Chapter 1075: A Talk with His Disciples Inside the Formation

Qin Xiao was truly grateful to Qin Jiang for looking after the Seven Stars Tower during this period, which was why he had told her to name her price freely.

He had never expected Qin Jiang to ask for only one thousand Divine Wood Fruits.

I told you to name your price, and you came up with this?

“All right, a thousand fruits for you. When I gave the Black Tortoise Clan five hundred, I promised Sect Leader Qin another five hundred too. And I’ll add five hundred for everything the Blood Soul Sect has done for me. Two thousand Divine Wood Fruits in this ring. Will that do, Deputy Sect Leader?”

Since she had only asked for one thousand, Qin Xiao had to find a reason himself to pad the number to two thousand.

“How many? Two thousand… Divine Wood Fruits? Kid, are you messing with me?”

Qin Jiang was genuinely startled. She had named one thousand precisely to leave room for this kid to bargain down, but instead of bargaining, he had doubled her fee.

It was no wonder Qin Jiang was shocked, given that the current value of Divine Wood was beyond measure.

For those nearing the end of their lives, Divine Wood Fruit’s ability to prolong life mattered most. For those who had to fight, its healing properties were more important. It was a strategic resource.

Yet their yield was scarce, their maturation time agonizingly long, and various major powers hoarded them in secret. This created a market where they were priced but unavailable. Factions at the level of major powers and above might keep private stores, but those reserves fell far short of actual consumption.

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