Chapter 28
Luo Li
After listening to the middle-aged Merman’s words, Chen Daoxuan fell silent.
“Senior, do you mean that you want to buy spiritual artifacts from our clan?”
“That’s right.”
The middle-aged merman nodded.
After pondering for a moment, Chen Daoxuan shook his head. “Senior, I’m afraid that this junior can’t agree to your request.”
Hearing this, before the middle-aged merman could say anything, Luo Li, who was beside him, became anxious. “Why? Is it because the price we offered is not enough? If that’s the case, we can…”
Without waiting for the other party to finish, Chen Daoxuan shook his head with a wry smile.
“This lady… it’s not like that.”
He paused for a moment. “After all, your merfolk tribe and our human race belong to different races. If your merfolk tribe were to buy spiritual artifacts from our Chen clan and kill our human race’s disciples…”
“Let’s not even talk about whether our Chen clan would be willing or not but, even if we did, the Qianyuan Sword sect would definitely not let our Chen clan off.”
Hearing his explanation, the middle-aged merman and the mermaid named Luo Li fell silent.
They were of different races, and there was no room for negotiation.
“Aren’t you afraid that I will kill you?”
Seeing this, the middle-aged merman faintly threatened him.
“Senior, of course you can kill me. However, our Chen clan is the same as the Zhou clan. We are a clan recognized by the Qianyuan Sword sect. If you do kill me, the Qianyuan Sword sect will definitely seek justice for our Chen clan in the future.”
“Senior, don’t forget that I am a refiner. As long as you understand the importance that the Qianyuan Sword sect attaches to refiners and alchemists, you will know that what I said is true!”
At this point, Chen Daoxuan glared at the middle-aged merman and put on an expression that looked like he was ready to face death.
Seeing that Chen Daoxuan had suddenly become stubborn, the middle-aged merman immediately felt a little awkward.
From the bottom of their hearts, the merfolk absolutely did not want to become enemies with the human race.
After all, the human race was the absolute overlord of this world. The merfolk could not even defeat the small Zhou clan, let alone contend with a behemoth like the Qianyuan Sword sect.
However, sometimes, even if you did not want to become enemies with others, others would still go out of their way to humiliate you.
Take the Zhou clan of Guang’an Prefecture for example.
In order to breed spiritual shells, they did not hesitate to capture the mermaids of the merfolk tribe. They even captured and imprisoned the mermen of the merfolk tribe as stud horses, allowing them to reproduce and live as slaves of the Zhou clan.
For hundreds of years, the merfolk had fought back countless times, but every time they were defeated.
This time, the merfolk tribe’s attack was their largest to date, but it was still easily defeated by the Zhou clan.
Left with no choice, the middle-aged merman could only lead his tribe to relocate in order to avoid the Zhou clan’s capture.
It was precisely because of this that they encountered Chen Daoxuan’s cargo ship along the way.
After a long while, the middle-aged merman said faintly, “I can swear on behalf of the Luo tribe’s merfolk that I will never use the artifacts sold to us by your Chen clan to kill any human race disciples.”
It was the Oath of the Great Dao!
Upon hearing this oath, Chen Daoxuan was moved.
In this world, the Oath of the Great Dao was one of the strictest oaths possible for cultivators; a similar oath was the Netherworld Blood Oath.
However, the Netherworld Blood Oath was extremely vicious. Even if one did not break the oath, there was a possibility of a backlash. Therefore, very few people would swear such a vicious oath.
Seeing the middle-aged merman make the Oath of the Great Dao, Chen Daoxuan figured that it was about time.
If he were to force the other party any further, it might backfire on him.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Daoxuan asked, “May I ask, since the merfolk will not use the spiritual artifacts to deal with us humans, why do you still insist on buying spiritual artifacts from our Chen clan?”
Hearing this, Luo Li, who was standing to the side, said unhappily, “Do you think that every race lives as easily as you humans? Do you not have any external enemies? The merfolk live in the deep sea. How many demon beasts and foreign creatures do you think there are?”
“If we don’t have the strength to protect our tribe, the only thing waiting for us, the merfolk tribue, is destruction.”
After saying that, the beautiful mermaid’s eyes dimmed.
This time, she had been forced to migrate by the Zhou clan. She would certainly end up fighting against other creatures in the undersea world. She did not know how many brothers and sisters would die in such battles.
Thinking of this, Luo Li’s expression became even more depressed.
Chen Daoxuan probably did not fully understand the hardships of the merfolk, but the demon beast riot in Changping County had made him aware that this world was not without dangers, especially in the deep sea.
He pretended to think for a moment, after which he nodded awkwardly. “Alright, since you merfolk are not buying spiritual artifacts to deal with us humans, then this business can naturally proceed. However, the exact price still needs to be discussed properly.”
As he spoke, Chen Daoxuan took out two flying swords from his storage bag. They were low-grade and mid-grade first-grade flying swords.
“Take a look.”
Chen Daoxuan handed the flying swords over.
The two of them took the flying swords and examined them carefully. Luo Li frowned and said, “These two weapons are not as good as the one you showed us earlier.”
Chen Daoxuan smiled and said, “Of course. The different grades of spiritual artifacts affect their pricing.”
He looked at the middle-aged merman and said, “For example, the spiritual artifact that injured senior is absolutely priceless!”
Hearing this, the middle-aged Merman thought of the flying sword that Zhou Mubai used and nodded in agreement. “If it is that weapon, it is indeed a priceless treasure.”
Hearing this, Luo Li’s beautiful eyes lit up and she asked expectantly, “Does your Chen clan have that kind of treasure for sale?”
“Ahem, ahem.”
Chen Daoxuan coughed awkwardly. “Miss, you must be joking. Besides, even if our Chen clan possessed a spiritual artifact of this level, I’m afraid that you guys wouldn’t be able to afford it.”
“You’re right…”
Luo Li’s voice gradually became softer.
Seeing that the other party had changed the topic, Chen Daoxuan quickly changed the topic and said, “These three spiritual artifacts are respectively low-grade first-grade, mid-grade first-grade, and high-grade first-grade spiritual artifacts.”
“Their selling prices are 500, 1000, and 2000 spirit stones respectively. Currently, our Chen clan can only mass-produce low-grade first-grade spiritual artifacts, which is the kind that sells for 500 spirit stones.”
When Chen Daoxuan said that a low-grade first-grade flying sword would cost 500 spirit stones, he almost could not hold his breath.
Just as he was about to accept that he would have to negotiate with them, Luo Li said happily, “This weapon can be bought for only 500 pieces of this lousy stone? This is too cheap!”
“And this weapon only costs 2000 pieces of stone. You aren’t so afraid of us that you deliberately set the price so low, right?”
Hearing this price, Luo Li immediately had a good impression of Chen Daoxuan.
She felt that certain humans were different from other humans. Compared to those evil people of the Zhou clan, this young man in front of her was simply an amazingly good man.
Hearing these words, Chen Daoxuan felt that he had probably underestimated the wealth of the undersea world.
Not only him, but it was likely that all of the cultivators in the Myriad Sea of Stars had overlooked the enormous wealth of the undersea world.
However, thinking about it carefully, there was nothing he could do about it.
Cultivators boasted that they were capable of anything, but Chen Daoxuan was clear that low-level cultivators simply did not have the ability to dive into the undersea world to mine for resources.
According to Chen Daoxuan’s understanding, this world was obviously different from the spherical world of his previous life. In terms of vastness, this world was many times larger than Earth.
Similarly, the depth of the sea in this world was many times deeper than the seas of his previous life.
As a result, the pitiful levels of true Qi of low-level cultivators could not withstand the terrifying water pressure of the depths of the sea.
Therefore, the development of the undersea world could only remain a pipe dream.
However, merfolk were different. They possessed special racial talents that allowed them to roam and live freely in the undersea world. This was something that other terrestrial races could only stare at with envy.
Thinking of this, Chen Daoxuan’s gaze toward Luo Li suddenly became extremely fervent.