The night passed quickly.
A glimmer of dawn shone from the horizon.
At that moment, a moon-white figure flew out of the Misty Cloud Sect's mountain gate and headed straight for Heavens Shop outside it.
That moon-white figure was none other than the Misty Cloud Sect's Great Elder, Yun Leng.
Dark circles were obvious beneath Yun Leng's eyes, and he was in poor spirits.
Yet his face was brimming with excitement, even a little smugness.
He had not slept all night, all for this very moment.
Today, he would definitely be the first to reach the shop.
At the thought, Yun Leng felt proud of his wise decision.
Ever since learning that the shop only sold five Jars each day, he had taken it seriously.
With so many people in the Misty Cloud Sect, how could five Jars possibly be enough to go around?
So naturally, first come, first served.
Yun Leng took it for granted.
After leaving the shop yesterday, he had deliberately made another trip to the Imperial Capital.
He exchanged everything he could on him for Gold Coins.
Now, he was carrying the enormous sum of five hundred thousand Gold Coins.
If he got the chance, he would not mind buying all five Jars in one go.
Thinking of how Yun Yun had obtained a peerless Divine Pill from her very first Jar, causing her cultivation to soar,
Yun Leng felt a surge of excitement.
Even if Yun Yun had been lucky enough to get something good from a single Jar,
then if he opened five at once and got one Divine Pill, that would not be asking too much, would it?
Yun Leng happily mused as he flew rapidly toward the shop.
He recalled an old saying: the early bird catches the worm.
Today, he would give that saying a perfect demonstration.
Yun Leng was extremely fast. Before long, he left the mountain gate and arrived above the shop.
Just as he was about to descend, his expression changed. He stared down in astonishment, the delight on his face instantly freezing.
A line had already formed outside the shop, with more than twenty people in it.
Disbelief and frustration crossed Yun Leng's face as his gaze swept over the twenty-odd people below.
Most of them were elders and stewards of the Misty Cloud Sect.
At that moment, these people were mostly sitting cross-legged on the ground. Some seemed to have stayed awake all night like Yun Leng, sitting there and dozing off.
The person at the very front had directly spread a mat on the ground and was currently sleeping soundly.
Could this fellow have slept here since last night?
Seeing this, Yun Leng could not help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.
These people were simply too competitive!
Yun Leng felt deeply displeased.
He had stayed up all night and rushed over before dawn.
Who would have thought these people would be even more desperate than him?
With a sigh, Yun Leng descended to the ground in frustration.
His arrival immediately alerted everyone waiting in line below.
"Oh, the Great Elder is here too!"
"Good morning, Great Elder!"
"Great Elder, you came to line up too."
The Misty Cloud Sect's upper ranks warmly greeted the Great Elder.
Seeing their enthusiasm, Yun Leng returned their smiles. He looked eagerly at them, hoping someone might make room and let him cut in line.
Unfortunately, after waiting for a while, not a single person stepped forward.
What hurt Yun Leng even more was that, upon seeing him arrive, these people deliberately squeezed closer together and narrowed the gaps, as if guarding against him cutting in line.
At the sight, Yun Leng's mouth twitched slightly.
These people truly had no respect for their elders!
What had the world come to?
Under the watchful gazes of the Misty Cloud Sect's upper ranks, Great Elder Yun Leng could only dejectedly sit down at the very end of the line.
Not long after sitting down, a heavy wave of drowsiness hit him.
I really am old.
My body just cannot keep up anymore.
Back in my day, I could fight through an entire night and still be full of vigor!
Yun Leng sighed inwardly. Seeing that it was still early, he could not help but begin nodding off like the others.
Soon, as time passed, a red sun slowly rose.
It was as though someone had brushed a layer of pink across the pale blue edge of the sky, beneath which countless rays of golden light lay hidden.
"Why hasn't this owner opened the door yet?"
"Who does business like this?"
"Sigh..."
Seeing that the sky was fully bright while the shop doors remained shut, the Misty Cloud Sect's upper ranks grew dissatisfied and began grumbling.
Sitting at the back, Yun Leng perked up and kept looking around. If anyone could not bear it and decided to leave, he would immediately take their spot.
Watching the crowd chatter, he could not help shaking his head.
People these days were far too impatient.
Yet to Yun Leng's disappointment, these people only complained verbally. No one actually intended to leave.
Sigh, people these days have no sincerity at all!
Just as Yun Leng was lamenting inwardly, a powerful pressure suddenly descended.
Everyone's expressions changed, and then they saw two figures swiftly flying over from within the Misty Cloud Sect.
One of them held a young girl in her arms. It was Yun Yun and her disciple.
As for the other figure, it was naturally Yun Shan, the Misty Cloud Sect's Old Sect Master, who had emerged from seclusion last night.
When Yun Yun and Yun Shan appeared above the shop and saw the line below, they were both stunned.
"Wah, Teacher, it looks like we're late..."
"It's over, it's over. There won't be any Jars left for us today."
Held in Yun Yun's arms, Nalan Yanran glanced down and said with a mournful expression.
Yun Yun's expression was not much better. When she saw someone lying on the ground with a mat, the corner of her mouth twitched. "Did these people stay here all night without sleeping?"
"Teacher, what do we do now?"
Yun Yun was in a difficult position. Most of these elders were sect veterans who had followed her teacher, and people like the Great Elder had practically watched her grow up. She could not bring herself to drive them away.
"Leave it to me."
At Yun Yun's words, a trace of coldness appeared on Yun Shan's aged face. He narrowed his eyes at the people below. "These people really could not wait, could they?"
However, seeing this scene made Yun Shan believe Yun Yun's words from last night even more.
As he examined the mysterious building below, a trace of wariness flashed in Yun Shan's eyes.
What exactly was the owner of this shop?
And why had he suddenly appeared outside the Misty Cloud Sect's mountain gate?
With those questions in mind, Yun Shan's wings trembled behind his back as he descended directly.
At the same time, a powerful pressure bore down upon the Misty Cloud Sect's upper ranks lined up below.
Feeling the pressure from above, the Misty Cloud Sect's upper ranks could not help but look up.
When they clearly saw the white-clad old man who had suddenly appeared, their pupils shrank.
"Old Sect Master!"
"The Old Sect Master has emerged from seclusion!"
"It's the Old Sect Master!"
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