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The burly man selling the magic cores was a little surprised when he saw Lin Feng knew people from the Dan Clan.
However, he quickly reacted and said to Lin Feng, "These magic cores all come from Rank 8 magic beasts around the strength of a Four-Star Dou Zun. One two-colored eighth-tier pill for each core."
Hearing the price, Lin Feng swept his eyes across the jade platform covered with magic cores.
Very soon, his gaze landed on two golden magic cores among them. Because he lacked gold attribute Rank 8 magic cores, his Myriad Steel Tempering Technique hadn't been upgraded in a long time.
Now that he finally ran into them, there was no way he would let them slip away under his nose. So he picked up the two golden magic cores, the fire attribute one from earlier, and casually grabbed two more cores of the Four-Star Dou Zun level.
"I'll take these five."
Lin Feng lifted the five cores in his hand and spoke to the burly man.
The surrounding people were astonished when they saw Lin Feng buy more than half of the magic cores displayed on the jade platform in one go. After all, people who bought this many Rank 8 magic cores in a single breath were few and far between.
Even some eighth-tier alchemists would find it very hard to bring out so many high-grade pills for a trade like this.
"You've taken a total of one three-colored eighth-tier pill and four two-colored pills' worth. You sure you're buying? Don't think about messing with me!"
When he saw Lin Feng take away five cores at once, the fierce-looking burly man's expression darkened and his voice rumbled low.
These magic cores were the collection he had gathered over hundreds of years—altogether only nine. Normally, who would buy so many cores all at once?
Not to mention, the attributes of these cores were so mixed it clearly didn't look like they were meant for pill refining. He couldn't help but doubt whether the man before him was just here to cause trouble.
"Heh, don't tell me this guy really is here to cause trouble. Doesn't he know Kuang Xiong Zun Zhe has a terrible temper? Isn't he afraid that the moment he leaves Pill Region, a peak Dou Zun will come hunting him down?"
"In my opinion, that must be it. I myself am a two-colored eighth-tier alchemy master, my name resounds through dozens of cities around my sect. In my entire life, I've received nearly twenty Dou Zun experts who came begging me for pills. Even then, I'd never dare to bring out this many pills all at once just to trade for Rank 8 magic cores!"
"Master, you're absolutely right, this junior agrees too. Oh right, Master, I'm a seventh-tier alchemist living only a few dozen cities away from your sect. Recently while refining a peak seventh-tier pill, I encountered some difficulties. I wonder if I could trouble you to give me some guidance?"
The crowd, seeing this situation, became instantly intrigued.
They all fixed their gazes on the scene as though watching a show, and started discussing excitedly. As for Dan Xuan and Dan Chen, the brother and sister were also puzzled seeing Lin Feng buy so many cores all at once.
After all, they had never heard of seventh-tier pill refinement needing Rank 8 magic cores.
"Here."
Seeing the looks from the people around him, Lin Feng could only let out a bitter smile, then tossed out several jade bottles, handing them to the burly man with some heartache.
After this bleeding purchase, the eighth-tier pills left in his hand were only one two-colored pill and seven pills that couldn't even reach the two-colored grade.
Although he felt distressed over these hard-earned eighth-tier pills, he still had several Dou Zun corpses he had painstakingly collected. If he didn't gather the materials to refine them into Sky Demon Puppets, he couldn't just let them all go to waste.
As for all the surrounding stares, he simply ignored them. He wasn't foolish enough to explain to these people the real reason he was buying magic cores. After all, these people were all quite strong.
Besides, most of them were high-ranking alchemists.
If they ever found out that he possessed the refining method for a treasure like the Sky Demon Puppet, the moment he left Pill Region he would be swarmed and beaten down by a group of Dou Zun experts.
As an alchemist himself, he knew very clearly just how irresistible a Sky Demon Puppet was to others. A guardian that could protect its master, shield pills from pill tribulation lightning, and even evolve while doing so—the temptation for alchemists was beyond measure.
The burly man was stunned when Lin Feng casually tossed over several jade bottles.
Clearly, he had not expected Lin Feng to hand over the pills so straightforwardly.
Quickly, he uncorked one of the jade bottles.
"Shoo~"
The moment the bottle was opened, the pill inside transformed into a little squirrel and darted toward the distant sky. But how could a three-colored eighth-tier pill possibly escape the palm of a peak Dou Zun expert?
It barely got anywhere before it was forcefully snatched back by the burly man. After confirming the pill was genuine, his face revealed a flicker of surprise. Then, he waved at Lin Feng and said, "The pills are fine, take the cores."
Hearing this, Lin Feng immediately flipped his hand and collected all five magic cores.
The surrounding crowd, who had been expecting to watch a good show, froze in place. No one had expected Lin Feng to actually bring out such high-grade pills for the trade. Very soon, many of the gazes in the crowd began to turn greedy.
"Shall we take a walk together?"
After storing away the cores, Lin Feng ignored all those looks and turned to invite the Dan siblings at his side.
"We're free anyway. Since Brother Lin Feng is inviting us, my sister and I naturally won't refuse."
Dan Xuan quickly recovered from his daze upon hearing him, and clasped his hands in reply.
Thus, Lin Feng and the Dan siblings, along with their attendants, set off together further into the marketplace.
"Lin Feng… do you really need magic cores?"
Not long after walking, Dan Chen timidly looked at Lin Feng, her beautiful eyes flickering softly, and asked in a low voice.
She clearly wasn't good at talking to people, her voice was so faint that if not for the strength of those present, no one would have even heard her.
Dan Xuan, however, was completely stunned when he heard his sister suddenly ask Lin Feng a personal question. His sister almost never spoke to outsiders. Why was she suddenly concerned about Lin Feng?
In that moment, an uneasy premonition welled up in his chest. It was as if something inside him kept whispering: his sister was going to run away.
Lin Feng, too, was a little taken aback by Dan Chen's sudden question. But then he smiled lightly and explained, "I cultivate a body refining technique that requires gold attribute magic cores to assist. As for the other cores, they also tie in with certain Dou Techniques I practice."
Hearing this explanation, not only Dan Chen but also Dan Xuan and the two old men standing silently behind them finally understood. At this moment, they realized why Lin Feng would pay such a heavy price just to exchange for so many magic cores.
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