Beyond Falling Star Island, white mist stood like a wall.
Ji Yuan stood on the stone platform of the deserted island.
Hearing the words from within the mist, his heart gave a sudden leap.
He took a deep breath, pressed down the turmoil rising within him, and bowed solemnly toward the mist.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Luoyue."
He straightened, gathered his thoughts, and explained the purpose of his journey.
"I've come a long way to trade with Senior Stellar for two kinds of Immortal Resources. The first is Stardust; the second is Time Sand."
He paused, as though suddenly remembering something, then added another line.
"Oh, and I also need a Fifth-Order Fire-Attribute Demon Core."
The other side of the mist fell silent for a breath.
Then Moonfall Child's voice rang out again, filled with undisguised astonishment.
"You're only at the Nascent Soul Late Stage. Your cultivation is even lower than mine, yet you need Fifth Tier Immortal Resources to cultivate?"
Her voice rose, incredulity threading through it. "Seriously? You're not just having fun at my expense, are you?"
Ji Yuan shook his head, his tone earnest.
"It's absolutely true. The technique I cultivate is rather unusual, different from the path of ordinary spell cultivators, so it demands higher-tier Immortal Resources."
A soft "hmm" came from the mist, as though she were pondering something.
A moment later, Moonfall Child asked, "What about your sect? If you need these things for cultivation, haven't your elders prepared them for you?"
Ji Yuan's expression stiffened slightly.
His sect.
The moment those words reached his ears, a figure sprang almost instinctively to mind.
Hua Yaoyue.
If she were still by his side and knew he needed these Immortal Resources, she would surely do everything she could to gather them for him.
But unfortunately—
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