After leaving the Ancestral Shrine of the Xu Family.
Su Bai still followed her own plan.
Collecting Materials, and searching for Cultivators willing to trade the Third-Order Legacy.
In the VIP room of Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.
Su Bai showed a hint of impatience on her face.
And facing her was the newly appointed steward.
"Senior, our Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion is vast and prosperous, please rest assured."
Su Bai and Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion were old neighbors in Xingluo City.
Now that the news of her Breakthrough to Core Formation had spread, these major organizations naturally knew about it.
After all, Su Bai had not concealed her cultivation base, and besides, the commotion when she broke through was quite significant; every Cultivator knew that a new Core Formation Cultivator had emerged in Xingluo City.
It only took a little investigation to find out who it was.
Su Bai glanced at this new steward.
"I waited for you for a long time, and you only managed to contact one Cultivator willing to trade the Third-Order Alchemist Legacy, and that person has been dragging their feet. Are they sincerely willing to trade, or are they trying to waste my time?"
That's right, Su Bai had been stood up.
Hearing Su Bai's words, the new steward wiped the sweat from his forehead.
He was only at the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment. Although Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion was powerful and shouldn't fear a Core Formation Cultivator, he was afraid.
So he quickly said:
"Senior, the other party lacks sincerity in cooperation, but we do. We have other lists and can help contact them. Just give us two months, and we will give you an answer then."
"If no Cultivator trades with you, and we at Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion have delayed Senior's time, we will offer some compensation afterward. How does that sound?"
Doing business is mainly about maintaining harmony and generating wealth.
Su Bai did not continue to make things difficult for the other party.
It was just that she was slightly annoyed about being stood up.
Hearing that if the transaction could not be completed, Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion would compensate her, Su Bai helplessly shook her head.
"Forget it, I will wait for you for another two months."
"Give me an accurate answer this time. I don't want to be tricked again."
After leaving Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, Su Bai stood on the street and clenched her fists.
Dare to stand me up!
If it weren't for Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion protecting the information of both trading parties,
and if Su Bai knew who was so audacious, she would fly over right now and beat the person up. That would save the entire trading process!
"Hmph!"
Since she had to wait two months for Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, she would go do other things first.
Immediately after Su Bai left her previous spot, the floor was covered with cracks, showing the anger and inner anxiety Su Bai felt.
Thousand Machine Pavilion.
"Esteemed Senior, you have returned. What would you like to see this time?"
"Shapeshifting mechanisms, offensive and defensive Puppets, or perhaps Puppet Materials?"
As soon as Su Bai arrived, a server enthusiastically greeted her.
Su Bai had purchased quite a few Materials from Thousand Machine Pavilion before, so they were naturally friendly when they saw her now.
Su Bai merely waved her hand, her expression blank, and asked the server beside her:
"Is your Pavilion Master here? I wish to speak with him privately."
"The Pavilion Master... Please wait a moment, I will go ask."
Su Bai did not intend to buy Materials this time.
Instead, she wanted to ask if they had any Third-Order Puppets.
The Pavilion Master of Thousand Machine Pavilion probably couldn't make the decision regarding a Third-Order Puppet Master Legacy.
But a Third-Order Puppet should be for sale.
She could buy one directly and then take it apart to study.
The combat power of a Third-Order Puppet, compared to the help a Second-Order Puppet offered to a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, was not that significant for a Core Formation Cultivator.
Because Third-Order Puppets were mainly sturdy in terms of Materials and could serve as helpers, offering some assistance in defense or speed.
But since Core Formation Cultivators possessed Magic Treasures, the Third-Order Puppet was clearly somewhat redundant when compared to a Magic Treasure.
Therefore, the price of a Third-Order Puppet would not be as exorbitant as that of a Magic Treasure.
But no matter what, since it had reached the Third-Order, the difficulty of creation and the might would certainly be stronger than the Second-Order.
Su Bai did not wait long before the Pavilion Master of Thousand Machine Pavilion arrived.
He was an old man with white hair and a youthful complexion, named Cui Yu, at the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment.
As soon as Cui Yu arrived and saw Su Bai, he chuckled and invited her further inside.
"It turns out Senior has come. I wonder what Materials Senior wishes to purchase this time? I recently acquired a piece of Sea Bottom Cold Iron, which is an excellent Puppet Material. If used appropriately, it can allow the Puppet to use the Ice Seal Spell to restrict the enemy's movements."
"Fellow Daoist Cui, I did not come here to buy Materials this time, but to purchase a Puppet. I heard you crafted a Third-Order Puppet. Would you be willing to part with it and sell it to me?"
Cui Yu had immersed himself in the way of Puppets for many years. According to the information Su Bai gathered, Cui Yu's Third-Order Puppet was always supplied to organizations, rarely sold to Loose Cultivators.
But there is an old saying: times change.
As a Core Formation Cultivator, Su Bai naturally had the qualifications to trade.
As they spoke, the two had already walked into a VIP room.
Cui Yu cheerfully poured tea for Su Bai before speaking:
"Senior, it takes me ten years to craft one Third-Order Puppet. The Materials used during that time are none of which are inferior to Sea Bottom Cold Iron. Moreover, as you know, a Puppet is an inanimate object driven by Spirit Stones. If a Foundation Establishment Cultivator possessed one, what a great aid it would be."
"Among the organizations I traded with previously, many powerful Cultivators like yourself cooperated with Thousand Machine Pavilion for a long time to take care of their descendants."
"After all, it only requires Divine Sense control and activation via Spirit Stones, right?"
Cui Yu stroked his flowing white beard and took a sip of tea.
Hearing Cui Yu's words, Su Bai nodded.
It was time to negotiate.
Su Bai reached into her Storage Pouch, and a section of Millennial Ebony appeared on the tea table.
Su Bai said unhurriedly:
"Fellow Daoist Cui, you know the uses of Millennial Ebony. However, these things have always been supplied in large quantities to powers like the Six Sects and Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. Of the small amounts that leak out, your Thousand Machine Pavilion still has to compete with forces like the Tang Family Fortress."
"I am not being boastful, but you also understand my relationship with the Xu Family. After many years of interaction, I have some Millennial Ebony in my possession. Is this not comparable to your Sea Bottom Cold Iron?"
After Su Bai took out the Millennial Ebony, Cui Yu's eyes never left the wood.
He even wanted to touch it, but since it wasn't his, he held his hand suspended in mid-air, looking extremely restrained.
When he heard Su Bai compare it to his Sea Bottom Cold Iron, Cui Yu became anxious.
"Senior, how can Sea Bottom Cold Iron compare to Millennial Ebony!"
"It would take at least Millennial Cold Iron!"
Millennial Ebony grows in harsh environments, only near sea islands, but its uses are great.
It has always been in short supply.
Seeing Cui Yu's reaction, Su Bai chuckled twice.
"Fellow Daoist Cui, feel free to touch it. After all, this is for a trade, and this item was brought out for you to examine its authenticity."
"After you have authenticated it, we can discuss the rest of the transaction details."
After Su Bai finished speaking, Cui Yu immediately grabbed the Millennial Ebony on the tea table.
While observing the grain of the Umu with his small eyes, his hand rubbed the surface of the wood.
He mumbled:
"It really is Millennial Ebony, and it's at least fifteen hundred years old!"
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