"See you again if we're fated." "Well, actually, what I want to say is that regardless of your gender, Bai Qiuran will treat you as a friend. Bai Qiuran wants to make friends with you not because of gender, status, or ability, but because of the courage you showed in drawing your blade to help. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can talk to Bai Qiuran, and he will do his best to help." "Goodbye, Bai Qiuran." Ignoring the enthusiastic greetings on both sides of the street, Bai Qiuran passed through the street and walked straight into an alchemy material shop run by a small alchemy sect. "Sorry about that, someone came and bought a large batch recently, we're already out of stock here." "Oh, then the buyer is most likely my fellow sect member." Three thousand years of time and numerous travels had long made Bai Qiuran accustomed to such parting. Ignoring strength, status, and lifespan, he made friends with Tang Ruowei on a whim, and naturally regarded Tang Ruowei as his friend. Bai Qiuran smiled and cupped his hands. Avenge grievances freely with a swift sword, this was his current lifestyle. After a pause, he spoke again, "For instance, right now." The owner replied apologetically. As the walls dissipated like clouds and mist, a wide street appeared before Bai Qiuran. On both sides of the street, there were numerous stalls set up by cultivators, displaying rare treasures they had found from various places, along with books, or crafted magic treasures and flying swords. As for the buildings on both sides of the street, they were storefronts opened by small and medium-sized cultivation sects of Guzhou, specifically catering to cultivators at the Foundation Establishment level. "No need, I'll be fine." Hearing Bai Qiuran's question, Tang Wei bit her lip, a subconscious little habit of hers. Tang Wei—no, Tang Ruowei—replied. Bai Qiuran also bid farewell to her, saying, "Please take care, let's meet again if we're fated." "Then, this time it's my turn to invite you." In the limited time Tang Ruowei had left to live, Bai Qiuran would treat her like a good friend. When Tang Ruowei left this world, centuries later, if Bai Qiuran were still alive, he would, when in the mood, carry a pot of fine wine and visit the grave of his old friend. Tang Ruowei hesitated for a moment, then still said, "You've already saved my life, I have no right to ask more of you... Besides, I'm just returning to the capital to attend the routine Heaven Worship Ceremony. I am a princess after all, and villains wouldn't dare do anything to me right now." Moreover, occasionally, the cream of the crop of the cultivation world would also appear in this cultivator market, exchanging precious materials for special items. For example, as Bai Qiuran knew, Jueyunzi and those elders often sneaked over here, using the natural treasures they found while wandering to trade for some treasures that were particularly precious to them, satisfying their own quirks. "Is that so? That's good." Bai Qiuran gave a perfunctory reply, then put away the list, offered an apology, and walked straight out of the apothecary. "Will we be traveling together all the way to the capital of the Shangxuan Kingdom?" At the same time, the Foundation Establishment Pill was actually still missing a few complementary herbs, and he also planned to acquire them together in the capital of this Shangxuan Kingdom. Having found the required medicinal herbs and accompanied Tang Ruowei, who was still disguised as a man, he spent some time spreading the news of the corpse demon's elimination near Mang Mountain. "No, no, no, I only managed to gather one herb this time. My time limit is approaching, and I still need to find another set of medicinal herbs to prolong my life." Relying on memories from several hundred years ago, Bai Qiuran successfully found the entrance to this market. Pinching a most basic illusion-breaking incantation, he passed through the wall of a dead end inside the capital of the Shangxuan Kingdom and entered a space inside. Therefore, to avoid suspicion, he had also been extremely cautious along the way, perfectly maintaining a gentlemanly demeanor without generating any more romantic entanglements with Tang Ruowei. "Boss, take a look, are these materials also out of stock?" However, after he and Tang Ruowei cleaned up the Corpse Demons, this kind of thing no longer happened. The shop owner took it, glanced at it, and then nodded. Sometimes, Bai Qiuran had to admit that what Tang Ruowei said made sense; cultivators, especially high-level cultivators, really had many self-righteous fellows. Bidding farewell to Tang Ruowei, that interesting little girl, Bai Qiuran also began to tackle his own serious business. Just as he had said before, besides the Foundation Establishment Pill, he also had to refine a furnace of Longevity Pill to extend his life. Tang Ruowei smiled. "Wait until I first go and inform the civilians near Mang Mountain of this news. After doing all this, I will return to the capital." In the process, Bai Qiuran incidentally made some inquiries, and sure enough, during the period he was monitoring that Yao Mo, people near Mang Mountain still met with misfortune. The victims had a large amount of blood drained, and their entire corpses had shriveled up. "Indeed so, this batch was bought out together with the one you wanted... May I ask why the customer knew that my stock was out of stock?" Although as a man who had spent three thousand years of time on Foundation Establishment, he had also yearned for that kind of Immortal Couple bond formed between senior and junior fellow apprentices, Bai Qiuran's attraction to females was still limited to the normal male scope. Bai Qiuran didn't tell Tang Ruowei about these things, but prepared to investigate step by step on his own. He had a hunch that this matter should be intricately connected to the capital of the Shangxuan Kingdom. Bai Qiuran thought for a moment, then used his magical power to write some other materials on the list and handed it to the shop owner. "Ruowei... What a good name." She smiled and said, "Although I felt very impatient when you invited me to drink at the time, you were right, making a friend is a very happy thing. I am very glad to have you as a friend on this trip." "Goodbye, Tang Girl." To put it vulgarly, he liked females with large chests and plump bottoms; for a girl whose chest was as flat as a board and felt smoother than his own pectoral muscles, Bai Qiuran couldn't muster any interest for the time being. "My name is Tang Ruowei, the Grand Princess of the Shangxuan Kingdom, Tang Ruowei." "What? There is none?" Bai Qiuran asked in astonishment, "The materials I want are all common ones with little use." The two of them bid farewell to each other lightly and gracefully, and then Bai Qiuran watched Tang Ruowei walk up to the official soldiers of the Shangxuan Kingdom, showed them her token, and then left this place under the protection and escort of a group of soldiers. Bai Qiuran answered happily, "Traveling alone, I would find it boring." "Next, I also plan to make a trip to the capital of the Shangxuan Kingdom. There are a few materials that can be bought there, and... I'm also quite interested in the Imperial Advisor from the Azure Nether Sword Sect that you mentioned." He handed the pre-prepared list to the very enthusiastic Foundation Establishment Late Stage store manager, but after the other party took it and looked at it, he shook his head. A week later, the two successfully arrived at the capital of the Shangxuan Kingdom, the largest city in the entire Shangxuan Kingdom. Seeing that Tang Ruowei didn't actively request it, Bai Qiuran didn't mention the matter again. Instead, he said, "Brother Tang... Will Tang Girl be returning to the capital next?" Bai Qiuran smiled and shook his head. "What about you? The medicinal herbs have already been gathered, are you returning?" "Alright." In front of the bustling city gate of the Shangxuan Kingdom with people coming and going, Tang Ruowei, still disguised as a man, cupped her hands and bid farewell to Bai Qiuran. Cultivators must learn to pick things up, and even more so, they must learn to let them go. A gentleman's friendship is as pure as water, and the friendship between cultivators is even more so. Lifespan, cultivation realm, and all kinds of setbacks and tribulations on the path of cultivation usually make the lives of cultivators full of variables, and a cultivator will encounter partings caused by various reasons throughout their life. As for the fact that Tang Ruowei was actually a girl, Bai Qiuran didn't take it too much to heart, because he didn't harbor any improper thoughts toward Tang Ruowei in the first place. Thus, after dealing with these matters, Bai Qiuran and Tang Ruowei embarked on the road back to the capital of the Shangxuan Kingdom together... Tang Ruowei glanced at Bai Qiuran. In this capital city, there was actually a small market specially provided for cultivators to trade. Although none of the people who came here were high-level cultivators, and the materials traded were not precious things, these simple materials were precisely what Bai Qiuran needed.
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