Chapter 1547: Xinran Zhanglao and Bai Hang Holy Maiden

Xinran Zhanglao and Bai Hang Holy Maiden faced each other, eye to eye, blinking at each other.

After a while, Bai Hang Holy Maiden finally asked, "Where is Fellow Daoist Qinglong?"

Xinran Zhanglao smiled and said, "He's in closed-door cultivation; today I'll handle the liaison with the Holy Maiden. What elixir would you like to exchange, Holy Maiden?"

Qinglong Daoren is still cultivating and won't come out quickly; actually, he pays attention to everything here, knows Bai Hang Holy Maiden has come, and this time he didn't come out himself but had Xinran Zhanglao liaise with Bai Hang Holy Maiden.

Bai Hang Holy Maiden fell silent for a moment, looked around, and indeed didn't see Qinglong Daoren's figure, realizing what Xinran Zhanglao said was true—every time Qinglong Daoren received her, but this time it was this woman; although they knew each other, it was their first face-to-face conversation.

"May I ask how to address you, Fellow Daoist?" Bai Hang Holy Maiden asked with clasped hands, not daring to be presumptuous or mocking.

This woman before her obviously holds a high status, able to stand in for Qinglong Daoren to talk with her, showing Qinglong Daoren trusts her greatly; she is one of Qinglong Daoren's own people, just unknown what their relationship is.

"Xinran Zhanglao, you may call me Fellow Daoist Xinran, or directly Xinran Zhanglao." Xinran Zhanglao answered with a smile, gesturing for Bai Hang Holy Maiden to sit, personally pouring her tea; for this Holy Maiden, Xinran Zhanglao still admires her—a woman who observes propriety and is also quite beautiful.

The main point is, this woman always comes alone, full of sincerity, someone suitable for long-term trade; for such a wealth-bringing deity, we naturally treat her well, after all Bai Hang Holy Maiden is a major client of Longshe Shan and also the source of their cultivation elixirs.

Even if Xinran Zhanglao were utterly foolish, she could not afford to offend her.

"Oh, it's Xinran Zhanglao; I wonder if this transaction will be the same as before?" Bai Hang Holy Maiden didn't want small talk, got straight to the point—Qinglong Daoren isn't here, and she also doesn't want to waste words with Xinran Zhanglao.

Likewise, Xinran Zhanglao thought the same; there's nothing much to chat about between them—after all, they're not from the same world, can't trust each other, it's just about the transaction, so to keep it smooth they both remain courteous.

The more courteous they are, the more it shows their unfamiliarity.

"Just as before, Fellow Daoist Qinglong instructed me before his closed-door cultivation: if you come, everything stays the same."

"I didn't expect you to come so soon; if you'd been a few months later, Fellow Daoist Qinglong might have emerged." Xinran Zhanglao explained.

Bai Hang Holy Maiden gave a bitter smile: "Tian Du Men just went through turmoil; after stabilizing, I came to trade. This time I need a larger amount of elixir—no problem, right?"

"Naturally there's no problem; Holy Maiden, please rest assured—no matter how much you bring, we can consume it."

"The elixir isn't the problem."

Xinran Zhanglao immediately replied, naturally not wanting to miss this big client—the more resources the better; she wished Bai Hang would empty Tian Du Men, as they could still consume it all.

Even if they couldn't eat it, they'd have to eat it.

Bai Hang Holy Maiden breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine; as long as you can consume it, I'll be relieved."

After speaking, Bai Hang Holy Maiden produced the items she wished to trade—various things: spiritual medicines, demon beast inner cores, or demon beast corpses, etc., plus some formation diagrams and pill recipe scrolls, and not a few divine abilities—all things Qinglong Daoren needs.

They've traded many times, so they roughly know what each other needs; they even have plenty of beast fire, just lacking spirit veins—which is normal, as spirit veins are scarce, and after a few trades they can't produce more spirit veins to exchange.

Other things, if gone, can be sought or cultivated; only spirit veins, once gone, are gone for good.

"So much stuff?" Xinran Zhanglao sucked in a breath, startled.

The sheer amount of these items truly startled her—at least ten times more than what Bai Hang Holy Maiden previously traded, at least for spiritual medicines; the other items also increased greatly.

With so much stuff, she needed to slowly assess the price; the specific price, Chen Chuyang had told her, naturally comes with a discount for Bai Hang Holy Maiden.

"Can you consume it?" Bai Hang Holy Maiden asked worriedly, after all Xinran Zhanglao isn't Qinglong Daoren; with so much stuff she might not be able to decide.

Xinran Zhanglao firmly said, "Naturally I can; please wait a moment while I estimate the value."

"All right."

Bai Hang Holy Maiden waited, not at all anxious, letting Xinran Zhanglao estimate slowly; she also sized up Xinran Zhanglao—this woman's cultivation had risen considerably, already at the peak of the Nine Heavens of True Destiny, just one step away from stepping into the True Lord Realm, then entering the Dao Realm.

Each time she comes here, she pays attention to Xinran Zhanglao; naturally she knows a bit about her cultivation, and inwardly exclaimed, "Her cultivation has grown stronger again, and by a lot."

Inwardly she felt envious; compared to Xinran Zhanglao, her cultivation progress had slowed, not matching Xinran Zhanglao, but compared to her previous training speed, it had increased at least tenfold; after this elixir trade, her cultivation speed won't drop—it will rise considerably.

Soon she could catch up to Xinran Zhanglao, also catch up to others, and step into the Dao Realm—that's merely a matter of time.

Half an hour later.

Xinran Zhanglao finished estimating, obtaining a rough price; this batch is large, needs careful handling, must not let her feel cold-hearted—this is Chen Chuyang's instruction; for those who bring materials, one must give a fair price so they continue trading.

"Estimation complete, Holy Maiden, here is your elixir." Xinran Zhanglao handed her the elixir, adding two bottles of Grade Six Elixir on top of the original amount—the limit she could provide, since she herself didn't have that many elixirs; Qinglong Daoren had given her plenty as a precaution.

Who would have thought Bai Hang Holy Maiden brought so much material; she could only…… end up losing quite a bit.

Bai Hang Holy Maiden looked, nodded satisfied: "Thank you."

Having received the elixir, Bai Hang Holy Maiden lingered no more, bowed and left.

Very refreshing, also very unrestrained.

Xinran Zhanglao watched her depart, sighing, "This Holy Maiden is becoming more efficient; cooperating with her is very refreshing."

"Yes, she's quite good." Tianlian Zhenren reminded, "Elder Sister Xinran, we should still be careful—she seems to have designs on her husband."

"Oh?" Xinran Zhanglao turned and asked, "How did you see that?"

Tianlian Zhenren smiled: "Quite simple—when she first arrived at Longshe Shan she sought out Fellow Daoist Qinglong; obviously her aim is Qinglong Daoren, even if trading with you, Sister, she's still looking for Qinglong Daoren; the person she wants to see isn't us, but Qinglong Daoren."

"Sister, do you think it's possible?"