Chapter 128: Zhao Er Ye Buys a Treasure

Zhang Haobo, who had just silently dispelled a wind disaster, showed no change in expression. He looked up at the sky, then continued to speed towards the location of the next wind disaster.

"From chasing the wind to slaying the wind. What will you do next?" Li Fan chuckled softly, then refocused his attention. "You don't have much time left, heh heh." He resumed studying the jade slip on basic formation theory.

Another month passed. Li Fan's expression shifted, and he put away the jade slip. The cultivator he had been waiting for finally appeared.

In Li Fan's perception, a cultivator at the mid-stage of Qi Refinement showed no intention of concealing his aura. He swaggered openly towards Tianbao Tower. The Formless Killing Intent immediately locked onto him, and the Insect Binding Divine Ability was ready to be unleashed.

However, just as Li Fan was about to apprehend this cultivator, a hint of surprise flashed across his face. It turned out that this cultivator had no intention of looking for Yin Yueting at all. Instead, he walked into Tianbao Tower, shouting loudly.

"Have this month's new arrivals come in? Let me see them quickly!"

The young assistant at Tianbao Tower saw him and immediately greeted him enthusiastically: "Oh, Master Zhao is here! Quick, quick, please come this way! We've received quite a few rare items in the past few months, specially reserved for you!"

The cultivator named Zhao Er was overjoyed at these words and eagerly followed the assistant into Tianbao Tower's treasure vault. The young assistant pointed to several items placed individually on a shelf and said, "As you instructed, we've gathered all items with this special pattern for you."

Zhao Er quickly walked up, picked up a small cauldron from the shelf, and carefully stroked it, examining it. "Excellent, excellent." After a moment, he nodded in satisfaction. He then held up a celadon vase with some cracks, observing it closely. "The pattern is indeed in the style of that place." Zhao Er felt a surge of delight.

He examined each item on the shelf, praising them endlessly: "Tianbao Tower's efficiency is still the best. You've collected so many treasures for me in just a few months! Unlike other shops, they're all useless! Especially that Wanhua Merchant Guild, they boast loudly, but they can barely find anything useful in a year." Zhao Er cursed angrily.

Then, with a smiling face, he patted the young assistant's shoulder: "Pack these up and send them to my usual place." The assistant nodded profusely, a fawning smile on his face.

When it was time to pay, Zhao Er pulled out a handful of golden leaves from his pouch and, without even looking, tossed them over. "Keep the change; consider the extra as your reward. Remember, I want every single item with the patterns and styles I described to you, no matter how many." He declared, holding his head high and acting extremely generous.

The grey-haired old manager smiled as he collected the golden leaves, repeatedly agreeing. "Tianbao Tower is truly reliable. How can you be confined to this tiny Nightfall Island? I'm sure your business will grow bigger and bigger, spreading throughout the Cloudy Sea!"

Zhao Er then offered a compliment, hummed a little tune, and was about to turn and leave. The young assistant, feeling proud, couldn't help but say, "Absolutely! Our manager..." Before he could finish, the old manager beside him slapped him on the head, cutting him off abruptly. The young assistant also realized his mistake, covered his head, and remained silent. Zhao Er's eyes flickered, but he said nothing more. A smile touched the corner of his mouth as he continued humming and slowly departed.

He walked to a small courtyard on Nightfall Island. After the people from Tianbao Tower delivered the items, he closed the main gate. A flying boat suddenly appeared in the courtyard. Zhao Er carefully moved the items into the flying boat. He then performed a spell to conceal the flying boat's form, left Nightfall Island, and flew northward.

Li Fan, who had observed all of this from start to finish, couldn't help but become intrigued. Every action of Zhao Er's hinted at something peculiar. Posing as a mortal, collecting antiques. He had a storage ring but chose not to use it, insisting on using a flying boat and personally transporting the items. Where was "that place" he mentioned? What was so special about it that it warranted such dedication from a mid-stage Qi Refinement cultivator like him?

However, at least he now knew why Yin Yueting had been approached by Zhao Er in the previous life. It must have been an unintentional slip of the tongue by an assistant inside Tianbao Tower. The assistant might not have known that Yin Yueting possessed a Spirit-Attuned Treasure Body, but he certainly knew that their manager had a special ability to identify rare treasures. And how could a mortal withstand a cultivator's scrutiny? Exposure was inevitable. Zhao Er would definitely return to look for Yin Yueting. Li Fan simply decided to wait for him here. First, he would see where Zhao Er transported the collected treasures.

From the Heaven and Earth perspective, the flying boat flew rapidly northward for two full days, arriving in an extremely vast and empty sea area. There were no islands around, only a massive, straight rock pillar standing solitary in the sea. The middle of the rock pillar seemed to have been completely hollowed out, creating numerous small rooms. Zhao Er landed the flying boat on top of the rock pillar and painstakingly moved the items one by one into one of the rooms. Li Fan saw that not only this room but several other rooms were neatly filled with similar artifacts. The patterns on them were all in the same style as the items Zhao Er had just purchased. Clearly, he had been collecting these items for a long time. After admiring and playing with them for a while, full of affection, Zhao Er reluctantly piloted his flying boat back towards Nightfall Island. The rock pillar then slowly descended, retracting back into the sea.

Two days later, outside Tianbao Tower, the sneaky Zhao Er stared at Yin Yueting, who was picking out treasures, practically drooling. "So it's the legendary Spirit-Attuned Treasure Body..." he muttered to himself, his eyes filled with greed. "With this little girl's help, collecting artifacts from that place will be much easier."

"Where is 'that place'?" A voice suddenly rang out next to his ear. Zhao Er was startled and, just as he was about to make a move, he was horrified to discover that he had been restrained in an instant, unable to move!

"Let's go. We'll have a good chat at your place." A figure, whose aura was completely concealed, suddenly appeared behind him. Then, Zhao Er felt himself being lifted like a chick, soaring into the sky. They rapidly headed towards a familiar location.

Zhao Er's heart gradually turned cold. Because the mysterious person hadn't lied. He actually knew the location of his base! The thought of all the treasures he had collected over so many years in his base changing hands made Zhao Er's heart ache so much he could barely breathe. It was more painful than dying himself.

The mysterious person flew extremely fast, reaching his base in just over a day.

"What, aren't you going to invite me in for a chat?" His body instantly regained control, and Zhao Er heard the other party say calmly.