Chapter 376: Survival After the Tribulation

Inside the room were various ancient artifacts, leaving Xiao Fan dazzled.

His selection method was the same as before: he touched each item, then moved to the next.

As long as the Enlightenment Seed and the Seven-colored Bagua inside his body reacted, Xiao Fan would stop.

After a quarter of an hour, Xiao Fan picked out an ancient-looking dagger. It looked very ordinary on the outside, but the Seven-colored Bagua in his mind was leaping with intense activity.

Xiao Fan kept it and set it aside to continue his selection. Another quarter of an hour later, the Enlightenment Seed in his Dantian selected a carving knife that looked like it was on the verge of falling apart.

Xiao Fan silently observed it and placed the carving knife to the side.

Time passed bit by bit. This time, Xiao Fan did not only pick items selected by the Enlightenment Seed and the Seven-colored Bagua; he also mixed in a few items he had chosen himself to muddle the waters and deceive the Middle-aged Vendor.

The more he picked, the more delighted Xiao Fan felt in his heart.

Half an hour later, the two little fellows, the Seven-colored Bagua and the Enlightenment Seed, had already chosen five ancient artifacts.

Looking at them from the outside, they were no different and appeared very ordinary.

By now, Xiao Fan had touched everything and confirmed that there were only these five.

Adding the few he had mixed in earlier, there were a total of nine items.

"Alright, just these nine." Xiao Fan spoke, his gaze turning to the Middle-aged Vendor.

"Hmm… these things are quite extraordinary." The Middle-aged Vendor began to boast, intending to introduce them.

"Let's be straightforward. Name your price." Xiao Fan interrupted him directly.

"Hmm… fifty thousand Spirit Stones." The Middle-aged Vendor raised the price on the spot.

At the same time, he narrowed his eyes, staring up and down at Xiao Fan, wanting to gauge his reaction.

"Fifty thousand is too much. Ten thousand Spirit Stones." Xiao Fan said directly.

"Ten thousand? No, that's too little. Add some more."

Xiao Fan shook his head: "That's it. Otherwise, should I take two items out and return them to you?"

The Middle-aged Vendor hesitated for a moment, thought about it, and said: "Ten thousand it is, then. We'll do as you say."

Xiao Fan nodded and tossed out the two pieces of junk he had mixed in from the nine items.

Then, he threw a Storage Pouch to the middle-aged man.

The man checked it and confirmed there were indeed ten thousand Spirit Stones inside.

Xiao Fan put the remaining seven ancient artifacts into his Storage Pouch, his heart filled with joy, unable to wait to go back and examine them.

"Alright, I'm leaving." Xiao Fan looked at the Middle-aged Vendor.

Although he had been looking down while searching, he had kept a portion of his attention on the Middle-aged Vendor the entire time.

He was afraid the other party might resort to foul play.

A flash of hesitation crossed the Middle-aged Vendor's eyes…

He absolutely did not believe that Xiao Fan only had ten thousand Spirit Stones on him.

Having roamed the world for many years, he noted that when Xiao Fan heard "fifty thousand Spirit Stones," although he directly refused, his expression did not show any surprise.

This proved that the other party certainly had quite a few more Spirit Stones.

He considered killing him to steal the goods. His cultivation was at the ninth level of the Tongtian Realm, and in his view, killing Xiao Fan would be effortless.

Afterward, he could go out, kill the two female cultivators, and then flee far away, leaving the Imperial City.

He could change his name, live somewhere else, and lie low for many years.

If it weren't for the fact that Xiao Fan was wearing the purple robes of an inner disciple of the Jixian Sect, he would not have hesitated; he would have struck the moment Xiao Fan stepped into the Immortal Cave.

But at this moment, he was weighing the pros and cons… Killing Intent flickered faintly on him.

Xiao Fan just watched him without a word, silently circulating the Great Evolution Divine Art, ready to strike at any moment.

A mere ninth-level Tongtian Realm cultivator was nothing to fear.

Moreover, if the other party really attacked and intended to kill him for his goods, Xiao Fan would actually be happy—not only would he get the items for free, but he could also rob the man.

The middle-aged man hesitated repeatedly, his gaze toward Xiao Fan extremely complex. Finally, he shook his head and gave up: "Go on then, I'll see you out."

The Killing Intent that had just emerged from his body vanished.

This place was very close to the Imperial City. If his act of killing Xiao Fan were discovered by the Jixian Sect,

He worried he would not be able to escape the clutches of the Jixian Sect's Elders.

After all, those sent to lead and oversee such places were all powerhouses of the Yuanhun Realm.

Little did he know, this decision had saved his own life.

Otherwise, whether it was Xiao Fan striking or Warrior Feng in the shadows,

As long as he harbored any Killing Intent toward Xiao Fan, he would undoubtedly die.

Although Warrior Feng had not appeared, he perceived the situation outside very clearly; there was no danger to Xiao Fan inside the Immortal Cave.

Xiao Fan revealed a meaningful smile, which sent a chill down the Middle-aged Vendor's spine.

"Let's go." Xiao Fan said.

The Middle-aged Vendor saw him out of the Immortal Cave.

Nangong Lingxuan and Hu Rui were waiting anxiously outside the Immortal Cave. Xiao Fan had been inside for an hour, and they were already thinking about contacting an Elder.

"Xiao Fan, you're finally out." Hu Rui said.

Nangong Lingxuan also nodded slightly.

Xiao Fan smiled: "It took a bit of time to pick the items. Let's go."

The two women nodded…

The three of them turned into streams of light and departed together.

The Middle-aged Vendor stood outside the Immortal Cave, watching their retreating figures, his thoughts complex…

"Why do I have such a feeling of survival after a tribulation…" the Middle-aged Vendor muttered.

However, the transaction was over, and he had gained ten thousand Spirit Stones; he had made a huge profit this time.

He would have sold those pieces of junk for even a thousand Spirit Stones and would have been grinning from ear to ear.

Xiao Fan, Nangong Lingxuan, and Hu Rui flew westward toward the Imperial City.

"Watch out!"

Suddenly, Xiao Fan shouted a warning, reached out to grab the two women, and his figure retreated violently…

In mid-air, several lightning spheres flashed past, striking the exact spot where the three of them had just been flying.

"Kid, I didn't expect you to be so alert!"

At this moment, five Loose Cultivators dressed in gray robes stood out. The one with the highest cultivation was at the Xuandan Realm, and the other four all possessed the aura of the eighth or ninth level of the Tongtian Realm.