Compared to the bustling Goblin Luke, Zhou Ping, who had reached the initial peak of the Foundation Establishment, appeared much more tranquil.

Hmm... how does the saying go? He had a few traces of transcendence, an aura of an immortal free from worldly attachments.

However, this was only until he hadn’t stepped into the newly opened sundry shop by Song Chi.

Shortly after entering the shop, which displayed a wide variety of goods, Zhou Ping’s eyes were fixed on several items at the most conspicuous part of the store.

They were the ten-thousand-year-old Thunderstruck Wood and the ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Grass, among a few others he had recently obtained from the Divine Palace’s treasury.

Perhaps knowing that he couldn’t hide his change in expression from the formidable existence behind the Ruins Market, Zhou Ping didn’t bother to conceal it, and quickly inquired:

"Sir, how may I exchange for this ten-thousand-year-old Thunderstruck Wood?"

The projection screen in the middle of the shop rapidly changed, eventually forming a line of text.

[Exchange for goods, preference for Strange Objects that protect the Divine Soul!]

Upon seeing this line, Zhou Ping stirred the mana within his body to open his waist-hanging Storage Bag, sending his divine sense into it to swiftly rummage through its contents.

After a while, his expression darkened; among the various items prepared by the Luofu Sword Sect this time, none were the required Divine Soul protective Strange Objects.

He remained silent for quite some time, organizing his thoughts before speaking again:

"Sir, I do not have the appropriate items with me this time. I wonder if it would be possible to reserve this piece of Thunderstruck Wood for now? When the exchange resumes next month, I will surely bring a suitable Divine Soul protective Strange Object!"

Naturally, Song Chi wouldn’t agree. He couldn’t wait a month, as his departure to the Evil Buddha Continent was in just seven days.

After pondering for a moment, the text on the projection screen changed again.

[No need for such trouble, lend this Ruins Market Walking Rank for your use!]

As the text appeared, a flash of silver-white brilliance streaked before Zhou Ping, and without perceiving any spatial fluctuations, the [Ruins Market Walking Rank] seemingly manifested out of thin air before him.

Ripples of astonishment flitted through his eyes, and Zhou Ping’s heart was anything but calm. He had long coveted the [Ruins Market Walking Rank] but had never been able to possess it. Who would have thought that he would stumble upon it today, by such fortuitous coincidence?

Even if it was to be retrieved immediately after this use, it was still thrilling for him.

After all, this [Ruins Market Walking Rank] was far more powerful compared to the [Ruins Market Guest Token].

Yet he was also shrewd, not leaving hastily; instead, he stayed in the Ruins Market for several hours. After the number of Alien Race members in the market surpassed two thousand and he had meticulously recorded the most popular ores, Spirit Grass, and other resources, he then returned to the Ruins Market guest rooms and voluntarily exited the Market.

...

Primordial Continent, Luofu Realm, Luofu Sword Sect.

Almost three years ago, the Luofu Sword Sect reversed its decline that had set in after the seclusion of the highest elders. They began to refine a variety of rare elixirs, which had become rare due to the near extinction of the necessary Spirit Grass and materials, thus attracting many customers.

First came the individual cultivators and then the disciples and elders of the great Sects came to purchase elixirs in succession.

As a result, the Sect’s nearly bankrupt finances gradually stabilized, and as time went on, the Sect also saw steady improvements in Artifact Refining and ore sales. This spurred on the prosperity of the Sect and captured the attention of many Immortal Cultivation Sects across the Primordial Continent.

Today, at Luofu Sword Sect’s Heavy Sword Peak, in the area of the true disciple’s cave dwellings.

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With a fluctuation of an enchantment, Zhou Ping, who was at the initial peak of the Foundation Establishment, stepped out from a cave dwelling.

This anomaly immediately attracted the high attention of several core elders of Heavy Sword Peak.

As mana surged around them, Zhou Ping felt a breeze pass by, and three elders with white hair and beards appeared before him.

"Peak Master, elders..."

Before Zhou Ping could finish, the Peak Master of Heavy Sword Peak, an elder at the Nascent Soul Stage from the Primordial Continent, spoke with a heavy tone:

"What happened? It’s been less than five hours, did something happen at the Zhu Tian Ruins Market?"

Seeing that both the Peak Master and the two elders looked eager, Zhou Ping didn’t dare to be complacent and quickly explained the situation.

"Ten-thousand-year-old Thunderstruck Wood, really?"

The gleam in the Peak Master of Heavy Sword Peak’s eyes flickered. If it was indeed the ten-thousand-year-old Thunderstruck Wood, as long as the Sword Sect Master refined it carefully for a hundred years, it could become a powerful Spiritual Treasure. With a longer period of refinement and the addition of other rare materials, it might even evolve into a Divine Tool.

Seeing Zhou Ping nod his head solemnly, not seeming to be deceiving, the Peak Master of Heavy Sword Peak waved his hand, and the scenery before everyone changed. In an instant, they had arrived inside the Sect Main Hall.

In the Sect’s blessed land behind the Main Hall, sensing the change, the Luofu Sword Sect Master, who was at the Divinity Transformation stage, quietly appeared.

Upon seeing Zhou Ping, the Sect Master’s expression mirrored that of the elders from Heavy Sword Peak earlier. However, after hearing the explanation from the Peak Master of Heavy Sword Peak, he nodded lightly, then his expression became serious again.

"Divine Soul protective heaven-and-earth treasures... that could be troublesome."

Divine Soul protective treasures were not that difficult; as a Fifth Rank Artifact Refiner and with the profound Artifact Refining heritage of the Luofu Sword Sect, he could refine two types of them. However, heaven-and-earth treasures were rare, and even a Divinity Transformation Sect like the Luofu Sword Sect might not have them in their treasury.

"Let’s go and take a look together, hopefully, there’s something suitable in the treasury..."

With that, all five disappeared from the Sect Main Hall. A few minutes later, when they reappeared, they already had three items in their hands.

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