Chapter 1040: Transaction Completed, Mysterious Box

Qin Xiao’s immediate agreement caught the Azure Dragon elders slightly off guard.

Does this fellow really possess so many Divine Wood Fruits?

This was the universal thought among those present.

In the past, Qin Xiao certainly would not have had such a massive reserve. But now, even though harvest cycles occurred once every half year, his production volume had reached a staggering one to two hundred million per cycle. A mere ten thousand pieces hardly registered as a burden to him.

“Oh? You claim you truly have ten thousand Divine Wood Fruits? Is this the truth? If you cannot produce them, your offense will amount to far more than simply toying with me.”

The Azure Dragon Patriarch asked in a chilling tone.

“Naturally. Since I came with sincere intentions, I would never speak falsely-that would simply be courting trouble. However, the payment must be delivered when the transaction takes place.”

Qin Xiao replied with certainty, though he remained wary of a potential seizure. Given that this was their first transaction, maintaining a measure of caution was essential.

“Wait here.”

With those words, the Azure Dragon Patriarch vanished instantly from his seat.

Roughly ten breaths later, the Patriarch reappeared in the very same chair.

Qin Xiao watched in silent astonishment. This was not the standard method of void traversal; the Patriarch had simply ceased to exist in that space for a moment, then manifested again.

“Boy, I have brought the item. When this ancestor perished, his cultivation was at the Ancestor Emperor Realm. Although the remains are severely damaged, you only require them for puppet refinement. Even with so little left, it should suffice.”

The Azure Dragon Patriarch offered this explanation upon his return.

Having selected the most severely damaged set of remains-pieces of minimal utility to the Azure Dragon clan-he had nevertheless chosen a corpse with a higher initial cultivation level to appease Qin Xiao, striking a rough balance between their interests.

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