Foundation Establishment really was different.
Sara Li was a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator, and every piece of equipment on him was Rare grade.
The gear was powerful, but it took considerable Spiritual Power to wield. A Qi Refining Cultivator could not have used it at all.
Which was why it sold for so much.
Xu Yuan did the math.
He had bought items from the Divine Temple and sold them at the pawnshop for 600 Merit points.
But he had lost over 1,000 Gold Coins.
After killing a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator and selling his equipment to the Divine Temple, he had gained over 1,000 Gold Coins.
Not bad.
... His Gold Coins had balanced out.
Xu Yuan glanced at the Blade of Betrayal.
This one was loyal.
He was definitely not selling it!
Carefully guiding the Spirit Light Thread, he pulled the sword free and slid it back into its sheath.
Then—
Xu Yuan stood where he was for a while.
A full dozen breaths or more.
No one came.
The body lay on the ground.
No one cared.
Only a line of small text appeared:
"Blood Descendant Corruption prevented this time!"
A taut string in Xu Yuan's heart loosened, and his whole body relaxed a little.
According to the original owner's memories, a killing here went unnoticed as long as no one saw it happen.
If people fought in the street, what mattered was who had more influence.
With influence came the right to be right.
Part of that had now been confirmed.
The rest was probably true too.
Suddenly.
Countless intricate patterns surfaced across the ground, taking shape as ancient Runes Xu Yuan had never seen before.
Like duckweed, they gathered silently and formed a strange Magic Array beneath Sara Li's body.
Wisps