"Not necessarily!" Xiao Hua said with a smile. "A Foundation Establishment Pill appeared at the Bidding Convention just now as well. Could it be that Foundation Establishment Pills are not for qi cultivation disciples?"
The city guard looked utterly confident as he replied, "As for the quality of a Foundation Establishment Pill and whether it can be used, Senior is a Foundation Establishment cultivator and naturally knows. But what about body-tempering techniques? Would Senior know whether they suit your own disciples? I fear only the cultivators themselves would know about such techniques, no?"
"Hahaha!" Xiao Hua laughed loudly, slapped his hand, took out several spirit stones, and stuffed them into the city guard's hand. "Fellow Daoist is absolutely right. I truly fell short!"
The city guard casually extended his hand and accepted the spirit stones without leaving a trace, then sent him several whispered transmissions. Xiao Hua listened with a face blooming in delight.
Just then, a figure rushed out of the Bidding Convention at great speed, scanning the surroundings as far as the eye could see, her face carrying a trace of anxiety. It was the frail-looking female cultivator who possessed astonishing strength from earlier.
Xiao Hua had already returned to his original appearance. Both his face and build had changed long ago; only his daoist robe remained unchanged.
The female cultivator first caught sight of Xiao Hua's daoist robe. Joy flickered across her face for only an instant before a deep disappointment surfaced.
"City guard, have you seen..." The female cultivator called toward the city guard, describing Xiao Hua's shapeshifted form.
"Reporting to Senior!" The city guard remained respectful. "This junior has not seen a senior of such appearance and bearing!"
"Oh..." The female cultivator nodded, then asked Xiao Hua unwillingly, "Fellow Daoist, have you seen him? That