Chapter 6852 Naughty Child

“A fragment of the Ten Worlds Diagram?”

As soon as they heard the name, everyone looked over and quickly gathered around. Although they knew it was 100% fake, they still wanted to see it for themselves.

They got there just as a thin man waved a yellowed piece of paper at an angry booth owner. The two seemed to be arguing over the price.

“Hey, brother, try to be more sincere. You shouldn’t make a fuss like this. Don’t you know the rules?” the booth owner said.

He looked annoyed, but he maintained a mild tone to protect his business.

In places like this, both buyers and sellers needed to have sharp eyes. No one would reveal what was real or fake. If someone had a good eye, they could find treasure among the junk. If not, they’d end up losing out.

Without this ability, it was better to just look around and not buy anything.

But if someone broke this unspoken rule, it would be awkward for everyone. After all, if someone wanted a real guarantee, they’d have to go to the Huayun Trading Company, not a place like this.

The booth was full of different items. Some were real, some were fake, and some had unclear origins. Even the booth owner wasn’t sure if they were genuine.

If a seller wasn’t sure if something was real, they’d still ask for the price of a genuine item. They’d rather not sell it at all than let it go cheaply. If they sold something valuable for too little, people would laugh at them for being blind.

But if they tricked a newcomer into buying junk as treasure, they’d feel proud. Those would make good stories to tell later.

The thin man said, “Brother, I understand the rules. Everyone knows what kind of place this is. But when I arrived, you picked up that piece of paper and said it was part of the Ten Worlds Diagram. Do you think I have 'Idiot' written on my face? If you don’t explain this to me, I won’t let it go!”

But most people agreed with him. If a seller tried to drag a potential buyer to their booth just to sell them junk, it was like calling them stupid. A fragment of the Ten Worlds Diagram? If the seller really had something like that, he wouldn’t make it out of here alive. The whole Northern Celestial Region would be in chaos if it were real.

Using such a thing to try to scam someone truly seemed insulting. Although this thin man didn’t look very intelligent, he wasn’t an idiot. It’s no wonder he was offended.

The booth owner grew anxious upon seeing so many people gathering. He quickly said, “Big brother, I was wrong. This mouth of mine tends to speak nonsense. If I offended you, I apologize. However, when I got this fragment, I was told it was linked to the Ten Worlds Diagram. That's the truth.”

Just then, Long Chen pushed his way through the group of people and cupped his fists toward the thin man.

“Can I take a look?” he asked.

The thin man was in a bad mood at first, but when he saw Chi Yutong and Xin Yu behind Long Chen, he was surprised. Since these two divine daughters were with Long Chen, he had to be someone important. The man quickly smiled and handed over the piece of paper with both hands.

“Senior, if I may share my opinion, this person is deliberately insulting others’ intelligence,” said the thin man.

Long Chen looked at the booth owner, raising an eyebrow.

The booth owner quickly replied, “Please, go ahead and observe! You can judge for yourself if I am deceiving anyone.”

Long Chen picked up the ancient paper. The diagram on it was faded, but it appeared to be a forest. It was very blurry.

“This... really is connected to the Ten Worlds Diagram.”

When Long Chen said this, the booth owner was both shocked and pleased, while the thin man was surprised. The latter quickly grew suspicious, wondering if this person was involved in the booth owner’s scam.

“Senior, is this paper really related to the Ten Worlds Diagram?” asked the booth owner.

Long Chen nodded and said, “I’ve seen a replica of the Ten Worlds Diagram. This piece shows the mountains and rivers underneath it. But it’s also fake, and the person who made it didn’t manage to keep the Dao-charm, so it has decayed.

“There’s still some earth wood energy inside, but it’s almost crumbling because of the erosion of time. Someone with earth wood energy might have a chance to understand the core within, but the chances of understanding the law of that era from this fragment are pretty low. So, even though this is genuinely connected to the Ten Worlds Diagram, its value... You get what I mean.”

Long Chen handed the paper back to the thin man.

“See! I wasn’t conning you! This senior said it himself; this thing is connected to the Ten Worlds Diagram! Apologize!” the booth owner exclaimed.

The wiry man felt embarrassed. But he hustled and said, “You were just lucky like a blind cat running into a dead mouse! Hmph!”

Then he walked away.

“Long Chen, you’ve seen a replica of the Ten Worlds Diagram?” asked Xin Yu.

“That’s nothing. I’ve also seen the Heaven Earth Cauldron,” Long Chen replied casually.

“The Heaven Earth Cauldron? The real thing?” exclaimed Xin Yu.

“Not just that, I even sold it.”

“Sold...”

Xin Yu’s expression turned from shock to scorn. Selling the Heaven Earth Cauldron? That had to be the most ridiculous joke ever.

Xin Yu thought Long Chen was just joking to get back at her, but she didn’t know he was actually telling the truth.

“Senior, I’m amazed by your knowledge and sharp eyes. I have quite a few treasures here! If you’re interested, you can take a look. If you like something, you can just take it,” said the booth owner fawningly.

With his years of experience, he guessed that this man in black robes was no ordinary person. After all, someone normal wouldn’t be with two divine daughters.

Saying he could take whatever he wanted was just being polite. Someone with that kind of status wouldn’t really take things without paying for them.

Xin Yu didn’t stand on courtesy.

“Really? Ah, then I want this one... and that one... and that one...!”

The booth owner’s face turned green. Xin Yu had picked out a jade bottle, an unremarkable pebble, and a bone fragment. Those were the three most valuable things in this booth.

The jade bottle was a spatial container that held a creature, used to nurture spirit beings.

The pebble appeared simple but concealed a flame crystal. It was a firefly amber from the primal chaos era.

The bone fragment originated from a demon of the primal chaos era and contained a drop of a Divine Sovereign’s essence blood.

Although most of these items were fake, the booth owner needed to display a few genuine treasures. After all, possessing some real items was necessary to increase sales.

Xin Yu's ability to instantly identify the three most valuable items left him speechless. How could she pick out the three best treasures that looked no different from the rest?

Xin Yu couldn’t truly appraise treasures, but she could see through the heart. From the booth owner’s movements, gaze, and even fluctuations, she could tell these three items mattered most to him, so she directly picked them out.

“Divine daughter...” the booth owner muttered, panicking.

Xin Yu pretended to be shocked and asked, “Didn’t you say I could pick out whatever I was attracted to? I’m attracted to these three things. Are you going back on your word?”

“But...”

The booth owner definitely wanted to go back on his word, but he didn’t dare. He knew he would lose all his capital if these things were gone. He almost cried.

“The divine daughter is just joking. She wouldn’t take your things away for free. You can take this,” Long said, handing him a small case.

The booth owner opened it and saw an ordinary medicinal pill. However, he was quite skilled. He knew it was just a disguise. When his Spiritual Strength probed inside, his eyes widened, and his jaw dropped.

“Peerless...”

This was a peerless-grade golden pill, specifically the Heavenly Cycle Rebuilding Pill he urgently needed. It was beyond his wildest dreams to obtain such a treasure. After all, even a high-grade version of this pill was beyond his reach.

It was said that a high-grade Heavenly Cycle Rebuilding Pill offered a forty percent chance of forging an essence rune, but failure resulted in death. A top-grade golden pill increased the success chance to sixty percent, yet failure could destabilize the user’s realm, potentially causing a fall from the Divine Sovereign realm.

The legend said that a peerless-grade Heavenly Cycle Rebuilding offered a 90% chance that someone could condense an essence rune again, with no penalties for failure.

The booth owner nearly kowtowed to Long Chen, but he restrained himself from showing too much excitement, fearing he would be killed for the treasure. After all, it was something that countless Divine Sovereigns would kill to have.

“Is it enough?” asked Long Chen.

The booth owner nodded like a chicken bobbing for food. He almost wept.

Long Chen smiled. While this pill was powerful, relying solely on it to reach the acquired Divine Sovereign stage was still inferior to achieving it through personal effort.

Shortcuts often came at a cost. However, for those who believed they would never become an acquired Divine Sovereign in this lifetime and lacked the courage to try, it was an invaluable treasure.

After that, Xin Yu divided the loot and gave the pebble to Chi Yutong.

She said, “Yutong, I’ll give you this stone. There’s a pretty amber inside; you can treat it as an engagement gift.”

Chi Yutong was extremely embarrassed, feeling like she had just plundered Long Chen.

Long Chen found it amusing. Chi Yutong behaved like a good and obedient child, while Xin Yu was more like a naughty kid. Although he wouldn’t call her bad, she was definitely a troublemaker.

Long Chen said, “Take it. I’m grateful for your care and have gained a lot from you. It’s my honor to let Xin Yu give you this gift.”

“Then shouldn’t you thank me?” Xin Yu asked, rolling her eyes.

“Thanks!” Long Chen replied.

Xin Yu laughed so hard that Chi Yutong couldn’t help but chuckle as well. She then picked up the pebble.

The three of them wandered through the area. As they passed by a small booth, Long Chen’s heart tightened. He saw a black-and-white stone.

“This fluctuation...”

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