8: Slap in the face

Today's Yang Lingchen was dressed in a luxurious light-blue brocade robe, his thick long hair tied up high. His handsome Face carried a hint of determination; his appearance was a world apart from his former dandy image.

He stepped inside the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce.

"Young Master, how may I assist you?"

Just as Yang Lingchen entered the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce, a tall Female Attendant with an extraordinary temperament walked over with great enthusiasm.

After all, anyone who could afford to shop at the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce was a person of status in Hanyang City.

Thus, the waitresses here were all chosen as one in a hundred, and their cultivation levels were all at the sixth layer of the Gathering Origin Realm or higher.

"I need some medicinal herbs," Yang Lingchen said, handing a carefully prepared list to the beautiful Female Attendant.

"Young Master, the medicinal herbs you require are quite rare and valuable. Are you sure you wish to purchase them?" the beautiful Female Attendant asked, her voice soft and her Face still wearing a smile.

"It's fine. Just prepare the herbs for me," Yang Lingchen said without hesitation.

"Very well, Young Master. Please wait a moment while I have someone prepare the herbs for you," the Female Attendant said respectfully.

"Do you have Pill Furnaces here?" Yang Lingchen followed up with a question.

"Of course we do. Young Master, please follow me."

Led by the beautiful Female Attendant, Yang Lingchen arrived at a private room on the second floor of the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce.

Inside this private room, various grades of Pill Furnaces were displayed. The beautiful Female Attendant began to introduce them to Yang Lingchen in detail.

"Young Master, this light-blue one is the Profound Mystery Cauldron. It is valued at two hundred thousand gold coins and is a precious relic left behind by a top-tier Alchemist."

"This bronze-colored one is the Taiqing Cauldron, left behind by the ancient Alchemist Immortal Master Taiqing. It is valued at three hundred thousand gold coins."

The beautiful Female Attendant spoke incessantly, introducing the origins and prices of these Pill Furnaces.

Hearing the prices of these Pill Furnaces, Yang Lingchen couldn't help but feel a sense of helplessness, as they were significantly over his budget.

At that moment, the Vast Heaven Jade inside Yang Lingchen's body trembled slightly.

His intuition told him there must be something good here; otherwise, the Vast Heaven Jade wouldn't have reacted.

"Are there any other Pill Furnaces?" Yang Lingchen asked, maintaining a calm expression.

"Certainly. Young Master, please follow me."

The beautiful Female Attendant's willow-like brows knitted slightly before she led Yang Lingchen to an inconspicuous corner.

Right then, Yang Lingchen's gaze was instantly drawn to an ink-black cauldron.

'Holy crap, this thing doesn't look like anything special! Why did the Vast Heaven Jade react to it?' Yang Lingchen thought, filled with confusion.

"Young Master, this ink-black Pill Furnace has been in our Tianwu Chamber of Commerce for hundreds of years. I'm not very clear on its specific origins. If you like it, you can take it for five thousand gold coins,"

the Female Attendant said.

"This black cauldron doesn't look like anything special. Can you make it a bit cheaper?" Yang Lingchen steadied his mind and spoke while remaining outwardly indifferent.

This ink-black giant cauldron looked like scrap metal, completely lacking the unique aura emitted by the expensive Pill Furnaces from before.

However, Yang Lingchen knew clearly that anything that could trigger the Vast Heaven Jade was definitely no ordinary object.

"Young Master, this black cauldron is already very cheap," the Female Attendant said.

"Two thousand five hundred, how about it?"

"Four thousand five hundred." The Female Attendant took a small step back.

"Two thousand six hundred," Yang Lingchen spoke again.

"Four thousand," the Female Attendant said through gritted teeth.

After a round of intense bargaining, Yang Lingchen finally spent three thousand gold coins to successfully acquire this mysterious black cauldron.

After putting the black cauldron into his Storage Pouch, Yang Lingchen returned to the first floor.

"Oh! Isn't this Yang Lingchen? What a coincidence!"

At that moment, an elegant and pleasant voice rang out from behind Yang Lingchen.

Han Ruoxue, dressed in a light-pink silk dress, walked over with graceful and light steps.

Behind her followed a handsome youth with an extraordinary temperament.

This youth was Lin Beiyang, the youngest son of the Lin Family Head in Hanyang City. His cultivation level was at the first layer of the Bright Profound Realm, placing him among the top Genius ranks in Hanyang City.

"So it's Young Miss Han," Yang Lingchen said flatly, giving Han Ruoxue only a casual glance.

"Yang Lingchen, I heard you defeated Yang Zihao and even killed Yang Tiancheng. Is that true?" Han Ruoxue asked with a beaming smile, her Face full of curiosity.

"Those are just rumors, not to be taken seriously. With my strength, how could I possibly kill the Grand Elder?" Yang Lingchen said with a smile. He didn't want to reveal too much of his true situation in front of this woman.

Hearing Yang Lingchen's answer, Han Ruoxue felt it made sense. After all, Yang Lingchen had previously only been at the third layer of the Gathering Origin Realm; how could he have defeated Yang Zihao?

In her view, Yang Lingchen must have used some despicable and shameless means to defeat Yang Zihao.

Just then, the tall Female Attendant walked over.

"Young Master, the medicinal herbs and Pill Furnace you requested are all ready. However, regarding the Spirit Yuan Fruit you wanted, our chamber currently only has this last one left," the beautiful Female Attendant said with a smile.

"No matter, one is fine. How many gold coins in total?" Yang Lingchen asked with a calm expression.

"The total is sixty-one thousand gold coins. You can just give sixty thousand, Young Master," the Female Attendant said.

"Thanks, beautiful."

Yang Lingchen quickly pulled out sixty thousand in gold notes from his robe and handed them over, then put the medicinal herbs into his Storage Pouch.

"Spirit Yuan Fruit."

Han Ruoxue couldn't help but let out a startled cry, then said, "Yang Lingchen, can you let me have this Spirit Yuan Fruit?"

The Spirit Yuan Fruit was an extremely precious spiritual fruit. If a Cultivator at the ninth layer of the Gathering Origin Realm consumed it, it could increase their chances of a Breakthrough to the Bright Profound Realm by twenty percent.

Han Ruoxue had come to the Tianling Chamber of Commerce today specifically for this Spirit Yuan Fruit.

"I'm sorry, Young Miss Han, this Spirit Yuan Fruit is also very important to me." Yang Lingchen rejected Han Ruoxue directly without hesitation.

He didn't want to have too much entanglement with a woman like Han Ruoxue.

Although Han Ruoxue was very beautiful, she wasn't the type Yang Lingchen liked because she was far too snobbish.

Hearing Yang Lingchen's answer, Han Ruoxue's willow-like brows furrowed slightly. She never expected Yang Lingchen to refuse her.

In the past, as long as it was something she liked, Yang Lingchen would deliver it to her like a submissive lapdog.

"Yang Lingchen, This Young Master wants this Spirit Yuan Fruit. Name your price!" Lin Beiyang said, looking at Yang Lingchen with a cold and arrogant expression.

Lin Beiyang's arrogance had its reasons. Although they were both from the younger generation of the four great families of Hanyang City, Lin Beiyang had been a Genius youth of Hanyang City since childhood, while Yang Lingchen had been known by everyone as a piece of trash since he was young.

If it weren't for Han Ruoxue, Lin Beiyang felt he would never have any interaction with a piece of trash like Yang Lingchen in his entire life.

"Young Miss Han, I have things to do, so I'll take my leave now." Yang Lingchen didn't pay any attention to Lin Beiyang at all. After speaking, he strode toward the entrance of the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce.

Watching Yang Lingchen's departing back, Lin Beiyang's Face instantly turned ashen. He never expected this trash, Yang Lingchen, would dare to ignore him like this.

Thus, Lin Beiyang followed him out. At this moment, he wanted to let Yang Lingchen know how severe the consequences of ignoring him would be.

Han Ruoxue's expression was equally cold. She also hadn't expected Yang Lingchen to give her so little Face.

Originally, she wanted to use the Spirit Yuan Fruit to Breakthrough to the Bright Profound Realm in one go, so that she could shine brilliantly when the Heavenly Origin Palace recruited new Disciples.

Seeing Lin Beiyang walk out with a grim Face, an imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of Han Ruoxue's mouth, and she followed him out as well.

After leaving the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce, Yang Lingchen was preparing to return to the Yang Family when a sharp shout came from behind him.

"Yang Lingchen, hand over that Spirit Yuan Fruit. Out of respect for the Yang Family's Face, This Young Master won't make things difficult for you," Lin Beiyang said, his eyes looking at Yang Lingchen coldly.

"Lin Beiyang, you seem to have a serious mental problem. Did I do something to provoke you?" Yang Lingchen said coldly.

"Yang Lingchen, you're looking for death!"

Lin Beiyang had never been insulted like this. Just as he was about to move to teach Yang Lingchen a lesson,

Han Ruoxue also walked over and said in a flat voice, "Yang Lingchen, as long as you give up the Spirit Yuan Fruit, how about I compensate you with double the price?"

"What a self-righteous woman. Do I, the dignified Young Family Head of the Yang Family, look like someone who lacks money?" Yang Lingchen's eyes were cold as he glanced at Han Ruoxue and spoke.

"Yang Lingchen, you...!"

Han Ruoxue was momentarily speechless from Yang Lingchen's retort. She never expected that Yang Lingchen would become completely different from before.

The former Yang Lingchen was like a humble lapdog in front of her, but now he didn't put her in his eyes at all. This huge disparity made her feel incredibly angry.

"'You' what? Why haven't you returned the lingxiu sword in your hand to me? Since the engagement has been broken, you have the nerve to keep the sword I gave you? Is your skin so thick that your father knows about it?"

Yang Lingchen said with a cold laugh.

Originally, for the sake of the long-standing friendship between their two families, Yang Lingchen didn't want to bother with this woman. He hadn't expected her to repeatedly put on airs in front of him.

"Yang Lingchen, are you even a man? To have the nerve to ask for back something you gave away," Han Ruoxue snapped in anger.

This lingxiu sword was worth over a hundred thousand gold coins, and Han Ruoxue didn't want to return it so easily.