"Ah, what a pity. If only I could have seen her true face!" Hua Muqian watched the masked female cultivator recede into the distance and murmured to himself.
"Haha! Luck really smiled on me today. I actually got this many Spirit Stones-another eighteen?" After standing stunned for a moment, Hua Muqian counted the Spirit Stones again, both surprised and delighted, then hurriedly put them away.
"Hehe, the cultivators coming here these days all like asking questions. Why don't I..." Just as Hua Muqian was about to leave, an idea struck him. Since answering a question could earn him Spirit Stones, he might as well wander around nearby and see whether he could encounter more high-level cultivators. A few more payouts like that, and he would hit the jackpot.
Leaving aside Hua Muqian's grand money-making scheme, Li Xiaoya and Zhang Hong flew to the foot of the Circular Mountain Peak in no time. The view from afar was nowhere near as impressive as it was up close. Shopfront after shopfront lined the mountain walls, with all sorts of signs and cloth banners hanging above them. A single row held dozens of shops, leaving Li Xiaoya quite astonished. Unfortunately, most of the shops were closed, and only a handful of cultivators were coming and going.
"By the way, Senior Sister, do you know where the Heavenly Dao Sect's shop is? How about we ask for some news there first?" After looking around for a while, Li Xiaoya turned to Zhang Hong.
"Oh, although I've been to this Market District before, I've never visited the Heavenly Dao Sect's shop. Unless we have some business there, ordinary disciples like us don't go bothering them," Zhang Hong replied. She paused, then continued, "But the shop here should be openly affiliated with the sect, so it