Chapter 1139: Pearls with Tears

Outside, it was not easy to find spiritual medicines and treasures of this grade.

But here, everyone had good things in hand, each taking what they needed, trading away what they didn't, and acquiring what they did—that was impressive.

“Sha Yi, what good things did you bring this time?” Ye Yuan suddenly asked.

Sha Yi said proudly, “Of course! Our mermaid clan’s ‘Pearls with Tears’ are the most popular trade items at the fair.”

Ye Yuan’s eyes lit up at this, saying, “‘Pearls with tears from the moon in the vast sea’—a single drop of Pearl with Tears can offset a hundred years of bitter cultivation! What vintage do you have?”

This Pearl with Tears was one of the nine main ingredients!

Ye Yuan had been searching for the whereabouts of Pearl with Tears, never expecting it to be in the hands of the mermaid clan.

Seeing Ye Yuan’s burning gaze, Sha Yi said, “The best I brought is only five hundred thousand years old, and just one drop.”

Hearing this, Ye Yuan could not help but show disappointment, saying, “You should have a million-year Pearl with Tears, right? What does your mermaid clan want in exchange?”

A five-hundred-thousand-year one was already priceless and extremely rare.

A million-year Pearl with Tears was a rare treasure of the ages; even within the mermaid clan, it was probably extremely precious. Ordinary things likely could not move them.

Sure enough, Sha Yi’s expression changed, and he said, “This is not something Sha Yi can decide! The million-year Pearl with Tears is something only the clan leader has the authority to use.”

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “Everything has a price. Although Pearl with Tears is precious, your mermaid clan must lack something; otherwise, you wouldn’t have come to this fair!”

Sha Yi showed a pensive expression and said, “Actually, I came this time on the clan leader’s orders to exchange for several five-hundred-thousand-year spiritual medicines. But… even if we trade for them, our sea clan’s alchemists can hardly refine finished pills.”

Ye Yuan laughed upon hearing this.

Alchemy—wasn’t that exactly his forte?

“What kind of pill do you need to refine?”

Seeing Ye Yuan’s interested expression, Sha Yi said in surprise, “Does milord also know alchemy?”

“Ridiculous! If milord doesn’t know alchemy, then no one in the Divine Realm does!” Jiang Taicang sneered from the side.

Sha Yi ignored Jiang Taicang’s mockery and scrutinized Ye Yuan again, clearly somewhat disbelieving.

Ye Yuan’s martial talent was so high; achieving such success at a young age required hard training, no matter how gifted.

How could such a genius martial artist also be an alchemist?

“Milord, this pill is for our young clan leader—it’s a demon pill, and a Profound-grade one at that!” Sha Yi said with deference.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “You don’t need to worry about that. I only ask you: if I have the spiritual medicines and help you refine the pill, would it be worth a drop of million-year Pearl with Tears?”

“Well… if milord can truly refine it, I believe the clan leader will agree!” Sha Yi considered for a moment and said.

Ye Yuan nodded and said, “Good. Send someone back to your clan to report to the clan leader. Leave the pill to me!”

Sha Yi was taken aback, saying, “But you haven’t even asked what pill it is!”

Ye Yuan said indifferently, “Any pill is the same to me!”

Sha Yi staggered, nearly falling to the ground.

He had seen arrogance, but never such arrogance!

How dare anyone boast so wildly!

If not for the fact that Ye Yuan’s earlier sword strike had intimidated Sha Yi, he would have bitten him right then.

But since it concerned the young clan leader’s life or death, Sha Yi dared not be careless and still sent someone back to report to the clan leader.

Sha Yi then listed the required spiritual medicines. After hearing them, Ye Yuan said in surprise, “So it’s the Purple Void Qi Spirit Pill. This demon pill is not easy to refine. Even among the peak demon pill emperors of the demon race, very few can refine it. It seems your young master’s inner core was broken, and his demonic essence has scattered!”

At these words, Sha Yi’s fish eyes bulged wide.

“M-milord actually knows the Purple Void Qi Spirit Pill?”

Sha Yi couldn’t help but be shocked. The Purple Void Qi Spirit Pill was an ancient recipe; few tribes in the entire sea clan possessed it, and the mermaid clan was one of them.

But having the recipe was one thing; being able to refine it was another.

The sea clan’s resources were scarce, and their alchemy skills underdeveloped; refining it was as hard as reaching the heavens.

Sha Yi had come to exchange for spiritual medicines this time only as a last resort, hoping to find a sea clan alchemist to try.

Unexpectedly, Ye Yuan had seen through it at once!

But Ye Yuan’s next sentence directly crushed him.

“I know of it, but I’ve only seen it in ancient texts. I don’t have the specific recipe, and I’ve never refined it,” Ye Yuan shrugged.

That ancient classic only introduced this demon pill but did not detail how to refine it.

If it were his previous life, Ye Yuan would not have dared to guarantee he could refine it.

But now, with his increasingly profound understanding of the *Medicine Soul Divine Canon*, his alchemical skill was incomparable to his past life.

Coupled with his solid pharmacological knowledge, Ye Yuan had absolute confidence he could refine it!

Seeing Sha Yi’s bitter fish face, Ye Yuan smiled and said, “Rest assured, when I take action, I’m definitely better than your sea clan’s alchemists! I see that pills are in high demand at this fair; just follow me for now.”

As Ye Yuan walked past him, Sha Yi noticed that everyone else was looking at him as if he were a fool.

Jiang Taicang walked past him, patted his fish head, and sighed, “Fool, not just anyone can ask milord to refine pills.”

Ao Qian also walked past him and cursed, “Idiot, to doubt milord’s ability!”

Old Tan glanced at him and said pityingly, “Brother, your judgment is really poor!”

Zhao Qian was kinder than the others, smiling as she said, “Don’t worry, there’s no pill in this world that Young Master Ye can’t refine.”

Sha Yi was completely bewildered, but he realized that Milord Ye Yuan’s alchemy level seemed truly high!

So high he couldn’t imagine!

After walking around, Ye Yuan stopped at a stall, where a small section of tree root caught his attention.

At the stall, two people were arguing fiercely.

“Old Xie, this is your fault! Last time we agreed to trade the Starry Sky Soul Pill for the Coiling Dragon Spirit Root, and now you’re backing out—what do you mean?” a martial artist shouted.

The stall owner, Old Xie, said expressionlessly, “You know well how precious the Coiling Dragon Spirit Root is. I told you last time, at least a mid-grade Starry Sky Soul Pill, but what you brought was low-grade. How can I trade with you?”

“Old Xie, the Starry Sky Soul Pill is a Profound-grade pill; it’s not easy to refine. Asking for mid-grade—aren’t you making things difficult?” the man said, red-faced.