Chapter 484 - 247: Cultivating the Longevity Scripture (2)

Whizz! Without needing Liou Yuan to explain further, Taiyu grabbed it from Liou Yuan’s hand as if snatching it.

He held it in his hand and examined it closely, speaking with amazement: "Star Evil’s rare artifact, extremely scarce, you’ve got quite the luck, kid."

"Mr. Taiyu, see how much this rare artifact can fetch." With Liou Hongjun present, Liou Yuan wasn’t worried about being deceived by Taiyu and asked about the value of this Night Concealing Mask.

Taiyu’s gaze finally shifted from the Night Concealing Mask, squinting at Liou Yuan as if he was deep in thought.

His regard for this rare artifact was even higher than the two items Liou Yuan had previously presented.

If he reported too low a price, Liou Hongjun by his side would surely not accept it.

If the price was too high, Taiyu felt it would be unwise since it was, after all, a rare artifact for the Qi Cultivation Realm.

While he was hesitating, Liou Hongjun had already spoken up first: "A straight price of three hundred."

"If Brother Taiyu doesn’t want this rare artifact, I’ll take it," said the junior brother.

Three hundred exceeded Taiyu’s budget a bit, so he grumbled at Liou Hongjun: "Why do you need this rare artifact at your Foundation Establishment stage?"

"Whatever Brother wants it for, I want it for the same!" Liou Hongjun chuckled slyly.

Such rare natural magical treasures, even if they can’t be used, are invaluable collectibles for an Artifact Refiner.

There are even ancient techniques that can refine a rare artifact, transforming it into a true magical treasure.

Liou Hongjun was genuinely tempted by this rare artifact and was preparing to pay out of his own pocket.

However, as soon as Liou Hongjun spoke, Taiyu snatched the Night Concealing Mask like a protective father, huffing, "Three hundred it is!"

"I’ll take this Night Concealing Mask!"

The Night Concealing Mask was priced at three hundred.

The Cold Star and Moonlight Bracelet was priced at one hundred and fifty.

The Spirit Rhinoceros Flame Crystal was priced at two hundred.

The total came to six hundred fifty, fifty points short of Taiyu’s asking price of seven hundred merit points.

Liou Yuan himself made up the remaining fifty merit points, reducing his merit point total to one hundred and ninety.

Fortunately, he managed to barely pay off the cost of refining the Foundation Establishment Magical Artifact.

Of course, the price was that Liou Yuan had to part with almost everything he could from his belongings.

"It’s not the same; it’s expected to be a bit more expensive since it’s to refine a top-grade Foundation Establishment Magical Artifact."

Liou Yuan consoled himself with this reasoning, his face full of bitterness: "Cultivation is really expensive."

With the financial matter settled, Taiyu, being the impatient type, immediately promised to start refining that night, asking Liou Yuan to come back for his Foundation Establishment Magical Artifact in three months.

As soon as he finished speaking, he swept Liou Yuan and Liou Hongjun out the door, telling them not to disturb his artifact refining.

The two were unceremoniously kicked out of the ’Celestial Craft Pavilion,’ and Liou Yuan didn’t even have the chance to bid farewell to Qiu Can.

Liou Hongjun, well acquainted with Taiyu’s temperament, didn’t think much of it. After being kicked out of the Celestial Craft Pavilion, he turned to Liou Yuan and praised him: "Second Master, you truly are a treasure boy."

"I’d heard the Patriarch say you had considerable wealth, but I didn’t expect it to be this substantial."

Liou Hongjun was referring to the series of rare spiritual objects Liou Yuan had pulled out to settle his debts.

Particularly that Night Concealing Mask, something even Foundation Establishment Artifact Refiners would covet.

"Just lucky," Liou Yuan laughed it off without explaining further to Liou Hongjun. After leaving a word, he soared into the sky.

"Thanks for your trouble, Mr. Liou. Once my magical artifact is finished, I’ll treat you to a drink."

Liou Hongjun stood outside the Celestial Craft Pavilion, watching Liou Yuan’s figure disappear into the sky. His chubby face slowly lost its ingratiating smile, and he muttered to himself: "The two brothers of the Ice Vein, Liou Zhen unrivaled in Sword Dao, even praised by the Sect Leader for his talent."

"And this second brother from the Ice Vein is no pushover either, with talent and luck that excels in every aspect, even a Foundation Establishment Array Master."

"Such prodigies, for an ordinary family to have one is a blessing, let alone both appearing in the same era. I doubt Fog Vein will ever recover in this generation."

With a shake of his head, Liou Hongjun wasn’t harboring any other thoughts.

With most of Fog Vein dead or fled, he was the only Foundation Establishment left, and with Liou Zhen above him, he wouldn’t dare rebel even if given ten lives.

It was simply a heartfelt sigh.

Returning to Xiang Mountain, Liou Yuan first went to pay a visit to his mother Bai Xin. After having breakfast with her, he didn’t return to the secret chamber on Xiang Mountain but headed straight for his own cave residence in the Inner Sect.

The secret chamber on Xiang Mountain was fine for cultivators at the Peak of Qi Cultivation, but for truly aiding Foundation Establishment cultivation, it had to be the Purple Curtain Cave Residence left by the higher-ups of Five Extremes Mountain.

As for the matter of the ship contract, Liou Yuan already had a plan. The ghost ship was too troublesome, and he didn’t want to involve Liou Zhen in it.

Since he was currently at Five Extremes Mountain, he didn’t need to worry about the ghost ship coming for him. He could wait for the right opportunity to find the Sect Leader.

Back in the Inner Sect cave residence, the first thing Liou Yuan did was activate the array using the All Heaven Derivation Array Disc, enclosing his cave residence tightly with the Little Five Elements Array.

Then, he eagerly climbed onto the Cold Jade Bed and took out the Jade Scroll of the Longevity Scripture.

Liou Yuan had made extensive preparations for cultivating this Longevity Scripture, spending a fortune of five hundred merit points just to exchange for the Wood Ling Qi needed to cultivate this B-grade cultivation technique.

It should have been cultivated earlier, but as he was about to obtain the Wood Ling Qi, he was close to a Foundation Establishment breakthrough, so Liou Yuan had to establish his Foundation first and then find an opportunity to cultivate this Longevity Scripture.

"Now that the trivial matters have been mostly dealt with, it’s the perfect time to cultivate this Longevity Scripture."

On the Cold Jade Bed, Liou Yuan eagerly immersed his Divine Sense into the Longevity Scripture.

Although he hadn’t cultivated it before, Liou Yuan had read this Longevity Scripture dozens or even hundreds of times, its entire content already thoroughly ingrained in his mind.