Lu Ran spoke these words with a somber tone, "If you want these two items, you'll have to help this old man snatch the [Thousand Year Grass] guarded by a third-rank top-notch Demon Beast, the Azure Flame Pigeon!"
"What? Senior Lu, you actually know where to find a [Thousand Year Grass]!"
Zhou Chun looked at Lu Ran with a shocked expression, utterly stunned by his words.
Honestly, if it hadn't been for his extensive reading over the past year and a half, which greatly increased his knowledge, Zhou Chun might not have even known what the [Thousand Year Grass] was.
But now he happened to know exactly what it was.
This [Thousand Year Grass], to talk about its significance, is exceptionally extraordinary.
For cultivators or any living being for that matter, its greatest function is to extend life.
It's said that for every hundred years this spirit grass grows, consuming it can increase a creature's lifespan by one year, with the maximum extension up to a thousand years!
Such life-extending items hold an infinite attraction for any cultivator.
Therefore, even those [Thousand Year Grass] that have only a few hundred years of medicinal age often sell at very high prices.
Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators, Golden Core Stage Cultivators, and even Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, who are nearing the end of their lifespan, will spare no expense to purchase these life-extending spiritual items to prolong their lives, even if just for a few more years!
After all, wealth is an external possession, you can't bring it with you at birth or take it with you in death.
Any high-ranking cultivator would be willing to spend their wealth to buy lifespan.
"I indeed know the location of a [Thousand Year Grass], but it is merely one with a medicinal age of less than two thousand years; the lifespan extension it offers should be far less than that of a piece of [Silver Star Soul Jade] and a Foundation Establishment Fruit Tree for your family!"
Lu Ran looked at Zhou Chun, his gaze somewhat anxious as he spoke.
He also knew that the existence of a life-extending spirit medicine like [Thousand Year Grass] absolutely could not be revealed to a major power like Green Lotus Temple, otherwise even Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators might not be able to resist coming personally to capture him and search his soul.
After all, even [Thousand Year Grass] not reaching two thousand years of medicinal age can extend one's life by over a decade!
If it weren't for his knowledge that, by himself, he would never be a match for the third-rank top-notch Demon Beast, the Azure Flame Pigeon, he would never have told a second person about this news.
"But that's a [Thousand Year Grass]! Senior Lu, you must also know how high its value is!"
Zhou Chun watched the anxious Lu Ran, his tone becoming somewhat erratic, his heart stirring intensely.
"Yes, the value of the [Thousand Year Grass] is indeed very high, but does your Zhou Family have a Golden Core Stage Cultivator? If you don't have a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, surely the value of this item can't compare to a Foundation Establishment Fruit Tree that can continuously produce foundation-establishing fruits, or to the [Silver Star Soul Jade] that can improve one's chances of successfully opening their Purple Mansion by ten to twenty percent, right?"
Lu Ran spoke with heightened enthusiasm, loudly, trying to prove he was not taking any undue advantage.
The louder he shouted, the more Zhou Chun could see through his inner weakness.
Zhou Chun responded with a light smile, "Senior Lu, rest assured, I will certainly not inform Green Lotus Temple about the [Thousand Year Grass]."
With just that one sentence, Lu Ran's expression drastically changed, as Zhou Chun had struck right at his soft spot.
Zhou Chun didn't wait for a response before continuing, "However, to exchange a [Thousand Year Grass] for a piece of [Silver Star Soul Jade] and a Foundation Establishment Fruit Tree does indeed put our Zhou Family at a disadvantage. If Senior Lu is willing to add some rare aquatic treasures to the deal, then it would be more reasonable!"
Hearing his words, the initially alarmed Lu Ran immediately showed a relieved expression and eagerly shouted, "That can be arranged, as long as your family helps me obtain the [Thousand Year Grass], I will let you choose ten items from the various aquatic treasures I have collected!"
"Then it's settled. Once I've dealt with the affairs at Green Lotus Temple, I will find a way to discuss this matter with Senior Lu in detail!"
Zhou Chun's face broke into a smile as he happily agreed.