Seeing the situation, Myriad Waters True Immortal inwardly groaned. He could not help regretting the moment of greed that had made him take back this hot potato and turn himself into the target of every arrow.
But things had already come to this. Regret would do him no good, so he forced himself to sit there calmly.
The trading gathering continued, but everyone's thoughts were clearly on the Azure Sea Ray Egg, and the trading proceeded at a lukewarm pace.
When Shen Luo's turn came, he offered the materials on his table in exchange for leads on nine-heavens metal essence, blood soul origin jade, ten-thousand-year fire qilin wood, or heavenly fire-grade spirit fire. Unfortunately, no one knew of any.
As he stated his requirements, he secretly watched Myriad Waters True Immortal. When the man heard "nine-heavens metal essence," a nearly imperceptible flicker passed through his eyes, but he kept his mouth shut and said nothing.
This made Shen Luo even more certain that Zhou Ming's information was correct. Myriad Waters True Immortal did indeed have a lead on nine-heavens metal essence.
The gathering soon drew to a close. As soon as Gu Cangfeng announced its end, several people hurried out of the stone chamber. Myriad Waters True Immortal, by contrast, remained unhurried, waiting until almost everyone had left before leisurely departing.
Shen Luo left the Lianxiang Association's underground trading hall and went to a nearby restaurant, where he ordered a few dishes and a pot of wine and began drinking alone.
Night soon fell. Rather than returning to the Falling Flower Residence, he concealed his movements with the Soft-Smoke Silk Robe and quietly left the city.
After flying nearly ten thousand li south, Shen Luo stopped near some abandoned ruins in the Boundless Sea of Sand and looked into their