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Chapter 33: You can really find bargains at street stalls
After dinner, Tang Hao and Luo Ke Di went straight to Meixian Danfang.

At this time, the walls of the alchemy workshop seemed to be covered with a thick layer of oil film.

The colorful light flashing on it reminded Tang Hao of soap bubbles in the sun.

However, when I looked up, I didn't see the inverted bowl-like dome as I had expected.

"Huh? I thought the formation to seal the alchemy workshop would be a shield of light." It was the first time that Tang Hao had seen this kind of sealing formation.

The last time he was in the Yaofeng Sutra Pavilion, although there was no formation covering the outside of the pavilion, there was nothing unusual on the walls either. There was only a barrier at the entrance. Seeing this scene at this time, he couldn't help but feel curious.

Upon hearing this, Luo Kedi smiled and said, "This kind of structure is indeed uncommon. It's mainly because it's quite expensive. The formation plate must be embedded in the house during construction, and the main material isn't just ordinary bricks and stones."

"Alchemists are still wealthy." Tang Hao put away the communication talisman and commented with a smile.

Not long after, Mei Yunqing walked out of the workshop as if passing through a layer of water curtain, waved and threw an invitation into Tang Hao's arms: "Here, this is the invitation you asked for."

After saying that, he waved his hand and wanted to go back to the carousel.

Tang Hao and the others didn't care. After all, Elder Mei was guarding the gate for Senior Sister Mei. Even if Elder Yan was there, as a father, he would definitely be worried. So they all bowed and were about to leave.

Suddenly, Mei Yunqing uttered a soft "Exclamation" and looked at Tang Hao for a while, wondering, "You've been promoted, kid? Not bad, not bad! It seems you gained a lot from yesterday's battle!"

Stopping in his tracks, Tang Hao smiled reservedly and said, "Indeed, I practiced last night and felt my magical power flowed particularly smoothly. By the time I finished, I realized I had reached the third level of Qi Refining."

"Junior brother, you are so mean. We have been together for the whole morning and you didn't even mention such good news. You should have celebrated it earlier." Luo Ke Di was surprised and couldn't help but blame him.

Without the aura that was about to break through, Tang Hao did not deliberately show it. Given the difference in their cultivation levels, it would not be so easy for him to notice it.

Tang Hao waved his hand, looking nonchalant: "It's just a small realm advancement, what's there to celebrate? When I break into the middle stage of Qi Refining, I will definitely find Senior Brother to have a drink with me."

He wouldn't say it, but in fact, it was only after he got up and packed up in the morning that he thought about whether he should improve his performance.

After all, from the novels I read in my previous life, I knew that every time a cultivator encountered a war, he would have new insights into the path of cultivation. Taking this into consideration, I took the opportunity to make changes.

However, if we really talk about understanding, Tang Hao does have some.

That is, in the future, you must find more spells with special effects to practice. As for the offensive ones, a few powerful spells that can kill with one blow will be enough.

Mei Yunqing quite agreed with this: "That's right, don't be arrogant or impatient. You need to practice even harder from now on. You need to refine your body first. If you want to advance to the fourth level of Qi Refining, it will take a long time."

"Don't worry, Elder. I'm still waiting to find you to fulfill my promise." Tang Hao laughed. Seeing that Old Man Mei didn't seem to be in a hurry to leave, he casually asked about Senior Sister Mei's situation.

The explanation he got was not much different from what Yan Yumian said: "Zhen'er suddenly learned the truth, and his heart was in turmoil. His heart barrier loosened, and he had already taken the elixir, so there should be no problem in forming the elixir."

It turned out that Senior Sister Mei was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage. Tang Hao nodded, putting aside his worries, but also felt a little strange: "Then why didn't you tell her before?"

However, Mei Yunqing looked at him with a somewhat strange look.

"Did I say something wrong?" Tang Hao looked at himself, puzzled, "Why are you looking at me, Elder?"

"Nothing." Mei Yunqing narrowed his eyes and stroked his beard. "After finding Zhen'er, I spent a lot of time treating her. Later, I learned that Tang Hong had died. I was devastated and my condition has been bad. If I knew that Tang Hong had died saving her, I'm afraid..."

Shaking his head, Mei Yunqing didn't say anything, but everyone present knew what he meant.

Thinking of his previous guess, Tang Hao hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Um, Senior Sister Mei, is this true of my brother..."

Mei Yunqing glanced at him unhappily and simply said, "Tang Hong's master, Zeng Junhao, and I are close friends, and we do interact quite often."

"Oh? My brother and master?" Tang Hao was a little curious and didn't ask any more questions about the two of them.

"Nonsense!" Mei Yunqing was speechless.

Luo Kedi couldn't stand it either. His junior fellow disciple really lacked common sense. "To become an inner sect disciple, one must worship a master. For example, Senior Sister Mei is the daughter of Elder Mei, but within the sect, she is also the elder's direct disciple."

Seeing the thoughtful look on Tang Hao's face, Mei Yunqing's brows suddenly jumped. He coughed and said, "Tang kid, Old Man Zeng has a bad temper and a solitary personality. He has always been very strict with his disciples. After Tang Hong's death, he became even more strict. If you meet him, it's best to stay away from him."

Tang Hao had no doubts and nodded quickly, thinking that the weird old man's friend was also a weird old man, which made sense.

Seeing this, Mei Yunqing felt relieved and waved the two away. "Brother, from what you just said, there seems to be a difference between inner disciples and direct disciples?"

On the way to [Yunqi Pavilion], Tang Hao thought of the words used by Luo Kedi and couldn't help asking.

"Of course they are different, and the difference is huge." Luo Kedi nodded and said, "Although according to the sect's rules, both are inner disciples, the former has only met the standards. The sect recognizes your potential, but becoming a disciple is only a name of master and disciple. In fact, the teaching is mainly done by the Dharma Hall. However, being a personal disciple is different. After becoming a disciple, all teaching, including resources, are arranged by the master himself."

So that's how it is. Tang Hao was confused before. As far as he could remember, when he first entered the sect, all the disciples at the main peak of Jinling were inner disciples.

He also wanted to say that with so many people, a high-level cultivator didn't know how many inner disciples would join his sect, and whether the master would have time to practice. Now he thought that it was really unnecessary for him to worry about it.

Just when Tang Hao was about to ask some more questions to find out more, he suddenly heard a loud noise, as if someone was arguing about something.

Following the sound, I saw a stall surrounded by people in three layers, all excitedly discussing something.

The two looked at each other and saw from each other's eyes that they wanted to join in the fun, so they said in unison: "Let's go and take a look."

As he got closer, Tang Hao stood on tiptoe and finally found the angle to see the situation inside clearly. He glanced at Luo Ke Di who was standing beside him and could easily observe everything, and felt a little envious of his height.

Noticing Tang Hao's inconvenience, Luo Ke Di used both hands and squeezed him to the front row without saying a word.

After taking a few glances and failing to understand the situation, Tang Hao immediately pulled a casual cultivator aside and asked, "Fellow Daoist, what happened?"

The monk was originally quite annoyed because his interest was disturbed. However, he turned his head and noticed the attire of the person asking the question. He recognized that he was a disciple of Qinghua Sect, and his expression immediately became kind.

Especially behind him, there was a ridiculously tall and strong man looking down at him. That look was really oppressive.

The wandering cultivator swallowed, pulled up the corner of his mouth and smiled, pointing at the two people arguing, "That young man is Zeng Guangwen, an appraiser from the [Cloud Weapon Pavilion]. He saw something at the old man's stall and had agreed to pay ten mid-grade spirit stones for it. But then someone revealed his identity, and the old man thought he might have made a mistake, so he immediately raised the price to thirty. Fellow Daoist Zeng naturally refused to accept this, and the two of them started arguing, and they almost came to blows."

At this point, the wandering cultivator gloated a bit, "Who would have thought that the old man was actually a Foundation Establishment cultivator? Fellow Daoist Zeng hasn't even established his foundation yet, yet he's being held there. Someone has already called for the law enforcement."

Hearing this, Tang Hao's heart moved, and he quickly asked, "What exactly is it? The appraiser of [Yunqi Pavilion] must have a good eye."

"That's right, the old man probably thinks so too. Look, it's that thing." The casual cultivator first agreed, and then pointed out the object to him from a distance.

Tang Hao looked in the direction of the finger and found that it was a palm-sized ring, covered with rust. He could vaguely see some unfamiliar characters engraved on the surface.

"What a treasure?" Tang Hao looked at it and felt that it was extraordinary.

Apparently, the old man in the Foundation Establishment Stage also thought so, otherwise he would not have directly bid ten mid-grade spirit stones. That is one thousand low-grade spirit stones. The appraiser named Zeng Guangwen agreed to the price without even bargaining, which further proved this point.

I didn’t expect that I could actually find such a good bargain at a street stall.

It’s a pity that Zeng Guangwen’s identity was exposed, and he failed to get the chance to take advantage of the opportunity, and ended up in such an embarrassing situation.

If he didn't pick it up, then do I have a chance? Tang Hao doesn't have that many spirit stones, but if we can find a bargain, why not take the spirit stones?

"There's no need to think of using the excuse of helping with the appraisal. One of the parties involved is the appraiser, and I don't even recognize the unknown characters, so I'm sure he'll see through me. Well, if I were dressed up, I could use the excuse of mediation to take advantage of the opportunity to touch it."

Just as I was thinking about how to make a move, I suddenly heard someone shouting outside.

"Law enforcement is here!"

Everyone present immediately turned their heads to look, including Tang Hao.

But he was inside the circle at the time and couldn't see the specific situation.

Just as he was about to ask Luo Kedi, the other party leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Junior brother, it's Beishan Ming who's coming. Should we watch from a distance?"

It’s really a narrow road for enemies!

But before Tang Hao could make a decision, Beishan Ming had already brought a team of law enforcement disciples, walked through the retreating crowd, and arrived in front of the stall.

Then, as if realizing something, Beishan Ming turned his head slightly.

His eyes fell on Tang Hao.

(End of this chapter)