Profound Heaven Soul Sovereign

Although the group knew how formidable the other family was, they didn't dwell on it and soon entered the trading center.

The entire trading center was immense. Based on Ye Xuan's observation, its grounds were comparable to those of a sect. It was divided into countless sections, including areas for auctions, general consignments, Alchemist refinement rooms, Soul Refiner refinement rooms, and a Martial Artist exchange center, among many others.

Besides being a place for trade, the trading center was also the information hub for the entire Celestial Capital Prefecture. Recent events in the Celestial Capital Prefecture, which shops had newly opened, which powers had clashed, which family had produced a new expert, and so on.

All of this miscellaneous information was gathered and circulated here.

As soon as Ye Xuan and the others entered, the first thing that caught their eye was a large Profound Power screen. Information on various items scrolled across it in a dense stream—all sorts of Pills, weapons, and materials were available.

Ye Xuan also noticed something: most of the items listed on it seemed slightly cheaper than those in regular shops.

However, Ye Xuan quickly understood why. The goods in the trading center were a mixed bag, and it was hard to tell the quality of many items. If they were more expensive than in the shops, who would bother buying them?

For the same Pill at the same price, most people would definitely go to one of the more famous shops in Celestial Capital Prefecture rather than come to the trading center.

But this only applied to common materials. For rarer items, the opposite was true; their prices were much higher than the market rate.

For example, Ye Xuan had just seen a Tier Seven Rotting Heart Grass listed for a staggering fifty thousand Lower Grade Profound Stones.

Normally, a Tier Seven Spirit Medicine was priced at around twenty to thirty thousand Lower Grade Profound Stones. The price of this Rotting Heart Grass was almost double that.

But on second thought, as long as the seller wasn't in a hurry, there was nothing wrong with setting such a price.

This was because Tier Seven Rotting Heart Grass was extremely rare on the continent and hard to come by. It had one effect: it could neutralize any corrosive toxin at or below Tier Seven. If a Martial Artist was afflicted by such a poison and was in dire need of a cure, they might really be willing to bleed themselves dry to buy this stalk of Rotting Heart Grass.

After all, it was difficult to find this kind of Spirit Medicine in outside shops.

In other words, the prices here were set entirely by the sellers. You could list a First-Grade Pill for a million Lower Grade Profound Stones; it's just that no one would ever buy it.

'Perhaps some might wonder if people would intentionally cause trouble by randomly listing items with absurd prices to confuse everyone.'

Such situations did occur, but they were rare.

First, the trading center was jointly established by several of Celestial Capital Prefecture's top powers. No one dared to cause trouble here. If caught, the consequences would be severe.

Second, a fee was charged for every listing. The fee was a reasonable amount based on the item's grade and listed price, and it was much cheaper than an auction house.

But if you just listed random prices, the item wouldn't sell, and you would be the one losing out in the end.

It was the group's first time in such a place, and their eyes were wide with excitement.

VMMMM!

Just then, a huge message suddenly appeared on the trading center's screen.

The message flashed for only a moment before disappearing, and the screen returned to its previous state, densely packed with information.

Although the message appeared for only a short time, many people in the trading center saw it.

"My heavens, it's a Seventh-Grade Pill!"

"Did you see that? What just appeared was a Seventh-Grade Snow Melting Pill!"

"A Snow Melting Pill can help a Tier Seven Martial King recover from their injuries in a short time! As long as the core source isn't damaged, it can heal most wounds within a few breaths. I can't imagine who would be willing to trade such a Pill."

"Quick! You saw the message. The seller will only be here for an hour. Whoever has the highest bid within that hour gets the Snow Melting Pill. Let's go take a look!"

"A Pill like that? How could it ever be for us? Stop dreaming."

"Any Seventh-Grade Pill costs at least several thousand middle-grade Profound Stones. We can't afford that at all."

"Hey, you never know. It might be our lucky day."

Many people in the crowd grew excited, picking up their respective trading terminals and starting to bid against each other.

The entire scene instantly became feverish.

Seeing everyone's astonished expressions, Su Xiuyi smiled and said, "Someone just paid for an advertisement in the trading center, which is why it caused such a sensation. Every message we see scrolling on the screen costs money. As for that last one, even though it was only for a few seconds, it was a full-screen broadcast, which probably costs several thousand Lower Grade Profound Stones. The price isn't low, but this way, more people know about the Pill, creating a bigger stir and driving up the final sale price. The seller is guaranteed to make a profit."

"In the trading center, if you don't advertise, your item is just placed in the list and will only appear when someone searches for that category."

"The vast majority of people choose this method. Only those who are in a hurry to sell or have an extremely valuable treasure opt for advertising."

Ye Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and a faint smile touched the corners of his mouth. "I've thought of a way to make a name for our Profound Light Pavilion."

"What is it?" the others asked.

Ye Xuan looked at the large screen ahead, smiling without a word.

The others' eyes lit up as they fell into thought.

Lin San was a collateral disciple from one of Celestial Capital Prefecture's top clans, the Lin family. He had a pair of shifty, triangular eyes, a large aquiline nose, and a prominent mustache that resembled another pair of eyebrows.

He was one of the Lin family's managers at the trading center, but despite the title, there wasn't much for him to manage.

At forty years old, his strength was only that of a Tier Five Second Layer Martial Sect. In a typical small family, such strength might be considered decent, but in Celestial Capital Prefecture's Lin family, a collateral disciple like him had basically no hope of ever getting ahead in life.

Lin San's favorite daily activity was to sit quietly before the trading center's large screen and watch the fleeting item information flash by. In his spare time, he was also a scalper.

A scalper was someone who bought items that were priced below their actual value and then resold them for a higher price.

Getting an item to appear on the screen wasn't free; it required paying a fee to the trading center. Having been in this business for a long time, Lin San was extremely adept at reading the psychology of those willing to pay for ads. He could analyze which owners were desperate to sell and which items had dubious origins. He had a venomously sharp eye; with a single glance, his analysis could usually determine the profit margin of an item.

The Seventh-Grade Snow Melting Pill from just now, for instance, was not something he could hope to get his hands on.

Today, a few items had caught his attention, and he was considering acquiring them.

Just as he was preparing to snatch up these items as quickly as possible, the dense stream of information on the large screen suddenly flashed. All the listings vanished, replaced by a single item's information.

'Huh, someone else bought a full-screen ad?'

Lin San was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile. 'There really are a lot of rich people in this world.' The price of a full-screen ad varied based on its duration, but typically, ten seconds cost two thousand Lower Grade Profound Stones.

That's right, you didn't misread that: two thousand Lower Grade Profound Stones for ten seconds. But those ten eye-catching seconds were enough to inform everyone in the entire trading center about the item.

However, items that warranted this kind of advertising were completely out of reach for a Tier Five Martial Sect like Lin San.

He habitually looked up at the information that appeared on the large screen.

"Sixth-Grade Pill—Venerable Pill."

"It's actually a Sixth-Grade Pill."

Lin San muttered to himself. Generally speaking, it wasn't particularly unusual for a Sixth-Grade Pill to get such an advertisement. After all, a normal Sixth-Grade Pill could sell for twenty to thirty thousand Lower Grade Profound Stones. Spending two thousand Lower Grade Profound Stones was just a fraction of that, and as long as the effect was good, there was still a profit to be made.

After all, a Seventh-Grade Pill like the Snow Melting Pill rarely appeared on the market.

What made Lin San curious, however, was that he had never seen the name of this Pill before.

He had worked in the trading center for over a decade and had seen or heard of almost every Sixth-Grade Pill. But he could guarantee this was the first time he had ever seen a Venerable Pill.

His gaze fell on the description below the Pill's name: "Sixth-Grade Venerable Pill: Allows any Tier Five Third Layer Peak Martial Sect to effortlessly break through to the Tier Six Martial Venerable Realm, ignoring all obstacles. It has no side effects, leaves no pill toxins, and does not create resistance to other breakthrough-type pills taken in the future."

"Additionally, the Venerable Pill gives a Tier Six First Layer Martial Artist a fifty percent chance to break through to the Tier Six Second Layer, and a Tier Six Second Layer Martial Artist a thirty percent chance to break through to the Tier Six Third Layer."

"This... this..." Lin San shot to his feet. As if struck by a thought, a flicker of excitement appeared in his eyes.

His body trembled slightly, and he was unaware that his clenched fists had turned white at the knuckles.

His gaze swept over the surrounding crowd, and when he saw that many people also wore excited expressions, his heart tightened.

There were actually quite a few pills on the market that could help a Tier Five Martial Sect break through to the Tier Six Martial Venerable Realm, as many Sixth Grade Alchemists could refine this type of Pill.

The only difference was that this Venerable Pill's effect was more potent. It had no side effects and guaranteed a breakthrough, whereas most other similar pills only had a certain success rate, not a 100% guarantee.

This made the Venerable Pill instantly stand out among all other pills of its kind.