Li Mochen did not reply. Instead, he opened the two special bottles one after another and examined them with his spiritual senses. A moment later, Li Mochen slightly shook his head.
"That's impossible. The goods you've offered me aren't up to standard. They're only level-four Legendary. I can only give you six million gold duns."
"That won't do."
The manager immediately frowned. "Sir, although this is only level-four Legendary blood, do you know how hard it is to get them? You're also very demanding. If it were just regular blood, we could've gotten it easily. However, what you need is the 'secret blood' that contains their spiritual will and life core, and the freshness must be maintained. Do you know how much we've paid for this thing? Unless it's a very special situation, no one would casually hand over their 'Secret Blood' to others. "
"But you've breached the contract, haven't you?"
Li Mochen was unmoved. "According to the contract we signed, I even have the right to ask for the deposit back. If you can't do that, why did you accept my order in the first place? I think you should understand. Although level-four and level-five Legendary are only one level apart, the gap between them is as huge as that of Mount Everest. If your price is higher than I expected, I'll have to choose another magic material store. "
"But you won't do that. I'm guessing that the blood is still useful to you, right?"
The manager's face was already changing between green and white. He tried to struggle, but he was utterly defeated under Li Mochen's cold stare.
“OK！ OK！ I can compromise, but six million gold duns is too little. Ten million is the limit we can accept. If it's lower than that, we'll have to return the deposit to you. "
Pondering for a moment, Li Mochen opened his mouth again. "Nine million gold duns. I'll write you a check right now."
In the end, Li Mochen took the two bottles and walked out of the magic material store.
After getting the items, Li Mochen asked the manager of the magic material store sincerely if he could collect demigod-level 'secret blood' for him, or the so-called natal essence blood in the eastern world of Immortal Cultivators. Unfortunately, the latter didn't give him any face and directly asked him to leave.
Next, they went to a smithing shop that had an East-West combination. Upon seeing Li Mochen, the shop owner took out a heavy sword case and placed it in front of him.
"You can give it a try first. This was modified by a Legendary Eastern Blacksmith according to your requirements. Without changing the main structure, its materials and power were strengthened to the greatest extent, and the magic array was improved. I guarantee that its sturdiness and armor-piercing ability will meet your requirements, especially in terms of communicating with the stars. It will be at least three times more effective than before. I believe that according to the Western classification of magical artifacts, 20S grade is definitely not a problem. It can even be listed as a quasi-legendary. With the help of the materials you provided, that master even fused part of the profound meaning of 'truth' into the sword. The problem is that the requirements for using it have increased correspondingly. "
The shop owner shrugged. "I'm not sure if you can use it now, but according to our agreement, this has nothing to do with us, right?"
Li Mochen opened the sword case and saw the three 'Sun, Moon, Stars, and Heavenly Cycle Celestial Swords' lying inside.
With the guidance of his Divine Sense, the three swords immediately flew into the air and split into 360 tiny blades the size of willow leaves, flashing with cold glints.
A look of surprise and satisfaction flashed in Li Mochen's eyes. However, his brows were tightly furrowed, and his expression was as cold as ice. "Seven of the flying swords have been recast, right? They aren't the original. "
The shop owner was immediately stunned, as if surprised by Li Mochen's sharpness.
"That's true, but their power will only be stronger. It won't hurt their value … "
"But it feels different. The Eastern Imperial Sword Technique is about becoming one with the sword. The slightest difference can lead to a huge difference. I can feel that these newly recast sub-swords are slightly different from before. They aren't as coordinated as before. "
Although Li Mochen did not care about becoming one with the sword, it did not affect him from bargaining with the shop owner.
"So, to be precise, this set of swords is considered scrapped. Don't you have an explanation for the blacksmith master that you hired? You're still trying to scam me for money after you've ruined it, right? I'm sorry, I'll have to ask the Cardinal Club to arbitrate. What you're doing is immoral. "
The shop owner instantly became dispirited. "You can't be like this, customer. We've spent a lot of money on this set of swords."
"That might not be the case. I provided all the materials. I think the blacksmith master that you hired would be too embarrassed to charge you a fee, so he used my swords to practice, right? "
Li Mochen sneered. He had a craftsmanship ability that was close to the level of a grandmaster, so he knew these people's habits like the back of his hand.
Therefore, he turned around and instructed Alisa, "Call the club and ask them to send someone over."
"Stop! Stop! Miss, please stop what you're doing, okay? "
The shop owner stopped Alisa from making the call, and then said with a crying face, "Sir, although this set of flying swords is indeed a little different from before, and not as coordinated as the original version, it is still a 20S grade artifact after all. How about this, I'll give you a 20% discount. You can take it away for a processing fee of 4 million, okay? "
"I'm sorry, but I won't give you a single cent!"
Li Mochen snatched the phone from Alisa's hands. "But I can buy the magic tool on display at the side for an additional 20 million gold duns. If you're willing to sell it, I'll let the matter of you trying to cheat me go. "
The shop owner glanced at the display window at the side, and a look of understanding appeared in his eyes. It was a 20S grade quasi-legendary magic tool, 'Thunder Dragon's Wings'. It was made from the wings of a legendary 'Thunder Dragon'. It could allow the user to obtain powerful lightning and the ability to control the wind.
The price here was 26 million gold duns, but the shop owner's bottom line was 18 million gold duns. As the forging shop here did not participate in the club's' a la carte 'sales method', the price was too high.
If the shop owner could buy it for 20 million gold duns, he would still be able to make a profit.
"But this is not for sale! Okay, 20 million, you can take it away — "
Seeing that Li Mochen had already raised the phone to his ear, the shop owner could not help but groan. "Mister Li, I'm guessing that someone must have told you this before. You're practically a demon!"
After Li Mochen led the group out of the forging shop, Alisa, Hazel, and the maid Isadora Weeks could not help but look at him.
"That set of swords really can't be used?" Alisa asked curiously.
"It can be used. It doesn't affect me much."
Li Mochen smiled as he patted the sword case on his back. "The forging master's craftsmanship is indeed very good. He really put his heart into it."
This was the same logic as how high leveled martial artists could use flying flowers and falling leaves to injure others, while those with lower cultivation could only use weapons to threaten their enemies.
For people like Li Mochen who had long reached the grandmaster level in the art of sword manipulation, they no longer needed to rely on the high degree of coordination between the swords to achieve the unity of man and sword. They could already stand at a higher level, be inclusive of everything, and turn all disadvantages into advantages. Even though there were 360 completely different swords, it didn't affect Li Mochen much. He could knead them together with a high degree of consistency and bring out their respective strengths.
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