Feng Feisha was also a clever person.

Jun Changxiao was covered in dust from head to toe, looking like a miner. Shopkeeper Hao must have looked down on him, which was why he deliberately mentioned that priority purchase right nonsense.

As for the later conflict with Elder Cui, it must have stemmed from that same reason.

Twenty thousand pounds of Star Spirit Stone wasn’t particularly valuable. To appease Jun Changxiao, Feng Feisha was naturally willing to give it away for free!

The martial artists outside were completely dumbfounded!

Just who exactly was this young man, to make the Cangsha Sect’s sect master treat him so carefully, even willing to give away ore for free?

“Many thanks!”

Jun Changxiao put away the ten taels of silver.

See?

The ten thousand Innate Spirit Stones he’d lost earlier—hadn’t he just earned back a bit of it?

System: “……”

Using the system task as an excuse to extort ore from people—was this guy’s face forged from a millstone or something?

“What are you waiting for? Go prepare the Star Spirit Stone!” Feng Feisha glared at Shopkeeper Hao.

“Yes! Yes!”

Shopkeeper Hao went to prepare the ore in terror. Soon, he handed over a ring containing the Star Spirit Stones.

“Remember this.”

After Jun Changxiao received it, he said: “All customers are the same—don’t treat them differently.”

“I’ll remember! I’ll remember!”

Beads of cold sweat the size of beans kept dripping from Shopkeeper Hao’s forehead, and his hands trembled violently.

If he could still live and continue serving as shop manager, he would never again dare to look down on customers who came to buy things!

“Sect Master Feng.”

Jun Changxiao asked: “Where is Chengfeng Gate’s shop located?”

“That building with the best decorations to the north—that’s the ore shop run by Chengfeng Gate!” Feng Feisha said.

“I’ll take my leave then.”

Jun Changxiao cupped his hands in salute and left the ore shop under everyone’s watchful eyes.

“Phew!”

Feng Feisha raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Losing a bit of Star Spirit Stone was nothing—as long as they hadn’t provoked that fellow, they were extremely fortunate!

“Sect… Sect Master…” Shopkeeper Hao’s voice trembled: “What… what should we do with Elder Cui’s… corpse…”

At the mention of Elder Cui, Feng Feisha’s expression turned ugly.

Although Jun Changxiao was the one who killed him, he had died in their shop after all. How should they explain this to Crimson Fire Sect?

“Never mind him for now—let’s deal with you first!”

Feng Feisha said angrily.

When something happened, someone had to take responsibility!

Shopkeeper Hao was nearly in tears: “Sect Master, I… I…”

*Whoosh—*

Just then, a stream of light flew in from outside, striking Elder Cui’s body with perfect precision.

Feng Feisha’s expression changed drastically.

The suddenly appearing stream of light had been too fast—he hadn’t been able to track it at all. If it had been a hidden weapon attacking him, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

“Wah!”

Suddenly, Elder Cui spat out blood and began gasping for air desperately, as if he’d nearly suffocated!

Sensing his life force gradually returning, Feng Feisha exclaimed: “He’s still alive?”

Indeed.

Elder Cui wasn’t dead.

He had simply been struck by Jun Changxiao’s punch on a crucial meridian, causing his entire body to be bound in a false death state.

Now that the branch task was complete and he’d obtained the ore without spending money, this troublemaker had gloriously completed his mission.

“Phew—”

Elder Cui came to his senses. Enduring the intense pain, his eyes blazing with fury, he demanded: “Sect Master Feng, who… who exactly was that fellow!”

He had retained his hearing while in his ‘death’ state.

Undeniably, that young man was extremely powerful, but how could he just take a punch for no reason!

Feng Feisha saw the hatred in Elder Cui’s eyes and shook his head: “Elder Cui, Feng sincerely advises you and your sect not to provoke him. Otherwise, even with Blazing Flame Sacred Sect backing you, it won’t matter.”

This statement made the martial artists who hadn’t yet left show expressions of surprise.

Even a second-rate sect wouldn’t work?

Could this Sect Master Jun have tremendous influence?

“Sect Master Feng.” Elder Cui asked in astonishment: “Just who is he?”

“The sect master of Eternal Sect.”

Feng Feisha said seriously: “Jun Changxiao.”

“What?!”

Elder Cui nearly jumped up despite his injuries, exclaiming: “He’s the sect master evaluated as a Top Three Sect?”

“My heavens!”

“That young man just now was Jun Changxiao!”

“No wonder Sect Master Feng was so polite and courteous to him!”

The martial artists on the street immediately widened their eyes.

Regarding Eternal Sect, who in North Desert Province hadn’t heard of them? Especially since not long ago, they had trampled Lily Sacred Sect underfoot!

The anger on Elder Cui’s face instantly vanished without a trace.

Even second-rate sects had suffered defeat—his fourth-rate Crimson Fire Sect didn’t have the courage to face Eternal Sect!

So being blasted with a punch and nearly dying—he’d just have to swallow this bitter pill!

While everyone was still in shock, Jun Changxiao had already taken a seat in the VIP area of the ore shop run by Chengfeng Gate.

A beautiful woman with a charming appearance served tea with a radiant smile.

“Sect Master Jun.”

The Chengfeng Gate master smiled: “Whatever ore you need, if this shop has it, we’ll definitely sell it to you first!”

He had also been in Yellow Sand City.

When he learned someone was causing trouble at the neighboring ore shop, he came to watch the excitement.

To be precise.

He came to watch Cangsha Sect’s misfortune.

He never expected the troublemaker would turn out to be Jun Changxiao!

After Jun left and headed to his shop, he immediately welcomed him with great enthusiasm.

He also secretly felt fortunate—good thing Jun went to Cangsha Sect’s shop first. Otherwise, his own shopkeeper probably wouldn’t have given him a pleasant reception either.

“Sect Master Song.”

Jun Changxiao handed over a list and asked: “Do you have these ores?”

Sect Master Song took it and after examining it carefully, said: “Sect Master Jun, this shop has all these ores, though the quantities aren’t particularly large.”

“I’ll take them all.” Jun Changxiao said.

Sect Master Song replied: “Please wait a moment. Song will have them prepared immediately.”

With Feng Feisha setting the example, after all the ore was prepared, he took the initiative to say: “Sect Master Jun is so young yet manages a great sect—Song deeply admires this. Therefore, all these ores are gifted free of charge. Please don’t refuse.”

Very good at seizing opportunities!

“Many thanks!”

Jun Changxiao wasn’t shy about it. With a thick face, he accepted all the spatial rings and cupped his hands: “Sect Master Song, Jun needs more ore. How about our two sects establish a cooperative relationship?”

Ore was something they would only need more of in the future.

He couldn’t keep coming to North Desert Province to purchase supplies, so he needed to find business partners like the Ai Family to stabilize the ore supply.

“Absolutely!”

Sect Master Song agreed.

Someone who could casually produce ten thousand Innate Spirit Stones definitely wasn’t short on money. If they truly established business relations, the profits would certainly be substantial!

Jun Changxiao pointed at the list: “Soon, my Eternal Sect’s branch halls will be established throughout North Desert Province. When there’s business to conduct, I’ll have them contact you directly.”

“You’re welcome anytime!”

Sect Master Song said this out loud, but inwardly he was astonished: “He actually plans to open branch halls in North Desert Province—is he trying to spread his network across the entire continent?”

Jun Changxiao not only wanted to establish enough branch halls in each province, but also planned to open beast feed shops everywhere.

Actually, beast feed shops could also serve as intelligence points, but branch halls could not only gather intelligence but also attract many wandering cultivators, so he kept them separate.

Intelligence gathering was intelligence gathering, money-making continued to be money-making—two approaches, both equally important!

“I’ll take my leave!”

Jun Changxiao left the ore shop and successively visited several others.

The other ore shops were all accomplices that Cangsha Sect and Chengfeng Gate had called over for their confrontation, so when he visited each one in turn, he was invariably treated as an honored guest.

“Sect Master Jun, don’t mention money!”

“Sect Master Jun, these ores weren’t selling anyway. Since you need them, I’ll give them all to you!”

“Sect Master Jun, you absolutely must take your money back!”

“Sect Master Jun…”

Lord Jun Dog-Scraps visited several ore shops in succession, and his spatial rings accumulated quite a bit of material needed for forging weapons and equipment.

Wonderful!

“Ah.”

Walking on the street, Sect Master Jun said with some embarrassment: “The sects of North Desert Province are too polite—this one won’t take money, that one won’t either. I feel a bit embarrassed.”

“Only a bit?”

The system finally couldn’t hold it in: “Bah!”

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