Treasure Yellow Heaven.
A large mass of transparent flame burned in silence, radiating a thick and majestic treasure glow.
The moment it went on the market, it caught the attention of many Gu Immortals.
Massive amounts of willpower, along with a few wisps of divine sense, converged upon it.
Zhang Ji of Black Heaven Temple smiled faintly. He was the owner of this transparent flame.
"Didn't expect that this expedition would yield such a rare haul of Seventh Transformation immortal materials. Once I sell them off, I can replenish my Immortal Essence reserves."
As he pondered, he responded to the other buyers' inquiries.
The price he quoted was only slightly above the usual rate, so plenty of people were interested in buying.
"I'll take the lot." One strand of divine sense contacted Zhang Ji directly, the tone generous and straightforward, offering a high price right off the bat.
Zhang Ji's heart stirred, and he found it somewhat hard to believe. "You want everything? At this price..."
"Let's deal." The buyer was decisive, immediately sending over a large quantity of Immortal Yuan Stones.
"Done!" Upon seeing the enormous pile of Immortal Yuan Stones, Zhang Ji's eyes lit up and he agreed on the spot.
The transaction was completed swiftly, catching the other Gu Immortals watching off guard.
"Don't rush—I've still got more!" Zhang Ji's divine sense rippled outward as he hurried to make the announcement, pulling out another mass of transparent flame and placing it into Treasure Yellow Heaven.
Only, this batch of transparent flame was considerably smaller in total quantity than the one he'd just sold.
Because the first sale had stirred up the purchasing desire of the other Gu Immortals. After all, transparent flame was genuinely rare on the market. Under normal circumstances, you could only accumulate it gradually—each acquisition being no more than a fist-sized or basin-sized wisp. Nothing like what they were seeing now: a mass of transparent flame as large as a carriage! Once this opportunity slipped away, there'd be no more.
"However, this time I'm raising the price." The smile at the corners of Zhang Ji's mouth grew ever wider. His knowledge of transparent flame was limited. This was his first time selling it on the market, and he didn't fully grasp the market conditions. The other Gu Immortals' enthusiasm for buying far exceeded his expectations.
The price he demanded climbed ever higher, yet the surrounding Gu Immortals rarely dropped out of the competition, their bids rising to match.
"This is bad—I think I sold too cheap just now!" Seeing this scene, Zhang Ji felt a pang of regret, and at the same time admired the decisiveness of that first buyer.
Zhang Ji was no fool. He had divided all the transparent flame into three portions. The first was to test the waters. The batch he was now selling was only the second.
With each transaction completed, his grasp of the market grew more precise.
"Fleeting Life Fire." Fang Yuan gazed at the mass of transparent flame within his Supreme Immortal Aperture, his spirits high.
It was he who had moved first, snatching up Zhang Ji's goods.
This Fleeting Life Fire was transparent in color and burned silently, without any heat. But once it consumed a living being, every trace of that being's past would transform into images, replaying ceaselessly within the flame. At that point, the Fleeting Life Fire would radiate a kaleidoscope of colors, no longer transparent.
Storing Fleeting Life Fire required special methods.
Zhang Ji had stumbled upon a large quantity of it without possessing the proper techniques.
Once Fang Yuan obtained it, he immediately employed his methods to store the Fleeting Life Fire safely. These methods were not from the Soul Ghost True Inheritance, but rather from a Lang Ya inheritance that Fang Yuan had acquired through trade.
"I had originally planned to travel a great distance and cause trouble for others, all to seize this Fleeting Life Fire. I never expected it would suddenly appear for sale in Treasure Yellow Heaven—in bulk, no less. My luck really is something this time!"
Fang Yuan chuckled.
There were surely many Gu Immortals who wanted to buy Fleeting Life Fire.
But Gu Immortal wills were often unable to make decisions on their own—they could only follow the orders their owners had left behind.
And being able to produce such a large quantity of Immortal Yuan Stones at once was not something an ordinary Gu Immortal could manage.
Even if they had the funds, these onlooking Gu Immortals would still try to haggle, since their individual needs were usually quite modest.
It was precisely this combination of factors that allowed Fang Yuan to spot the opening, act immediately, and seize the initiative!
As for the risk?
Although Zhang Ji was a Gu Immortal of Black Heaven Temple—a member of the Heavenly Court—he did not know the buyer was Fang Yuan, and Fang Yuan did not know his identity either.
Transactions in Treasure Yellow Heaven had always been perfectly safe. If the Heavenly Court could use this to scheme against Fang Yuan—if they had infiltrated Treasure Yellow Heaven to such a degree—then Fang Yuan might as well just surrender.