The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

"Well, I don’t have much of value on me. You’ll have to make do with these."

After speaking, Qin Ya took out over a dozen Seventh-Grade Profound Soldiers from his Storage Ring. There were sabers, spears, swords, and shields, all shimmering with a beautiful, flowing light.

Shangguan Feiying and Zong Ji exchanged a glance and nodded. Although these ten-odd Seventh-Grade Profound Soldiers were quite valuable, there was still a significant gap compared to the Profound Vessel.

’Hmm, we should take them for now. We can’t embarrass Master Qin.’

Shangguan Feiying took a step forward, just as he was about to collect the Profound Soldiers.

"Ah, here they are. I’ve been refining too many Elixirs lately, so I just tossed these Profound Soldiers in a corner." Qin Ya smiled faintly, then took out several more Profound Soldiers.

A sharp aura washed over them, startling both Shangguan Feiying and Zong Ji.

They saw Qin Ya take several more Profound Soldiers out of his Storage Ring.

A three-foot-long Cyan Blade flickered with a cold light, engraved with the design of a baring dragon.

A pair of Heaven-Smashing Hammers, diamond-shaped and pitch-black, were as heavy as a great mountain. The moment they were placed on the ground, it shook, and cracks instantly spiderwebbed across the surface.

A Ghost Head Saber radiated a gloomy, chilling air, wreathed in an Evil Qi that refused to disperse.

...

"This is..."

Shangguan Feiying’s pupils shrank. These Profound Soldiers in front of him were all Ninth Grade, and even among Ninth-Grade Profound Soldiers, they were clearly extraordinary pieces.

"I obtained these Profound Soldiers in the Hidden Dragon Valley Secret Realm. They aren’t very useful to me, so how about I trade them for this Profound Vessel?"

A flash of surprise crossed Zong Ji’s eyes. He never expected Qin Ya to possess such assets. Ninth-Grade Profound Soldiers—even an ordinary Extraordinary Strong Person might not have one. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

And yet, Qin Ya could casually pull out a whole pile of them.

"Master Qin, what an impressive display of wealth," Zong Ji sighed softly. "Although this Profound Vessel is valuable, how could it possibly compare to these Profound Soldiers?"

"Indeed. At best, this Profound Vessel is equivalent to a single Ninth-Grade Profound Soldier. For you to take out so many, Master Qin... you’re really overvaluing the Profound Vessel." Shangguan Feiying gave a wry smile, a sense of defeat rising in his heart. He had thought Qin Ya wouldn’t be able to produce an equivalent exchange, but he never imagined the man would pull out a pile of Ninth-Grade Profound Soldiers.

’Is he showing off his wealth?’

"It’s no matter. To me, these Profound Soldiers are like chicken ribs—not worth eating, but a waste to throw away. Using them to trade for a Profound Vessel is worth it."

’What a spendthrift! There’s no one in the world more wasteful than you.’

This thought suddenly surfaced in the minds of Shangguan Feiying and Zong Ji. Tossing away several Ninth-Grade Profound Soldiers just like that... could you possibly be any more wasteful?

"Oh, right."

Qin Ya seemed to recall something and took out several dozen more Profound Soldiers. A powerful, sharp aura flowed through the air, causing the temperature to drop slightly.

Not a single one of these Profound Soldiers was below Seventh Grade.

Zong Ji and Shangguan Feiying swallowed hard. ’Did Master Qin rob the weapon vault of some Sect? So many High-Level Profound Soldiers... you probably couldn’t even find this many in an Empire’s Treasure Vault. Master Qin... he’s truly wealthy.’

"One can’t travel far without funds. These Profound Soldiers are useless to me, so I’d like to exchange them with your esteemed palace for Primordial Stones. What do you say?" Qin Ya said with a faint smile.

As one’s Cultivation deepened, Gold Coins became less and less useful to a Martial Artist. Upon reaching the Extraordinary Realm, transactions for cultivation resources were all conducted using Primordial Stones. Although Qin Ya had some Primordial Stones, it wasn’t a large amount. These Profound Soldiers, on the other hand, were of little use to him, so it was better to convert them into Primordial Stones.

"Primordial Stones... yes, that can be done."

To be honest, converting so many High-Level Profound Soldiers into Primordial Stones would amount to a considerable sum, but the Vast Sea Divine Palace had the capacity to, just barely, take the deal.

"A Top Level Seventh-Grade Profound Soldier is worth at least five hundred catties of Primordial Stones. A Top Level Eighth-Grade Profound Soldier is at least five thousand catties. As for a Ninth-Grade Profound Soldier, that requires over one hundred thousand catties." Glancing at the dense collection of High-Level Profound Soldiers on the ground, Shangguan Feiying swallowed and said, "Thirty Seventh-Grade Profound Soldiers, ten Eighth-Grade Profound Soldiers, and the two remaining Ninth-Grade Profound Soldiers after the trade for the Profound Vessel..."

Shangguan Feiying did a quick calculation and said slowly, "The value of these Profound Soldiers is at least two hundred sixty-five thousand catties of Primordial Stones. That’s truly an enormous sum."

After speaking, Shangguan Feiying couldn’t help but sigh. Even he, the Palace Master of the Vast Sea Divine Palace, didn’t have that many Primordial Stones in his personal fortune. And yet Qin Ya, a Martial Artist who hadn’t even reached the Extraordinary Realm, possessed such assets.

"Let’s do this. Master Qin is an honored guest of our Divine Palace. The Vast Sea Divine Palace is willing to exchange three hundred thousand catties of Primordial Stones for this batch of Profound Soldiers. How does that sound?" Zong Ji spoke up at this moment, directly raising the number of Primordial Stones by several tens of thousands.

Three hundred thousand catties of Primordial Stones—this was a number sufficient to scare someone to death.

One must understand, it was already considered quite good for an ordinary Extraordinary Strong Person to have a few thousand catties of Primordial Stones on them. Three hundred thousand catties was a fortune so immense that countless Extraordinary Strong People would fight to the death for it.

Even for the Vast Sea Divine Palace, producing this amount of assets would not be easy.

"Three hundred thousand catties of Primordial Stones... that should be enough for a period of Cultivation."

Qin Ya did not refuse the goodwill gesture from Zong Ji and Shangguan Feiying and agreed directly. Soon after, Shangguan Feiying summoned the Island Masters of the Thirty-Six Islands and convened a meeting.

After all, three hundred thousand catties of Primordial Stones was no small sum.

"What? Three hundred thousand catties of Primordial Stones?"

"Palace Master, for what reason do we need so many Primordial Stones?"

"Could it be to build Profound Vessels? But I remember our palace’s stockpile of Profound Vessels is sufficient. We even have a few spares."

...

Inside the Sea King Hall, the various Island Masters were all discussing animatedly.

Shangguan Feiying smiled faintly and said, "This sum of Primordial Stones is not for building Profound Vessels. It’s to purchase a batch of High-Level Profound Soldiers, including two Ninth-Grade Profound Soldiers, ten Eighth-Grade Profound Soldiers, and thirty Seventh-Grade Profound Soldiers."