"Hello, I'd like to exchange for five Lightning Attraction Talismans!"
Zhou Qing came to a spot at the counter and spoke to the deacon.
The middle-aged deacon could tell at a glance from Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu's casual attire that they were Core Disciples of the sect. Besides, these two were famous figures in the Taiqing Sect.
Even if he had never seen them, he had heard of them—especially the round-faced, small-eyed one beside him, whose features were the most distinctive.
"Please wait!"
The deacon took out a booklet and flipped through it. Before long, he said with an apologetic expression, "What unfortunate timing. All the Lightning Attraction Talismans have been exchanged already. Today was simply too busy, and the information posted above hasn't been updated yet."
"No way. I truly need them urgently. Could I trouble you, Deacon, to check the inventory again and see whether there are any left?" Zhou Qing clasped his hands in salute and pleaded earnestly.
The deacon shook his head. "My apologies, there truly aren't any left."
Yan Xiaohu, however, was delighted. "Forget it. This is fate. Even the heavens don't approve of you cultivating that thing. It costs money and harms your body."
Zhou Qing looked at the deacon, still somewhat unwilling to give up. "May I ask, Deacon, where do these Lightning Attraction Talismans come from?"
Half the items in the Exchange Hall actually came from within the sect. For example, some pills refined by Dan Hua Peak would be sent here for exchange.
The other half consisted of items acquired by people while carrying out missions or undergoing trials outside. If they had no use for them, they could turn them over to the sect and receive satisfactory compensation after an appraisal.
The sect would then display them here at