Nan Shangfeng left the Ten Thousand Treasure Tower and quickly arrived at the inn he previously stayed at.

In the inn room, he set up several forbidden barriers in one breath, then opened his Void Palace and entered it, soon finding Yuan Ming.

Yuan Ming was looking at the array that sealed the Profound Sun Earth Fire. Upon seeing Nan Shangfeng enter, he flicked his sleeve, shooting out a beam of blue light, transferring the array and the sealing crystal stone, along with the ground below, into the Shura Palace.

Then he took out a storage bag and handed it to Nan Shangfeng.

"This is for my expenses at the auction; keep it safe," Yuan Ming said.

Almost all the spirit stones he carried were inside this storage bag, which also contained a few magic treasures and spiritual materials; their value roughly matched the auction expenses, with a little extra.

"Fellow Daoist Wan, this is belittling me. Who outside doesn't know that I, Nan Shangfeng, am loyal to friends? Especially to you? It's just some spirit stones, consider it my tribute to you," Nan Shangfeng waved his hand repeatedly, speaking sincerely.

"Each matter should be kept separate. Please accept it without worry; I'm not being pretentious or testing you. You've helped me greatly this time, and I won't treat you unjustly; I'll soon return you your freedom," Yuan Ming said likewise.

Upon hearing this, joy flashed across Nan Shangfeng's face, and he said, "Since Fellow Daoist Wan says so, I won't be polite then."

Saying that, he accepted the storage bag and didn't check its contents, simply putting it away.

"By the way, does Fellow Daoist Wan have any other instructions? I can prepare in advance," Nan Shangfeng asked again.

Yuan Ming stood there silently, not answering, lost in thought.

Seeing this, Nan Shangfeng did not dare to disturb him.

"Fellow Daoist Nan, I ask you, do you have the aspiration to reach the Dharma manifestation stage?" Yuan Ming suddenly opened his mouth and asked in return.

Upon hearing this, Nan Shangfeng was taken aback, revealing a rare touch of melancholy, and then he smiled: "The Dharma manifestation stage, who wouldn't want to advance? Unfortunately, it's beyond my reach now."

Yuan Ming had seen Nan Shangfeng's past memories and knew that Nan Shangfeng was actually highly talented. The reason he had descended to such a licentious state was largely due to a severe injury from the past; his spirit root was severely damaged and his cultivation could no longer progress, thus he indulged in women.

"Your spirit root may still have the possibility of healing. If there remains even a breath of ambition to rise, I can provide you with an opportunity to advance to the Dharma manifestation stage," Yuan Ming said slowly.

After spending these days with Nan Shangfeng, his opinion of this fellow was not bad, in fact, somewhat optimistic.

"Does Fellow Daoist Wan have a way to heal my spirit root problem? My master tried countless methods, but none worked," Nan Shangfeng suddenly raised his head, showing a serious expression.

"Certainly. You're a wood attribute Heavenly Spirit Root, right? If it were another type of spirit root, I couldn't help, but a Wood Spirit Root is no problem," Yuan Ming said affirmatively.

"If Fellow Daoist Wan can heal my spirit root injury, I am willing to regard you as my elder brother, follow you for life, and never betray!" Nan Shangfeng looked at Yuan Ming carefully, solemnly bowed, and spoke with a tone tinged with excitement, even trembling slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Nan, it's not necessary. To heal your spirit root, other preparations are needed. I need to go out for a while; wait here for me," Yuan Ming pulled up Nan Shangfeng, patting his shoulder, and said.

Nan Shangfeng nodded blankly, still somewhat taken aback after Yuan Ming left the Void Palace.

Yuan Ming left the inn and went straight to the Ten Thousand Goods Immortal Trip.

Perhaps due to the influence of the Ten Thousand Treasure Auction, there weren't many people inside the Ten Thousand Goods Immortal Trip today, and the number of maids behind the store counter was far fewer than before, making it quite deserted.

Just as Yuan Ming was about to enter, he heard a familiar voice from behind: "Oh, isn't it Fellow Daoist Wan?"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Yuan Ming turned his head to see two beautiful figures walking over, it was Shen Qingqing and the beautiful mature woman known as "Sister Ling."

Judging by the appearance of the two women, they were just returning from outside.

"Ah, it's you two. How come you're returning from outside? Did you also attend the auction?" Yuan Ming asked with a smile.

"The Ten Thousand Treasure Auction is held once every five hundred years, we naturally couldn't miss it; it's good to broaden our horizons. Speaking of which, didn't seem to spot Fellow Daoist Wan earlier, maybe you didn't attend?" The beautiful mature woman inquired.

Shen Qingqing stood beside her, glancing at Yuan Ming with slightly cold eyes, without speaking.

"The Ten Thousand Treasure Auction is so rare, I naturally also went, just the seat was a bit secluded," Yuan Ming raised his eyebrows and said.

"I see, did Fellow Daoist Wan come here because of an agreement with Manager Gu?" The beautiful mature woman chuckled softly and changed the topic.

"Yes, might I trouble Fellow Daoist to take me to meet your Manager Gu?" Yuan Ming didn't want to waste time, saying directly.

"Alright, follow me please." The beautiful mature woman didn't hesitate, pulling Shen Qingqing along to lead the way.

Very soon, Yuan Ming followed the two women and arrived at the Pill Assessment Pavilion inside the Ten Thousand Treasure Tower, meeting Gu Xingdong.

"Fellow Daoist Wan, I sincerely apologize. Most of the high-level spirit wood flowed to the Ten Thousand Treasure Auction, there wasn't much directly purchased. However, I've managed to collect some Nine Nether Iron again, among which there's one piece of quite good quality." Upon meeting, Gu Xingdong first apologized to Yuan Ming.

"It doesn't matter, it's no problem," Yuan Ming waved his hand.

All the spirit wood from the auction was bought back by Nan Shangfeng without missing a piece.

"Please take a look first, then we can discuss the price." Gu Xingdong said.

As he spoke, with a wave of his hand, twelve pieces of spirit wood appeared on the table in front of him. Four of them were of sixth grade, and the rest were fifth-grade, fairly standard.

As for the Nine Nether Iron, there were a total of thirteen pieces, the largest one indeed as Gu Xingdong described, of excellent quality and as large as a barrel.

Yuan Ming bargained several times and finally bought everything for seven million spirit stones.

Naturally, he didn't have that many spirit stones on him, but fortunately, Dian Xiaosan had recently produced a batch of High Grade Soul Refining Pills, so he took out six Soul Refining Pills as compensation, and Gu Xingdong was overjoyed.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Yuan Ming took his leave.

After Yuan Ming left, Gu Xingdong stood in the room, his brows slightly furrowed, still feeling that this "Wan Tianren" was somewhat peculiar.

However, whether or not he was the person Gu Xingdong suspected had little to do with their Ten Thousand Goods Immortal Trip.

As long as this person could continuously provide pills like High Grade Soul Refining Pills, he would be a good friend to the Ten Thousand Goods Immortal Trip.

...

At this moment, in a certain room of the inn where the women in red dress and green garment were,

the brass ancient mirror in the hand of the woman in green suddenly began to emit a yellow light, rippling outward like water waves.

"Have you found anything?" the woman in a red dress asked eagerly.

"No, the spiritual power of the Da Ji Ancient Mirror is exhausted. My cultivation is too low to activate the full power of the Da Ji Ancient Mirror, causing it to enter a dormant state periodically, a problem I hadn't anticipated at this critical moment." The woman in the green garment frowned with a bitter smile.

The light on the brass ancient mirror quickly dimmed and soon vanished completely, becoming an ordinary mirror with no spiritual power fluctuation.

The woman continued to perform hand seals, attempting to awaken the Da Ji Ancient Mirror again, but the mirror showed no response.

Seeing this, the woman in the red dress showed a disappointed look: "The auction has already concluded. If Yuan Ming had come, he wouldn't have taken no action until now. It seems there's an eighty-percent chance he did not attend the Ten Thousand Treasure Auction."

"That's the only possibility, after all, it's my overconfidence that has brought Meiniang Sister's efforts in vain." The woman in green laughed self-deprecatingly.

"Junior Sister Chu, why do you say such things? I was the one who asked for your help; there's no need for you to apologize." The woman in red quickly comforted.

The woman in green shook her head and said nothing.

"For this setup, Junior Sister made a Heart Demon Oath to Ouyang Qiang, promising that Yuan Ming and Yun Luo would appear at the Ten Thousand Treasure Auction. Now that the oath has been broken, will it affect your future cultivation?" the woman in red asked, changing the topic.

"There's no need to worry, Meiniang Sister. The oath was made by a mere mirror clone, what does it have to do with me?" the woman in green replied with a cunning smile.

"A mirror clone? So that's it." The woman in red was taken aback, and seeing the Da Ji Ancient Mirror in the other's hand, she seemed to understand something and breathed a sigh of relief.

"That Yuan Ming is incredibly cunning. The Dongji Palace, Luo Jia Mountain, and Azure Dragon Pond have joined forces to search for him for so many years, yet they still haven't found him. To catch him will indeed require some thought, there's no need for Meiniang Sister to be anxious." The woman in green said.

"I'm naturally not anxious, but the Sect can hardly wait anymore. Over the years, Master personally verified the half Pill King Secret Manual given by Yun Luo, including the Dharma Manifestation Pill, and found all the Dan recipes to be incorrect." The woman in red smiled bitterly.

"Incorrect! Yun Luo, so malicious at heart!" The woman in green's brows immediately furrowed in anger.

"If it were just obtaining a fake half-secret manual, that would be one thing. However, Master promised opposing sects reward with Dharma Manifestation Pills to alleviate pressure on the Su Nu Sect. Now unable to refine the pills, it puts our sect in an even more passive position. If the correct Dan recipe can't be found in time, the Su Nu Sect is truly in jeopardy." The woman in red's expression dimmed.

The eyes of the woman in green also showed traces of sadness, and she opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.

"Enough, it's better not to talk about these vexing matters. At this point, Junior Sister staying on East Extreme Island is useless, you might as well return to Wuya Island quickly." The woman in red waved her hand and said.

"What does Meiniang Sister plan to do next?" the woman in green asked.

"I have some personal matters to attend to." The woman in red replied.

After the two women conversed for a while longer, the woman in red transformed into a crimson silhouette and shot off into the distance, disappearing in a few breaths.

As the green-garbed woman watched the red-dressed woman leave, her sorrowful expression turned cold, and she muttered to herself hatefully: "Heaven's justice prevails, retribution is inescapable. Such a dirty sect like the Su Nu Sect should have disappeared long ago."

She then took out the brass ancient mirror, performing a sign with her hand, and the previously dim mirror surface suddenly regained its brightness, clearly indicating that the statement about the Da Ji Ancient Mirror's spiritual power being exhausted was entirely false.

The green-garbed woman performed a series of hand signs, and a figure appeared in the mirror, none other than Yuan Ming.

In the mirror, he was enveloped entirely in a shroud of black aura, his appearance somewhat blurred.

"Disguising himself with demon energy? No wonder he could evade the detection arrays of the Dongji Palace, but he still couldn't escape the Da Ji Ancient Mirror's probing." The woman chuckled, then chanted an incantation, her figure rapidly becoming transparent, disappearing completely within a few breaths.

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