"No harm done. Anyone who wasn't cautious in this Secret Realm would probably have become a pile of bones long ago," Xu Mingxuan said.
Zhao Sheyan asked in surprise, "What business do you have with us, Fellow Daoist Xu?"
"I'd like to make a trade."
"Please go ahead, Fellow Daoist Xu."
Xu Mingxuan swept his sleeve, and over twenty Great Wei Identity Tokens appeared before him. "I'd like to trade these tokens for some spirit herbs, spirit wood, and spirit iron ore.
"Excluding the primary ingredients for Foundation Establishment Pills, of course.
"These Identity Tokens are useless to us, yet their point values are higher than those of spirit herbs and spirit iron, second only to the primary ingredients for Foundation Establishment Pills.
"Would you be interested, Brother Zhao?"
"Of course!" Zhao Sheyan's eyes lit up, but after some consideration, he added, "Still, with so many tokens, I'm afraid the Zhao Clan can't take them all."
"You can trade with the other aristocratic clans of Great Liang. As for the tokens, I can hand them over to you first."
"Aren't you afraid I'll simply pocket them?"
"My father did save two foundation establishment middle stage elders from your Zhao Clan, after all.
"Elder Zhao Qingyan once said that if my father needed anything, he could bring the token to the Zhao Clan and ask them to do one thing that didn't go against their interests.
"If you did something like that, and my father actually came knocking, you'd probably be in for trouble."
The corner of Zhao Sheyan's mouth twitched slightly. Then he said, "Since your household has shown kindness to the Zhao Clan, the Xu Household is our friend.
"I'll help you with this."
"Many thanks." Xu Mingxuan cupped his hands.
Through the Zhao Clan, Xu Mingxuan exchanged the