After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

After taking the medicine, Hua Hua felt better and leaned forward with her hands on her hips, looking her up and down as if she knew exactly what was going on.

Chen Futu curled his lip and said, "If you still need mental-enhancing pills, you can make an offer."

"Hehe, no rush. There's a group of people ahead. Let's go say hello and travel together."

The team Hua Hua described was dressed in uniform blue and white, and all members carried swords, making them look like members of a sect.

The group was led by a middle-aged man and a spirited young woman.

"Who are you people?" The middle-aged man was very wary of Chen Futu and Huahua's arrival.

Hua Hua grinned and said, "Don't be nervous. We're going out for training. You're probably going to Taiping City too, right?"

Seeing that Chen Futu was aloof and refined, and that Hua Hua was clever and mischievous, the middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief.

He introduced himself as Zhu Yi, an outer sect steward of Lan Pavilion, and the girl beside him was Ling Xue, the beloved disciple of the Lan Pavilion Master. They had come down the mountain to Taiping City on business.

Ding!

[A bizarre story has been detected: a young woman comes to your door to annul her engagement. Would you like to accept the call?]

"System, that's enough, can't you be normal?"

The young master of Lan Pavilion and a complete stranger were betrothed under the manipulation of the older generation.

"I know, it's because I regret it."

[Please take this young woman or your former fiancé as your apprentice. You will receive a generous reward upon completion of this task.]

"Are you out of your mind? Didn't you choose the system?"

[The anecdotes are different from the host's own experiences; only those related to the host can trigger the options.]

The system's meaning is clear: options can only be triggered by things similar to the main storyline, while side quests are like anecdotes and can be ignored. For example, the previous "Corpse Adventure" side quest, ignoring it wouldn't affect the overall situation.

If given a choice between the two, Ling Xue already has a sect and cannot change her sect, so Chen Futu can only choose the person she broke off her engagement with as his disciple.

In truth, Chen Futu really didn't want to become this anecdote. He was new here and carefree, but the system deliberately created trouble for him, dragging him into the vortex.

"You think you can trick me? No way! Neither of us will choose you."

[Anecdote to be retained for now]

Next, the two groups joined together and traveled together. Along the way, Hua Hua was a chatterbox, talking incessantly.

The disciples of Lan Pavilion knew she had a special bloodline when they saw her ears, and they were very enthusiastic towards her. The steward Zhu was also nice to her. Only Ling Xue had a cold face and never smiled, as if nothing could arouse her interest.

In fact, Ling Xue does have reason to be proud. She has reached the peak of the Martial Emperor realm at a young age, which is much higher than Hua Hua's cultivation level, which is a glutton.

Judging by her age, the geniuses of the same age in the Great Xia Dynasty, such as Chen Yuling, are only at the Martial King level. Although Yan Xiaoxiao, Xuan Yuanrong, and Jialan are currently Martial Emperors, they cannot compare to her talent. After all, she is the young sect leader of a major region, and her foundation is strong. You can't deny it.

Of course, Ling Xue has a solid foundation, but she can't compare to the young generals summoned by the system. People like Ma Chao and Zhao Yun are outliers and can't be compared with natives.

As for Steward Zhu Yi, his cultivation level as a Martial Venerable is quite good.

In other words, outside of Lizhou, Martial Venerables are everywhere, and Martial Emperors are as common as dogs; the overall cultivation level is far higher than in Lizhou.

"And who is this young master?"

Zhu Yi finally turned his gaze to Chen Futu.

Hua Hua introduced with a grin: "This is Young Master Qin Tu, from... from an immortal dynasty."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of many disciples changed.

The fact that the ancient saint's corpse is immortal means that the immortal dynasty has at least one ancient saint in charge. If it is the direct bloodline of the dynasty, the background is indeed frightening, much more powerful than their Lan Pavilion. Lan Pavilion is at most a third-rate marginal force. The strongest in the sect is the Saint King Ancestor, so it is naturally inferior to the immortal dynasty.

In fact, Hua Hua was just making things up on the spot, but no one knew that Chen Futu possessed the remains of an ancient saint, and the Great Xia could also be called immortal. If a real war broke out, with the opening of the travel passage, the Central Plains would be more than capable of destroying Lan Pavilion with its current strength.

When Ling Xue heard Hua Hua's introduction, she glanced at Chen Futu, but only glanced at him. She seemed unconcerned about other people's backgrounds and was very confident in her own talent.

Several days later, the group arrived in Taiping City.

Taiping City is a large city of moderate size, but in terms of prosperity, it is far inferior to the capital.

The two sides parted ways once they entered the city.

Hua Hua said with a hint of gossip, "I asked the disciples of Lan Ge, and they came to Taiping City to break off an engagement with a young master from a small family."

"Stop talking, I understand."

Chen Futu didn't want to get involved in these messy things. He just asked her if she had recovered. If she had, he would go find the materials.

"Of course, you should go to the auction house to find materials. I've been to Taiping City before. Mingyue Auction House is the largest auction house in the city. They should have what you want. There are also private collectors, but those people have a lot of fuss. If you want to exchange with them, you have to offer an equivalent treasure, which is not easy."

Chen Futu nodded, and then Hua Hua led him to the largest auction house in the city.

The Mingyue Tower and Chen Futu had different ideas. The building layout was extremely bright and spacious, and it was made of a lot of glazed tiles, which also shows that the auction house had an extraordinary background.

The moment Chen Futu entered the auction house, he sensed the auras of two powerful experts at the Cloud-Supporting Realm sweeping over him, as well as a faint aura of the Saintly Path.

It's interesting that an auction house has a saint presiding over it.

"Isn't this Miss Flower?"

A person in charge came forward to greet Hua Hua with boundless enthusiasm. Chen Futu wondered just how strong Hua Hua's background was. Why would someone of her stature personally go to Lizhou and even almost die on the central line...

"Stop talking nonsense, here's a list, check if you have it."

Hua Hua tossed over the list Chen Futu had given her. After looking at it, the latter seemed a little troubled. "Most of the materials are available, but a few are very rare. Other auction houses might have them. I need to inquire about them."

"Go ahead and ask around; this young master Qin has plenty of treasures he can trade with you."

Hua Hua pointed at Chen Futu, then ran off to eat some pastries.

Seeing the person in charge's suspicion, Chen Futu casually took out a few bottles of medicine and placed them on the table.

"Void, a spatial treasure?"

The person in charge didn't look at the pills; instead, he stared wide-eyed as if he'd seen a ghost. Hua Hua, who was over there, also looked thoughtful but didn't come over to ask any further questions.

"Young Master Qin's arrival at Mingyue Tower is truly an honor for our humble abode."

The person in charge rubbed his hands together, smiling like a happy fruit.

Chen Futu knew he had misunderstood. Spatial treasures were very difficult to make. Not only did they require spatial laws, but they also needed materials that could withstand the power of those laws. Generally, those that could be made were related to powerful emperors.

In other words, those who bring out spatial treasures are almost all of imperial bloodline; who would dare to provoke them?

Chen Futu did not explain, but gestured to the person in charge to check if the medicines were suitable.