Soul Emperor Martial God

Prince of Meteor County left.

Sword Masters and elders from various sects all found their places to stay.

Only Xiao Yi, after saying goodbye to the Third Elder and Ye Ming among others,

headed alone towards the Sky-reaching Tower.

Outside of the Royal Palace,

there are three towering structures in the Royal Capital that reach high into the clouds.

One is the Main Hall of the Demon Hunting Hall.

Rumor has it that it contains all the records from the three hundred and sixty branch halls of the Flame Martial Kingdom.

One can consult information about the entire country there.

Second is the Medicine Tower of Medicine King Valley.

The Medicine Tower is filled with countless rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

It stands a hundred zhang tall.

At its summit, there is a Formation Restriction.

At night, it can gather Star Power to nurture the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

The medicinal ingredients placed inside remain undried for hundreds of years,

their medicinal power growing instead of diminishing.

Third is this Sky-reaching Tower.

There are rumors about its major mysterious background.

Some say it is backed by the official authorities of the Flame Martial Kingdom,

adding immense income to the national treasury each year.

Others say it is backed by some powerful family.

In any case, opinions vary.

Nobody can say for sure,

which adds quite a bit of mystery to the Sky-reaching Tower.

...

After arriving at the Sky-reaching Tower,

Xiao Yi was slightly surprised by the scene before him.

For the visitors came in an endless stream.

Moreover, every single one of them was well-mannered and well-dressed.

Clearly, none were ordinary people.

They were either from major families,

or wealthy merchants who were wealthy beyond measure,

or they were Martial Artists with profound Cultivation.

In Xiao Yi's own observation, there were no less than several dozens of people in the Earth Origin Realm.

Some had Cultivation that even he could not discern.

"The Sky-reaching Tower is indeed extraordinary," Xiao Yi thought to himself.

After that, he walked into the tower on his own volition.

Upon entering the Sky-reaching Tower.

Xiao Yi was immediately staggered by the view before him.

This time, it wasn't just a slight surprise.

It was true amazement.

Inside, the layout was circular.

It was very spacious.

The height was tens of meters or more.

All around the walls were hung with all kinds of dazzling merchandises.

Below were various exhibition stands.

At each one, staff members were eagerly attending to customers.

Xiao Yi initially thought that this Sky-reaching Tower, being so tall, would have more than ten floors.

But now it seemed it should only have a few floors,

for this was only the first floor and it was already tens of meters high.

"Would you like some assistance, young master?"

A pleasant and crisp voice suddenly reached his ears.

A pretty girl with a modest dressing was looking at Xiao Yi with a smiling face.

The girl wasn't a great beauty,

but she gave off a very comfortable feeling.

"If the young master doesn't want to be disturbed, feel free to look around by yourself,"

"You can call for me whenever needed."

Saying this, the girl bowed and slowly backed away.

Leaving aside the merchandises inside the Sky-reaching Tower for now,

just this kind of service attitude was already quite delightful.

"Wait," Xiao Yi called out to her.

"Young master, what would you like?" the girl asked with a smile.

"I want to purchase some Demon Beast Cores and Essence Blood," Xiao Yi replied.

"Very well, young master, please come with me," nodding, the girl gestured for him to follow and slowly led the way.

Before long, they arrived at another exhibition area.

"This area is reserved for Demon Beast Cores and Essence Blood."

"Levels one to five are displayed on this stand."

"Cores and Essence Blood from Level 6 and above, as well as those from special demon beasts,"

"are on the walls."

"Young master, feel free to choose at your leisure."

Xiao Yi nodded,

glanced at the exhibition stand, as well as the tall wall.

The Cores and Essence Blood were neatly arranged.

Beneath each item was a clear description:

what kind of demon beast it belonged to, and its level.

Most importantly, the collection was very comprehensive.

Xiao Yi had not even heard the names of some demon beasts.

Additionally, the merchandises were well categorized.

Fire Attribute Demon Beast Cores in one row, Water Attribute in another...

Special effects were placed separately on the other side.

Customers could easily and directly find what they needed.

At this moment, the girl brought over a catalog.

In a gentle voice, she said, "Young master, here is the illustrated guidebook for the items on the wall."

The catalog was designed for those guests who could not clearly see the items higher up on the wall.

After a few glances through the guidebook, Xiao Yi turned his attention back to the exhibition stands and the wall.

"Level 5 Demonic Beast Inner Core, ten thousand taels," Xiao Yi furrowed his brows.

A normal Third-level Demon Beast Core, at most about three hundred taels.

A Fourth-level Demon Beast Core, about a thousand taels.

A Level 5 Demonic Beast Inner Core, between three thousand to four thousand taels.

In the past, in other trading companies, the price of goods would vary.

But the difference wouldn't be too significant.

A Level 5 Demonic Beast Core, at the very most four thousand taels.

Yet in the Sky-reaching Tower, the price soared directly to ten thousand taels.

Sky-reaching Tower, abundant treasures.

There was never an occurrence where a customer wanted to buy but there were no goods available.

Outside, those so-called priceless goods.

In Sky-reaching Tower, one could definitely buy them.

Outside, if one were to buy a great quantity of certain goods.

Ordinary trading companies might not be able to satisfy the need.

In Sky-reaching Tower, this would never be the case.

Sky-reaching Tower, could guarantee the quality and quantity of goods.

Meeting all the demands of customers.

However, the goods here are several times more expensive than those of ordinary trading companies in other counties.

"Why don't those special Demon Beast Cores have a price tag?"

Xiao Yi pointed to the goods on the wall and asked.

The girl smiled and answered, "The prices for special Demon Beast Cores and Essence Blood are not uniform."

"It depends on the circumstances."

"But generally, they are more than ten times more expensive than ordinary ones."

"Ten times more expensive," Xiao Yi's eyes widened.

Like a Level 5 Demonic Beast Core, here it sells for ten thousand taels.

But if it's special, it goes up to a hundred thousand taels.

Xiao Yi glanced at the Sixth-level Demon Beast Core.

The price was even more outrageous.

Directly rocketing to fifty thousand taels each.

And for special Demon Beasts like the Purple Flame Lion King and the Earth-shattering Divine Bull, their cores and Essence Blood.

The price reached five hundred thousand taels.

If one were to buy in bulk, wouldn't that bankrupt them?

Xiao Yi initially still wanted to buy Level 6 Demonic Beast Cores and Essence Blood.

Now, he instantly dismissed the thought.

"Give me ten thousand Level 5 Demonic Beast Cores," Xiao Yi said softly.

"Ten thousand?" The girl was slightly surprised.

"What, is there a problem?" Xiao Yi frowned and asked.

"Sky-reaching Tower won't have an issue with quantity, right?"

"Not at all," the girl shook her head, inquiring, "Young master is buying so many Demon Beast Cores."

"You must be refining Pure Elixirs, right?"

"That means, young master is an Alchemist."

Xiao Yi's expression turned cold, "What, does buying things in Sky-reaching Tower require prying into one's background?"

The girl hurriedly bowed and said, "Young master has misunderstood."

"An Alchemist is the most noble profession on the entire continent."

"If young master has an officially recognized Alchemist status,"

"And has reached at least Sixth-grade,"

"When buying refining materials, a discount can be applied."

"The higher the rank, the greater the discount."

"Oh?" Xiao Yi's expression brightened.

"What counts as officially recognized?"

The girl answered, "Medicine King Valley has a special Alchemist Rank assessment."

"After passing, one can obtain a rank certificate and Token."

"Or, a Token issued by the Medicine Hall Elders of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect."

"The employment identity of an Alchemist hired by the Main Hall of the Demon Hunting Hall."

"Any one of these counts as official recognition."

"This is rather troublesome," Xiao Yi furrowed his brows.

Now, he had no time to deal with those things.

"Forget it, no need for a discount," Xiao Yi said.

"Alright, young master, please wait," the girl bowed and slowly departed.

After a while, the girl returned with a Qiankun Bag in hand.

"Young master, here are ten thousand ordinary Level 5 Demonic Beast Cores."

"Please check them."

Xiao Yi took the Qiankun Bag, opened it to take a quick look, and confirmed there were no issues.

Then he paid the money, a full hundred million taels.

"Young master, do you need anything else?" the girl asked politely.

"There are even more treasures inside Sky-reaching Tower."

"I can lead you to take a look."

"No need," Xiao Yi waved his hand, "If I look any longer, I'll go bankrupt."

After saying that, Xiao Yi turned and left.

"Young master really jokes," the girl smiled politely.

"Let me escort you out."

...

After leaving Sky-reaching Tower.

Xiao Yi casually found an inn.

There was a congregation of Martial Artists within the Royal Capital.

Therefore, some inns had specially designed seclusion rooms.

Of course, they couldn't compare to the seclusion rooms within sects.

But the safety was still somewhat guaranteed.

Xiao Yi went to the seclusion room and used Spiritual Energy to set up a barrier.

Then he began refining.

He must first restore "Ice Mountain."

This was one of his most important life-preserving trump cards.

Tomorrow was the grand Alchemy competition.

In this unfamiliar Royal Capital.

Xiao Yi naturally had to prepare well to face unknown difficulties or dangers.

...

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Second update.