11 Oh, You Want to Buy It? Guess What, I Donst Want to Sell It! (1/2)

As soon as Guan Wanshan spoke, he immediately regretted opening his mouth. Finding such a valuable piece of dan was worth the good fortune of three generations, and he was actually hoping to see more. He really felt that greed had taken over his rationality. However, if he could obtain more than one of such a precious item, it would definitely be the best day of his life.

The old man's reaction startled Ye Xiao, but he still managed to reply indifferently, ”Well I didn't count how many are present. It should be about fifteen.... maybe sixteen. Though, I truly didn't count...” He felt drops of sweat appear on his forehead as he started to worry, [I truly don't think of this as something valuable. Why would it draw such a big reaction from this old man? This is such a hot-headed old man!] He was really taken aback by this kind of a reaction.

”WHAT?! F-fifteen... o-or sixteen?!? And you didn't even count it?! Seriously?!” Guan Wanshan stared at him like he wanted to hit Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao felt helpless as he innocently threw his hands up in the air...

Guan Wanshan truly wanted to curse this man in front of him, but he still managed to keep his words to himself. He thought, [A single item is valuable enough to shake the world, yet he actually has more than fifteen of them. He has such a ridiculous amounts of good luck to be able to acquire such valuable dan beads, yet he doesn't even seem to value it. He had even brought it to an auction, and yet he couldn't even be bothered to count it?!

That was such a reckless waste of God's good gifts!

This... this guy... is truly... a humongous black sheep!

The three lords? They were simply three good kids compared to this guy!

One could really not be compared with the other!]

Guan Wanshan's lips were trembling. He turned around and yelled, ”... G-go bring me twenty Purple Jade Bottles!”

He couldn't scold Ye Xiao at the moment, so he vented his anger on his subordinates.

Many loud shouts were heard one after the other, then they were followed by footsteps which belonged to an approaching crowd.

It had been at least a dozen years since they had seen the master connoisseur so agitated.

By any chance, if they acted too slowly, then at the very least, they would be reprimanded. However, in the worst case scenario, they might even lose their jobs.

Only a few moments later, Guan Wanshan had received all the equipment he had demanded.

Then he took out a clean white towel and wiped his hands completely clean. He put a purple plate made of crystal on the table, and after which, he took out a strange transparent cover and placed it over the plate.

After that, he took the jade bottle from Ye Xiao and placed it on the plate through a strange opening in the cover.

With that, only his hands could reach through the cover. They fitted perfectly into the opening, making sure that none of the spiritual qi that was given off by the dan bead would be able to escape.

”This is some incredible equipment. It really is of great quality.” The Xiao Monarch clicked his tongue in admiration for the structure of the cover.

However, he didn't realize that his praise had made the old guy Guan nearly fall down in anger, [The story about 'keeping the casket and giving back the pearl' [1] has become a laughingstock for over a thousand years. Now there is another living example. The cover is an artful thing, but it can never be compared with the valuable dan beads. You think little of such treasure but admire a common cover. What a bloody world-class joke!]

When the jade bottle was opened, the wonderful scent spread again. Moreover, from inside the bottle, a mass of white mist emerged, and it couldn't even disperse because of its density!

”Dan... cloud!!!”

The white beard of Guan Wanshan quivered. His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets and dropped to the ground.

There are nine grades of dan, and only those over grade 7 could release a dan mist. At the highest grade 9, this dan mist would even contain visible dan veins.

However, only the legendary, limit-breaking dan that had broken through the limits of the 9th grade could produce... the legendary dan cloud! [2]

The cloud as well as the mist actually shared the same essential attributes, however, the mist would usually disperse, but as for the cloud, according to the legends, the cloud would keep on rising while continuously changing its shape!

That was similar to the difference between heaven and earth!

The dan cloud was something that only appeared in those legendary stories from eons past. Only stories were told about it in this mortal world, but it had never been seen before!

At this moment, Guan Wanshan was witnessing the legendary dan cloud that he hadn't even dared dreaming about. He could smell its extremely dense smell which brought the greatest joy to both his body and mind. He was nearly crying out in excitement.

”My dear ancestors!” Guan Wanshan murmured in jubilation, ”Today, I...I have finally seen the legendary dan cloud with my own two eyes! Oh, this dan cloud... It is worth three-generations of good fortune... I no longer have any regrets and I can die willingly...”

The Xiao Monarch was slightly stunned, [What the hell is going on? He is just identifying some dan beads. How could such a simple thing make him go crazy... Die willingly he says... That is just a simple dan bead, not some lethal incurable poison!]

The bottle was carefully leaned forward in order to let a soybean-sized dan bead roll out. The soybean-sized dan bead was still enveloped by the dan cloud as it was rolling around on the plate. After a while, the dan bead could be clearly identified as a golden dan bead with mysterious veins covering its entire surface...

Guan Wanshan lightly closed his eyes which were filled with satisfaction.

No further inspection was needed.

Veins were densely covering this dan bead, while the dan cloud was still ever spreading

This was - something that could only be produced by the supreme immortals from myths - the legendary magical grade 10 dan!

Although it was just some Pei-Yuan Dan, with such quality, a grade 9 dan-maker from the myths would want to buy it even for an exorbitant price and take it for research, because... more than just about the grade of dan, it was about opening an entrance to a tough path towards supreme dan-making!

Even learning a tiny bit of the technique could bring a big upgrade to the dan-maker.