"Oh?"
"He mistook for Old Demon Ji, hunted down, and wouldn’t listen to my explanation. If it weren’t for my sect providing with so ans, I would have almost died upon arrival."
Ji Yuan said, half-truthfully.
However, the one who almost died was not him, but this Celestial Killer Mountain cultivator.
"Brother Ji!"
Ji Yuan was slightly lost in thought, and Mu Xueyao sitting behind him quickly sent a sound transmission to wake him up.
Ji Yuan looked in a tily manner, only to see Ma Gui from the Bone Nightmare Sect, sitting at the front, lifting his right hand with a stone held above it in his palm.
It was precisely the Void Nether Stone that Ji Yuan needed the most!
"Seeing everyone so enthusiastic, I thought I’d join the fun as well."
Ma Gui chuckled and said, "A pound of Void Nether Stone, trade only for items, not Spirit Stones. Interested cultivators can bid."
Void Nether Stone?
And it was brought out by a Bone Nightmare Sect cultivator, coupled with the situation of the Zhou Family previously ntioned by Mu Xueyao.
Ji Yuan suddenly had a thought; could Ma Gui be... fishing?
"What’s this, kid? Do you still need that Void Nether Stone?"
i Manor noticed it too, joining the fun with a sound transmission inquiry, not forgetting to glance back at Mu Xueyao.
Clearly, the Divine Sense fluctuations when Mu Xueyao transmitted to Ji Yuan hadn’t escaped this Nascent Soul Monster’s notice.
"Tsk, just arrived and already t a sinner from the Sand Prison... Lucky you, you seem to have quite the charming fate."
i Manor remarked.
Ji Yuan didn’t know how to respond, so he simply paid no heed and transmitted to Mu Xueyao, "This is mostly a trap; don’t act rashly."
"Okay!"
Mu Xueyao replied, also glancing at i Manor suspiciously; she felt that his gaze towards Ji Yuan seed a bit... ambiguous?
"Brother Ji, do you know the person beside you?"
"First eting, don’t know him."
Ji Yuan didn’t want Mu Xueyao to get involved.
anwhile, in the field, several people had already placed bids, and the items for trade they brought out were mostly demon beast materials or so useless magical treasures.
"I’ll take it."
i Manor suddenly spoke, and as everyone’s gaze turned his way, he stood up.
He first tossed out an item, then with a flick of his right hand, he directly seized the Void Nether Stone, taking a seat.
A series of actions flowed seamlessly.
Quite a few Core Formation cultivators present didn’t even react, including Ji Yuan.
Originally appearing ready to get angry, Ma Gui, seeing the item in his hand, was shocked and imdiately withdrew it, then cupped his hands toward i Manor sitting by the door.
"Deal... Thank you, fellow... fellow Daoist."
The skill that i Manor just displayed had startled him.
He had no way to discern the background of this White-robed Cultivator, but one thing was for sure, he was definitely not an early-stage Core Formation cultivator.
...Only, this pound of Void Nether Stone being snatched away yielded nothing from the probing.
Ma Gui pondered and retrieved another pound of Void Nether Stone from his Storage Bag.
Before he could speak, this Void Nether Stone was already in i Manor’s hands.
And in his hand was an identical item.
"Deal... deal."
Ma Gui was a bit flustered, and the rest... he didn’t dare bring out again.
Although he liked the items i Manor brought out for trade, completing too many trades and unable to fulfill the tasks... that would be truly troubleso.
Thus, in the end, Ji Yuan was left staring at the two pounds of Void Nether Stone in his Storage Bag, sowhat bewildered.
"You’ve been calling senior for quite a while now; how could a senior’s eting not have a little gift?"
"Just take it."
Indeed, for i Manor, such items were... truly nothing significant.
Ji Yuan sincerely transmitted a sound of thanks.
"Thank you, Senior i!"
Though he essentially gained two pounds of Void Nether Stone for free, plus what was already in the Storage Bag, it totaled ten pounds, sufficient for a construction or to upgrade the Cave Mansion.
Yet Ji Yuan’s heart had little joy, because the most important matter remained unresolved.
Subsequent trades offered no Immortal Talents of interest to Ji Yuan, so he paid little mind to them.
Until it finally concluded.
Mu Xueyao traded for two drops of Thousand-year-old Spirit Milk, Cyan Furnace Wanderer traded for so Earth Treasures suitable for Alchemy.
Iron Talisman Master traded for so materials for Talisman Painting.
Everyone had their gains.
But the Luojia Zhenren from Yun Cliff Temple, Ji Yuan noticed she traded in everything.
Only when i Manor made his move did she lift her gaze to glance a few tis.
"Miss Mu, I have so business to attend to later, and need to head out, so I won’t be returning."
As the crowd began to disperse, Ji Yuan transmitted to Mu Xueyao.
"Ah... alright."
Ji Yuan didn’t ntion taking Mu Xueyao along, so she didn’t awkwardly suggest tagging along.
Just when Ji Yuan contemplated where to go, he suddenly found himself... already outside Juxian Manor.
In just the blink of an eye, he had arrived at another tavern.
i Manor stood before him, surrounded by bustling voices.
...Is this the power of the Nascent Soul Stage?
Nascent Soul instant teleportation?
While Ji Yuan was still bewildered, i Manor had already spoken to the shopkeeper, preparing to order food.
Clearly, i Manor was a regular patron here.
Has he been residing in West Border City for so ti?
Ji Yuan recalled what Mu Xueyao ntioned... could it be that i Manor really orchestrated that business in Celestial Killer Mountain involving the Black and White Divine Hall?
If so, isn’t that a bit too bold?
"Sit, do I really need to invite you."
i Manor naturally went to the window seat, while Ji Yuan quickly cupped his hands and took a seat opposite him.
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