Half a quarter-hour later, Li Guangao also returned to the inn.
"Qingyuan, how much did you make from selling talisman paper?"
Li Qingyuan shook his head. "Only around thirty Spirit Stones. Nearly all cultivators above Middle Qi Refining went to the auction, and only a few Early Qi Refining cultivators were wandering the streets."
Li Guangao laughed. "Haha, don't be discouraged."
"Although the exchange meet and auction have ended, we grandpa and grandson need not hurry home yet."
"It is rare for us to come to Willow Crane City. Let's take a good look around, draw more talismans to sell, and earn Spirit Stones."
Li Guangao sighed lightly. "In order to purchase the method for drawing the Pure Yang Sword Talisman, the family's reserves and the Spirit Stones this old man accumulated over several years have all been exhausted."
"And..." Li Guangao's expression changed as he said, "the moment the auction ended, people from every side left in a hurry. Many Late Qi Condensation experts departed one after another."
"I have a deep sense of unease."
It seemed that Grandpa Clan Leader had already seen through the crisis without Li Qingyuan needing to bring it up himself.
Sure enough, old ginger was still the spicier.
Li Qingyuan nodded. "Grandpa Clan Leader makes sense. We should lie low for now, draw talismans to sell, and earn Spirit Stones."
Thus, the grandpa and grandson went out to purchase more talisman-drawing materials, then shut themselves indoors and quietly drew talismans at the inn.
Willow Crane City, City Lord's Manor.
Within the grand hall, ten Qi Condensation Tenth Layer experts from the Five Great Foundation Establishment Immortal Clans had gathered together.
Among the ten was Liu Yunming of the Liu Family.
Liu Yunming smiled. "Fellow Daoists, the old rules still apply."
"Take this