Chapter 847 Deduction
After sizing up Rong Yuqing, Chen Yang smiled, "What you're saying sounds a bit strange. Your Treasure Pavilion has so much influence, what could you possibly need my help with?"
Rong Yuqing did not reply immediately. Instead, she activated the formation in the room first!
Chen Yang could sense that the formation had no offensive capabilities. It merely isolated the inside from the outside, preventing any eavesdropping.
"What are you doing? Is there something we can't discuss openly?"
As soon as Chen Yang finished speaking, a bitter smile appeared on Rong Yuqing's face. "Now that it's just the two of us, I can finally say what I couldn't before."
"At the auction earlier, besides you and me, there were likely two or three other ancient martial artists. However, I'm not sure of their true identities." wap.kanshuwu.net
"As for the rest, they were just ordinary martial artists."
Chen Yang continued to play dumb, "Ancient martial artists? I don't quite understand what you mean. I'm just an ordinary martial artist, you must have mistaken me for someone else." kan5.xia
Saying this, Chen Yang made to get up and leave, even appearing somewhat anxious.
However, as Chen Yang stood up, Rong Yuqing gently pushed him back down.
The more Chen Yang acted anxious and denied it, the more Rong Yuqing became convinced that Chen Yang was indeed one of the ancient martial artists.
"I told you, whatever we say in here, outsiders won't hear."
"Treasure Pavilion is our current name. Our previous name was Tianji Linglong."
When Rong Yuqing said the last part, a proud expression surfaced on her face.
The name Tianji Linglong had not been heard of for a long time. Rong Yuqing wanted to bring this name back into prominence, but before that, she needed to do a lot of preparation.
Chen Yang was not a true ancient martial artist, so he naturally didn't know the name Tianji Linglong.
However, judging from her expression, Chen Yang could infer that Tianji Linglong must have been a very powerful organization back then.
But Chen Yang didn't want to get involved, and directly said, "Tianji Linglong? Sorry, I've never heard of it. If you have nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
Seeing that Chen Yang was being evasive, Rong Yuqing could only nod helplessly, "Alright, alright. Let's assume you know nothing. Then let's talk directly about the bronze artifact."
"This bronze artifact was obtained by people from Tianji Linglong from a Divine Venerable's tomb. You want to take it for fifty spirit stones? Isn't that a bit too much? It should be at least a hundred."
Chen Yang's eyebrows shot up at the information Rong Yuqing provided. He didn't directly discuss the price of the bronze artifact but instead focused on the Divine Venerable's tomb she mentioned.
"Do you think I'm an idiot? You say it came from there, and it came from there?"
"Even the weakest Sumeru Mustard Seed space is not something one can enter casually."
Chen Yang had only a vague understanding of what a Divine Venerable's realm entailed.
However, Xu Qingquan had addressed Zhou Zeyao as Venerable at the time. Coupled with Zhou Zeyao's tree tomb space, Chen Yang speculated that martial artists who reached Zhou Zeyao's past life's realm would likely keep their most precious possessions within their own tree tomb spaces.
Rong Yuqing looked at Chen Yang with disdain.
He even knew about Sumeru Mustard Seed spaces but didn't ask about the existence of a Divine Venerable?
After all this, he still claimed not to be an ancient martial artist?
Did she really think she, Rong Yuqing, was a fool?
However, Rong Yuqing still answered Chen Yang's question.
"Tianji Linglong naturally had the means for such things. Let alone Divine Venerable tombs, we could even infiltrate some sects without anyone noticing."
"Speaking of which, I'm looking for you for this very reason. Many Sumeru Mustard Seed spaces are not as difficult to enter now. Perhaps because no one has maintained them over the years, many have even become fragmented."
"I've located a few such spaces, but I can't break into them alone. So, I'm looking for a few people to cooperate with. What do you say? Want to join?"
Rong Yuqing then revealed the main reason for seeking out Chen Yang.
Chen Yang looked at Rong Yuqing with disdain, "Break-ins?"
Upon hearing these three words, Rong Yuqing's face changed, and she almost spat out blood.
"Don't speak so crudely. Many sects back then didn't leave any successors. They weren't as fortunate as us to survive, but their legacies shouldn't be broken."
"We're doing this for them, and I'm sure they'd be comforted in the netherworld."
This was the first time Chen Yang had ever heard someone describe such work so elegantly.
Chen Yang hadn't even mentioned the term "grave robber" yet!
However, Chen Yang didn't say much, as he had almost emptied Feiyan Mountain himself.
Thinking of Feiyan Mountain, Chen Yang immediately shook his head and glared resentfully at Rong Yuqing. He silently chanted, "I was almost led astray by Rong Yuqing. Xu Qingquan of Feiyan Mountain agreed to my actions. I'm very different from this girl!"
Rong Yuqing didn't know what Chen Yang was thinking at the moment, but upon seeing his gaze, she immediately frowned, "If you don't want to cooperate, just say so. Why look at me like that?"
Chen Yang then cleared his throat and said with a slightly embarrassed smile, "Haha, let me think about the cooperation. I don't have the hundred spirit stones for the bronze artifact right now. If you're in a hurry, I can only exchange it for some elixirs."
Seeing that Chen Yang hadn't directly refused, Rong Yuqing knew that he was likely interested in cooperating.
"Anything is fine, but I get to set the price for the elixirs."
When Chen Yang produced several bottles of elixirs that restored inner energy, Rong Yuqing's brows furrowed.
The elixirs emitted a strong radiance, indicating they were of extremely high quality.
However, such high-quality elixirs were usually kept for personal consumption and should not be circulating in the market!
Yet, judging by Chen Yang's expression, he seemed to have brought them out casually...
As clues converged in Rong Yuqing's mind, a realization dawned upon her.
Rong Yuqing asked, "Chen Yang, are you an alchemist?"
Rong Yuqing's question revealed her identity, which was truly unexpected for Chen Yang.
However, Chen Yang understood that although Rong Yuqing knew about the Hall of Heavenly Physicians, she didn't know its true nature.
Chen Yang slightly raised his eyelids and said softly, "Why ask so many questions? Do you want them or not?"
Rong Yuqing snatched the elixirs from Chen Yang's hand with lightning speed and chuckled, "How could I not want them!"
After a moment of calculation, Rong Yuqing gave her quote.
"Deducting the one hundred spirit stones for the bronze artifact, I can offer at most seventy spirit stones."