The thin man's words immediately enraged quite a few people.
Clearly, he had no notion that the customer was supreme.
Liu Bai's gaze swept across all the light clusters, yet he found nothing. The seals had indeed completely locked away the auras of the items within. Unless the seals were broken, there was no way to judge their value.
However, just because he had no way did not mean others could not.
Very soon, Liu Bai noticed that little Mo Ling beside him had locked her gaze firmly onto a certain spot.
Following her line of sight, Liu Bai discovered that she was staring at a crystal sphere in the lower right corner. Inside that crystal sphere was a pitch black stone about the size of a fist. The stone resembled an egg, and its surface appeared to bear traces of having been burned.
Liu Bai raised an eyebrow. It seemed that inside that object was an extremely precious treasure for the Phoenix Clan, just suitable for increasing Mo Ling's cultivation.
"Well, have you set your sights on one?" Liu Bai softly asked by Mo Ling's ear.
A gleam flashed across Mo Ling's large eyes. She quietly grabbed Liu Bai's sleeve and whispered in a voice only he could hear, "Big Brother Liu, inside that black stone is a Phoenix Flame Essence."
Phoenix Flame was naturally the unique flame of the Phoenix Clan, incomparably overbearing.
As for the Phoenix Flame Essence she mentioned, it was the refined essence of Phoenix Flame. For those cultivating fire attribute spiritual energy, it provided immense benefits and could be called a rare treasure.
Liu Bai lifted his brows and feigned surprise. "How do you know what is inside?"
Mo Ling blinked her bright eyes and giggled. "Because I was born with extraordinary perception. No seal can block my senses."
"So that is the case. I did not expect you to be quite impressive."
Liu Bai praised her casually, causing the little girl's eyes to curve into crescents from happiness.
Meanwhile, Liu Bai was also weighing things in his heart. With the bloodline talents of Mo Feng and Mo Ling, they were truly worth cultivating.
If their identities were taken into account as well, should they grow in the future, they might very well stage a return of a king and become a branch member within the Phoenix Clan.
As Liu Bai pondered, his gaze occasionally shifted toward Jiu You.
Under her puzzled expression, Liu Bai made his decision.
At this moment, Mo Ling's watery eyes remained fixed on the crystal sphere, almost drooling.
Seeing this, Liu Bai smiled faintly. With a flick of his finger, a jade bottle flew out and landed before the thin man.
At the same time, he released a suction force with his hand and took the crystal sphere containing the black stone into his grasp.
Seeing someone actually purchase a blind box, the thin man was delighted. His spiritual sense swept over the jade bottle and, upon confirming it contained exactly five hundred thousand Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, he severed the spiritual energy thread connected to the crystal sphere.
"Big Brother Liu, you…" Mo Ling looked stunned. Her rosy lips parted slightly, her eyes shimmering with nervous delight.
"Do not look anymore. It is for you." Liu Bai could not help patting her head. The mixture of joy and apprehension on her face earlier had been quite amusing.
Mo Ling was overjoyed, yet somewhat embarrassed. "But I did not bring that much Sovereign Spiritual Liquid to repay you. And I might not even be able to break the seal."
If the seal breaking failed, the five hundred thousand Sovereign Spiritual Liquid would go down the drain.
"It is fine. I can afford this amount. No need to repay me. As for the seal, I should be able to open it."
Liu Bai smiled.
Beside him, Jiu You looked over in surprise. It was not jealousy at his kindness toward the little girl, but genuine astonishment at when he had become so generous.
"When did you get so much Sovereign Spiritual Liquid?"
He handed out five hundred thousand without blinking. That kind of spending required at least millions in assets.
Liu Bai smiled faintly. "Naturally, some people delivered it to my door."
Before he finished speaking, Jiu You already understood.
Earlier, Liu Bai had slaughtered so many geniuses of the various Spiritual Beast races. He must have obtained quite a number of good things from them.
Given their identities and numbers, Liu Bai likely had at least several million Sovereign Spiritual Liquid on hand.
At that thought, Jiu You's eyes lit up.
As expected, killing and looting truly was the fastest way to wealth.
That saying held true in any world.
However, after purchasing the item, Liu Bai did not intend to break the seal immediately. The seal was somewhat difficult, especially since it bore sealing patterns formed from the blood of a Super Divine Beast. To break it required not only mastery of sealing techniques but also power at the same level as that Super Divine Beast.
And Liu Bai happened to meet both conditions.
That was his confidence in making the purchase so directly.
"Big Brother Liu, how is it? Can you break the seal?" Mo Ling asked curiously.
Around them, many people were also watching Liu Bai, clearly eager to see what this fool who spent five hundred thousand Sovereign Spiritual Liquid would obtain.
Liu Bai nodded. "It should be possible. However, we will not open this yet. Let us buy a few more and open them together after we return."
His words immediately caused an uproar.
Where did this fool come from? Spending five hundred thousand on a blind box and not even opening it to see if he lost money, yet still planning to buy more and open them together. Did he think he was some blind box streamer?
The thin man had also been curious to see what Liu Bai would open.
Previously, he could vaguely sense that the items he was selling still had some weight to them, so he had once considered ruthlessly opening them all himself to test his luck.
If he opened a true treasure, it would repay the cost.
But he had never expected his luck to be that terrible. Almost every seal he personally broke resulted in nothing.
Continuous failures had struck him hard. Eventually, he developed a psychological shadow and no longer dared to open them himself.
He feared that if he truly failed every single time, it would all amount to nothing.
Rather than that, it was better to sell them this way and at least earn some Sovereign Spiritual Liquid back.
Because of this experience, he was very interested in Liu Bai's purchase. If Liu Bai truly opened something good, it would prove that these items genuinely had value. If he also opened nothing, then at least he would not be the only unlucky one.
But hearing Liu Bai say he would not open it, the thin man felt as though countless small hands were scratching at his heart.
"Brother, why not open it? It is better to take a look first."
Liu Bai glanced at him and ignored him entirely.
Since he already knew what was inside, why act to satisfy others' curiosity?
"Mo Ling, see if there are any others you want. Big Brother Liu will buy them for you."
Liu Bai spoke boldly.
However, his manner resembled that of a brainless wealthy young master trying to court a young girl, drawing many contemptuous gazes.
Mo Ling understood his meaning and immediately examined the items carefully. Her small hand extended and pointed three times in succession.
Liu Bai did not hesitate. With a suction force, the three crystal spheres she indicated fell into his hands. Without pause, he tossed out another jade bottle and smiled. "There is one million five hundred thousand Sovereign Spiritual Liquid inside. Brother, please verify."
The thin man's eyelids twitched rapidly at Liu Bai's decisiveness.
He stared intently at the three crystal spheres taken by Liu Bai. A vague premonition arose within him that the most valuable treasures among his items were about to be taken away by this man.
Though extremely unwilling, under Liu Bai's gaze he could only force a smile and accept the jade bottle. His expression had already turned extremely unpleasant.
He even felt the urge to go back on his word. But each time such a thought arose, a sense of impending disaster welled up from the depths of his heart.
When he slightly raised his head and met Liu Bai's faint smile that was not quite a smile, his entire body trembled. He hurriedly severed the spiritual energy threads on the three crystal spheres.
Under the thin man's heart aching stare, Liu Bai directly stored the three crystal spheres into his Space Ring. Then the group prepared to leave this stall and continue browsing elsewhere.
However, just as they turned around, Liu Bai noticed Mo Ling's body stiffen slightly. The smile on her face vanished at once, replaced by an icy expression.
The same change occurred on Mo Feng's face. This puzzled Liu Bai and Jiu You, and they followed the siblings' line of sight.
They saw Mo Feng and Mo Ling staring at a group of several people. At the front of that group walked two figures, one dressed in white and the other in red.
The coldness of the siblings was mainly directed at the man in white.
He was handsome in appearance and held a folding fan in his hand. He looked somewhat like a frail scholar, yet his narrow eyes occasionally flashed with a sharp glint that felt as piercing as a blade.
As for the person in red, she was a woman who appeared rather noble. She had curly red hair, giving her a charming aura. Her features were delicate, but her face carried undisguised arrogance.
Upon seeing the newcomers, Liu Bai immediately understood why Mo Feng and Mo Ling were so furious.
Judging from the direction they were walking, the two sides were bound to encounter each other. In that case, a conflict was likely unavoidable.
Scratching his head, Liu Bai had previously thought that since he had not opened the Phoenix Flame Essence, the melodramatic scene from the original story would not occur. Yet even so, they still ran into these people directly. It seemed that fate truly had its own arrangements.
From the expressions of that group, the red clothed woman appeared quite annoyed by the white clothed man's pestering. However, the latter showed no awareness and continued chatting and laughing beside her.
Liu Bai clicked his tongue. "Interesting. We actually ran into a bootlicker."
Mo Ling froze for a moment when she heard Liu Bai's sudden remark, then burst into laughter.
Although she did not know what a bootlicker meant, hearing Liu Bai address the white clothed man that way immediately made her feel much better.
At the same time, the white clothed man's gaze unconsciously shifted toward Liu Bai's group. When his eyes inadvertently fell upon Mo Feng and Mo Ling, he was slightly startled.
Soon, a mocking smile curled at the corner of his lips. With undisguised ridicule in his voice, he said, "Oh, what good luck today. I did not expect to run into two bastards here."
Jiu You, who had not noticed anything before, frowned upon hearing this and looked toward Mo Feng. The latter's expression was extremely gloomy, and killing intent seemed to flow within his eyes as he stared at the white clothed man.
The red clothed woman, who had originally looked impatient, was also startled. She looked at Mo Feng and Mo Ling and immediately sensed a familiar aura from them. Combined with what Bai Bin had just said while pestering her, it was not difficult to guess that these two were also from the Phoenix Clan.
"Why have I never seen these two, and their aura is completely different from that of the Ice Phoenix Clan…"
Not only different, but even incompatible.
The Ice Phoenix Clan cultivated ice attribute spiritual energy, whereas both Mo Feng and Mo Ling had awakened Phoenix Flame and cultivated fire attribute spiritual energy. In that regard, they were somewhat similar to the Fire Phoenix Clan to which the red clothed woman belonged.
Perhaps noticing the doubt in the red clothed woman's eyes, the white clothed man Bai Bin explained with a smile.
"Hong Wu, you may not know. The father of these two bastards once possessed a high level bloodline in our clan, but he secretly consorted with a woman from the Nine Nether Sparrow Clan, defiling his bloodline. This enraged the Council of Elders, and he was imprisoned beneath Black Mountain. These two are also listed on our clan's execution platform for capture. It was only because someone within the clan mediated that they were allowed to escape and wander for so many years."
Chi Hongwu finally understood, but she did not care much.
Since someone within the clan had mediated, it meant that their father's status was not simple, and the Ice Phoenix Clan had already tolerated their existence.
In that case, she had no interest in interfering. However, Bai Bin's repeated use of the word bastards was excessively vicious and unpleasant.
Bai Bin had no idea that with just a few words, he had made the goddess he was painstakingly pursuing dislike him even more. Even if he knew, judging from his temperament, he would likely place all the blame on Mo Feng and Mo Ling.
Liu Bai also frowned at this self righteous fellow. Especially that smile on his face made one unable to resist the urge to punch him hard.
Liu Bai did not seem to have any intention of restraining himself. He truly stepped forward and threw a punch.
Bai Bin, who had been smiling and talking to Chi Hongwu, suddenly noticed the goddess beside him widen her eyes and stare at his side in shock.
Filled with confusion, he turned his head, only to see a large fist glowing with golden light smashing fiercely toward him.