The young man glanced at the Open Heaven Pill on the table and smiled lightly, “Thirty Open Heaven Pills, that’s ten years of your service as a servant. This time isn’t short, have you thought it through?”
Die You pursed her red lips and said, “Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother. I can still afford thirty Open Heaven Pills.”
“Good!” The young man nodded and waved his hand, storing away the Open Heaven Pill in front of him before tossing out a box and two boxes of incense, lowering his head and continuing with his business.
Die You put away the items and politely bid farewell before leading Yang Kai away.
The young man’s voice rang out from behind her, “Young Lady, you can take your time to think about this when you return. If you’ve made up your mind, you can come here to find me at any time. Every month, when the market opens, I will stand guard here.”
Die You’s footsteps didn’t stop and she quickly disappeared into the crowd.
Yang Kai, who was following behind her, couldn’t help glancing back at the shop and letting out a sigh. He had been here for a month and had been hanging out with Old Fang in the fruit garden, so he didn’t know much about what kind of situation the servants were in. Today, he had finally seen something.
He wasn’t a child. The young man from the Seven Skillful Land had given Die You something for no reason and even said he could give her one Open Heaven Pill every month, so Yang Kai could naturally tell what he was planning. One pill per month, in other words, twelve pills a year. Compared to working hard as a servant, it was four times the income. As long as Die You nodded casually and paid a little more, she wouldn’t have to work as hard as she did in the past. It could even be said that by relying on the Seven Skillful Land Disciple, she might even have a chance to escape her status as a servant.
The only thing Yang Kai was glad about was that the young man didn’t use force. He didn’t know if it was because of the Sect’s rules or some other reason, or else Die You wouldn’t have been able to resist.
But then again, even if Die You really agreed, Yang Kai wouldn’t say anything. Firstly, the two of them weren’t too familiar with each other, so Yang Kai couldn’t make any decisions for her. Secondly, if she really found a way out for herself, Yang Kai would only be happy for her.
A thousand years of living as a laborer had not changed, so how long would she have to endure before she could stand out?
“When you first arrived in the Outer Universe, did you know about the strength system in the Outer Universe?” Die You suddenly asked.
Yang Kai asked, “Ninth Order Open Heaven?”
Die You smiled and said, “You know… there’s no need to waste your breath. This market has many materials to condense Yin-Yang Five Elements. It can be said that this is the most common material in the market. You can take a look around, perhaps you’ll find some useful materials in the future.”
“Is that so?” Yang Kai’s eyes lit up and he immediately looked around, quickly discovering something he cared about and quickly walking over.
Arriving in front of a booth, the booth owner immediately welcomed him warmly, “Little brother, do you want to buy something? Feel free to choose whatever you want, the things I have here are the most affordable, I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.”
There weren’t many things placed in the booth, a few herbs that Yang Kai didn’t recognize, a few strange-looking ores, and a long sword.
What attracted Yang Kai’s attention was a fist-sized crystal that was completely red in color. From this crystal, Yang Kai could feel a burning hot Fire Spiritual Force.
“Little brother’s eyes are quite sharp. This Fire Spirit Crystal can be considered the best thing I have here. Back then, it took me a great deal of effort to obtain it. If little brother can buy it, you will definitely be able to condense the power of the Five Elements' Fire and break through to Open Heaven as soon as possible. Hehe, once you break through to Open Heaven, you will be able to break free from your status as a servant and soar into the sky,” The stall owner spared no effort in promoting it.
“Why don’t you use such a good thing for yourself but instead sell it?” Yang Kai played with the Fire Spirit Crystal in his hand and smiled at the other party.
The stall owner frowned and said, “Little brother, you also know that once you choose a certain type of material to condense the Yin-Yang Five Elements, you will have to follow the order. If it becomes chaotic, there will be no end of trouble. I won’t hide it from you, what I need right now is water-type materials. This Fire Spirit Crystal is temporarily useless to me, so I just want to sell it first before using the money I earned from selling Fire Spirit Crystals to buy the materials I need. If not for that, how could I be willing to sell it?”
After a reasonable explanation, Yang Kai nodded lightly, “How much is this thing worth?”
The stall owner stretched out his hand and made a number, “Seeing that little brother is also a straightforward person, I won’t make any false bids, so you don’t have to haggle. One bid is one hundred and fifty Open Heaven Pills, one transaction for one good, how about it?”
Yang Kai turned to look at Die You, who smiled and said, “The price is reasonable.”
The stall owner smiled and said, “Look, your companion also say that the price is reasonable. I, Liu, open my doors to do business and never try to do anything stupid. If you think it’s appropriate, we can make a deal.”
Yang Kai slowly shook his head and put down the Fire Spirit Crystal in his hand, “I’m sorry, I’ve only been here for a month and don’t have any Open Heaven Pills.”
“So it’s like that…” The stall owner didn’t get angry when he heard this, instead smiling at Yang Kai and saying, “It’s fine, even if the transaction doesn’t succeed, there’s still righteousness in the sale. When you have enough Open Heaven Pills, it won’t be too late to buy them. Of course, at that time, my Fire Spirit Crystal may have already found a buyer.”
A hundred and fifty Open Heaven Pills would take at least forty or fifty years to accumulate. Such a long period of time was simply too unpredictable.
“Then I hope Brother Liu’s business will prosper and your wealth will increase greatly!” Yang Kai cupped his fists.
“Thank you for your kind words!” The booth owner smiled.
After leaving with Die You for a while, Die You said, “If you’re not in a hurry, you should save up more Open Heaven Pills. The Fire Spirit Crystal you saw just now is only a First Grade material. If you use it to condense the power of the five elements, your future achievements will be limited.”
“That Fire Spirit Crystal is a First Grade?” Yang Kai was stunned. Open Heaven was divided into nine grades, and the materials used to condense the Yin-Yang Five Elements were also divided into nine grades. First Grade was lowest, and Ninth Grade was the highest. However, he only knew these things, so he had no idea how to differentiate between the grades of the materials.
Even if Die You didn’t say anything, he would still ask about this.
“That’s right, if you use First-Order materials to condense the power to open the heaven and earth, your Open Heaven Stage will only be First Order.”
Yang Kai frowned, “Who would buy such a thing?”
“If it was someone with a powerful background, they naturally wouldn’t have bothered to buy it, but for people like us, we don’t have so many choices. Over the years, I have seen many servants reach the Open Heaven Stage and break away from their status as servants, but their Open Heaven Stage is only First or Second Grade. Even if they were to temporarily break away from their status as servants, so what? They will never be able to achieve anything.”
“A servant has broken through to the Open Heaven Stage?” Yang Kai was stunned. If that was the case, then his previous estimations were wrong. He had thought that there were at least eight Open Heaven Stage masters in the Seven Skillful Land, but now it seemed that there were more than eight. There were probably eighty of them.
Of course, it was hard to say what kind of strength these First and Second Order Open Heaven Stage masters could display, but they were still stronger than Emperor Realm masters.
“First Grade materials cost 150 Open Heaven Pills, what about second Grade ones?” Yang Kai asked.
“Generally, the difference in value between the first grade and the next grade material is ten times!”
“Ten times!” Yang Kai was shocked. If he calculated it this way, the second grade would be 1500, the third grade would be 15000, the fourth grade would be more than 100,000, the fifth grade would be a million, and the sixth grade…
Yang Kai suddenly felt dizzy.
“Open Heaven is divided into nine ranks, and these nine ranks are also divided into three grades, namely Upper Open Heaven, Middle Open HEaven, and Lower Open Heaven. Upper Open Heaven is 7,8,9 Open Heaven. Middle Open Heaven is 4,5,6 Open Heaven. Lower Open Heaven is 1,2,3 Open Heaven, and among these, Fourth and Seventh Grade are two huge watersheds. If you want to stand out in the Outer Universe, you must at least reach the Fourth Grade Open Heaven.”
Yang Kai nodded seriously, “I understand!” Suddenly lowering his voice, he asked, “Then do you know what grade the Heavenly Monarch and Venerable are?”
Die You slowly shook her head, “I’m not too sure, but I once heard someone say that the Heavenly Monarch is either a Fourth Grade or Fifth Order Open Heaven cultivator. The few Venerables are probably weaker than the Heavenly Monarch.”
Yang Kai nodded.
As the two of them walked, Yang Kai would occasionally stop in front of a stall to check the materials used to condense the Yin-Yang Five Elements and inquire about the price.
As Die You said, the price difference between each grade of these materials was ten times higher.
Moreover, in the entire market, the materials displayed by the servants were all grade 1 or 2, with no materials above grade 3.
Thinking about it, it wasn’t strange at all. The servants of the Seven Skillful Land all came from different worlds, and after entering this world, they were enslaved by others. Even if they had something good in their hands, it was likely they wouldn’t be able to keep it. The reason why Zhou Zheng doesn't like him was because Yang Kai had never given him anything before, so he had given him a piece of land that had a dead tree before.
Only these grade 1 and 2 materials could be preserved by the servants.
“Have you already condensed your Wood Attribute?” Die You suddenly asked.
Yang Kai didn’t deny it and simply nodded, “That’s right.” There was nothing to deny. In any case, the power of the Eternal Tree had been completely stored in the Dao Seal, so no one could tell what grade of material he was using. It wasn’t surprising that Die You was able to see this. After all, along the way, he had been too interested in Fire Attribute materials.
Die You said, “If that’s the case, the next time you go to the fruit garden, you can try using your wood attribute energy to nourish the fruit tree.”
“Wood makes fire?” Yang Kai raised his brow.
Die You smiled lightly, “That’s right, but remember to control your strength well, everything can turn bad as it can be.”
“I understand, I will be more careful.”
Walking in front of another shop, this shop could be considered the largest building in the entire market city. It was actually divided into three floors, and when placed in the messy complex of buildings in the market city, it was like a crane among chickens.
“Let’s go in and broaden our horizons,” Die You smiled.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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