My best friend asked me if I was still doing system tasks.

Ji Daoyun frowned slightly and said, "The reason I asked you to choose suitable disciples is actually to help each other during the mission. Trust between us is very important."

When danger occurs, you understand each other and know how to help each other.

"Since you put it that way, tell me whose names you can remember right now, and I'll consider whether or not to have them accompany us after I've gathered some information."

Ruan Chayan then gave Ji Daoyun the names of her fellow disciples whom she had met more often.

*

"This magic artifact looks so strange..." Luo Hanying muttered to herself as she examined a first-grade earth-level defensive magic artifact.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Sheng Hui, the top seller of Xunqi Peak, began to introduce the product in a fluent and rapid-fire manner: "This is the new product that just arrived in the last two days. It was made by our Xunqi Peak's personal disciple and is called Guardian of the Heart."

It can not only withstand the full force of a Nascent Soul Realm expert at the Great Perfection stage, but it can also completely defend against attacks from below the Nascent Soul Realm, whether they are aimed at the divine sense or the physical body.

Our weapon-refining peak supplies all the magical artifacts in the sect, producing only the finest quality. Don't be fooled by their unremarkable appearance; they are designed to mislead the enemy and lower their guard.

"Our Weapon Forging Peak only crafted ten 'Guardian Heart' weapons in total, and the one you have is the last one."

Jin Si scoffed from the side: "That sounds nice, but what a load of rubbish."

"I'm telling you, Luo Hanying, don't waste your time here. With me here, how could you and Ruan Chayan possibly get hurt?"

Luo Hanying felt conflicted upon hearing this, unsure whether to be delighted by Jin Si's promise or to mock his arrogance: "There will always be times when even you can't take care of me."

"Cha Cha and I can't be protected by others all the time, so we still need to seriously prepare things to protect ourselves."

Sheng Hui wore a polite smile, which was friendly and contained no negative connotations: "Fairy Xue Ci is right."

Even if Fellow Daoist Jin possesses the power to move mountains and fill seas, he still can't feel as secure as the fairy and her friends having magical artifacts in their hands. What do you say, Fairy Xueci?

Jin Si scoffed, and with a wave of his hand, before the two could even see his movement, the magical artifact shattered into pieces in his hand.

Jin Si clapped his hands, and the dregs fell down with a soft rustling sound, his disgust evident in his words.

Sheng Hui and Luo Hanying stared at Jin Si in stunned disbelief.

Ding Guiliang, a male disciple who was also in sales, grabbed Jin Si and Luo Hanying's arms and shouted: "Pay back spirit stones! Pay back spirit stones right now! Don't even think about leaving until you pay back spirit stones!"

Do you know whose work this is? It was crafted by our Senior Brother Yuwen from Xunqi Peak!

One thousand two hundred and eighty-eight mid-grade spirit stones! Not a single one less!

"You fucking think I'm a sucker?!"

Luo Hanying was shocked for the second time, "One thousand two hundred and eighty-eight?! And mid-grade spirit stones?!"

That's it?! That's all?! Are you trying to steal spirit stones?!

Jin Si impatiently pulled his arm away: "Who do you think you are? How dare you pull me like that!"

Ding Guiliang ignored them and shouted relentlessly, "Luo Hanying from Luanjin Pavilion, is that right? Quickly compensate us for the magic weapon from Xunqi Peak! Otherwise, I'll report you to the Discipline Hall!"

"What Snow Fairy! I think it's just nonsense! If you were really that good, would you renege on your promise?!"

Whether I am the Snow Fairy or not has nothing to do with your exorbitant prices!

"Your religious artifact was of poor quality and someone crushed it, and we're not allowed to expose it as a fake?"

Luo Hanying blinked frantically, hinting to Jin Si, "Tell me, did you only use the cultivation level of the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Realm?"

Jin Si said lazily, "No, don't you know I'm in the mid-stage of the Void Refinement Realm? I can crush it with ease. What a piece of junk."

He said this and started to walk out.

Luo Hanying, her breathing quickened, grabbed Jin Si, who was about to leave: "Brother, you have to take responsibility for your actions. You broke someone else's things, so you should be held accountable, right?"

Before Jin Si turned hostile, Luo Hanying transmitted her voice, humbly saying, "Brother, I beg you, please don't mess with me, okay?"

One thousand two hundred and eighty-eight mid-grade spirit stones! Do you know that Cha Cha and I are so poor that we don't even eat?

You casually smelled the 300-yuan mid-grade spirit tea, then immediately collapsed. Did you ever consider that we're both penniless?

Jin Si paused strangely for a few seconds, then asked in surprise, "Why didn't Ruan Chayan mention it when she bought me the spirit tea?"

"Then why did you come to buy ritual implements? Did Ruan Chayan really send you out to buy them?"

"Now that you've formed a bond with her, she'll definitely feel the need to take good care of you."

Luo Hanying was both troubled and anxious: "Chacha gave me all the spirit stones she had."

"You're making me pay 1288 mid-grade spirit stones all at once, how are we supposed to live?"

Sheng Hui stopped the incessantly talking Ding Guiliang, bowed and said, "I know that Fellow Daoist Luo is not the kind of person who would renege on a debt."

You are a Confucian scholar who values ​​self-cultivation above all else, and I have faith in your character.

One thousand two hundred and eighty-eight mid-grade spirit stones is indeed a considerable sum, and I understand your predicament.

"If Fellow Daoist Luo is currently short of funds, we are all disciples of the Shiren Sect. You can simply write an IOU and repay it gradually in the future. What do you say?"

Who do you think you are?!

Jin Si scoffed, his nostrils practically pointing to his forehead. "A mere amount of mid-grade spirit stones is enough for you to talk about like that?"

As he spoke, he tossed a Qiankun bag onto the table.

Sheng Hui was about to take the money to count the number when Luo Hanying quickly pulled it into her arms: "Wait!"

It's one thing that we can compensate with spirit stones and are willing to compensate with spirit stones, but we haven't even settled the score for the poor quality of your magic weapon!

"It's only a first-grade Earth-level item, how come it costs over a thousand mid-grade spirit stones?"

"I have already introduced it, do you remember? Although 'Guardian of the Heart' is only of the first level of Earth grade, it can withstand the full force of a Nascent Soul Realm Great Perfection attack, and it is even effective against mental attacks."

Therefore, it naturally justifies its price.

Ding Guiliang said impatiently, "We still have business to do, so it's inconvenient for us to get entangled with you too much. I don't know what Fellow Daoist Luo means? What do you think the value of our magic artifacts is?"

Luo Hanying, without blushing or panting, replied: "Two hundred and eighty-eight, that's the most I can ask for."

Everyone stared at Luo Hanying in shock upon hearing her words. Ding Guiliang exclaimed incredulously, "Are you crazy?! Cutting the price by a thousand?! How can you bargain like that?!"

"Luo Hanying, you need to understand that it was this person next to you who broke our magical artifact. You are now obligated to compensate us at the original price. How dare you try to bargain?"

He became even more certain that they simply couldn't produce that many mid-grade spirit stones and were just bluffing!

Sheng Hui smiled wryly and said, "Fellow Daoist Luo, if you believe that our magical artifacts are not commensurate with their price, we have no way to argue against it."

Xunqi Peak supplies all the magical artifacts to the entire sect; their quality is evident to all, and their value cannot be altered by a few words from us.