Beauty and the Bodyguard Chapter 1524 - 1523 - Refusal

Chapter 1524: 1523 – Refusal

Chapter 1523 – Refusal

That was why Qing allowed it- five billion was definitely a large sum for the Ice Palace, after all. They didn’t have any commercial businesses, and all their income relied on selling some of their treasures.

“What do you need? You can tell me now, right?” Qing had a nice impression when it came to Lin Yi- for Nitian and Naipao, Qing actually didn’t like them very much, and the fact that a freelancer like Lin Yi punished them was quite refres.h.i.+ng.

“The Fire Spirit’s Fruit.”

“What!” Qing’s eyes froze as she stared at Lin Yi, stunned, “How do you know of this fruit? Who told you something like that?’

Qing’s reaction took him by surprise- could this fruit be a big deal? But Lin yi didn’t plan on hiding anything, and spoke honestly. “I saw it in an ancient text. My friend… I need it to cure her!”

“Ancient text?” Qing looked at Lin Yi in his eyes, and after a while, she nodded. It didn’t seem like Lin yi was lying, but the fruit was something that people from ancient sects barely knew- it was because this only appeared in the Ice Palace, and was extremely rare!

Lin Yi mentioning this, as a result, was nothing short of shocking! She had to be more alert since she didn’t know where he got this information.

“Since you know of this fruit, you should also understand the value of it- for us of the Ice Palace, this is a priceless treasure. If you want this fire spirit’s fruit, I wonder what you will use to exchange for it?” Qing said after seeing that Lin Yi had no ill intentions.

He couldn’t help but smile bitterly after hearing the words- how could he know the value of the fruit? He wouldn’t know how priceless it was to the Ice Palace!

“I have a qi gathering pill… Can that be used for the exchange?” Lin Yi had originally felt that it wouldn’t be a problem to exchange the fruit with the pill, since it was something that could be used to break through into Sky cla.s.s, but after hearing Qing’s words… He wasn’t so sure anymore.

“Qi gathering pill? A third grade item? You have something like that?” Qing was a bit surprised, a look of joy flashed across her eyes, “You know a refiner above third level?”

“I don’t…” Lin Yi shook his hea, “I got it from an ancient tomb.”

“I see!” The happiness faded away, and a cold look came back, “If you had known a third level refiner, I could have discussed with the sect master and have an elixir created for us- we might take out a Fire Spirit’s Fruit in return for that! But if you don’t, it’s not possible!”

One fruit as payment? He was planning on two! But hearing that, he didn’t dare bring it up! He didn’t know a refiner, but Lin Yi himself was trying his best to become one, though with no results.

With his skills now, there was no way he’d be able to make an elixir for the Ice Palace- the sect master might even outright kill him in rage once he disgraced them all with his lowly skills!

“The qi gathering pill… It isn’t enough?” Lin Yi was a bit confused- Qing didn’t seem interested in it at all, and was asking about the refiner.

“The qi gathering pill may be a treasure in the eyes of sects and hidden houses, but in the eyes of ancient sects, it is no different from a poison!” Qing spoke dully.

“Poison?” Lin Yi jumped.

“Since you were first place, I’ll chat with you a bit more,” Qing nodded, “It is indeed poison! While the pill can turn an Earth cla.s.s late phase peak into a Sky cla.s.s, there are still flaws.”

“Flaws?” LinYi quickled asked, “Why do the hidden houses treat it with so much value then?”

“Different level of worlds have different views!” Qing said faintly, “The ancient sects and ancient houses have the goal of breaking from Sky cla.s.s into the Path of the Sky! Hidden houses, however, consider becoming a Sky cla.s.s a big deal. Breaking through Earth is something they dare not even imagine.

“Could it be that you’d be stuck in Sky cla.s.s after eating this pill?” Lin Yi had some idea of what was going on from the explanation.

“If you had a lot of qi gathering pills, it’s possible to keep on eating it until you reached Sky Cla.s.s late phase peak- with the right situation and circ.u.mstance, you can break through,” Qing said, “But the process of making this pill is extremely difficult- according to what I know, even a fourth level refiner would have a hard time making one out of every ten attempts, and this also has a very strict requirement with the refiner’s element! So, each pill is priceless!”

“Then… It doesn’t sound like there’s any flaws? Could it be that you wouldn’t be able to pract.i.tion yourself after eating this pill?” Lin Yi suddenly thought of it.

“Correct!” Qing said, “The qi within the pill is overly pure- and after eating it, your body adapts to that purity of the qi. It no longer has any sensitivity to the qi of the natural world- unless it was somewhere that had especially thick qi! At the very least, those who had consumed the pill and broken into Sky cla.s.s all met their barriers- they had to continue using the most priceless of treasures to continue increasing their strength!”

“I see, so you’re saying- a thrifty person going into a life of luxury is easy, but a person of luxury becoming thrifty is hard?” Lin Yi understood- that was why this was called poison! But Liju didn’t mention that in his notes? Lin Yi still didn’t fully get it, “I saw in the ancient text that this pill didn’t have this sort of flaw though?”

“Naturally not back then- there was plenty of rich qi in the air. Now, with the qi in our world getting thinner and thinner, it’s harder to pract.i.tion!” Qing said, “You understand now? If you want to use the pill to exchange for the fruit, it’s not something we can’t agree on! Other than that, do you have any other requests?”

“Then… How can I obtain the Fire Spirit’s Fruit? I can purchase it if it’s possible!” Lin Yi had to maintain humility here in front of the Ice Palace- he couldn’t force them in any way.

“I told you, the fruit is a priceless treasure to the sect!” Qing said,”If u have something of equal value, then I could discuss with the sect master and barely allow the exchange!”