Stop crying, I'll give it to you, okay?

Xiao Wuli grasped the fragment of the "Chaos Sword Manual" on the rope beside him.

Old man: ?

Xiao Wuli asked the shopkeeper, "How much is this?"

"Hey~!" The shopkeeper's voice took a dramatic turn as he said, "This boss has excellent taste! This isn't just any ordinary rope, it's the tendon of the Azure Dragon of the East Sea! Even the Heavenly King himself couldn't break it or burn it!"

The shopkeeper looked at him, his eyes darting around, then placed a number in front of him and said, "Eight hundred. You can take him away for just eight hundred high-grade spirit stones!"

[Hey kid! I told you to buy the incomplete scroll, why did you buy a broken rope?!]

The old man in his ghostly form was so anxious he was jumping up and down!

Xiao Wuli seemed not to hear, touched his purse, and bargained with the shopkeeper: "80."

"Boss, you've really hit the nail on the head. This price isn't even enough for me to pay my brothers for their hard work."

Xiao Wuli looked at the clear dragon tendon, pursed his lips, and said, "80 high-grade spirit stones plus three low-grade spirit stones."

This was all his money, and the old man naturally knew that, becoming even more anxious upon hearing this.

"Alright! Since you really like this thing, I'll sell it to you!" The shop owner readily accepted.

Old man:........

Xiao Wuli glanced down at the dragon tendon he had just obtained, his brows furrowing slightly.

The old man gave a cold chuckle. "What? Regretting it? Let me tell you, you brat, you've lost your power to destroy the world!!!"

He practically shouted the last two sentences.

Having lived for tens of thousands of years, this was the first time he had been angered by a child who hadn't even grown all his fur yet.

Xiao Wuli clenched her slender fingers, watching the shopkeeper count the spirit stones with a beaming smile, and bit her lip.

The shopkeeper agreed quickly; he must have overpaid, otherwise he could have kept some money to buy a gift for his master.

"83 spirit stones can buy everything on your stall."

A cool and indifferent voice came from behind him. Xiao Wuli was startled, and after realizing what was happening, he quickly turned around and saw his master walking slowly towards him, also with a curtain drawn.

His eyes lit up instantly: "Master!"

The shopkeeper was about to ask who the newcomer was when he heard the gullible man in front of him call out to him. He froze, instantly becoming wary. He carefully put away the spirit stones he had already received and said, "Cash on delivery is the rule of Wanbao Pavilion. Are you going to break this rule?"

After receiving the task, Chi Buwan rushed over without stopping. His gaze fell on the tattered scroll, and he said casually, "Rules? I wonder if the Pavilion Master of Wanbaoge knows about your pricing? Should we take this to the Pavilion Master and see who's being reasonable?"

Upon hearing this, the shop owner's pupils dilated in surprise.

Chi Buwan said, "It's quite a coincidence that I've met the Master of Wanbao Pavilion a few times. Since the shopkeeper is being so unreasonable, I'd like to ask him if he knows anything about this."

83 spirit stones!

80 high-grade spirit stones! And... 3 low-grade spirit stones.

100个下品灵石等于1个中等灵石，100个中等灵石等于1个上品灵石，1个上品灵石等于1个极品灵石。

A low-grade spirit stone can buy some ordinary cultivation resources, basic talismans, and resistance to low-level demonic beasts. A high-grade spirit stone can buy high-level pills or magic weapons!

Unscrupulous merchants!

Although the Azure Dragon of the East Sea is indeed difficult to kill, asking for eight hundred spirit stones right off the bat is just too audacious!

They were just trying to fool Xiao Wuli because he hadn't had much contact with the outside world and was naive and easily deceived!

What's that old man in the ring doing? Doesn't he know how expensive 80 spirit stones are?

They just stood there dumbfounded, letting Xiao Wuli be the sucker and get scammed, without even giving him a heads-up!

The old man was truly wronged. His possessions were either given to him as a gift or obtained through his own efforts; he didn't need spirit stones at all.

"You..." The shopkeeper was intimidated by him. He couldn't discern the man's cultivation level, but he could clearly sense that the man's cultivation was above his own. Not daring to provoke trouble, he quickly said, "Fine, I won't do business with you anymore!"

As he spoke, he tossed the money bag back to him.

Chi Buwan slightly raised his hand, and the spirit stone bag in mid-air turned again and flew back into the shopkeeper's hand.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper panicked even more. His hand holding the spirit stone bag trembled, and he stammered, "W-what do you want to do?!"

Chi Buwan walked forward, slowly stopped in front of the stall, reached out and picked up the tattered scroll, glanced at it casually, and said, "I'll take this one."

The shop owner was taken aback at first, but after realizing what he meant, he was overjoyed and nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, yes! Take whatever you need from this stall! It's all free!"

Chi Buwan put away the tattered scroll, turned his head to look at Xiao Wuli, and even through two layers of thin gauze, he could see Xiao Wuli's bright eyes full of admiration. He paused slightly and said, "Don't run around recently."

Xiao Wuli nodded vigorously.

Chi Buwan looked at him for a while.

So cute, just like an obedient puppy.

"Let's go."

He withdrew his gaze, lifted his foot, and walked towards the door of Wanbaoge. Xiao Wuli obediently followed him.

Watching the two figures leave, the shopkeeper, relieved after the scare, happily counted the spirit stones, making sarcastic remarks as he did so.

I thought a shrewd person had arrived, but it turns out to be another clueless idiot.

There were so many good things on the stall, but I chose the most useless piece of rag.

The shop owner happily put away the spirit stone bag.

I hope I run into a couple more idiots like that today.

"Get away!"

A commotion suddenly broke out at Wanbao Pavilion. The shop owner looked up and saw a group of disciples dressed in the robes of the Beast Taming Sect walking straight toward him.

The shopkeeper took a half step back, looked at the group of people who had stopped in front of his stall, and asked tremblingly, "What would you like to buy? 10 high-grade spirit stones, choose whatever you like."

Although the items on the first floor of Wanbaoge are the worst, they are still much higher quality than the top-quality items outside, so the lowest price is naturally higher.

The man at the front of the crowd, clutching a sword, was gaunt with slightly sunken cheeks. His sharp gaze swept over the stall before he looked up and declared, "My disciple said he saw a fragment of a scroll here yesterday. Where is it? 3000 top-grade spirit stones, I'll buy it!"

The shopkeeper didn't react at first, but after hearing the price, his eyes widened, and he slammed the spirit stone bag he was holding onto the ground with a thud, screaming, "How much?!"

The shop owner's ears were ringing, his blood seemed to have stopped flowing, and his mind went blank.

3000 top-grade spirit stones!?

That tattered cloth is worth 3000 top-grade spirit stones?!

That's enough for him to live a life of comfort and extravagance for the rest of his days!

But what did he do?

He threw the rag away like trash, mocking the person for not recognizing its value, while he himself... lost 3000 top-grade spirit stones.

Upon realizing this, the shop owner's vision went black and he fainted.

There was someone nearby who had witnessed everything from beginning to end. He looked at the frowning immortal with trepidation and recounted what had just happened.

"Idiot!" the person at the front sneered.

"Senior brother, the person who took the incomplete scroll seems to be Jade Immortal Venerable of the Lingxiao Sect."

Upon hearing this, the skinny man paused slightly, clearly remembering Zhang Yixing's fate. His eyes turned bloodshot with anger, but he was powerless to do anything about it.

"Let's go!"

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the other side.

It wasn't until Chi Buwan returned to the inn that he handed the tattered scroll to Xiao Wuli.

"Keep it safe, don't let anyone else see it."

Xiao Wuli nodded earnestly and forcefully.

"...Luckily you have a powerful and intelligent master. If you hadn't gotten your hands on this incomplete scroll, you would have regretted it for the rest of your life!"

The old man kept muttering to himself the whole way.

Xiao Wuli's lips curled into a slight smile as he replied to the old man, "Master is indeed very powerful."

Old man:............

Xiao Wuli raised his eyes to look at his master, who was dressed in white and wearing a white veil hat. His gaze slowly focused, and when he looked at the same black veil hat that his master had given him, the starlight in his eyes could not be hidden.

The way he and his master looked at each other, it seemed like... they were Daoist partners.

Thinking of this, Xiao Wuli's ears turned bright red, as if they could bleed, and he stammered, "Master, this disciple will go and cultivate to prepare for tomorrow's competition."

He nodded slowly, and the next second, he saw Xiao Wuli run away, his hands and feet moving in unison.

After a couple of seconds of thought, he finally decided to have Xiao Wuli undergo sensory integration training after the competition.