Chen Yan's gaze lingered on the Martial Spring Realm cultivator for another two breaths.
So he was only trying to sell something.
Five spirit stones seemed rather exorbitant, but for those immortal cultivators bent on making a name for themselves at the Purple Jiao Sect's grand Dao discussion gathering, it would be a worthwhile investment if this handwritten copy really proved useful.
Chen Yan instinctively wanted to refuse.
Yet in the space of a single thought, he changed his mind.
He was indeed heading to the Purple Jiao Ferry.
If he carried a handwritten copy like this as proof, perhaps he could avoid a great deal of unnecessary trouble along the way.
Besides, judging by the Martial Spring Realm cultivator's "enthusiastic" manner, refusing him might only lead to another prolonged bout of pestering.
In that case...
"That was precisely my intention."
Chen Yan answered with a smile.
He withdrew his hand into his Daoist robe, then gave it a slight shake inside his sleeve.
Through the Great Evolution Art, true qi transformed into spiritual qi, then condensed into five spirit stones in his palm.
Then Chen Yan extended his hand again and passed over the five spirit stones he had conjured.
"Wonderful, fellow Daoist!"
The Martial Spring Realm cultivator immediately beamed with delight. He took a handwritten book from inside his robe, its cover bearing the title "Collected Dao Discussions of the Purple Jiao," and offered it to Chen Yan.
At the same time, Chen Yan's spiritual sense keenly detected at least a dozen gazes turning toward him aboard the Ferry Ship the instant he took the spirit stones out of his sleeve.
He could sense the greed in those gazes.
Five spirit stones.
For immortal cultivators from small sects, that was undoubtedly an enormous sum.
Since this unremarkable-looking young