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276. Few resources, many people
After Mu Xinyuan finished explaining, Xiao Yan understood why Tang Qiying hadn't given him any face, no matter who it was, whether Mu Xinyuan or Mu Zier. Only after that voice appeared did he let them pass; it seemed the voice belonged to Tang Qiying's teacher, Chen Wei.
Afterwards, Mu Xinyuan and the other two traveled a considerable distance before arriving at a stone chamber, where one stone platform after another stood neatly in the chamber.
Numerous magical beast cores were displayed on stone shelves, but the Tianluan Clan clearly didn't pay much attention to them. They didn't even differentiate the types of cores, simply piling them together in a crude manner according to their grade. However, those placed at the very front were all magical beast cores below the fifth rank, which were not Xiao Yan's target for this trip.
On the other side of the stone chamber, there was a chilling, icy atmosphere. As far as the eye could see, there were blocks of ice, made by ice-attribute masters using their battle qi to freeze the corpses of numerous magical beasts, and then placed there.
The remains of these magical beasts are mostly incomplete; only the most important parts of the beasts were selected and frozen here.
Looking at the scale of the stone chamber, Xiao Yan couldn't help but sigh inwardly that it was indeed a major clan among magical beasts. The sheer quantity of magical beast cores and materials stored there was already quite astonishing, and this was just one of the stone chambers.
This mountain range can be said to have gathered all the wealth of the Celestial Phoenix Clan, and is the true foundation of a magical beast family.
Mu Xinyuan glanced at the stone chamber and said, "There's nothing good here. Let's move on."
The first stone chamber connects to another stone chamber at the end. In the second stone chamber, the magical beast cores and corpses are clearly of a higher grade, and their arrangement is no longer haphazard but neatly organized according to the type of magical beast. The second stone chamber contains significantly fewer items, but it is also larger in size.
Although the items in the second stone chamber were good, they still didn't contain the eighth-tier Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast Demon Core that Xiao Yan needed, so Mu Xinyuan led Xiao Yan to continue inside.
In the third stone chamber, the stone shelves inside were filled with small, carved stone boxes, showing that everything here had been put to the best of its ability, which also indicated that the items placed here must be of considerable value.
However, Xiao Yan discovered that there were more than just the three of them in the stone chamber; someone else had already arrived there before them.
There were six people in the group, five of whom seemed unfamiliar with the stone chamber. Xiao Yan only recognized one of them, Mu Jin, who had greeted him at the beginning and was explaining things to the other five.
"Elder Xinyuan!" Mu Jin greeted Mu Xinyuan respectfully upon his arrival.
The other five people in the stone chamber also recognized Mu Xinyuan, but they all looked extremely arrogant and merely nodded in greeting.
Xiao Yan realized that the other five people besides Mu Jin were actually human. The reason they could remain calm in the face of Mu Xinyuan, a Dou Zun powerhouse, was probably the conspicuous badges on their chests.
The emblem of the tower-shaped building, adorned with several stars, is the Alchemist's Emblem!
Moreover, Xiao Yan glanced over and saw that there were five seventh-grade alchemists, one of whom was a mid-level seventh-grade alchemist. Such a lineup would be highly regarded even within the Dan Tower, a gathering place for alchemists, let alone a magical beast clan like the Tianluan Clan. This was why the five humans didn't care about Mu Xinyuan; alchemists were always among the highest-ranking people on the Dou Qi Continent.
"Why is the Tianluan Clan gathering so many high-level alchemists?" Xiao Yan wondered.
Although the five alchemists were indifferent, it was clear that Mu Xinyuan didn't show any unusual emotions. After all, there was nothing that could be done about it. People with alchemy talent were extremely rare among magical beasts, so alchemists held an even higher status in magical beasts.
Mu Xinyuan then said to Mu Jin in front of him, "Little Jin, I've come to find the magic core of an eighth-tier Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast. How many are left in stock?"
Although Mu Xinyuan didn't know what Xiao Yan wanted the demon core for, he had traveled a long way to the Tianluan Clan, and whether it was because he thought highly of Xiao Yan or because of his relationship with Venerable Feng, he had to meet Xiao Yan's needs.
Upon hearing this, Mu Jin also looked troubled and said, "Elder Xinyuan, the other magic cores are fine, but there are only two eighth-tier Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast magic cores left. The masters have already made their choices..."
Mu Xinyuan frowned and spoke in a friendly tone to the person of the highest rank among the five, "Master Bai, I urgently need this eighth-order Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast Demon Core. I wonder if you could spare one of it?"
Before Master Bai could speak, the fattest of the four alchemists preemptively said, "Elder Xinyuan, the five of us can choose whatever we need, as we have already discussed it with Clan Chief Mu."
Mu Xinyuan nodded and said, "That's right, but I really need these magic cores. How about this, if my clan obtains another eighth-tier Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast's magic core, I'll personally deliver it to the master who needs it, how about that?"
Master Bai was also somewhat conflicted at this moment. After hearing Mu Xinyuan's humble request, he wavered a little: "Since Elder Xinyuan..."
The obese alchemist behind him also showed anxiety in his eyes. There were two eighth-tier Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast magic cores in total; Master Bai had taken one, and the rest was for him. The five of them had been invited to the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, with Master Bai as their leader. If one core had to be given away, it would naturally be the one that originally belonged to him!
So at this moment, he also chimed in, "I think it's because the Tianluan Clan is unwilling to pay the agreed price, and Elder Xinyuan has come personally to lower the price."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the remaining four people also changed. As seventh-grade alchemists, they had never lacked preferential treatment, and they had indeed come here only because the Tianluan Clan had made a great effort to invite them. The words just now were a bit too hurtful.
Mu Xinyuan's face flushed red with anger at these words: "My Tianluan Clan always keeps its word. Since we've made a promise, we won't shortchange you on anything!"
The obese alchemist wore a mocking smile: "Elder Xinyuan was present when we discussed taking whatever we wanted, wasn't he? Or has he already forgotten about it?" The obese alchemist deliberately emphasized the word "forgot".
"You..." Mu Xinyuan was also lifted up by him at this moment, and was in a dilemma.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Yan walked up to Mu Xinyuan and said, "Elder, I think we should let it go today."
Mu Xinyuan is now in a dilemma. Xiao Yan knows that Mu Xinyuan will definitely try to get the magic core for him, but Xiao Yan does not want to see Mu Xinyuan clash with these alchemists.