Chapter 584: Xuanyuan Han

Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan were foraging as usual when both suddenly came to a stop.

At the same time, they exchanged a glance and a trace of surprise flashed in their eyes.

[What did he pour on the sky stone?] Shen Xu asked and Zhen Yuan frowned.

Just now, both saw a male cultivator pour something on a sky stone.

A moment later, the sky stone turned into a fist-sized crystal and the person collected the ball into his storage ring.

[I saw the liquid’s law. I am certain that it contains soul water and soul nourishing wood amongst other things.] The man said and quickly continued.

[Also...] He started but frowned with a conflicted expression.

[Also?] Shen Xu urged and Zhen Yuan sighed before speaking.

[If I read the laws right..., that man is Xuanyuan Han.] He said and the double gasped in surprise.

[The triplets’ father?] He asked and Zhen Yuan nodded.

[What a small world?!] Shen Xu exclaimed with a complicated expression.

[Xiaoxu, we take days to mine a sky stone while Xuanyuan Han can excavate one in less than a breath. We need to find a way to get that liquid.] Zhen Yuan said and continued without waiting for the double’s reaction.

[The fact that he is using a soul water mixture to excavate the sky stones means that he knows what they are.] He speculated and Shen Xu nodded.

[ You are probably right.] He said with a thoughtful expression.

[Xuanyuan Han may not be as simple as we thought.] Shen Xu continued.

After all, sky stones had existed in the immortal realm for countless years but no one had figured out what they were.

Considering this, Shen Xu guessed that Xuanyuan Han may have encountered a fortuitous opportunity or an ancient inheritance.

[How should we go about this?] The double wondered and Zhen Yuan narrowed his eyes.

From what they had witnessed, Xuanyuan Han’s method of excavating the sky stones was too fast and if they didn’t do something, they would surely lose most of the sky stones in and around Tiancheng city.

[Shall we knock him out?] Shen Xu suggested with an eager expression.

[He is a late-stage great immortal realm cultivator, a peak-stage level thirteen body refiner, a powerful swordsman, and most importantly, he is Feng Xue’s daoist partner. I think we should consider other methods before settling on knocking him out.] Zhen Yuan, the voice of reason, said.

[How about trade?] Shen Xu asked.

[It would be good if we can trade, but we don’t know the actual value of the sky stones.] Zhen Yuan said and frowned.

[In that case, let’s make him an offer that he can’t refuse.] The double said and Zhen Yuan raised an eyebrow with a thoughtful expression.

[Primordial qi fruit.] He stated and Shen Xu nodded.

Xuanyuan Han was at the late-stage of the great immortal realm and would soon need resources to break through to the golden immortal realm.

Considering this, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan felt that a primordial qi fruit was the perfect bait to use on Xuanyuan Han.

[We won’t ask him for the liquid or let him mine for us. Instead, we will ask him to tell us the true name of the sky stones, and to give us the recipe for the soul water mixture. He may not reject such an offer.] Shen Xu said and Zhen Yuan agreed.

After all, knowing the name wouldn’t help much unless one had a vast library with ancient books.

In the same way, having the recipe wouldn’t be of much use unless one had the required soul-related materials.

[Information for a primordial qi fruit is not a bad deal for him. However,...] Zhen Yuan started and quickly continued.

[Don’t you think Xuanyuan Han’s cultivation is too high?] He asked and Shen Xu fell into thought before nodding.

[His cultivation speed is not inferior to Xiao Weimin’s but that doesn’t make sense! Xiao Weimin is the immortal realm’s child of luck and has the protagonist’s halo. How can Xuanyuan Han match his cultivation speed?] He wondered.

[My thoughts exactly.] Zhen Yuan shrugged but soon changed the subject.

[It’s possible that Xuanyuan Han has a secret that allows him to cultivate fast. In that case, we need to prepare alternative goods to trade.] He suggested.

[How about soul nourishing fruits or divine monster blood wine?] Shen Xu said and Zhen Yuan nodded.

[We can also trade drops of clarity, pure light water, moon essence liquid, or Vitality fruits.] He said.

With that, the two exchanged a glance and began walking towards Xuanyuan Han.

At the same time, they used their spiritual sense to observe the situation and saw that the man was steadily excavating the sky stones one after the other.

[Let’s hurry.] Shen Xu said and both hastened their steps.

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Several kilometres away, Xuanyuan Han raised his head with a complicated expression.

’It’s them.’ He thought.

Xuanyuan Han was in seclusion when Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan joined the Tianxuan sect.

However, what everyone didn’t know was that the man was never in seclusion!

Although he couldn’t show himself in the open, Xuanyuan Han was well aware of everything that was going on, but fate was cruel and some calamities couldn’t be avoided.

’It seems that they also know about the nine-colour soul crystals.’ Xuanyuan Han thought and looked around with a conflicted expression.

From what he knew, nine-colour soul crystals were extremely precious soul treasures that were rare even in the God realm.

Knowing this, Xuanyuan Han couldn’t help but wonder how Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan learned about the nine-colour soul crystals.

That said, most of the stones in Tiancheng city only had two or three colours and couldn’t compare to the nine-colour soul crystal.

’They know about the stones but don’t know how to mine them.’ Xuanyuan Han thought and his lips twitched in amusement when he looked at the mining puppets.

A moment later, he saw the two walking towards him and a trace of expectation flashed in his eyes.