Wild Dogs

Hearing this, the old man waved his hand.

"What senior? He's just a greenhorn who barged in and barged out. It's laughable that he won't even be replaced."

"Alright, now that you're here, you should know the rules, right?"

"Tell me, what do you want in exchange? Pills? Cultivation techniques? Or weapons?"

As he spoke, the old man snapped his fingers, and a moment later, a creaking sound came from the side.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of orbs of light flew out from the side. Among these orbs were jade slips, jade boxes, and some strange and unusual weapons.

Because of the light barrier, Yang Fan couldn't see the grade of these weapons, but he knew for sure that they were extremely valuable, at least at the level of magic treasures.

"Rules? What rules?"

Xiao Ling stared incredulously at the old man in front of her.

The old man was somewhat surprised to hear this.

"How dare you barge in without even knowing the rules here, or the rules of the Heavenly Mystery Platform?"

The old man shook his head.

"If that's the case, none of you will be able to climb up to find Tian Shu. You might as well just retreat."

Upon hearing this, Luo Changhe coughed lightly.

"Senior Qi, we have come here for Tian Shu."

"You're after the Heavenly Pivot? What do you have to prove you're qualified to obtain it?"

"You should understand that the Tian Shu is something our Tianji Palace left behind to select disciples, but it seems that none of you meet the requirements."

As he spoke, the old man looked at the crowd below, but after a while, his gaze stopped on Yang Fan.

Then he nodded emphatically.

"Well, it's not entirely nonexistent."

Hearing the old man's words, Xiao Ling was completely confused.

She looked impatiently at Luo Changhe beside her.

"What rules? Changhe, explain them to me clearly."

At this moment, Xiao Ling had lost her confidence. Although she was angry at Luo Changhe, anyone could see that she was all bark and no bite.

Seeing this, Luo Changhe smiled gently.

This is the first time Luo Changhe has ever seen Xiao Ling so out of control in all these years.

An indescribable sense of exhilaration welled up from the bottom of his heart.

However, Luo Changhe remained calm. He looked at Xiao Ling beside him and shook his head.

"I don't know either, we'll have to ask you, senior."

At this moment, among everyone present, Yang Fan had the strangest expression.

There was no other reason than that the old man was the same person he had played chess with before.

He had played Go with this old man for a long time before, and he never expected to run into him here again.

Yang Fan patted his forehead, feeling a bit of a headache.

The old man above also smiled and looked Yang Fan up and down.

The old man knew that Yang Fan had passed the test of the Nine Chapters Palace.

Although he was merely a phantom left behind by a powerful figure from the Heavenly Mystery Palace, he still had his own standards of judgment.

Seeing this, Yang Fan lowered his head slightly. No matter what, he absolutely could not let Xiao Ling and the others know that he had a relationship with this old man.

Seeing this, Xiao Ling gritted her teeth and stared at Luo Changhe.

"What? You really don't know the rules here?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Changhe shrugged.

"How would I know?"

He then turned around and bowed respectfully to the old man.

"senior."

"We are newcomers here and are unfamiliar with many of the rules. We would appreciate your guidance, seniors."

"What are your rules here?"

As he spoke, he looked ahead at the scales.

The old man glanced at the group and then nodded.

"Alright, since you're already here, I'll reluctantly explain it to you."

"First and foremost, this is Tianquan."

He pointed to the scales below.

"If you want to obtain the Heavenly Pivot above, you will need to pay a sufficient price."

"Of course, if you don't want Tian Shu, you can also trade with me."

"We only believe in one rule here, and that is called equivalent exchange."

"In other words, you pay a certain price in exchange for what I have here."

"I will weigh the two things on a scale until they are of equal value, then we can trade them."

Upon hearing this, Luo Changhe, who was standing to the side, immediately raised his eyebrows.

"Wouldn't that be bartering?"

The old man above nodded.

"Of course, bartering is also an option, or you can use other things."

"For example, someone once traded their arm for a treasure, and someone else traded their treasure for other treasures. In short, anything is possible."

"Anyone can come up and trade. The items aren't fixed; it's all about how valuable they are to you."

"For example, your parents may not have any cultivation level, but if you trade them, you can get something of extremely high value."

"But if someone tries to trade your parents for them, then naturally you won't get anything in return."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan suddenly realized that this scale was clearly weighing not only the value of goods, but also the hearts of people.

The higher the value and the more precious this thing is to you, the more you can exchange it for on this scale.

Upon thinking of this, Yang Fan couldn't help but feel uneasy. Damn it, could they be using him as a bargaining chip?

Luo Changhe smiled gently.

"In that case, I do have something I'd like to exchange."

"Oh, what do you want to change to?"

Luo Changhe gently touched it.

"I'd like to exchange it for the Blood Demon Orb from here."

"Blood Demon Orb?"

The old man was somewhat surprised.

"Hey, not many people know about this. That kid asked me about the Blood Demon Pearl before. Now it seems you really do have some connection with him."

Upon hearing this, Luo Changhe said nothing, but simply stared at the other person.

"Are you going to change it or not?"

"Exchange? Of course we'll exchange. It all depends on the value you offer."

The old man stared intently at the Luo River.

"Hey, I don't think you have anything that's valuable."

Upon hearing this, Luo Changhe smiled slightly, then flicked his finger, and something flew out of his storage bag.

This is a huge jade box.

After flying into the air, the jade box opened, and a heart the size of a human head jumped out of it.

The heart seems to still be beating.

Upon seeing this, the old man clapped his hands repeatedly.

"I didn't expect you to have even gotten your hands on the heart of this spirit beast. Alright, then let me test the value of this place."

He then placed the heart on one side of the scale, and the scale immediately tilted.

Then the old man waved his hand, and a black bead flew out from the cluster of light.

The moment the bead flew out, it emitted an extremely eerie aura.

Xiao Ling, standing to the side, became even more puzzled.

"Changhe, what are you doing? What's the point of changing this?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Changhe smiled gently.

"Hey, my wife, don't worry. This Blood Demon Pearl is very useful. Let me get it and explain it to you in detail."