Chapter 160: Treasure Pavilion!

  "Finally arrived in Long City, if we don't have a good time, it would be such a waste. Anyway, I don't care, you'll have to accompany me later."

  Xiao Yun's forehead was heavily lined, but he didn't comment on it. He lowered his head and started eating by himself, leaving Zhou Mingxuan alone to indulge in his own thoughts.

  ——

  Less than a month before the princess recruitment day, many people who intend to participate have already arrived in the capital. As a result, the guest house rooms are also becoming scarce. After dinner, two people looked for many places and finally found an inn with available rooms outside the north city ring road.

  In the past, the recruitment of Yuefang was held once every three years, and there would be such a scene. It can be imagined that many people want to take this opportunity to climb high branches. The Seventh Princess is the most beloved princess of Xia Huang, if she can become the husband of the Seventh Princess, it will be a great fortune, and she will be rich and powerful overnight.

  In the afternoon, Zhou Mingxuan went out and should have gone to visit his father's old friend. Xiao Yun didn't bother him either. He slept until the next morning and didn't see Zhou Mingxuan return, so he took Qiao'er out of the inn, walking her bird while also searching for what he wanted.

  Xiao Yun had that confidence, and after consolidating his realm for a few more days, he would be able to break through the Musician Realm in one go. At that time, he would have the ability to refine musical instruments.

  The purple sandalwood was extremely hard, and it was difficult for knives and axes to damage it. The usual method of making instruments would find it very difficult to shape it into a musical instrument, and the usual method of making instruments would also cause great waste and damage to the wood material. Xiao Yun was not willing to use that method either. Fortunately, before Lele fell asleep, he had passed on his own technique for refining instruments, so as long as he could find all the materials, he could start his first attempt at refining an instrument in his life.

  Xuanwu Avenue

  Whistling, Xiao Yun arrived at the Xuanwu Avenue in Beicheng. Although it was already afternoon, the street was still crowded with people, and the buildings along the street were densely packed, mostly old shops selling all sorts of things.

  "Treasures Pavilion!"

  Looking up at the three-story building in front of her, its exterior was old and elegant, decorated with great luxury. Many people were entering and exiting, Xiao Yun stopped in her tracks, paused for a moment, then lifted her legs and walked in.

  "What would you like to buy, young master?"

  As soon as he walked in, a woman in her early twenties came towards Xiao Yun with a smile on her face. She should be the shop's attendant, Xiao Yun took a look and thought she looked quite good, more importantly, this woman was also a music cultivator, although not very powerful, but had reached the middle stage of the Music Child realm.

  This Treasure Pavilion actually managed to invite Le Xiu to be a servant. It seems that the background is not small, but it's unknown whether there will be something he wants?

  "Is there a furnace for refining equipment here?" asked Xiao Yun.

  "Second floor, please!"

  The woman couldn't see the boundary of Xiao Yun, but as soon as she heard that Xiao Yun wanted to buy a stove and tripod, she knew that Xiao Yun was also a cultivator. She then led Xiao Yun up to the second floor.

  On the way, Xiao Yun also took a look at the shelves next to him. This floor was just ordinary things, and the second floor should be open to those who were interested in repairing.

  ——

  On the second floor, there were many fewer people, only a few scattered individuals wandering in front of that row of shelves. The girl led Xiao Yun straight to a corner area on the right wall.

  "Sir, these stoves and cauldrons are all top-grade among ordinary goods. Take a look and see if any of them catch your eye?"

  A row of tall shelves, on which five tripods were placed, with varying sizes and strange shapes, some resembling incense burners, others like large-mouthed water jugs, none of them looking very impressive.

  "Is there something better?" Xiao Yun asked.

  "Yes!" The young girl nodded, "If the young master is looking for a Lebao-class furnace, he needs to go up to the third floor. However, only strong practitioners above the Musician Realm can go up there!"

  "Is there still this rule?"

  Xiao Yun hesitated for a moment, then gave up. He didn't have many spirit crystals on hand, and his pockets were almost empty. Forging a Lebao-grade furnace was out of the question, and the few furnaces in front of him were already top-notch among ordinary goods, which should be sufficient for himself.

  Just use it!

  With a determined look on his face, Xiao Yun picked up a three-legged black cauldron and asked the girl, "How many spirit crystals is this cauldron worth?"

  "Young master has a good eye for this inkstone, it was crafted by a skilled artisan of the Music Clan, made from deep pool black earth, highly resistant to high temperatures, making it the top choice for refining equipment and elixirs, worth 90 mid-grade spirit crystals." The girl said.

  "So expensive!"

  Xiao Yun was slightly surprised, a mud-made tripod, actually almost cost one top-grade spirit crystal. He didn't have many spirit crystals in his hand, and adding the travel expenses given by Pingyang Hou when he left Pingyang City, he only had five top-grade spirit crystals on him. He still had other things to buy, but just this one tripod would take up such a large sum, so he hesitated for a moment.

  "Can it be cheaper?" Xiao Yun felt a bit embarrassed, but still asked.

  "The young lady said, 'Young master, this is already the lowest price, and I don't have the authority to give you a discount. Ninety mid-grade spirit crystals for this Black Mud Cauldron is absolutely a bargain.'"

  Hesitated for a moment, Xiao Yun didn't ask who had the authority to lower the price for him either. He gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, I want this Black Mud Cauldron! Also, I need four Beast Tendons, at least fourth-grade Beast Tendons!"

  "Alright, wait a moment!" The girl nodded and immediately turned around and went upstairs to the third floor.

  "This Treasure Pavilion seems to be quite extraordinary, but I don't know what kind of person the boss is?" Xiao Yun sighed in her heart and thought back to when she was looking for beast tendons in the market on Jinyun Mountain. Old Man Zhong was sneaking around at that time, but here, he was selling them openly and honestly, four roots of fourth-grade beast tendons. The girl didn't even bat an eyelid, it's clear that this wasn't anything unusual for them."

  The third floor was only accessible to masters of the musician's realm, so Xiao Yun could only wait patiently. Fortunately, it wasn't long before the girl came down from upstairs with a long box in her hands.

  "Sir, this is the tendon of a 4th rank demonic beast, the Crimson Flame Wolf. Take a look and see if it's what you want. If not, I can exchange it for a 5th rank one." The girl said.

  Inside the box, four long beast tendons were laid out, fiery red and seemingly with a layer of flames burning on top. They felt scorching hot to the touch. Upon closer inspection, they confirmed that these were indeed fourth-grade beast tendons.

  "How much is this set of four beast tendons worth?" asked Xiao Yun.

  "Each of the five rods has fifty mid-grade spirit crystals, and four rods are equivalent to two high-grade spirit crystals!" The girl said.

  Too expensive!

  Is it because of the high prices in Long City? Xiao Yun felt a bit painful and rarely spoke up, "Just wrap it up for me!"

  The fourth-order beast tendon had already cost two top-grade spirit crystals, and as for the fifth-order beast tendon, he definitely couldn't afford it. Xiao Yun had really splurged this time.

  "There are 290 medium-grade spirit crystals in total. Does the young master need to buy anything else?" the girl asked.

  Xiao Yun thought for a moment and shook his head.

  The young girl said, "Young master bought these things, should be thinking of making musical instruments?"

  Xiao Yun slightly nodded her head.

  The young lady said, "If it's for making musical instruments, our store has many rare and precious materials. I remember there is a piece of resonant goldstone that hasn't been sold yet. Would you like to take a look, sir?"

  This girl is really good at doing business! Xiao Yun heard this and paused for a moment. Rhinoceros stone, that's an excellent auxiliary material, especially when refining musical instruments. If rhinoceros stone is added during the refinement process, the instrument will have a much more mellow tone and sound quality after it's refined.

  "Do you have any Starlight Stones here?" asked Xiao Yun. To know that this material is hard to come by.

  Seeing Xiao Yun's intention, the girl nodded immediately, "Indeed, there is still a piece of Lingjin Stone!"

  As she spoke, the girl led Xiaoyun to a counter where spiritual stones and treasures were placed, and took out a black lacquer box from the cabinet.

  The box was opened, and a fist-sized, gold-like stone lay quietly inside.

  "This rock isn't big, but it's worth fifty mid-grade spirit crystals!" The girl said.

  Fifty medium-grade spiritual crystals, it turned out to be much cheaper than Xiao Yun had imagined. Although the resonant goldstone is rare, its use is limited to enhancing the sound quality and timbre of musical instruments as a supporting material, and it has no other purposes. This is probably one of the reasons why it's not expensive.

  "Alright, I'll take it!"

  Xiao Yun didn't say another word and directly buried the piece of Lingyun Stone. With this thing, the first time he refines equipment will be more secure.

  "Alright, that's a total of 340 mid-grade spirit crystals. Young master, please follow me to settle the bill!" The girl held the box containing the resonant gold ore and spoke to Xiao Yun.