After a whole day, Chen Yuanji and Ye Feng had visited almost every merchant guild in Zhonghao City, but they still couldn't find the mangosteen flower or the long river grass.
That's the last chamber of commerce ahead.
Chen Yuanji and Ye Feng strode into the lobby of the chamber of commerce and immediately saw Qian Liao smiling as he prepared to leave.
"Qian Liao!"
Chen Yuanji shouted angrily.
Qian Liao looked over at Chen Yuanji and Ye Feng, and said with a smile, "Aren't these Senior Brother Chen and Junior Brother Feng? What brings you here too?"
"What are we doing here? Don't tell me you don't know!" Chen Yuanji said angrily.
Qian Liao continued, "Of course I can guess that you're here to buy mangosteen flowers and long river grass, right? Unfortunately, I've already bought all the mangosteen flowers and long river grass from this merchant guild, and I've even reserved a whole year's worth of mangosteen flowers and long river grass from them."
"Senior Brother Chen, Junior Brother Feng, why don't you try asking around elsewhere? Perhaps you can still find mangosteen flowers and long river grass?"
Chen Yuanji could no longer contain himself and roared as he summoned a flying sword.
This shimmering silver flying sword is Chen Yuanji's natal spiritual weapon, the eighth-grade spiritual weapon, the Silver Scale Sword.
But Qian Liao immediately flipped his right hand, and a long whip appeared in his hand.
The long whip was entirely black, covered with a net-like pattern of scales, making it look like a giant python shrunk countless times.
"Want to make a move? Sure, I was just about to ask you for some pointers, Senior Brother Chen."
Chen Yuanji and Qian Liao were on the verge of a fight.
The manager and the owner of the chamber of commerce came over and tried to persuade them, but to no avail.
Seeing that Chen Yuanji and Qian Liao were about to fight, Ye Feng suddenly said, "Senior Brother Chen, let's go. Fighting him here won't get you anywhere; it'll only make us a laughingstock."
"But……"
Chen Yuanji was interrupted by Ye Feng before he could finish speaking: "Let's go find Elder Li and report to him. Elder Li certainly won't blame us. As for the mangosteen flower and the long river grass, hehe, I don't believe that Senior Brother Qian is so powerful that he can take all the mangosteen flowers and long river grass in the entire Yin-Yang Great World and leave us with nothing!"
After saying that, Ye Feng strode outside.
Chen Yuanji gave Qian Liao a cold look, then followed Ye Feng away from the chamber of commerce, flying towards the Tianyang Sect with him.
About fifteen minutes later, Ye Feng and Chen Yuanji returned to Li Hengfeng's cultivation cave.
The night wind did not overtake him. Chen Yuanji explained from the beginning how Qian Liao had taken away the Tianyang Sect's mangosteen flowers and long river grass first, and how he had bought up all the mangosteen flowers and long river grass from various merchants in Zhonghao City.
After hearing this, Li Hengfeng frowned deeply.
“You’re right not to clash with Qian Liao. Qian Liao must have been instructed by the Second Elder, Zhou Donglin. If you had really fought him and it had come to a life-or-death struggle, that old scoundrel Zhou Donglin would definitely have intervened. And since you didn’t have a legitimate reason to stand up, things would have been difficult then,” Li Hengfeng said slowly.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yuanji suddenly realized that he had indeed been too impulsive.
Master Li Hengfeng failed to break through the bottleneck. Although his injuries were not serious, his internal energy was disordered and out of control and could not be calmed for the time being.
Therefore, it is impossible for Li Hengfeng to make a move.
If he were to get into a fight with Qian Liao at that chamber of commerce, and Zhou Donglin were to be drawn in, and Li Hengfeng were unable to intervene, then he would be the one who suffers in the end!
Thinking of this, Chen Yuanji felt a wave of fear, and at the same time felt grateful to Ye Feng.
“Since Qian Liao has bought up all the mangosteen flowers and long river grass in Zhonghao City, let’s find another way,” Li Hengfeng said.
"I'll go to other cities tomorrow..."
Before Chen Yuanji could finish speaking, Li Hengfeng shook his head and interrupted him.
“Qian Liao has probably already scouted all the cities in this area. Do you think he’s the only one making moves? The alchemists from the pill workshop have probably also gone to the nearby cities to buy bamboo flowers and long river grass, all to hinder our refining of the Mountain and River Stabilizing Qi Pill,” Li Hengfeng said coldly.
"Then we..."
Chen Yuanji stopped there, unable to think of a good solution for the time being.
Ye Feng laughed and said, "Why not contact other sects? Secular merchants don't dare to go against Qian Liao and his group. They can't refuse when Qian Liao and his group buy mangosteen flowers and long river grass."
"But other sects may not necessarily give them face, and contacting sects takes time. Even if Qian Liao and the alchemists of Danfang wanted to collect mangosteen flowers and long river grass from other sects to cut off our escape route, it would not be easy."
Hearing Ye Feng say this, Li Hengfeng showed a very satisfied smile.
Because that's what he was thinking too.
"You don't need to worry about the mangosteen flowers and river grass for now. I'll contact other sects later, and it won't be long before enough mangosteen flowers and river grass are delivered to you," Li Hengfeng said with a smile.
"That's wonderful." Chen Yuanji nodded vigorously.
After leaving Li Hengfeng's cultivation cave, Chen Yuanji said earnestly, "Thank you so much today, junior brother. If you hadn't dissuaded me, I'm afraid I would have suffered a lot."
"Senior Brother Chen, you've taken such good care of me, of course I'll do my best to repay you," Ye Feng said with a smile.
After a pause, Ye Feng added, "Besides, we are all serving Elder Li, so it's only right that we help each other."
Chen Yuanji nodded in satisfaction.
He now increasingly felt that recommending Ye Feng to join the sect and bringing him to his side was a wise decision!
Ye Feng returned to his residence to cultivate and meditate, but Luo Qingling would come to see him from time to time.
Ye Feng had promised to help Luo Qingling become a martial artist, and he hadn't forgotten that promise.
"Don't worry, I'm currently working for Elder Li. It won't be long before I get the medicinal herbs from him that can help you temper your body, and then I can help you become a martial artist," Ye Feng said.
Luo Qingling was overjoyed and happily ran to the kitchen to cook for Ye Feng.
Three days passed quickly.
While Zhou Donglin was cultivating in his cave, Qian Liao said excitedly, "Master, I have already bought up all the mangosteen flowers and long river grass from all the merchants in Zhonghao City, and I have also reserved all the medicinal herbs for the next year. The other junior brothers have also gone to the nearby cities to buy up all the mangosteen flowers and long river grass."
"In this way, Chen Yuanji and Feng Ye will have no chance of obtaining the Mangosteen Flower and the Long River Grass. Without these two main ingredients, I'd like to see how they manage to refine the Mountain and River Qi Stabilizing Pill!"
Zhou Donglin smiled with satisfaction, a smug look on his face.
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