CHAPTER 1197: CHAPTER 1136: YE CHEN’S GAINS

"Could it be that this wooden sword is related to the Immortal Chaos Wood?!"

Ye Chen’s mind and spirit were greatly stirred.

Ye Chen clearly remembered that to open the Chaos Cauldron, three major materials were needed: Absolute Divine Fire, Nine-Source Water, and Immortal Chaos Wood.

Back in the Chaotic Heavenly Hall, it was due to the unusual trembling of the Chaos Cauldron that Ye Chen obtained the Absolute Divine Fire.

Now, sensing this wooden sword, although the Chaos Cauldron did not tremble as fiercely as when it sensed the Absolute Divine Fire last time, it still gave Ye Chen a peculiar feeling of attention, which directly made Ye Chen have a premonition that this wooden sword, while not being Immortal Chaos Wood, very likely has a connection with it.

If he could indeed use this wooden sword to find the Immortal Chaos Wood...

Ye Chen’s heart was pounding intensely.

That would mean he directly gathered two of the major cauldron-opening materials!

This would bring him a big step closer to opening the Chaos Cauldron!

The Chaos Cauldron is something that countless peak Cosmic Emperors desperately desire, obviously being a super strong existence at the Star Lord level. Ye Chen certainly wanted to open this cauldron early to see what secrets it holds!

Ye Chen walked directly towards the stall where the wooden sword was.

Although experiencing intense inner turmoil, Ye Chen’s expression remained completely unmoved.

Indeed, Ye Chen even made a point of inspecting the other six treasures on the stall.

A black flag, a set of stellar swords, a batch of oddly colored materials, a pair of puppet battle partners, a golden bell, and a small bag containing golden sand.

The flag, swords, and puppets were all attack treasures. Judging by their grades, the swords were the highest, reaching the Overlord level of Divine Artifact grade, while the flag and puppets were at the Divine Master level.

The golden bell was a defensive type of divine treasure, according to the vendor, also at the Overlord level.

As for the oddly colored materials and the small bag of golden sand, these were presumably artifact refining materials.

At this moment, the stall was crowded with as many as several hundred people.

Most people’s focus was either on the set of stellar swords or the golden bell.

After all, these were an Overlord-level attack divine treasure and an Overlord-level defensive divine treasure.

Obtaining them could instantly greatly enhance one’s combat power.

Especially since these items originated from the Abyss, they might have other uses.

"I’m buying this set of swords. Friend, what price do you ask?"

"I want this golden bell!"

"I’m interested in the golden bell too!"

A slew of voices directly directed at the vendor.

The vendor was a plump Middle Tribulation Dominator. He heard the countless competitive voices but remained unfazed with a smiling demeanor.

"I’ve already said, these seven treasures, I won’t sell them separately. Those who want to buy must purchase all together, and each item must be priced according to Overlord-level value."

The vendor’s words caused the surrounding crowd to look displeased.

"This is simply outrageous pricing. The swords and bell are fine, but the other items are merely of the Divine Master level and don’t justify such high a price, especially that wooden sword, which is a Polar Heaven Grade divine artifact, far below Overlord level in price. Selling all at Overlord level price is just too expensive."

"Indeed, selling together means many items are useless to us. Why not sell separately? This clearly seems to be about using the swords and bell to sell other lower-value items."

Complaints rang out one after another.

"Buy if you wish; these items come from the Abyss and cannot be seen as ordinary goods." The vendor remained unfazed with a smile.

With the stellar swords and bell, coupled with the Abyss’s reputation, he wasn’t worried about selling them.

"Items flowing from the Abyss? Hmph, such a hodgepodge of things likely left behind by adventurers in the Abyss, not originally from the Abyss."

"Having even one original item from the Abyss would be impressive!"

Seeing the vendor’s insistence, many people gave up.

Especially several Overlords, upon closely examining the treasures on the stall, directly turned away.

With countless treasures at this first layer of the grand trade fair, and many other stalls selling items flowing from the Abyss, they didn’t want to waste too much time here.

Finally, only a few dozen people remained, somewhat reluctant to leave.

As these people were still bargaining with the vendor.

Ye Chen walked to the stall, directly gazing at the set of stellar swords, saying, "What is the total price for these items? I’ll take them."

Buzz!

Ye Chen’s bold words drew the attention of the crowd to him.

Take them all?!

A five-star Sovereign?

Where did this young person come from, speaking such big words?

Mind you, if all seven treasures were sold at Overlord level, the price would likely exceed ten billion. Such a sum would be a substantial expenditure even for Overlords, who undoubtedly already possess many divine treasures and might not spend such a large amount on more.

The onlookers mainly consisted of Divine Masters.

They wanted to buy but could only afford one or two items at most.

Now, this five-star Sovereign actually said he’d take them all?

Could he be the heir of some major faction among the younger generation?

How bold!

Watched by everyone, Ye Chen’s expression remained unchanged as he turned his gaze to the vendor and directly said, "What, do I need to show my realm to buy items here?"

The plump vendor was taken aback and then immediately laughed, "Of course not. As long as you have the means to buy, I will sell."

"All seven items, flat price, fifty billion. How about it, friend, will you buy?"

Fifty billion?!

Hiss.

Upon hearing this price, the people nearby all gasped.

"This is simply an exorbitant price!"

These Divine Masters in the crowd at best only have a total wealth of over ten billion; this price far exceeds their expectations.

Not just them, even many Overlords wouldn’t shell out fifty billion to buy seven items leveraged by the Abyss’s reputation.

At this moment, everyone was staring at Ye Chen, wanting to see if he would be frightened by the astronomical price of fifty billion.

"Fifty billion?"

When Ye Chen heard this price, he furrowed his brows slightly, yet his expression remained calm.

"A rich man!" Seeing Ye Chen’s reaction, everyone knew that Ye Chen could definitely afford these items. The reason he was frowning was merely because he was hesitating.

The stall owner was even more excited upon seeing Ye Chen’s expression.

Originally, he just intended to sell for three billion. Seeing Ye Chen’s grand manner, he deliberately asked for fifty billion, and now, seeing Ye Chen wasn’t showing signs of backing out, the stall owner’s heart was pounding.

If he could sell for fifty billion at once, he could afford to buy other more powerful Divine Treasures.

"Fifty billion is too expensive."

Under countless gazes, Ye Chen spoke softly, "The only truly valuable items here are that set of flying swords and that small bell. The other items, while not bad, don’t warrant such a high price."

Ye Chen shook his head.

The stall owner quickly asked, "Then how much would you be willing to pay, my friend? I definitely won’t sell for less than forty-five billion!"

Ye Chen glanced at this stall owner.

This was a Middle Tribulation Dominator, chubby, with small squinted eyes, clearly a man of profit.

Ye Chen extended his hand, and with a whoosh, a Divine Light flickered. Instantly, a crystal clear bead exuding a strange fluorescence appeared in Ye Chen’s hand.

"I’ll trade you this group of Chaos Fluorescent Pearls for your seven treasures, how about that?"

As soon as the bead appeared in Ye Chen’s palm, the onlookers, including the stall owner, all showed great agitation!

"Chaos Fluorescent Pearls?! You actually have a complete set?!"

The stall owner shouted excitedly.

It must be known that on the Sky-high Price List in the Ancient Peace Pavilion, Chaos Fluorescent Pearls rank twenty-third, indicating their tremendous value.

Chaos Fluorescent Pearls are extremely useful for cultivation and Treasure Refining, and possessing them greatly aids in breaking through Dominions.

More importantly, a single Chaos Fluorescent Pearl is not very useful; they must be used in a set of seventy-two together.

Finding one is one thing, but gathering a whole set is extremely difficult.

This is also the reason why the value of Chaos Fluorescent Pearls keeps rising.

By current standards, a set of Chaos Fluorescent Pearls could be worth four billion. In certain bidding wars, prices exceeding fifty billion are not out of the question.

"If you really have a set of Chaos Fluorescent Pearls, my friend, I am willing to exchange these seven treasures with you!" The stall owner said to Ye Chen excitedly.

"I’ll let you make a little profit."

Ye Chen nodded, and with a flick of his hand, whoosh whoosh whoosh, one by one, Chaos Fluorescent Pearls appeared in his palm, and instantly, a full set of seventy-two appeared in front of everyone.

The Divine Beads emitted a radiant light, crystal clear and exceptionally beautiful.

They attracted countless attention!

The stall owner, afraid someone else would snatch these Divine Treasures, hurriedly took the Chaos Fluorescent Pearls and examined them one by one, becoming exceedingly excited upon confirming they were genuine.

With these Chaos Fluorescent Pearls, he had immense confidence in achieving the Greater Tribulation Dominator Realm!

"My friend, shall we make a deal then? These things are yours!"

Having quickly collected the Chaos Fluorescent Pearls, the stall owner, afraid Ye Chen would change his mind, promptly pushed the seven treasures on the stall towards Ye Chen.

Ye Chen smiled, his expression remained composed as he directly stowed the seven treasures onto his body.

Wooden sword.

It’s in hand!

Ye Chen exclaimed excitedly in his heart.

"Do you have more spare Chaos Fluorescent Pearls?"

Seeing the stall owner take the initiative and grab a set of Chaos Fluorescent Pearls, others eagerly asked Ye Chen.

Indeed, quite a few other stall owners nearby were drawn in by the Chaos Fluorescent Pearls, looking towards Ye Chen.

Ye Chen just shook his head, "Chaos Fluorescent Pearls are such precious things. It’s hard to even see one Chaotic Luminous Insect, let alone find a Chaos Fluorescent Pearl, which takes great fortune. This set was a gift from my family elders."

"If it weren’t for my fondness for that set of flying swords, I certainly wouldn’t trade it."

Hearing Ye Chen’s words, others showed their disappointment.

Indeed.

Chaos Fluorescent Pearls are so hard to come by, only someone like him, clearly of a powerful faction’s younger generation, could bring them out thanks to the blessings of their elders.

To ask for more, indeed, is impossible.

"Wasteful, so wasteful."

"This guy is too extravagant. A set of Chaos Fluorescent Pearls is much more valuable than those seven treasures."

"If his elders find out about this, they will surely reprimand him."

Even after Ye Chen left the stall, many were still discussing fervently.

These people did not know that Ye Chen was inwardly laughing.

Chaos Fluorescent Pearls?

Incredibly precious?

To others, perhaps they were truly invaluable, but to Ye Chen, he had an inexhaustible number on him.

Others finding a single Chaotic Luminous Insect to obtain one Chaos Fluorescent Pearl was extremely difficult.

However, Ye Chen once acquired a large mass of Luminous Powder inside the Chaotic Heavenly Hall. After learning about the Chaos Fluorescent Pearls from the Sky-high Price List, Ye Chen specifically bought Heaven-reaching Water to test if the Luminous Powder was Chaos Fluorescent Pearls.

The result of the test confirmed it as the Miraculous Treasure sought on the Sky-high Price List!

And the large mass of Luminous Powder Ye Chen obtained from the Chaotic Heavenly Hall, after fusion with Heaven-reaching Water, instantly gave Ye Chen tens of thousands of Chaos Fluorescent Pearls.

Enough to assemble hundreds of sets!

Exchanging one set for seven treasures from the Abyss, particularly the wooden sword possibly related to Immortal Chaos Wood, was worth it—extremely worth it!

If not for the concern that offering too many Chaos Fluorescent Pearls would draw great attention, Ye Chen wouldn’t even mind using more to trade for additional treasures!