Transaction

"Fellow Daoist, please wait!"

Li Shiming was slowly walking onto the Official Ship when he heard a voice come from behind him.

If this had not been an official Dock, with government soldiers stationed all around, that sudden shout would have nearly made him Take Out a White Phosphorus Bomb from the Server Room Space and lob it behind him.

Hearing that familiar phrase in the Cultivation World gave him an extremely bad feeling.

He turned and looked at the person who had spoken.

The speaker was a round-faced man of about thirty, dressed in a green robe.

Li Shiming's gaze Swept Across the round-faced man's waist, and he immediately understood why the other man had called him Fellow Daoist. A Storage Bag could be seen at his waist.

This round-faced man was actually a Cultivator. The Cultivators he imagined would never ride on ordinary boats.

Even if Cultivators could not fly through the sky, they should at least be able to move as swiftly as if they were flying. They would not take a liking to a slow Official Ship.

"May I ask what this is about?" He did not call the other man Fellow Daoist. Si Qin, Mo Yan, and the four guards were not far away, and that form of address was simply too strange.

"I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Fan Yiyang. Since fate has us traveling on the same ship, I came to say hello!" The round-faced man replied with a smile, a strange look in his eyes.

Of course Fan Yiyang found it strange. Li Shiming was clearly wearing a Low Grade Defense Robe, had a Low Grade Long Sword Magical Artifact at his waist, and there was a faint bulge at the small of his back, which should have been a Storage Bag.

Wasn't this kind of outfit openly telling others that he was a Cultivator? Besides, Li Shiming still had completely undisguised Spiritual Power Fluctuation on him.

Why did he still seem afraid that others would know his identity as a Cultivator? Fan Yiyang was very puzzled.

"Li Shiming greets Brother Fan. Since fate has brought us together, why not have a cup of tea?" Seeing that the other man had a good attitude, and since they would be taking the same ship, Li Shiming told him his name.

This was his first time dealing with a Cultivator after succeeding in Qi Refining, and he was very willing to Exchange with Fan Yiyang.

"Haha, then I'll impose!" This was exactly what Fan Yiyang had in mind, and he Replied with a smile.

The two of them boarded the Official Ship and arrived on the third level. Half of the third level was Li Shiming's residence for the next dozen days or so, while the other half was Fan Yiyang's residence.

From this alone, it could be seen that Fan Yiyang's status was far from simple.

The two sat down. Li Shiming did not have Si Qin or Mo Yan come over to serve them. He Took Out tea leaves from his Storage Bag and poured the rainwater he had previously preserved from the Spring Breeze Transforming Rain Art into the kettle.

Fan Yiyang said nothing and watched his movements, but the expression on his face showed that he was very pleased.

Li Shiming placed a cup of tea before Fan Yiyang and made an inviting gesture.

"This tea would be considered the very best even in the secular world!" Fan Yiyang took a light sip and said with enjoyment.

During his days in the secular world, Fan Yiyang had long since finished all the Spiritual Food in his Storage Bag and had been relying on Bigu Pills to sustain himself.

Bigu Pills could only fill the stomach, and on top of that, they were still somewhat expensive for Early-Stage Qi Refining cultivators.

This tea did not amount to much in the Cultivation World and could not even be considered close to Spirit Tea, but while in the secular world, being able to taste tea that carried Spiritual Qi, along with tea water that also contained Spiritual Qi, was truly rare.

"Fellow Daoist Li, forgive my bluntness, but I smelled the scent of Spiritual Rice on you. I wonder if you would be willing to sell me some of your Spiritual Rice?" Fan Yiyang did not beat around the bush and directly stated his thoughts.

Li Shiming was slightly startled when he heard this. He sniffed himself but did not smell anything special.

"I have cultivated a scent-type Spell, so I am very sensitive to smells. Please rest assured, Fellow Daoist. I will buy it at the market price and will not let you suffer a loss!" Seeing his reaction, Fan Yiyang explained with a smile.

"I do have Spiritual Rice. How much does Fellow Daoist want?" Li Shiming's consciousness entered the Server Room Space and prepared the White Phosphorus Bomb. If anything went wrong, he would give the other man a taste of it. On the surface, he revealed no abnormality as he asked.

Among the Cultivators he had encountered before, not a single one had been easy to talk to. Almost none of them Put In Their Eyes mortals, and even among Cultivators, encounters meant slaughter.

This had given him an extremely strong wariness toward the Cultivation World.

"Does Fellow Daoist have one hundred catties?" Fan Yiyang's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked.

The reason he had taken the initiative to greet Li Shiming was precisely because he knew Li Shiming carried the scent of Spiritual Rice.

He did not have any thoughts of robbery. This was related to his strength.

From the Spiritual Power Fluctuation flowing from Li Shiming, he could judge that Li Shiming's strength was Qi Refining Second Level.

And he himself was also at Qi Refining Second Level. In addition, Li Shiming had both a defensive magical artifact and an offensive magical artifact, and considering Li Shiming's age, all of this showed that Li Shiming had a background. He did not want to fight to the death over a little Spiritual Rice.

"I can do that. But I also have a request: Fellow Daoist, tell me about the Cultivation World!" Li Shiming thought for a moment, agreed, and put forward an additional condition.

"Haha, the journey happens to be boring. I agree!" When Fan Yiyang heard that this was the condition, he could not help saying with a laugh.

Li Shiming mobilized Spiritual Power onto his Storage Bag. This Storage Bag only contained Spiritual Rice, along with a small amount of Spiritual Water and tea leaves.

Now, he no longer ate secular things. Even when drinking water, he only drank Spiritual Water, and his meals were Spiritual Rice.

Though he had lost the pleasure of food and drink, compared with having his body polluted, everything was worth it.

A rice sack appeared on the table. Fortunately, this was the third level and no third person was present. Otherwise, the suddenly appearing rice sack might have terrified ordinary people.

Fan Yiyang did not even need to inspect it. From the Spiritual Qi emanating from the rice sack, he could judge that the quality of this Spiritual Rice was quite good.

"Fellow Daoist Li, then I won't stand on ceremony. I've been out for some time and ran out of food long ago!" Fan Yiyang said with a smile as he put away the rice sack.

With a wave of his hand, one hundred glowing stones appeared on the table. Then he took out a booklet and placed it on the table as well.

"I Did Not Expect Fellow Daoist's Spiritual Rice to be of such good quality. One Spirit Stone per catty means I'm getting the better end of the deal, so I'll give this Aura Concealing Art to Fellow Daoist!" he said with a smile.

Naturally, he had not chosen the Aura Concealing Art at random.

Li Shiming's Spiritual Power Fluctuation was completely unobstructed, which made it clear that he had not learned the Aura Concealing Art.

And in the Cultivation World, the Aura Concealing Art was not considered an important Spell. Most Sect Cultivators learned it.

Fan Yiyang's copy of the Aura Concealing Art had not come from his sect; he had obtained it by chance, and was using it now to do a favor.

"How generous of you, fellow Daoist!" Li Shiming forced down his quickening heartbeat and praised him with a smile.

He recognized the hundred glowing stones. They were the same kind as the stones on the Spirit Gathering Disk after their Spiritual Qi had been exhausted.

So these were Spirit Stones. It seemed the Cultivation World used Spirit Stones as currency.

The Aura Concealing Art was an unexpected gain. No wonder he had not sensed the slightest Spiritual Power Fluctuation from Fan Yiyang—so he had cultivated a Spell like this.