The things Yu Lei gave to Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao weren't particularly precious, but they were all very practical.
Besides the *After Heaven Spirit Fruit*, the most important thing for Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao was the cultivation techniques.
As independent cultivators, they lacked guidance from masters and solid foundation-building techniques, forcing them to research on their own.
How different from Yu Lei, who, upon entering cultivation, realized a fundamental practice that perfectly suited him.
Throughout his journey, Yu Lei had collected numerous cultivation methods besides his own, and had also comprehended a few of his own.
He selected several suitable ones, storing them in jade slips and gifting them to the two.
Upon learning this, Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao were so moved that they were on the verge of tears!
“Daoist Yu Lei, we are eternally grateful for your teachings, we can never repay you, please accept our bow!”
“Please accept our bow!”
Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao were so excited that they wanted to pay their respects to Yu Lei right then and there.
“Two Daoist friends, you must not, you must not!”
Yu Lei was both amused and surprised, quickly helping Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao up.
He had never experienced the hardship of lacking proper cultivation techniques, greatly underestimating the importance of good techniques for independent cultivators.
For Yu Lei, these techniques were nothing, even in his eyes, they weren’t particularly profound, incomparable to the fundamental methods passed down from the great Saint sects.
However, for Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, these were already exceptional techniques!
Without good techniques, it would be lucky if they reached the *Xuan Xian* realm in their lifetime, reaching the *Jin Xian* realm was simply unthinkable.
Now with the techniques Yu Lei had given them, they finally had a glimmer of hope of reaching the *Jin Xian* realm!
How could they not be grateful for such a great favor?
Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao immediately patted their chests, stating that if Yu Lei ever needed anything, just come to the *Er Xian Ling* and call on them, they would go through fire and water without hesitation!
Yu Lei secretly sighed in admiration, these two were truly people of integrity.
Both sides were very pleased with each other, they were just one step away from becoming sworn brothers.
It can be said that both Yu Lei and Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao were very satisfied with this encounter, both felt that the other was a good person, and that they had gotten the better end of the deal.
So, who suffered a loss?
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“Refund! Refund!”
“There’s no *Dao Yun* left, yet you charged us so much, quickly refund us!”
“So what if you are a *Jin Xian*, you can’t kill us all!”
Outside the valley in the *Wu Yi* mountains, a group of independent cultivators had gathered, loudly protesting against the *Jin Xian* *Zi Zhu Xian Ren*, demanding a refund.
*Zi Zhu Xian Ren* looked at the scene before him and couldn’t help but feel a headache.
How could the *Dao Yun* in that valley disappear so easily?
*Zi Zhu Xian Ren* initially felt something was wrong, but before he could investigate, the cultivators who had paid to enter the *Dao Yun* place couldn’t take it anymore.
They had paid a hefty price to enter the *Dao Yun* to cultivate, now that it’s gone, what’s the point of cultivating?
Of course, they had to demand a refund from *Zi Zhu Xian Ren*!
*Zi Zhu Xian Ren* was very frustrated, he definitely didn’t want to deal with this trivial matter, but in the blink of an eye, the cultivators were already shouting that they would go find *Tai Xu Zhen Ren* to judge this matter.
*Tai Xu Zhen Ren* was the Human *Tai Yi Jin Xian* who was currently residing in the *Er Xian Ling*.
*Zi Zhu Xian Ren* certainly didn’t want this trivial matter to reach the senior’s ears, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree to the cultivators’ refund requests.
He spat out most of the resources he had collected by relying on the *Dao Yun* place.
What made *Zi Zhu Xian Ren* speechless was that, despite all this, he still didn’t know how the *Dao Yun* in the valley had disappeared.
It was truly an unjust disaster!
In short, this time, only *Zi Zhu Xian Ren* suffered a loss.
…………
Yu Lei wasn’t in a hurry to leave the *Er Xian Ling*, before leaving, he planned to take another stroll through the market.
After all, it was the largest market for independent cultivators, he had previously found the strange treasure *Luo Bao Jin Qian* there, taking another look might lead to unexpected discoveries.
Yu Lei walked through the market casually, using his *Dong Xu Shen Mou*, but didn’t discover anything good.
Just as Yu Lei was about to leave in disappointment, a flash of colorful light suddenly caught his eye.
“This is…”
Yu Lei’s eyes lit up, he saw a stone on a stall, emitting a faint multicolored light.
He immediately walked over and examined the stone.
The stall owner was a *Xuan Xian* who was very enthusiastic, “Daoist friend, which treasure have you set your eyes on?”
Yu Lei smiled and picked up the stone, asking directly, “Daoist friend, what is this?”
The stall owner immediately straightened his face and said, “Daoist friend, you truly have excellent taste, this stone is called *Wu Guang Shi*, it was left behind by Saint Nüwa when she repaired the sky, it is exceptionally precious, today, we are destined to meet…”
“Stop, stop, stop! If this thing is a *Bu Tian Shi*, then I have a treasure in my hands! Let’s not talk about these things.” Yu Lei interrupted the stall owner with a look of disdain.
The stall owner chuckled, “Alright, alright, we won’t talk about the unrealistic, let’s just talk about this *Wu Guang Shi*, it is itself a rare treasure!”
Yu Lei remained calm and said, “It’s just a stone, what makes it so rare?”
The stall owner explained, “Daoist friend, you don’t know, this *Wu Guang Shi* may not be a *Ling Bao*, but it has innate divine power, once activated, it will emit a dazzling light, anyone below *Xuan Xian* cannot defend against it! It’s guaranteed to leave them with a bruised head!”
Yu Lei pondered, “It can only affect those below *Xuan Xian*? The lethality is probably limited, right?”
The stall owner smiled again, “Daoist friend, you’re right, although this *Wu Guang Shi* is hard to defend against and will cause immense pain, it has obvious drawbacks, it cannot cause fatal damage.”
“But, to use it as a hidden weapon, it already has the effect of surprise.”
Hearing this, Yu Lei pretended to be disgusted, “So, this thing is quite underwhelming! Unless it’s used by surprise, it won’t be able to do anything.”
Hearing Yu Lei’s words, the stall owner immediately understood that the deal was on, he quickly said, “Daoist friend, what you said is wrong, hidden weapons, the key is to take the enemy by surprise, let alone this treasure with its mysterious origin…”
Yu Lei waved his hand, “Alright, let’s stop with the lies, just tell me your price.”
The stall owner immediately quoted a rather high price, putting on a look of ‘this is truly a bargain’.
After listening, Yu Lei turned and left.
The stall owner quickly stopped him, “Daoist friend, the price is negotiable!”
Both of them were aware of the *Wu Guang Shi*, so there was no need to beat around the bush.
As a hidden weapon, its power was mediocre, and it only worked on those below *Xuan Xian*, its value naturally couldn’t be too high.
The stall owner himself knew this, that’s why he tried to link it to the *Bu Tian Shi* used to repair the sky by Nüwa.
Seeing that Yu Lei was not buying it, he finally told the truth.
Now that one wanted to sell and the other genuinely wanted to buy, things were much simpler.
After a fierce price negotiation, Yu Lei finally, under the stall owner’s pained expression, bought the *Wu Guang Shi* for the price of a low-grade *After Heaven Ling Bao*.
With the *Wu Guang Shi* in hand, Yu Lei didn’t delay any longer, he immediately left the market and returned to his cave, beginning to study this stone in his hand.