After an exchange that seemed friendly but had actually been dictated by Yun Tian from start to finish, he smoothly secured himself a teaching position. The whole affair had been as easy as child's play.
Meanwhile, Nie Li and Lu Piao had long since finished their aptitude tests. They waited and waited outside the testing hall, but Yun Tian was nowhere to be seen.
"Hey, why hasn't Senior Yun Tian come back yet? Could something have happened to him?" Lu Piao stood on tiptoe and looked around, his face full of worry.
Nie Li gave him a sidelong glance, his tone calm but cutting. "Relax. Even if something happened to you, Senior Yun Tian would definitely be fine."
"Hey! You don't have to hurt my feelings like that!" Lu Piao's face fell, looking thoroughly aggrieved.
Seeing that they were bored of waiting, Xiao Yu took Nie Li and Lu Piao to the bustling market where students privately traded spirit stones, demon spirits, and treasures. As soon as they approached, a chorus of hawkers' cries assailed their ears.
"Two spirit stones for an Excellent Rank demon spirit! First come, first served!"
"A Second-Rank Treasure for nine spirit stones! Anyone interested, come quickly!"
The bustling market left Lu Piao wide-eyed. He looked every bit a country bumpkin fresh out of the mountains, glancing this way and that, finding everything novel.
"Spirit stones are a tremendous aid to cultivation. They contain the purest Heavenly Dao power and are the hardest currency among cultivators," Xiao Yu patiently explained beside them.
Lu Piao immediately pulled out the bottles of pills he had brought, his eyes shining. "Then how much can I get for these pills? They should be worth a lot, right?"
Xiao Yu glanced at them and answered mercilessly, "They're worthless."
"What?! If I'd