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第四卷 七星岛 第七百二十五章 买椟还珠

Golden Spirit was filled with fear. Despite his reluctance, he had no means to counter or resolve the situation and could only watch helplessly as that blade of light approached his forehead.

Just then, a streak of green light suddenly appeared before his eyes, followed by a flash. A clear crackling sound reached his ears, and the demon's front limb was actually pushed aside.

Surviving this close call, the young woman couldn't help but feel both shocked and relieved. She quickly cast an inner refinement method and retreated backward.

The monster didn’t chase after her as it had before because it was being forced into a corner by a bright green light that was several inches long.

Judging from the terrifying spiritual pressure emitted by the Clear Rainbow, this clearly wasn't just a first-grade treasure.

Golden Spirit felt relieved. He extended his hand and tapped his storage bag, summoning another sword-shaped treasure.

The young woman had narrowly escaped death at the hands of this demon earlier, so she naturally harbored resentment. Without hesitation, she took advantage of the situation to add insult to injury.

Of course, the one who acted was Lin Xuan. He didn’t want to shock the world by killing the demon right away; that’s why he hadn’t done it initially.

After a full hour, Lin Xuan finally found an opportunity. A flash of green light appeared, and a large head flew up into the air, with its viscous blood filling the air with a stench.

"Thank you for your assistance," the young woman said as she bowed. Golden Spirit’s eyes swept over Lin Xuan’s face, revealing a hint of suspicion beneath her obedience.

Lin Xuan smiled. She wasn’t stupid; she had just been spoiled by Old Monster Golden before and thus became so arrogant that she disregarded elders. However, after this incident, she seemed to have matured significantly.

Indeed, not bad. If she learned the principle of being低调 from now on, it wouldn't be in vain for her to endure all these hardships today.

Lin Xuan waved his hand nonchalantly. "Young lady, there’s no need to be alarmed; I indeed have something to discuss with you, but I don’t intend to harm you like that old man."

The senior was jesting. If it weren't for your help, I would already be in the underworld. Such a life-saving favor is akin to having parents. What do you want from me?

The young woman’s voice trembled. True enough, it was like finding a needle in a haystack and getting it without effort. According to ancient texts, such pills were useless if there weren’t at least several bottles.

"Of course, I still have some." Lin Xuan’s face remained calm as he flipped his hand open, revealing an jade bottle filled with white pills.

Golden Spirit was overjoyed. She quickly reached into her storage belt and handed the light purple wooden box to Lin Xuan, her eyes full of hope.

Lin Xuan opened the lid and took out the golden python egg. He revealed a hint of surprise in his eyes before saying, "These golden pythons are good, but they have no use for me. You might as well take them back."

"What? !" Golden Spirit was stunned, her heart racing. She had finally seen hope of condensing her core; how could she give it up?

"Senior doesn’t want the egg, right? These three golden pythons are..."

"Don't waste your breath," Lin Xuan waved his hand dismissively. Such things were sought after by Core Formation stage cultivators but meant nothing to him, who was on par with a Baby Stage monster.

"Why did you follow me here then?"

Golden Spirit wasn’t stupid; the other party had come all this way for a reason. Not wanting the egg surely had another purpose.

With that thought, she felt relieved and adopted an honest expression. "Senior, just say what you need. If I can do it, I won't refuse."

Lin Xuan ignored her and instead weighed the wooden box in his hand, releasing his spiritual sense to examine it carefully.

Golden Spirit found this strange but didn’t dare speak more.

Could the other party be trying to buy back the egg?

The young woman’s mind flashed with that thought, but she quickly dismissed it as absurd.

The wooden box in Lin Xuan's hands was made from Purple Lotus wood. Although such a rare tree could only be found on their Off-line Peak, it wasn’t considered a divine tree.

There were some faint demonic energies emitted by the wood, and it was harder than ordinary wood, but its main use was as material for lower-grade spirit artifacts. With this senior’s Core Formation stage cultivation, why would he care?

After a full hour, Lin Xuan finally looked up. "Do you have more of the same kind of wood?"

"Of course, there are many." Golden Spirit nodded like a chicken pecking at grain despite her confusion.

"This is Purple Lotus wood. We have plenty on Off-line Gorge," she said.

"Oh?" A hint of joy appeared in Lin Xuan’s eyes. "That's good; this wood has great use for me. You can exchange it with me for the pills."

"There's no problem. Senior, you could even take several thousand if you want."

The young woman was overjoyed and quickly agreed. If sold on the market, a single Purple Lotus tree could fetch at most two crystal stones. As Old Monster Golden’s granddaughter, she could do this: "Senior, shall we go back now?"

Since she had already secured the pills, the Immortal Mountain Conference no longer held any appeal for her.

"That won't work; I still need to buy some things in the market. How about when the conference ends, I’ll naturally head to Off-line Gorge."

Golden Spirit’s eyes flashed with disappointment but didn’t dare insist. She reluctantly looked at the pills in Lin Xuan's hand before turning away: "Alright, I will wait for you in Off-line Gorge. Thank you for your life-saving favor."

"There's no need to thank me; just tell me the location of Off-line Gorge."

"Sure."

Golden Spirit nodded and took out an empty jade tube from her chest, sinking her spiritual sense into it. Since Off-line Gorge was indeed remote, she didn’t suspect anything as she carefully inscribed its location.

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