Over the next few months, Wang Chen's luck seemed to have run out.
He continued exploring the Star Ring, only to find his gains greatly diminished. The void creatures lurking there seemed to have fled at the mere scent of trouble, while the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons had vanished into complete hiding.
They gave Wang Chen scarcely any more chances to hunt them.
After three or four months, the merit points Wang Chen had obtained had increased by only a few thousand.
At that rate, he would need at least twenty or thirty years to gather enough merit points to exchange for a Five Elements Spiritual Item.
Moreover, the Five Elements Spiritual Items in the Immortal Alliance treasury were limited in quantity. Once they had been exchanged away, no one knew when they would be replenished. It was impossible to predict.
Just as Wang Chen was preparing to find another Star Ring to explore, his neighbor suddenly paid him another visit.
Seeing the old Nascent Soul cultivator with crane-white hair and a childlike face, Wang Chen was somewhat surprised, though his expression remained unchanged. "Senior, how have you been lately?"
Xiong Liangpeng said with a beaming smile, "Well, well. Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist."
After the two exchanged a few pleasantries while seated across from each other, the old Nascent Soul cultivator stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "Fellow Daoist Wang, us Rogue Cultivators at Dique Boundary Pass are preparing to hold a Treasure Appraisal Meeting. Would you be interested in attending?"
Wang Chen was puzzled. "A Treasure Appraisal Meeting?"
Only after hearing Xiong Liangpeng's explanation did he learn that this so-called Treasure Appraisal Meeting was actually a gathering for Rogue Cultivators to exchange what they had and trade all kinds of cultivation resources.
Treasure Appraisal