Chapter 59

"Here, the concentration of heaven and earth's spiritual energy is four times denser than in other parts of the city. If one can cultivate inside the shop, progress will be much faster."

"Hmm, the denser the spiritual energy, the faster the refinement of spiritual power will be."

"It's almost comparable to the cultivation grounds of some high-level forces, impressive!"

"..."

Outside the small Li family shop, many influential figures from Ice Rock City had gathered, including those from the Ice Shattering Manor, the Star Cloud Pavilion, and occasional passing martial artists...

These people had gathered due to the subtle changes in the spiritual energy, marveling at the phenomenon in front of the shop.

"This is Mr. Li's shop." Inside, Pan Jueming walked in and smiled calmly at Li Mu, then looked at the scattered spirit-gathering plaques and said, "A good thing that can make the spiritual energy four times denser, I am also very interested. If you don't mind, I would like to join the ranks of those seeking to purchase them."

Li Mu glanced at Qin Lie, stood up, and looked at the people peering in from outside, suddenly raising his voice, "The shop can't accommodate too many people. Those who have reached the Kaiyuan Realm can come in, the rest please stay outside."

Upon hearing this, Wu Chong and others at the door smiled slightly and naturally walked in.

As soon as they entered, they saw the woman in white and immediately felt a bright light in their eyes.

Then, their eyes all focused on the woman in white, showing obvious surprise, as if they were immediately attracted by her beauty and forgot the purpose of their entry.

The woman in white had skin like snow, eyes like clear crystals, without a trace of impurity. Her cold and distant aura, like a snow lotus on an ice cap, made people feel a sense of inferiority.

"Hmph!" The servant beside the woman in white snorted coldly.

"Boom!"

All those who had their eyes on the woman in white were suddenly jolted, the "hmph" was so loud that it made their eardrums ache.

Qin Lie, Pan Jueming, and Li Mu were completely unaffected, clearly the "hmph" was not directed at them...

"Excuse me..."

Wu Chong was jolted awake, his face changed slightly, and he bowed to the middle-aged servant and the woman in white, expressing his apology.

The others, seeing Wu Chong's attitude, were secretly shocked and became uneasy, quickly retracting their gazes from the woman in white and cautiously expressing their apologies.

"Hehe, the two of you are not from Ice Rock City, where do you come from?" Pan Jueming's eyes showed surprise as he smiled and looked at the woman in white and her servant, politely asking.

The woman in white frowned and did not answer his question, instead looking at Qin Lie and Li Mu and said indifferently, "I want all the spirit-gathering plaques here, name your price."

"Mr. Li, what do you think?" Pan Jueming also expressed his stance, "Our Tool Pavilion is also interested in these spirit-gathering plaques, can we negotiate?"

"Qin Lie? What are you doing here?"

Suddenly, Liu Yan's voice came from the door. He was also on the Spirit Material Street today and had sensed the change in spiritual energy.

He came a step later, passing by the low-level martial artists gathered around, and looked into the shop, immediately recognizing the familiar figure inside and called out.

"Brother Liu."

Qin Lie was slightly stunned, then smiled and nodded to Liu Yan, who had rushed into the shop.

"Old Pan, Brother Wu, Brother Zhao..."

After entering the shop, Liu Yan suddenly realized the impressive lineup inside and bowed repeatedly to greet Pan Jueming, Wu Chong, and another man in Star Cloud Pavilion attire.

Pan Jueming and the others nodded in return.

"Qin Lie, when did you come to Ice Rock City? You brat, you came to Ice Rock City without reporting to the Star Cloud Pavilion, what are you doing here?" Liu Yan smiled and walked to Qin Lie's side, giving him a light punch on the shoulder and said with a grin, "You might not know, last time... two hall leaders under Yan Dewu of the Ice Shattering Manor were bitten to death by the Silver-Winged Demon Wolf, and Feng Yi lost an arm, heh! It was really satisfying!"

Upon hearing this, two martial artists in Ice Shattering Manor attire inside the shop suddenly had their faces turn grim.

"He is one of ours from the Star Cloud Pavilion?" Wu Chong was surprised.

The others also looked at Qin Lie, not quite understanding what was happening.

"Of course, he is from the Ling family under us, and he went to the Heavenly Wolf Mountain with me." Liu Yan gave a brief explanation, not revealing the true details of the matter, but still drew everyone's attention to Qin Lie.

Even Li Mu showed surprise, only now understanding Qin Lie's background and name through Liu Yan's explanation.

"Name your price, don't waste my time!" The woman in white's face showed impatience, coldly interrupting the conversation, "Hurry up!"

"Right, let's get the important things done first." Pan Jueming also agreed.

Li Mu glanced at Qin Lie, rubbed his chin, and said, "One ordinary-grade seventh-level spirit stone can be exchanged for one spirit-gathering plaque. You can give me seventeen ordinary-grade seventh-level spirit stones."

"Mr. Li." Pan Jueming opened his mouth.

Li Mu waved his hand at him and said, "They came first."

Pan Jueming nodded and did not say more, seemingly respecting Li Mu's decision.

"At least there are some rules."

The woman in white nodded slightly, then turned to leave. Wu Chong and Zhao Duo, the two Star Cloud Pavilion martial artists blocking the door, were surprised to see her turn and leave, quickly stepping aside to let her pass.

"Seventeen ordinary-grade seventh-level spirit stones, please check." The middle-aged servant left behind swept his left hand across the table in front of Qin Lie. After he withdrew his hand, seventeen pieces of crystal-clear jade appeared on the table, each piece emitting a faint glow, clearly of excellent quality.

"Alright." Li Mu just glanced at them and nodded in acknowledgment.

Qin Lie, however, looked curiously at the servant beside the woman in white, more specifically at the emerald green ring on his left hand...

He was the closest, so he could see clearly that the seventeen pieces of crystal-clear jade that suddenly appeared on the table all came from that emerald green ring, which made Qin Lie very surprised.

While he was secretly amazed, the man himself picked up the scattered spirit-gathering plaques. Each plaque, as soon as it was touched by his left hand, disappeared.

"Space ring..."

Liu Yan's eyes were fixed on the ring on the man's left hand, his voice dry and his face showing a strange expression.

Not just him, Wu Chong, Zhao Duo, and the few people from the Ice Shattering Manor inside the shop also showed surprised expressions, all looking at the ring on the man's hand.

"Hehe, indeed not from Ice Rock City." Pan Jueming smiled calmly, nodded slightly at the middle-aged servant, and glanced at the ring on his hand.

However, the man did not engage in further conversation with everyone. After putting away the spirit-gathering plaques, he did not say another word, did not look at anyone, and directly walked out of the Li family shop.

As soon as the spirit-gathering plaques were taken away, the dense spiritual energy inside the Li family shop gradually dissipated, and in a short time, the spiritual energy level returned to normal.

Many people were still marveling at the spirit-gathering plaques, looking around, feeling the changes in the spiritual energy, and discussing it nearby.

"Brother Liu, what is a space ring?" Qin Lie suddenly asked in a low voice.

"A space ring can form its own space inside, capable of storing items. Even the lowest-grade space ring is worth a fortune." Liu Yan's voice was neither high nor low as he explained to Qin Lie, "In our Ice Rock City, only the Lord of the Ice Shattering Manor, Yan Wenyan, our Star Cloud Pavilion's Pavilion Master, and Old Pan have the lowest-grade space rings, and only these three people."

Qin Lie was secretly moved, finally understanding why everyone was so surprised.

"Mr. Li, where did you get these spirit-gathering plaques? Our Tool Pavilion is very interested. Do you have more in stock? If so, we can buy them at the price of ordinary-grade seventh-level spirit stones, what do you think?" After the man left, Pan Jueming smiled and looked at Li Mu.

Li Mu's expression was relaxed as he said calmly, "I have more in stock, but it will take some time. I will inform you when I get a new batch."

"Alright." Pan Jueming nodded, then looked at Qin Lie and smiled, "What is this young man to you?"

"An apprentice in the shop." Li Mu answered casually, then retreated into his rocking chair and said lazily, "That's all for today, everyone, have a good day."

The Li family shop had always had poor business, and it had never gathered so many people in a hundred years. Not only did he not take the opportunity to attract attention, but he even opened his mouth to drive people away.

It was unclear whether he was truly bad at business or simply didn't care about the Li family shop, which left the visitors both amused and frustrated.

"Alright, see you later." Pan Jueming left first.

The martial artists in Ice Shattering Manor attire looked coldly at Wu Chong, Liu Yan, and Zhao Duo, remembering Qin Lie's appearance, and then also left.

Wu Chong and Zhao Duo, the two hall leaders of the Star Cloud Pavilion, after learning Qin Lie's background, chatted a bit more friendly, telling him to report to the Star Cloud Pavilion as soon as possible, and then also left.

The surrounding people, though surprised, gradually dispersed after the strong figures left one by one, finding it no longer interesting.

Liu Yan and Qin Lie talked for a while longer, asking why he was an apprentice in the Li family shop and why he didn't go to the Star Cloud Pavilion earlier to use its cultivation resources to quickly improve himself.

After Qin Lie explained his concerns, saying he was afraid that tasks would affect his cultivation, Liu Yan smiled and then told him that the person responsible for task distribution was Elder Han Qingrui, the father of Han Feng, and that with his relationship with Han Feng, he wouldn't be forced to take tasks he didn't want.

Moreover, Liu Yan also clarified that unless the Star Cloud Pavilion encountered major trouble, it generally wouldn't force people to execute tasks, and the Pavilion would give the martial artists under it the right to choose.

Only then did Qin Lie realize he had overthought it.

Liu Yan chatted with him for a bit more before leaving, just reminding him to come to the Star Cloud Pavilion earlier.

The Li family shop returned to its usual quiet.

"Did you feel disappointed that I didn't tell others that you carved the spirit-gathering plaques and didn't let you show off in front of everyone?" In the suddenly quiet shop, Li Mu's voice sounded, his eyes squinted as he looked at Qin Lie, his gaze playful.

"No, as long as we can make money, it's fine." Qin Lie said sincerely.

Li Mu nodded, pondered for a moment, and suggested, "You can continue to carve spirit-gathering arrays on spirit boards. I can help you sell the spirit-gathering plaques, but it's best not to let others know that the spirit-gathering array diagrams... are all carved by you."

Qin Lie was stunned, "Do I need to deliberately hide it?"

"Just listen to me." Li Mu frowned.

"Alright." Qin Lie, not understanding, nodded but did not ask further.

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