Am I the only good person in this cultivation world?

Ok?

He was too excited and forgot to check if anyone was around him.

Yao Han frowned, looked up, and his gaze met that of the person.

"It's you!"

"It's you again!"

The two spoke in unison.

The one who was fighting Yao Han for the stone was the Xu surname cultivator with thick, horizontal eyebrows whom they had encountered earlier. Coincidentally, the two met again in this place.

They exchanged a glance, paused for a moment, and then turned around at the same time, reaching out to grab the stone.

"This stone is mine!"

"I want this!"

Once again, they spoke in unison, and the small stone was simultaneously grasped by two large hands. The two men exerted force with their arms at the same time, yet they were evenly matched, and the stone did not budge.

Yao Han was astonished. He had used seven-tenths of his strength, yet he still couldn't snatch the crystal from this person's hand.

This person is incredibly strong. Could it be that he has also practiced some kind of body-refining technique?

Not only was he surprised, but the middle-aged man at the stall also looked astonished and sat up straight:

"This is just a piece of 'Earthfire Amber,' which is rare but not particularly unusual. You two don't need to fight over it like this, do you?"

"Enough with the nonsense, name your price. I'll take this Earth Fire Amber."

"Coincidentally, that's what Yao thought too."

Yao Han narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in them. This Xu fellow was only at the eighth level of Qi Refining, yet he was so arrogant.

Many cultivators were coming and going in the market. When they saw the dispute, they immediately came over to watch the excitement and quickly formed a circle around the stall.

Zhou Yunli also came over and stood next to Yao Han, looking at the Xu surname cultivator with an unfriendly gaze.

"This…"

The stall owner was just setting up his stall casually, not expecting to sell much, but unexpectedly, he actually encountered business today.

Judging from their posture, these two are determined to get their hands on this piece of Earth Fire Amber!

Although he was lazy, he wasn't stupid. His eyes darted around, and an idea came to him. He spread his five fingers and said in a deep voice:

"Fifty...fifty spirit stones!"

These words immediately sparked discussion among the onlookers:

"Fifty spirit stones for a piece of Earth Fire Amber? Are you crazy? This thing would be worth a fortune even at ten spirit stones. Brother, your price gouging is way too obvious!"

"This fire amber looks ordinary, and there doesn't seem to be anything hidden inside. Could it be that these two have some past grudges..."

"It would be quite a sight to see someone at the eighth and ninth levels of Qi Refining fight!"

"Nine Silver Market strictly prohibits private duels. Do you think the enforcement disciples of Water Moon Palace are just sitting around doing nothing?"

"Whether they eat rice or not is none of my business, they can't catch us anyway... Didn't they say there's a ritual platform in this market? Maybe we'll fight our way over there in a bit..."

……

As more and more people gathered, Yao Han couldn't help but frown.

He didn't want to make a big deal out of it. If this person hadn't interfered, he would have liked to get a bargain at a low price.

It seems that won't work now.

Before he could speak, the cultivator surnamed Xu spoke first:

"One hundred spirit stones. I'll take it."

These words caused a huge uproar among the surrounding crowd.

"My God, it was raised that high all of a sudden?"

"This senior's net worth is incredibly high!"

"Hehe, this is going to be good..."

The cultivator surnamed Xu crossed his arms, looked around smugly, and finally fixed his gaze on Yao Han's face:

"Since we both want this fire amber, it's natural that the highest bidder wins. Fellow Daoist, do you have any objections?"

Yao Han remained calm, lowered her eyes, and flicked her fingernails.

You want to compare spirit stones with me?

Okay, let's go then.

He didn't respond, but casually uttered three words:

"One hundred and fifty."

The cultivator surnamed Xu was about to take it, but stopped when he heard the bid. He frowned, looked Yao Han up and down a few more times, and said in a deep voice:

"two hundred!"

"Two hundred and fifty."

Yao Han followed very quickly, giving him no time to hesitate, and even took out a small folding fan from his storage bag to play with.

The cultivator surnamed Xu had a somewhat gloomy expression and crossed his arms:

"three hundred."

"Three hundred and fifty."

The onlookers didn't dare to breathe, watching helplessly as the two of them auctioned off a piece of fire amber for an astronomical price.

The other party was getting impatient; their eyes twitched wildly, they paced around twice, and gritted their teeth as they uttered a number:

"Five hundred spirit stones! If you can offer any higher, I, Xu Huan, will take it!"

Yao Han slapped the folding fan into his palm:

"Six hundred."

The onlookers gasped, their eyes filled with shock and respect as they looked at Yao Han. Looking at the folding fan in his hand, which was unlike any ordinary magical artifact, they already regarded this distinguished young cultivator as a scion of a noble family.

"Six...six hundred spirit stones..."

The stall owner was already trembling with excitement. He thought that this item could only be sold for one or two hundred yuan at most, but he never expected that these two would raise the price of his fire amber to six hundred yuan with their back-and-forth conversation!

"Does Fellow Daoist Xu intend to place another bid?"

Xu Huan's eyes flickered as he glanced at the fire amber with lingering reluctance, sighed, and seemed to suddenly shrink by half a head:

"Alas, I am unfortunate; it seems I am not destined to enjoy this. In that case, I will give it to you, fellow Daoist."

Yao Han nodded, took out six radiant, high-quality spirit stones from his storage bag, handed them to the stall owner, and then casually hooked the fire amber over.

As soon as these high-quality spirit stones appeared, the people around him started talking again, assuming he was a young master from some clan.

The stalls near the exit of Jiuyin Market are mostly frequented by Qi Refining cultivators. High-quality spirit stones are rarely seen in their daily transactions, making this a very rare sight for them.

Having finally managed to buy this mysterious fire amber, Yao Han was overjoyed, but also somewhat helpless.

Having just arrived, he didn't really want to be so high-profile, but now that things had come to this, he couldn't just watch the treasure fall into someone else's hands.

The moment the fire amber landed in his palm, he felt his true qi surge violently within him. He was now absolutely certain that the contents of this amber would be of great use to his cultivation of the Dragon Qi Technique.

"Brother Yunli, let's go."

Yao Han called out to Zhou Yunli, wanting to leave this place as soon as possible.

Now that both parties involved had left, there was nothing more to see here, and the crowd gradually dispersed, leaving only the stall owner clutching his storage bag and grinning foolishly.

Yao Han saw Xu Huan's back from ahead. The man was walking forward with his neck hunched and head hanging low, looking rather dejected.

This person was able to let go easily and didn't dwell on it.

Yao Han pondered for a moment, then transmitted his voice to Xu Huan:

"Fellow Daoist Xu, please wait a moment."

Xu Huan paused, stopped, and slowly turned around:

"What do you mean, fellow Daoist? Now that the item is yours, I have nothing more to say. Are you perhaps going to make fun of me?"

"You jest, I didn't mean that. I just wanted to ask, is Fellow Daoist Xu Huan from the Kingdom of Binghai?"

Xu Huan's expression changed slightly:

"What do you mean? I, Xu, do not have the habit of casually revealing my background to others."

"Fellow Daoist, you misunderstand. I just feel that you resemble an old friend of mine, since that person also has the surname Xu, hence my question. I did not mean to inquire about your background."