After meeting Qing He Shang Ren, Mo Huaiyu felt that although the other party had a smiling and amiable appearance, their desire to probe his background made him slightly wary.
Currently, the only person Mo Huaiyu could completely trust was his sister Ruoxi.
He wasn’t very comfortable with anyone else.
However, on the way back, Mo Huaiyu noticed that the Eldest Senior Sister was looking at him with a mix of shame and anger, glaring fiercely at him once.
???
What’s going on?
I haven’t provoked the Eldest Senior Sister!
Mo Huaiyu scratched his head.
The Eldest Senior Sister glaring at him fiercely for no reason had happened several times already.
Each time, he hadn’t provoked her at all, barely even exchanging a few words.
‘Don’t get it, just don’t get it. Truly, a woman’s heart is as deep and unfathomable as the ocean floor.’
—
Another two days passed in a flash.
As usual, he accompanied Sister Ruoxi for morning cultivation in the early hours, then went to the Manual Pavilion to learn a few minor spells.
However, the people who used to challenge him to sparring matches suddenly disappeared.
This was a bit of a small regret, as his sustainable source of Spirit Stones was gone.
What surprised him was that the Eldest Senior Sister had been exceptionally quiet these past two days.
When she saw him, instead of hurling insults, she would just give a light snort before her figure vanished.
Still, this wasn’t a bad thing.
For him, it was actually good.
Without the Eldest Senior Sister bothering him, his days passed quite comfortably.
Today, after finishing his morning cultivation, Mo Huaiyu thought everyone would head to the arena as usual.
But no, they all flew off in a hurry.
“Sister Ruoxi, where are they all going?”
Mo Huaiyu looked up in the direction everyone had left, which seemed to be the same direction.
“They’re all going to buy Spirit Pets. With the Trial about to begin, having an extra Spirit Pet means an extra boost to one’s combat strength. So, every time this period comes around, everyone goes to the market at the foot of the mountain to buy Spirit Pets,” An Ruoxi explained.
“Is that so.”
Mo Huaiyu nodded, then looked at Sister Ruoxi beside him and asked, “Aren’t you going to buy a Spirit Pet, Sister Ruoxi?”
To this, An Ruoxi replied, “No need. I can manage without a Spirit Pet.”
‘Right! Sister Ruoxi is at the Cave-Heaven Realm. When the Trial opens, she’ll be in the top tier of combat strength. She really doesn’t need to buy a Spirit Pet to increase her power.’
“Are you going, Junior Brother Mo?”
An Ruoxi asked, tilting her head slightly.
“Hmm…”
Mo Huaiyu pondered for a moment in a low voice, then said, “Yes! Sister Ruoxi, where in the market at the foot of the mountain do they sell Spirit Pets?”
He was still only at the Dao Platform Realm.
While he had no problem facing opponents at the Divine Palace Realm, the Faxiang Realm was beyond him.
Buying a powerful Spirit Pet could significantly reduce his combat pressure.
“Junior Brother Mo.”
Hearing the youth’s decision to go, An Ruoxi naturally extended her fair, slender hand.
Mo Huaiyu’s expression was subtle, but in the end, he placed his smaller hand on the beauty’s slender one.
The next moment, with a whoosh, they transformed into a streak of light and vanished into the sky.
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With Cave-Heaven Realm cultivation and the Transportation Array, Mo Huaiyu arrived at the foot of the mountain before long.
The place was bustling with people.
Not only were there disciples from the Yuling Sect, but also disciples from some minor sects and some rogue cultivators had come here.
As a market under the Yuling Sect, there were plenty of good and genuine goods here, though the prices were a bit steep.
The market was huge.
As for selling Spirit Pets, these merchants were very shrewd.
Every time the Yuling Sect’s Trial was about to begin, they would display many powerful Spirit Pets at high prices.
They kept them hidden the rest of the time, waiting for this period to make a hefty profit.
Many Yuling Sect disciples gritted their teeth and bought them anyway.
As long as they found some secret treasures during the Trial, the loss of these Spirit Stones could be completely recouped.
The Spirit Pet merchants were mainly concentrated in one square.
The entire square was packed with people coming and going, with stall owners boasting how powerful their Spirit Pets were, claiming you’d never regret buying one.
There were also some stalls selling Spirit Pet food, manuals on how to tame them, and techniques for driving Spirit Pets.
This was Mo Huaiyu’s first time seeing a scene of Spirit Pets being sold, and he couldn’t help but be full of curiosity, wandering around here and there, looking at everything.
An Ruoxi silently followed behind him.
Watching the the youth is having a grand old time, his face full of smiles, the corners of her usually desolate lips lifted slightly, and a gentle look appeared in her eyes.
Unknowingly, an hour passed.
Mo Huaiyu hadn’t bought a single Spirit Pet.
“Junior Brother Mo, none caught your eye?”
“Yeah, they all feel too… ordinary.”
Mo Huaiyu had thought it would be like some treasure, with nurturing and evolution.
Who knew, after looking, he realized these Spirit Pets felt so plain to him.
‘With this… they’re not even as A strong sense of oppression as when I fought Second Senior Brother as a kid. And sensing their auras, they’re all so weak. They don’t suit my taste.’
“Sister Ruoxi, aren’t there any other places?”
Mo Huaiyu asked.
“There shouldn’t be. As far as I know, this is the only place.”
An Ruoxi rarely came to the market herself.
Whatever she needed was either given to her by her Master or by her family.
One could say that regarding cultivation resources, she never had to personally search for them.
“Alright.”
Mo Huaiyu sighed quietly.
He had been hoping he could raise a cat.
What if, while raising it, it turned into a Beast-Eared Girl who came to repay her master’s kindness?
But now, that beautiful dream was shattered.
“Hmm?”
Just as Mo Huaiyu was preparing to leave, he suddenly noticed a man with his face covered walking towards him.
“Hehe, brother, I’ve been observing you for a while. I think you’re a man who knows his goods.”
A man who knows his goods?
Mo Huaiyu frowned.
“What do you mean by that?”
“Hehe, just what it sounds like. The Spirit Pets here are all ordinary ones. If you, brother, want the truly good stuff, please follow me.”
After saying that, the masked man walked forward a few steps, then looked back at Mo Huaiyu.
“Junior Brother Mo.”
An Ruoxi came to Mo Huaiyu’s side at that moment, giving him a reassuring look.
She would protect the youth.
“Alright!”
Mo Huaiyu made up his mind and followed the masked man’s steps.
The other party was at the Dao Platform Realm.
Even if he truly had any ill intentions, he wasn’t Mo Huaiyu’s match.
Besides, he had Sister Ruoxi by his side!
Moreover, this was still at the foot of the Yuling Sect’s mountain.
These people probably didn’t have the guts to try anything.
Mo Huaiyu followed the masked man to the very back, to an inconspicuous small stall.
The other party lifted the curtain and went inside.
Seeing this, he also lifted the curtain and entered.
As soon as Mo Huaiyu entered, it was indeed a world of its own!
Before his eyes appeared another square, though it was somewhat smaller than the one he had seen earlier.
However, it was even more bustling than the outside square.
Walking along the long street, the Spirit Pets inside the shops here had much more powerful auras than those outside.
There were even Spirit Pets at the Faxiang Realm!
The masked man explained, “The ones outside are to fool those who don’t know better. The Spirit Pets here are our good stuff.”
“This way, brother, please!”
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