In the dense forest, Liu Wei and the Galaxy Five Tigers were anxiously waiting. They could not be sure if Zhao Letian would encounter any dangers on his way.

"Whoosh!"

Fortunately, it didn't take long before Zhao Letian returned, leisurely flying on his sword, a satisfied smile on his face, seemingly in a very good mood, but the Fiery Flame Mantis was nowhere to be seen.

Killing that young man not only rewarded him with two inferior Spiritual Artifacts but also a storage ring and three Spiritual Beast Bags. He had put the Fiery Flame Mantis into one of the Spiritual Beast Bags, while the five Black Demon Tiger cubs were in another one. There was still one empty Spiritual Beast Bag.

"Letian brother, are you alright?" After Zhao Letian landed, Liu Wei hurriedly looked him up and down, asking with concern.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Zhao Letian replied with an indifferent smile. Then he took out a Spiritual Beast Bag and released the five Black Demon Tiger cubs, saying to the Galaxy Five Tigers, "Big Tiger, these are the Spiritual Beasts you wanted. As for those two, I've already killed them."

"Thank you, master!" The Five Tigers gratefully looked at the Black Demon Tiger cubs.

If, before, the Galaxy Five Tigers called Zhao Letian 'master' because they wanted to listen to the Dragon Roar, then now, the 'master' they called out came from a place of deep respect and gratitude.

After handing over the Black Demon Tigers to the Galaxy Five Tigers, Zhao Letian then used the three Spiritual Beast Bags to pack hundreds of green Mantises.

The space inside a Spiritual Beast Bag is neither too big nor too small. If one were to keep a type of Spiritual Beast for an extended period, it would be best to store them in a separate Storage Bag. However, if it is only to temporarily house Spiritual Beasts, then three Spiritual Beast Bags could barely fit hundreds of green Mantises.

"Hmm? You want to come out? Alright then." Just after packing all the Mantises, Zhao Letian's expression suddenly changed. He sensed that the Fiery Flame Mantis was uncomfortable in the crowded space of the Spiritual Beast Bag and wanted to move around, so he let it out with a thought.

After this, Zhao Letian and the others set off towards the outside of Black Mountain.

On the way down the mountain, Zhao Letian and his group's Spiritual Beasts attracted a lot of attention. Many people were considering making a move on them, but after Zhao Letian used his thunderous methods to kill some greedy people in public, no one dared to rashly act again.

...

Half a day later, Zhao Letian and his group returned to his island. After resting briefly, they set off again on a small boat.

This time, their destination was an island within the inner area of Galaxy Lake, Treasure Island—a place specifically for Galaxy Sect disciples to trade. Y%o+u@r% su.p!po-r!t- at * k!ee-p%s the s%e#r%ies g-oing.^

After the journey to Black Mountain, everyone had gathered quite a number of Demon Cores, which were not very useful to keep on hand. They needed to go to Treasure Island to exchange them for Primordial Stones and to purchase some items needed for cultivation.

On Treasure Island, there was a street more than ten miles long, mostly occupied by Sect Disciples setting up stalls, but there were also a few shops set up by the sect for buying and selling various cultivation resources.

Galaxy Sect disciples usually preferred trading at stalls rather than visiting the sect's shops because the sect's shops always bought low and sold high, which was not worthwhile.

After arriving at Treasure Island, Zhao Letian let Liu Wei and the Galaxy Five Tigers go their own ways, while he himself entered one of the sect's shops.

He had hundreds of Demon Cores on him, worth over a hundred Mid-Grade Essence Stones—a huge fortune. Ordinary True Martial Realm Inner Sect Disciples could not handle so many Demon Cores, and trading them at stalls could attract unwanted attention. Therefore, it was still best to trade directly with the sect. Although the Primordial Stones received would be fewer, it was a safer and more convenient option.

"Senior, I'd like to sell some demon cores." Upon entering the Sect's shop, Zhao Letian spoke to the elder who seemed to be nodding off.

Although the elder looked old and frail, his cultivation was unfathomably deep. Zhao Letian could not see through it, so he naturally addressed him as Senior.

"Bring them here." The elder did not even open his eyes as he responded indifferently.

"Bang!"

With a grand wave, Zhao Letian placed a large stack of demon cores heavily onto the table in front of the elder.

"This..." The elder was suddenly startled, finally opening his eyes in disbelief at the pile of demon cores. Then, looking at Zhao Letian as if he was a monster, he had seen many demon cores purchased, but it was his first time encountering someone bringing so many at once.

"Senior, how many Primordial Stones can these demon cores be exchanged for?" Zhao Letian ignored the elder's reaction and calmly inquired.

Though he knew the Sect's buying price for demon cores was relatively low, if it was too low, he wouldn't sell.

"By the standard purchase rate, these demon cores can be exchanged for one hundred and thirty Mid-Grade Essence Stones. However, given the large quantity you're selling, I can offer you an additional twenty, making it one hundred and fifty Mid-Grade Essence Stones," the elder declared after swiftly scanning the grade and quality of all demon cores with his Divine Thought.

"One hundred and fifty? Acceptable," Zhao Letian pondered for a moment and nodded. The price was higher than he had anticipated.

"Here are your Primordial Stones." With a grand gesture, the elder gathered up the demon cores from the table and took out one hundred and fifty Mid-Grade Essence Stones, laying them onto the table.

"Senior, I have other items to sell as well." After collecting the Primordial Stones, Zhao Letian then produced various Spiritual Artifacts, elixirs, and demon beast materials - all recently acquired spoils, which he had no use for and planned to exchange wholly for Primordial Stones.

"All these miscellaneous items don't hold much value, a total of thirty Mid-Grade Essence Stones," the elder briefly scanned the items on the table and stated calmly.

"That's fine." Zhao Letian nodded and then completed the transaction with the elder, gaining another thirty Mid-Grade Essence Stones.

With that, Zhao Letian now had over three hundred Mid-Grade Essence Stones and more than two thousand Lower-Grade Essence Stones. Among the True Martial Realm Inner Sect Disciples, he could be considered extraordinarily wealthy, truly awash with riches.

"Senior, do you have any storage rings, and Spiritual Beast Bags?" Zhao Letian inquired after selling his items.

"Of course, we do. What grade of storage ring and Spiritual Beast Bag do you need?" asked the elder.

"The storage rings must have at least a space of ten cubic meters, and the Spiritual Beast Bags need to be able to accommodate a thousand demon beasts," Zhao Letian specified directly.

"Oh? Young man, the items you're asking for aren't cheap. The storage ring is not so bad, just sixty Mid-Grade Essence Stones will do, but a Spiritual Beast Bag that can accommodate thousands of demon beasts will cost at least one hundred Mid-Grade Essence Stones. Additionally, the level of the Spiritual Beasts it holds cannot exceed the cultivation of the True Martial Realm," the elder's eyes gleamed, sensing a significant sale.

Even though Zhao Letian was prepared, upon hearing the price, he still involuntarily took a sharp breath. One hundred and sixty Mid-Grade Essence Stones – for most True Martial Realm Inner Sect Disciples, such a number was astronomical, unimaginable. Even for someone as wealthy as him, the cost was somewhat painful.