The Lin family's housekeeper led the three people into the manor and introduced them as they walked:
"Three of you, this year's Qiankun Martial Arts Competition is different from previous years. This time, the exchange of martial arts and the exchange of natural treasures are placed before the competition.
According to our patriarch's arrangement, the warriors of the major families will gather together to exchange rare materials and treasures for the first three days, and then they will compete in the following days. The ranking of the competition will determine the distribution of training resources and land for the new year."
Long Yi nodded, and immediately understood the intention of the Lin family head. After all, when a warrior obtains suitable natural treasures and magical weapons, his strength can be greatly improved in a short period of time.
Moreover, during the first three days, warriors from other places can also overcome the problem of acclimatization, which is quite fair.
Under the arrangement of the housekeeper, the three of them came to a quiet cottage. After arranging everything, the housekeeper left.
After taking a look at the furnishings in the house, Long Yi nodded and said, "The facilities are quite clean and complete. The Lin family's hospitality is quite good."
Shen Bao curled his lips and said sourly, "People with status live in single-family villas by the lake. Our small studio is barely habitable at best."
Long Yi did not comment, simply packed up and went to the treasure exchange area of the manor.
Before he even entered the hall, he heard the noisy and bustling hawking voices with different accents. Almost all warriors from all over Dragon Country gathered here, and their strength was above the Earth Realm.
After Shen Bao entered the room, he sighed and said, "The lowest starting price here is one million. If my Shen family was still in its heyday, my words here would definitely carry some weight."
The entire Shen family's assets are only a little over 10 million now. They can't easily spend millions to buy rare treasures here. They must be thrifty and spend the money wisely.
A moment later, a warrior who was setting up a stall called Shen Bao over with a smile and said jokingly, "Shen Bao, you're not here to sell kidney treasures, are you? Not only are you here, but you've also brought your Shen family's younger generation to sell with you?"
He pointed at Long Yi who was standing next to Shen Bao.
Shen Bao, however, was not annoyed at all. He scolded with a smile, "Wang Dabo, if you can't speak, just shut up. The man next to me is Young Master Long from the capital, named Long Xuan. His guards are masters of the outer family of the heavenly realm."
He then went on to introduce him to Long Yi: "His name is Wang Yuanwu, but we all call him Wang Big Head. He is a master of the Qingcheng Sect."
Long Yi nodded to the other party. Although Wang Dabo looked stupid and foolish, his strength was at the peak of the Earth Realm and he was only one step away from the Heaven Realm.
When I was in the Central Plains before, someone at the peak of the Earth Realm was already the backbone of an ordinary family. How could I meet someone like that easily? I didn’t expect that the person who just came to say hello at this martial arts meeting would be someone at the peak of the Earth Realm.
The owner of the nearby stall came over and asked curiously, "Fellow Daoist, are you from the Central Plains? I heard that there's a Master Long who's been gaining popularity in the four provinces of the Central Plains lately. Rumor has it that he's so proficient in martial arts that he's even capable of fighting a Sword Saint."
Wang Dabo scoffed and said, "It's just a rumor. We don't even have such a genius in Yandu. The spiritual energy in the Central Plains is not as rich as that in Yandu. How could such a monster be born?"
Several stall owners around also nodded in agreement.
They had cultivated for decades to barely reach the peak of the Earth Realm. How could a place like the Central Plains, with its thin spiritual energy, possibly have a Heaven Realm expert in his early twenties? Most of these Central Plains warriors were simply exaggerating to flatter themselves.
Long Yi felt amused. These people were talking so happily, probably they didn't know that Master Long was standing right in front of them.
At this moment, a commotion was heard outside the lobby, and someone shouted, "People from the Alchemy Association and the Yandu Tang family are here!"
A gleam of brilliance flashed in everyone's eyes. This was a rare opportunity to obtain elixirs. Even Shen Bao left Long Yi aside and rushed to the lobby door.
At the front of the crowd was Lin Jiashi, the eldest son of the Lin family, who had just met Long Yi. Accompanying him on both sides were a man and a woman. The man was over fifty years old and had a bit of arrogance on his face. He seemed to enjoy being surrounded by people.
The woman was about thirty years old, with a temperament as gentle as warm jade. Just standing next to her made one feel like being bathed in the spring breeze.
"The middle-aged man next to Young Master Lin is actually the Vice Chairman of the Pill Association. Rumor has it that he has already reached the pinnacle of Chinese medicine. With just one shot of a silver needle, he can heal even bones. He is known as the Medical Saint of Yandu!"
"Could the heroine next to her be from the Tang family in Yandu? Although she comes from an ancient poison sect, she seems quite easygoing."
Everyone was talking, and the crowd dispersed like a tide, making way for the three people.
After entering the lobby, Lin Jiashi looked around and then clasped his fists and said:
"This year's Qiankun Martial Arts Competition is hosted by my Lin family. As the eldest son of the Lin family, I would like to thank everyone for their support.
Standing to my left is Taoist Danxin, Vice Chairman of the Alchemy Association, and Elder Tang Xuehui from the Tang Family.
After thunderous applause, Taoist Danxin and Tang Xuehui took their seats one by one.
Before the two of them could hang up the conversation, everyone rushed forward and asked for the elixir.
"Elder Tang, I'm currently at a bottleneck in my celestial realm breakthrough. I wonder if you have any suitable elixirs? The price is negotiable."
"Master Danxin, I forced a breakthrough half a year ago and my meridians are disrupted. Can you heal me?"
Nearly half of the people in the lobby surrounded the two of them, holding pre-prepared treasures and large checks in their hands, just to gain the favor of Taoist Danxin and Tang Xuehui.
Seeing that it was a long time before their turn came, the others returned to their stalls and continued to hawk their wares.
After Long Yi roughly understood the rules of the transaction, he also set up a stall under a pillar, wrote signs and banners, and waited for interested parties to come.
"In exchange for rare medicinal herbs and natural treasures, the stall owner is willing to exchange them for top-grade elixirs."
After seeing the content on the banner, many people stopped to watch. It was obvious that the high-quality elixir was still very attractive.
Wang Dabo, who was not far away, saw the content of the banner and immediately ran over to try to be friendly with him:
"Brother Long, you actually still have a top-grade elixir in your hand?"
"Yeah." Long Yi nodded in response.
There are now more than a hundred Soul Storage Pills in the storage space alone, and they have not yet been handed over to the big guys from all over the Central Plains for sale. Now is a good opportunity to exchange them.
At the same time, there are dozens of pills refined in his spare time, all of which are useless to Long Yi, but according to what Shen Bao said before, they are all rare high-quality pills.
If I can trade these pills for something useful today, it would be a great use of them.
Long Yi casually took out seven or eight kinds of pills from the storage space and placed them all on the cloth.
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