1293 Who Profited from Whom (1/2)
Darknorth Immortal suddenly felt a bit touched and shot a deep look at Tang Xiu. He didn't try to pretend to decline it and solemnly said, ”Such a great affection from Great Tang Fellow Immortal will always be remembered in my heart. Please do notify me should you need me at any time. This Darknorth will definitely be ready to do everything through fire and water and even brave death for you.”
After that, he took a token from his interspatial ring and handed it to Tang Xiu. Then, he spoke again, ”This is the Command Token of my sect. If in the future you or your relatives and friends come to my sect with this Command Token, anyone who holds it can ask all the disciples of my sect to help with your cause once. No matter how grave the dangers and regardless of the terrible price we have to pay, the Aurelian Artificer Sect's disciples will never refuse the command.”
Tang Xiu received the Command Token and calmly looked at it before solemnly putting it into his interspatial ring. Although he was sure that he would never ask this sect to help him in the future, it was a goodwill Darknorth Immortal had shown him, and he was unwilling to refuse it.
Shortly after, Tang Xiu collected the Earth Core and then gave two portions of Auric Profusion Source to the man.
Overjoyed, Darknorth Immortal said, ”Great Tang Immortal friend, all the precious refining materials of my sect are in this secret room. You can choose three of them as a gift from us. Whatever they are.”
It was a gesture of gifting a present to others after receiving a gift. Tang Xiu was perfectly aware that this was Darknorth Immortal's way of thanking him. However, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed inwardly since the value of Earth Core was far from being comparable to that of 2 portions of Auric Profusion Source.
Doesn't matter. I'll regard this as a favor. I'll fulfill their wishes once if this sect has any needs in the future.
Tang Xiu took a deep breath and re-checked over a dozen refining materials before he finally selected 3 of them. He then left the secret room with Darknorth Immortal and left the Scarlet Cliff Abode.
”Anyway, would you like to use the refining furnace I usually use or do you have your own furnace, Great Tang Immortal friend?” Darknorth Immortal asked.
”I'll be using my own!” Tang Xiu said.
Darknorth Immortal nodded and cast some immortal techniques, then refining furnace placed in the Scarlet Cliff Abode entered his interspatial ring. Afterward, he spoke, ”Great Tang Immortal friend, please feel free to notify a disciple of my sect should you need any refining materials for the artifact you're going to refine here. I need to enter seclusion now. I'll be out to see you again when the immortal swords, armors, and other weapons are finished.”
”Alright!” Tang Xiu nodded.
He wanted to refine the Versicolor Coral Garb. Although this sect had insufficient refining materials, he decided to buy them in the nearest city. He was confident that he would be able to make 20 Versicolor Coral Garbs during his stay here.
After some time, Tang Xiu had listed the auxiliary materials he needed to make some Versicolor Coral Garbs. As soon as he came out of the Scarlet Cliff Abode, he saw a burly and strong female warrior, looking down at him with a stern yet bashful smiling face.
”I've listed both the quantity and quality of the materials I need here. It's best to prepare them for me within 3 days. Your Sect Master just entered seclusion and shouldn't be out for some time. Tell your Sect Elders when they come back to manage the affairs in the sect later.”
Tang Xiu handed the list to her and left without looking back.
The feeling of being looked down at by such a female giant made him quite uncomfortable. One's height, however, was one's natural shortcoming. Unless he used his Immortal Force to alter his bones' structure to increase his height, he would never be able to surpass the height of this 2.5 meters female giant under normal conditions.
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Immortal Solicit City.
After coming to this city alone, Tang Xiu merged into the crowd on the wide street. It was easy for him to blend into the environs of a city full of cultivators and immortals, given his experience.
He didn't want to attract trouble since he came here to buy refining materials, so he quickly came to a monkey-like looking youth in an alley. At first sight, the teenage boy looked very smart given his intelligent eyes.
”What can I do for you, Sir?”
The teenager observed Tang Xiu for some time and was sure that the young man in front of him was definitely a fat sheep, so he asked with a smiling face.
”Are you a native and familiar with this Immortal Solicit City?” asked Tang Xiu indifferently.
The juvenile puffed his chest out, patted it with his hand and said confidently, ”There's no corner in the entire 19,000 kilometers area of Immortal Solicit City this Dragon Broker is not familiar with. I'm a guaranteed perfect guide as long as you tell me what you need.”
”I need to buy some refining materials, show me the way! Keep in mind I'll treat you better if your service is to my satisfaction,” Tang Xiu said lightly.
Dragon Broker blinked and he immediately replied smilingly, ”Well, we can go to the Cecum Street's emporiums if you'd like to buy ordinary refining materials, Sir. You can find myriads of shops with all kinds of refining materials there. Of course, Senior can also unearth some treasures from those heaps of low-grade goods with heaven-defying luck. But if precious materials are what Senior needs, we need to go to the Aromatic River Road. There are 360 stores there, all of which sell various fine materials, and we can buy any refining materials we need as long as we have the money.”
”Then let's head to the Aromatic River Road,” Tang Xiu said.
Dragon Broker squinted his eyes and his smiling face turned brighter. He then nodded and unctuously fawned. ”You really are quite an outstanding person given your majestic appearance, Sir. The other Immortals are just not comparable to you. By the way, of those 360 material stores, the Precious Hall and the Immortal Materials Emporium are the best stores there are. However, the Precious Hall only does business with Immortal patrons while ordinary people who go there can only look around. The Immortal Materials Emporium is not a store with patron limitation although its name does sound so lofty.”
”To the Precious Hall, then,” Tang Xiu added.