Ten years ago, Qingtao Valley was attacked and a miasma was spread. In recent years, the miasma has become increasingly rampant. At first, it only lingered outside the sect, but now it has begun to try to enter the sect. Therefore, Qingtao Valley had to use all the resistance-type spiritual artifacts in the sect to resist the invasion of the miasma.
This is because Qingtao Valley covers a large area, but there are very few excellent weapon refiners in the valley. Therefore, among the people Elder Zisang brought back this time, several of them are weapon refiners.
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The five people listened to the sect gossip with great interest, showing no signs of their previous life-threatening situation. They seemed more like tourists. "May I ask, sir, what kind of person could set up such insidious schemes around Qingtao Valley? And it seems that Qingtao Valley has not pursued the matter?"
The person who asked the question was dressed in hemp clothing, with a thirst for knowledge in his eyes. The storyteller did not ignore his words, "He is probably someone from above. No one knows his identity, but they know that he is someone that even the seven major sects combined cannot deal with."
The storyteller looked serious, as if he was lost in some kind of memory. Xu Yuehuai and the others left after listening for a while because they were bored. Ji Yuanchi said with some disappointment, "This second floor is quite different from what I imagined. It's no different from the third floor. The same things are sold on the street. There's nothing new about it."
Ji Yuanchi and the others strolled around but didn't find anything they liked. Xu Yuehuai chuckled and said, "This is just a small town on the border. Although they don't have what you mentioned, the pills they sell here are indeed much better, as are their talismans and magical artifacts."
Xu Yuehuai observed the entire way, and this was her discovery: according to what Senior Sister Xiaoqian had said before, these pills also had their own levels on the second floor.
The group didn't wander around for long before getting bored and heading back. Just as they were leaving, someone blocked their way. The man had shifty eyes and didn't look like a good person at all. Pu Erge separated him from his two younger sisters.
"Gentlemen, I overheard you talking over there and overheard that you were looking for something fun, is that right?" the man asked, gesturing with his hand.
Pu Erge frowned but didn't answer. The man continued, "This is so easy! Tonight, right here, go into the alley behind you. There will be an auction with lots of good stuff. You can go and take a look!"
After speaking, the man took something out of his pocket, looked at the strangely shaped token, and said, "This is the admission ticket to the auction. Do you want it?"
Ji Yuanchi was curious about what it was and wanted to take the token from the man's hand to examine it closely, but before her hand could touch it, the man dodged her, a slight smile in his eyes, though not in his heart. "Hey little girl, you can't just touch this. It's very precious. If you want it, I'll give you a discount—one mid-grade spirit stone!"
This price is already quite high; one mid-grade spirit stone is equivalent to one hundred low-grade spirit stones. That's enough to buy so many things in the lower realms. Upon hearing the price, the interest that had been gleaming in Ji Yuanchi's eyes instantly dimmed. She said to the others, "Let's go, this is all so boring."
Seeing this, Brother Pu just smiled and didn't refute. The five of them turned back without hesitation. Now it was that man's turn to get anxious and hurriedly caught up with them, following beside them. Xu Yuehuai and the others, however, showed no intention of stopping.
"Gentlemen, are you really not interested? This mid-grade spirit stone is already a very good price. You should consider it! No one else is selling it for less than me!" The man vigorously promoted the item, and the group showed no intention of stopping. He then unleashed his trump card, saying, "There are also many elixirs and even magical artifacts and contracted beasts at this auction. These are all rare treasures. I'm only telling you this because you're outsiders, hoping you'll go in and bid on something to save your lives!"
Sure enough, after the man finished speaking, Ji Yuanchi's eyes showed a hint of attraction, but she didn't want to admit it. She just glanced at the man every now and then and continued walking forward.
"How about this? How about this? I'll give you a discount! Only eighty low-grade spirit stones!" The man gritted his teeth. He had been here all day, and no one had bought his product. The locals didn't need it, so he could only sell it to outsiders. But everyone was very wary. "Eighty low-grade spirit stones, that's the lowest I can go. Think about it."
Pu Erge and Xu Yuehuai exchanged a glance. They both read the words "can buy" in each other's eyes, then stopped and said to the man, "Since you are so sincere in wanting to sell to us, we really can't refuse you. Here are eighty low-grade spirit stones, please keep them."
Pu Erge took out a bag from his spatial storage, which contained a heavy bag of eighty spirit stones.
The man sensed something was amiss. Why had these people's attitude changed so quickly? But with Brother Pu's impatient urging, he didn't have time to think further. He quickly took the bag, checked it carefully, and handed the token to the group. "This token can only be used once. Once inside, do not cause any trouble. We've settled the payment. If anything happens to you, it has nothing to do with me, and don't come looking for me!"
After saying that, the man took the spirit stone and ran away.
Fu Ziyi, who was behind them, saw this and laughed, saying, "Oh dear, it seems you've been tricked!"
Fu Ziyi's voice was full of twists and turns, and Baili Xiuwen sighed, "This guy is at it again."
Xu Yuehuai, in a rare good mood, ignored the man, partly out of consideration for his previous rescue. She took the token from Brother Pu and examined it, but couldn't discern anything amiss. She returned it to Brother Pu and then shook her head, indicating that she didn't know anything.
Ji Yuanchi glanced at the two of them and felt that something was off about the atmosphere between them. She said, "Why are you two standing with us, but I can't keep up with your pace?"
Before Pu Erge and his companion could reply, Fu Ziyi spoke up first, "Because you're on our team, that's why you don't understand what they're doing."
Ji Yuanchi automatically ignored Fu Ziyi's words.
For a moment, Pu Erge didn't know how to explain these complicated things to his simple and innocent sister. Just when his brain was about to burn out and he still couldn't come up with a solution, Xu Yuehuai stepped in to make amends, "I discussed it with Erge. We're close by, so it's easy to talk. We spoke softly, so you didn't hear it."
Xu Yuehuai herself felt that what she was saying was illogical, lacking context and consisting of only a few words, and even then, it was fragmented. However, Ji Yuanchi completed the meaning herself.
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