32 - Needles and Black Beads

As before, the large store with a big sign of 'North Treasure Merchant' looked magnificent and amazing.

Xiao Long entered and went straight to the small weapons block. There, he saw weapons and other small items with a higher grade than the weapons in other stores. Earlier, he went straight to the cashier to buy some items, so he didn't know that the quality of the items here was much higher than other stores.

The highest grade item here was a Grade 4 Spiritual Tool. Whereas in other large stores, he only found Grade 3 Spiritual Tools. However, a Tier 4 Spiritual Tool was not enough to win the Luhuo Mountain Competition which was definitely filled with Spirit Manifestation Realm contestants, there was also a genius who came from the Demonic Fate Sect.

Xiao Long went to the cashier and showed the gold card which was the VIP card given by Manager Xie Li earlier, “Can you call Manager Li for me? Just tell him Xiao Long wants to buy something”

A woman guarding the cashier was surprised to see a young man have a rare VIP Golden Card. “Yes, sir. Please follow me to the VIP Room first.”

The woman then guided Xiao Long to the VIP Room on the 3rd floor. He was surprised when he passed through the 2nd floor, there were items and weapons that were higher level than the items on the 1st floor.

“Please wait here, I'll call Manager Li here.” The maid said as she closed the door.

Xiao Long sat on the sofa in the center of the room. As the name suggests, this VIP Room is quite spacious and has high-quality furniture that makes one comfortable. What was more important was the main function of the VIP Room, which was a soundproof room. The function of the VIP Room in this kind of shop is to conduct transactions in secret, so a soundproof room is a must in the VIP Room.

Knock Knock!

Not long after, someone knocked on the door. After Xiao Long let him in, the person entered the room. He was a middle-aged man with short hair, Manager Xie Li.

“Young Master Xiao Long, when did you come?” Manager Li asked as he sat on the chair across from Xiao Long.

“Not long, I was just looking around on the first floor earlier.” Xiao Long said.

“So what brings you to me, young master? Are there any items you want to auction off again?” Manager Li asked.

“No, no. I came here because there are items that I want. Do you have any small items like needles or beads with high-quality? Well, at least Grade 5 and can be infused with high-level poison” Xiao Long asked.

“Of course we do” Manager Li took out a long black box from his Space Ring. “This is the Cold Yin Needle, a Grade 5 Spiritual Tool. Its ice attribute allows it to resist and fuse with Level 5 Poisons.”

Then Manager Li took out another item, it was a large box topped with ten black beads. “And these are Black Stone Beads, a Grade 5 Spiritual Tool. These beads can also fuse with Level 5 Poisons”

Xiao Long opened the long black box first and saw ten thin blue-colored needles 10 cm long surrounded by a cold aura. Next he grabbed one black bead, this bead felt extremely hard. As the name suggests, the bead was made of Black Stone, a material known for its hardness.

“These two fit my criteria perfectly, I like them. So what price would you give for them, Manager Li?” Xiao Long chuckled.

“Each has a value of 5 Million Gold, so 10 Million Gold for both. But since it's Young Master Xiao Long, I'll give you a 20% discount.” Manager Li said.

“Looks like Manager Li thinks too highly of me.” Xiao Long said, 20% is not a small amount. Moreover, he was giving it to a young man with the cultivation level of Earth Foundation.

“Yes, I actually feel that Young Master is not an ordinary person. I just want to be on good terms with you, this is the intuition of a merchant” Manager Li said confidently.

“Alright, then I won't hesitate” Xiao Long said as he took out a pouch containing 8 Million Gold from his Space Ring. Then he put the two black boxes into his Space Ring.

Xiao Long and Manager Li stood up at the same time. Then the two shook hands.

“Thank you for believing in North Treasure Merchant, Young Master Xiao Long. I hope you can keep coming here, maybe you can sell high quality items again, like before” Manager Li smiled. A merchant's intuition is scary, that's what Xiao Long thought.

“Of course, your shop is the most complete shop in the entire city. Then I'll take my leave. It was a pleasure doing business with you, Manager Li.” Xiao Long said.

“It was also a pleasure doing business with you, Young Master Xiao Long.” Manager Li said.

After that, Xiao Long went straight back to the sect. In one of the rooms in his house, he took out the two items he had just purchased. Cold Yin Needle and Black Stone Beads, both of which were Grade 5 Spiritual Tools that allowed them to be infused by Level 5 Poisons.

Xiao Long took out two small furnaces and two bottles of poison given by the Sect Leader. The two poisons were put into each of the small furnaces, making a strong smell come out. The first poison was black with a crackling surface and the other was green with a strong smell.

Then he put some Fire Stones under the furnace and turned it on. These Fire Stones served to heat up the poison and at the same time would also infuse the needles and black beads. But he only used a low-level temperature so that the poison would infuse slowly and completely.

After a while, Xiao Long put the needles and black beads into each furnace. He just waited for the poison to infuse into the needles and black beads. Based on the quantity and quality, it would probably take about 1 month to finish.

“Alright, on to the next step” Xiao Long returned to his room and took out some resource materials from the Space Ring that the Sect Leader had given him.

He had originally thought that the treasures in the Space Ring that the Sect Leader gave him would not be ordinary and he was right. The Spiritual Plants and Pills inside were truly high quality. These high-level materials allowed him to break through to the Core Formation easily, so he didn't need to wait for Elder Li to refine the High Grade Grand Earth Pill.

“Hmmm... At this point, it looks like I'll have to try that method. But I have to go shopping again, so troublesome” Xiao Long sighed, but he was also excited when he thought of the method he would use.

Breaking through to the Core Formation Realm using that method would make his realm even stronger than other Core Formation Realms. If coupled with the power of the Half-Divine Body, he would be invincible in the Core Formation Realm. He could even defeat someone in the Spirit Initiate Realm.

Xiao Long went to the Hall of Medicinal Pills to see Elder Li. He would ask him to look for some materials needed to conduct the method. In addition, he also had to see how Elder Li was progressing in refining the High Grade Grand Earth Pill.

Once in the Hall of Medicinal Pills, Xiao Long went straight upstairs. None of the servants held her back as they had often seen him go upstairs where Elder Li lived. Elder Li also said that Xiao Long was the top priority besides the Sect Leader in this Hall of Medicinal Pills. So they let Xiao Long go in and out as he pleased in the Hall of Medicinal Pills. Although they were puzzled by the reason why Xiao Long was treated on equal level with the Sect Leader, they did not dare to question Elder Li's decision. They only thought that Elder Li's improvement in Alchemist had something to do with Xiao Long coming to the Hall of Medicinal Pills, although it was hard to believe.

“Elder Li, help me look for some of these items” Xiao Long said as he handed Elder Li a piece of paper.

“Yes, sir” Elder Li said politely. After that, he went downstairs and searched for the items whose names were listed on the paper.