Myriad Immortals

The apprenticeship ceremony has concluded.

Zhong Xuan walked out of the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School and led his horse to the entrance of an impressive shop.

The waiter, who was wiping the tables and chairs, saw a customer enter and quickly draped a towel over his shoulder, greeting him politely.

The waiter greeted us politely.

Zhong Xuan tied his horse to a pillar in front of the door and simply said, "Call your manager here."

Judging from the arrogant tone of the person in front of me, he wants to see the shopkeeper even before we've seen the door.

This is Wanbao Trading Company, how could the manager be seen so easily?

The shopkeeper wouldn't even look at a customer who didn't want to spend at least a hundred or a thousand taels of silver. If the customer was invited too often, he might even be ripped off by the shopkeeper.

The waiter was displeased and hesitated.

But seeing Zhong Xuan dressed in fine clothes and able to afford a horse, and especially his demeanor, based on his years of experience in judging people, he guessed that Zhong Xuan's identity must be extraordinary, so in the end he obediently went to ask the shopkeeper for help.

Not long after.

Invited into a private room, Zhong Xuan, who was drinking tea, saw a portly middle-aged man walk in.

"Master Zhong, what business have you come to my Wanbao Trading Company for today?"

Zhong Xuan was quite surprised: "You recognize me?"

This was his first time visiting Wanbao Trading Company, and he hadn't even introduced himself, yet the middle-aged manager accurately stated his name.

"Master Zhong is a celebrity in Baisha County now, how could I not recognize him?"

The middle-aged shopkeeper answered with a smile.

Wanbao Trading Company is not a local trading company, but it is the only one that is no less powerful than Zijintang.

Because the branch in Baisha County was just one of its branches, Wanbao Trading Company's business even extended throughout the entire Yunzhou, and in terms of information access, it was in no way inferior to Zijintang.

"That makes things easier."

Upon hearing that the middle-aged shopkeeper recognized him, Zhong Xuan immediately took out a palm-sized jade bead from his pocket.

"Shopkeeper, can you accept demon essence?"

Not bad.

This jade bead is the bear demon's true essence that Shi Yuanbai used as an apology.

Upon seeing the demonic energy, the middle-aged shopkeeper's expression turned strange.

His Wanbao Trading Company was not a local force in Baisha County, so he did not send anyone to offer congratulations, but he was fully aware of what happened during the apprenticeship ceremony.

If I'm not mistaken, this demon essence should have originally belonged to Shi Yuanbai.

How long has it been?

Zhong Xuan is about to sell it off in the blink of an eye; he completely disregards the reputation of the Sha Gang.

The middle-aged shopkeeper narrowed his eyes slightly and remained silent for a long time.

"You won't accept it?"

Seeing that the middle-aged shopkeeper remained silent, Zhong Xuan made a move to retract the demonic energy.

Upon seeing this.

The middle-aged shopkeeper then chuckled and said, "Yes, of course I'll take it."

He had already guessed why Zhong Xuan came to Wanbao Trading Company.

This demonic essence concerns the Sand Gang, and no local power wants to offend it; only Wanbao Trading Company dares to accept it.

"I've struck gold!"

The middle-aged shopkeeper rubbed his hands together.

Others may fear the Sha Gang, but Wanbao Trading Company is not afraid; of course, they want to make money.

"receive!"

After an incense stick has burned.

Zhong Xuan led his brown horse out of Baisha City, carrying a bottle full of pills.

Demon essence is precious.

It would be a loss to use pills instead, but compared to the unknown calculations, Zhong Xuan felt it was worth it, at least it was safe to use.

"These pills should be enough for me until the mid-stage of Bone Refinement."

Zhong Xuan is now wealthy.

But martial arts training is a money pit, and you can never have too much of it.

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"You mean Zhong Xuan sold the demon essence to Wanbao Trading Company?"

Shi Yuanbai frowned.

"Yes, young master, my cousin works at Wanbao Trading Company, and he saw it with his own eyes."

One of the Sha Gang members nodded vigorously.

"Okay, I understand."

Shi Yuanbai nodded dejectedly.

The demon essence he took out had obviously been tampered with; it was a poison pill refined by the Black Witch Cult.

Moreover, there is no need to ingest it; simply wearing it around will subtly allow the martial artist to be corrupted by demonic energy.

Not fatal.

Yet it can quietly ruin a person's martial arts career.

He had anticipated that the people from the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School would be suspicious, but he hadn't expected Zhong Xuan to be so decisive, with both his attacks lasting less than an hour.

If Wanbao Trading Company were to take it to the head office's appraiser, they might discover the connection between the Sand Gang and the Black Witch Cult.

"Go to Wanbao Trading Company for me and redeem that demon essence."

Shi Yuanbai rubbed his temples helplessly.

Based on his understanding of the Wanbao Trading Company's manager, who was known for his meticulousness, he feared that if the Sha Gang wanted to redeem the demon essence, the price would likely rise significantly.

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"Buy demon essence?"

The middle-aged shopkeeper blinked as he looked at the leader of the Sha Gang who had come to the door.

He muttered to himself:

"There was definitely something wrong!"

His expression remained unchanged, and he chuckled as usual, saying, "This demon essence is of excellent quality. Actually, I intended to keep it to give to the distinguished guests at the head office..."

The leader of the Sand Gang, who came to buy the demon essence, could easily tell the difference.

The middle-aged shopkeeper was clearly asking for more money.

But remembering his young master's stern instructions, he could only grit his teeth and say, "Manager, name your price."

The middle-aged shopkeeper grinned:

"No problem."

He held up three fingers: "Five thousand taels."

Upon hearing this number, the leader of the Sha Gang's forehead veins bulged, and he almost overturned the table.

blackmail!

This is outright extortion!

Normally, a demon's essence costs at most two thousand taels, but at Wanbao Trading Company, the price more than doubles.

The fat man in front of him was clearly trying to make a fool of him.

But then he remembered that Shi Yuanbai had said he would get the demon essence back no matter what.

The leader of the Sand Gang could only grit his teeth and nod fiercely:

"make a deal."

"Come often in the future."

The middle-aged shopkeeper looked at the five thousand taels of silver notes in his hand and was in a very good mood.

"The Sha Gang is known for its generosity."

He stuffed the silver note into his pocket and said to the young shop assistant beside him, "Go to Xiahe Village, find Master Zhong, and tell him that Master Zhong met his destined person in the Sand Gang."

He doesn't care about the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School.

That's why we did it.

He had heard a rumor that the old master of the Cui family had appeared at the Riverside Academy.

That would be completely different.

The reason he was valued by his superiors and appointed as the manager of Baisha County was because he had the ability to make every penny count.

One demon essence can earn you both silver and the benefit of incense offerings.

One bead, two uses!

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"Please thank Manager Fu for me."

Zhong Xuan bowed to the clerk from Wanbao Trading Company who had come to deliver the message and thanked him. He then immediately stuffed two silver ingots into the young man's hands.

Feeling the cold, heavy silver.

The young man's face immediately lit up with a smile.

He then recounted many details about the Sand Gang's purchase of demon essence, before being personally escorted out by Zhong Xuan.

"The Sand Gang..."

A cold glint flashed in Zhong Xuan's eyes.

Manager Fu of Wanbao Trading Company sent someone to tell him about the Sha Gang buying demon essence.

The fact that the Sand Gang was willing to pay double the price for a demon core they had given away must mean they had tampered with it.

"Shi Yuanbai has been practicing bone cultivation for at least seven or eight years, with a solid foundation, and he is also protected by the Sand Gang and his father, Shi Fengsha..."

"Difficult to kill..."