Chapter 2474 — The Cultivator's Market
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That ghastly thing had taken up residence inside Wei Zhao's jade pendant. He could not drive it out, nor could he communicate with it, so for now he had no choice but to leave it be.
Most crucially, he could not talk about this strange business with anyone else, nor could he ask Old Man Pi or Uncle Qing—the secret of the jade pendant could not be casually revealed to others.
When Wei Zhao got back to school, he received a call from Han Xiaohu.
"Leader, I have good news," Han Xiaohu said without preamble the moment the call connected.
"Oh? What good news?" Wei Zhao asked, his heart tightening slightly.
"Midway through this month, a cultivator's market is being held at nearby Xiangxin Mountain," Han Xiaohu said. "It's not a large one—only some rogue cultivators and the retainers and disciples of hidden families will attend—but there may well be some fine things in their hands. Who knows, they might even have the materials you need, Leader."
"Oh? That's wonderful!" Wei Zhao had been looking forward to this cultivator's market for some time. The many Minor Qi Gathering Pills he had asked Han Jingyi to refine had all been preparation for this market, and he also had a jumble of odds and ends he had won at the hidden families' summit that could presumably be traded for things he needed.
"Leader, if you're going to attend, I'll tell the organizers in advance and reserve two spots," Han Xiaohu said.
"Of course I'm going," Wei Zhao said. "But will there actually be anything I need at this market?"
"Hard to say for certain, but I hear pure yellow jade is being offered for sale," Han Xiaohu said.
"Does anyone besides me need pure yellow jade?" Wei Zhao asked, somewhat surprised.
"I'm not entirely sure, but I hear that Heaven-tier experts use fine jade when tempering their weapons, and pure yellow jade is one such jade—though certainly not the only one. So if you need it, Leader, it shouldn't be too hard to get your hands on, since not every Heaven-tier expert requires pure yellow jade," Han Xiaohu explained. He had been gathering information on this for some time and had learned most of what there was to know about the uses of pure yellow jade, colored steel, and blue crystal powder.
"So that's how it is," Wei Zhao said with a nod. "Then tell me—what kind of price would I have to pay to get pure yellow jade?"
"That's hard to say. It depends on how much pure yellow jade there is and what the person trading it wants. If the owner isn't in urgent need of some particular material, then something of slightly higher value will do the trick. But if he desperately needs a certain material, he'll trade for it even if it's worth less than the pure yellow jade," Han Xiaohu said.