Chapter 3734 — Hot Commodity
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Seeing that it was still early, Wei Zhao turned and went to a secluded place where no one was around. He released the Nine-Tailed Cloud-Piercing Leopard's corpse from his jade pendant space, then dragged it out from around the corner with one hand.
The corpse of the Nine-Tailed Cloud-Piercing Leopard was dead weight, weighing more than a ton, but for a peak early Foundation Establishment expert like Wei Zhao, it posed no difficulty at all. Even so, the noise it made as he dragged it along was considerable, and it quickly drew the attention of the people in the market.
"Is that a Nine-Tailed Cloud-Piercing Leopard?" Those with a discerning eye recognized it almost at once, followed by a wave of startled gasps and stunned silence.
To be sure, among the cultivators in the market, the Nine-Tailed Cloud-Piercing Leopard was merely an early Foundation Establishment beast, and its strength could not be considered especially formidable. But this was a notoriously cunning and fearsome beast of the jungle.
This spirit beast was famous for both its craftiness and its savagery. To hunt one in the deep, primeval forests of the rear mountain, even an early Foundation Establishment expert of the same level could not do it, let alone a peak early Foundation Establishment expert. One careless move, and the hunter might even be killed in return.
In theory, hunting such a cunning and vicious beast required at least two mid-stage Foundation Establishment experts. They would also have to expend immense patience and energy in the perilous depths of the forest before they had any chance of killing it successfully.
It was no exaggeration to say that among all spirit beasts at the early Foundation Establishment level, the Nine-Tailed Cloud-Piercing Leopard ranked among the strongest. It was also unquestionably one of the most troublesome and difficult beasts to deal with. Many times, even mid-stage Foundation Establishment experts would prefer not to provoke it.
There were quite a few merchants in the market who dealt in spirit beasts. Every day, one could see corpses of all kinds dragged here for sale. The Nine-Tailed Cloud-Piercing Leopard, however, was exceedingly rare. One might not see even a single specimen in the course of an entire year.
In the eyes of the market's merchants, the Nine-Tailed Cloud-Piercing Leopard might not be especially powerful, but in terms of rarity, it could absolutely rank among the top five.
Rarity made value, and on top of that, every part of the Nine-Tailed Cloud-Piercing Leopard was a treasure. Its bones, its organs, every last part was genuinely valuable. This was a highly coveted commodity, rare enough to be encountered only by the luckiest of buyers.
In an instant, Wei Zhao became the focus of every merchant dealing in spirit beasts. Some were already rushing over impatiently, afraid that one of their fellow traders would beat them to it.
After all, a Nine-Tailed Cloud-Piercing Leopard was a scarce resource capable of establishing a merchant's reputation. It was something that could be encountered but never sought out. Miss this opportunity, and there might never be another.
"Brother, how are you planning to sell this Nine-Tailed Cloud-Piercing Leopard? As a whole, or piece by piece?" Seeing the other merchants hurrying over, a middle-aged man with a large beard, the closest merchant to Wei Zhao, quickly called out.
"Oh? What does selling it whole entail? And what does selling it piece by piece mean?" Wei Zhao raised his brows and asked in return, his expression unchanged.
"Selling it whole means naming a single price for the entire corpse and selling it all at once. Selling it piece by piece means separating the corpse into its various parts and selling them individually according to their respective values." The middle-aged bearded man paused, then asked, "You look unfamiliar, brother. You do not come to this market often, do you?"
"That's right." Wei Zhao nodded.
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