CHAPTER 117: CHAPTER 117: TRADE FAIR (REQUESTING MONTHLY TICKETS)

In the afternoon, the two of them arrived outside the city.

"Myriad Swords City" is located in the plains, next to the lake Li Yunjing saw earlier, which is the Spirit Field area of the "Myriad Swords Sect".

As soon as they arrived, Li Yunjing looked around and saw neatly arranged Spirit Fields, one after another, extending beyond the horizon.

Meanwhile, Deng Yanshi took out the prepared accounts and calculated an area of 150,000 mu of Spirit Fields.

"Brother Li, if you confirm this, you can sign here."

Deng Yanshi said cautiously.

Li Yunjing gave the man a deep look, causing him great anxiety, before leisurely signing his name in vigorous strokes.

He wanted to warn the other that he wasn’t naive; he was deliberately letting the "Myriad Swords Sect" off the hook, and they should understand this favor!

Deng Yanshi heaved a long sigh of relief after Li Yunjing signed and said with a smile, "Brother Li, the grain storehouse of our sect is in the north of the city. Would you like to check it out now?"

"Forget it! If you go on, you’ll be scared to death."

Li Yunjing chuckled, "Just give me the prepared accounts for me to sign!"

Li Yunjing understood that Lv Ruoxi and her people were just here to benefit themselves and had no intention of investigating the "Myriad Swords Sect."

Since that was the case, his investigation results here were just worthless papers.

The "Myriad Swords Sect" gave him 100 Spirit Stones, just as tea money, hard work fee, and confidentiality fee.

Everyone else had received benefits and the outcome was already decided, so why should he be the bad guy, running around investigating and making himself look bad?

Swiftly handling the matter, he could spend the remaining days doing his own things.

Deng Yanshi had profited, performed well and would return anytime soon.

He needed to seize the moment, sell off his surplus items, and exchange them for Spirit Stones and materials.

"Good! Good! Brother Li, please wait a moment!"

Deng Yanshi was delighted again, Li Yunjing’s transparency bringing him great joy.

Deng Yanshi took out another prepared account book for Li Yunjing to review.

Li Yunjing glanced at it and saw that the numbers were reasonably reliable; the "Myriad Swords Sect" wouldn’t dare exaggerate too much.

"Swipe, swipe, swipe!"

With big strokes, Li Yunjing signed his name and gained his freedom.

Before leaving, Li Yunjing reminded, "Don’t forget to organize that trade fair for me!"

"Brother Li, rest assured! Tomorrow morning I will come to you with the recommendation letter!"

Deng Yanshi pounded his chest in assurance, indicating this was no problem for him.

As the steward of the "Myriad Swords Sect," he had significant influence among the major merchant associations in "Myriad Swords City."

Even though "Treasure Pavilion" had a big background, they still had to show respect to the host in "Myriad Swords City."

"Good! I’ll wait for your good news tomorrow!"

Li Yunjing nodded and leisurely returned to the city.

Back at his residence, Li Yunjing found the yard where "Shenxiao Dao Sect" stayed completely empty; no one had returned.

"Heh heh...these guys must have gained plenty!"

Seeing no one, Li Yunjing shook his head and went straight back to his room to cultivate.

He held the "Celestial Thunder Stone" in his hand and played with it.

The crackling arc made Li Yunjing feel very comfortable; the Thunder Spirit Root physique naturally aligned him with lightning, making him fond of it.

"This treasure should be kept! Directly absorbing the Thunder Power within the Celestial Thunder Stone would be too wasteful."

After pondering, Li Yunjing decided to keep the treasure and not absorb the contained Thunder Power.

Winter passed and spring approached, not far away.

By then, with the warmth and the arrival of spring thunder, Li Yunjing naturally had ways to absorb the spring thunder of the heavens and earth.

Moreover, in the "Five Thunders True Method," there were many ways to store Thunder Powers.

By then, Li Yunjing could naturally collect enough Thunder Power.

Just thinking about it, how powerful is a lightning bolt slicing through the sky when thunder strikes?

Even Li Yunjing couldn’t absorb a whole lightning bolt!

Just a little residual energy would be enough for Li Yunjing.

He would never lack Thunder Power in the future.

And the "Celestial Thunder Stone" could be used to forge Spiritual Artifacts, classified as high-level materials like Geng Metal.

This was a good item, absolutely the precious treasure at the bottom of Li Yunjing’s collection.

Perhaps in the future, he would have the chance to get a Spiritual Artifact forged.

This was the best way for the "Celestial Thunder Stone" to realize its maximum value.

In the evening, fellow disciples returned to rest.

They didn’t care about Li Yunjing being the first to return.

These fellow disciples just assumed Li Yunjing returned a bit earlier than them.

These Inner Sect Disciples didn’t realize that Li Yunjing spent the morning shopping, the afternoon drinking, and returned for cultivation in the afternoon.

He didn’t do any serious work!

However, the three main stewards and the True Disciple Lv Ruoxi hadn’t returned, clearly having been invited by the "Myriad Swords Sect" for more leisure.

It’s true that people have different fates, and treatments vary.

Being on different paths from these Inner Sect bootlickers, Li Yunjing had no desire to chat with them.

He shut himself away for cultivation, ignoring what others were doing.

Early the next morning, Deng Yanshi arrived, bringing the invitation Li Yunjing wanted.

"The trade fair opens today, lasting for three days. Brother Li, you can go check it out now."

Deng Yanshi said with a smile.

"Good! I’ll go take a look now!"

Li Yunjing nodded in satisfaction, appreciating the benefits of local influence.

If Li Yunjing sought out "Treasure Pavilion’s" people, he could also get trade fair qualifications, but it would take more effort—there was nothing more straightforward than having someone arrange it.

Without any hesitation, Li Yunjing headed to Market Street again.

With the trade fair today, he certainly wouldn’t miss it.

"Treasure Pavilion’s" location was prominent; Li Yunjing noticed it yesterday.

But with Deng Yanshi accompanying him, he couldn’t visit the major merchants to clear their stock.

You can show some wealth, but not expose tens of thousands of Spirit Stones!

A little wealth would only evoke envy, not prompt reckless risks.

If Li Yunjing displayed all his wealth, he’d fear someone might ambush him.

Li Yunjing’s flaunting was within a certain range, never overly extravagant!

Now, with Li Yunjing out alone, he was not worried about being targeted.

Unlike other cultivators, Li Yunjing didn’t use disguises like straw hats, veils, changing bone structure, or shifting body shape.

These measures seemed meaningless to Li Yunjing; he was genuinely unafraid.

This trade fair wouldn’t involve transactions amounting to tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.

A few thousand Spirit Stones’ worth of trade was merely small talk!

Foundation Establishment cultivators wouldn’t care about such wealth.

As for loose cultivators, he didn’t fear them robbing him.

If they truly made a move, who knows who would rob whom!

The "Treasure Pavilion" doors were wide open, and Li Yunjing walked straight in. Soon, a clerk came forward to greet him, asking, "Immortal Master, what would you like to buy? Our ’Treasure Pavilion’ has all kinds of cultivation materials."

Li Yunjing did not reply, he looked around. "Treasure Pavilion" was spacious, with only one layer spanning over a thousand square meters, filled with junior cultivators talking to the staff, preparing for transactions.

"I’m here for the trade fair!"

Li Yunjing casually mentioned, and the invitation from "Treasure Pavilion" fell into the clerk’s hands.

The clerk was shocked, realizing the person was no ordinary Immortal Master, and quickly said, "Immortal Master, please wait while I show the invitation to our shopkeeper."

"Go ahead!"

Li Yunjing nodded and casually stood in the shop, examining the items for sale.

In Li Yunjing’s peripheral vision, the clerk quickly reached the counter and spoke quietly to an elderly shopkeeper, who occasionally looked up at Li Yunjing and nodded repeatedly.

Soon, the shopkeeper walked towards Li Yunjing.

"This old one is the shopkeeper of ’Treasure Pavilion’, Tian Shopkeeper. Since fellow Daoist is here for the trade fair, please follow me."

The old man’s eyes flashed and his face was full of smiles as he spoke.

"Sure!"

Li Yunjing nodded without saying much.

His attire was enough for the experienced shopkeeper to recognize him.

The disciple of "Shenxiao Dao Sect" was a walking advertisement, no more words needed.

While traveling, Li Yunjing needed to exhibit the aura of a powerful sect.

The old man saw Li Yunjing’s aloof demeanor and didn’t say more, gesturing, "Honored guest, this way please!"

The old man led Li Yunjing up the stairs to the second floor.

At the second floor stairway, four cultivators of the Qi Cultivation Realm guarded the entrance, preventing anyone without an invitation from ascending.

Li Yunjing glanced at the four, noting their Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer status, with palpable auras for intimidation.

Such cultivation was acceptable.

After reaching the second floor, contrary to Li Yunjing’s expectations, the old man continued to the third floor.

At the third floor entrance, four cultivators of the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer guarded the doorway.

Clearly, "Treasure Pavilion" took meticulous measures for the trade fair’s security.

The old man briefed the four guards briefly, then said to Li Yunjing, "Fellow Daoist, this is the trade fair site, you may enter at your leisure."

"I have business downstairs, so I’ll take my leave."

"Thank you!"

Li Yunjing nodded, taking a few steps to the end of the stairs, and pushed the door open, entering "Treasure Pavilion’s" third floor.

The third floor was quite spacious, around five hundred square meters.

Set up like an auction house, the room featured "Treasure Pavilion" staff on the stage, and about sixty cultivators sitting below, all trade fair participants.

Li Yunjing’s arrival didn’t draw special attention.

Only a few curiously glanced at Li Yunjing, with one individual staring at him for a long time, seemingly surprised by his presence.

Li Yunjing’s Divine Sense noted someone watching him and immediately sensed it.

Li Yunjing followed the gaze and surveyed those individuals.

Especially lingering on the one who watched him longest, he nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

"Didn’t expect this person here. Did he sell me the ’Celestial Thunder Stone’ to buy something priceless?"

Li Yunjing’s eyes brightened; this person probably had over 5000 Low Grade Spirit Stones!