"That pair really did a number on me, leaving me behind all by myself!"
On the road, Zhao Jianfeng grumbled nonstop. His Senior Sister and Junior Brother had actually left without calling for him.
Before long, Qin Guan followed Zhao Jianfeng to the Heaven's Will Merchant Association.
"Holy shit, what's going on? Why are there so many people?"
Before they even entered the merchant association's main hall, Zhao Jianfeng discovered that the hall outside was packed with people. They could not even get through the doors.
"The price of Rift Heaven Crystals has gone up fivefold. Can you believe it?"
"Who can afford them at that price?"
"Can't afford them? They're already sold out even after the price went up five times!"
"What? Sold out again?"
The hall outside was a roaring sea of voices, complaints and regret rising one after another. A dark mass of cultivators clogged the entrance to the Heaven's Will Merchant Association, packed so tightly not even water could pass through.
"Five times? I didn't hear that wrong, did I? And they still sold out?"
Hearing the discussions around him, Zhao Jianfeng looked utterly incredulous. "They sold out even at five times the price. Looks like everyone's doing it for the Secret Realm outside."
Just then, two familiar figures squeezed out from the crowd ahead.
They were Liu Shang and the other Qin Guan, who had arrived early to wait.
Both of them looked distinctly displeased.
"Senior Sister, Junior Brother, did you get any?"
The moment Zhao Jianfeng saw the two, he hurried forward and asked.
"No."
Liu Shang's delicate brows were tightly furrowed as she suppressed her irritation. "We came to line up before dawn. After finally reaching the front, the Shopkeeper of the merchant association directly told us that all their stock had sold