Not long after Ning Cheng walked out of the Star Stepping Tower, the Grand Essence Great Meet qualification card hanging around his waist suddenly vibrated. Ning Cheng grabbed the qualification card, and a row of words suddenly appeared on it. "Great Meet Time and Place, Grand Essence Calendar 38,602 Epoch, Year 619, October 23rd, Heaven Essence Sacred City's Public Square. Upon receiving the message, immediately go to the Grand Essence Sect Alliance to record it. "
Ning Cheng had already learned about the first year of the Grand Essence Era, which was the way of counting the years here. According to the date, it should be three days later.
The Grand Essence Sect Alliance wasn't too far from the Star Stepping Tower. Therefore, it only took Ning Cheng a few minutes to arrive at the Sect Alliance.
The Sect Alliance was an organization jointly established by some big and small sects in the Grand Essence Domain. Generally, any comprehensive activities in the Grand Essence Domain, such as the Grand Essence Great Meet, mystic realms, and so on, would need to go through the Sect Alliance.
When Ning Cheng arrived at the Grand Essence Sect Alliance, many people had already gathered here. Ning Cheng immediately saw a few familiar faces, one of which was the cultivator with the flame hive. Ning Cheng remembered that fellow's name, Aiden, which sounded a bit western.
Aiden had also entered the Grand Essence Great Meet this time. Therefore, he came here for the same purpose as Ning Cheng. Ning Cheng wanted to trade the flame hive with him, so he sped up and arrived at the registration office for the great meet before handing over his qualification card.
The registration process here was very fast. In less than a minute, Ning Cheng took back the registration card. Then, he quickly walked towards the cultivator named Aiden.
Aiden had a full-circle Eternal cultivation, and he had an extremely tall stature. He looked more than two meters tall.
At this moment, he was talking to another cultivator when Ning Cheng suddenly walked over. The two stopped talking and looked at Ning Cheng at the same time. Both of them could tell that Ning Cheng had come towards them.
Ning Cheng cupped his fists and said with a smile, "Dao Friend Aiden, my name is Ji He, and I'm an Alchemy Master. I want to talk to dao friend about something. I wonder if dao friend Aiden can give me some time?"
Aiden saw that Ning Cheng had come for him and nodded with a smile. "I know you, Pill Emperor Ji He. You've gained a lot in the mystic realm, and I admire you a lot. I wonder why dao friend Ji He wants to see me? I can't leave for the time being. "
Among the cultivators that came out of the mystic realm, the number of divine grasses they displayed could be ranked in the top ten. None of them were weak. If it wasn't obtained through robbery, then it meant that they were extremely lucky and found a place with many divine grasses. Even though Ji He had been trapped in the mystic realm for tens of thousands of years, it was not easy for him to achieve this.
However, although Aiden spoke with a polite tone, he obviously didn't put Ning Cheng in his eyes. Just look at the fact that he couldn't squeeze out any time and didn't even report his name.
Ning Cheng did not care about it, and simply spoke out in a straightforward manner, "I want to exchange the Flame Beehive with this Dao Friend. If this Dao Friend is willing, then please state the price you need."
Aiden showed a faint smile, "Thank you very much for taking a fancy to my Flame Hive. My name is Aiden. I took out the fire beehive. I was planning on trading it anyway. This friend is also looking for me to exchange the Flame Beehive. As for the price, I'll naturally exchange it with whoever offers the highest price. "
The cultivator talking to Aiden immediately frowned when he heard that Ning Cheng also came for the Flame Hive. If Ning Cheng had come a little later, they might have already completed the transaction.
Ning Cheng couldn't help but wonder why this fellow took out the Flame Hive when he checked the harvest from the mystic realm. This kid truly had some tricks up his sleeves. But now, he didn't say the price and let others quote the price. That was why he wanted to fish for the greatest benefits.
Ning Cheng took out a jade box with restrictions on it and handed it to Aiden. "I'll use this to exchange for it. What do you think?"
After understanding that someone also wanted Aiden's Flame Hive, Ning Cheng felt that he should cut the Gordian knot with a sharp knife. Since he knew that Aiden would come here, then the other cultivators who wanted to exchange with Aiden would also know that Aiden would come here.
Aiden reached out and grabbed Ning Cheng's jade box but didn't open it. Instead, he casually swept through it with his spiritual consciousness. When he saw a Space Crystal, his eyes suddenly lit up. This was a truly good thing, something that even spirit crystals couldn't buy.
"It's not bad, but the price is a little lower." Aiden spoke but didn't return the jade box to Ning Cheng.
Ning Cheng secretly ridiculed Aiden's greed. The price of the Flame Hive definitely wouldn't be higher than the Space Spirit Crystals. Space Spirit Crystals were treasures that one couldn't find even if one wanted to. Although the Flame Hive was rare, it had limited uses. From the moment Aiden grabbed the jade box and didn't hand it to him, Ning Cheng understood what was going on. This fellow really wanted the Space Crystal.
He reached out and grabbed the jade box from Aiden's hand, put it away, and said, "This is the price I can offer. If this dao friend doesn't want it, then forget it."
After saying that, Ning Cheng turned around and left. Even without the Flame Hive, he could use other methods to help the Exploding Golden Wasps advance. It would just take a lot of time and energy. With his experience in bargaining, Aiden would definitely catch up to him.
"Wait …." Sure enough, just as Ning Cheng turned around, Aiden called out from behind.
Aiden lacked Space Spirit Crystals, so how could he let Ning Cheng go? His mouth was still shouting, but he had already rushed up in front of Ning Cheng.
The other cultivator who spoke to Aiden saw the situation and immediately understood that things weren't looking good. He and Aiden had talked until now and naturally understood that Aiden wasn't easy to deal with. He also understood Aiden's greed. From the beginning until now, Aiden hadn't shown even half an interest in his offer. Now that Ning Cheng arrived, Aiden immediately chased after him. Naturally, he desired the things in the jade box.
He understood that once one lost something in a transaction, it would be difficult to get it back. Therefore, instead of chasing after Aiden, he sent out a message.
Seeing Aiden chasing after him, Ning Cheng understood that he had succeeded. He also saw the message sent by the other cultivator. From the looks of it, he needed to complete the transaction as soon as possible.
After understanding this, Ning Cheng didn't continue and stopped. "Dao Friend Aiden, do you want to make a deal?"
Aiden nodded, "I'll trade with you. Your jade box plus 50,000 spirit crystals."
"Deal." Ning Cheng didn't bargain and handed over the jade box and the storage bag containing the 50,000 spirit crystals to Aiden without hesitation.
Aiden also handed over the storage bag containing the Flame Hive to Ning Cheng. The Flame Hive covered a large area and had to be stored in a storage bag before it could be traded.
The two checked each other's things and expressed satisfaction.
"Wait." Ning Cheng hadn't even put away the storage bag containing the Flame Hive when two figures rushed over and landed in front of him and Aiden.
"You again?" After seeing Ning Cheng, the newcomer's face sank and he snorted coldly.
Ning Cheng also saw the cultivator who came over. It was Ji Pingzhong, the one who snatched a room from him in the Star Stepping Tower. This fellow seemed to like wearing brown robes and still wore a brown robe. Following behind this fellow was the cultivator who had spoken to Aiden just now. From the looks of it, he was the one who called Ji Pingzhong over.
"Take out the Flame Hive. I'll give you double the amount of spirit crystals." Ji Pingzhong spoke with a condescending tone. He didn't put Ning Cheng in his eyes. Ning Cheng had to compromise in front of a mere Deacon Huang in the Star Stepping Tower. Now, facing Ji Pingzhong, one of the Grand Essence's 12 Sacred Children, how could he not compromise?
Ning Cheng had compromised in the Star Stepping Tower because Deacon Huang was willing to pay double the amount of spirit crystals. Moreover, he also knew that even if he didn't compromise, he couldn't do anything about it. Ji Pingzhong thought that Ning Cheng would compromise because of his identity, which meant that Ning Cheng thought too highly of himself.
Putting away the Flame Hive calmly, Ning Cheng spoke with a calm voice, "By the way, if I don't want to, will you bring this matter back to the Desolate Spirit Palace?"
When Ji Pingzhong heard Ning Cheng's words, how could he not understand that Ning Cheng was mocking him for threatening the Star Stepping Tower's master with the Desolate Spirit Palace? He had indeed reported the matter, but the Desolate Spirit Palace didn't send any experts to help him. Instead, they even reprimanded him and sent an elder to the Star Stepping Tower to express their apologies.
Now that Ning Cheng said those words, it was simply a naked slap in the face.
In fact, Ning Cheng's words were a slap in the face. Ning Cheng had lived in the Star Stepping Tower for nearly a month, and the Star Stepping Tower had remained calm without any noise. He understood that the Desolate Spirit Palace didn't dare to do anything to the Star Stepping Tower. Moreover, Ning Cheng didn't know that the Desolate Spirit Palace had gone to the Star Stepping Tower to express their apologies. If he knew about it, he might have slapped them in the face even more.
If he could fight here, Ji Pingzhong would have already brought out his weapon to kill Ning Cheng. But since he couldn't fight here, he could only speak up with a livid face, "So you don't want to hand over the Flame Hive?"
Ning Cheng's tone remained calm, "Why should I give you my things? Are all the people from the Desolate Spirit Palace as shameless as you? Do you want to force someone else's things? "
Ning Cheng's voice wasn't low, and the surrounding cultivators immediately gathered around. Whether it was mortals or cultivators, they all had the same mentality about watching the show.
Ji Pingzhong seemed to understand that Ning Cheng wouldn't compromise. Therefore, he turned his gaze to Aiden. He didn't speak, but his gaze gave him a sense of pressure.
Aiden showed a faint smile and ignored Ji Pingzhong. He then turned around and walked away.
Ji Pingzhong didn't stop Aiden and just stared at Ning Cheng. "I know you will also participate in the Grand Essence Great Meet. I hope you can live to a hundred years old in the Grand Essence Great Meet."
Ning Cheng also didn't bother with Ji Pingzhong and directly walked out of the Sect Union. This fellow must have been used to being respected by others and thought that rogue cultivators had to humble themselves in front of him.
Ignored by Aiden and Ning Cheng one after another, Ji Pingzhong's hands trembled in anger. He knew that staying here would only make him a laughing stock.
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Walking out of the Grand Essence Sect Union, Ning Cheng didn't feel too happy about obtaining the Flame Hive. As for whether he had offended Ji Pingzhong or not, he didn't care about it. Instead, he thought about the black-robed woman from the Star Stepping Tower.
The Desolate Spirit Palace ranked as one of the top ten sects, which meant that it definitely had a Dao Fusion powerhouse. The black-robed woman didn't even give a damn about such a sect and didn't suffer any retaliation. This showed how strong she was. Since he had the Mysterious Yellow Bead, shouldn't he continue to live in the Star Stepping Tower?
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