An Encounter with Su Wanying!

"Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion?" Chen Huai'an stopped before a magnificently decorated shop.

At the dining hall, Chen Huai'an had asked around and learned that the largest merchant house in Qingyun Sect Market was Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion possessed enormous influence, with branch stores in many places.

Furthermore, fighting was forbidden within Qingyun Sect Market, so safety was assured. But once outside Qingyun Sect Market, things were different.

Thus, standing at the entrance of Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, Chen Huai'an hesitated over whether to enter.

In the distance, a group of young people surrounded a charming, lovely girl as they headed toward Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. "Little Junior Sister, this is Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, the largest shop in our Qingyun Sect Market. Whatever catches your eye today, this senior brother will buy it for you."

Hearing the tall young man's voice, Chen Huai'an unconsciously turned toward its source.

Before his eyes were handsome men and beautiful women, the girls lovely as flowers, like celestial fairies descended from heaven. They wore inner sect disciple robes, their cuffs embroidered with golden thread.

Chen Huai'an merely glanced at them before immediately turning away and walking to one side.

"It's her... How could it be her?" Chen Huai'an wondered if he had seen wrongly, but they had once spent every day together. How could he mistake her? That person was Su Wanying, she who possessed a Supreme Spiritual Root.

Chen Huai'an had imagined countless scenes in which they might meet again at Qingyun Sect, but he had never imagined they would meet in Qingyun Sect like this.

Just as Chen Huai'an turned and fled as though escaping for his life, Su Wanying also spotted his retreating figure. "That back looks so familiar."

Su Wanying was already familiar with Chen Huai'an beyond familiarity itself. Upon seeing that scholarly figure from behind, she thought of the Chen Huai'an whose whereabouts were unknown.

She had waited at the entrance of Huai Tree Village for Chen Huai'an to come bid her farewell, but she had waited until her eyes ached with longing and still never saw him.

She had made up her mind that as long as Chen Huai'an appeared, even if Senior Brother Liu refused to accept him into the sect, she would refuse to join Qingyun Sect. She swore to remain with Chen Huai'an until death.

Yet she had not waited for Chen Huai'an and could only follow Senior Brother Liu back to Qingyun Sect to report in.

Su Wanying's aptitude was exceptional. With her Supreme Water Spiritual Root, the sect master had personally accepted her as a direct disciple. If she had insisted back then, Senior Brother Liu would certainly have brought Chen Huai'an into Qingyun Sect. She knew her aptitude was extremely good, and her master doted on her. She could absolutely have brought Chen Huai'an into the immortal sect.

But in this world, there were not so many ifs.

"Little Junior Sister, what's wrong? What are you looking at?" Seeing Su Wanying stare into the distance in a daze, the tall man frowned and asked.

"Senior Brother Qian, it's nothing. I saw wrong. It can't be him. How could he possibly appear here? I must have seen wrong. Let's go in." Su Wanying shook her head. She had definitely been overthinking it, seeing things that were not there.

She had been in seclusion cultivating these past few days, and it had truly exhausted her. Her senior brother had brought her out to relax. There was no way she would encounter him here.

From the moment Qingyun Sect disciples entered Huai Tree Village, she and Chen Huai'an had ceased to belong to the same world.

At a corner, Chen Huai'an watched Su Wanying and the other inner sect disciples enter Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, only then quietly letting out a breath of relief.

The current Chen Huai'an was no longer some clueless novice. During this period, he had experienced much. Meeting Su Wanying might bring him certain benefits, but it could also bring him a deadly calamity.

Su Daqiang wanted him dead. Within Qingyun Sect, those seeking to curry favor with Su Wanying would likewise find ways to kill him.

Moreover, the disciples around Su Wanying were no ordinary people. They were all inner sect disciples. Not only were their statuses exalted, their strength was unfathomable. They would not even need to act; a few words from them could likely get him killed.

Meeting Su Wanying carried more harm than benefit.

Now was not the time to discuss why Su Wanying had appeared here. What he needed to do was quickly purchase the supplies he needed, then return to the sect and avoid them as much as possible.

He could not go to Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion now, so Chen Huai'an found a rather large roadside stall nearby. It sold all kinds of medicinal herbs, as well as Spirit Grain. He planned to trade a High-Grade Body Tempering Pill with the vendor.

What Chen Huai'an needed most on this trip were medicinal herbs and Spirit Grain. If he could gather some spirit fruits as well, that would be an excellent choice.

"Boss, how are you selling this Spirit Grain?" Chen Huai'an asked first.

"This Spirit Grain costs one Low-Grade Spirit Stone per jin. How many jin do you want?" The stall owner swept Chen Huai'an a glance and replied without even raising his head.

What profit could a mere ant in the Body Tempering Realm possibly have on him?

"Boss, how about I trade you a High-Grade Body Tempering Pill?" Chen Huai'an heard the disdain in the man's words.

This person was unfathomable. To Chen Huai'an, he seemed like a bottomless abyss. He was definitely not at the Body Tempering Realm; he should be a Qi Refining Realm expert.

Though High-Grade Body Tempering Pills were rare, they were not nonexistent. Some alchemy grandmasters nurtured by major Lineages and powerful factions could still refine them.

"Is it real or fake? Don't toy with this old man." Only then did the stall owner look Chen Huai'an up and down.

"If my Lineage had not fallen into decline, I would never have taken out this High-Grade Body Tempering Pill for trade." As he spoke, Chen Huai'an took a High-Grade Body Tempering Pill from his robes.

One High-Grade Body Tempering Pill was worth ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Only those with mines at home could use such High-Grade Body Tempering Pills to assist their cultivation. Even then, such pills were mostly used to help break through bottlenecks. Body Tempering Pills were only useful to low-level cultivators and were resources used by Lineages and factions to nurture talented disciples.

The stall owner accepted the pill Chen Huai'an handed over. After a single glance, he said flatly, "It really is a High-Grade Body Tempering Pill. Pick anything from this stall worth ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"I want this Spirit Grain, Mid-Grade Body Tempering Pills, and medicinal herbs." Chen Huai'an listed his needs.

Now that Chen Huai'an was cultivating, Low-Grade Body Tempering Pills could no longer bring him much benefit. Only Mid-Grade Body Tempering Pills could offer him the greatest gains.

Supreme-grade pills contained fewer impurities and allowed faster cultivation. As long as he placed Mid-Grade Body Tempering Pills into the Purple-Skinned Gourd space, he could obtain them. This was also most advantageous to him.

As for Spirit Stones, Chen Huai'an did not intend to use them in trade for the time being.

There were many stalls like this in Qingyun Sect Market. He could not put all his eggs in one basket; he needed to find several more.

After completing the transaction, Chen Huai'an carried a large bundle on his back and headed away.

Only after Chen Huai'an vanished from the stall owner's sight did he find a secluded place. Taking advantage of no one noticing him, he sent the bundle into the Purple-Skinned Gourd space, then leisurely wandered around as though nothing had happened.

As he browsed the market, whenever he found something he liked, he decisively traded a High-Grade Body Tempering Pill for whatever he needed.

After finishing each transaction, he sought out an unoccupied place and sent the items into the space.

"Today, I've already traded away twenty High-Grade Body Tempering Pills and obtained a great deal of cultivation resources. I've even accumulated fifty Low-Grade Spirit Stones. I can't trade any more, or people will set their sights on me. I should still visit Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion and see whether there's anything good that I need." Chen Huai'an looked toward Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion and muttered to himself.