Favored

Nan Shangfeng left Myriad Treasures Pavilion and soon arrived at the inn where he had been staying.

After laying down several restrictions in one breath within his room, he opened his Empty Universe Hall and slipped inside, quickly finding Yuan Ming.

Yuan Ming was currently examining the formation sealing the Profound Sun Earth Fire. Seeing Nan Shangfeng enter, he flicked his sleeve and sent out a stream of azure light, transferring the formation, the sealing crystal, and even the ground beneath them into the Asura Palace.

Then he took out a storage pouch and handed it to Nan Shangfeng.

"This is to reimburse you for what you spent on my behalf at the auction. Keep it," Yuan Ming said.

Nearly all the spirit stones he possessed were in this storage pouch. It also contained several magic treasures, spirit materials, and other items. Their value was roughly equivalent to the auction expenses, perhaps even a little more.

"Fellow Daoist Wan, you are looking down on me by doing this. Who outside does not know that I, Nan Shangfeng, am loyal and righteous toward my friends? And this is for you, no less. It is only a few spirit stones—consider it my tribute to you," Nan Shangfeng said earnestly, waving his hands again and again.

"One matter is one matter. Take it without concern. I am not merely exchanging empty courtesies with you, nor am I testing you. You have helped me greatly this time, and I will not treat you poorly. Before long, I will restore your freedom," Yuan Ming said.

At those words, delight appeared on Nan Shangfeng's face. "Since Fellow Daoist Wan has put it this way, then I shall not stand on ceremony."

As he spoke, he accepted the storage pouch without even inspecting its contents, then put