Chapter 1325: The First Friend

The players all stared wide-eyed upon hearing that.

"Sword embryo? Top-grade spiritual artifact? Even a true immortal spirit treasure!!"

"True immortal spirit treasures have come out—aren't those 1000-level gear? How could a 500-level dungeon like the Sword Tomb produce such high-end items?"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry—there's still an hour; if he doesn't observe martial virtue, he'll start in 30 minutes. We must quickly gather enough spirit stones!"

"True immortal spirit treasure……probably costs over 10 billion, right? Even if we buy it, we need to be able to use it……"

"Never mind all that—we must seize the sword embryo and sword manual! Quickly go to the Three Realms Merchant Association and borrow 10 billion spirit stones!"

The crowd buzzed, everyone eagerly anticipating the upcoming auction.

At that moment someone shouted: "Wait! You haven't said where the auction is!"

Xiao Feng had just walked up to Yu Cixue.

Hearing that, Yu Cixue proclaimed loudly: "Primordial Imperial City, Primordial Market's fourth-floor auction area, exhibition hall one—I've already reserved it remotely; we can enter in 47 minutes, and we'll set the auction start time ourselves!"

Everyone noted the time and place, then immediately used town return talismans to go gather spirit stones, preparing for a big haul.

Especially the players from major guilds and powers, holding vast wealth, never lacking money. Though they missed the eight spiritual artifacts earlier, they'll surely fight fiercely in the upcoming auction!

The crowd soon dispersed; nobody wanted to miss treasures due to lack of funds, scrambling to raise money as fast as possible.

Xiao Feng was actually the last to leave.

He looked at Yu Cixue sincerely: "Thank you—you not only gave me the dungeon clue, but also helped arrange the auction."

She smiled faintly: "So, can I now obtain a friend slot from the great one, sir?"

"Um……"

Xiao Feng hesitated, then whispered: "Actually I'm not called One Sword Sovereign; that name info is fake."

"Ah?" Yu Cixue blinked, not understanding what was happening.

Xiao Feng produced the city lord's token and showed her a glance.

She exclaimed: "War City's city lord……I've never heard of this city. The city lord's token can alter information—I've heard of that, but apparently hardly anyone in the whole region has served as lord of a system city. Which war zone are you from?"

"A very distant war zone." Xiao Feng wasn't sure how to put it.

He thought: this girl has helped me quite a bit; maybe I can reveal a bit of my name, as long as she doesn't spread my identity.

So he said: "Um……if you add me as a friend, you'll see my real name. My identity is special—you must promise not to tell anyone else, or I can't add you."

"Fine! I swear I won't tell! Hurry up and apply—I'm dying of curiosity!" Yu Cixue immediately agreed, urging him.

At first she just thought Xiao Feng was handsome, a bit aloof, and his strength seemed decent—worth getting to know.

Later she discovered he could solo the Sword Tomb trial!

Such a powerhouse—probably only a handful exist in the whole region, and he even claims his name is fake.

In this situation, a woman's curiosity has ignited completely, impossible to extinguish.

"You really won't tell? Even to your best friend and closest pals?" Xiao Feng added, chattering.

"I won't, absolutely not! If I do, let my corpse rot in the streets, be devoured by stray dogs!" Yu Cixue swore a poisonous oath on the spot, determined to know!

Xiao Feng nodded slightly.

He then opened the friend function, found her name in the applicant list, and approved it.

【Ding~ Player "Xiao Feng" has approved your friend request!】

At that second, Yu Cixue heard a system notification tone.

"Xiao Feng……that name sounds somewhat familiar……"

She couldn't react for a moment, murmuring softly.

Immediately, she opened the friend list and looked!

【Xiao Feng】: Level 415, Blue Star No. 8 War Zone, Title: None

"You! You are……mmm……"

She widened her eyes, almost shouting out.

Xiao Feng, quick-eyed and quick-handed, covered her mouth before the nearby stall players could hear.

"Mmm!"

Yu Cixue stared wide-eyed in disbelief at Xiao Feng's face, overlaying his image with the one she'd once seen in a livestream from over 3000 meters away.

Hmm……I hadn't seen his face clearly before, but his robe style, body proportions—indeed they matched perfectly!

Moreover, the friend list can't be faked—it's completely unmodifiable!

Only one person in the whole server is level 415!

"Mmm mmm mmm."

She said: "Let go of me."

Seeing she was still agitated but her expression had eased a little, Xiao Feng withdrew his hand.

Hmm……pressed too hard, blocked too hastily—his palm still had a bit of saliva.

"Xiao……One Sword Dao Friend, heavens, you……how did you end up here?"

Yu Cixue's chest heaved, unable to contain her excitement, eyes sparkling as she gazed at the handsome man before her, both shocked and delighted.

Xiao Feng explained via private chat: "I've been traveling around, experiencing different worlds' gameplay. Stay calm—I'm just an ordinary person, no need to be so worked up."

"You're an ordinary person? Who would believe that!" Yu Cixue replied via private chat.

She said: "You're the one who slaughtered over a billion foes in the Primordial World! The strongest in the universe! Single-handedly resisting all alien races, securing humanity's greatest glory! Even in our region, your name is like thunder—virtually all top experts take you as their role model, striving to catch up to your footsteps!"

Xiao Feng felt embarrassed by the praise, awkwardly saying: "I just got lucky with a good talent from a lottery; truly nothing special. Let's head back to Primordial Imperial City first—don't waste too much time."

"Ah, oh oh! Okay, let's go back first and talk in the private room!" Yu Cixue snapped out of her daze, realizing they were still in the square.

She gave Xiao Feng a special town return talisman that could directly teleport to the entrance of Primordial Market—only super VIP users could buy it.

Igniting the talisman with mana, a spark of fire engulfed their figures, vanishing from Heavenly Capital City and appearing on the main street of Primordial Imperial City.

Ahead was the main gate of the Primordial Market; Yu Cixue, afraid that this little treasure of his would get lost, actively grabbed one of his hands and walked inside.

The two entered together, and suddenly a few female players approached from the side.

As soon as they saw Yu Cixue, they ran over and blocked the path.

"Hehe, let me catch you!"

"Stinky Xiao Xue, you said you didn't like this type, but now you're holding hands!"

"Hmph, as expected, Sister Xue knows how to play; she pretended not to be interested to drive us away on the surface, but secretly she pursued relentlessly and had that handsome guy wrapped up in two days!"

These female players were exactly the ones who were with Yu Cixue when Xiao Feng came to the market the day before yesterday.

At this moment, being blocked, he actually felt nothing special.

Yu Cixue, however, showed an embarrassed expression, hurriedly let go of Xiao Feng's hand, and explained: "Don't misunderstand, he's the Sword Tomb's First-Passer Great God; I'm just bringing him to the auction, afraid he'd get lost, so I took his hand—there's nothing else."

"Is that so? But Sister Xue never used to explain things like this; this time she's so flustered, she must have something on her mind," said the female player nicknamed Gu Gu Ji, smiling.