Seeing the reactions of the Hundred Saints Holy Land's people, Jiang Chen knew that this place definitely possessed the Divine Dwelling Grass. Now it was simply a question of whether they were willing to hand it over.
Of course, regardless of whether the Hundred Saints Holy Land was willing or not, so long as they had the grass, Jiang Chen had more than enough means to get his hands on it.
However, the Hundred Saints Holy Land ultimately proved sensible. Grand Master Shi Xuan exchanged a meaningful glance with Holy Lord Gao, clearly signaling him not to offend Jiang Chen any further.
Holy Lord Gao fell silent. He had made a miscalculation just now, taking Jiang Chen's courtesy for granted, and now he was filled with regret, terrified that Jiang Chen might fly into a rage and simply seize the Hundred Saints Holy Land by force.
If Jiang Chen truly did that, there would be nothing he could do about it.
What surprised Jiang Chen was that the Hundred Saints Holy Land's supply of Divine Dwelling Grass was actually quite plentiful.
Jiang Chen asked how the Hundred Saints Holy Land typically used this Divine Dwelling Grass. Their answer nearly made him spit blood.
The Hundred Saints Holy Land had been using the Divine Dwelling Grass to refine Heavenly-tier pills. And not even mainstream Heavenly-tier pills at that — ones whose effects on cultivation were nothing particularly remarkable.
"You've been using the Divine Dwelling Grass to refine Heavenly-tier pills — pills that don't even meaningfully boost cultivation?" Jiang Chen stared wide-eyed, his face a mask of disbelief.
This was nothing short of a criminal waste of a supreme treasure.
Everyone from the Hundred Saints Holy Land, from top to bottom, flushed with embarrassment at the way Jiang Chen spoke. Clearly, even they felt somewhat ashamed.
Jiang Chen's tone made it obvious that the Divine Dwelling Grass's true capabilities far exceeded what they had been using it for.
Grand Master Shi Xuan smiled ruefully. "Our understanding of Spiritual Medicine's properties naturally falls far short of Young Master Jiang Chen's. We would be grateful if Young Master Jiang Chen could enlighten us as to the true wonders of this Divine Dwelling Grass."
Jiang Chen naturally had no intention of giving them a free lesson. He smiled faintly. "The Divine Dwelling Grass is wasted in your hands. You have little ability to unlock its true potential. How about this — I'll trade you Cauldron Heaven Pills for it. One Cauldron Heaven Pill for one stalk of Divine Dwelling Grass. What do you say?"
The Cauldron Heaven Pill was a pill that could unconditionally raise one's cultivation by an entire sub-realm within the Heavenly tier.
For the Hundred Saints Holy Land, this was absolutely the pinnacle of pills — something they had dreamed of developing but simply never could.
Upon hearing Jiang Chen's offer, even Holy Lord Gao's face broke into a grin as the words tumbled out: "If we could have that, it would be absolutely wonderful."
Perhaps this trade wasn't entirely fair. Perhaps Jiang Chen was getting the far better end of the deal.
But at this point, even if Jiang Chen simply took the grass for free, could they refuse? Besides, the Divine Dwelling Grass in their hands was worth far less to them than the Cauldron Heaven Pills. In the Hundred Saints Holy Land's current state, the Cauldron Heaven Pills could have an enormous impact — they could even dramatically elevate the land's overall strength.
These were things the Divine Dwelling Grass could never accomplish.
Grand Master Shi Xuan nodded as well. "The Cauldron Heaven Pill is a heaven-defying pill. One finished pill in exchange for one stalk of Divine Dwelling Grass — by that measure, it seems we're not losing out."
He only said "seems." In truth, Grand Master Shi Xuan understood perfectly well that the Divine Dwelling Grass's true value was certainly worth more than a single Cauldron Heaven Pill.
But at this juncture, they had to hand it over even if asked for nothing in return — let alone when offered Cauldron Heaven Pills as an exchange.
And so, the deal was happily concluded.
Jiang Chen obtained all the Divine Dwelling Grass he needed, while the Hundred Saints Holy Land received the Cauldron Heaven Pills they coveted. It was a win-win.
Everyone had initially felt pained at the thought of losing their Divine Dwelling Grass, but by now that pain had completely vanished. They were all delighted at the prospect of receiving so many Cauldron Heaven Pills.
Many were already mentally debating how to allocate them.
After all, the Cauldron Heaven Pills were far more important to the Hundred Saints Holy Land in its current state.