However, since Die You had already spoken, it wouldn’t be right if he didn’t return it. With a look of unwillingness, he returned the box and the remaining half of the incense stick, and Old Fang left happily.
Glancing at Yang Kai, Die You smiled lightly and said, “Alright, don’t be so depressed. Although I don’t know what kind of agreement you made with Old Man Fang, since it’s an agreement, you must fulfill it. If you think you’ve suffered a loss because you know too little about this place, you’ll learn from your mistakes. Be careful in the future.”
Yang Kai nodded in agreement, but in truth, he wasn’t that angry. Although Old Fang hadn’t told him many things, he had indeed taught him a lot over the past month.
“Many thanks to Lady Die You for helping me,” Yang Kai cupped his fists and thanked her.
If it weren’t for Die You sending him three Jade Fire Silkworms today, who knew what kind of trouble the Golden Chicken would cause.
Die You smiled at him, “You’re not calling me big sister anymore?”
Yang Kai asked curiously, “Since when?”
Die You pouted and said, “I wasn't a Big Sister anymore, that was short…”
Yang Kai rolled his eyes and changed the subject, “Young Lady knows that I can’t catch five Jade Fire Silkworms, so you specially came here, right?”
Die You nodded and said, “You’re just a newcomer, you don’t even have anything to catch insects, so how could you possibly catch five Jade Fire Silkworms? Moreover, I was also present that day, so since I know about it, I can’t just ignore it. Originally, I was worried that there wouldn’t be enough, but fortunately, you managed to catch two on your own and barely made it through.”
“No matter what, this Young Lady’s kindness today will be remembered by this Yang. I will definitely repay you in the future.”
“You’d better get through the difficulty before you first,” Die You frowned.
“What difficulty?”
“There’s something wrong with your piece of land,” Die You looked at him, “Didn’t Old Fang tell you?”
“He did, three trees have died in the past ten years, three people have died, and I’m the fourth!” Yang Kai stroked his chin and said, “However, I’ve also carefully examined that piece of land and found nothing wrong with it. For now, I can’t see anything wrong with it.”
“Just because you can’t see through it doesn’t mean it’s not a problem. The person before you also investigated it, but from the time he discovered the problem to the time the fruit tree died, it has only been a month. If you really find anything, you must be careful.”
“I’ll remember,” Yang Kai nodded seriously.
“Alright, it’s a rare opportunity to rest, do you want to go to the market?” Die You smiled at him.
“Go!” Yang Kai suddenly became excited, “I still need to buy a set of insect cathcer.”
“Then come with me,” Die You waved and led the way.
Yang Kai closed the door and followed closely behind.
The two of them sped towards the sky.
Yang Kai asked in surprise, “The marketplace is not in the Fire Spiritual Land?”
Die You shook her head and smiled lightly, “The Seven Skillful Land’s market is for all the Spiritual Land, so not only are there people from the Fire Spiritual Land, there are also people from other Spiritual Lands.”
Yang Kai frowned, “Then is it alright for us to swagger out like this? Will anyone stop us?”
“Although we can leave the Fire Spiritual Land, the entire Seven Skillful Land is covered by a great array, so without a decree or a way to enter and exit, it’s impossible to leave. So don’t think too much about it,” Suddenly lowering her voice, she said, “Don’t think too much about it, otherwise, if you get caught, you won’t have a good ending.”
Yang Kai looked at her thoughtfully and nodded lightly, “I understand.”
Just as Die You had said, there was nothing stopping them from leaving the Fire Spiritual Land. After exiting the Fire Spiritual Land, under Die You’s lead, the two of them flew towards a cloud-covered area and arrived in front of it in less than an hour.
Die You transmitted her voice, “Follow me closely, don’t get lost!”
Taking the lead, Yang Kai rushed into the clouds, following closely behind her.
Passing through the clouds, Yang Kai was isolated from the rest of the world, only the graceful figure in front of him could be seen. After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the clouds around him dispersed and what appeared in front of Yang Kai’s eyes was a silent yet lively world.
The reason why it was so silent was because there was not the slightest bit of World Energy here, nor was there any vitality. The entire world was completely devoid of greenery.
The liveliness of this place was because there were many people coming and going below. Looking down from the sky, one could see buildings of all different styles arranged haphazardly on the ground.
The entire market wasn’t very large, only about a hundred kilometers in radius. At a glance, one could see the end of the city, wrapped in clouds and mist. The sea of mist seemed to be alive.
Die You explained from the side, “This market is said to be a fragment of a Universe World. When the Heavenly Monarch traveled through the universe, he brought it back and placed it here as a trading ground for us servants.”
Yang Kai nodded, “No wonder it’s so desolate.” Since it was a fragment of a Universe World, this scene was not surprising at all. If the Star Boundary had not been able to stop the Great Demon God’s plan, it would have fallen apart and been eaten by Ah Da, not even leaving behind a fragment.
Suddenly, he asked curiously, “Then where are the Seven Skillfyl Land disciples trading?”
“They’re in another place, the things us servants have are generally not worth their attention. However, there are also Seven Skillful Land Disciples here to maintain order. When you see someone wearing a seven colored shirt later, you must be careful. Moreover, Seven Skillful Land itself has a few shops here that sell things to our servants.”
“Understood,” Yang Kai nodded.
“The market here only opens for three days a month, which is the three days we servants rest. After three days, it will close, so if you want to buy anything, you should take advantage of these three days to go down and buy a set of insect catchers for yourself,” Die You called out and flew down first.
Yang Kai followed behind her and looked around curiously, discovering that it wasn’t just the two of them, there were also many other servants flying down from various places, obviously taking advantage of this time to come to the market to buy and sell things.
As soon as he landed in the crowd, a loud noise came from all directions, causing Yang Kai to fall into a trance, feeling as if time had returned to the past.
He was not unfamiliar with this type of market, but the participants were different from before. These people who came and went were all existences who had condensed their Dao Seals. In the Star Boundary, they were all Great Emperors!
In the market, most of the stalls were set up on the ground, and there were all kinds of strange things placed on them. The vendors were either sitting in the back, closing their eyes to rest, or negotiating with the buyers. Some were even shouting loudly to attract the attention of passersby.
There were also a few shops, but they were all casually built. Although they weren’t particularly beautiful, they were slightly larger than the stalls set up on the ground.
There were only a few shops that were built in a dignified manner. Presumably, this was the Seven Skillful Land’s own shop that Die You had mentioned.
As he shuttled through the crowd, Yang Kai’s eyes almost went blurry. The people coming and going here all came from different worlds, and the things they brought were basically unique to their own worlds. Yang Kai didn’t recognize most of the things in the stalls.
However, after walking for a while, Yang Kai found that although this place was quite lively, there weren’t many people who had reached an agreement. Even if there were some who had reached an agreement, most of them would simply trade their goods.
After thinking about it carefully, he understood. As a servant, earning three Open Heaven Pills every year was not easy. Each Open Heaven Pill was an extremely precious treasure to the servants, so if they could exchange it for something else, they would naturally not spend the Open Heaven Pill to purchase it.
Yang Kai suddenly thought of something and asked, “Xiao Die, what do you need to pay for that insect catching tool? Is it the Open Heaven Pill?”
“What did you call me?” Die You turned to look at him.
Yang Kai grinned, “Xiao You?”
Die You glared at him for a moment before nodding, “That tool was refined by the Seven Skillful Land's Craftsmen, so it can only be purchased with Open Heaven Pills.”
“I don’t have any Open Heaven Pills!” Yang Kai shrugged.
“I’ll lend it to you!” Die You smiled. Since she had brought Yang Kai here, how could she not consider this issue?
“Then i won't be polite!” Yang Kai rubbed his hands.
“Nine out of thirteen return!” Die You smiled slyly.
Yang Kai nodded happily, “Good, then I’ll take it as you’re lending it to me.” Then he frowned and said, “But since we do this, how can those other newcomer buy anything that can catch insects? What if they need to catch insects from fruit trees?”
As Die You led the way forward, she said, “Inviting others to help, just like you did with Old Man Fang, no one would refuse such a good opportunity.”
Yang Kai understood that if others were to help him catch insects, the Jade Fire Silkworm he caught would belong to someone else. If he were to feed it to General Si Chen, he might be able to obtain the Open Heaven Pill, so naturally no one would refuse. In fact, like Old Fang, they could even agree to let the newcomers feed General Si Chen and receive the Open Heaven Pill as a reward.
Thinking about it this way, it wasn’t easy for a newcomer to establish himself here.
As they spoke, the two of them arrived at the entrance of a shop. Although this shop wasn’t very grand and magnificent, it was still a bit grander than the other shops.
Needless to say, this shop was the shop that Seven Skillful Land had personally opened.
The people who were busy in the shop were all Seven Skillful Land's disciple wearing seven colors garment, a world of difference from the many servants.
Entering the shop, there were no enthusiastic greetings, only a young man sitting behind the counter with his head lowered, casually asking, “What do you want to buy?”
Die You stepped forward and smiled, “Senior Brother, I would like to buy two boxes of Hundred Refinements Insence.”
As if hearing the sweet voice, the young man raised his head and smiled, “Thirty Open Heaven Pills.” As he spoke, he looked up and down, his eyes lingering on the plump peaks.
Die You frowned, “Senior Brother, are you mistaken? In the past, only twenty-five pills were enough.”
The young man leaned back in his chair and smiled, “The price has risen.”
“When did this happen? I came here three months ago and the price hasn't rise.”
The young man said, “This month, does Young Lady not have enough Open Heaven Pills? It’s fine, do you want me to give you one? Not only that, I can also give you an Open Heaven Pill every month!”
“I appreciate Senior Brother’s kind intentions,” Die You slowly shook her head, reached out, and placed thirty Open Heaven Pills on the counter.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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