Four blue-black sword hilts floated vertically in front of the plain surface. Between the hilts, there seemed to be an invisible magnetic force. She stretched out her hand and lightly touched one of them, and the other three followed, floating and moving with a soft whooshing sound. However, the four hilts always maintained their distance from each other, forming a square shape.
A joyful color grew increasingly thick in her eyes as she continued to urge on the sword incantation, four sword hilts flying back and forth before her like a merry-go-round.
"The shopkeeper exclaimed in admiration: 'A masterpiece of craftsmanship! Four swords as one, offense and defense at will, a true treasure! If only it could be further refined with patience and precision, this sword would be beyond the comprehension of gods and ghosts!'"
Zuo Mo's face was tired, but his spirit was still good. The sword embryo was complete, and he felt a sense of relief throughout his body.
"I won't let you down, I'm also going to take my leave." Zuo Mo prepared to depart.
Suddenly, Su called out to Zuo Mo: "Mr. Zuo, please wait! The sword-testing meeting was uneventful, but Mr. Zuo still kept his promise and helped me forge the sword embryo. I'm deeply grateful in my heart. Please accept this bottle of Moonlight Flowing Sorrow as a gift!"
Pure eyes sincere, four swords embryo love does not let go of hands.
Zuo Mo naturally wouldn't be polite, the Moon Flowing Pearl was a good thing! He quickly took over the Moon Flowing Pearl and said with an air of elegance: "Then I won't decline it."
He remembered something and turned to face the shopkeeper, saying: "I happen to have something here, would you please help me keep an eye on it?"
The shopkeeper hastily said: "It's an honor!" If it were said that before, Zuo Mo's real strength and reputation would not have dared to be slow. And after successfully refining the four sword embryos, Zuo Mo's refining level immediately gained more respect from the shopkeeper. After all, they are business people, doing the business of magical artifacts, how could they afford to offend a cultivator who is skilled in refining and has unlimited prospects?
Zuo Mo took out a wooden box from his ring, opened it and retrieved a jade bottle.
The two men saw Zuo being so cautious and couldn't help but wonder what treasure he was going to take out.
Zuo Mo handed the jade bottle to the shopkeeper and said, "This object is not among the five elements, but I don't know what it is either. Please help me take a closer look!"
"Not within the Five Elements!" Su's expression didn't change in the slightest.
The shopkeeper's expression also changed slightly, but he maintained a serious look. Good eyesight or not is the most important indicator to judge a shopkeeper's level, and he didn't want to ruin his own reputation.
Carefully pull out the cork, pour the ash mud in the jade bottle into a snow-white jade plate.
"After a long while, he carefully opened his mouth: 'This thing is indeed small and difficult to distinguish, but it's definitely not one of the five elements. It doesn't seem like a single species, but rather seems like many non-five element things mixed together, truly strange.'"
He found it strange that non-Wu Xing objects were already rare, and finding one or two was not easy. He wondered how he could possibly get such a complex component.
Zuo Mo was taken aback, and suddenly thought of the materials he had thrown into the Five Colored Tower, which were varied and numerous. The composition of this ash mud must be very complex as well, and he couldn't help but admire the shopkeeper in front of him.
"What is the value of this thing?" Zuo Mo couldn't help but ask.
The shopkeeper shook his head: "It's hard to say." He then explained: "If it were a single material, no matter how small, the price would be fixed. But this thing has an extremely complex composition and probably has some special use. Maybe it can be used as a flying sword core, not one of the five elements, mixed into the flying sword, it can improve the quality of the flying sword."
He glanced at the four flying swords floating vertically in front of Su Mian, saying: "If Miss Su's four sword embryos can be mixed with this material before refining, the quality can be greatly improved."
A hint of disappointment flashed across his face, but now that the sword embryo's array had taken shape, there was no use thinking about it anymore, so he didn't say anything.
Zuo Mo felt great curiosity: "Non-five element items can upgrade flying sword quality? I've never heard of this before."
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Non-five element items are not easy to obtain, the price is high, and the properties are different, so the mystery is also different. But there is one thing that is common, they are extremely friendly to spiritual power, especially those with weak five-element attributes. This is not good for loose cultivators who excel in the five elements, but it's great for us sword cultivators. Most sword cultivator sects in this realm have spiritual powers that don't belong to the five elements."
He originally wanted to say that the Five Elements Sword Manual had no future, but suddenly remembered that Zuo Mo's sword manual was also a Five Elements Sword Manual, and hastily changed his words.
Zuo Mo suddenly felt invigorated and immediately realized the value of the lump of grey mud in his hand.
"If it's just for making flying sword materials, let the shopkeeper estimate a price." said Zuo Mo.
The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment and quoted a price: "Two hundred third-grade crystal stones."
As soon as the words fell, Su suddenly spoke up: "Three hundred third-grade crystal stones, I wonder if Mr. Zuo can bear to part with them?" Having dealt with Zuo Mo several times, she had also roughly figured out his temperament. This guy was cunning and difficult to deceive, but as long as the price was sufficient, he could be tempted into action.
"Good!" Zuo Mo didn't say another word and agreed right away.
Three hundred Three-Treasured Crystals far exceeded his psychological price. Moreover, the Ash Mud was merely a remnant of the Five-Colored Tower and could be easily obtained.
Su also was straightforward and directly took out the crystal stone to hand it over to Zuo Mo.
With the crystal stone, Zuo Mo felt a great sense of relief in his heart and couldn't help but feel deeply moved. Indeed, having food in hand means not being anxious at all.
Three hundred three-product crystal stones, not too many to say, but not too few to say. However, in the Hundred Treasures Flying Pavilion, it's only enough to buy one piece of a magic treasure. Zuo Mo had no choice but to reluctantly leave, the things in the Hundred Treasures Flying Pavilion were good, but the prices weren't something ordinary people could afford.
His target is lower-end merchants, such as roadside stalls.
Among the people on the left, Fu Jin is a local snake, his channels are complex, and he can always get some hard-to-get things. However, if it's a large quantity of materials, there's no advantage. He Yung had previously cooperated with Zuo Mo, and the experience of cooperation between the two was quite pleasant.
He Rong was surprised to see Zuo Mo, but he immediately broke into a smile: "Zuo Daren has arrived, our humble shop is honored!"
Zuo Mo is now a renowned figure in the world of Tianyuan, and his name is on everyone's lips. How could he possibly lower himself to such an extent?
"Does Mr. He think I'm too old?" Left Mo's first sentence made He Rong's face change slightly, but Left Mo's second sentence made him let out a breath of relief: "Mr. He is being too polite to an old friend, just call me Little Left."
It's not surprising that He Rong is tense, and unlike the previous silence, Zuo Mo is now a well-known figure in Dong Fu. And for business people like He Rong who are skilled in worldly affairs, they see even further ahead, and with three disciples of boundless potential and four Golden Core stage experts, Wu Kong Sword Sect will inevitably rise to prominence.
The Wu Kong Jian Men is shrouded in mystery and abnormality. Its style is unclear to anyone, and outsiders will naturally be cautious when facing it.
He Rong was also a seasoned person, so he naturally went along with the situation and pretended to be familiar, saying: "Look at you, you call me Boss He, but let me call you Little Zuo, this is not right. If you respect your brother, just call me Old He."
After gaining such fame, Zuo Mo's demeanor and behavior were not much different from before, without a hint of arrogance. Thinking again about the core disciples of various sects he had interacted with in the past, Hei Yiming couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion, if Wudang Sect didn't rise to prominence again, it would be unjust.
"Haha, really? We've also been old friends for a long time." Zuo Mo smiled and said. He had dealt with Fu Jin and the others countless times before, so this routine was very familiar to him.
He Rong also pointed at Zuo Mo and laughed: "I know you definitely didn't come to the Three Treasure Hall for nothing, speak up, are you selling something or buying something?"
Zuo Mo smiled: "Those who know me, what's the hurry? I plan on buying some five elements materials."
"What's the use of the five elements materials?" He Rong showed a puzzled expression: "What do you want those things for?" He suddenly realized: "Right, look at my memory, you're also good at refining equipment and alchemy!"
Zuo Mo didn't explain, only smiling and saying: "I want to choose some materials with dense Five Elements power, do you have any?"
"Should I be better or just average?"
"It's nothing special."
"He followed me." He Nong nodded and said to Zuo Mo, leading the way in front.
He Rong's shop was also a front-store-and-back-yard structure. Zuo Mo followed him through the store and into the backyard. After passing through the yard, they entered the inner house, where Zuo Mo finally noticed that the door of the wing-room was surrounded by prohibition signs.
Even with Zuo Mo's sharp eyesight, he couldn't help but feel a slight shock. These seals were not lacking in powerful and strong seals. As for the soul confusing and footprints concealing seals, they were countless.
Just as he was perplexed, He Rong suddenly stopped in his tracks, his hands weaving a few intricate hand seals. A shimmering light gate instantly materialized before the two of them.
"Come on in." He Yong led the way through the light gate.
Zuo Mo was curious in his heart and hastily followed up.
As soon as I stepped through the light gate, the scene in front of me suddenly opened up. More than a hundred ten-meter-high shelves made of pine wood were neatly arranged. The shelves were filled with all kinds of materials, and the air was filled with a strange fragrance.
What a magnificent scene! Zuo Mo had never seen anything like it before. He thought to himself, Hei Qi's business was much bigger than he had imagined!
He is not a simple person!
Zuo Mo felt his footsteps were much lighter than usual, and he couldn't help but lower his head to look at the ground.
He Rong noticed Zuo Mo's surprise and laughed, "Brother Zuo rarely comes to the warehouse." He immediately explained, "The floor of the warehouse is generally set up with a 'Light Feather Array', so that the apprentices can float in mid-air and it's much more convenient to take things. And even if you accidentally drop something, the goods won't break."
Zuo Mo suddenly enlightened: "So that's how it is!"
He slightly exerted his foot and the whole person was like a feather, floating up, and what's even more wonderful is that in mid-air he can freely change direction. The design is indeed ingenious!
He Hong smiled slightly, and led Zuo Mo into the warehouse, with the intention of showing off his strength. The Empty Sword Sect would surely rise to greatness in the future, and establishing a cooperative relationship with this sect was based on strength.
"Here are the five elements materials, you can choose whatever you like. I'll give you the best price." He Yung smiled and said. Giving a discount but not giving it away for free made Zuo Mo feel even more at ease.
"Thanks a lot to Old He!" Zuo Mo's words were sincere this time.
People with strength always find it easier to gain respect from others.
Zuo Mo plunged his head into the materials and started selecting them.
His standards are unique, he doesn't care about the quality of materials, what he needs is the power of the five elements. The Five-Colored Pagoda isn't picky about food. Now, the primary goal of the Five-Colored Pagoda is to repair its yuanqi, not to increase its quality, so it doesn't need high-quality materials.
And with his consistent style of being frugal, he decided to take the cost-effectiveness to the extreme - the cheapest and most concentrated materials in terms of the five elements!