Wang Wu looked at the Ape King Skull in front of him, at least twenty meters tall. If he remembered correctly, this seemed to be Yuan Bupu's grandfather, right?

Peak of Grade Three, sigh!

It still looks quite fresh, and the refining technique is also rough, but this kind of semi-synthetic third-grade treasure stands out for being cheap. As long as it's not used in a city siege like the current one, it still works as a family heirloom.

But when you encounter a city siege like now, sorry, it's disposable!

What a pity, it took over a thousand years to cultivate, and now it's cut just like that.

War is indeed too cruel!

Wang Wu walked around the Ape King Skull once, "Old man, why do I feel that this Ape King Skull can still be refined further!"

"Ah, you're an expert! Bear Vanguard's eyesight is not bad. In fact, so-called semi-synthetic treasures can all be refined. Everything can be refined, even a wooden stick, as long as you're willing to put in the effort, it can be polished into something! But you have to consider the cost-effectiveness!"

"Bear Vanguard, let me tell you, there are many types of treasures: innate, acquired, bloodline-related, and spirit-connected. They can make you dizzy. Take this Ape King Skull as an example, who dares to say it can't be refined into a bloodline treasure or an innate treasure?"

"But the problem is, how much Qi Blood do you need to pour into this bottomless pit? So, if you want to own an innate, acquired, bloodline, or spirit-connected treasure for the long term, you first need to see what your needs are, then check if your bloodline can match it, and finally see if you have enough resources."

"In our Demon Race cultivation, lack of resources is a big issue. Every day there's only so much Spirit Essence, and we have to pay the Spiritual Essence Tax and Mountain Forest Ownership Tax. What's left is to support a few little wives, then our group of little tortoise grandchildren, plus a few confidant followers. Sigh, it's just not enough, if you then want to maintain a treasure, hey, life really becomes unlivable!"

Wang Wu found the old turtle, who kept chattering non-stop, amusing. Even in the Cultivation Realm, taxes have to be paid.

"Old man, what do you mean by innate, acquired, bloodline, or spirit-connected?"

"What?"

The old turtle finally, shocked, took a step back and examined Wang Wu from head to toe, confirming that indeed, this was a wild bear that hadn't attended the Academy.

But it didn't hesitate and directly pointed at the small hump on its back.

"See it? A 3,000-year-old innate treasure, primarily for defense, not offense. If you kill me, you can use it right away; this is innate."

"Acquired treasures are the standard ones made by Human Race Cultivators. Something with Divine Thunder as a medium, Cyan Wood as a shaft, and Profound Iron as a blade, forged for forty-nine days, then warmed by Spiritual Qi for hundreds of years, inlaid with various Divine Talisman Restriction Arrays, diverse and varied. That's acquired."

"A bloodline treasure, when you cultivate to First Grade, pulling out a hair can directly manifest a portion of your Divine Talent. That's a bloodline treasure."

"As for spirit-connected treasures, they are essentially Lifebound Flying Swords or Lifebound Demon Soldiers, life-linked. However, you know Lifebound Demon Soldiers and Lifebound Flying Swords are not easy to cultivate, so those crafty humans came up with these unspeakable things, which I can't really describe to you. They are mainly about being As You Wish, just for fun."

"Got it?"

"Got it! So, old man, I see you have quite a few treasures here. Are they for sale too? Um, what I mean is, I don't want to die, you know."

"I understand, I understand, pick one first, and then we'll talk."

The old turtle was quite shrewd and didn't give away anything about selling treasures.

Wang Wu didn't waste any more words, went up, and touched the Ape King Skull. Yes, he had his eye on this one. It had nothing to do with the Ape King's reputation, just because this skull contained extremely pure Ice Spiritual Qi, almost as if it had been soaked with Ice Spiritual Qi inside and out.

This really was mastering Ice Spiritual Qi.

That's also its biggest selling point as a semi-synthetic treasure; a little refining and it's done, how simple!

However, the biggest drawback of this Ape King Skull is the number of holes, making it unusable. You tell me, I, a Barbarian Bear Warrior, who is now a Vanguard Officer, use it as a shield, kick it like a ball? Use it as a hammer?

This doesn't comply with the rules of war.

Also, although the Ape King was a Peak of Grade Three, he spent his life obsessed with Ice Spiritual Qi, and his innate bloodline cultivation was actually not sufficient. Just those five basic attributes weren't high. Its defense probably didn't even break 300 points!

So its bones were obviously not hard enough, physically speaking. Don't believe me? Look at the second-place turtle shell; its hardness surpasses the Ape King Skull by at least two levels.

The old turtle was chattering earlier, sounding nice, but it had no good intentions; a total swindler actually recommended the Ape King Skull.

Wang Wu, with his Level 12 Spirit Essence, had already sensed everything clearly.

Even using the attribute bar's appraisal, you could see that the Ape King Skull's maximum damage value it could endure was 50,000 points, and then it would shatter, explode.

Note, this is the skull's own endurance, not what the Ape King could safely endure while alive. Under normal circumstances, if no Demon Techniques were used, 20,000 points of damage could send it to meet its grandma.

And that turtle shell, its maximum damage capacity is 150,000, and if driven by Qi Blood, in a single battle, it could accumulate a defense of several million points with no stress.

Even the other semi-synthetic treasures on that row are clearly a level above the Ape King Skull.

But, the superb conductive properties of pure Ice Spiritual Qi is the greatest advantage of this skull.

In the slang of Earth, this damn thing is standard Mage equipment.

Ice Spiritual Qi can flow unimpeded.

"Old man, to be honest, I have a slight understanding of Ice Spiritual Qi, so I plan to take this Ape King Skull."

"Hmm, you have quite an eye."

"But I still want to buy another item."

"Oh, sure, you can buy ten more if you want."

"So, could you give me an insider's discount?"

"Ah, I understand, another smart one here looking for a bargain." The old turtle laughed so hard his eyes couldn't stay open, as if he had seen a big joke.

"Come on, old man, I'm being sincere."

"Hmph, I can make you give up. Tell me, which one do you want?"

Wang Wu immediately pointed with his hand, his Level 12 Spirit Essence had already chosen for him, and all this sweet-talking was just to gain some favor and see which item was a slow-seller.

"Ho, Bear Vanguard has a sharp eye! This is my South Wilderness Fire Poison General, a Second-Grade Great Demon who died on the battlefield five hundred years ago, and we could only retrieve a ravaged corpse. It's a Second-Grade, the whole body is full of treasures, but sadly, it's damaged. It could pair perfectly with that Ape King Skull, oh, heaven and earth, rain and wind, continents and skies, cold ice and fire, monkey and snake, wonderful, wonderful!"

"I'm just not sure if you can handle this ice and fire double whammy, Bear Vanguard?"

"Old man, just tell me the price."

"One million Dou of thrice-refined Spiritual Qi, or you can pay with five million Dou of unrefined Spiritual Qi. And no credit, don't even think about using the output from your fief for payment, no way. If you die, this old man would still have to feed a bunch of turtle grandkids!" The old turtle spoke quickly and fluently this time, with his small eyes emitting the famous glow of the Ge Clan!

Looking for a bargain, trying to get something for nothing?

Who do you think you are!

Coming here to flaunt your poverty and you think I'll be so shocked, kneeling, and giving you money, people, and daughters?

Wang Wu just looked at the old turtle, although he wasn't planning to get something for nothing initially, after this long conversation, the attribute bar finally provided a preliminary assessment.

"Inheritance Soul Jade assessment: This little bastard before me used to be nothing but a trash, and a casual fart could blow it away. Since when did it get the nerve to be here, puffing up its cheeks and glaring? Beat it, thrash it hard! Useless thing, deserving a beating!"

"Grandpa Tree's information update assessment: Grandpa Tree thinks Gui Erzi's cultivation has issues. Due to a recent practice, its turtle shell shrunk and rotted, needing pure Spiritual Qi to alleviate, or buying Water Essence Spirit Pill from the human black market at high price for substantial relief. The turtle shell is beyond saving unless the Bloodline Evolution Level increases again, or using Fifth-Grade Five Elements Spirit Pill, or Divine Wood Spirit Liquid for repair—well, that's dreaming, in dreams, everything's possible."

——

Is this assessment awesome or not?

Wang Wu felt he should continue interacting with Grandpa Tree in the future, looking at the updated information database, one word, awesome!

He furrowed his brow, looking a bit troubled, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally sighed, couldn't be bothered to chat and banter with the old turtle anymore, grabbed the Ape King Skull, and turned to leave.

The old turtle didn't say a word, just watched Wang Wu step by step walking away, almost out of the turtle shell, and still old Deng hadn't made a sound.

Fine then, truly an old fox, Wang Wu could only turn back reluctantly.

"Old man, you can name an exorbitant price, and I can offer a bargain, five hundred thousand Dou of Spiritual Qi, are you selling or not!"

The old turtle didn't even care to grunt this time, turning around and giving Wang Wu a little turtle tail.

Boastful now.

No way, encountering an old fox, Wang Wu really wanted to buy, so he gritted his teeth and went to the kind Great Demon he asked earlier, hmm, these guys with their ears all pricked up, idly eavesdropping, free comedy, don't miss out.

"Fellow Daoist, brother, lend a hand, anybody here got any black market business? I'm in a bind, short on Spiritual Qi, looking to sell some things."

Wang Wu lowered his voice, looking upset, as he had found the right thing.

The Great Demon spat to the side with nose not a nose, eyes not eyes, "Brother, where's your brain, did someone eat it? If you received a free treasure, that's good enough, what do you want a female demon for!"

"That old turtle is a three-thousand-year-old immortal, if you try to outsmart it, it'll play you to death!"

"Okay, that's that, I'm also a vanguard, and when we hit the battlefield, we can charge together. If we die, we can keep each other company."

This line, classic!

Wang Wu couldn't help but get teary-eyed, if time allowed, he'd bow and become sworn brothers, from now on, they'd be the South Wilderness Double Heroes.

But at this moment, a Great Demon nearby lazily asked, picking his nose with one hand, toes with another, ears with another, and gum with yet another, while squinting with five eyes.

"Brother, what are you selling? Tell me, maybe I can offer a high price."

"Thank you, brother. I recently visited Luoyue City, with General Xuelang, and we shuffled around some Fire Spirit Pills and Water Spirit Pills, threw all our savings into it because General Xuelang said the opportunity comes only once. Oh, my, I couldn't have imagined General Xuelang would leave me, my heart, it's like shredded, can't even pick it up off the ground..."

Before Wang Wu could finish his words, he was grabbed by the old turtle again and pulled back inside the turtle shell.

Leaving behind a group of Great Demons looking at each other, with varied expressions, stunned, even the Left Demon Emperor couldn't help but smile slightly.

This little bear, interesting!

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