Chapter Ninety-Five: Market Transaction

  Gu Xiao Fan's murmurs did not attract Fang Tian Nan's attention. In the following time, Fang Tian Nan actually inquired from Gu Xiao Fan about a lot of information that had been circulating in the sect recently.

  Firstly, everyone has their own views on the sect's secret mission this time. Everyone has their own opinions, and even some of the disciples who participated in supporting the expedition to the Youming Mountains have been spreading news from time to time. However, with the personal intervention of Sect Master Mu Qing Shan, most of the truth was overshadowed by the Sect Master's prestige. With just one person's power, it was enough to make the other two major sects bow their heads, and it was enough to make the disciples of the Qingyun Sect excited beyond measure.

  Secondly, Gu Xiao Fan told Fang Tian Nan that at the end of the year, there would be a grand competition within the sect. This was also a tradition of Qing Yun Sect. Among outer sect disciples, there would be a trial; among inner sect disciples, there would also be a trial.

  "You mean you attach great importance to this competition?" Fang Tian Nan looked at Gu Xiao Fan with some surprise and asked.

  "What's the point?" Gu Xiao Fan said with a slight pout, "With my current abilities, I basically have no chance of participating in the Grand Competition. Those are all elite disciples from outside the sect who can compete for honors. It's said that those who rank high enough will also get quite a few rewards. The only thing is, the rewards change every year."

  "Huh?" Fang Tian Nan's heart skipped a beat as he asked, "What kind of rewards were there in previous years?"

  "That's a lot more." Gu Xiao Fan slightly raised his head and said, "The most precious thing is that it's said someone obtained a Xuanwu several years ago."

  "Is it so precious?" Fang Tian Nan knew the value of the mysterious device.

  "Otherwise, everyone is an outer door disciple, fighting to the death, what's the point?" Gu Xiao Fan countered with some disapproval of Fang Tian Nan's view, saying, "Besides, that reward can only be obtained by the first place among outer door disciples. As the number one person among outer door disciples, do you think the sect will not value you? The reward of a Xuanwu artifact is to encourage you to quickly advance to the Human Yuan realm!"

  "That's also true." Fang Tian Nan thought for a moment and nodded. This was not just about rewarding someone with a Xuanwu sword. With such a generous reward, it would be an incentive for all the outer sect disciples. As long as all the outer sect disciples in the sect knew that hard work and diligent cultivation could quickly improve their strength, the sect only needed to pay the price of one Xuanwu sword, why not?

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  After Gu Xiao Fan left, Fang Tian Nan also gathered with Di Jian Ming and Xiao Ruo. These two people had a tacit understanding and did not ask Elder Fang what he wanted to talk about when he found Fang Tian Nan alone. Di Jian Ming continued to joke around with Fang Tian Nan as usual. Xiao Ruo would occasionally use an expression that seemed thoughtful, looking at Fang Tian Nan.

  Fang Tiannan didn't mind this either.

  If Xiao Ruo had not received any news about the level of perception before, Fang Tian Nan would not have believed it. Even Han Guang Yue could know a thing or two, how could Xiao Ruo, as an outer disciple of the same level as Han Guang Yue, be completely unclear? Moreover, Fang Tian Nan suspected that Xiao Ruo had already guessed that Fang Zhang Lao's visit was about perception.

  Since neither of them asked actively, Fang Tian Nan didn't explain either.

  The three of them chatted freely, discussing nothing more than their next cultivation goals or the gains they had made in the sect's secret lands. Finally, Xiao Ruo said to Fang Tian Nan, "If you have time, three days from now is the day of the sect's free trade market gathering, why not go take a look?"

  "Oh?" Fang Tian Nan's eyes lit up and he proposed, "Why don't we go together then?"

  "Exactly." Zhai Jianming echoed on the side. Xiao Ruo also nodded in agreement. Although Fang Tian Nan's innate attribute was not the same as their fire attribute, having entered the inheritance cave together and participated in the sect's secret mission, the relationship between the three had become even more familiar.

  Otherwise, Xiao Ruo and Di Jianming would not have come to Fang Tian Nan at this time to chat.

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  In the following two days, Fang Tiannan spent his time cultivating to improve his combat strength. Especially after advancing to the middle stage of the Hua Jin realm, he had a deeper understanding of the "star map" in his Zhong Dantian, which was suitable for the third sword technique "Sword Qi Without Trace" for Hua Jin realm warriors.

  If Fang Tian Nan's condition is good, he can also display this move.

  It's just not pure enough.

  In addition, in Fang Tiannan's subconscious mind, he would always think about his perception ability. According to the cultivation methods provided by Fang Zhanglao, Yun Zhanglao and Zong Zhu, Fang Tiannan did not find any techniques that were suitable for his current realm. In other words, it could only be done after Fang Tiannan's strength advanced to the Human Yuan Realm and his perception ability broke through to become spiritual awareness, then he could cultivate according to the experiences pointed out by the three of them.

  Under the current circumstances, Fang Tian Nan could only move forward by himself.

  Fang Tian Nan could feel that as his perception awakened, as long as he continued to try and use this ability, it was like being in his own room, carefully sensing the situation around him. Every day, his perception would become a bit more acute. Although this process was quite slow, it also let Fang Tian Nan know that as long as he didn't slack off, there was still some progress.

  Thus, Fang Tian Nan became even more expectant of the scene where he and his fellow disciple from the inner sect who had already awakened to their sensory powers would meet.

  Apart from cultivation, in these two or three days, Fang Tian Nan spent most of his time in the sect's "Scripture Pavilion".

  The "Book Pavilion" of the Qingyun Sect is a place open to members of the Qingyun Sect. It stores most of the classics collected by the Qingyun Sect. There are many contents, including those for cultivation, adjustment of mental state, and even some travel notes written by disciples of the sect. In addition, there are also things like alchemy, weapon forging, etc.

  Each type of book has a lot. Although the level involved is not too deep, it also makes Fang Tiannan, a young man who has been cultivating all the way relying on himself to catch up, gain a lot of experience.

  Especially some "idle talk" types such as travel notes and legendary books, simply opened up a new world for Fang Tian Nan. It seemed that until this moment, Fang Tian Nan suddenly discovered that the world was so wonderful. The area near Qing Yun Zong was just a remote corner of the mainland.

  However, the book on perception that Fang Tiannan was most concerned about had not been published. It was only mentioned briefly in a miscellaneous note. The description inside differed slightly from what Fang Zhanglao and others had explained before. This made Fang Tiannan feel slightly disappointed.

  Fortunately, the books in the "Book House" were not something that Fang Tian Nan could finish reading in just a few days. Fang Tian Nan thought that if he really had a lot of free time, this place would be a pretty good spot.

  Thus, while Fang Tian Nan was constantly absorbing knowledge from books and broadening his horizons, the day of the free trade market in the designated area with Xiao Ruo and Di Jianming also arrived quickly.