After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 376 Trading
For a moment, the legendary thief Bai Wuying and Bai Xiaotang stared at each other wide-eyed.

However, Bai Xiaotang quickly gave in, feigning guilt, and turned her head to look around, saying:
"Hey, what are you afraid of, you old beggar? With a talent like mine, it's perfectly normal for martial arts masters to be scrambling to give me martial arts techniques."

Upon hearing this, Bai Wuying almost laughed in anger, and said:
"With your talent, you're nothing compared to true martial arts geniuses. Why would anyone even notice you?"

As he spoke, he slammed his hand on the table and threatened:
"Tell me quickly, who taught you this finger technique? If you don't tell me, don't blame me for hanging you up and beating you."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaotang was startled. When she was a beggar, she had been beaten up by the old beggar in front of her quite a few times.

Although the other party was a renowned thief in the martial arts world, he beat her up like a coachman, treating her like a mule to be whipped.

The next moment, seeing Bai Wuying put down the wine jar in his hand and roll up his sleeves, ready to fight, Bai Xiaotang naturally dared not be stubborn anymore and quickly waved her hand, saying:
"Let's talk this out. Why are we resorting to violence? I'm telling you, isn't that enough?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Wuying stopped with a cold smile and asked:
"Who is that person?"

Bai Xiaotang muttered a few words under her breath, then pointed to the head manager of the Jubao Chamber of Commerce standing to the side and said:
"It's the person I asked him to find."

Bai Wuying frowned and looked at the head manager of the Jubao Chamber of Commerce, who waved his hands repeatedly and said:
"Brother Bai, I haven't even started looking for that person yet, so I don't know who it is?"

"Then why don't you hurry up and go find it?"

Thief Saint Bai Wuying glared at him, then turned to Bai Xiaotang and asked:
"What is that person's name? Which sect or school do they belong to? Or do they have any nickname in the martial arts world?"

"I don't know about that. I just saw that his finger techniques were pretty good, so I learned them. I didn't have time to ask about these things."

Bai Xiaotang lied without batting an eye, then her eyes flickered slightly, and she raised her head and said:
“Old beggar, I already told you that the man’s martial arts are incredibly powerful. With your limited knowledge, you’d probably have no choice but to run away as soon as you see him.”

"Bullshit! Do you think I'm afraid of him?"

Bai Wuying slammed his hand on the table, but after a moment's hesitation, he picked up the wine jar beside him and took a big gulp.

Immediately, Bai Wuying looked at the head manager of the Jubao Chamber of Commerce and said:
"Go and find that person; perhaps I can help you."

As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes slightly, as if asking with some curiosity:

"The roundworm is extremely rare. What kind of nasty creature have you messed with, you dog? Why are you so ruthless as to plant this monster in your head?"

Upon hearing this, the head manager of Jubao Chamber of Commerce was delighted, but then he clearly hesitated.

He glanced at Bai Wuying, the legendary thief, and finally seemed to make up his mind. He closed his eyes, dipped his finger in the teapot, and wrote a line on the table in front of him.

Bai Wuying glanced at the words and immediately frowned slightly:

"It's him?"

The legendary thief Bai Wuying naturally had a significant entanglement with the Emperor of Da Xuan. There were even rumors in the martial arts world that many years ago he forcibly broke into the Da Xuan Imperial Palace and kidnapped one of the Emperor's concubines, an event that became the greatest disgrace in the Emperor's life.

The rumor is true, but there are some details that are unknown to outsiders.

"Why did he do this?"

Bai Wuying's expression gradually became serious as he looked at the head manager of the Jubao Chamber of Commerce and asked.

Upon hearing this, the head manager of the Jubao Chamber of Commerce remained silent, simply closing his eyes and continuing to write with tea:

"For the Demon Yuan, and of course, for the Treasure Gathering Merchant Guild in my hands."

The reason why the head manager of the Jubao Chamber of Commerce remained silent and wrote instead was to prevent the Great Xuan Emperor from eavesdropping on him through the roundworm demon.

Of course, this can only prevent it for a while. If the Great Xuan Emperor were to use the Soul Searching Technique on him, then nothing would be able to be hidden from him.

The legendary thief Bai Wuying stared at the words on the table, a thoughtful expression on his face, as if he had guessed something.

However, he simply shook his head, stopping himself from questioning the head manager of the Jubao Chamber of Commerce, clearly not wanting to get involved.

Then, Bai Wuying waved his hand and said coldly:

"You bastard, go find someone. But let me make this clear beforehand: I can lend a hand, but I can't guarantee I'll be able to help you in the end."

Upon hearing this, the head manager of the Jubao Chamber of Commerce beamed with joy and said:

"Brother Bai's words are enough for me. Life and death are predestined. As for whether you can live or die, that is your fate."

After saying that, the head manager of Jubao Chamber of Commerce said no more and immediately left to arrange for the people in the chamber to find the missing person.

Bai Wuying, the Thief Saint, watched the other person's departing figure, narrowed his eyes slightly, cursed, and then continued drinking by himself.

In the lobby of the Jubao Chamber of Commerce, only Bai Wuying and Bai Xiaotang remained for a moment.

"If you don't want to get beaten up, get over here and give me a back massage!"

Bai Wuying glanced at Bai Xiaotang indifferently, and Bai Xiaotang subconsciously shrank her neck, having no choice but to come behind Bai Wuying.

However, once Bai Wuying could no longer see her, she immediately bared her teeth and claws and made faces at the other party.

She immediately mustered all her strength, raised her small fist, and viciously pounded the other person's back, as if she wanted to flatten them, and roared:

"You old beggar, you'll be crying one day!"

……

Meanwhile, the big black cat wasn't idle either.

With the magic elixir given to it by Li Musheng dangling from its mouth, it wandered aimlessly across the rooftops of the houses in the neighborhood surrounding the inn.

As a big cat who was naive and inexperienced in the ways of the world, how would it know where to find people of the demonic path?

Moreover, this was in the capital of the Great Xuan Dynasty, a place where no one knew the people or the land.

In order to sell the demonic energy in his possession and exchange it for gold, the big black cat wandered around hoping to stumble upon one or two knowledgeable members of the demonic path by sheer luck.

Of course, in the big black cat's view, the most important thing is that the strength of those demonic cultivators must not be greater than its own.

Otherwise, it would be unable to defeat its opponent, unable to exchange the gold, and its demonic essence would certainly be stolen by the opponent, resulting in a net loss.

Driven by its longing for the glittering yellow cat, the big black cat leaped repeatedly across the towering black rooftops, listening intently to the sounds coming from the rooms below, as it gradually moved away from the inn's location.

Just as the big black cat was diligently searching for traces of the demonic cultivators, nimbly leaping onto the roof of a small courtyard, its ears suddenly twitched, and it immediately stopped. The big black cat crouched down, its massive body silently lying on the roof ridge, listening intently to the sounds coming from the room below.

However, it soon lost interest, because it discovered that the people in the room below did not seem to be members of the demonic path, but rather a group of righteous martial arts practitioners.

"The Great Xuan Dynasty played with fire and burned itself, allowing the three demonic sects to develop in order to fight against our seven major sects. Now it is reaping the bitter fruit of its own actions."

"That is, if the Great Xuan Emperor had suddenly died, and he were still alive, I would see how he would have the face to live after he saw the Demonic Sect gather nine Demonic Essences to obtain the Demonic Path Ancestor's Demonic Art Inheritance."

Voices came from the room below, and the big black cat, who was about to leave, perked up as soon as it heard the words "magic element".

He immediately stopped, perked up his cat ears, and continued listening to what the people below were saying.

Meanwhile, members of the seven major sects were in the room below, discussing how to deal with the demonic path.

The fact that the three major demonic sects had collected nine demonic essences was not only known to the Great Xuan Dynasty, but also to the seven major sects.

Upon learning of this, the leaders of the seven major sects held an emergency meeting and immediately dispatched their experts to the capital of the Great Xuan Dynasty in an attempt to stop the demonic sect's scheme.

These people were some of the members of the seven major sects who had arrived ahead of time, while the other experts from the sects were still on their way and would arrive soon.

"The imperial court's lackeys are utterly foolish to have sealed off Tai Xuan City. This will delay our experts from various sects from arriving in time. If the demonic cultivators manage to gather the nine demonic energies ahead of time, it will be too late!"

"Don't be impatient. There are no demonic phenomena in Tai Xuan City, which means that those demonic people may not have collected all nine demonic essences yet."

“Indeed, we still have a chance. If the three sects of the demonic path had already succeeded in obtaining the demonic arts of the founder of the demonic path, this city would not be so peaceful.”

……

The people from the seven major sects chatted amongst themselves, and the big black cat listened carefully, but also found it somewhat boring, because it seemed to have nothing to do with its desire to exchange for gold.

However, soon after, someone in the room below spoke up again:

"Although the experts from all the sects have not yet arrived, we cannot do nothing during this time. With our strength, we may not be able to contend with the experts from the three major demonic sects, but we can think of another way."

"If we can intercept the demonic energy that the three sects have not yet successfully collected, then we can directly thwart the conspiracy of the three major demonic sects to obtain the patriarch of the demonic path and cut off the hopes of those demons."

These words sparked a lively discussion among the members of the seven major sects, with some agreeing and others expressing doubts.

"Since the three major demonic sects dared to gather in Tai Xuan City and jointly open the demonic art inheritance of the demonic patriarch, it means that the demonic path must have already grasped the whereabouts of the nine demonic energies. It is even very likely that the three demonic sects have already successfully collected the demonic energies and may be on their way to Tai Xuan City."

"Our seven major sects have no clues about the Demonic Yuan at all. Trying to intercept it from the Demonic Sect is like looking for a needle in a haystack, which is almost impossible."

Upon hearing this, the disciples of the seven major sects all fell silent.

Because although they have this idea, they simply don't know where to start.

Moreover, with Tai Xuan City now sealed off and the outside world filled with the officials and soldiers of the Great Xuan Dynasty, their movements are extremely inconvenient, and it is difficult for them to temporarily search for clues about the Demon Yuan.

Just when everyone was at a loss, a sudden meow came from the roof above them.

The people from the seven major sects immediately showed strange expressions, and then they all looked up at them with vigilance.

Logically speaking, given their martial arts prowess, no amount of noise around the room should have escaped their notice.

However, they were completely unaware that a cat had appeared on the roof at that moment.

The room fell silent instantly. The group exchanged glances, deciding to send several people to the roof to check the situation.

But just then, a scratching sound came from outside the room where everyone was, along with the meowing sound from before.

Upon seeing this, the members of the seven major sects exchanged bewildered glances, their expressions filled with even greater astonishment.

"Go open the door and take a look."

A middle-aged man carrying a heavy black iron sword spoke up, gesturing to another man as tall as an iron tower to open the door.

Upon hearing this, the man frowned, but immediately circulated his martial arts true energy and did as instructed, walking towards the door.

Of everyone present, only he, this big guy from the Giant Spirit Sect, was skilled in body training and had the strongest defense.

It was obviously most appropriate for him to open the door; even if there was danger, he wouldn't be instantly killed.

"Squeak-"

As the man's blood surged and martial arts energy swirled around him, he cautiously opened the door little by little.

Inside the room, however, a huge black cat, about the size of a stray dog, was crouching quietly outside the door, its legs together and its bright green eyes shining.

When the big black cat saw that everyone had finally opened the door, it immediately meowed and wagged its tail.

In the big black cat's opinion, since they were going to do business with these guys, they should at least show some politeness.

Otherwise, it would have already made a big leap and jumped directly from the roof into the room.

At this moment, the people from the seven major sects were even more puzzled, having no idea what the big black cat in front of them wanted to do.
Although the size of the big black cat amazed everyone, after all, no one present had ever seen such a fat cat.

But a cat is a cat, unlike a person who can talk. Even if people want to ask it what it wants, they don't know how to communicate.
The big black cat seemed to understand what everyone was thinking, and immediately stretched out its paws to gesture, indicating its intention to do business with them.

But the crowd clearly couldn't understand what the big black cat meant. They just stared at it with curiosity, their eyes filled with nothing but confusion.

Seeing this, the big black cat was clearly annoyed. Then, its eyes darted around and it came up with another idea.

It immediately stretched out its paw and started scratching at the door frame in front of it. The man at the door frowned when he saw this, but then his frown deepened.

In his eyes, the marks that the big black cat drew on the door frame with its claws looked like scribbles, and he couldn't tell what it was trying to do at all.
The others in the room felt that the big cat didn't seem to have any ill intentions, so they curiously walked to the door to see what it was doing.
After a moment, the big black cat stopped scratching and pointed to the large number of marks it had made on the door frame, gesturing for everyone to take a closer look.

Then, it squatted at the doorway, its cat eyes scanning everyone's expressions to see if anyone understood what it meant.

The disciples of the seven major sects were indeed carefully examining what it was drawing, and some of them even vaguely discerned some meaning.

"Hiss... This big cat seems to recognize words, but not many, and it writes them all messily."

A woman frowned and spoke, only to be glared at fiercely by the big black cat.

(End of this chapter)