novelraw Chapter 371: The Seven-Colored Gourd Vine
Chapter 371: The Seven-Colored Gourd Vine
"I bid a cluster of peak-grade Spirit Fire!"
At this moment, Long Xuan finally broke his silence and raised his hand to speak.
As soon as his words fell, the entire hall fell into instant silence. All the third-grade alchemists turned their heads to look at him, their expressions filled with hesitation.
The value of peak-grade Spirit Fire was the highest in the room so far. Many clenched their teeth but ultimately couldn't bring themselves to offer something of even greater worth.
The Ninth Prince's face slowly lit up with a smile. For an alchemist, the most important asset was fire. Peak-grade Spirit Fire, the highest tier among Spirit Flames, piqued his interest immensely.
"Is there anyone else who can offer a treasure more valuable than peak-grade Spirit Fire? Anyone at all?"
The Ninth Prince scanned the crowd, and when no one spoke, he turned to Long Xuan and said with a smile, "It seems your peak-grade Spirit Fire are the most valuable item here. These two Gold-Eating Insects are yours!"
As his voice fell, the bottle containing the Gold-Eating Insects on the table slowly floated into the air and, under the control of his soul power, flew toward Long Xuan.
Long Xuan caught the flying bottle, glanced at it briefly, and then stored it in his storage ring. At the same time, he took out a bottle containing the peak-grade Spirit Fire from his storage ring and, under the control of his soul power, slowly sent it flying toward the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince eagerly received the flying bottle and quickly opened it to inspect the Spirit Fire inside. The moment the bottle's lid was opened, the temperature in the room soared instantly. The alchemists in the front row instinctively leaned back, their expressions changing dramatically as they silently marveled at the terrifying heat.
"This heat is truly astonishing. It lives up to the name of a peak-grade Spirit Fire," they murmured in awe.
Seeing such intense heat, a trace of surprise appeared on the Ninth Prince's face. After checking the flame's strength with his soul power, his smile grew wider, and he laughed with excitement:
"Excellent! Truly excellent! This flame is extraordinary and can completely replace my current Beast Flame."
"With this flame, the quality of the spiritual pills I refine will improve significantly, giving me a much better chance at this alchemy competition."
Suddenly, he looked at Long Xuan with delight and asked, "This peak-grade Spirit Fire is of exceptional quality. What is its name?"
This particular Spirit Fire was produced on Fire Floating Island. Long Xuan still had many similar lower-grade Spirit Fire in his possession. However, he had never bothered to name them before.
Without much thought, he quickly made up a name and said, "This is the Pure Lotus Demonic Flame, refined using my exclusive fire-refining formula."
"Pure Lotus Demonic Flame? A great name! What a majestic name, perfectly fitting for such a powerful flame."
The Ninth Prince, as though he had obtained a priceless treasure, carefully stored away the Pure Lotus Demonic Flame. His smile faded slightly as he took out the second item for trade.
The second item was a third-grade Spirit Silkworm Treasure Robe. Long Xuan only glanced at it briefly before losing interest.
No matter how good this Spirit Silkworm Treasure Robe was, it couldn't compare to his Heavenly Dream Soul Armor. He didn't bother listening to the Ninth Prince's introduction.
Meanwhile, spiritual voice transmissions from the other third-grade alchemists occasionally reached his ears, and he responded to them one by one.
It was evident that special flames held a fatal attraction for every alchemist. Many of the third-grade alchemists were highly interested in Long Xuan's Pure Lotus Demonic Flame and eagerly inquired if he had more in stock.
The Spirit Fire on Fire Floating Island were renewable. There were still many flames on the island, and Long Xuan had already decided to sell the flames he couldn't use in exchange for resources when the island first appeared.
Facing these eager buyers, he naturally welcomed their interest.
"My friends, I have only one more peak-grade Pure Lotus Demonic Flame in my possession, but I do have many lower-grade ones."
"However, there are quite a few people interested in purchasing them. Why don't I go up to the stage later and display the treasures? Then we can discuss the details more thoroughly."
Long Xuan sent this message through soul transmission to everyone, finally bringing some peace to his ears.
He didn't have to wait long. After the Ninth Prince presented three treasures and stepped down from the stage, Long Xuan was the second to step up. He placed a table full of bottles containing Spirit Fires.
Most of the bottles contained low-grade Spirit Fires, with only one bottle holding a peak-grade Spirit Fire. There were only a few medium-grade and high-grade Spirit Fires.
Seeing these Spirit Fires, many alchemists revealed fiery gazes, with some even standing up for a better view.
Many alchemists noticed that the Spirit Fires on the table were stronger than their own alchemy flames. This immediately sparked the desire to replace their own flames to achieve better rankings in the alchemy competition.
Long Xuan took in all the gazes from below, understanding that his Pure Lotus Demonic Flame was superior to most of the alchemists' flames. The flames on the table were guaranteed to sell without worry.
The materials he wanted to collect had already been written on a piece of paper, including treasures like unparalleled fine wine that could transform his Wine Gu, extraordinary poisons, seeds of Earth-grade or Heaven-grade spiritual herbs, and a large number of spiritual herb seeds that could only grow in fiery lands.
He hung the paper listing the materials on the table and smiled at the crowd below, saying, "The materials I need are already written on the paper. The peak-grade Spirit Fire can only be exchanged for divine beast essence blood or Earth-grade and above spiritual herbs. Earth-grade herbs can be seeds or branches with vitality."
"For those with the same treasure, the higher value will win."
As soon as Long Xuan finished speaking, a white-bearded alchemist excitedly stood up and loudly declared, "I have the seed of the Heaven-grade spiritual herb, the Seven-Colored Gourd Vine! I believe no one here has a spiritual herb more valuable than the Seven-Colored Gourd Vine, right?"
After speaking, the white-bearded alchemist looked around. Seeing the disappointment on everyone's faces and their silence, he revealed a smug expression.
The Seven-Colored Gourd Vine is one of the top-ranked Heaven-grade spiritual herbs, and its value is extraordinary. The only things more valuable would be rare treasures with unique Heaven-and-Earth attributes, which he didn't believe anyone could produce.
Hearing the term "Seven-Colored Gourd Vine," Long Xuan quickly searched his memory for information about it and was overjoyed.
The Seven-Colored Gourd Vine is one of the top-ranked Heaven-grade spiritual herbs, and its effects are indeed extraordinary.
The vine grows seven gourds, each of a different color, corresponding to one of the attributes: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, and thunder. By placing fine wine corresponding to the attribute into the gourd, it can increase the wine's aging while offering infinite storage space within the gourd, though it can only store liquids.
Such a heaven-defying treasure was undoubtedly highly valuable to him, especially for his Wine Gu, Little White.
"It seems that no one here can present a spiritual herb more valuable than the Seven-Colored Gourd Vine. The peak-grade Spirit Fire is yours."
Long Xuan tossed the bottle containing the peak-grade Spirit Fire. The white-bearded alchemist caught it quickly, opened the cap to confirm its authenticity, and then laughed excitedly. He retrieved a seven-colored seed from his storage ring and tossed it over.
Long Xuan caught the seven-colored seed, gave it a quick glance, and stored it in his storage ring.