Back to the Market

Five days later, looking at the familiar archway of South Stream Market, Chen Mobai felt as if he had been transported to another world.

"Senior, it's been a long time. I didn't expect you to still be alive."

Qi Er, who was acting as a tour guide at the entrance, was visibly excited when he saw Chen Mobai.

"Hehe."

To this, Chen Mobai could only smile slightly.

"Nothing major has happened in the market recently, has it?"

He didn't let Qi Er lead the way, but the latter greeted his acquaintances and his companions at the door, and then followed Chen Mobai into the market.

"Our Yun Country is within the sphere of influence of the Five Elements Sect and the Divine Wood Sect. As long as these two sects don't fight, even if an enemy country comes to invade, our South Stream Market will remain as stable as Mount Tai."

Qi Er looked proud, seemingly genuinely considering himself a part of the market.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, please wait."

Just then, He Qun suddenly ran over and called out to Chen Mobai.

"Oh, Fellow Daoist He, is there something you need?"

Chen Mobai turned his head, looking a little puzzled.

"That's right. As you know, I had bad luck on this trip to Cloud Dream Marsh. Not only did I lose an arm, but I also exhausted all the Spirit Stone I had saved up."

"I'm currently short of funds and urgently need some Spirit Stone. Didn't you ask me about buying Black Water before? I still have two bottles on me. I wonder if you need any more?"

"I can offer you the cheapest price, 15 Spirit Stone per bottle."

He Qun said earnestly, but Chen Mobai shook his head.

"I'm sorry, Fellow Daoist He, although I would like to buy it, I'm short of money and can't afford even one bottle."

The real reason was that Chen Mobai felt that the Black Water that He Qun had someone refine himself was probably not as good as that of the Divine Wood Sect.

Moreover, the bottle of Black Water he carried was still usable, so there was really no need to invest precious Spirit Stone in this area.

"Oh, I see. Then I was being long-winded."

He Qun left with a disappointed look on his face.

After he left Chen Mobai's sight, he walked into an alley.

Two ordinary-looking, slender Rogue Cultivator were already waiting there. When they saw him enter, their expressions changed slightly, and they asked him a question.

"So, are you sure?"

"Yes, I took a close look at him when I was pretending to sell Black Water. The Brass Ring he was wearing is the ' Sword Casting Ring ' of Golden Light Cliff. If you had it, you could easily break through to the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer Golden Light Art."

"This Sword Casting Ring is a symbol of the True Disciple of Golden Light Cliff, and it is rarely circulated outside. How did he obtain it?"

"We'll find out when the time comes."

Of the two Rogue Cultivator, the one who was noticeably older spoke in a cold tone.

"I've given you the information, where's my payment?"

He Qun asked.

"This time is different from before. We'll give it to you after we've succeeded."

"No, I desperately need Spirit Stone right now, I need them immediately."

Upon hearing He Qun's words, the older rogue Rogue Cultivator raised his head, and the air in the entire alley suddenly turned icy cold.

"Old Man He, all your sworn brothers died in Cloud Dream Marsh, and even you only have one hand left. You need to readjust your attitude towards us fellow disciples."

"You..."

Upon hearing these words, He Qun's face flashed with anger, but seeing the narrowed eyes of the two people opposite him, and thinking of his current situation—his two sworn brothers who had left earlier had not yet returned to the market—he could only swallow his anger, remain silent, and turn to leave.

"Senior brother, this isn't quite right. After all, we've been able to settle down in South Stream Market thanks to the information he provided about easy targets."

After He Qun left, the younger Rogue Cultivator frowned and asked a question.

"He has value to me, that's why I'm being polite to him."

"We'll steal the Sword Casting Ring and then leave Yun Country immediately for Feng Country."

"As long as we cultivate the Golden Light Art to the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer and pass through the Sword Grave, we can join the Golden Light Cliff. Why should we stay in this small market all day and be He Qun's henchman?"

After the senior Rogue Cultivator finished speaking, the other one suddenly realized what had happened.

Indeed, since this is the last transaction, why bother giving He Qun any more face?

"You keep an eye on things at the market entrance. Once that kid leaves, we'll ambush him on the way. I'll keep an eye on Old Man He."

After they finished dividing up the tasks, the two disappeared into the alley.

Chen Mobai was completely unaware of this. He handed over the two catties of snake meat he was carrying to Qi Er and asked him to help sell it to Heavenly Meal Tower.

He then took the sixteen bottles of pills he had picked up from Green Light Island and went to the stall.

Now that he was familiar with the place, he found the stall owner who had bought his pills before. After some haggling, he sold all the pills at once and got 28 Spirit Stone, which was a good way to end his six months of hard work.

After waiting for a while, Qi Er, who had sold all the snake meat, returned with two Spirit Stone as a reward.

In addition, there were the used Spirit Stone he had acquired during this period, as instructed by Chen Mobai. These were extremely precious Spirit Essence when they were brought to the Immortal Sect, and there were a total of 68 of them.

Chen Mobai gave him a silver note containing one thousand taels of gold as payment, and the latter was extremely grateful.

"By the way, do you know if Lu Shu, who used to set up a stall with me, is still in the market?"

"I haven't seen him for a while, but Miss Zhuo Ming came back from Cloud Dream Marsh last month. She and Lu Shu have a good relationship, so you can ask her. But she hasn't been setting up her stall recently and has been staying in her rented Cave Mansion."

Hearing Qi Er's words, Chen Mobai remembered the woman in yellow who had bought two Green Arrow Talisman from him. If he remembered correctly, she was only at the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer.

She was quite lucky to have survived the Demon Beast horde attacking the island in Cloud Dream Marsh.

However, he had only spoken with Zhuo Ming once, and he didn't know if Zhuo Ming would be willing to see him if he went to his door rashly.

After much deliberation, Chen Mobai decided to make the trip.

After all, this matter had been lingering in his mind for a long time, and he felt uncomfortable if he didn't resolve it.

He arrived outside Zhuo Ming's Cave Mansion, only to find the door closed.

Chen Mobai dared not shout, much less send in Telepathic Message, as that would be too presumptuous.

He wanted to leave a note at the door, but he didn't dare write down what he wanted to ask, so he could only shake his head and leave.

At the entrance of the market, Chen Mobai found Qi Er and instructed him to pass on the message that he wanted to talk to Zhuo Ming if he encountered her.

After finishing everything, he went to the pharmacy in the market that sells pills and herbs from the Divine Wood Sect and asked when the recruitment of Rogue Cultivator would begin this year.

The shopkeeper had some impression of him, and upon noticing Chen Mobai's Late Qi Cultivation Refining cultivation, his attitude became even more gentle.

"The sect lost many disciples in Cloud Dream Marsh, so we need to replenish our ranks with new blood this year. Therefore, this year's Spirit Ferrying Envoy have already set off ahead of schedule. However, it will take at least half a month to get to Yun Country."

After all, the Eastern Wasteland is a large territory, and the Yun Country is relatively close. Generally, the task of recruiting disciples by the Spirit Ferrying Envoy a sect is limited to one year.

"Is that so? It seems that it's best to stay here for the time being."

After hearing this, Chen Mobai muttered to himself.