Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 363: Flying Goose Brush

Chapter 363: Flying Goose Brush

“A rank two advancement formula and a suitable martial art… Old Man Wu, are you still holding on to an inheritance? Can you complete the set and make it suitable for a Martial Extremity Realm cultivator to comprehend his martial extremity intent and reach the grand completion stage?” The smarter cultivators connected the dots when he brought out the martial art.

Sneering bluntly, Wu Tingfang replied, “Yeah, you’re right! This daddy here also has an inheritance but I don’t have to take it out! These are enough to trade for a low-grade weapon!”

Snickering under his breath, Wu Tingfang continued, “Hehe, if any of you can bring out a mid-grade weapon, I’m willing to bring the inheritance out. Hell… I’ll even throw in the recorded insights of those who had trained in it before!”

It was true that rank two advancement formulas, secret arts, and inheritances weren’t effective for those sitting in the hall. However, the situation was exactly as Wu Tingfang had said. With the exception of a rare few, none of them had seen a complete set before!

With a complete set like that, one would be able to use it as a core inheritance for their faction! There would definitely be someone in the crowd that had a family to support anyway.

“Hehe, I told you guys! Old Man Wu is a petty thief! He’s always hiding someone unless you force it out of him. Shameless asshole split the inheritance with the martial art and advancement formula in order to raise his price a little!” The person who spoke was a middle aged man who was sitting not too far away from Shang Xia. His eyebrows were strangely shaped and it was raised in the middle, forming a Chinese character ‘eight’.

A look of ridicule could be seen on his face as he continued, “Hehe, even if you can take out the inheritance, you’re delusional if you want to trade it for a mid-grade weapon. If you bring out half a rank three inheritance, we might consider it!”

Wu Tingfang’s lips curled upwards and he sneered, “How do you know no one is willing to trade it with me?”

As soon as he spoke, an aged voice rang through the hall. “I have a low-grade weapon here. I wonder if Deacon Wu is willing to make the trade?”

An old man with hunched back stood up close to the back of the hall and he brought out a short spike that was two feet long.

“Can I take a closer look at it?” Wu Tingfang asked.

“Naturally.” The old expert’s withered hands stretched out slightly and a look of reluctance filled his face as he tossed the spike at Wu Tingfang.

Carefully receiving the weapon, Wu Tingfang examined it carefully before returning it to the old expert. “I apologize. The weapon is excellent, but it’s not suitable for me.”

The old expert sighed softly and nodded his head as he retrieved his weapon. He returned to his seat and no longer spoke.

Before Wu Tingfang could say anything, he was interrupted by a familiar laugh.

Looking at the source of the voice, he discovered that it was the black masked man who traded the Hazy Pearls with Zhao Fengchun to start off the gathering.

“Do you wish to make an offer?” Wu Tingfang cupped his fists and asked.

“I have a low-grade weapon, but I don’t think it’s suitable for you either.” The black masked man chuckled in response.

“Can I take a look?” Wu Tingfang didn’t reject it immediately. Instead, he chose to play it safe. After all, a graded weapon was extremely rare and it was already impressive for him to receive two offers.

The black masked man took out his weapon casually and muttered, “Sure, take a look at it. However, this weapon is pretty special. You need to bring out the inheritance and make it a complete set if you wish to obtain this weapon.”

Slightly surprised, Wu Tingfang nodded before placing a scroll on the table.

Seeing the item, the black masked man brought out a wooden box and opened it slowly. A brush laid?within and a light immediately flashed in Shang Xia’s eyes.

Two small words were carved onto the jade-like body of the brush, ‘Flying Goose’.

“This is a talisman brush!” A gasp came from someone in the hall.

“Indeed. However, it can also be considered a graded weapon!” The black masked man smiled.

Wu Tingfang was no fool. He knew how precious the Flying Goose Brush was. Something like that would definitely be in the upper ranges of the low-grade weapon. In fact, it was comparable to some mid-grade weapons! It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to trade the rank two advancement formula, martial art, and inheritance for it.

Everyone could see that Wu Tingfang was tempted and he was trying to reason with himself. However, he seemed to have recalled a piece of news that came from the Tongyou Mysterious World and he eventually shook his head. He was about to reject the deal when Huo Wuji interrupted. “Please wait!”

Huo Wuji was a lot more cultured than Wu Tingfang from the sound of his voice. Well, it wasn’t surprising as Wu Tingfang was from the Protection Division and everyone there was brutes anyway. Huo Wuji cupped his fists towards the black masked man and he smiled. “If I may ask, are you a talisman master?”

“Nope.” The black masked man was slightly taken aback by the question, but he shook his head eventually.

Huo Wuji sighed before sitting down again.

Seeing as Wu Tingfang wasn’t going to accept his deal, the black robed man started to close the case but he was stopped once again.

“Wait a second!”

The person who spoke was evidently really young. With his eyes widening with shock, the black masked man turned to look at the person who spoke and discovered he was with the person who bought the Sunset Willow Spirit Awakening Needle earlier.

Shang Xia cupped his fists to greet the black masked man and turned towards Wu Tingfang to signal his apologies for hijacking his trade before coughing softly. “I have a sword that I can trade with you for the rank two scrolls. At the same time, I need a brush.”

The moment he spoke, the faces of Wu Tingfang and the black masked man lit up. They understood what he was trying to say.

With a flick of his wrist, a chilly light flashed in the hall and the Jade Creek Sword appeared in his hand.

The Jade Creek Sword wasn’t a broadsword, but it was slightly thicker than ordinary swords. It was indeed suitable for Wu Tingfang.

“That’s a good sword! Alright, I’ll make the trade!” The moment Shang Xia brought out the sword, Wu Tingfang’s eyes lit up. He couldn’t help but praise the sword while sending the advancement formula and martial art flying towards the black masked man. He kept the inheritance carefully. Like he said before, a low-grade weapon could be used to trade for the advancement formula and martial art. The inheritance was off the table unless someone brought out a mid-grade weapon.

Grabbing the scrolls Wu Tingfang threw over, the black robed man didn’t toss out the case containing the brush towards Shang Xia immediately. Instead, he chuckled softly, “Little friend, I think you know the worth of this brush.”

Shang Xia nodded and replied. “Of course. What do you have in mind?”

“Little friend, if you need the brush, you should be a talisman master. You can give me some talismans to make up for the cost of my brush.” The black masked man smiled.

“Alright.” Shang Xia flicked his wrist and sent three talisman jades flying at the man.

“Rank two talisman jades?” The black masked man might not be a talisman master, but he knew a thing or two. He could tell that Shang Xia tossed out rank two talismans at him and he felt a little disappointed. “If you’re only giving me 3 rank two talismans, I’m afraid…”

Before he could complete his sentence, the talisman jades landed in his hand. He scanned them with his divine sense and his expression turned a lot more serious. He stared at Shang Xia, flabbergasted. Only after some time did he continue. “These are amazing quality sword talismans. Alright. Three of them are more than enough!”

With the deal complete, he sent the case with the Flying Goose Brush over to Shang Xia and concluded the trade. It seemed as though all three parties were extremely satisfied with their gains.

Huo Wuji, who was waiting for his turn, carefully walked over to the center table before opening a long jade case that was sealed with a talisman. Five pieces of essence jade were arranged carefully within.

“I have five pieces of essence jade here. I wish to trade for 5?rank three talismans!”

Even though he was announcing the terms of his trade to the rest of the hall, his gaze landed directly on Shang Xia.