"Fellow Daoist Xu... could I buy your Sacred Wood Shield with spirit stones?"
Ling Zhiwang's face was full of longing.
He Pingsheng examined the Sacred Wood Shield in his hand, then tossed it in front of Ling Zhiwang. "Take this shield and use it for now!"
"All I want in exchange is a piece of information!"
Ling Zhiwang was instantly overjoyed. "What information are you after, Fellow Daoist Xu?"
"To tell you the truth," He Pingsheng said, "although I'm only at the tenth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, I've already hit a bottleneck in my cultivation!"
"I need Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that can break through that bottleneck before I can advance any further!"
"How about this... if your merchant association gets hold of a treasure that can break through bottlenecks, or hears anything about one!"
"Let me know immediately!"
"Once you bring me that information, this Sacred Wood Shield will be yours!"
He Pingsheng stood up.
He had left himself room to maneuver.
Nor had he said he was giving Ling Zhiwang the Sacred Wood Shield right now. He was merely letting him use it first.
"Of course... of course..." Ling Zhiwang said. "Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Xu. The moment I hear anything about such a thing, I'll let you know!"
"All right!"
"Fellow Daoists!" He Pingsheng said. "If none of you have any other treasures to trade, I'll be on my way!"
The others had nothing worthwhile to offer either, so He Pingsheng left.
After leaving, he returned to his little courtyard first.
Qiao Huizhu had not yet returned.
That was fine. He and Qiao Huizhu had plenty of Heartbond Talismans between them, and every few days they would update each other on their news and whereabouts.
There was basically nothing to do for the time