Song Wen took out a jade box and placed the Pure Origin Heavenly Dew inside. However, he did not put the jade box into his storage ring, instead holding it in his hand as he stood where he was.
By the time he finished, the person who had spoken earlier had already arrived a thousand zhang away.
The newcomer was a male cultivator, with wisps of lightning still coiling around his body. He was clearly from the Mystic Firmament Sect.
He did not rashly attack Song Wen, but instead looked him up and down.
"Fellow Daoist, you look unfamiliar. Are you from the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion or the Jade Spirit Palace?"
Song Wen said, "I am Fu Kaiyu of the Fu Clan in Xiuyang City, under the Jade Spirit Palace. May I ask your esteemed name, Fellow Daoist?"
"The Fu Clan?"
The newcomer frowned slightly, seeming never to have heard of the Fu Clan of Xiuyang City.
Yet he did not dwell on the matter and instead replied.
"I am Ying Deng of the Mystic Firmament Sect."
Though Song Wen had never heard the name Ying Deng, his expression was fervent, as though he had encountered some renowned figure.
"So it is the illustrious Fellow Daoist Ying Deng. Forgive my discourtesy."
Ying Deng paid no heed to Song Wen's praise.
He glanced at the jade box in Song Wen's hand and spoke.
"Fellow Daoist Fu, though you got there first and obtained that drop of Pure Origin Heavenly Dew, I was the one who discovered it first. I will not seize it by force. I am willing to purchase it for ten thousand high-grade spirit stones. What do you say?"
As he spoke, his gaze gradually sharpened, and his aura turned several degrees colder.
Song Wen said, "Fellow Daoist