The great river surged on, with Green Mountain on its western bank.
Many Foundation Establishment cultivators who had emerged from the secret realm sat cross-legged, regulating their qi and healing their injuries.
Meanwhile, the cultivators from various merchant associations and other factions who had been waiting outside, like Lin Changheng, began to stir.
They approached the survivors one by one, expressing their interest in buying.
Some cultivators had only just escaped danger and had yet to settle their nerves. They either treated these visitors coldly without responding, or flatly refused, making it clear they wanted them gone.
But there were always a few who remained calm and had obtained things they could not use. Persuaded by the offers, they began talking with the buyers.
They waited for the right price, or began bargaining outright.
Under these circumstances, Lin Changheng did not stand out when he took the initiative to approach the Liu Family's two Foundation Establishment cultivators.
"May I ask which two items they are?"
Lin Changheng reached out and set up a small screening formation. It could not guarantee complete protection against prying eyes or eavesdropping, but anyone attempting to snoop would at least trigger it, letting him know immediately.
His attainments in the Formation Dao were now close to those of a superior-grade first-tier formation master.
To be precise, only a fine line separated him from that level.
Once he crossed it, he would be a superior-grade first-tier formation master!
Only the [divided mind endowment] granted by the tenth level of his [origin treasure seed] had allowed his Formation Dao to keep advancing slowly, even without a teacher's guidance.
Although his talent for formations was poor, his comprehension still struggled to pull him forward. Without patience and perseverance, even that would have been difficult.
The results were