coobybook Chapter 172 Exchanging Spiritual Items: Xia Yuhui's Unusual Thoughts
Chapter 172 Exchanging Spiritual Items: Xia Yuhui's Unusual Thoughts
Inside each of these coffins lay a spirit, emanating a nauseating stench.
Moreover, most of them were second-tier spirit corpses, as ferocious and terrifying as demons. Although there were also three or four first-tier spirit corpses, these few zombies were exceptionally special spirit corpses.
Xia Yuhui could detect that these spirit corpses were constantly emitting a foul odor, which seemed to be some kind of special toxin.
When Hu Gu saw Xia Yuhui directly release his divine sense to investigate, he was not annoyed. Instead, he said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Chi Lei, what do you think of my treasures?"
Xia Yuhui also gave a forced smile, "Hehe, very good."
That being said, Xia Yuhui had already made up his mind to stay away from this person. With so many zombies, how many innocent cultivators would be harmed?
Hu Gu was completely unaware of Xia Yuhui's inner thoughts, and instead sat down in the chair nonchalantly. In fact, his own thoughts were also very sinister; at this moment, he desperately wanted to turn Xia Yuhui into a zombie.
Xia Yuhui not only possesses the Thunder Spirit Body, but is also a body-cultivating cultivator. If he were to truly cultivate a zombie, this zombie would likely be comparable to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, becoming an unparalleled weapon in his hands.
However, in the few months since he arrived in the Northern Frontier, he had heard some stories about Xia Yuhui. This man's strength was unfathomable, and his methods were extremely ruthless, so Hu Gu could only keep his distance.
"Fellow Daoist Hu, aren't you in Jinling County? Why have you come to this dangerous place?" Xia Yuhui asked in confusion.
As far as he knew, these demonic cultivators were always selfish and would never participate in this great war for the sake of the greater good of humanity.
"Fellow Daoist Xia, isn't that all because of you?"
Upon hearing these words, Xia Yuhui's face instantly turned ashen, and he even released his aura, with crackling lightning emanating from his body, as if he wanted to tear the heavens and earth apart.
Hu Gu suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, enveloped by a chilling killing intent, as if he were being stared at by a ferocious beast, which made him shudder.
Sensing the killing intent, Hu Gu immediately explained, "Fellow Daoist Chi Lei, please don't misunderstand. Last time you told me that the Yin-attribute spiritual plants on your body came from the Northern Frontier. So, now that the war in the Northern Frontier has ended, I couldn't wait to come here, thinking of trying my luck and seeking an opportunity."
Upon hearing this, Xia Yuhui's expression changed instantly, like a chameleon. He then said with a beaming smile, "So that's how it is! Fellow Daoist, your timing is absolutely perfect. Now that the war has subsided and the number of demonic beasts on the outskirts of the Northern Frontier has decreased sharply, it's as easy as taking candy from a baby for you to find an opportunity."
Hu Gu felt the killing intent gradually receding like a tide, and then breathed a sigh of relief. "It's all thanks to Fellow Daoist Chi Lei. Fellow Daoist Chi Lei has been a powerful figure in the Northern Frontier for many years. I wonder if you have been fortunate enough to obtain some spiritual items of the corresponding attribute? How about we exchange some spiritual items?"
After listening, Xia Yuhui immediately became very interested. At this moment, he also recalled the two secluded trees in the Dead Yin Absolute Land. More than ten years had passed in the blink of an eye, and those two ancient trees were probably already ripe and mature for seven or eight years.
But now, if he wanted to exchange spiritual items with Hu Gu, he was truly like a skilled cook without rice, unable to produce any decent Yin-attribute spiritual items. After much thought, he finally took out all the Yin-attribute spiritual items from his storage bag.
Hu Gu examined each of the spiritual items Xia Yuhui had brought out, and finally fixed his gaze on the five bottles of Yin Water like a magnet.
Hu Gu rubbed his hands together excitedly like a child, and immediately took out several items from his storage bag. After looking around, he moved two coffins behind him, and inside the coffins lay two second-tier spirit corpses.
“Fellow Daoist Chi Lei, I regard all these items of yours as treasures. As long as they are of equal value, you may choose any of them you like.”
Xia Yuhui also began to examine the items one by one. His transactions with Hu Gu had never disappointed him.
Hu Gu took out five spiritual items and two spiritual corpses. Most of the five spiritual items were of the lightning attribute, which was obviously specially prepared for Xia Yuhui.
Xia Yuhui ignored the two spirit corpses and instead carefully selected two items from the five spiritual objects. One was a thousand-year-old blood spirit mushroom, which had exceptional effects. When used in medicine or refined into pills, it could greatly enhance a cultivator's physique.
The other item is Thunder Rock, a rare material that can be forged into spiritual artifacts. However, due to its light size, it can only be fused into other spiritual artifacts as an embellishment.
After selecting two spiritual items, Xia Yuhui stopped his selection with satisfaction. He knew that it was important to be self-aware; his possessions were only good enough to exchange for these two items.
Seeing that Xia Yuhui had finished selecting, Hu Gu quickly put away the other items. "Fellow Daoist Chi Lei, I would like to ask if you have any more of this Yin Water on you? Last time I asked you, you said no. Could it be that you thought I didn't have anything comparable?"
“Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. I truly have none left now. I originally intended to keep these five bottles of Yin Water for unforeseen circumstances, but seeing how precious your items are today, I couldn’t resist exchanging them directly.”
Hu Gu simply smiled without saying a word, like a profound and unfathomable sage, and then took out two spiritual weapons and five second-tier array-breaking talismans from his storage bag.
"Fellow Daoist, are these three items satisfactory to you?"
Upon seeing these three items, Xia Yuhui's eyes instantly burned like flames, turning slightly red. At this moment, a strange ripple stirred within him. He glanced at Hu Gu almost imperceptibly before saying, "Hahaha, fellow Daoist, you have sharp eyes. I still have some Yin Water left on my body."
After saying that, he took out 20 bottles of Yin Water from his storage bag.
However, Hu Gu, as if he hadn't heard Xia Yuhui's words, just smiled and drew out a hidden ghostly aura from his body, "Fellow Daoist, what is the reason for this?"
Xia Yuhui's eyes narrowed slightly, like a wary cheetah, before he instantly smiled and said, "It's a misunderstanding, fellow Daoist. Perhaps my two spirit ghosts misunderstood my meaning, which led to this serious mistake. I hope you won't forgive me."
Hu Gu smiled and shook his head, thinking to himself, "Old Crimson Ghost, he really lives up to his reputation. When faced with huge profits, he becomes like a greedy wolf, automatically regarding such profits as his own opportunity, and he does so so decisively. It can be said that people like Xia Yuhui can switch quickly between the righteous path and the demonic path, and such people are often the most difficult to deal with and the most difficult to get rid of."
“Fellow Daoist, how could I not know your thoughts? However, since I can produce these items, I naturally have ways to deal with you.”
"Even if I am not your match at this moment, do you not know what the consequences will be if you do such a thing?" Hu Gu's face was no longer playful; instead, it was as cold and stern as frost.
Looking at his extremely ugly face, Xia Yuhui said with a solemn expression, "Oh? Could it be that you have some powerful backer behind you, fellow Daoist?"