Chapter 573 - 573 579 Trade

Chapter 573: Chapter 579: Trade Chapter 573: Chapter 579: Trade “Hehehehe…”

Just as Li Zhixuan was about to move, a charming and seductive laugh suddenly echoed through the entire forest, “Since you have come, why leave in such a hurry?”

In fact, they had detected her the moment Li Zhixuan stepped onto the mountain peak but had stayed hidden, refraining from making a move.

A streak of emerald Spirit Light fell from the sky with the sound of her voice, encapsulating Li Zhixuan’s head perfectly.

“Break!”

Her life-bound Magic Sword floated mid-air, and as Li Zhixuan willed it, a dazzling burst of Sword Qi erupted with murderous intent, carrying the force of heaven-shattering and earth-destroying might to cleave through any obstacle in front of her.

“Xuan Mo, take action now!” Bai Li’s complexion changed slightly; she hadn’t expected the newcomer to be a sharp-edged Sword Cultivator and called out in urgency.

“Cough cough!” Xuan Mo struggled up from the ground, but it seemed to be injured, responding sluggishly and not daring to unleash too powerful a spell.

Li Zhixuan acutely noticed this, pressed her fingers together, held her breath, concentrated her spirit, and channeled her Sword Intent into her fingertips, slashing fiercely at Xuan Mo.

“Damn it!” Bai Li, seeing this scene, could not concern herself with hindering Li Zhixuan any longer and quickly turned back to try to block the Sword Intent.

Bang—

After a cloud of dust, Li Zhixuan had already flown up into the sky, cautiously guarding against the two foxes below.

This also suggested that she was not willing to give up the Treasure Infant Fruit.

Even though it was very difficult to snatch the Treasure Infant Fruit from the hands of two Third-order perfect Devil Beasts, it wasn’t without a chance!

Moreover, the fox named Xuan Mo had sustained rather serious injuries.

‘This injury was likely caused by that Foundation Establishment Cultivator, wasn’t it?’

After all, according to him, he had left this place only half a day ago, and in such a short time, it was unlikely another Cultivator would have arrived here.

‘It seems that man has a remarkable background!’ Li Zhixuan thought to herself.

To have seriously injured a Third-order perfect Three-tailed Sky Fox, he surely possessed life-saving measures bestowed by a Nascent Soul True Lord, such as the Soul Dividing Jade Slip!

This also explained how a mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator could escape from the hands of two Third-order Devil Beasts.

“As a Golden Core Cultivator, you desire this Treasure Infant Fruit, don’t you?” Bai Li sighed in relief after confirming Xuan Mo’s injuries hadn’t worsened and looked up to speak to Li Zhixuan.

Li Zhixuan’s mind raced, was the other party proposing to ‘make peace’? Without changing her expression, she asked, “And what might your conditions be?”

Without hesitation, Bai Li blurted out, “Take me and Xuan Mo out of this Secret Realm!”

The Devil Race had bloodline heritage, especially those with noble bloodlines had more comprehensive inherited memories, so Li Zhixuan was not surprised that the other party knew about the Secret Realm, as well as its various downsides.

“Didn’t a Foundation Establishment Cultivator come here before me? Why didn’t you discuss this matter with him?”

Bai Li’s tone remained unruffled as she answered, “At first, we wanted to take control of him directly and have him lead us out, but unexpectedly, he had means left by a Nascent Soul Cultivator, which immediately drew out the Nascent Soul Avatar…”

The rest went without saying.

And the reason she had called for Xuan Mo to take action earlier was that she believed his lie about being uninjured; had she known the severity of his injuries, Bai Li certainly would not have called for him.

“I don’t trust you two!” Li Zhixuan understood the intentions of Bai Li and the two Devil Beasts. After all, in their eyes, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator did not qualify to negotiate terms with them.

But that did not prevent him from using this as a pretext to make the subsequent negotiations more favorable for himself.

“We can both establish a Dao Oath and a Heart Demon Oath to ensure the safety of each other and to increase mutual trust,” Bai Li had her response prepared long ago.

Li Zhixuan’s eyebrows raised slightly, the other party had clearly thought things through regarding the terms of negotiation.

“I can agree to your terms,” she said, “but one Treasure Infant Fruit is not enough!”

These two were definitely among the most powerful devil beasts in the Secret Realm, certainly knowledgeable about many precious Spiritual Objects’ whereabouts.

Since there was an opportunity to acquire more fine items, Li Zhixuan naturally wouldn’t let it pass.

“You’re too greedy! Don’t think I don’t know the uses of the Treasure Infant Fruit,” Bai Li said somewhat displeased.

Li Zhixuan merely smiled without speaking. She was in a position of advantage, after all, they were the ones seeking her help, so of course, she called the shots.

“Fine! I will find another fourth-order Spiritual Object for you!” Bai Li had no choice but to compromise in the end.

Li Zhixuan smiled brightly, saying, “Then it’s settled. Once the portal to the Secret Realm opens, I will come back to find you!”

Without waiting for their reaction, she transformed into a beam of Sword Qi and disappeared into the horizon.

“Bai Li, can we really trust this person?” Xuan Mo asked in a weak voice.

“I don’t know, let’s just try and see.” Even as long-lived as Celestial Foxes are, being trapped in the Secret Realm for a millennium or two also meant they were in their final years of life.

“You’re injured, why didn’t you tell me about such an important matter?!” Bai Li demanded.

“I didn’t want to worry you. Besides, I didn’t expect that another cultivator would come here so soon,” and a Sword Cultivator at that, with astonishing combat strength.

“No more next times! Otherwise, I’ll ignore you forever.”

“Okay, okay! There definitely won’t be a next time!” Xuan Mo hastily promised.

Li Zhixuan hadn’t left the mountain too far behind and found a secluded spot to hide.

Because all she needed to do next was successfully obtain the Treasure Infant Fruit. As for the other Spiritual Objects, no matter how precious they may be, unless they helped in breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm, she had no plans to leave before the portal opened.

——

One day.

“Uncle Shiling, Xuanfa Pavilion has sent an invitation.” Li Xuefeng suddenly paid a visit, and it didn’t sound like anything too important.

However, as soon as Li Zhirui looked at the invitation, he immediately changed his mind about it being unimportant. If it was as described by the Xuanfa Pavilion, it would shock the entire Eastern Cultivation World!

“Has Xuanfa Pavilion decided to use this method to recapture the large market share taken by Southern Edge Commerce Association?”

“That must be it, otherwise they wouldn’t hold such an extravagant auction!”

The invitation stated that Xuanfa Pavilion would host an auction spanning thirty days on the first day of the next year in Xuanfa State, with tens of thousands of lots to be sold! All of them precious treasures!

The invite sent to the Li family listed fourth-order Spirit Seeds, Nascent Soul Realm Cultivation Techniques, various Divine Powers, and Cultivation Skills of the Golden Core Realm.

And there were ten highlight auction items noted!

Of these ten items, only the lowest-ranked treasure had been revealed, and even that was a fifth-order Spiritual Object!

One could only imagine how precious the items ranked above it must be!

“We have more than half a year until the auction. During this time, our family must work with all our might to earn a substantial amount of Spirit Stones!”

Li Zhirui turned to Li Xuefeng and said, “In this upcoming period, it’s going to be hard on you all.”