The Technique Inheritance Hall

The blue-robed Foundation Establishment cultivator merely gave a bland nod in response to Xu Yan's bow. A rogue cultivator at only the fourth layer of Qi Refining was beneath his notice. He had offered those few pointers only for the Spirit Stone's sake.

With the matter settled, the two blue-robed Foundation Establishment cultivators drifted away.

Just then, Gu Xiao spoke.

"Thank you for saving my son's life, Master Lin. Here is the promised payment. Please count it."

With that, Gu Xiao released a strand of magic power, carrying a small pile of Spirit Stones and a stone glowing white over to Xu Yan.

Joy appeared on Xu Yan's face at the sight. At last, he had gathered all the materials he had worked so hard to find.

"So this is a Space Stone!" Xu Yan looked at the fist-sized stone radiating white light before him.

He cautiously extended his divine sense toward the glowing stone. The instant it touched the stone, he felt as though he had entered another space. A sweep of his divine sense confirmed that the space within the Space Stone was exactly the size promised in the mission.

With so many people and prying eyes around, he could hardly examine it closely.

After a cursory look, Xu Yan carefully put it into his Storage Bag.

When his divine sense swept over the pile of Spirit Stones, he briefly froze, then cupped his hands toward Gu Xiao. "Master Gu, according to our earlier agreement, since you guarded me during my breakthrough, you only needed to pay me ninety low-grade Spirit Stones."

A hint of a smile appeared in Gu Xiao's tiger-like eyes. "I'm already immensely grateful that you accepted this mission, Master Lin. Without your help, I would have had to bleed a fortune this time. Guarding