As Saine approached the cultivator, the other man was selecting items from a stall.
The stall had been set up by a female Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, and the items for sale were mostly things used by female cultivators.
By the time Saine approached, the Firewood Chopping Knife cultivator had already selected his purchases.
After handing over the Spirit Jade to the stall owner, he turned to look at Saine.
Saine was still using the Faceless Mask to conceal his aura, but the Firewood Chopping Knife cultivator recognized him at a glance.
After putting his purchases into the Cosmos Pouch at his waist, the Firewood Chopping Knife cultivator said, "I remember you."
"Oh?" A trace of surprise appeared on Saine's face.
This should have been their first close-range conversation.
"A few hundred years ago, I saw you in front of an interstellar Teleportation Array."
"Your aura is very distinctive, so I remembered you somewhat." As he spoke, the Firewood Chopping Knife cultivator flicked the Firewood Chopping Knife at his waist.
Their subsequent conversation was conducted through Mental Strength and divine sense.
It was clear that this Firewood Chopping Knife cultivator was highly vigilant.
The motion of flicking his Firewood Chopping Knife was, in truth, a signal of threat.
Saine also noticed that this Mystic Immortal-level cultivator bore many scars.
He looked exceedingly "ordinary" because he did not wear the lavish robes of any prestigious sect.
Even the "Immortal Artifacts" on him appeared extremely shabby, without the slightest bearing one would expect from a Level-5 Mystic Immortal.
Yet Saine's gaze was still drawn to this Mystic Immortal.
Especially to the unsheathed Firewood Chopping Knife at his waist.
As an Alchemy Grandmaster, Saine's research into Magic Conductors, divine artifacts, and similar fields could not be called shallow.
Although Immortal Domain Immortal Artifacts