Chapter 79 of 100
Chapter 79
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The Northern Cold Immortal Fair is one of the three major Immortal Fairs in the Northern Wasteland. The other two Immortal Fairs are naturally those of the Heavenly Wasteland Sect and the Snowfall Pavilion.
The Northern Cold Immortal Fair takes place every half year, lasting only seven days each time. Calculating the days, today happens to be the last day of the Northern Cold Immortal Fair. Practitioners and independent cultivators from all over the vast million-mile territory of the Northern Cold Region generally come here to trade.
All kinds of talismans, elixirs, techniques, magical treasures, and bizarre materials for refining equipment are available, ranging from ordinary healing medicines to spirit-level magical treasures. One could say that there is a wide variety, with everything one could imagine. It is said that ten years ago, someone even sold a soul-level magical treasure here, nearly causing a major battle, which was suppressed by four spirit-realm experts from the Northern Cold Sect.
At this moment, Amu and Lishui were riding the Heavenly Profound Flying Saucer, flying over the Thousand Cloud Mountain and the Ten Thousand Spirits Mountain. Although Lishui had been in the Northern Cold Sect for thirteen years, he had never had the ability or qualifications to visit here. Amu, in his previous life, had seen many grand scenes, but he had never seen such a vast and peculiar market.
Between the two mountains, there was a very spacious square, spanning several miles. Below, people were densely packed, with various and bizarre attire. All kinds of shops stood in rows, some even built in the air, which was quite peculiar.
According to the rules, sellers coming here had to pay the corresponding spirit stones to the Northern Cold Sect to obtain a plot of land for trading, and buyers also had to pay three spirit stones to enter.
The Northern Cold Sect was responsible for organizing the venue and ensuring the safety of the Immortal Fair. At this time, eight high-level cultivators and four novice cultivators were guarding the eight gates. In fact, there were also four spirit-realm cultivators from the Northern Cold Sect secretly stationed to prevent any adverse events.
As they approached the square, due to the restrictions of magical techniques, they could not ride the wind or use swords. Amu and Lishui landed the flying saucer and entered from the east gate.
As the host, the Northern Cold Sect naturally waived the spirit stones for Amu and Lishui.
Upon entering the Immortal Fair, the two were immediately dazzled by the bustling crowds and continuous hawking sounds.
If it weren't for the unique goods and the extraordinary people buying and selling, Amu would have thought he had returned to a large modern market.
"Senior Brother Lishui, this place is too big, and there are so many things, it's really dazzling! I think we need a guide!" Amu looked around.
Lishui smiled bitterly and said, "We do need one, but the best guide would be a disciple of the Northern Cold Sect. However, who would bother with us? Didn't you see how the guards at the gate were surprised when we entered? They probably can't understand why a waste like us would come here. We should have invited Senior Sister Ziyu to come with us; she must have been to the Immortal Fair before and is more familiar with it."
"Um!" Amu nodded, but then smiled and said, "No problem, I have someone in mind!" Saying this, Amu took out a spirit talisman from the Qiankun如意 Bracelet. Lishui recognized it as the summoning talisman given to Amu by Han Bingyi.
"Amu, you're not going to summon Han Bingyi, are you?"
"Who else would I summon? She is a spirit cultivator, with far greater power and knowledge than us, and she would definitely be helpful. Besides, the Immortal Fair is a mix of good and bad, and she can act as my bodyguard. I should also test if this spirit talisman works; if it fails, I might be in trouble in the future." Amu smiled.
"Uh! Then summon her!" Lishui thought Amu's reasoning made sense, but he always felt a bit cold around Han Bingyi.
"Having a beautiful woman accompany me to the Immortal Fair is not bad!" Amu muttered.
However, Amu was not just summoning Han Bingyi for this. As soon as he entered the Immortal Fair, he sensed several powerful auras, definitely those of spirit-realm cultivators. Among them, one mysterious aura made Amu's demonic consciousness tremble, a resonance from deep within his soul.
It seemed that the Northern Cold Immortal Fair was a place of hidden dragons and tigers, not to be underestimated. Summoning Han Bingyi would provide a powerful helper if anything happened, and Amu remembered that Han Bingyi could see through his power. Perhaps she had some special secret technique that could help him lock onto that mysterious aura.
Thinking this, Amu found a clear spot and focused his mind. The spirit talisman flashed with a green light and then disappeared.
A summoning talisman is not just a regular communication talisman but a small spatial teleportation technique. The summoned person can instantly appear. Depending on the quality of the talisman, the number of times and the distance of the summoning vary.
The one given to Amu by Tiyun was of average quality, usable three times, and only within the Northern Cold Sect, which was already a rare item. The one made of ancient jade given to Amu by Han Bingyi could be used dozens of times and could summon from anywhere in the Northern Cold Region, making it an extremely high-quality talisman.
Activating the talisman, Amu and Lishui looked around, waiting for Han Bingyi. However, after a long time, no one appeared. According to the characteristics of the summoning talisman, the summoned person should have arrived instantly.
"Uh, no one!" Lishui looked at Amu and smiled bitterly, thinking the summoning talisman might be fake.
"Breaking a promise and playing with me!" Amu frowned, never expecting Han Bingyi to play a trick on him.
Withdrawing his gaze from the void, Amu raised his hand to crush the jade talisman. If it was a fake, what use was it?
"Should I settle accounts with her later? If I hadn't tested it, and I really had a crisis, wouldn't I be dead?" Amu's voice was cold.
"Amu, wait—" At this moment, Lishui hurriedly stopped Amu and looked at Amu's back in surprise.
"Huh?" Amu was also surprised and turned around. Just three steps behind him, a tall, beautiful woman in purple stood, her face filled with anger.
"Uh? Senior Sister Han! You're here." Amu suddenly felt awkward; how did Han Bingyi appear like a ghost?
"I gave you something you don't want, you can return it to me!" Han Bingyi's face was cold, staring at the jade talisman in Amu's hand. "There's my name on it; you were going to crush it?"
"Uh! How could I? This is a gift from Senior Sister Han! I will definitely take good care of it!" Amu's mind raced, and the jade talisman was already back in the Qiankun如意 Bracelet.
At the same time, Amu felt ashamed. He had been so careless that he didn't even notice Han Bingyi's presence. If a spirit-realm expert had tried to assassinate him, he would have been dead.
However, Han Bingyi's anger was still evident, and she said coldly, "If you don't like my things, you can return them; it doesn't mean I didn't fulfill the bet. Besides, you have no trouble, why did you summon me? Do you think I'm your servant?"
Amu felt guilty. If he had given something valuable to someone and they casually damaged or discarded it, he would also be angry. He quickly said, "Senior Sister Han, you misunderstood. How could Amu dare to look down on you? Today, Senior Brother Lishui and I heard that it's the last day of the Northern Cold Immortal Fair, and we couldn't bear to miss the opportunity, so we came to broaden our horizons. Also, I felt grateful to Senior Sister Han and wanted to find something you would like, but I am clumsy and don't know how to choose. That's why I asked you to come and look personally!"
Hearing Amu's awkward lie, Lishui grimaced. Who would believe this? In Lishui's view, this was a lie that would surely end in disaster.
However, to Lishui's surprise, after hearing Amu's words, Han Bingyi did not refute him. She just coldly snorted, and her expression softened slightly.
Seeing that it was effective, Amu quickly added, "When I saw that Senior Sister Han didn't come, I thought you had broken your promise, and I was extremely disappointed, so I wanted to crush the jade talisman. I hope you won't be angry!"
The words "extremely disappointed" had a strong effect. Being extremely disappointed meant that Amu valued Han Bingyi greatly.
Hearing this, Han Bingyi pretended to look elsewhere, her expression softening even more, and she even blushed slightly.
Lishui had been paying attention, fearing that Han Bingyi would cause trouble for Amu. But at this moment, he was stunned. Was this a case of one thing overcoming another? Amu's awkward lies, which anyone could see were just to flatter, had made the so-called first beauty of the Northern Cold Sect melt.
"I'm still clumsy with words! I need to learn from Amu; it might be useful in the future!" Lishui muttered to himself.
"Amu, be careful! I was already here in the Immortal Fair, so I didn't come from the void. If I had wanted to harm you, you would have been dead!" Although Han Bingyi didn't look at Amu, her voice was cold, but Amu could hear the concern in her words.
"Amu understands! Thank you, Senior Sister Han!" Amu pretended to be very respectful, as if he had learned a great lesson.
"Um! What do you want to see? I have nothing to do anyway, so I can accompany you." Although Han Bingyi's tone was not warm, it was already a very good attitude for her.
Lishui marveled at Amu's skill and was about to respond, mentioning something about magical treasures.
But Amu said, "What does Senior Sister want to see, we will see that."
Hearing this, Lishui almost bowed to Amu. Was this a lie to the end? It was too powerful.
"Uh?" Han Bingyi's eyebrows furrowed, and she said, "You make it sound so real, but can you afford what I want?"
"As long as Senior Sister likes it, Amu will not be stingy!" Amu said very seriously.
Han Bingyi coldly snorted, then said nothing and walked forward alone.
Amu looked at Lishui, and Lishui couldn't help but give Amu a thumbs up. Amu chuckled and followed Han Bingyi.
Lishui shook his head, following behind the two, like a little attendant.
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