"Itâs like this, shopkeeper." Upon hearing Qi Chuanâs words, Gu Yan walked up to the counter and smiled, "The talismans and elixirs in your shop are of excellent quality, especially the Tier One Top Grade Talismans and Tier One Top Grade Elixirs. Such quality is quite rare in Xiaoxia Restaurant."
"Iâm wondering if youâd be interested in cooperating?"
"Cooperate? Iâm not interested." Hearing this, Qi Chuan replied in an indifferent tone.
Gu Yan couldnât help but feel a bit surprised.
However, she still didnât give up and smiled at Qi Chuan, saying, "Shopkeeper, perhaps you are not aware of my identity."
"I donât care about your identity. I have matters to attend to now, so you need to leave," Qi Chuan said.
"Leave? There are so many cultivators at Xiaoxia Restaurant now, and the shopkeeper is closing up temporarily to go out?" Gu Yan said, puzzled.
Qi Chuan glanced at Gu Yan with narrowed eyes, his patience nearly exhausted.
Seeing this look from Qi Chuan, Gu Yan suddenly felt a chill in her heart, a kind of fear creeping in for some reason.
Nonetheless, she insisted on revealing her identity to Qi Chuan: "Shopkeeper, I am an Elder of the Luoxia Sect, Gu Yan..."
I donât care whether itâs the Luoxia Sect or not.
Qi Chuan stretched out his palm and struck the air in front of Gu Yanâs head. She immediately rolled her eyes and collapsed to the ground ungracefully.
"Canât be bothered to say so much." Looking at the female cultivator on the ground, Qi Chuan shook his head.
Had I known she would be this troublesome, I would have acted sooner, sparing all this talk.
Qi Chuan then cast a spell to alter Gu Yanâs memories related to him, beyond that, he didnât bother with much further action.
Then, taking advantage of the fact that no customers had entered Natural Residence yet, Qi Chuan waved his sleeve, and all the talismans and elixirs on the wooden shelves in the shop flew into his Qiankun Bag at his waist.
Instantly, the entire shop felt empty.
After glancing around the shop, Qi Chuan didnât hesitate and walked straight out of Natural Residence, locked the door, sealed the array, and then headed directly towards the steward of Xiaoxia Restaurant.
Soon, Qi Chuan successfully sold off Natural Residence at a low price to the steward of Xiaoxia Restaurant.
Shortly thereafter, Qi Chuan left Xiaoxia Restaurant, hovered in the void, and turned to look at the restaurant established on Cyan Mountain.
Since he hadnât been there long, he felt no attachment, and after just a glance, he transformed into escape light and shot into the sky.
"Letâs leave Dafeng County first."
This was Qi Chuanâs current thought.
After all, Dafeng County was within the Luoxia Sectâs sphere of influence, and if any issues arose with the Luoxia Sect in the future, Dafeng County would also be affected.
Through gathering information over the past few days, Qi Chuan had learned about the divisions within Qian Countryâs regions.
The nearest neighboring counties to Dafeng County were three in total.
They were Dashan County, Dalin County, and Great Wilderness County.
Dashan County and Dalin County both fell under the Luoxia Sectâs sphere of influence too. Since Qi Chuan intended to leave Dafeng County, going to Dashan County or Dalin County was out of the question.
So the last remaining direction was northwest, where Great Wilderness County was located.
"It is said that Great Wilderness County is a unique county within Qian Country."
"The entire Great Wilderness County presents a barren landscape, sparsely populated with mortals, and Spiritual Qi that is exceedingly mixed, which cultivators do not favor. Thus, although it is the convergence of the three sectsâ territoriesâLuoxia Sect, Fiery Sun Sect, and Golden Light Sectâno sect has any interest in seizing it."
"However, there are reportedly quite a few strong demon beasts here relative to Qian Country, and there are even rumors of ancient sect ruins?"
"Whether those rumors are credible is unknown, but this time I can take a detour to check it out."
As he traveled, Qi Chuan thought.
After all, itâs on the way, and it costs nothing.
A period later, in Great Wilderness County.
The landscape that met his gaze was desolate, with little greenery, swirling sand and dust, and scarce soil, mostly composed of gravel and rocks.
Hovering in the void, looking down at the landscape, Qi Chuan couldnât help but marvel at the sparsity of human settlement in Great Wilderness County; it was indeed challenging for mortals to survive in such a place.
Then, he reached out and grabbed at the air, catching a few strands of mixed Spiritual Qi in his palm.
In such mixed Spiritual Qi, refining it could cause some side effects, unless one is willing to spend a large amount of time and energy refining it repeatedly to eventually form pure mana.
But itâs too troublesome.
In Qian Country, there are Foundation Establishment Influences and even some lower Qi Refining Influences.
Whether Qi Refining Cultivators or Foundation Establishment Cultivators, none would want to endure this mixed Spiritual Qi environment for long-term cultivation.
However... some demon beasts might like it a lot.
Qi Chuanâs gaze swept across the land below, and through some dunes and gobi, his Divine Sense could detect numerous hidden demon beast auras.
Almost all were Tier One Demon Beasts, mostly insect types, along with some drought-loving beasts, snakes, and lizards, among others.
Other than that, Qi Chuan found nothing significant.
In such a barren place, even spirit grass materials were extremely scarce, with perhaps only a few spirit grasses adapted to such environments.
"Could there really be ancient sect ruins in this kind of place? Surely rumors arenât trustworthy..."
Qi Chuan shook his head, temporarily abandoning the idea of seeking ancient sect ruins in Great Wilderness County.
Thinking it over, if Great Wilderness County had existed for so many years, any ruins would have been discovered and excavated by Luoxia Sect, Fiery Sun Sect, Golden Light Sect, or even Qian Countryâs Royal Family by now.