Chapter 1133:

Qin Qi could tell.

This Venerable Yunxiu was clearly testing his limits.

This old bastard, most likely saw that Qin Qi was truly interested in the Profound Crystal Flowing Iron, and was planning to ask for an outrageous price!

Seeing this, he nodded, "Housekeeper Wu is right, eighty pieces is indeed a bit much. I don’t see any real sincerity from Senior Yunxiu to make a deal with me, so if that’s the case, we’ll take our leave for now!"

With those words, Qin Qi turned and walked away.

Venerable Yunxiu didn’t rush to stop him, maintaining a calm and composed demeanor.

Only when Qin Qi was already quite far did Venerable Yunxiu make a move, transmitting his voice: "Qin Qi, wait! Deals—deals—you know these things can always be discussed further!"

"Qin Qi, why decide so early?"

He was cursing inwardly.

He’d judged from Qin Qi’s gaze earlier that the kid really wanted the Profound Crystal Flowing Iron.

But to his surprise, this Qin brat let go of his coveted item so quickly, so decisively!

That earned him new respect for the kid, and completely messed up his own plans.

Hearing Venerable Yunxiu’s words, Qin Qi stood with his hands behind his back and answered, "Senior Yunxiu, I feel that since we’re negotiating, it’s only proper to show sincerity!"

"I’ve already shown enough sincerity, so I ask that Senior offer a truly sincere price!"

"If you keep tossing out sky-high numbers like eighty pieces, I simply can’t afford it, and I’ll just have to walk away!"

Venerable Yunxiu’s mouth twitched.

This Qin brat had played his own hand against him.

Seeing his usual negotiating tricks didn’t work, he could only say, "Alright, since Qin Qi speaks of sincerity, I won’t waste words—thirty pieces of century-aged Spirit Grass, how about that?"

"Fifteen!" Qin Qi answered bluntly.

Venerable Yunxiu replied slowly, "Twenty-five."

"Senior, in my opinion, there’s no need for us to argue. The Profound Crystal Flowing Iron is indeed precious, but it’s not much use in your hands."

Qin Qi said slowly, "Besides, there’s a chance of failure when forging. If it fails, you’re not going to take responsibility. Twenty-five pieces of century-aged Spirit Plant is impossible!"

"The most I can offer is twenty pieces. If Senior keeps haggling, I’ll just have to give it up with regret!"

Hearing Qin Qi say so, Venerable Yunxiu paused to think.

He had to admit, Qin Qi made sense.

The Profound Crystal Flowing Iron was extremely valuable, but not widely used, so twenty pieces of century-aged Spirit Plant was already a rare deal.

The key is, whether it’s successful or not, he didn’t have to take responsibility!

"Alright, since Qin Qi is so sincere, deal. But let me say it upfront, as Qin Qi pointed out, if it fails, I won’t be held accountable!" Venerable Yunxiu grinned.

"Don’t worry!" Qin Qi replied, handing over all the Spirit Plants.

Venerable Yunxiu took the Spirit Plants, grinning from ear to ear.

"In that case, half a month!"

Venerable Yunxiu calmly said, "Half a month from now, Qin Qi, come see me again. I’ll give you an answer!"

Qin Qi nodded, not lingering any longer, and left.

Once outside,

Housekeeper Wu and the others spoke anxiously, "Young master, how could you really agree to Venerable Yunxiu’s terms? That guy is cunning as hell! If there’s a chance of failure and he doesn’t take responsibility, you still have to pay twenty pieces of century-aged Spirit Plant?"

"If it fails, won’t all those Spirit Plants just go down the drain?"

Qin Qi didn’t know how to explain it to Housekeeper Wu.

Because the movement from the Golden Crow Dharma Eye was just too intense.

The last time the Golden Crow Dharma Eye acted like this was for the Pure Yang Sword Box. After the modification, the Pure Yang Sword Box—originally unremarkable—had its power boosted a whole level.

Now, with the Golden Crow Dharma Eye interested in the Profound Crystal Flowing Iron again, it was clear the Flowing Iron would bring something extraordinary to the Pure Yang Sword Box!

He might not trust others, but the Golden Crow Dharma Eye, he could definitely rely on!

"It’s fine, I know what I’m doing." Qin Qi looked confident.

"In that case, we won’t say any more." Housekeeper Wu and the others shook their heads.

The deed was done, and more words wouldn’t help.

So, the group returned to the Primordial Heart Palace.

Qin Qi immediately began seclusion!

After all, the Heavenly Evolution Beast’s blood was ready, and it was time to start cultivating the Nine Transformations of Profound Tribulation!

"I just wonder if my current second layer of the Thousand Vein Body Forging Technique is enough for cultivating the Nine Transformations of Profound Tribulation!" Qin Qi mused silently.

With that in mind, carrying curiosity, he started refining the Heavenly Evolution Beast’s blood.

The cultivation technique of Nine Transformations of Profound Tribulation started running inside him, and the beast’s blood was consumed at a visible speed.

Soon, it fully merged into Qin Qi’s body.

The moment the blood took hold, and the cultivation technique’s power flowed, Qin Qi immediately felt his body changing.

"Damn... it feels like my body’s about to explode!"

Qin Qi’s pupils contracted.

The speed of blood circulation inside him quickened, and strange hair started growing all over his body.

His body was growing, visibly, by the second.

Qin Qi had not expected any of this.

He started to panic, tense.

The cultivation technique of Nine Transformations of Profound Tribulation kept running, giving him the sense that he could die at any moment.

"Shit, I can’t stop it!" Qin Qi’s eyes widened.

He felt a hint of regret.

If only he’d waited till the third layer of Thousand Vein Body Forging Technique was mastered before tackling the Nine Transformations of Profound Tribulation.

No one would expect that once this technique started, it wouldn’t stop at all.

Plus, it was going somewhere completely out of his control.

Just like that, time slipped by—minute after minute—and Qin Qi had no idea what was happening, or how long it took.

All he knew was, the intense pain stayed on, and eventually his vision went black, and he was completely knocked out.

"Master?"

"Master!!"

Only when the Spirit Evil Woman’s voice rang inside his mind did Qin Qi slowly open his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, he realized his body had returned to normal.

Sensing inwardly, he saw a strange mark had appeared on his wrist. Aside from that, there didn’t seem to be any other changes.

"Young master, you scared me to death!" the Spirit Evil Woman said worriedly.

Qin Qi couldn’t help but answer, "What happened? How long was I unconscious?"

"I don’t really know what happened—all I saw was your body suddenly changing, turning into a giant beast form."

The Spirit Evil Woman explained, "After that, you fell unconscious. I wanted to reach out for help, but I can’t leave the Soul Gathering Tool, so all I could do was wait and watch!"