"I would never."
"Swallow the pill in your mouth before you say that."
Zi Yan puffed out her cheeks and glared at him, then gulped down the pill.
Lu Heng left Moon-Watching Tower with Xiao Yi Xian. The two walked side by side along a side street and soon merged into the crowds on the main road.
Black Emperor City's main street was lively, but its order was better than expected.
Perhaps the Black Emperor Sect's deterrence was strong enough here that no one dared to openly fight on the main street. At least, not during the day.
The two visited three large Yao Cai shops in succession.
The results surprised Lu Heng somewhat.
All three shops were sizable, piled high with Sixth-Grade and Seventh-Grade Yao Cai, with varieties more than ten times richer than those in Maple City.
Yet not a single Eighth-Rank or higher Heavenly Treasure was displayed.
"Eighth-Rank?"
Upon hearing Lu Heng's inquiry, the owner of the third Yao Cai shop wore an expression that seemed to say, Are you joking?
"Esteemed guest, things like Eighth-Rank Heavenly Treasures might not appear more than a few times in all of Black Emperor City over an entire year. Even if they occasionally do, they will only appear at the annual grand auction hosted by the Black Emperor Sect. The next one won't be for another three months."
Three months.
Lu Heng could not wait three months.
The two left the third Yao Cai shop and walked along the main street.
"Looks like we can't buy them on the market." Xiao Yi Xian kept her voice low.
Lu Heng nodded.
He had already made up his mind.
The Black Emperor Sect was Black Emperor City's greatest holder of resources. Just because no Eighth-Rank Five Elements Heavenly Treasures circulated on the