That's right!
This was the Supreme Dao Sect, a place crawling with crafty old foxes.
And what she was selling were materials used to refine techniques at the Nascent Soul and Spirit Transformation stages. Cultivators at those realms were the backbone of the Supreme Dao Sect's "steady-and-cautious school."
How could those sneaky bastards possibly come somewhere so conspicuous, with so many people around, to buy crucial materials for refining their techniques?!
What if someone recognized their true identity and specifically researched the flaws in their divine abilities?
So of course, the more hidden, the better!
No wonder there had been so many stalls left in prime locations when she had picked her spot earlier...
"That's on me. I should've told you beforehand," Zhao Ruohan said.
When Chi Jiuyu saw stalls in "prime locations," she had been afraid they would be snatched up, so she picked one before Zhao Ruohan arrived.
Hearing that, Chi Jiuyu scratched her head somewhat sheepishly.
"Can we switch now?"
"No. You can't choose again until tomorrow." Zhao Ruohan picked up her phone again. "But there's no need to rush. Once it gets later, someone should come asking."
"Fine, then." Chi Jiuyu could only pick up her phone again. "I'll keep browsing the Spirit Net for a while."
With a swipe across the screen, the forum page that had been full of idle chatter was replaced by a talismanic inscription and dense annotations in tiny print.
Void-Expounding Dao Talisman Book · Hong Qianqian Annotated Edition.
Whenever she had time, she would take it out and read through it.
"Mm, I'll browse for a while too."
She swiped across her screen as well, and its interface likewise turned into densely packed tiny text.
The content was the experience others had summarized regarding the divine ability she had most