Having tasted success, Wang Changxing and Wang Changsheng discussed it and went to Hundred Spirits Pavilion, intending to buy several sets of Refining Materials to craft Azure Cloud Shields.
This time, with Lin Yuting absent, the Hundred Spirits Pavilion shopkeeper was unwilling to lower the price. One set of materials cost twenty-three Spirit Stones.
Left with no choice, Wang Changsheng and Wang Changxing ran back to the square. After combing through the entire square, they only managed to gather enough for one set of materials.
That was hardly surprising. Rogue Cultivators lacked resources; if they had materials in hand, they would sell them at once. Why would they save them for the Tianhe Gathering?
To save Spirit Stones, Wang Changxing and Wang Changsheng ran all over Tianhe Market's material shops, negotiating with the shopkeepers of multiple stores until their tongues were nearly worn through. Only then did one shop agree to sell them ten sets of materials at twenty-two Spirit Stones per set.
After buying those ten sets of materials, Wang Changxing and Wang Changsheng did not have a single Spirit Stone left on them.
If the artifact refining failed, Wang Changsheng and Wang Changxing would lose everything.
After returning to their residence, Wang Changsheng did not rush to begin artifact refining.
He rested well for the entire night and replenished his energy.
The next morning, Wang Changsheng and the others had breakfast in the rear courtyard.
Wang Mingzhan asked about Wang Changsheng and the others' activities. Wang Changsheng and Wang Changxing had long since agreed on their story, claiming they had merely wandered around. Wang Mingzhan did not suspect anything, only warning them not to leave the Market, to keep their eyes peeled, and not to be deceived.
After breakfast, Wang Mingzhan gave them a few more instructions before