As the group left the auction house, it was still early.
Xu Changqing put the VIP token into his storage ring, then looked back at the auction house converted from a ten-thousand-year-old tree, calculating this trip's gains.
The Starfall Grass was in hand, along with a pile of rare spiritual plant seeds and magical artifacts.
He had secured them at the starting price—a tremendous bargain.
Ruo Qunshuang walked beside him and said softly, "That chief steward certainly knew how to conduct himself."
"He had no choice."
Zhang Zaizhi stroked his beard, his tone calm. "No matter how overbearing the Azure Mysterious Sect is on Azure Dragon Star, it still dares not offend the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion.
If he wanted to plead the Azure Mysterious Sect's case, he had to show enough sincerity."
Linglong hugged Chi Ye as she skipped ahead. Suddenly, she turned back. "Dad, where are we going next?"
Xu Changqing glanced at the bustling marketplace and smiled. "We'll keep looking around!"
The marketplace of the Azure Dragon Eastern Continent grew ever more prosperous toward evening.
Azure spiritual lanterns were lit along both sides of the walkway. Their light filtered through the leaves, shrouding the entire street in a soft jade radiance.
The spiritual plants displayed at the stalls appeared even more vibrant beneath the lantern light.
Some nocturnal spiritual plants even unfurled their leaves on their own, giving off specks of firefly-like glow.
Ruo Qunshuang stopped before a stall selling spiritual tea and selected a few Cloudmist Green Buds seeds.
Linglong, meanwhile, had her attention drawn to a shop that sold spiritual pet snacks.
She insisted on buying Chi Ye a bag of Wood Spirit Crystal Sand, a specialty of Azure Dragon Star.
It was a crystalline grit condensed from Wood Qi, something feline spiritual pets loved