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Although Ye Qingning wasn’t a weapon cultivator, she was still quite interested in artifact forging. However, in her previous life, her mind had always been occupied with completing missions, leaving her with little time or energy to study artifact forging.
Even though she couldn’t forge artifacts, she had done some research and knew that to forge a high-quality magic weapon, one typically needed ten portions of mid-grade spiritual materials.
Similarly, to forge a top-tier magic weapon, ten portions of high-grade spiritual materials were required.
In the Cloud Mountain Secret Realm, she had obtained several pieces of Moonlight Crystal, which were all of high quality. The one she took out was a high-grade piece, though she still had some top-tier ones she hadn’t shown yet.
For example, the pen Su Ruoxi had bought, the Illusory Tail Rune Pen, cost 10,000 top-tier spiritual stones. If we consider that the cost is around 30%, the cost price was about 300,000 top-grade spiritual stones.
This meant that one portion of high-grade spiritual material would cost about 30,000 top-tier spiritual stones.
Magic weapons also came in types—attack, defense, and auxiliary. Defense-type magic weapons typically cost 0.5 to 1 times the price of attack-type magic weapons.
The Moonlight Crystal was the main spiritual material for forging defense-type magic weapons.
A top-tier defense magic weapon forged from it would likely cost almost twice as much as the Illusory Tail Rune Pen.
Considering the rarity and market demand, the price of Moonlight Crystals was indeed higher.
“How about this: I’ll sell you one high-grade Moonlight Crystal for 40,000 top-tier spiritual stones, and if you buy ten at once, I can lower the price to 30,000 per piece!”
The male artifact cultivator was clearly taken aback. Didn’t the news say that the quantity was limited? He thought that buying a dozen would be a good deal, but now he was told he could buy ten at once!
The key was that these Moonlight Crystals were all of high quality, even approaching top-tier, and she had so many of them?!
He wondered if she had stolen them from someone. Otherwise, how could she have opened so many high-quality Moonlight Crystals all at once?
Ye Qingning noticed the male cultivator’s doubt and explained, “I’ve been mining source stones for years and stored them up. How many do you want? I’m in a hurry to keep mining, so make it quick!”
Hearing this, the male cultivator quickly replied, “I’ll take them all! Ten pieces, I want all of them!”
He was quick to make the decision without bargaining because this price was just too reasonable!
Ten high-grade Moonlight Crystals would cost 300,000 top-tier spiritual stones, which is equivalent to 3,000 top-tier spiritual stones. If successful, a top-tier defense magic weapon could be sold for at least 10,000 top-tier spiritual stones, so he could earn at least 10,000 top-tier spiritual stones with a successful forging!
Although the chance of failure was high and the materials might be wasted, she was offering ten pieces! This meant ten opportunities for forging.
He didn’t believe that he would fail at all ten attempts. Even if just one succeeded, he would break even, and the rest would be pure profit.
As a disciple of one of the four major sects, and a wealthy one at that, the 18,000 top-tier spiritual stones required for the deal were no problem. He quickly completed the transaction with Ye Qingning.
As for the top-tier Moonlight Crystals, they were naturally used for forging divine-grade magic weapons, but to forge divine-grade magic weapons, the cultivator needed to be one of the top-ranked on the Immortal Sect’s Artifact Forging List.
Originally, she could have asked the male cultivator, but she preferred to keep them for herself. She’d later find a skilled artifact cultivator to help her forge divine-grade weapons.
After the transaction, Ye Qingning invited two nearby people to make deals as well. Since she had already mined quite a few Moonlight Crystals with the dog system, she couldn’t just sell to one person. She needed to expand her clientele.
As a dual cultivator of both sword and artifact techniques, Song Ziyan naturally wanted the Moonlight Crystals. Upon hearing that Ye Qingning still had top-tier ones, he said that they could discuss further after returning to their sect. This reassured him enough to continue looking for source stones.
In less than half an hour, Ye Qingning had sold all the high-grade Moonlight Crystals she had, earning 34,000 top-tier spiritual stones.
Adding the 30,000 top-tier spiritual stones she had earned from fending off the Thunder Tribulation, she now had more than 60,000 top-tier spiritual stones in her possession.
Standing nearby, Yi Jiazi was stunned. He had originally been picking source stones with Si Qian and the others but now found that Ye Qingning had disappeared.
After that, Ye Qingning continued selling refining materials and collecting spirit stones. The spirit stones were accumulating so fast that she was almost overwhelmed. She couldn’t help but feel a bit envious of herself; it seemed that her source stone gamble for the day was already quite successful.
“Ye Qingning, are you still calculating this divination?” someone asked, noticing she was not focusing on the source stones anymore.
Ye Qingning paused and glanced over at Qi Feifan, who was nearly dozing off, and Li Taiqiang, who was cursing angrily after a loss. With luck on her side, she was currently negotiating with Song Ziyan to go to the Zi’zi Workshop. She then suggested, “How about we make a big move at the Zi’zi Workshop?”
Upon hearing this, Qi Feifan’s eyes brightened. He had been lazily leaning against the wall, but at the mention of this, he stood up straight and patted his waist, jingling the spirit stone pouch in his hand.
“Anyone short on spirit stones, just let me know. I have some. As long as we don’t open the source stones, I’ll make sure you get the same amount of spirit stones back when we leave,” he said confidently.
“If you want, you can return them later, or if I find a source stone I want, I’ll just deduct it from your cards. Entry to the workshop isn’t cheap, so think carefully.”
Li Taiqiang was feeling down as he had already lost everything, but he did have some good items from the Yunshan Secret Realm that could potentially be sold—he just hadn’t had the chance to bring them out yet.
Naturally, he wanted to go to the Zi’zi Workshop, as everyone there was powerful, and you never knew when you might encounter some strong experts. The source stones in the workshop were also from the ancient relics, forbidden zones, and battlefields of gods and demons. Even watching others open the stones was an exciting experience!
“Entry fee or not, I’m going! It’s all worth it just for the experience! I don’t have much left, so I’ll need to borrow some spirit stones from Brother Qi to get a storage card.”
Qi Feifan nodded in agreement. Song Ziyan, being the second son of the prestigious Song family, although most sword cultivators were financially tight, was quite rich as a weapon cultivator, so he had saved up plenty of spirit stones.
Having originally planned to go to the Zi’zi Workshop with Qi Feifan, he was eager to join and quickly agreed.
“I’m in too! My luck is on fire right now! I just made a small profit, so I can still afford the entry fee. However, I’ll need to borrow some spirit stones from you, Brother Qi, to get a stone storage card.”
Qi Feifan nodded, while Yi Jiazi looked reluctant. Though he had broken through to the Golden Core stage many years ago, he wasn’t that wealthy. His spirit stones were barely enough to cover the workshop’s entry fee, and he had no intention of doing any more “losing” business today.
Just as he was about to speak up, his gaze fell on Qi Feifan.
“Brother Qi, I see you have a prosperous and rich look about you. Your trip to the Zi’zi Workshop should yield great rewards,” Yi Jiazi commented, noticing something unusual in Qi Feifan’s aura. “But your aura today seems a bit off—there’s a hidden danger, a sign of potential loss. However, you have great fortune, and if someone can guide you, you’ll turn this bad luck into good luck.”
Qi Feifan grinned slyly, “You’re saying some high and mighty things, but are you the expert you’re talking about?”
Yi Jiazi nodded seriously, “Indeed, I am the one. My divination has always been accurate. If you don’t believe me, ask Ye Qingning.”
Looking at Qi Feifan’s face, Yi Jiazi continued, “Based on your features, I can tell that today you will encounter a significant financial loss. However, if you pay me the entry fee and take me to the Zi’zi Workshop, I will do everything in my power to guide you, breaking the curse of your financial loss!”