Immortal of the Nine Realms

”He... He can come up with a whole thirteen thousand low-grade spirit stones!?”

The sixth princess stared blankly at the scene not far away. She vaguely remembered when she had just arrived in Grand Qian, she saw Immortal Fire Cloud take out hundreds of low-grade spirit stones and count them repeatedly, budgeting how she’d buy the spiritual materials she wanted this time.

Immortal Fire Cloud had originally intended to go up to Fang Chen and greet him, but when she saw him with a group of Golden Core Realm cultivators, she decided to wait. She never expected to witness this scene.

”Xia Ying, it seems like your relationship with Fang Chen isn’t very good. When you two meet later, try not to offend him,” Immortal Fire Cloud suddenly advised.

”I understand, Master.” the sixth princess replied with a complex expression, nodding lightly.

Suddenly, a figure appeared from the side, speaking rapidly and excitedly as he pointed toward Fang Chen’s direction. ”Immortal Fire Cloud? You’re also here! Let me ask you, that person, yes, that person, did you just see him? Is he an old acquaintance of ours?”

Immortal Fire Cloud’s expression was filled with surprise. ”Daoist Ya, you’re here too?”

”With such a grand event happening, even if I had to crawl with a broken leg, I would still come over.” Daoist Ya rolled his eyes. He suddenly looked nervous. ”Did you all see that too? Am I mistaken?”

”No, you’re not mistaken, it’s him,” confirmed Immortal Fire Cloud.

Daoist Ya immediately turned excited. ”That’s incredible! I didn’t expect to know such a prominent figure. I must catch up with him later!”

Immortal Fire Cloud nodded. ”Let’s go together later.”

Having Daoist Ya come along would make it less awkward and more natural.

While the two were conversing, Fang Chen had already won the bid for the Kun Fish Sword, spending thirteen thousand spirit stones for it. There was no Golden Core Realm cultivator willing to compete for it.

’They’re probably about done,’ Fang Chen thought to himself as he put away the Kun Fish Sword.

A high-grade, yellow-rank treasure usually went for around two thousand to five thousand spirit stones depending on the number of Soul Imprints the treasure had. Fang Chen had left behind twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones and entrusted the remaining thirty thousand to Abbess Zhu Yue and others to assist him in purchasing.

Without any surprises, they should have completed their purchases by now. Today’s event was different from previous ones; all parties were well-prepared, with ample goods and a sufficient number of high-grade, yellow-rank spiritual treasures available. Additionally, they were buying in a distributed manner, which wouldn’t attract too much attention.

Just as Fang Chen was about to find Abbess Zhu Yue and the others, he saw Immortal Fire Cloud and her group approaching.

Immortal Fire Cloud greeted with folded hands. ”Lord Fang?”

Fang Hao glanced at the trio with a hint of doubt on his face. ”Fang Chen, do you know these three?”

”Yeah, I’ve met them before.” Fang Chen nodded lightly. ”I’ll catch up with them, you guys go ahead and look around.”

”Alright,” Fang Hao responded.

The sixth princess’s expression was filled with complexity. ”The cultivation level of these Fang Family members is not low.”

Looking at it now, Fang Chen’s background seemed much higher than hers. It was laughable to compare the Grand Xia Royal Family to the three pillars of Grand Qian.

”It’s really Lord Fang, how coincidental. I’m Daoist Ya,” Daoist Ya exclaimed joyfully.

“Since you’ve come from afar, why don’t we go to the teahouse for a chat? After all, this trade conference will last for a full seven days, and today is just the first day. There’s no rush,” Fang Chen suggested with a smile.

Both Immortal Fire Cloud and Daoist Ya were pleasantly surprised by Fang Chen’s invitation to the teahouse.

As they walked, the sixth princess remained silent despite Immortal Fire Cloud’s subtle hints several times. She kept her head down and didn’t talk.

***

”Why aren’t you being reasonable? It’s obvious that our master was the first one who showed interest in that spirit beast egg. How could you intervene halfway?”

”What reason? Doesn’t the highest bidder get it? I value this spirit beast egg. It’s a third-grade, fire-type spirit beast, right? I’ll pay eight hundred low-grade spirit stones for it.”

”Xiaoke, don’t argue with her. Let her have this spirit beast egg,”

”But, Master….”

”Your master is right. Third-grade spirit beasts are not easy to raise. You two might not have the ability to nurture it to adulthood, so giving it to you would be a waste.”

”Oh, isn’t that Elder Su from the Beast Spirit Valley?” Daoist Ya exclaimed softly.

Immortal Fire Cloud looked up and indeed saw the woman dressed as a peasant holding a mother hen, accompanied by Zhang Xiaoke and Yan Ruyue.

”Pancake Zhang.”

The sixth princess’s gaze fell on Zhang Xiaoke, her eyes complex. During the spirit measurement, Pancake Zhang was one of the few with exceptional talent.

She still recalled another young lady who came from a Hall of Compassion. She had been accepted into the Southern Heavenly Sect. She didn’t know if that person had come to Grand Qian.

”Let’s go take a look.” Fang Chen smiled and led the group toward that stall. Initially, it was crowded, but as soon as people recognized Fang Chen, they consciously made way for him.

Daoist Ya couldn’t help but sigh inwardly at the treatment Fang Chen received in a place like Grand Qian. It was something he couldn’t have imagined.

The ones vying for the spirit beast egg against Elder Su were none other than Sui Nianhua and her senior brothers from the Southern Heavenly Sect. However, at this moment, her senior brothers stood silently with a hint of disdain on their faces.

Sui Nianhua’s expression soured a bit when she saw Fang Chen. ”Master Fang, are you planning to raise a spirit beast as well?”

Her senior brothers, all at the Foundation Building stage, looked even more wary. After witnessing Fang Chen’s fight with Jue Wudi, they no longer dared to underestimate this Qi Refining Realm cultivator. Being able to break their junior sister’s illusions and easily suppress a Foundation Building Realm cultivator made everyone wary.

”Lord Fang.” The woman who was dressed as a peasant recognized Fang Chen and was surprised to see him accompanied by Immortal Fire Cloud and Daoist Ya. Zhang Xiaoke chuckled and didn’t greet them.

When Yan Ruyue saw his lack of reaction, she was certain that her junior brother had found Fang Chen long ago.

Sui Nianhua furrowed her brows. ”Do they know each other?”

She glanced at the spirit beast egg at the stall once again.

Could he be there to help those of the Spirit Beast Valley?

“Young Lady Sui, you go ahead and buy your spirit beast egg. I’ll catch up with some acquaintances.”

Fang Chen smiled lightly and nodded toward the peasant woman. ”Elder Su, has Xiaoke been diligent in his cultivation?”

Elder Su nodded. ”Xiaoke has indeed been diligent in his cultivation.”

”Elder Su, are you here to buy spirit beast eggs?” Daoist Ya interjected. ”Oh, are they for your disciples? According to your Spirit Beast Valley’s techniques, higher-grade spirit beast eggs are preferable,”

Fang Chen turned to the stall owner. ”Do you have any fourth-grade spirit beast eggs? Bring out two of them.”

The stall owner was slightly surprised and revealed a strange expression. ”Fourth-grade? Those won’t come for cheap.”

Elder Su seemed to have understood Fang Chen’s intentions as she quickly said, ”Lord Fang, there’s no need for this….”

”No worries. Consider it a gesture of goodwill for Xiaoke and his companions.” Fang Chen smiled and said to the stall owner, ”If you have them, take them out. If not, we’ll look elsewhere.”

”We do, we do! I’ve been in this business for over a century. Of course I have fourth-grade spirit beast eggs. Just tell me how much you’re willing to pay for them!”

The stall owner didn’t want to miss out on this deal and immediately prepared to showcase some of his stashed treasures.

Sui Nianhua looked puzzled. Buying fourth-grade spirit beast eggs as a gift? And giving two of them as a gesture of goodwill?

She almost thought the person in front of her was not a Qi Refining Realm cultivator but a Golden Core Realm ancestor….

Was he really planning to buy them fourth-grade spirit beast eggs as a meeting gift?!