The square in front of Tianbao Pavilion in Xiande City.

"Brother Zhao, why did you come with just the two of us this time?" Hou Xiangheng scratched the back of his head and asked, somewhat puzzled.

Sun Yu also looked at Zhao Manjin with curiosity.

The latter hesitated for two seconds and said, "Wanbai's birthday is coming up soon, and I want to give her a surprise."

In fact, because of the Tianbao auction incident last time, Yu Wanbai had developed a phobia of this place.

Although she said she was fine after failing to obtain the Xuanbing Seed, Zhao Manjin knew she was definitely disappointed inside.

He often regretted it late at night, thinking that if he hadn't bought Pan Geng's refined gold back then, perhaps things wouldn't have turned out this way...

In short, he coaxed her for a long time before the relationship ended.

To repair this rift, he planned to buy Yu Wanbai some foundation-building materials from Tianbao Pavilion before her birthday.

You should know that he and Yu Wanbai are already not far from the tenth level of Qi Refining. After the Immortal Examination, with a little more effort, they can step into the eleventh level of Qi Refining before entering the Immortal Cultivation Academy.

Yes, in order to win back Yu Wanbai, he told her everything about his foundation building in the underground tunnel.

He knew that although Yu Wanbai's family was well-off, they had only risen to prominence in her parents' generation, and their foundation was still shallow. Compared with his Zhao family, there was a considerable information gap between them.

Despite repeated orders from his family forbidding him to reveal this, he still transformed into a warrior charging forward for love.

He passed on the Zhao family's ancestral metal-based cultivation technique to Yu Wanbai, intending for the two of them to undergo underground foundation building together!

"Okay, okay! Boss, stop feeding us dog food, let's go inside!" Hou Xiangheng waved his hands repeatedly, looking like he couldn't stand the stench of being in love.

"Yu Wanbai is truly blessed to be with Brother Zhao," Sun Yu casually flattered.

Zhao Manjin sighed softly, gazing at the distant sky. Was it truly a stroke of good fortune?

For some reason, he once had strong feelings for Yu Wanbai, but after getting to know her better, he felt inexplicably tired.

However, he did not think it was the other party's problem. Instead, he felt that he had neglected his cultivation of the Dao Heart recently.

"Ode!"

Suddenly, a crimson shadow appeared in Zhao Manjin's sight.

Many people near Tianbao Pavilion looked up and were shocked to find that it was a demonic beast.

Upon closer inspection, it appears that a young figure is standing on the beast's back...

"Crimson Flame Sparrow?" Zhao Manjin was taken aback.

He had a deep impression of this monster.

At first, he didn't think much of it, after all, this Crimson Flame Sparrow was much smaller than the one in the Immortal Virtue Beast Farm.

However, as the Crimson Flame Sparrow descended, an invisible pressure comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator descended upon the crowd in the square.

"A level 2 monster?" Zhao Manjin's expression changed.

Who on earth would use a Foundation Establishment stage demon beast as a mount?

He soon found out the answer.

The Crimson Flame Sparrow landed steadily on the ground, and Chen Yi leaped down.

Ignoring the strange looks around him, he touched the warm feathers of the Crimson Flame Sparrow.

"Let's go back."

The Crimson Flame Sparrow nuzzled him gently before taking flight again.

As Chen Yi walked toward the entrance of Tianbao Pavilion, he happened to see the dumbfounded expressions on the faces of Zhao Manjin and the other two.

"What a coincidence?" he asked calmly.

Hou Xiangheng glanced at Zhao Manjin, then at Chen Yi, "Uh, accompany him to buy some things."

"oh......"

Chen Yi nodded, ignored him, and went into the attic.

After watching him go inside, Hou Xiangheng said in a daze, "My goodness, has Chen Shen evolved to this level?"

"So that's why the Crimson Flame Sparrow from the animal farm is missing! The rumors were true!" Sun Yu exclaimed in realization.

As Zhao Manjin watched Chen Yi's retreating figure, he recalled the incident at the auction where they had revealed each other's verification of funds.

He said with a sense of loss, "Since Yi was born, why was Jin born?"

Talented individuals abound, and in just two short months since the 100-day countdown rally, Chen Yi has transformed from a minor character in his eyes into a genius he can only look up to.

He had heard that someone had wasted three years of high school but was able to catch up in just the last month before the college entrance exam. It turns out that this was not a legend, but a true story!

Hou Xiangheng and Sun Yu exchanged a glance, their expressions both strange.

How dare you compare yourself to Chen Yi?

......

"Mr. Chen, you've arrived?"

Chen Yi was led to a private trading room.

The person who received him was the same appraiser who had verified his funds at the last auction.

"Master Gu, it's been a long time. Where is the Heavenly Star Sword Bamboo?" Chen Yi asked politely.

The appraiser's surname is Gu. After the last auction, Chen Yi entrusted him with the task of finding the Heavenly Star Sword Bamboo.

"Hehe! I dare not accept the title of master!" Gu Yueyuan waved his hand modestly. "What you want is here..."

His hand swept across the table, and a bamboo stalk, over ten meters long and entirely blue-black, appeared before him.

Fortunately, the trading room is spacious enough, otherwise there really wouldn't be room for this long bamboo pole.

Chen Yi carefully examined the bamboo stalk. Although its exterior was dark blue, it was as mysterious and profound as the starry sky.

If you look closely, you can see some white spots, just like a sky full of stars under a deep night sky.

Of course, the most important feature is the twelve-section design, and the feeling of piercing the sky when you touch it.

Chen Yi took a deep breath: "How much?"

"Although I don't know what you're buying it for, the seller quoted a price of 666,000, no bargaining..."

Gu Yueyuan, filled with curiosity, observed Chen Yi's expression.

The last time this young man took out the Hundred-Year-Old Nine Nether Grass, he had already impressed him.

I wonder how he will pay this time?

Chen Yi slightly bent his knuckles and gently tapped the table, his face showing deep thought.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Gu Yueyuan continued, "The owner of the goods is a spiritual plant garden owner in Qingzhu City, and he has an unusually strange temper."

“I said that there are very few cultivation methods that match this Heavenly Star Sword Bamboo, so the price cannot be based on ordinary Foundation Establishment materials. Even if it is used for crafting, 660,000 is a bit too high.”

"But the other party was quite stubborn, saying that they knew best about the spiritual plants they grew, and that if you didn't buy them, they could send them back and replant them..."

Chen Yi nodded slightly, "Not bad."

He was pondering just now, comparing the pill formula to see if the Heavenly Star Sword Bamboo met the requirements.

After careful comparison, the conditions are now fully met.

He took a few steps back, and his storage ring flickered slightly.

"boom!"

A huge piece of ore fell to the floor of the trading room.

Gu Yueyuan was immediately dumbfounded.

"Spirit Stone Mine?"

He was dumbfounded.

Isn't this thing only controlled by powerful families and clans?

Who in their family is so kind as to be able to move a mine out of their own hands?

Are you really rich?!

This spirit stone mine was naturally discovered by Chen Yi in the underground root system during the Iron Tree Collapse Project.

I thought it would be a shame to blow it up, so I cut it off with the Yangwen Sword.

Besides this one, he had several other pieces in his storage ring, all larger than this one...

Chen Yi casually asked, "Is that enough?"