The more he thought about it, the more something seemed off.
First, Marquis Wuding sent a jar of unidentified liquid, and then Wu Wei placed a reverse scale of the Ancestral Dragon in this temporary treasure vault. This clearly indicates that there is some inevitable connection between them.
Moreover, Wu Wei's thoughtful gesture of gifting a cultivation manual was already a blatant hint.
Shen Qian roughly calculated that he had about 67,000 Nine Heavens Tokens, which meant that he could only choose two treasures from the last row of jade platforms at most.
A moment later, Chen Qian made a decision.
“Principal, I’ll take the Ancestral Dragon’s Reverse Scale. I’ll also exchange it for the Heavenly Spirit Stones of the Word Spirit King. I’ll still have about 10,000 Nine Heavens Tokens left. After that, I should be able to exchange them for some rare potions.”
After pondering for a moment, he spoke to the Earl of Pingyang beside him.
Are you sure?
The Earl of Pingyang frowned at first, but after exchanging a glance with Shen Qian for a moment, he seemed to understand something, and his brows relaxed. "That's acceptable."
Shen Qian breathed a sigh of relief when he realized he didn't need to explain anymore. But then he thought about it and realized that it made sense. With the wisdom of the Marquis of Pingyang, he would surely know that there was something fishy about it if he thought about it for a little while.
"That……"
Just as Shen Qian was about to speak, he suddenly noticed that the Earl of Pingyang and Yu Shouji's expressions changed at the same time.
"What's wrong?"
Shen Qian sensed something was wrong and had just asked a question when the Earl of Pingyang's figure had already disappeared from this consciousness space.
"Director Yu, what exactly happened?"
Shen Qian quickly grabbed Yu Shouji, who was also trying to run away.
"Didn't you receive the message?"
Yu Shouji was initially surprised, then suddenly realized and said, "Haven't you gone to the Martial Arts Association to get certified in the Mountain and Sea realm yet?"
Shen Qian was taken aback upon hearing this. "We haven't had a chance yet. Is there any explanation?"
"Then you should hurry up and go there. I'll explain later. I'll go first."
Yu Shouji waved his hand, ignoring Shen Qian's attempt to stop him, and his figure blurred and disappeared.
What the heck?
Shen Qian felt somewhat helpless, but couldn't say anything.
The last time he went to the Martial Arts Association was when he was certified as a mid-level martial artist. After that, his realm soared. Although certifying a high-level martial artist and a master of the Mountain and Sea realms would give him a very substantial cash reward, Shen Qian would never care about that little bit of money.
Judging from Yu Shouji's words, it seems that there are some things that Chen didn't know before that are involved behind the certification of the Mountain and Sea Warriors.
Although he didn't know what had happened to alarm both Yu Shouji and the Earl of Pingyang, Shen Qian thought for a moment and realized that if it was something neither of them could handle, he probably wouldn't be able to do anything about it either.
Shaking his head, Chen Qian first calmed his mind and directly brought up the exchange panel in his consciousness space.
A rare dragon's reverse scale, a Heavenly Spirit Stone, eight bottles of rare elixirs covering all aspects of the body...
With about two thousand Nine Heavens Tokens left, Shen Qian thought long and hard but couldn't find any other treasures he could use, so he simply exchanged them for four Martial Arts Tokens.
Everyone he met raved about the Myriad Pagoda, making it a good idea to stock up on a few more Martial Arts Tokens.
After completing the exchange, Shen Qian immediately exited the consciousness space.
Those treasures are just virtual projections. They will only be delivered by a special person from the Martial Arts Department after Shen Qian confirms the exchange. But Shen Qian estimates that he should be able to get them today.
Ordinary martial artists are certainly not qualified to transport these treasures; they must be at least at the Mountain and Sea level.
With the speed of those strong in the mountains and seas, coupled with specific modes of transportation, crossing several provinces in a single day is commonplace.
Having severed the connection between his consciousness and the temporary bracelet, Chen Qian returned to reality and stood in the empty Jiangzhong Military Martial Arts Hall, but outside, a series of noises could be heard.
Realizing that something serious had indeed happened, Chen quickly left the martial arts hall.
Upon closer inspection, a large number of students from Jiangzhong Military Academy had already gathered on the training ground outside the martial arts hall, and even more were running out from inside. Everyone on the training ground looked shocked and was pointing at the sky, discussing something.
Shen Qian looked up and was immediately met with an incredibly shocking scene.
Although Jiangzhong Military Forces are not within the weather system coverage of Jiangzhou City, they have their own independent formations to shield the restricted area from severe weather. However, at this moment, the formations that can obscure the celestial phenomena seem to have failed.
Dark, raging clouds covered the area, stretching for miles and seemingly endless. According to Chen Qian's estimation, even Jiangzhou City must have been within the range of these clouds.
It's normal for dark clouds to appear in the restricted area; what's abnormal is that within those clouds, there are streaks of pitch-black mist that resemble pythons.
They are like sores that have appeared in the sky, spreading across thousands of miles, a shocking sight.
Beyond the black mist, higher up, one could vaguely see twinkling stars. If Shen Qian hadn't had exceptional eyesight, he might not have noticed them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Faintly, as the black mist surged, one could also hear a series of huge, muffled rumbling sounds.
The roar was somewhat like the sound when the Nine Heavens Battlefield revealed its true form, but it was much louder and traveled much farther, making it impossible to tell whether it came from overhead or from thousands of miles away.
"Everyone, look at the bracelet! My classmate from Huawu posted it on WeChat Moments, and they can see it too!"
Amidst the clamor of discussion, Shen Qian suddenly heard someone shout in alarm.
A thought struck him, and he quickly took out his own bracelet.
Since leaving the Nine Heavens Battlefield, he had kept his phone on silent for several days due to the overwhelming number of calls and messages. When he took out his bracelet, he discovered that it had received dozens or even hundreds of new messages in just a short time.
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