CHAPTER 145: CHAPTER 145: MAKING A FRIEND

"You two, come with me and move the useful resources back."

Shen Wang instructed the two, then walked out again.

Liu Shan and Hongping exchanged a glance. Although they were puzzled about how they could go out with bandits still around, they held back from asking more questions and followed Shen Wang out of the array, only to see a bloody scene.

Many buildings had collapsed, bodies were everywhere, and the scene was chaotic. It was evident that a one-sided massacre had taken place here.

The two were shocked, how did this happen all of a sudden?

To prevent bandits from affecting the normal life of his family, Shen Wang had set up multiple layers of isolation. Those inside didn’t know what was happening outside, and those outside couldn’t see inside.

So when Shen Wang was out killing chaotically, they didn’t know exactly what happened.

"Don’t overthink it, grab the supplies first, we don’t have much time."

Shen Wang didn’t have time to explain more, he quickly made a round nearby, gathered the corpses, collected useful items, and then performed a hand incantation.

A large amount of Fire Spiritual Qi converged, transforming into a blazing fire, condensing into a fire snake over ten meters long, the air nearby distorting continuously.

This was the Fire Snake Technique, compared to the Fireball Technique, which was a low-level single-target attack spell, the Fire Snake Technique was an intermediate magic, capable of mobilizing a large area of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, enhancing its flexibility and power by a whole level.

The fire snake landed on the corpses, igniting them in a blaze.

With a fire burning the corpses, Shen Wang began to move the bandits’ supplies with Liu Shan and Hongping.

He left the food and some daily necessities, collecting all the weapons and armor to sell them for resources.

These resources were crucial, as he wanted to further strengthen the array before the Yun Family’s retaliation, hoping it could withstand the next attack.

Half an hour later, Shen Wang deactivated the array and left with the spoils of war.

He still headed to the Lingxi Sect Market. This sect had no relation to the Celestial Travel Sect and wouldn’t sell Yun Family’s face, making it suitable to handle Yun Conghui’s belongings.

On the way, Shen Wang finally had time to check Yun Conghui’s belongings.

His thoughts penetrated into the storage pouch.

This type of magical artifact had a certain amount of space inside, where he placed both individuals’ belongings.

The most valuable items were two sets of array flags, both middle-grade arrays, worth over a thousand.

Unfortunately, one set was a trapping array, and the other was an offensive array, not very useful to him.

He could only sell them to exchange for a middle-grade defensive array, hoping to trade up to an advanced one.

An advanced one would cost six to seven thousand, selling all of Yun Conghui’s belongings might still not be enough, but other people’s items should cover it.

He reached Lingxi Sect Market at the fastest speed, taking less than a quarter of an hour, considerably faster than before Foundation Establishment.

Following the usual procedure, he first bought basic resources like spirit rice and medicinal herbs, then went to the largest comprehensive store.

Here, they purchased various materials. Upon seeing the shopkeeper, Shen Wang took out numerous bandits’ weapons and armor.

These items were mostly Treasure Weapons and Treasure Armor, suitable only for Postnatal Martial Artists and Innate Grandmasters, not very valuable themselves but had the advantage of being numerous.

He estimated that several hundred sets of weapons and armor could eventually sell for over a thousand Spirit Stones.

The shopkeeper was a medium-built middle-aged man, dressed in a blue-black robe, wearing a magical artifact similar to a magnifying glass. His face was slightly chubby, with a ruddy complexion, exuding a sense of wealth.

When he received the bulging storage pouch and checked it, he found that many of the weapons and armor inside still had congealed blood on them.

He wasn’t too surprised but looked deeply at Shen Wang, who wore a cloak and emanated the aura of Foundation Establishment Cultivation.

"Your items are a bit messy, and we will intentionally reduce the price somewhat."

"That’s fine, as long as it’s not too excessive. Please be quick; I’m in a hurry."

Shen Wang didn’t mind, as long as he could exchange them for Spirit Stones.

"I will have someone appraise the price for you right away."

The shopkeeper didn’t ask much about the provenance, handed the storage pouches to his staff, and said with a smile, "How should I address you? I am Zhao Xiaoxu, a steward from Lingxi Sect."

"The name is Wang."

Shen Wang threw out another storage pouch: "These are artifact-level items in here, please don’t underprice them."

Zhao Xiaoxu wasn’t surprised. With so many treasure-grade weapons and armor earlier, this man and his faction must have killed quite a few people, and their spoils naturally had magical artifacts.

He took it and checked, expressing surprise, and pondered while taking out the items.

A silver hammer with Thunder Power, of top-grade level.

Two sets of arrays, middle-grade level.

Over ten various low-grade magical artifacts.

Zhao Xiaoxu carefully examined them and said, "This hammer I’ll give you a thousand for, two sets of arrays for two thousand six hundred, the remaining magical artifacts for one thousand nine hundred, totaling five thousand five hundred. We’ll settle the ordinary weapons and armor prices altogether once they’re out."

"No rush. I need a defensive array, top-grade."

Shen Wang calculated that selling the belongings of over a hundred people this time could bring in more than six thousand Spirit Stones, allowing him to try buying a single attribute top-grade array.

Combining three middle-grade arrays into a top-grade array was decent, but a genuine top-grade array capable of resisting a Golden Core attack was still better.

Zhao Xiaoxu shook his head upon hearing that: "It’s not just about your unclear background. Even plainly, we can’t casually sell you a top-grade array."

"I’m asking for a defensive array, not an offensive one, or a trapping array. Surely you’re not that rigid, are you?"

Shen Wang smiled. It wasn’t his first time here, and this time his identity was different from before. A Foundation Establishment Cultivator naturally had more clout than a Qi Cultivation Cultivator.

"That’s reasonable, but we can’t violate the upper rules." Zhao Xiaoxu said with a troubled expression.

"There’s a way without breaking the rules. Shopkeeper Zhao can first buy the array himself, then resell it to me at a markup. If neither of us talks, who would know?"

Shen Wang spoke meaningfully. With his current strength, he was qualified to trade with a Foundation Establishment Cultivator like Zhao Xiaoxu.

The latter’s eyes shifted: "It’s not impossible, but you’ll have to pay an extra ten percent."

"Isn’t that a bit much?"

Shen Wang frowned: "I believe at another market, the requirements wouldn’t be so strict."

Zhao Xiaoxu felt the implicit pressure from the other party and, considering the bloodied magical artifacts before him, didn’t want to offend too much.

He pondered for a moment and said, "I think you have great capabilities, Brother Wang. Let’s make friends, and I’ll only charge a five percent service fee, plus I’ll buy you the array at an internal price, so you ultimately won’t spend much more Spirit Stones."

"In that case, I’m very happy to make a friend in Brother Zhang."

Shen Wang smiled, feeling a sense of emotion.

The last time he wanted to buy a top-grade array, they directly refused.

He didn’t dare to privately trade with a Foundation Establishment Cultivator back then. Now that he’s stronger, such things are easily handled.

Zhao Xiaoxu smiled and said, "What type of defensive array does Brother Wang need? I’ll help you take a look."

"Do you have any with Wood Attribute?"

Shen Wang wanted to enhance the toughness of the ancestral home’s array; Wood Attribute was very suitable.

"Yes, ranging from six thousand, eight thousand, to even over ten thousand grades. Currently, we only have the first two in stock."

Zhao Xiaoxu introduced like an old pro.

"I’ll take the six-thousand grade one."

Shen Wang had no choice, as he couldn’t afford the eight-thousand-grade one at the moment.