The three entered the exchange hall and found it to be a very wide avenue, guarded by soldiers on both sides, separating the avenue from the disciples of many sects.
At the very edge is an auction platform, which is the only place where ordinary people can safely sell their treasures.
Fang Zong's goal was clear: all treasures with pure fire attributes. As he looked around, the auction had already begun, and soon it was time for the auction of the third to last treasure, the Black Bell.
"Fifty thousand spirit stones!"
Longquan immediately called out the reserve price, sneered, and unleashed his overwhelming power as a first-rank Imperial Dao cultivator.
As one of the four swordsmen of the Blackwater Palace, Longquan was top-notch in terms of both status and strength. No one competed with him, so the Black Bell quickly fell into his hands.
He hurried to find Xiuhua and discovered that Xiuhua and Fang Zong were standing in front of a stall, each holding a fiery red crystal.
"This Earth Fire Crystal contains a great deal of energy, almost three times that of a top-grade Imperial Path Crystal. I won't trade it for anything better."
The stall owner had his face covered, but he exuded an aura of the highest level of the Imperial Path.
"Not even 500,000 spirit stones?" Xiu Hua exuded an even more powerful aura.
She wasn't just any ordinary high-grade imperial road vendor, but the stall owner, despite his mask, had a way to leave and was clearly not afraid of her pressure. He sneered, "I only released my aura to save some idiots some trouble. Don't even think about forcibly taking my things! I want a water-attribute treasure. If you don't have one, get lost!"
"It's changed!"
Xiuhua glanced at Fang Zong and immediately threw out her Purple River Whisk.
The stall owner clearly got a good deal, and happily packed up and left, even respectfully handing the Earth Fire Crystal to Fang Zong.
Fang Zong stuffed the Earth Fire Crystal into his mouth, chewed it for a while, and sighed, "Too little."
Xiuhua quickly said, "Let's look again! Ah? Senior Brother Longquan, what are you doing here?"
She discovered Longquan, not far behind her and Fang Zong.
Longquan smiled and handed over the Black Sand Bell, saying, "I didn't expect Junior Sister to exchange her Purple River Whisk for Brother Fang. It seems my Black Sand Bell isn't worth much. It's alright. I just saw a shop displaying a Purple River Whisk, which is even better than the one you exchanged. It's the shop's prized possession. Let's go out and gather some spirit stones, and I'll buy it for you."
"How many spirit stones?"
Three million.
Xiuhua was stunned for a moment, because without the Purple River Whisk, she had lost her trump card. Although the Styx Jellyfish was much stronger than the Purple River Whisk, it had repaired her heart and could not be used unless she was fighting desperately.
But she really couldn't come up with three million spirit stones.
"It's okay, I said I'd buy it for you."
Longquan remained calm, as if three million spirit stones were nothing more than a drop in the ocean to him.
Because Fang Zong had agreed via telepathy, Xiu Hua went along. Fang Zong and Xiu Hua followed behind, and in the very center of the city, they entered the City Lord's Mansion.
Not long after, the city lord of Shuiming City came out with a little girl, looking distressed.
"With her fair skin and jade-like bones, she would make an excellent furnace for cultivation. However, for the sake of my junior sister's Purple River Dust-wielding sword, I still have to sell her."
As he said this, Longquan seemed to glance at Fang Zong unintentionally.
Fang Zongxiao asked, "Who will you sell it to?"
"Is there a difference? No matter who she's sold to, this little girl won't live more than two years."
Longquan took out a small bag, waved it at the girl, and put her inside. After leaving the city lord's mansion, Fang Zong could still hear suppressed, mournful cries coming from behind.
"My daughter, my daughter!"
Fang Zong frowned and asked, "They didn't do it voluntarily?"
"Either your whole family dies, or this girl dies. Which would you choose?"
Longquan, with his back to Xiuhua, said in a gloomy voice, "In order to obtain the Great Dao, I have long since abandoned all moral principles."
"For the sake of the Great Dao?" Fang Zong asked.
"With my junior sister, I don't need the Great Dao anymore!"
Longquan, with his high emotional intelligence, immediately turned around and smiled affectionately at Xiuhua, saying, "If you're willing, Junior Sister, I'd even like to find a beautiful valley and live happily ever after with you. You know, Junior Sister, I'm willing to do anything for you!"
"You said the same thing to the previous generation's senior sister Biyue, and then that senior sister lost 30% of her cultivation and was sold off by you."
"Huh? Rumors, it's just rumors..." Longquan looked embarrassed.
"You'd really do anything for me?" Xiuhua suddenly asked.
"Sure! Of course! I'd even die for it!"
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