Sky Lan Grassland lay northeast of Great Jin. After entering Great Jin from there, Xiao Yu began traveling throughout the country.
Whenever he arrived somewhere, Xiao Yu headed straight for the most renowned local market or sect. Then, through inquiries, secretly charming people into revealing information, and various other means, he learned what precious treasures those markets or sects possessed.
Once he discovered a treasure or material on his list, Xiao Yu went to ask for it.
Usually, Xiao Yu acquired things through legitimate transactions. Whether spirit stones or demon crystals, he had more than he could ever spend. Thus, by sparing no expense and offering far more than the treasures and materials were worth, he managed to pocket most of them.
If someone refused to trade with Xiao Yu no matter how much he offered, he disguised himself, slipped into their organization, and forcibly took the treasure, leaving behind some spirit stones or materials in exchange.
With his formidable strength, almost no one could stop these forced transactions.
Of course, whenever Xiao Yu came across an auction, he invariably attended. At these auctions, he never passed up any material he might need. Moreover, once he set his sights on an item, no one could possibly outbid him.
In this way, Xiao Yu spent three years traveling through Liao Province, Ning Province, Yi Province, Feng Province, and most of Great Jin's northeastern and eastern regions. He collected five-glow wood, fire-tin wood, phoenix-blood crystal, rock-turtle shell... and many other rare, valuable materials.
He had gathered most of the materials needed to refine a late Nascent Soul puppet. Now, only two or three kinds remained, including glare crystal and ink gold.
He had also gathered a little under half the materials needed to refine the Nine-Heaven Ruyi Shield, giving him a glimpse