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Without the pressure from the Wei family, Fang Chen naturally didn't need to work so hard to make talismans.

Not long after, Fu Yunzi led the market caravan to Yixiantian.

The caravan consisted of about seven or eight people, all of whom were at the late stage of Qi Refining, the same level as the four elders of the Wei family. They also had two spirit beasts with them to pull the carts.

Fang Chen was standing at the entrance of the canyon to greet them, with his apprentice Hao Yun beside him.

After the Wei family left, Fang Chen brought Hao Yun here once, so when the caravan arrived in Qingshan City, they informed Fang Chen in advance.

"Where is the Land of the Spirit Eye?" the head steward asked.

It's deep inside the canyon.

Fang Chen led the way, but he was puzzled. Although the people who came were not weak, they came from the market after all. If they were only at the late stage of Qi Refining, could they intimidate so many immortal families and rogue cultivators around them?

Little did he know that the team that came was only a small group sent by the market caravan.

The real caravans traded directly with powerful cultivation families that had cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining.

Why would such a large group of people come to a small family?

Even the Wei family, with its spiritual eye and more than one late-stage Qi Refining elder, is still not taken seriously by the market caravans.

Fang Chen also only sent a few cultivators to check the situation, but their strength was still formidable. If the Wei family were still here, they could easily resolve the crisis.

He led the caravan deep into the canyon, then activated the magic array, revealing the Spirit Eye Land before them.

"It is indeed the Land of Spiritual Eyes," the leading steward laughed. "Fuyunzi, you have indeed rendered meritorious service."

"Thank you, Steward Qin," Fu Yunzi thought to himself with delight, but he also added, "This was also something Fellow Daoist Fang instructed me to do."

Fu Yunzi was sincere to others and never took credit for anything.

Manager Qin then looked at Fang Chen with admiration and said, "Selling spiritual materials to my market caravan is an extremely wise decision."

The discovery of the new spiritual land not only resulted in the trading of several high-level spiritual materials, but more importantly, it opened up a new source of income for the caravan.

The contribution was considerable, and Manager Qin was naturally pleased.

"Alright, take me inside to check out the Spirit Eye Land and the spiritual materials, then you can trade with us."

After Manager Qin finished speaking, he and Fang Chen entered the Three Rivers Formation, while the others, including Fu Yunzi, waited outside.

As soon as he entered the formation, Manager Qin felt a surge of spiritual energy rushing towards him. He couldn't help but confirm that it was indeed the Spirit Eye. When he reached the deepest part and arrived at the Wind Eye, he saw the wind eye spewing out spiritual energy and three small blue flowers swaying in the wind beside it. He smiled.

"It's actually the eye of the storm, and there are three high-grade bellflowers. Not bad, not bad."

"I wonder how much these three high-grade bellflowers are worth? Can they be exchanged for a high-grade magic array?" Fang Chen asked hurriedly.

With the superior magic array and the continuous supply of spiritual energy from the Spirit Eye Land, I was finally completely safe.

"Of course, it can be exchanged; more than enough."

Hearing Manager Qin's confirmation, Fang Chen breathed a sigh of relief, but the manager's next words made Fang Chen's heart tighten again.

"Putting the transaction aside for now, how come I've been here for so long and still haven't seen your elders?"

How come they're just like the Wei family?

However, considering the identity of the other party's caravan manager, Fang Chen did not hide it, but said frankly, "Manager, there are no elders here at Qiyun Temple. My master passed away not long ago, and I am now in charge of Qiyun Temple."

"You?" Manager Qin was slightly surprised when he heard this and saw that Fang Chen's cultivation level was in the middle stage of Qi Refining.

"It is I."

"But, according to Fuyunzi, you killed a high-level Gale Wolf. How could you have succeeded without a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator present?"

"I was the one who killed that high-ranking Gale Wolf. It was a matter of chance; some of my methods just happened to succeed."

Fang Chen didn't say much, but what Manager Qin said next made his expression change.

"But my caravan has two conditions for trading: first, it must possess a spiritual land with high-grade spiritual materials; second, there must be a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator guarding the spiritual land. Otherwise, if a lucky kid gets a spiritual land but can't hold onto it, what's the point of my caravan trading?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Chen couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

If I had known, I would have said that my elders had gone out to visit friends. Anyway, I would have been able to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining in no time while staying in the spiritual land.

Just as Fang Chen was troubled, Steward Qin also sighed.

"Fine, tell me honestly, did you kill that high-ranking Gale Wolf? Where is its body?"

"It was indeed I who killed it with a talisman. As for the corpse of the Gale Wolf, please come with me."

Upon seeing the skeleton of the Gale Wolf and materials from a demonic beast in another stone chamber, along with the twenty or so Explosive Talismans in Fang Chen's hand, Manager Qin no longer had any doubts. "Since you have the strength to slay a high-ranking Gale Wolf, even if you pass, I will acknowledge your eligibility for the transaction."

However, from now on, you must prioritize your cultivation and quickly break through to the late stage of Qi Refining, otherwise your life will be in danger.

Ok?

Is it that serious?

Too many strange things have happened recently. The Wei family's sudden departure, coupled with the reminder from Steward Qin, have made Fang Chen extremely vigilant.

"I understand," Fang Chen nodded in agreement.

"Alright," Manager Qin suddenly became serious, took out a token from his storage bag at his waist, and asked, "Does this formation provide soundproofing?"

"The magic array has built-in soundproofing, and besides, we are at the deepest part of the One Line Sky Canyon, so no one can hear us."

Seeing that Steward Qin was so serious, Fang Chen also answered seriously.

"Hmm," Manager Qin nodded, then continued.

"To other rogue cultivators, trading with our market caravan is just an ordinary transaction. But as the manager of Qiyun Temple, you must understand that once our market caravan recognizes your trading qualifications, it means that we recognize your Qiyun Temple as a member of our Tianbi Sect's subordinate forces."

"Tianbi Sect?" Fang Chen was slightly taken aback.

That is a colossal entity that rules over this vast world of cultivation.

It is said that there are Golden Core cultivators in charge of the sect. Those cultivators can travel thousands of miles in a single leap and move mountains and fill seas. They are the real immortals!

"Yes," Steward Qin continued, "Becoming a subordinate force of the sect has many benefits. When external forces invade your territory, you can seek the sect's help. You can also send your outstanding disciples to the sect for trials. If they pass the trials, they will join the sect and become disciples of the Tianbi Sect..."

Manager Qin said a lot, and then added one last sentence.

"You can view the details using this sect token."

Fang Chen accepted the token given to him by Steward Qin, but then asked a question.

"The sect has given us so many benefits, so what should we give back in return?"

Rights and obligations are always equal; Fang Chen understood this principle in his previous life.

Upon hearing Fang Chen's question, Steward Qin glanced at him with considerable surprise, a hint of admiration in his heart. He then added, "Indeed, the sect doesn't do all this for free; there's a price to pay."

The price is that you will be conscripted to the battlefield when your sect clashes with other sects.