"Everyone, there's no rush to trade. Once this trip is over, we can organize a Trading Fair together!"
"But now really isn't the time!"
Lü Zhiyi looked around calmly and said, "Same rules as before... let's keep splitting up to search for Baleful Armored Dragons!"
He crushed the Linking Divine Talisman in Bai Xingjian's hand, and the Divine Talismans in everyone else's hands stopped flashing.
Then Lü Zhiyi gave Bai Xingjian another Divine Talisman. "Everyone, off you go!"
They left one by one!
Each chose a direction.
He Pingsheng also picked a direction at random.
But after traveling some distance, he stopped to wait.
About half an incense stick later, Lü Zhiyi appeared.
The two had arranged this beforehand!
Lü Zhiyi came up beside He Pingsheng, took out a Baleful Armored Dragon's backplate, and said, "One year, He Pingsheng... don't try any clever little tricks!"
"Otherwise, I won't spare you!"
"Neither will our Lü Household!"
He Pingsheng took out his third-grade Divine Artifact, Silent Flame, and handed it to Lü Zhiyi. "Rest assured, Brother Lü. I'm leaving my Divine Artifact with you as collateral!"
"Don't worry. I absolutely won't sneak away."
With that, He Pingsheng found a nearby mountain cave, went inside, and set up several formations.
Lü Zhiyi did not search for Baleful Armored Dragons either, instead waiting outside He Pingsheng's mountain cave.
Half a year passed in a flash.
He Pingsheng emerged with the Baleful Armored Dragon's backplate and tossed it to Lü Zhiyi.
"Finished studying it?" Lü Zhiyi was delighted. "Wasn't it supposed to be a year?"
He Pingsheng shook his head. "The patterns on this piece are too complicated. I can't comprehend them!"
"Senior Brother Lü, let me look at the other piece!"
"There's only half a year left. If I can, I can; if I