Ning Fa was overjoyed, seeing her hesitant expression.
It seemed even this Cloud Crystal Liquid was available.
He immediately said in a deep voice, "Miss Wei, this Cloud Crystal Liquid is very important to me. If your pavilion truly has it, what price would it take to exchange for it? Please let me know."
Wei Shiqin's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she looked a bit troubled. "Young Master Ning, to be frank, our pavilion does indeed have two portions of Cloud Crystal Liquid. One portion is an item for this auction, and that one cannot be moved."
"As for the other portion of Cloud Crystal Liquid, although it won't be auctioned, our pavilion intends to exchange it for Hundred Year Spirit Milk. If you have Hundred Year Spirit Milk, Young Master Ning, you can take this portion of Cloud Crystal Liquid, and our pavilion will even compensate you with a large sum of Spirit Stones."
Ning Fa's sword-like eyebrows knitted together, and he thought to himself that this was troublesome.
Due to the rarity of high-level spiritual items, it was often difficult to purchase them even with sufficient Spirit Stones.
Many shops would not sell these spiritual items directly but would impose restrictions.
For example, they would only allow bartering, requiring other rare spiritual items in exchange.
If the values were unequal, then Spirit Stones would be used to cover the difference.
But the key was that they had to have spiritual items that the shop needed.
In reality, the Ning Family operated similarly.
Some important treasures in Ning Fa's vault could not be exchanged for just Spirit Stones.
One had to present a certain amount of Family Contribution Points.
In some cases, it required only Contribution Points.
For instance, when a branch family wanted to change their spiritual island.
And in the market, to conveniently purchase such precious spiritual items purely with Spirit Stones.
Most of the time, one could only do so at auctions.
At that time, as long as you paid enough Spirit Stones, you could bid for it.
Of course, the price was fierce competition with others, and you might have to spend a large amount of Spirit Stones to win the bid.
Clearly, the Cloud Crystal Liquid was such a rare spiritual item, which was why Tongbao Pavilion did not sell it directly but preferred bartering.
Ning Fa also knew about the Hundred Year Spirit Milk that Wei Shiqin desired.
This was a very precious spiritual liquid, naturally formed, with many effects.
One of its most famous effects.
Was that a Foundation Establishment cultivator could consume a drop of Hundred Year Spirit Milk.
Even if their entire body's spiritual power was depleted, they could recover all their spiritual power in a short period.
And there were no after-effects.
It could be considered a precious spiritual item that could save the life of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Above it, there was even Thousand Year Spirit Milk, which could allow Core Formation cultivators to recover all their spiritual power.
There was even the legendary Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk, which could help Nascent Soul Old Monsters recover their spiritual power.
However, Spirit Milk of this caliber was rarely seen in the market, unless it was occasionally spotted at large auctions in high-level immortal cities.
Therefore, the value of Hundred Year Spirit Milk was even higher than that of Cloud Crystal Liquid.
This made Ning Fa wonder where he would find it.
Wei Shiqin looked at Ning Fa apologetically and said, "Young Master Ning, please rest assured. Since you need this item, I will keep an eye out for you. I will notify you as soon as there is any news."
Ning Fa's brow remained furrowed.
It wasn't easy to find spiritual items of this caliber; it might take half a year or even a year to obtain even a small amount.
Moreover, even if Tongbao Pavilion acquired more Cloud Crystal Liquid, Ning Fa might not be the top priority.
After all, their current cooperative relationship was not very close.
And Ning Fa was currently cultivating the Ancient Source Thunder Scripture, which required body refinement starting from the second level.
His body refinement progress directly constrained his realm advancement.
He had to improve his physical strength at all costs.
Therefore, the Nine Revolutions Purple Yuan Powder, which aided body refinement, was of utmost importance.
And Cloud Crystal Liquid was the most crucial main ingredient for refining Purple Yuan Powder; he had to obtain it.
Just then, Ning Fa noticed Wei Shiqin looking at him with a smiling expression, her cherry lips curving into a light smile.
Ning Fa's heart stirred, and he seemed to understand something.
This Miss Wei appeared to be playing hard to get, waiting for him to take the bait.
Ning Fa relaxed, picked up his teacup, and calmly took a sip of tea before saying with a faint smile, "Miss Wei, please be direct. What do I need to do to obtain this Cloud Crystal Liquid?"
Wei Shiqin covered her mouth and giggled, her eyes sparkling. "Young Master Ning is indeed a wise man. Then I shall be direct. If it were any other First-grade Pill Master, even a First-grade High-rank Pill Master, to obtain this Cloud Crystal Liquid, they would only be able to offer Hundred Year Spirit Milk or other similarly precious spiritual items in exchange."
"But you are different, Young Master Ning. To be honest, your alchemy talent is something I have never seen before in my life. If you, Young Master Ning, want this Cloud Crystal Liquid, I can make the decision to let you have it."
"Of course, the prerequisite is that you need to establish a deeper cooperative relationship with our pavilion. That way, I will have a valid reason to explain my actions."
Ning Fa thought to himself, "Deeper cooperation? This is precisely what I excel at. This Miss Wei is truly after my body... ah no, after my alchemy skills."
He understood that this was likely one of the effects of his decisive victory over Ning Ruiming in their previous alchemy competition.
In just three months, he had not only mastered the Three Yuan Pill, which he had never refined before, but had even achieved a success rate close to fifty percent.
He could even multitask, refining two furnaces of the Three Yuan Pill simultaneously, and succeeded with a considerable success rate.
With such formidable alchemy talent displayed, he suspected Miss Wei had been coveting him for a long time.
It was likely she was no longer satisfied with such limited alchemy collaborations.
However, Ning Fa was, after all, a Pill Master of the Ning Family, and his primary responsibility was naturally to refine pills for his own clan.
His current request to Wei Shiqin for these precious spiritual materials had probably just given her an opportunity.
But Ning Fa didn't believe Wei Shiqin was trying to manipulate him.
After all, that Cloud Crystal Liquid was indeed a very precious second-tier spiritual item.
Even if its value was slightly less than Hundred Year Spirit Milk, it was close.
Ning Fa was secretly delighted.
If this Miss Wei was after his body, wasn't he also after something from her?
He needed the spiritual materials for the Nine Revolutions Purple Yuan Powder long-term, and the Cloud Crystal Liquid was naturally the most crucial.
This single portion of Cloud Crystal Liquid wouldn't be enough.
He also needed many other precious spiritual materials.
This required the support of a strong channel for spiritual materials.
The Ning Family could certainly provide some.
However, without revealing his secret, the family could at most procure one or two portions of spiritual materials for him.
This Miss Wei was precisely a more suitable candidate.
After all, the Xudong Merchant Guild was backed by a Golden Core cultivator, making it a major power that ranked highly even within Yun Prefecture.
Although the Tongbao Pavilion was merely a branch of the Xudong Merchant Guild, its ability to procure spiritual materials through its channels was not comparable to the Ning Family.
Therefore, he also wanted to establish a deep and lasting cooperative relationship with this Miss Wei.
Thinking of this, Ning Fa's smile deepened slightly.
He said with a smile, "Oh? Deeper cooperation? To be frank, I actually have the same intention. The spiritual materials I just listed are not just needed in one portion, but on a long-term basis, so I will need Miss Wei's help."
Wei Shiqin's face first showed a hint of surprise, and then her smile became even more radiant.
Next, the two engaged in a verbal battle to discuss how to deepen their cooperation.
After a while, they finally stopped.