"But this Divine Escape Stone is incredibly important to me. Asking me to let go of it... it's just... uh... this..."

Mr. Shi shook his head and sighed, appearing to be in a difficult position.

This man is so crafty! He's trying to trick the naive Ms. Xiang.

Xiao Mu immediately saw Mr. Shi's intentions and felt the injustice for the innocent Ms. Xiang.

Not only Xiao Mu, but everyone else also noticed Mr. Shi's attempt to deceive Ms. Xiang.

Nevertheless, Ms. Xiang seemed to be oblivious, and seeing Mr. Shi in difficulty, she anxiously said, "Then... then what should we do, Mr. Shi, could... could you- would you mind making a sacrifice?"

"Ah!"

Mr. Shi let out a sigh, pretending to be extremely hesitant, "Well, since you want it, what's the harm in making a sacrifice? However, the Divine Escape Stone is so precious that you have to exchange it with the items in these four storage boxes in front of you."

Upon hearing his words, Xiao Mu instantly directed his gaze towards Mr. Shi again.

This man is too shameless!

Even though the Divine Escape Stone is precious, it is after all a disposable item. At most, it's worth two hundred energy fruits or a borrowing opportunity.

But it seemed that this man saw through Ms. Xiang's naiveness and wanted to deceive her.

"Ahem!"

Even Mr. Jing couldn't bear it any longer and reminded, "Ms. Xiang, the Divine Escape Stone is worth at most two hundred energy fruits."

"Thank you for reminding me, Mr. Jing."

After thanking Mr. Jing, Ms. Xiang turned to Mr. Shi and politely said, "Mr. Shi, could... could you give me a discount? Can we trade with three hundred energy fruits?"

Mr. Shi seriously said, "You should know that the Divine Escape Stone is incredibly important to me. I'm only willing to part with it because you urgently need it."

"If you really want it, I can give you a discount. Two borrowing opportunities and three hundred energy fruit. As for the Extremely Yang Stone, I won't need that."

"This..."

Ms. Xiang fell into deep thought, but after a moment, she politely said, "Mr. Shi, could you give me a minute to consider, um, half a minute?"

"Take your time to think about it. Hehe! I'm willing to let go of the Divine Escape Stone because I see that you urgently need it. If you miss this chance, you might not get another opportunity."

Mr. Shi looked generous and even reminded Ms. Xiang.

"Alright, I've thought it over. Let's do as you said, trade with three hundred energy fruits and two borrowing opportunities for your Divine Escape Stone."

Ms. Xiang seemed to have made up her mind very quickly and her words were still very polite.

"Deal!"

Mr. Shi didn't hesitate and his tone couldn't hide the joy.

After that, he handed the Divine Escape Stone and the identity badge to the servant beside him, who then passed them to Mr. Jing.

Ms. Xiang seemed to be a bit heartbroken. She struggled for a while before finally handing her identity badge and the storage box holding the energy fruits to the servant, who then passed them to Mr. Jing.

"Ms. Xiang, I suggest you think about it again. The Divine Escape Stone is not worth this much. As long as you're willing to wait, there will certainly be someone who can trade with you at the next gathering."

Mr. Jing couldn't help but remind Ms. Xiang once again.

"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Jing. But as Mr. Shi said, the Divine Escape Stone is crucial to him, so... let's just make the trade."

Ms. Xiang responded in a barely audible voice.

"Mr. Jing, please don't obstruct the transaction."

Mr. Shi sternly turned to Mr. Jing.

Mr. Jing couldn't help but glare at Mr. Shi. It's apparent that he felt Mr. Shi shouldn't be taking advantage of an innocent and naive girl like Ms. Xiang.

However, he didn't continue to persuade and helped them complete the transaction instead.

"Mr. Chuang, it's your turn now."

After assisting Ms. Xiang complete the transaction, Mr. Jing wasn't in the mood to joke around anymore and looked to Mr. Chuang.

"I need any items from the True Realm. Energy fruits or borrowing opportunities are acceptable for exchange."

Mr. Chuang stated his needs.

"I have one. Five hundred energy fruits."

Mr. Jing took out a storage box, from which he pulled out an item.

It was a fragment of iron, rusted and blood-stained. The aura of the True Realm was faintly discernible.

"Deal."

Mr. Chuang brought out two storage boxes and traded with Mr. Jing.

The two completed the transaction.

Mr. Zhuo put up for sale an unnamed stone that supposedly contained sacred power. However, since the price was too high, no deal was made.

"Newcomer Mu Mu, it's your turn now. Let's see if you can surprise us."

Mr. Chuang started joking again.

Xiao Mu said, "Does any of you have "Yin Yang Power"? I can exchange it with energy fruits or other objects."

"Yin Yang Power?"

Mr. Jing took over the conversation again, "I have, but I don't need energy fruits. I need two Variation Opportunities."

"Two borrowing opportunities?"

Xiao Mu sank into contemplation. He could afford two borrowing opportunities. But he had just borrowed them from Lan Cai, intending to use them for mutating Yin and Yang secret arts. How could he trade them away?

"Who has a variation opportunity? I can exchange it for energy fruits."

Xiao Mu's eyes swept over everyone else.

"Ha ha!"

Mr. Stone suddenly burst into laughter, taking over the conversation, "I don't need energy fruits, but I do need a variation opportunity. If you can provide a variation opportunity, I can exchange it for two borrowing opportunities."

"Variation opportunity?"

Xiao Mu furrowed his brow, then looked suspicious.

He couldn't produce a variation opportunity, but as a practitioner of the Mutation Technique, he could help with the mutation process.

"Do you want a mutated secret manual?"

Xiao Mu soon guessed Mr. Stone's intention, "I can't offer a variation opportunity, but if you want a mutated secret manual, give me the basic secret manual, I can help you mutate it."

"Are you sure?"

Mr. Stone was doubtful.

"Sure!"

Xiao Mu responded without hesitation.

"Okay, I agree to the trade, but you have to leave a collateral."

Mr. Stone agreed to the trade, but wasn't entirely trusting of Xiao Mu and demanded a collateral.

"Okay!"

Xiao Mu contemplated for a moment, took out the Yin Diagram, and placed it in front of him, "Top-grade artifact, with extremely Yin attribute, it's value can match up to a basic secret manual."

"Okay!"

Mr. Stone took a look at the Yin Diagram and quickly agreed.

Afterwards, Xiao Mu handed over the Yin Diagram and Mr. Stone handed over his identity badge to the servant. The servant took them and handed them to Mr. Mirror.

Mr. Mirror checked them all, took out a secret manual called "Yin Yang Power", and had the servant hand it to Xiao Mu. At the same time, he gave Xiao Mu's Yin Diagram to Mr. Stone.

"The basic secret manual isn't finished yet. After I've completed it, how will I trade it to you?"

Mr. Stone, holding the Yin Diagram, asked Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu looked towards Mr. Mirror.

Mr. Mirror said, "Trade it here. Set a time and trade outside my manor."

"Tomorrow night, I will have completed the basic secret manual."

Mr. Stone quickly declared.

After a brief moment of thought, Xiao Mu soon agreed, "Tomorrow night, okay."

With this, the trade was fully completed.

Mr. Mirror looked at Madam Fragrant, "Fragrant, you go first."

"Madam Fragrant, please follow me!"

The servant stepped in front of Madam Fragrant and made an inviting gesture.

"Thank you!"

Madame Fragrant thanked him politely, stood up, and followed the servant out.

About ten minutes later, it was Mr. Chuang's turn.

Xiao Mu noticed that the directions chosen by the servant to lead different people away were not the same.

Inside Mr. Mirror's manor, there seemed to be different Great Arrays leading to different directions, effectively eliminating the possibility of any ambush after the trade.

The last one to leave was Xiao Mu.

The servant led Xiao Mu out of the house to a Space Gate.

"Mr. Mu, please!"

The servant bowed and invited Xiao Mu to step into the Space Gate.

With one step in, Xiao Mu arrived at another location.

This was a woodland area with typical sandy soil.

After identifying the terrain, he realized it's not in the valley where the trading centre was. He seemed to be not too far from the Song relics.

Xiao Mu took out his cellphone, opened the map, identified his direction, and moved towards the Song ruins using the Two Forces of Life and Death.

On the way, he took out the "Yin Yang Power" to study and master it.

As expected of the most advanced basic method of Yin Yang power, after cultivation, Xiao Mu's control over Yin Yang power significantly improved.

"I'm sorry! I'm really sorry. You were too greedy, so I had to ambush you here. I'm sorry, really sorry! When you're dead, please don't blame me! I beg you! Sob sob!"

Nearing the camp of the ancient ruins, a polite and tearful feminine voice suddenly came from ahead.

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