“It seems you're the only one who understood the meaning behind my words.” The middle-aged man looked at Lu Leiyun and continued amidst the confused gazes of the others:
“I'm ashamed to say that the other party possesses a top-tier acquired inferior-grade defensive spiritual treasure. And because I wanted to keep his corpse as proof for the reward, he repeatedly escaped from my grasp.”
“So, he's not dead yet?” The family head was even more confused.
The middle-aged man said calmly:
“The day before yesterday, I sensed a demonic aura in the Li You Mountains. By the time I arrived, I heard a scream. After identification, the owner of that scream was none other than Luo Tianba, whom I had been pursuing.”
“This…” Everyone was shocked, not expecting demonic energy to suddenly appear.
“Could it be that a demon clan member came to our Iron Mystic Star, then happened to encounter Luo Tianba and killed him?” The family head's expression was grave.
The others were the same.
Lu Xin also didn't expect that the demonic energy would be discovered. But thinking about it, it was normal. With such a large battle, there must have been many intelligent immortal beasts in the Li You Mountains who saw the scene.
Fortunately, he had changed his appearance and had been careful along the way.
It's just that items related to Luo Tianba shouldn't be used in public.
As he expected, the middle-aged man continued:
“If the immortal beast friends in the mountains didn't deceive me, then Luo Tianba was indeed killed by a late-stage Human Demon realm demon clan member.”
“Hiss.” Everyone didn't expect that demon clan members really existed. But fortunately, the other party's realm was equivalent to theirs, and they breathed a slight sigh of relief.
“May I ask, City Lord, do you have specific information about that demon clan member? So that we can pay attention to it in the future.” Someone asked.
Lu Xin also perked up his ears.
The middle-aged man nodded, “He is a middle-aged man who mainly uses a rather strange black ruler. With only seven strikes, he shattered Luo Tianba's top-tier acquired inferior-grade defensive armor, turning him into a bloody mist.”
Everyone was shocked again. They knew what a top-tier acquired inferior-grade defensive armor represented. Even if they were a realm higher than the other party, it wouldn't be easy to break through.
Moreover, the two sides were of equal realm, which was enough to show that the black ruler was extraordinary.
If they encountered it, they might not be able to withstand it.
Lu Xin swallowed secretly. He didn't expect that he was being watched so clearly, and he hadn't noticed it at all.
“Could it be because these peepers are far away?” Lu Xin increasingly felt that the Immortal Realm was not easy to navigate, and he had to be more careful and cautious in the future.
The middle-aged man took everyone's expressions into his eyes, especially Lu Xin. In fact, he had been paying attention to Lu Xin for a while. It wasn't until he met Lu Leiyun and the others and heard their conversation that he knew that he had escaped from Luo Tianba's hands.
However, he hadn't sensed any panic on the other party along the way.
He felt that something was strange, so he came to test it out.
“Could it be that I'm overthinking it?” Looking at the fearful expression on Lu Xin's face, which didn't seem fake, he muttered to himself.
“Since that's the case, why did City Lord Mo tell us this?” Lu Leiyun asked in confusion.
The middle-aged man smiled and said, “I mainly wanted to remind you that there are demon clan members appearing near the Li You Mountains, and their methods are powerful. You have to be careful when you go to collect herbs.”
“Then Leiyun would like to thank City Lord Mo for your kindness.” Lu Leiyun cupped her hands, and the others also quickly cupped their hands to thank him.
The middle-aged man waved his hand, and then his figure disappeared into thin air.
“Shopkeeper Lu, now that Luo Tianba has been defeated, we will return to Duo Yuan City first.” Now that they knew the news of the demon clan member's appearance, the family heads didn't want to stay any longer and directly bid farewell.
“Everyone, be careful.” Lu Leiyun said.
“Shopkeeper Lu, be careful too.”
Soon, only Lu Xin and the other two were left in place. Cheng Nanxun asked with doubt:
“Shopkeeper Lu, that demon clan member killed Luo Tianba, who was at the same level as him, so easily. Do we still have to take the risk?”
Lu Leiyun glanced at the two of them, “With me here, there's no need to worry. But for safety's sake, never mind, you should go back first. I'll go alone.”
“This…” Cheng Nanxun showed a troubled expression and had to turn his gaze to Lu Xin.
After this incident, Lu Xin was thinking about how to reasonably take out the Green Mystic Flower, so he said:
“City Lord Mo must have been wandering in the Li You Mountains for a long time. If that demon was still there, he would have had a big battle with him long ago. So, I should still go with Shopkeeper Lu.”
Cheng Nanxun's eyes lit up when he heard this. He was so worried that he hadn't thought of this, “Elder Zhu is right. Since I'm already here, having one more person will add more strength. After all, the Li You Mountains cover a wide area.”
“Alright.”
Lu Leiyun nodded without refusing, took a deep look at Lu Xin, and then led the way towards the Li You Mountains.
Lu Xin and the other two quickly followed.
Returning to the Li You Mountains again, because the original place where the Green Mystic Flower grew was gone, the three dispersed to expand the search range.
Lu Xin chose a direction and began searching carefully, wanting to see if he could find other immortal spiritual herbs.
This would naturally alarm some immortal beasts.
In the blink of an eye, a day passed. With the realm of the three, the speed of searching was still very fast, so they quickly gathered together.
“How is it?” Lu Leiyun said.
Cheng Nanxun answered first, “I've searched all the places where there are no immortal beasts. I only found eight plants, and two of them are not yet ripe and were not picked.”
“What about you?” Lu Leiyun nodded and looked at Lu Xin.
Lu Xin smiled and said, “I'm lucky. I found another valley that specializes in growing Green Mystic Flowers and found thirty-six plants.”
“So many?” Cheng Nanxun was surprised.
“Have you marked that valley?” Lu Leiyun wasn't too surprised.
“Marked it.” Lu Xin nodded. If he was asked to take them to see it, he was also prepared.
“That's good.” Lu Leiyun didn't ask much, “I found more than a dozen plants. Adding yours, it's enough to refine dozens of furnaces of Green Mystic Pills. Let's go back first.”
“Okay.”
Afterwards, the three walked back. After a few days, they returned to the Eastern Extremity Chamber of Commerce in Duo Yuan City.
“The Green Mystic Flower is the main ingredient for refining the healing pill, the Green Mystic Pill. Although it is a first-order immortal spiritual herb, its growth conditions are harsh and it is relatively rare, so each plant is more valuable than other ordinary first-order immortal spiritual herbs. At market price, each plant is worth one thousand to one thousand five hundred low-grade spirit crystals.”
Inside the Chamber of Commerce, Lu Leiyun looked at the two and said, “However, the news was provided by the Chamber of Commerce, so I can't give you the highest price. According to precedent, how about pricing it at one thousand two hundred low-grade spirit crystals?”
“I have no objections.” Cheng Nanxun shook his head.
Lu Xin naturally had no objections either. To be honest, if Luo Tianba hadn't suddenly appeared, this task would have been relatively simple. As Cheng Nanxun said, Lu Leiyun took good care of him.
So he had no reason to object.
Moreover, he still had a lot left in his pocket. After obtaining the Green Mystic Pill recipe, he would try to refine it himself.
“Since that's the case, here are the spirit crystals, you can count them.” Lu Leiyun then took out two storage bags.
Neither of them counted and put them away.
Then, Lu Leiyun recorded the contribution points on the identity tokens of the two. Lu Xin's was thirty points, and Cheng Nanxun's was ten points.
“One contribution point is equivalent to ten low-grade spirit crystals, but it cannot be used to exchange for spirit crystals, only to exchange for items.”
Lu Leiyun returned the token to Lu Xin, explaining it to him, and then said, “Alright, now that there's nothing else, you can go to cultivate.”
Cheng Nanxun bid farewell and left, while Lu Xin stayed behind. He had to spend the money he just earned now.
