Volume 20, Chapter 14: Picking Up Girls
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Xiao Wenbing strode ahead with his head held high, while the Great Serpent Supreme followed closely behind him with great care.
The Great Serpent Supreme's evaluation of this person reached a new level. Its gaze kept glancing at the Heavenly Void Ring on Xiao Wenbing's hand. It really wanted to see what secrets were hidden inside.
However, when his gaze fell upon the Treasure God Summoning Ring placed alongside the Heavenly Void Ring, his eyes were immediately filled with awe.
He touched the dozen or so primordial stones in his mustard seed space, hesitated for a long time, and finally asked, "Fellow Immortal Xiao, where did you get these primordial stones from?"
Xiao Wenbing chuckled inwardly. Everyone says snakes are good at enduring hardship. He hadn't expected it to be true; it took so long for him to ask. If it were him, he definitely wouldn't have been able to hold back.
"These things were all obtained in the lower realms."
"Are there raw stones in the lower realm?"
"Of course, the lower realm I came from is the best of all the lower realms, with abundant resources, absolutely no less than the immortal realm," Xiao Wenbing said casually.
The Great Serpent King muttered to himself with a mixture of belief and doubt, clearly not entirely convinced by the answer.
Xiao Wenbing snorted angrily, thinking to himself, "How dare they look down on the cultivation world! They are truly unforgivable."
"Great Serpent, let me tell you, even in the mortal realm, there are good and bad places. Bad places are prone to destruction. But good places are a hundred times better than the celestial realm."
The Great Serpent Supreme was taken aback at first. Then he shook his head vigorously and said, "No matter how good the lower realm is, how can it possibly be better than the immortal realm? Fellow Immortal Xiao is completely wrong."
Xiao Wenbing glared at it with displeasure. He swiped his Heavenly Void Ring and pulled out another handful of raw stones. This time, the quantity was quite large; when he held them together in his hands, there were at least a hundred. Under the sunlight, they shone brightly.
"Let me tell you, where I live, there's a mountain of this stuff. Don't you believe me?"
The great serpent was so dazzled that it couldn't utter a word. In its heart, it had already believed it.
Raw stones can be found in any type of immortal stone producing area. Not only do they have no attributes, but they are also the purest primordial energy, with immense uses and high value. For these immortals, they far surpass the five types of immortal stones, so they have always been highly sought-after items by all immortals.
However, the low yield of raw stones is a well-known fact. Even a powerful overlord like the Great Serpent Supreme, and a famous source of immortal stones in Huangzhou, only has accumulated nearly a thousand raw stones in its possession.
Now, Xiao Wenbing can casually grab what is equivalent to one-tenth of its millions of years of reserves. This irrefutable "fact" is more convincing than any flowery words.
"Fellow immortal, are you willing to sell the raw stones you possess?"
A soft voice came from behind them. Xiao Wenbing and the other man were both startled. They then realized where they were. Bringing out so many raw stones like nouveau riche in this place would naturally cause misunderstandings.
Xiao Wenbing frowned, turned around, and said in a tone that left no room for negotiation, "Of course I can't... wait, since it's being offered, it must be for sale."
The Great Serpent Supreme smiled coldly at the immortal who had asked the question, inwardly furious. "They actually dared to set their sights on my territory! They're courting death!"
But Xiao Wenbing's words were cut short when he suddenly made a 180-degree turn. The Great Serpent Supreme sneered and then opened his mouth wide in surprise, unable to close it for a moment.
Opposite them stood a pure and beautiful female immortal. As she gazed at Xiao Wenbing and the Great Serpent Supreme, a blush secretly crept onto her cheeks. She possessed a unique charm, like a young girl, indescribably delicate and captivating.
The Great Serpent Supreme looked at Xiao Wenbing with indignation; this guy who forgets his friends for the sake of women.
Many eyes were drawn to this spot, but for these immortals who had long seen through the ways of the world, the charm of that beautiful woman seemed far less captivating than the raw stone in Xiao Wenbing's hand.
Upon hearing that Xiao Wenbing wanted to sell, many more people suddenly gathered around him without him even noticing.
"What would you like to exchange, fellow immortal?" The beautiful young woman glanced gratefully at Xiao Wenbing and asked softly.
Xiao Wenbing frowned immediately. "What do I want to change to?"
The Great Serpent Supreme's eyes darted around. Seeing Xiao Wenbing's troubled expression, he immediately decided to stand aside and made up his mind that he would never interfere with any female immortals he encountered in the future, regardless of whether they were human or demon.
After much deliberation, Xiao Wenbing finally decided to throw this hot potato back to him.
What do you have?
The immortal took out a wine jar from his spatial storage and said, "This is the most valuable thing I have."
The Great Serpent King swallowed hard, his resolve to refrain from further interference vanishing from his mind.
"What kind of wine is that?"
The girl opened the bottom of the wine jar slightly, and a rich aroma of wine wafted out. Everyone took a deep breath and felt refreshed. Even the Great Serpent Supreme nodded secretly; it was indeed a good product, far superior to the Millennium Wine.
He glanced at Xiao Wenbing, who remained impassive beside him, and thought to himself that this kid actually had some discernment; he wasn't entirely a lecher.
The production process of Immortal Wine is extremely complicated. Each jar of Immortal Wine requires thousands of years to brew. If it is the best quality wine, its value is no less than that of elixirs.
The jar of wine that the girl took out was clearly a top-quality one. Among the crowd, there were quite a few connoisseurs, and several of them immediately turned their attention to the immortal wine.
However, according to the rules, unless the two of them break up, it is not up to others to intervene.
Xiao Wenbing nodded repeatedly. With such a fine product, if he acquired just one jar, he'd never lack for delicious treats again…
Ever since tasting the celestial wine once, Xiao Wenbing had developed a tremendous addiction to this extremely expensive beverage, and now that he saw something even more premium, he certainly wouldn't let it pass him by.
With a wave of his hand, a surge of immortal spiritual power condensed in the void, forming an invisible wall of earth energy.
He tossed the raw stone in his hand onto the wall of energy, and at the same time, with a flick of his finger, countless glittering objects flew out of his Heavenly Void Ring.
A moment later, a collective gasp rippled through the room.
The wall of energy was densely packed with top-quality raw stones of uniform size, their dazzling light dazzling the eyes.
Xiao Wenbing glanced at it and saw that there were at least two or three thousand raw stones. He was extremely satisfied. Ever since he learned the value of the raw stones, he had immediately ordered the more than four hundred dark infants in the Heavenly Void Ring to do their best to create them. In the end, it was not in vain.
Thanks to the boundless energy within the Void Cauldron, each Dark Infant created more than five primordial stones within half a quarter of an hour. The sheer number of these stones dazzled everyone.
"I'll take your wine. And you can have all the raw stones here," Xiao Wenbing said with a smile.
"Cough cough cough..."
The Great Serpent Supreme suddenly began to cough violently.
Xiao Wenbing turned around in surprise and earnestly advised, "Big Snake, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell or sick? Your constitution is so weak, you need to exercise more. Otherwise, what will you do when you can't walk anymore?"
The Great Serpent Supreme was enraged and ashamed. His eyes rolled upwards, and he was filled with regret. He knew perfectly well that this guy was an unprecedented spendthrift, yet he still tried to remind him. It was truly like a dog catching a mouse, meddling in other people's business.
The young immortal seemed to sense something as well, her face flushing even more, and she said softly, "Not so many, just two primordial stones will suffice."
"Two?" Xiao Wenbing shrugged dramatically. "To me, two or two thousand make no difference. Take them all."
His eyes never left the wine jar in the other person's hand, and there was still one sentence he didn't say. In truth, to him, one jar of wine or a thousand jars made no difference.
However, the others did not understand the reason, and all the immortals looked at the girl with a strange expression, making her beautiful face blush and unable to lift her head.
As if afraid the other party would change their mind, Xiao Wenbing reached out with his Lushan-like claws and snatched the wine jar from the other party. Just like that, in full view of everyone, he stuffed it into the Heavenly Void Ring, and then pushed it out of thin air. The wall of energy formed by immortal energy immediately appeared in front of the girl.
"How about we become friends?" I asked.
Seeing Xiao Wenbing's smiling face, all the immortals subconsciously thought, "This guy has finally shown his true colors."
"Fellow Daoist Xiao," the Great Serpent Supreme gently tugged at Xiao Wenbing's sleeve, kindly reminding him, "Isn't what you're doing a bit inappropriate?"
"What's not good?"
He was furious inside, and now he's still pretending to be confused.
"If the two young ladies find out, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain."
"Don't worry, they definitely won't object to me doing this."
The giant snake cursed its bad luck. It had been bewitched to follow Xiao Wenbing. If it hadn't known, it wouldn't have mattered, but now that it did, if it didn't stop him, what if Master Feng took his anger out on it…
The giant serpent trembled uncontrollably at the mere thought of the raging thunder in the lightning zone.
Secretly, the Great Serpent Supreme flicked his finger, a flash of light appeared, and a flying sword message was sent out.
Xiao Wenbing was oblivious to the serpent's movements, instead focusing entirely on fawning over the young fairy girl, eventually even directly asking for her contact information.
The great serpent supreme and other immortals watching shook their heads inwardly. Although immortals did not shy away from love between men and women, it was rare to see someone so impatient. Could this person have been a lecherous ghost in his past life?
Besides, people who come here are there to exchange goods, and it's truly a once-in-a-millennium sight to see someone using the guise of an exchange meeting to pick up girls.
Volume 20, Chapter 15: The Exquisite Butterfly Fairy
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Just as the woman appeared flustered and at a loss, several people quietly entered through the door. It was Feng Baiyi and two other women.
The Great Serpent Supreme had been keeping a watchful eye on things in secret. At this moment, he secretly nudged Xiao Wenbing and transmitted his voice, "Fellow Immortal Xiao, Master Feng and the others have arrived."
The giant snake was pleased with itself, thinking that by playing both sides, it could prevent any trouble from being blamed on its own territory.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Wenbing's behavior was completely different from what he had imagined. Upon hearing this, he turned around and, instead of avoiding suspicion in the slightest, waved and called out, "Yaqi, Baiyi, come quickly."
The Great Serpent Supreme looked at Xiao Wenbing in astonishment, and was utterly impressed by his courage.
Feng Baiyi and the other two women approached Xiao Wenbing's side. To the great serpent's surprise, they also noticed the beautiful woman. However, contrary to its expectations, their faces did not show any disgust.
“Fellow immortal, let me introduce you.” Xiao Wenbing pulled Butterfly Fairy over and said, “Look, this is Little Butterfly Fairy who ascended from the cultivation world.”
The female immortal was taken aback at first, then her face lit up with extreme joy, and she said, "Are you an ascended immortal, an ascended earthly butterfly immortal?"
Little Butterfly Fairy nodded repeatedly. She had already sensed that the other person's aura was extremely similar to her own in some way, or rather, the two of them were actually of the same kind.
"Yes, you are..."
The female immortal smiled slightly, though her expression was still somewhat awkward, her gaze towards Xiao Wenbing was no longer so shy. She flicked her finger, and several beams of white light flew from her hand.
“I am not an ascended immortal. I grew up in this immortal realm, but my parents came from the same place as you.”
The many immortals who were just there to watch the spectacle suddenly realized that Xiao Wenbing had sensed the other party's aura, which was why he had done this.
Orochi was extremely embarrassed, realizing he had reported him for nothing.
The celestial realms are countless, and the mortal realms are as numerous as the stars.
Unless one reaches the realm of the Upper Immortals, which allows them to freely travel among ten thousand immortal realms, it is virtually impossible for an ascended immortal at the Integration Realm to encounter a fellow immortal from the same planet in the same lower realm within an immortal realm.
Xiao Wenbing's encounter with this young fairy was a stroke of luck, a chance meeting of kindred spirits in a foreign land. It would be perfectly normal for him to be even more proactive.