing his name, also looked at him curiously.

These people knew what level Wu Ji of the Lingyun Sect was in the entire Litian Domain.

The Lingyun Sect, to save a subordinate family’s child, broke the rules they had adhered to for decades, bringing Nie Tian up the mountain early. Once on the mountain, the child was taken as a disciple by Wu Ji.

This matter had already spread among the four sects, and anyone who knew Wu Ji had heard of Nie Tian’s name.

They were also very curious to know what made the person Wu Ji favored so special.

"Sister Xin, you’re here too." Nie Tian greeted and stood by the counter displaying the Flame Dragon Armor, waving to call an alchemist nearby, "Bring me that armor."

In a secluded corner, the outsider alchemist Lai Yi’s eyes suddenly lit up, and he stared intently at Nie Tian.

"You want that armor?" Luo Xin walked up, frowning slightly, and advised, "That armor is too expensive, not worth the price. Nie Tian, don’t choose spiritual weapons recklessly. I think you should let Senior Brother Liu take you, so you don’t get cheated due to lack of knowledge of the market."

The others also looked at him with surprise, occasionally glancing at the Flame Dragon Armor in the counter.

These people, after entering, had also noticed the Flame Dragon Armor, but once they saw its grade and the price marked on the jade sign, they immediately lost interest.

Like Luo Xin, they all believed that with nine thousand spirit stones, they could choose higher-grade spiritual weapons.

"Sister Xin, I like this thing, I’ll take it." Nie Tian smiled, not heeding Luo Xin’s advice, and said to the approaching alchemist from the Lingbao Pavilion, "That’s the one."

The alchemist from the Lingbao Pavilion was named Zu Qing, a disciple of Fang Hui, the strongest alchemist in the Lingbao Pavilion.

Zu Qing was not only the manager of this floor but also knew that his master Fang Hui and Wu Ji were old friends. He had once received a favor from Wu Ji, so when he heard Luo Xin call out Nie Tian’s name, he paid special attention to him.

"This thing... may not be suitable for you." Zu Qing glanced at Lai Yi in the corner, not intending to help Lai Yi sell, and said, "Nie Tian, my master and your master are close friends. I wouldn’t say much to others, but since it’s you... I’ll give you some advice."

"This thing doesn’t belong to our Lingbao Pavilion; it’s consigned by someone else. Its value is not worth nine thousand spirit stones. Additionally, it is extremely heavy, even for alchemists of the Postnatal, Mid-Heaven, and Pre-Heaven realms, wearing it is quite strenuous."

"You haven’t yet entered the Postnatal realm. Once you wear this armor, you might not be able to move at all."

"Also, besides being very tough, it has no other effects."

"Nie Tian, I advise you not to choose it and look at other armors."

Zu Qing sincerely advised, hoping he wouldn’t choose the Flame Dragon Armor and suffer a great loss.

"Zu Senior Brother." Nie Tian bowed slightly, then scratched his head, looking embarrassed, "But I like this thing. Zu Senior Brother, treat me like a child and sell me this armor, okay?"

As he spoke, he handed his master’s token to Zu Qing.

Zu Qing looked helpless, nodded, and said, "I hope you don’t regret it later."

"Thank you, Zu Senior Brother." Nie Tian quickly said.

Zu Qing took the token, placed it on a green stone under the counter for three seconds, then returned the token to Nie Tian and took out the Flame Dragon Armor for him, "Try it, see if you can lift it."

Nie Tian reached out, grabbed the dark brown Flame Dragon Armor, and tried to lift it, but found it wouldn’t budge at all.

"Huh!"

He let out a light exclamation, about to use all his strength to lift it, but seeing everyone around watching him, he suddenly gave up and said, "Zu Senior Brother, please have someone deliver this armor to our temporary residence later."

"You, this child..." Zu Qing shook his head, thinking it was a waste of his master’s spirit stones to buy an armor he couldn’t even lift, "Go on, I’ll arrange for someone to deliver it later."

"Thank you, Zu Senior Brother."

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