Market Visit

Looking at the dark red skeleton floating on the altar, Li Yunfan hesitated for a moment.

"This altar looks incredibly ancient, and the skeletons on it exude an eerie aura... Most importantly, how could something like this be hidden within the Taiyue Mountains without being discovered by the high-level cultivators of Huangfeng Valley?"

At this moment, although he really wanted to find out the origin of the altar and the skeleton, he dared not act rashly. He could only copy the spirit patterns on the altar into the jade slip first, and make a decision after finding out the purpose of the formation.

Taking a deep breath, Li Yunfan picked up the two-eyed rat, who looked quite content, and planned to leave the area first.

But when he saw the dozen or so fist-sized, grayish-white stones on the ground that emitted a hazy spiritual light, he suddenly paused, pondered briefly, and then with a flick of his sleeve, put them all into his storage bag.

After memorizing the location, he carried the Twin-Eyed Rat back to the Qilin Pavilion in Yellow Maple Valley.

As soon as he landed, the female disciple who had greeted him earlier quickly came to greet him. Seeing that the Twin-Eyed Rat was unharmed, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Is Martial Uncle here to return the Twin-Eyed Rat?" The female disciple looked at Li Yunfan with a worried expression.

Seeing the female disciple's expression, Li Yunfan guessed her worries and handed her the Twin-Pupil Rat.

"Not bad. I originally thought three days would be enough, but some unexpected things happened along the way. Fortunately, the little thing is unharmed."

After the other party accepted the Twin-Eyed Rat, he took out two low-grade spirit stones and handed them over.

"Here are the two spirit stones you're owed!"

The female disciple accepted the spirit stone with a beaming smile and respectfully said, "Thank you, Martial Aunt!"

As a disciple of the Qilin Pavilion, she receives 20% of the reward for each spirit beast she rents out. Li Yunfan's rental of the spirit beast this time will earn her an extra spirit stone, which naturally makes her extremely happy.

Looking at the little girl in front of him with her eyes crinkling into crescents, Li Yunfan couldn't help but feel a surge of tenderness. He smiled slightly at her before flying away on his magical artifact.

Upon seeing this, the female disciple's heart began to pound, and a blush rose to her cheeks. Looking at Li Yunfan's departing figure, a strange emotion flickered in her eyes…

Back in his cave at Xuankun Mountain, Li Yunfan sat cross-legged on a futon and began to study the jade slip that Li Huayuan had given him.

The altar has not yet been discovered, so the construction of the cave dwelling must be put on hold for now. Fortunately, the spiritual energy of Xuankun Mountain is sufficient to support his cultivation.

"This True Yang Technique truly lives up to its reputation as a top-tier cultivation method. According to its records, if one completes the cultivation, one can be virtually invincible among those of the same level within the early Foundation Establishment stage..." Li Yunfan murmured to himself.

He then took a deep breath, put away the jade slip, and began to formally cultivate the True Yang Technique by forming hand seals with both hands!

Time flies, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Li Yunfan never left his cave. After half a year of hard work, he finally cultivated the True Yang Technique to the fourth level.

On this day, Li Yunfan finally emerged from his cave and rode the Flying Leaf Shuttle away from Xuankun Mountain...

Yuanwu Kingdom was located northwest of Yue Kingdom, and like Yue Kingdom, it was a medium-sized country.

In the cultivation world, the righteous and demonic factions are in a standoff. The Tianxing Sect, one of the core sects of the righteous path, possesses strength no less than that of Huangfeng Valley. More importantly, this sect is famous for its array formations.

This time, Li Yunfan came out of seclusion to go to the market in Yuanwu Kingdom to buy a set of formations and to find out the function of the altar formation.

Upon arriving at the Tianxing Sect Market, Li Yunfan immediately spotted the enormous pavilion in the center, which was twenty or thirty feet tall. A huge plaque hung on it, bearing the three large silver characters "Xingchen Pavilion".

With a slight smile, he walked straight toward the Star Dust Pavilion, but before he had gone far, a man in his twenties suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Senior, please wait a moment!" the man said respectfully, stopping Li Yunfan.

Li Yunfan frowned, sized up the man in front of him, and found that the man only had the cultivation level of the seventh level of Qi Refining. He couldn't help but say in a cold voice.

"What's up?"

"Please calm down, senior! I am Feng Yu, a scout from this market. I stopped you only to ask what you intend to buy. I am very familiar with this market and may be able to save you some time," the man said respectfully, cupping his hands in greeting.

Although Li Yunfan didn't know what Feng Xingzi did, he could guess a thing or two from what the other party said.

"What's the price?"

A smile immediately appeared on the man's face, and he respectfully said, "Senior, just tell me what you wish to buy, and I will take you to the shop. If it suits your taste, it will cost three low-grade spirit stones. If you still cannot find a suitable treasure, you only need to pay me one low-grade spirit stone!"

"Your job is not bad. Whether you succeed or not, you can earn spirit stones..." Li Yunfan's lips curled up slightly.

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Feng Yu's face, and he quickly explained, "Senior's cultivation is profound, and a single spirit stone is naturally not worth your attention, but it is very important to me."

Li Yunfan naturally didn't care about one or two spirit stones, but he also didn't want to blindly believe what others said, so he calmly said...

"I'd like to purchase a top-quality array formation. Is there anywhere else besides the Stardust Pavilion?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Yu's face suddenly showed a strange expression. He glanced around and, finding no one else nearby, lowered his voice and said.

"It seems this is your first time visiting the Tianxing Sect Market. Xingchen Pavilion does sell array flags and array plates, but they are not high-quality items. Instead, they are ordinary goods aimed at small families and independent cultivators..."

A look of surprise flashed across Li Yunfan's eyes; he really didn't know about this.

"If you trust me, senior, I can take you to a shop that sells high-quality array formations. I'm sure you'll be satisfied!"

Li Yunfan glanced at Feng Yu with some curiosity. The other man seemed quite smug when he said this, as if he had great confidence in the shop he was talking about.

"Since you're so confident, I might as well go and take a look. However... if the shop isn't as good as you say, I won't pay any reward!" Li Yunfan said, looking at Feng Yu with a deep gaze.

Feng Yu's heart sank, but after thinking about what the shopkeeper had said, he gritted his teeth and agreed.

"Alright! Let's do as you say, senior!"

"Lead the way!" Li Yunfan nodded and said.

Then Feng Yu led Li Yunfan deeper into the market, turning left and right several times before finally stopping in front of a shop that was about two or three zhang in size.

"Senior, this is the place!" Feng Yu said, pointing to the shop.

Looking at the somewhat dilapidated shop in front of him, Li Yunfan couldn't help but frown inwardly, because the shop was indeed quite run-down.

However, he didn't show it, and instead calmly stepped into the shop.

"Old Zhou, we have a guest!" Feng Yu shouted as soon as he entered the shop, following behind Li Yunfan.