His face turned red with excitement as he spoke.
It felt like I had heard of this person for a long time and admired him greatly, but this was the first time I had seen my idol in person.
Even Mo Hongyun was taken aback.
Then I reflected on whether I had truly intended to retreat into seclusion and keep a low profile all these years.
Why would a young cultivator know of his reputation?
"I have admired you for a long time."
Shang Yanting acted out the role of a fan very convincingly, stepping down from his seat and bowing to Mo Hongyun, saying, "This junior has not been hospitable enough, please forgive me, senior."
"No, nothing."
Humans are all vain.
Even martial arts masters who had achieved great success in their cultivation and kept a low profile for a while.
Faced with a junior who greatly admired him, and who was also quite promising, his goodwill towards Shang Yanting naturally increased. "I would like to ask my young friend Yan Qing to tell me about the events that happened in the Ten Thousand Serpent Cave. If it can help me solve my current predicament, I will reward you handsomely."
"It is my honor to be able to help Senior Mo. How could I possibly accept your gift?"
Shang Yanting said this falsely, and then began to recount his exploits in the Ten Thousand Snake Cave.
"It was my senior brother, a junior, who discovered the dragon altar..."
The most powerful lie in the world is one that is half true and half false.
Shang Yanting concealed his transformation into a dragon, but revealed everything that had happened, including the dragon bones unearthed beneath the altar.
That's how it is.
The remaining traces they found later matched up almost perfectly.
Scratches and markings on the road;
The shattered dragon statue;
The altar had collapsed to the point that its original form was no longer visible;
And there were obvious signs that something had been buried beneath the altar and then dug up...
"So the dragon bones that the entire Jiaolong clan collected were dug up by you?!"
Mo Hongyun almost lost his composure as he watched him casually utter those words.
Are they still unaware of the preciousness of these dragon bones?
Dragon bones can be tempered from anything.
A tiny bit of dragon bone powder can greatly increase the power of ordinary pills and can be used to refine various magical artifacts below the Earth Rank.
The reason why so many people flock to the Serpent Cave when they hear the dragon's roar is because no matter where the dragon is, it is of great use to cultivators.
Shang Yanting certainly knew the value of dragon bones.
The main reason is that Jia Xitong took all the dragon bones. Now they have two full dragon bones of the Mi Su Fu, which makes them feel like well-fed men don't know the hunger of starving men.
Shang Yanting glanced at the thin bucket sitting below, his face showing a calm and composed demeanor after satisfying his material desires. "This junior did indeed obtain a few dragon bones by chance in the Ten Thousand Serpent Cave."
Having received his affirmative answer, Mo Hongyun finally revealed his true purpose.
"Young friend Yan Qing."
Mo Hongyun looked at him and said, "To be honest, I am currently refining a pill and urgently need dragon bone, a rare and precious ingredient. I wonder if you could give me a portion? I am willing to exchange it for other treasures."
"If Senior Mo needs it, I will give it to you. How could I accept something from you?"
Shang Yanting's words were very false.
Despite saying no, he actually traded a dragon bone the length of Jia Xitong's arm for two pills to help him break through to the Martial King level, a quasi-heaven-rank magic weapon, and a map of a secret realm that Mo Hongyun had obtained by chance but had no time to visit.
And this dragon bone was one of the shortest ones that Jia Xitong had collected.
"Senior Mo has given too much; I am overwhelmed with gratitude."
Shang Yanting gestured for Huo Rui to accept it, and even said something insincere.
Looking at what he had obtained by exchanging dragon bones, Jia Xitong had a sense of déjà vu, as if his descendants were digging up ancestral graves to get rich.
"What's wrong?"
After seeing off this important person, Shang Yanting walked to her side and observed the constantly changing expressions on her face.
"It's nothing."
Jia Xitong withdrew her gaze from the distance and said, "I've found that the seniors at Yimeng Academy are actually quite nice."
She used so many treasures, only to exchange them for a dragon bone that wasn't very big in her magic talisman.
And he's a bit of a sucker.
Shang Yanting did not comment upon hearing this.
Perhaps in Xitong's eyes they were alright, but in his view the other party was a threat.
If you truly have good intentions, then come openly and honestly, instead of hiding your identity;
If it's truly out of goodwill, then state your purpose clearly, instead of resorting to all sorts of indirect methods.
Mo Hongyun and his group appeared peaceful and friendly just now, but in reality, they were full of traps. Every sentence they uttered was an attempt to find out what treasures they had obtained in the Valley of Ten Thousand Snakes. If it weren't for the conversation between Xi Tong and True Monarch Bai Yu, they would have had no idea who the other party was. They wouldn't have reacted this way and peacefully sent these people away.
Even if they all denied their encounter in the Serpent Cave and the treasures they obtained there, Mo Hongyun and the others at Dingtian Academy wouldn't dare to do anything to them. However, offending a transcendent power would clearly be detrimental to Xianlong Peak.
Thinking of this, Shang Yanting sighed.
Before this, he thought that with the strength of a Martial Emperor and the position of Dean, no one could do anything to him. However, when he faced Mo Hongyun, he realized that there were always people stronger than him, and that there was always something beyond his reach.
Mo Hongyun had reached the realm of returning to simplicity and authenticity. If he hadn't deliberately revealed it, no one would have known that he was a martial arts practitioner.
I'm not at my strongest yet.
That fading sense of urgency resurfaced, reminding Shang Yanting that he could not be content with his current position.
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Compared to Shang Yanting's deep worries, the little raccoon had no worries at all.
After learning that dragon bones were a valuable resource, useful for alchemy and weapon tempering, she decided to make the most of the dragon bones in the Susanoo Talisman and maximize their value.
It works in a simple and direct way.
Ask Huo Rui to invite the best weapon-refining and alchemy masters from Dingtian Academy.
Now, Xianlong Peak is the fourth largest peak, and no one dares to disrespect them. Moreover, dragon bones are extremely rare, and everyone wants to use such a valuable material to refine good magical artifacts or elixirs.
He quickly found two powerful figures, then sent them the prepared dragon bones and weapons that his senior brothers were willing to refine, and assigned people to keep a close watch on them at all times.
Both alchemy and weapon tempering take a long time.
Jia Xitong then took out two larger dragon bones and had Shang Yanting use his sword to cut them into pieces six inches (20 centimeters) and three inches (10 centimeters) long. Then, he wrapped the dragon bones in the prepared kraft paper and tied them with ribbons of various colors into bows.
The wrapped kraft paper also had names written on it.
Qu, Helian, Gongyang, Baiyu...
What are you doing with all this?
Shang Yanting noticed that she frowned slightly when she wrote these names on the wrapped kraft paper.
"Of course, it's for giving away as a gift."
Jia Xitong distributed the gift packages.
There are also rules to follow when giving gifts.
For example, the three deans of higher status—Helian, Gongyang, and Qu Haifeng—received six-inch-long dragon bones. The peak masters who pledged allegiance to Shang Yanting, as well as True Monarch Baiyu who had been of great help, received three-inch-long dragon bones.
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