Checking the time, it was getting late. He opened his friend list; Ji Mingyue had already sent him a message, asking when he would arrive.
He quickly replied: "I'll be there immediately!"
Then, Zhou Yan hurried to the [Myriad Realms Virtual Mall] and teleported to the [Great Desolation · Trading Market].
Upon entering the [Void Shop], he was immediately welcomed inside.
Seeing that Zhou Yan had finally arrived, Ji Mingyue quickly stepped forward and said, "I thought Young Master Sun wouldn't be coming."
"Not at all, I was just delayed by some matters. I came as soon as I finished," Zhou Yan explained in a hurry.
"Let me introduce you. These are two of our Void Shop's Source Masters. This is Zhao Mingren, and this is Zheng You." Ji Mingyue introduced Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan stepped forward and cupped his fists, "Greetings, two Source Masters."
"Hello."
The two Source Masters merely offered a perfunctory greeting, showing little respect. If Ji Mingyue had not been so deferential to him, they would not have paid any attention to someone like him.
After all, few could become Source Masters, and they were the most powerful Source Masters in the Ji family, so arrogance was inevitable.
Ji Mingyue didn't say much more. She gathered her people and headed towards the Source Stone Trading Convention of the Ancient Jiang Family.
Since it was a Source Stone Trading Convention, Ji Mingyue had naturally prepared quite a lot of source stones, all of which were temporarily transported from the Great Desolation to this trading market.
This was because most of the Ji family's source stones had already been bought by Zhou Yan.
Ji Mingyue had conducted such a large business deal and was naturally highly praised by her family, her status within the family soaring.
After all, this was no small business. If they could maintain a good cooperative relationship with such a person long-term, it would bring significant benefits to their family.
The Great Desolation Trading Market was immense, which was also related to this world. This was a fantasy world with a vast and diverse population, which resulted in this trading market being much larger than ordinary places.
Zhou Yan was invited to ride in a carriage pulled by several strange beasts, and then they entered the nearest teleportation array, heading towards the Source Stone Trading Convention located in the Jiang Family's territory.
After a long while, they finally arrived at the trading venue.
Outside, people came and went, bustling with activity. There were not only humans from various noble families but also beings from the Great Desolation races such as the Demon Race, Ancient Race, Ghost Race, and Spirit Race.
After disembarking from the carriage, a Ji family member presented an invitation, and they entered the Source Stone Trading Convention.
The interior was very lively. Ji Mingyue had people find a stall, and then she took out a large pile of source stones from her spatial item.
Zhou Yan's goal today was not the source stones at the Ji family's stall but those from other families.
There were indeed many source stones here, and people were constantly arriving to set up stalls, awaiting the official commencement of the Source Stone Trading Convention.
However, in some areas, people had already begun buying and selling source stones and were even starting to carve them open.
"Would you like me to introduce you to some of the chosen ones of the Great Desolation? They are all outstanding figures of the younger generation, and I'm sure you know who they are." Ji Mingyue invited Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan was not interested in such people; he was not from a noble family. Thus, he refused, "No, I'll just look around."
"Alright then." Ji Mingyue did not force the issue and headed in a certain direction.
Although the Source Stone Trading Convention had not yet begun, many people were already browsing. He was no exception and began to examine the source stones on display.
"Feel free to look, young master. If you find anything you like, we can discuss the price," a shrewd human boss said to Zhou Yan with a smile.
Zhou Yan began to observe these source stones, examining them one by one. He discovered that the first source stone indeed contained something, but its value was difficult to determine.
This raw stone was not large, only about half a meter in size. So, he asked, "How much is it?"
"One million spirit coins," the boss replied.
Zhou Yan frowned and said, "One hundred thousand spirit coins."
"Deal," the boss replied.
Zhou Yan: (￣∠ )ﾉ
Although the boss's prompt agreement surprised him, this source stone was definitely worth that price.
He examined other source stones and found that half of the source stones the boss had brought out contained something. It seemed this source stone convention would not disappoint him too much. Da Feng Novel Network.
"This, this, this... and this. I'll take all of them. Give me a price."
Zhou Yan pointed to over a hundred source stones in succession, leaving the boss dumbfounded.
Then, he said with surprise and delight, "You are truly a wise young man. A lump sum of one hundred million!"
"A lump sum, ten million!" Zhou Yan directly countered.
"Deal!" the boss again replied promptly.
Zhou Yan purchased these source stones for ten million, making the source stone boss overjoyed. He hadn't expected that he would sell half of his source stones so soon after arriving.
Thus, he said, "Aren't you going to carve them open?"
After all, the boss was a small vendor with only a few hundred source stones, and their prices were not high.
Seeing how happy the boss was, Zhou Yan nodded and said, "Then I'll carve one open."
He casually selected one. He wasn't entirely sure about this particular source stone, but since he wasn't short of money, he bought it anyway.
"This one, then."
He took out this source stone, then circulated his spiritual energy and struck it fiercely.
"Crack!"
The source stone split open, but there was still another layer of source stone inside.
Both of them were surprised. They hadn't expected that this source stone, only about forty centimeters in size, would be a heavy source stone.
"Such a small heavy source stone is rare," the boss said in surprise, but he didn't think that such a small source stone could contain anything of value.
This truly surprised them, so Zhou Yan struck it again with force.
"Crack!"
The source stone cracked open again, revealing another layer of source stone.
"There's more!"
The boss was starting to get agitated.
The more layers of source stone there were, the higher the probability of treasures within.
Zhou Yan was also a little surprised, so he struck it again.
"Crack!"
Another layer of source stone appeared.
This made the boss frown even more. He couldn't imagine that such a small source stone would have so many layers.
Zhou Yan was even more surprised. By now, he was certain that this source stone would not be a loss.
People around were also surprised and exclaimed, "I didn't expect to see such a small heavy source stone. It's very rare."
"This is the first time I've seen one. This is already the fifth layer. I didn't expect to see such a source stone so early in the Source Stone Convention."
"Once it reaches this point, there must be something inside. We just don't know its value."
"Indeed, with such a small source stone, the contents inside would also be small. Its value is likely hard to say."
"Young man, I'm willing to pay one million spirit coins for it. Would you be willing to sell it to me?"
Many people wanted to buy it, but Zhou Yan shook his head and said, "No, I plan to open it myself."