Chapter 489: The Five Heavens Trading Center!
rd, and after entering high school, I've remained in Class 2 ever since. Even now in university, it's still Class 2—really don't know if this is fate or coincidence," Xie Yujia said with a self-deprec...Chapter 489: The Five-Layer Sky Trading Center! (Second Update, Voting Please~~)
"Yujia, I—I—" Hao Ren chased after her to the stairwell and then quickly moved in front of Xie Yujia.
Xie Yujia looked at him, bit her lip, and walked sideways towards her room.
"Yujia." Hao Ren stretched out his hand to stop her.
Xie Yujia couldn't stop in time; her bouncy belly bumped into Hao Ren's arm.
"My parents just want you to stay for a few more days, and you don't even want to," Xie Yujia pouted, feeling somewhat aggrieved.
She actually had no specific requirements of Hao Ren; she simply wanted him to spend time with her parents. After all, as she lived in Hao Ren's house and received the care of his parents, it was now their turn to show genuine concern for Hao Ren.
As for whether they would travel around America or not, she didn't attach too much importance to it.
It was well known that when Hao Ren was a child, Xie Ming and Cheng Qi were very affectionate towards him.
Back then, since Xie Ming and Cheng Qi tried their hands at business ventures, her family's financial situation was relatively better. However, as both Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang were engaged in research work, they were quite poor. Thus, Xie Ming frequently supported Hao Zhonghua financially and often brought Hao Ren delicious treats and toys, treating him almost like his own child.
At times when Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang were too busy with projects to properly care for Hao Ren, Xie Ming would even take him home. Sometimes, Xiaoyujia (Xie Yujia) and Xiaoren (Hao Ren) slept on the same cot together.
Now that Xie Yujia's parents sincerely invited Hao Ren to stay longer, his outright refusal was quite upsetting for her.
Hao Ren hurting her feelings didn't matter as much; but he couldn't hurt her parents' affections.
The rather absent-minded Hao Ren hadn’t thought about Xie Yujia’s feelings. He merely assumed she wasn't happy and touched her arm, "Your parents are quite nice. I know that, but I have things to do this summer."
"What kind of things" Xie Yujia raised slightly reddened eyes and looked at Hao Ren.
"Uncle Zi’s Third Uncle will tutor me in my practice," Hao Ren said. "It'll probably take about a month."
Xie Yujia wrinkled her delicate nose, vaguely remembering that this third uncle was quite an extraordinary figure. Particularly during the imperial examination held by the Dragon God Temple, where Zhao Yanzi’s third uncle fought evenly with Hao Ren, leaving a deep impression on Xie Yujia.
Hao Ren looked at Xie Yujia to gauge her reaction.
Xie Yujia raised her head. Her dark eyes flickered uncertainly; the corners of her lips curled slightly. Observing her up close, she appeared both cute and charming.
"Since it's that third uncle who’s teaching you, just study diligently," Xie Yujia said.
Beforehand, she had practiced alone with poor results; but since Su Han took the initiative to teach her, many previously perplexing aspects suddenly became clear. Her cultivation level started showing progress as well.
Therefore, she could deeply understand the difference between guided and unguided practice. With just a few days of guidance from Su Han, her cultivation speed had increased several times over; if Hao Ren received continuous instruction for an entire month, his strength would definitely improve even faster.
Xie Yujia's words were sincere, without any element of pouting in them.
"Hmm." Hao Ren didn't beat around the bush with her and simply nodded.
What a simpleton, not even bothering to chat politely with me. Xie Yujia lifted her eyelids to glance at Hao Ren, somewhat helpless.
"I'm heading to the fifth heaven realm with Little White shortly. Are you coming along" asked Hao Ren.
"No thanks, I just got home today. Tonight, I want to spend more time chatting with my parents," replied Xie Yujia as she slightly lowered her head and opened the door to her room.
The delicate neck under her black hair had a soft glow.
Hao Ren watched her graceful figure disappear behind the closed door, smiling faintly.
Xie Yujia suddenly turned around. "Your room is prepared next door. The bathroom and toilet are at the end of that corridor," she said.
"Alright." Hao Ren gave a gentle smile in her direction.
"When you return, Little White will stay behind to take care of the plants for me in the fifth heaven realm," Xie Yujia added.
Her expression was completely devoid of any irritation now and returned to its usual soft demeanor.
"Alright." Hao Ren couldn't help but laugh again.
Hmph… Xie Yujia glared at him, then shut the door.
Hao Ren lightly patted his face. Truly understanding and considerate, Xie Yujia was number one for sure.
Slurp...
The moment Hao Ren entered his room, Little White eagerly jumped out of the芥子空間.
It frantically searched for a corner, its bottom trembling. Hao Ren clearly guessed what it intended to do.
"No pooping!" Hao Ren quickly grabbed a bag from the table and put it over Little White's butt.
Puff, puff, puff...
The moment Hao Ren spoke, Little White’s golden poop already dropped into the bag Hao Ren was holding with both hands.
Although not smelly, Hao Ren still felt disgusted...
But it was top-notch spiritual grass fertilizer and couldn't be casually discarded...
"Dead dog! Head to the fifth heaven realm!" Hao Ren forcefully hit Little White on its head.
Woo... Poor little thing cried out in distress. Even though it could now surpass Hao Ren's strength, it had no courage to resist this owner’s abuse...
"Still pretending..." Hao Ren hit its forehead again, "Head to the fifth heaven!"
Moo... Little White hung its head and jumped out of the window. With a轟sound, it transformed into the Snow Lion and immediately erected a red barrier.
Having reached the second stage, it wasn't too dumb and had already learned from Zhen Cunming how to release barriers. This was also one of the most basic spells beyond its instinctive magic.
Hopping out of the window, he sat on Little White's back and whooshed into the sky towards the fifth heaven.
A golden light rose from the eastern corner and flew towards Hao Ren.
Hum... Hum... The Examiner token at his waist emitted a slight vibration. Through his divine sense, Hao Ren immediately sensed that an examiner was rushing toward him as well.
The other party also realized that Hao Ren was an examiner and circled half a round in the sky before flying back to the eastern corner.
New York also has examiners,Hao Ren thought silently. Then he rode Little White towards the second heaven.
But he soon let it go; for big cities like New York, there must be some dragon ex-patriots stationed here from across the world, such as Qin Shaoyang who once toured Europe for several years.
Xie Yujia living in New York would definitely become someone under the supervision of the dragon examiners stationed here. But with an Immortal Core Cultivator’s mark on her shoulder left by a Spirit Transcending Eldress, no one would dare to provoke her.
Whoosh...
In the red barrier, Little White carved out a colorful light and burst through the second heaven before continuing to fly towards the fifth heaven.
The area between the second and fourth heavens was where dragon cultivators and human cultivators could meet. But at Little White’s speed, none of the humans wandering around dared approach them, while Hao Ren didn’t have time to deal with those humans either as he charged into the fifth heaven directly.
Boom... The fragile barrier was shattered by Hao Ren, and dense spiritual energy rushed towards him.
The clouds in this fifth heaven were swirling. From where Hao Ren entered to the Illusory Peak still had a distance. However, Little White wasn’t an idiot and quickly headed toward Illusory Peak after identifying its location.
Finding paths was a specialty of demons; with Zhen Cunming’s guidance, Little White wouldn’t get lost in the fifth heaven either.
Whooshing past one peak after another, no sect dared to stop them—Little White’s speed could rival that of an Essence Embryo powerhouse. Who would dare block a path for an Essence Embryo powerhouse unless they wanted to die!
Bam!
A streak of white light flashed across the sky as Little White carried Hao Ren and landed on Illusory Peak.
The spiritual herbs in the center of Spirit Valley had changed slightly after several days of growth. Picking up his bag, Hao Ren opened it and looked down.
Tap tap tap...
Little White’s droppings fell onto the central field one by one. These were all excellent fertilizers that would allow these spiritual herbs to mature faster by a decade or more.
"Head back into the valley!" Hao Ren threw away his bag and patted Little White on its head again.
The little white crane, looking aggrieved, flew towards the valley entrance.
Hao Ren saw that there were several new messages on the "message board."
However, most of them were requests for pills, and what they offered in exchange was either spirit stones or cultivation methods.
Hao Ren didn’t need spirit stones nor did he lack cultivation methods. He ignored all these messages.
Only one message caught his attention:
"Three ten-thousand-year-old golden hammers for thirty Eternal Face Pills."
Back then, Hao Ren had written on the small wooden board with charcoal that he wanted to trade medicinal pills for "ten-thousand-year-old black medicine," but the Ten Thousand-Year Golden Hammer was also one of the materials. It was something that could only be encountered by chance!
Hao Ren used a breathsword and returned to the valley, entering "Treasure Light Pavilion." He dug out a large jade board that Zhao Yanzi had once stolen and a vermilion cinnabar pen for drawing symbols, then he returned to the entrance of the valley and hung the jade board on the rock wall instead of the wooden board.
Hao Ren had only written a short message on this small wooden board at the mouth of the valley back then. He never expected that news would spread so quickly, leaving no space for more information, and subsequent writings were already becoming illegible.
He copied "Three ten-thousand-year-old golden hammers for thirty Eternal Face Pills" onto the jade board and used a vermilion cinnabar pen to write a big "允" (allow) character next to it.
Credits: Thirty Foundation Establishment Pill of 4th Rank. Receipts: Two plants of ten-thousand-year-old black medicine. Hao Ren modified the original trading information, reducing both the quantity of medicinal herbs and pills.
Then he specially added a five-pointed star to indicate that this was an important piece of information.
A white jade board with red cinnabar pen made the text very clear.
Hao Ren thought for a moment, put his finger on the jade board, and released a fine sword qi to immediately draw a smooth thin line.
主 (Host) 客 (Guest). Hao Ren wrote two characters above and below this line with his fingers.
This technique would be something only top-notch internal cultivation experts could勉強manage in ancient times, but for Hao Ren, it was effortless. In the eyes of ordinary people, this already amounted to a divine technique!
The upper part displayed the purchasing information released by the master of Misty Peak; the lower part showed requests from external cultivators.
This distinction made things clear at a glance.
The two lines of text Hao Ren left on this jade board were precisely in these different areas.
Swipe, swipe… With his fingertips, Hao Ren drew out another line to divide the area into two sides.
One side listed what he had; the other showed what he wanted. The same was clearly evident at a glance.
Hao Ren looked satisfiedly at this jade board and then took Xiao Bai back into Misty Peak.
How would he have thought that his casual standardization would lead to the first futures trading center appearing in the Fifth Heavenly Layerast month and a half. The entrance was almost flattened from constant footsteps.Correspondingly, various spirit herb resources were being transported continuously from every corner of the Fifth Layer...