In Spirit Creek Prefecture, a great river flowed down from Spirit Creek Mountain, surging eastward.
At the source of the spirit stream lay a vast lake. Its spiritual water was not emerald green, but a strange blend of five colors. Yet once the five-colored water flowed through the sluice gate, it returned to an ordinary hue—a truly wondrous sight.
A pavilion stood in the center of the lake. Inside, two people wore the Daoist robes of the Qingxi Sect, while another wore a Spirit-Isolating Robe that revealed only his face.
"Of course we can agree to your request, Brother Zou. There is no need for collateral, either. Just take them. If I cannot trust you, then there is no one under heaven I can trust!" The speaker was none other than the Qingxi Sect's sect master, Venerable Xiyuan.
"However, the items are with my martial uncle, so I still need to report to him. If all goes smoothly, they can be delivered in a few hours. Please have some tea, Brother Zou. This tea is produced exclusively by our Qingxi Sect and has wondrous benefits for cultivators of all five elements."
"I must provide collateral!" Zou Xingyun promptly nodded. The collateral he took out was his life-bound Heaven-Reaching spirit treasure, a Three Firmaments Spirit-Slaying Blade, along with a Void Return Pill.
The Three Firmaments Spirit-Slaying Blade was even a Mid-Grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure.
Although these two treasures fell short of an eighth-stage array and an eighth-stage array-breaking talisman in value, they were far from ordinary. They were the most precious things Zou Xingyun could currently offer.
"There is no need for this. Have some tea, have some tea!" Venerable Xiyuan said.
But Zou Xingyun still did not move, and in the end, Venerable Xiyuan could only nod.
Only then did