Junior Brother Lu, stop at once!

Thirty Spirit Stone?!

"Too expensive!"

Lu Qingyu widened.

A top-tier cave abode on Cloudrise Mountain only one and a half Spirit Stone a month, and eighteen Spirit Stone a year. Yet, a shop on Soaring Phoenix Mountain costs thirty Spirit Stone!

Although Lu Qingyu didn't have much of a concept of Spirit Stone, she could tell whether they were expensive or cheap by making a comparison.

No rush.

Lu Qingfeng smiled at Qingyu, then looked at Wang Hui and asked, "How about the other place?"

"The other location is so-so. Although it's also a three-story building, the interior space is quite small. The annual rent is twenty-five Spirit Stone." Wang Hui had clearly inquired about the details.

"Still too expensive!"

Lu Qingyu said with a bitter face, "There are so many people in the Sunset Glow Sect, and they only earn fifty or sixty Spirit Stone a year. The rent for this shop is twenty-five Spirit Stone a year. I definitely can't earn that much by myself."

Before coming.

Lu Qingyu was still full of confidence. But after hearing about the rent, she immediately backed down.

All the Spirit Stone she had were given to her by her elder brother. Back in the Gathering Cloud Mountains, she couldn't even spend a single Spirit Stone in a year. After more than a month in Gathering Immortals Market, she had only spent less than two Spirit Stones.

That's twenty-five Spirit Stone.

Lu Qingyu wasn't confident she could make the money.

"Let's see how it goes first."

Lu Qingfeng gestured to Wang Hui, then transmitted his voice to Lu Qingyu, "With the Grand Luo Insight in hand, renting a shop means you can go three years without opening a single store, and then live off that for three years. As long as you can acquire a treasure, you can earn back not just one year's rent, but ten years' rent. Think about Purple Essence Copper, it's only the size of a fist, but it's worth three thousand Spirit Stone! If you can acquire a Purple Essence Copper -level treasure, you could easily take over the entire shop!"

Lu Qingyu blinked, and thinking of the 'Grand Luo Insight', she felt a little more at ease. Following behind Lu Qingfeng, her anxiety lessened considerably.

Wang Hui led the way.

I quickly looked through both shops.

The three stood in front of the second, more sparsely populated pavilion. Lu Qingfeng looked at Lu Qingyu and asked, "You've seen both places, which one do you prefer?"

Lu Qingyu's eyes blinked, and she tentatively asked, "That big one just now?"

It should be larger and more spacious, and in a better location.

"OK."

"Then let's go with the first one."

Lu Qingfeng smiled.

Wang Hui stood to the side, looking completely bewildered.

He had just thought that Junior Brother Lu's sister was sensible and understanding, and knew how to save Spirit Stone for her older brother. But then, she turned around and, not content with a shop that cost twenty-five Spirit Stone, directly asked for Spirit Stone.

Junior Brother Lu also dotes on his younger sister, giving her whatever she wants.

However, considering Lu Qingfeng's status as Third-Order Alchemist and weapon refiner, he could probably earn back thirty Spirit Stone by refining a few batches of spirit pills and a few Law Artifact.

He really doesn't care.

Thinking of this, Wang Hui was about to offer some advice, but then stopped himself.

"Thank you, brother."

Lu Qingyu thanked her in a crisp voice, her eyes curving into crescent moons.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Zhao. Thank you, Senior Brother Wang."

Lu Qingfeng held a jade talisman and bowed to the two people in front of him to express his gratitude.

One of them is Wang Hui.

The other person was called Zhao Jiu, a steward in charge of shop leasing at Hall of Rare Treasures. He looked to be quite old, with half-gray hair.

"Junior Brother Lu, you're too kind. It's just business as it is."

Zhao Jiu grinned.

Forging a friendship with a recently rising True Disciple wouldn't be of much use to him, a steward with no potential whatsoever. However, he has blood relatives and descendants, and cultivating more connections would give his future descendants more opportunities to enter the Mystic Origin Sect.

Therefore, Zhao Jiu was in a good mood.

Lu Qingfeng handed the jade talisman to Lu Qingyu, whose eyes were blinking, and then looked at Wang Hui and Zhao Jiu, saying, "My sister will be staying at Soaring Phoenix Mountain from now on, and I will have to trouble you two senior brothers to take good care of her."

The shop was rented for ten years straight.

Lu Qingyu will spend most of her time on Soaring Phoenix Mountain Gathering Immortals Island from now on. Having acquaintances to look after her will make things more convenient.

"Of course."

"Definitely, definitely."

Zhao Jiu and Wang Hui responded with smiles.

They were eager to interact more with Lu Qingyu in order to deepen their friendship with Lu Qingfeng, so why wouldn't they want to?

In a short time.

The three chatted happily, Lu Qingyu held the jade talisman with joy in her heart.

Just as Lu Qingfeng and Lu Qingyu were about to leave.

The two people walked in.

Lu Qingfeng turned around and saw a man dressed in a steward's robe, of similar status to Wang Hui and Zhao Jiu, leading the way. The other man was a woman, whose slender figure could not be concealed by her brocade robe, her long hair tied back, and she exuded a heroic aura.

He also possessed a strange aura that made it impossible to look away.

"Senior Brother Zhao, my sister and I will take our leave now."

Lu Qingfeng glanced at the woman in the brocade robe, opened his mouth but didn't say anything. He simply cupped his hands to Zhao Jiu and hurriedly turned and left with Lu Qingyu.

"Um?"

"Wait!"

Before I could even walk out, a voice came from behind me.

"Trouble."

Lu Qingfeng sighed inwardly, stopped, and turned around. "What is it?"

The woman in the brocade robe pointed at the jade talisman in Lu Qingyu's hand, not even looking at Lu Qingfeng, but only asking Zhao Jiu, "Is that the jade talisman that was originally in charge of the Misty Sky Pavilion on Soaring Phoenix Mountain?"

Zhao Jiu glanced at Lu Qingfeng and quickly replied with a forced smile, "Reporting to True Disciple Zhou, it is indeed the Misty Sky Pavilion that is in charge of the Jade Talisman. The Misty Sky Pavilion went bankrupt a few days ago, this—"

"I want Misty Sky Pavilion!"

The woman in the brocade robe waved her hand, interrupting Zhao Jiu. Her five fingers formed a claw, and Lu Qingyu felt the jade talisman in her hand tremble slightly before flying out.

"Presumptuous!"

Before Lu Qingyu could react, Lu Qingfeng roared. He clenched his fist, and five Sword Qi shot through the air, interrupting the woman in the brocade robe 'Technique Method.

They returned carrying the jade talisman backwards.

"You dare to lay a hand on me?"

The woman in the brocade robe smiled slightly, a smile that was neither a smile nor a frown.

"Please calm down, both of you."

"This is Gathering Immortals Market; fighting is strictly prohibited!"

Zhao Jiu was anxious and quickly reminded him.

"Keep it safe."

"Get out of the way."

Lu Qingfeng ignored the woman in the brocade robe, handed the jade talisman that had been drawn back by the Sword Qi energy back to Lu Qingyu, and told her to step back.

"Be careful, brother."

Lu Qingyu obediently stepped back.

Lu Qingfeng then looked at the woman in the brocade robe.

"Arrogant and disrespectful!"

The woman in the brocade robe smiled even more broadly, and with a wave of her hand, a giant palm instantly materialized in the air, striking down directly at Lu Qingfeng.

Lu Qingfeng looked up.

A giant palm descended from the sky, gathering moisture from all directions—a truly ingenious sight.

Lu Qingfeng remained expressionless as his sleeves fluttered, releasing 108 Nine-Strategies Profound-Hao Sticks.

The formations arranged in the air did not go to meet the giant palm, but instead landed around the woman in the brocade robe, forming a large array.

"Arrogant!"

The woman in the brocade robe scoffed.

With a powerful downward press, Sky-Supporting Palm Seal swept down from the sky, instantly engulfing Lu Qingfeng.

"The Vajra Spell!"

Lu Qingfeng formed a hand seal, his body radiating Golden Light and accompanied by a continuous Daoist chant. The palm print vanished as it landed.

"Such powerful Technique Method!"

"Junior Brother Lu was actually able to withstand Zhou Su's attack?!"

Wang Hui was startled.

As far as he knew, Lu Qingfeng was only Foundation Establishment cultivator, while Zhou Su was a true Spirit Void Cultivator!

"With some tricks up his sleeve, no wonder he dared to fight me."

Upon seeing this, the woman in the brocade robe finally showed a hint of anger on her face.

"Raging Tide Mountain!"

With a single palm strike, the sound of the waves remained unchanged.

In the sky, roaring waves converged into a mountain. A Five-Finger Mountain, like an endless sea, descended, threatening to suppress Lu Qingfeng.

"Cloud-Peak Step!"

Lu Qingfeng's expression turned slightly serious, not daring to directly confront the mountain peak. He first flicked his sleeve, sweeping Lu Qingyu, who had retreated quite a bit, towards Zhao Jiu and the others. Then, with a flick of his feet, he appeared above the woman in the brocade robe.

He actually broke free from the Technique Method's lock and sat cross-legged on the 108 Nine-Strategies Profound-Hao Sticks.

A palm suddenly slammed down.

The Nine-Strategies Profound-Hao Sticks agreement, and the long-prepared formation began to operate.

Zhao Jiu, Wang Hui, and the others looked over and saw that the woman in the brocade robe was trapped within the formation. Isolated from the outside world, even Raging Tide Mountain was out of control.

"Open!"

The woman in the brocade robe was slightly angry. She struck out with one palm after another, but the palms disappeared into the void.

The formation was activated.

Wind and fire surged together, and bolts of thunder roared through the void.

As the first bolt of lightning resounded, the woman in the brocade robe was struck as if by a heavy blow, standing frozen in place. Then, wind and fire swirled, enveloping her.

Those outside could only see his figure moving left and right, up and down within the formation.

Bang bang bang!

It crashed into the void time and time again.

Bolts of lightning struck down, hitting the woman in the brocade robe squarely on her delicate body.

The magnificent brocade robe was about to burst open.

Lu Qingfeng tapped his finger lightly, and the wind and fire within the formation surged even more fiercely, completely isolating internal and external detection, even Divine Sense could not penetrate it.

"This--"

Zhao Jiu and Wang Hui exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with disbelief.

They know.

Lu Qingfeng was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, while Zhou Su, the woman in the brocade robe, was a genuine Spirit Void Cultivator.

Now.

Zhou Su, a cultivator at the Spirit Void level, was attacked by Lu Qingfeng, a Foundation Establishment cultivator who was both Alchemist and a weapon refiner.

A brutal beating?!

Bang bang bang!

The sounds from within the formation continued.

"Junior Brother Lu, stop right now!"

Zhao Jiu and Wang Hui were shocked, Wang Hui cried out.

The steward who had just brought the woman in brocade robes in panicked upon seeing this and said, "Senior Brother Lu, please stop! The one inside the formation is Senior Sister Zhou Su, True Disciple of Jade Pillar Peak."

Lu Qingfeng ignored him and kept going.

"Junior Brother Lu, fighting is strictly prohibited on Gathering Immortals Island. Let's stop for now," Zhao Jiu advised.

Lu Qingfeng still didn't stop.

At this moment.

A powerful, aggressive energy is approaching.

Splash!

The sound of chains rattling echoed in the void. Lu Qingfeng's expression changed, and he quickly stepped forward to dodge.

However, in the void, invisible chains chased after Lu Qingfeng.

Lu Qingfeng clenched his fists, unleashing a burst of Sword Qi.

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing against metal echoed in the air.

"Excellent tactic!"

"So it's Junior Brother Lu."

Lu Qingfeng sensed the chains in the air retracting, revealing a figure.

This person was dressed in a black robe, wore a jade crown, and held a chain in his hand, just like a prison official in the mortal world.

"Junior Brother Lu, this is Yan Pingshu, True Disciple of the Hall of Disciplinary Law."

Lu Qingfeng heard Wang Hui's voice.

"Lu Qingfeng of the Pill Convergence Hall greets Senior Brother Yan." Lu Qingfeng cupped his hands in greeting to Yan Pingshu.

"I know, I know."

"Junior Brother is the peerless genius who has attracted the attention of two sect leaders. These days, Junior Brother's name has spread throughout the sect."

Yan Pingshu gripped the chain and gave it a shake, and the chain wrapped around his waist like a belt.

No one would have guessed that it was actually an extraordinary magical Law Artifact.

"Junior brother, shouldn't we get rid of this formation first?"

Yan Pingshu looked at Lu Qingfeng and smiled.

"Thank you for the reminder, senior brother."

Lu Qingfeng pointed, and a figure in a green robe flew out of his Storage Bag and landed in the Wind-Fire Formation. Then, the 108 Nine-Strategies Profound-Hao Sticks were removed, the formation dissolved, and Zhou Su's figure was revealed inside.

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