"I bought those on the road..." Ye Zan replied timidly, "I have several herbal shops in Fengjing City, and alchemists often come to buy rare herbs."
"This is considered to be 10,000 gold ingots."
Li Xuan verbally gave a price, flashed the storage ring, and took all the herbs for himself.
Ye Zan wanted to object, but when he thought that his life was still in his hands, he immediately gave up.
His heart ached. Those few royal blood grass trees alone were worth tens of thousands of gold ingots. Li Xuan must have bargained too hard.
Opening another grid revealed several crystal stones of good quality, but Li Xuan had already obtained the location of the crystal mine from Sima De and didn't care much about these things.
However, there was a shadow stone with a mediocre texture and the size of an egg, which attracted Li Xuan's interest.
"Where did you get this shadow stone?"
Li Xuan asked.
"It was acquired near the Yuelong Mountains two months ago."
Ye Zan said honestly.
Li Xuan asked for the detailed location and naturally discounted the price of these crystals.
The last grid is slightly larger, taking up half the space of the tin box.
There was an object wrapped tightly in red silk. Li Xuan reached out and took it out. It was quite heavy.
Seeing Li Xuan grab the thing, Ye Zan's eyes flickered. He hesitated to speak, lowered his head, and secretly watched Li Xuan's actions with the corner of his eye.
Li Xuan untied the red silk and revealed the items wrapped inside.
He originally thought that it was wrapped so tightly that it was not only a magic weapon but also a high-quality crystal. However, under the red silk, a piece of jet black wood was exposed. It looked unremarkable at all, as if it was the kind of stone that could be found casually in the woods.
The firewood that can be picked up is average.
When Kuang Hu and others saw it, their faces showed disappointment.
Only Li Xuan held the wood in silence and turned it over and over carefully.
"Is this...ebony?"
Li Xuan touched the grain on the wood and suddenly asked Ye Zan.
Ye Zan's expression changed, and his teeth chattered as he said: "This... I acquired this on request, you can't take it away!"
Although he was afraid of Li Xuan, he had no choice but to risk his life when he thought about the person entrusting him.
Li Xuan sneered: "This belongs to me, forget about the two hundred thousand gold ingots."
As he spoke, he pointed the storage ring at the piece of wood, and put it away in a flash of light.
Ye Zan's face turned pale, he hugged Li Xuan's leg and said, "This is what the young master of the Du family wants. If he knew that you had taken it, he would not let you go."
"Young Master of the Du family?"
Upon hearing this name, Yao Lin and Bai Ziwei's expressions changed at the same time, as if they had heard something terrifying.
"Who is the Du family? Is it famous?"
Li Xuan felt the shock of the two beauties beside him and asked helplessly.
He immediately received several eye rolls, and Yao Lin said in surprise: "As a monk, you don't even know about the Du family?"
Her expression was very exaggerated, as if she thought Li Xuan was an idiot who didn't understand common sense.
Li Xuan was even more helpless. He thought to himself: I am not a monk to begin with... Bai Ziwei calmed down. She leaned into Li Xuan's ear and said: "The Du family is the most powerful monk family in the Spring and Autumn Empire. The Du family he mentioned
The young master should be the son of the national master."
"National Master, are you very powerful?"
This was the first time Li Xuan heard that the Spring and Autumn Empire had such a title.
"Of course, he can be said to be one of the strongest monks in the entire Moon Shadow Realm.
He is also a special advisor to our college."
Bai Ziwei said.
"Well...it turns out that's what it is."
Only then did Li Xuan understand why Ye Zan was so afraid of the young master of the Du family.
In fact, Ye Zan's family is also one of the four major families in the Spring and Autumn Empire, and he himself can be regarded as the richest man in the kingdom.
However, in a kingdom where the strong are respected, title and money are secondary. What really matters is strength.
The Du family has a history of thousands of years, and it is said that in every generation there will be a descendant with extremely talented people who can practice much faster than ordinary people.
Since the founding of the Spring and Autumn Empire, the Du family has firmly held the authority in the world of monks. Even the cradle of established monks like Jixia Academy must obey his leadership.
This generation of Du family's national master has been called a genius since he was young. When he reached middle age, he was even given the title of "Glorious Monk", which shows his status.
Precisely because of the strong strength of the Du family, Ye Zan did not dare to offend them even if he was afraid of life and death.
"This is something that the young master of the Du family ordered. If I can't deliver it to him on time, it will be a disaster."
Ye Zan said.
"Do you think I will pity you?
This is mine."
Li Xuan said, "This is the settlement between us. You can leave."
"I...I can't explain it.
If he asks, I can only say that you took it away."
Ye Zan hesitated and said, "Being targeted by the young master of the Du family is completely different. His family has power beyond your imagination."
"I also have powers they can't imagine."
Li Xuan sneered, "If you don't get out quickly, I might change my mind."
Ye Zan's face turned blue and white, and he finally ran away in despair.
After his figure disappeared, Yao Lin asked Li Xuan softly: "Li Xuan, what is that piece of black wood? How can it be worth so much money?"
"This is ebony wood."
Li Xuan opened his hand, and the dark piece of wood appeared in his hand again.
"Ebony... I seem to have heard of it somewhere."
Bai Ziwei pondered.
"Although this kind of wood doesn't look amazing, it is the best material for making magic weapons."
Li Xuan chuckled.
"I remembered! This is the black bone tree, one of the three sacred trees!"
Bai Ziwei slapped her, "It was taught in theory class."
"Yes, soul wood, ebony wood and sycamore wood are the best materials for making magic weapons and staffs."
Li Xuan said, "This ebony wood has super spirituality."
"This piece of wood is so powerful..." After listening to Li Xuan's explanation, Yao Lin's eyes also lit up.
However, she quickly remembered what had just happened and asked Li Xuan worriedly: "If Ye Zan tells the young master of the Du family about this matter, you may get into a lot of trouble."
"I have enough troubles, it doesn't matter if I have one more or one less."
Li Xuan shrugged.
If it was for the black-bone wood, let alone the young master of the Du family, even the emperor of the Spring and Autumn Empire would snatch it without fail.
Ye Zan left, and everyone reorganized a little in Yuexi Town. Without much delay, they set off at starry night and headed straight for Luoyi City.
A few days later, when Li Xuan stood at the door of Jixia College again, his mood was very different.
Li Xuan gained a lot from this journey of escorting Sima De.
First, he obtained a spar vein from Sima De's transaction, and then learned the secret of the coming of the outer world.
These gains alone are enough to be envied by all the monks in the Moon Shadow Realm, not to mention that he also got a piece of fine black bone wood, which is simply enviable.