That's Quite Impressive

Wang Li just kept flying forward. After a moment, he stopped and turned around.

He Lingxiu stood not far behind him.

"It seems my senior brothers and sisters are truly not worthy of even carrying your shoes," He Lingxiu said, watching Wang Li quietly. Although this outcome was within her expectations, she was still a disciple of the Huayang Sect. Seeing Wang Li with his bulging sleeves, a sense of discomfort began to brew within her.

"That's too much," Wang Li replied. "I don't even have shoes, so how could I ask anyone to carry them?"

He Lingxiu looked at Wang Li's bare feet and said with a slight taunt, "Are you really planning to go to the Seven Treasures Ancient Domain barefoot like this?"

"It feels not bad. People will probably just remember this cultivator's strange habit of going barefoot, and it will distract them from my true identity," Wang Li's expression turned serious. "Or perhaps, I should call myself True Person of Bare Feet, Wang Bihui, when I go this time?"

"Heh heh."

He Lingxiu forced a smile. "Since you're so clever, then remember to help me hide my identity well too."

As she spoke, the clouds in the sky churned, and the Jizhi Azure Bird descended.

"Naturally," Wang Li said as he and He Lingxiu got onto the bird's back. He couldn't help but add, "But Fellow Daoist Hehe, you're truly insidious, even tricking your fellow disciples."

"They were so eager to deal with you, I was just lending a hand,"

He Lingxiu sneered. "Speaking of insidious, I'm afraid you're even more so than I am?"

Wang Li was slightly taken aback. "How am I insidious?"

"I spent a million spirit sand to make my five useless senior brothers and sisters reflect a little, and to get to know my fellow traveler better. Isn't that extravagant enough?" He Lingxiu said calmly. "The result is that you ended the combat techniques so quickly and in such a manner. Besides the spellcasting speed and your use of talismans and other magic tools that I already knew about, I barely saw anything new. Don't you feel you've let down the extra spirit sand I spent, by being so deliberate?"

"I see," Wang Li thought for a moment and said seriously, "Perhaps it has to do with habit. But I won't take advantage of you for free. When we get to the Seven Treasures Ancient Domain, I'll do my best to help you gain some benefits."

Hearing Wang Li say this, He Lingxiu didn't respond.

She was silent for a moment. "My greatest talent is seeing through hidden objects. Even when casting spells that control spiritual energy fluctuations, I can see unusual flows of vital energy, which helps in anticipating the enemy. As for treasures that ordinary people can't see, I can also discern some clues."

Wang Li was a bit surprised, his expression turning solemn. "Heavenly Eye of Clarity?"

He Lingxiu nodded. "It's also called Clarity Spiritual Root. Just like your senior sister has the Innate Immortal Spiritual Root, I have the Innate Clarity Spiritual Root."

Wang Li suddenly felt ashamed. "I'm a cultivator with no spiritual root at all."

"Is that all?" He Lingxiu glanced at him. Seeing that he hadn't reacted, she couldn't help but sneer. "I've told you such an important secret, and you have no reaction?"

"Oh," Wang Li gave her a thumbs-up. "That's amazing."

He Lingxiu laughed, her smile exceptionally bright. "Do you have to be like this?"

Wang Li's expression became awkward. He coughed twice. "Besides my spellcasting speed and these methods of concealing my presence, my movement techniques and Profound Heaven Sword Qi are also quite good."

"Some are skilled in offense, some in defense. Among those skilled in offense, there are those who specialize in long-range attacks and those who specialize in close-quarters combat," He Lingxiu's smile faded, and she said calmly. "When we go to the Seven Treasures Ancient Domain this time, if we encounter enemies, they won't be as weak as my senior brothers and sisters. If we join forces, we should at least know a little about each other's strengths."

Seeing that she was serious, Wang Li didn't dare to speak carelessly. He thought for a moment. "Actually, I don't have any particular specialties. I seem to be alright in all the aspects you mentioned. If I had to say I had a strength... perhaps it's being good at hiding my strength?"

"If you say that, it's really boring," He Lingxiu chuckled.

Wang Li also chuckled. "Fellow Daoist Hehe, you should be able to tell that I'm not lying."

Most of the place names in Lesser Jade Continent are simple and direct.

This includes the blessed lands and the markets, and even the origin of the name Lesser Jade Continent itself.

The characteristic of Lesser Jade Continent compared to other cultivator continents is its abundant production of spirit jade.

Most of this spirit jade comes from some low-level demonic beasts within Lesser Jade Continent.

More than half of the low-level demonic beasts in Lesser Jade Continent have already been wiped out, but even so, there are still over 130 types of low-level demonic beasts in Lesser Jade Continent that produce demon crystals.

It's quite peculiar that among these 130-plus types of demonic beasts, only the demon crystals from about thirty-odd types are rich in the heaven and earth spiritual energy needed for cultivator cultivation, and can be processed into spirit sand. The demon crystals from the remaining hundred-odd types can only be cut and refined into spirit jade used for artifact forging.

Therefore, Lesser Jade Continent is not lacking in spiritual materials for artifact forging, and the living environment is more friendly for most cultivators below the Golden Core stage.

With the easy acquisition of low-level spiritual materials, low-level cultivators can more easily obtain low-level artifacts and magic tools.

The spirit jade generally refined from the demon crystals of these low-level demonic beasts is small in size, hence it is called "small jade."

Lesser Jade Continent got its name from this.

As for the Blackwater Market, which Wang Li frequented, it was truly a place of constantly surging black water. The area around the Scorched Wood Market, where He Lingxiu was located, was a scorched wood wasteland.

However, White Grass Market is not named because white grass grows everywhere, but because it was originally a distribution center for cultivation grass.

Cultivation grass is also called Pure White Grass in Lesser Jade Continent. This white Artemisia grass is used by many Sects to build cultivation huts for outer disciples to sense spiritual energy.

Huts built with it have a certain effect of calming the mind and purifying qi, and can also block out external noise, allowing for better meditation and introspection.

In the end, this is a very low-level spiritual material.

Therefore, just as Bai Shuilán and Kong Mengzhu, who were captured by two mysterious black-robed cultivators, said, White Grass Market is not a famous market in Lesser Jade Continent. Its spiritual material trading can only be described as very weak. Its true specialty is the trading of some information that can benefit certain people.

The key to buying and selling information is speed. Being a step ahead makes the information useful; being a step behind turns it into a joke.

White Grass Market is full of sneaky individuals and even more people who come and go in a hurry.

There are few who linger leisurely in White Grass Market.

However, there are always exceptions to every rule.

At this moment, in White Grass Market, two people are quietly sitting on top of a haystack, watching the clouds.

One was a scholar with an elegant demeanor, the other a disheveled drunkard.

The scholar appeared to be in his early thirties, with a face as white as jade. The drunkard, however, looked at least sixty, his face covered in unsightly red blotches, as if his drunkenness had congealed into a rash.

Both were looking to the west.

By all rights, a black cloud should have already appeared in that direction.

Yet, the expected black cloud had yet to arrive.

"It seems to be the will of heaven," the scholar said with a sigh.

The bleary-eyed drunkard chuckled, "Heaven's will, man's will, aren't they all the same?"

The scholar pondered for a breath before standing up and saying, "Then let us begin."

As soon as he uttered these four words, his body vanished as if from thin air.

The bleary-eyed drunkard tilted his head back and took a swig of wine. He exhaled with great satisfaction, and his entire body then disappeared into the exhaled scent of alcohol.