Enemy from a past life
These words were spoken bluntly, but Ruan Qingyu nodded with feigned regret: "It's a pity I only have one share, otherwise I really wanted to take over the whole business for you."
Privately, however, he confirmed with Yunyin through their shared consciousness: "Is it that crimson fruit?"
After carefully sensing it, Yunyin answered with certainty: "It is that fruit. If I hadn't controlled myself, I would have eaten it right now."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qingyu was afraid that if she hesitated any longer, someone else would take it. So she picked out the other two fire-attribute spiritual herbs next to the vermilion fruit. Seeing that the other person did not move, she simply took out a spare wooden box and put them in.
"Thank you." Then, Ruan Qingyu disappeared into the crowd. After she left, the stall owner stared in the direction she had gone for a long time without moving, until a sigh escaped his lips.
"With only one sample, the success rate is probably going to be low."
On the other side, Ruan Qingyu led Yun Yin through several more stalls before slowing down to examine the items on the other stalls.
It's a rare opportunity to stumble upon Xishan Market, one of the largest markets in the cultivation world, so she definitely wants to take a good look around. She's not short of spirit stones these days, and if there are any good items, she'll certainly be willing to buy them.
However, while looking around, Ruan Qingyu still didn't forget to ask Yun Yin, "So what exactly is that fruit?" She searched through all the memories of her bloodline inheritance but couldn't find anything familiar.
This can only mean that the Phoenix bloodline considers this thing unimportant, or that this thing has indeed never been seen in this particular version of the inheritance.
Unexpectedly, Yun Yin remained silent for a long time before speaking: "I don't quite remember either, but this thing is indeed important."
In fact, Yun Yin remembered this thing. But he found it difficult to say it directly. Because this fruit was actually called the Fragrant Love Fruit, a spiritual fruit that, when consumed by a married couple, was comparable to dual cultivation.
The only drawback is that it might have some unexpected effects, perhaps to enhance the mood or to arouse the passion between the two. Recalling the explanation of this thing in his memory, Yunyin believed that if he suppressed the contract at the time, there should be no negative impact.
Most of the people coming to the Xishan market were disciples of sects, so many disciples felt quite at ease and directly displayed their precious spiritual herbs and dazzling magical artifacts.
Several people gathered around an alchemist, discussing going to the alchemist's sect after the market ended to wait for him to finish refining his items. Meanwhile, a weapon refiner was being begged to raise his price, just to elevate the quality of his magical artifacts.
"Is your information accurate?" a cultivator asked hesitantly.
"Of course it's true. I tried for a long time outside, but I just couldn't get in." The other person was displeased when he saw that the man was suspicious. If the two of them didn't have a close relationship, he probably would have turned hostile immediately.
Upon seeing this, the cultivator who had been somewhat hesitant immediately patted his shoulder and explained in a gentle tone, "It's not that I don't trust you, brother, it's just that I'm planning to take advantage of the resources and try my luck. Once my physique improves, I'll be able to venture into the Xuan Tian Sect."
To an outsider, these words would just sound like a normal conversation between cultivators. But Ruan Qingyu didn't care what the two said; she only cared about their faces.
She recognized them immediately; they were two of the people who had chased her during her last attack. She hadn't seen them at the Xuan Tian Sect and assumed they hadn't met. If she hadn't forgotten their names, she would have gone to the Affairs Hall to ask.
If it were earlier, when Ruan Qingyu had just been reborn, she would have immediately glared at them with murderous intent. Now, however, she can approach the two of them calmly and quietly. It's just that it's not a good time to make a move in Xishan Market, otherwise Ruan Qingyu would have already taken action.
These two didn't appear to have high cultivation levels; one was at the early Golden Core stage, and the other at the peak Foundation Establishment stage. Although attacking simultaneously would be difficult, her Phoenix Divine Fire was now incredibly powerful, making it easy for her to kill both of them—one a Golden Core cultivator and the other a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Ruan Qingyu lowered her eyes, paused at the stall closest to her, and asked in a calm voice, "Do you have any body-tempering pills?"
Since the alchemist was hoping to make some spirit stones here, he didn't hesitate: "Yes, how many do you want? Body tempering pills suitable for the Golden Core stage are not cheap. A bottle of five pills costs three hundred mid-grade spirit stones."
"Give me five bottles." Ruan Qingyu said, and with a flick of her palm, she handed over a pouch containing spirit stones.
Without hesitation, the cultivator took the pouch and probed it with his divine sense. Then, without any embarrassment, he began to count the spirit stones in front of Ruan Qingyu.
At this moment, Ruan Qingyu made a hand seal with her left hand hidden in her sleeve. Soon, a faint red feather, almost imperceptible in color and movement, drifted towards the two cultivators.
It then stuck to the opponent's heel; this move was a tracking technique from the Phoenix bloodline. Ordinary cultivators would find it difficult to detect, unless they were cultivators two realms above Ruan Qingyu, such as Nascent Soul cultivators, who could detect it immediately.
These two people naturally have no idea that they are being secretly followed and that a tracking spell has been cast on them.
Cao Yuan and Lin Da were discussing news of a hidden treasure. This treasure was still undeveloped, hence its name. Once developed, it could potentially become a legacy or a small secret realm.
The first person to eat the peach will reap the greatest reward, but this time the secret treasure cannot be opened by one person alone; at least two people are needed to enter.
Otherwise, Cao Yuan would not be willing to share it with Lin Da, who is in the Foundation Establishment stage. After all, only Lin Da knows the location of this secret treasure.
Ruan Qingyu eavesdropped carefully for a while, and only learned from a few words that the two must have made a deal. Cao Yuan must have paid a great price to improve himself and enter the Xuantian Sect.
Recalling her past life, Ruan Qingyu realized that the two had already reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm when they were chasing her. This must have been a very fortunate encounter. With that in mind, Ruan Qingyu decided to follow the two after the Xishan market ended.
Originally, she planned to find a place to kill the two men after the Xishan market ended, but now she has decided to follow them to the hidden location before making her move.
Having obtained some information about their objective, Cao Zhi and Lin Da suddenly felt a chill down their spines, as if they were being watched by something. This was merely a fleeting intuition of a cultivator, leaving them completely baffled.
"Why think so much? Maybe he's just reminding us that this treasure is in danger. Just be careful." Although Cao Yuan looked down on Lin Da, he felt that if this little Foundation Establishment cultivator didn't have a treasure on him, he wouldn't bother associating with him.
Linda: "Brother Xian is right."
Lin Da knew there was a difference in their cultivation levels, and seeing Cao Yuan's impatience, he shut up. If something went wrong while opening the secret treasure, he would let the arrogant Cao Yuan take the blame.
Both were preoccupied with their own thoughts and didn't notice that someone was following them.
Yun Yin followed Ruan Qingyu for a while. Now that his cultivation had improved, it was easy for him to find out what a Golden Core cultivator and a Foundation Establishment cultivator were talking about.
Naturally, he also exchanged information with Ruan Qingyu and agreed on the method of finding the hidden treasure first and then killing them to silence them.
With a deafening drumbeat, the sunlight gradually faded. The West Mountain market, however, remained as bright as day, as the array was slowly activated.
Everyone looked up and saw a light screen gradually appearing in the sky, along with a semi-circular venue in mid-air.
The venue was filled with countless seats, presumably prepared by the Xishan Market for the cultivators participating in the auction.
Ruan Qingyu quickly arrived at the place she had agreed upon with Liu Yan and the others. Liu Yan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Ruan Qingyu arrive safely. She had been worried that her junior sister wouldn't be able to find anyone, and it would be bad if she missed her.
“Junior Sister Ruan, you may not know this, but if there are three or more people from the same sect at this auction, they can each have their own private room.” That’s why Liu Yan specially gathered them together. In a normal auction, everyone could just find a place to sit down, but it’s more advantageous for everyone to be together at the Xishan Market.
Hearing Senior Sister Liu Yan's explanation, Ruan Qingyu naturally had no objections. In the end, the auction still depends on individual financial resources; even if one knows what they've bid on, they can't guess the final use of the item.
Senior Sister Liu Yan was of good character, and Ruan Qingyu had developed a very good impression of her during their time together. Therefore, she wasn't as cold as she had been at the beginning, and asked with some interest, "How can we be teleported to a private room?"
It should be noted that the Xishan Market is already quite close to the Xuantian Sect. If everything were divided according to the Xuantian Sect, there would likely be a few unfamiliar fellow disciples mixed in.
Liu Feng, who had been silent until now, couldn't help but say after hearing Ruan Qingyu speak: "If you hand over the disciple token to Sister Liu Yan, it will naturally be detected by the array of Xishan Market and you will be automatically assigned to one of them."
After saying this, Jin Chengcheng, Yang Ming, and the others handed their disciple tokens to Liu Yan. Seeing this, Ruan Qingyu did not hesitate and handed over her own disciple token.
In the blink of an eye, the five of them were enveloped by a beam of light. In the next breath, when they opened their eyes again, they were already in a small private room.
The private room was empty, with only five chairs and nothing else.
This streamlined approach likely stems from the awareness that a large number of cultivators would be participating in the Xishan Market, and that arranging everything in detail would be extremely costly.
“The West Mountain Market allocates cultivators according to the formation every year. If the number of participants increases, the materials consumed by the formation will increase accordingly.” Knowing that Ruan Qingyu was a new disciple, Liu Yan patiently explained the West Mountain Market to her.
In response, Ruan Qingyu nodded: "Thank you, Senior Sister Liu Yan. This Xishan Market is indeed the result of the good intentions of the seniors of various sects. Otherwise, I would not have seen so many good things."
Seeing Ruan Qingyu's words, the others couldn't help but smile. They were equally grateful for the seniors from various sects who were willing to help create the Xishan Market.
"I imagine that many seniors would be comforted to know that Junior Sister Ruan is so grateful," Liu Feng chuckled and sat down next to Ruan Qingyu.
Immediately, Yunyin stepped forward and sat down in the open space between the two. His thick tail flicked, making a whooshing sound in the air.
Liu Feng frowned. This leopard was so rude to him. He turned his gaze to Ruan Qingyu, but saw that the other party's expression was calm. Suddenly, he didn't know what to say.
Arguing with a pet beast would make you seem petty and invite ridicule.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
