"Um……"
Zhang Yao took a deep breath and asked tentatively:
"How about a high-level magic weapon with earth attributes?"
The female figure opposite shook her head and said:
"not enough."
"This "Wanhuadu Tianzhen Sutra" is a top-level skill. Even if it only has the basic part, it is worth at least thousands of spiritual stones."
"A high-level magic weapon only holds three to four hundred spiritual stones, so the difference in value is huge."
Hearing this, Zhang Yao immediately said in a deep voice:
"The Wanhuadu Tianzhen Sutra is indeed a top-level skill, but it has long been a useless skill that no one cares about. How can it be compared with other top-level skills?"
"Besides me, you can't find another seller in this Wei Kingdom! The price for a high-level magic weapon is already quite high!"
Hearing Zhang Yao's words, the female figure opposite seemed to hesitate for a moment, and finally said slowly:
"...Okay, then it's a deal."
"However, this skill is not in my hands at the moment. Next time the market opens, I will bring it to you to complete the transaction."
"good!"
Zhang Yao agreed immediately and said in a deep voice:
"Then I'll wait for you for three months and hope you don't break your promise!"
"Don't worry."
The person on the other side responded, got up and left in a hurry.
After she left, Zhang Yao took a deep breath, waited for a while, and then stood up and left the market.
After a while, Zhang Yao returned to his residence, took off his mask, sat on the bed, and was silent.
"There are still three months left. I hope nothing unexpected happens."
He recalled the brief contact just now and frowned slightly:
"Why do I always feel like I've heard that woman's voice somewhere? It's a bit familiar..."
Anyone who can make him feel this way means he is an acquaintance.
But he has long had a photographic memory, and his memory is extremely accurate. If the other party did not deliberately conceal it, then he should be able to directly determine the true identity.
"...Wait! Could it be her?!"
Zhang Yao thought hard for a moment and suddenly caught a glimmer of light, looking a little shocked.
"Jiang Rou..."
He finally recalled that the woman's voice sounded a bit like Jiang Rou.
It was just that compared to decades ago, the other party's voice was a bit older and his tone was sullen, which prevented him from judging it immediately.
"This... I'm afraid it's really her."
"But how could she appear alone in the market..."
Zhang Yao had some bad guesses in his mind.
After so many years, Jiang Rou should be over eighty years old, and Ao should have reached the middle stage of Qi refining.
From their time together in Tiandu Mountain, Zhang Yao could tell that she was an introverted and quiet person, leaving most matters to her husband Zhao He.
But now, she was trading alone in the market, but Zhao He was no longer around.
"Zhao He... I'm afraid something happened."
Zhang Yao couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he thought of this.
He still remembered that Zhao He was extremely energetic when he made the breakthrough. After coming to Weiguo, he probably would not be willing to be a spiritual farmer or something like that.
And if he chooses a thorny road, he will rise quickly and soar into the sky if he succeeds; if he fails, he will flee his country and leave only a widow.
Perhaps unfortunately, Zhao He is probably the latter.
"I have been hiding in the city for so many years, and I have never met any old friends from the past."
"I didn't expect that the news would be like this again..."
Zhang Yao shook his head, feeling a little complicated.
Currently, he can only live on thin ice in the world of immortality, without the ability to help Jiang Rou.
He had no intention of acknowledging her. At most, he would only take care of her a little during the transactions after March.
…………
Time passes slowly.
After Zhang Yao acquired the "Tiancan Secret Technique", he quickly understood and practiced it. He quickly learned it and was able to use it freely, and his life span could explode at any time.
One day two months later:
Zhang Yao routinely went to North Street to set up a stall in the afternoon, selling newly made talismans.
But who would have expected that when he was greeting customers, a burst of noise and commotion suddenly came from the middle street, mixed with faint exclamations:
"Oh my god, ten thousand spirit stones!"
"Good guy! Tianbaolou's handiwork is really big!"
"Yes, if anyone is lucky enough to meet the conditions, it will be a great opportunity!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, 10,000 spirit stones, it's such an unimaginable number..."
As exclamations came out one after another, the crowd quickly gathered towards the middle street, and the commotion further expanded. Zhang Yao's face at the stall changed slightly when he heard it.
"Tianbao Tower, Ten Thousand Spiritual Stones..."
He was originally going to take a look, but he gave up the idea abruptly. He waited in front of the stall and watched the many monks from North Street swarming towards the Middle Street.
Not long after, the crowds gathered in Zhongjie gradually dispersed. Zhang Yao saw the opportunity and stopped an old customer to ask about what happened in Zhongjie.
"Master Zhang Fu, you don't know that Tianbao Tower has lost its capital this time..."
The other party was telling the story enthusiastically and beaming with joy.
It turns out that not long ago, Tianbao Tower suddenly posted a special recruitment order, claiming to recruit monks with five-attribute spiritual roots.
Tianbaolou went against the norm and recruited them personally, and the target was the Five Spiritual Root monks who were recognized as monastic wastes. This was already eye-catching enough.
And their conditions are astonishingly high. Not only will they take him to the world of immortal cultivation in Dali, but they will also provide him with a "settlement fee" of 10,000 spirit stones!
Regardless of origin, origin, or realm, as long as a monk with a five-attribute spiritual root comes, he will be given 10,000 spiritual stones on the spot!
Even if you have any enemies, blood debts, or even offend a foundation-building monk, Tianbao Tower will take care of it for you!
"This is really big news that happens once in a century..."
The other party was talking non-stop, with an excited look on his face.
Zhang Yao felt a little chilled after hearing this, and his thoughts changed rapidly:
"There is indeed something wrong with Tianbao Tower. They are openly recruiting monks with five-attribute spiritual roots!"
"What are they planning to do?!"
He said a few words casually, sent the people away, then closed the stall and left.
After Zhang Yao returned to his residence, he felt deeply uneasy.
"There is too much movement now. Qingyunfang City, Jingu Sect, Qinglian Sect, and even the Loose Cultivators Alliance may all take action."
"Damn...it just happened to be at this time..."
He was a little helpless. He was supposed to get the "Wanhuadu Tianzhen Sutra" in another month, but something like this happened.
He didn't believe that Tianbao Tower was a monk who was preparing to vigorously cultivate the five-attribute spiritual roots. There must be some conspiracy behind this.
Once his spiritual root attributes are exposed, Tianbao Tower will definitely come to visit him, but he doesn't have the confidence to refuse the other party's conditions, and he will have to be led by others.
"Why……"
After thinking for a while, Zhang Yao sighed and gave up the idea of leaving Qingyunfang City immediately.
Seeing that the "Wanhuadu Tianzhen Sutra" is about to be acquired, if I give up now, I don't know when I will encounter such an opportunity next time.
What should I do if I encounter other accidents during such a long journey? You can't just keep escaping, right? There is always a time when it cannot be avoided.
"The top skills must be obtained as soon as possible. This is the foundation of the future and the step of the great road."
"For this reason, it's worth taking some risks..."
Zhang Yao planned to stay in Fangshi for another month and leave immediately after completing the transaction.
Of course, if within this month, the situation changes and it is no longer suitable to stay, he will still run away.
And in this last month, all he has to do is wait in a low-key manner...
PS: Don’t worry, it’s just a layout, there will be no nonsense (*^▽^*)
