The assistant didn't care whether Feng Xi was possessed or not. Overjoyed, he brought her to meet the shopkeeper.
After some bargaining, Feng Xi spent a hundred and thirty thousand spirit stones to buy fifty thousand sheets of talisman paper and ten barrels of talisman ink.
This rascal wore a painful expression.
No wonder the disciples of Xuantian Sect didn't study talisman drawing, this stuff was really expensive!
But once she finished drawing talismans, the price could multiply by dozens or even hundreds of times!
Thinking of that, she brightened up again.
Besides, she still had a whole vat of pills left to sell!
To be cautious, she had Jiang Ji and the other two split up and sell the pills at different apothecaries.
The ones she sold were all Xuan and Yellow-rank pills, and all of them were high-grade. She didn't take out any top-grade pills.
When they tallied everything at the end, the pills had sold for over two million spirit stones.
Feng Xi generously gave Jiang Ji and the other two one hundred thousand spirit stones each as errand fees!
Jiang Ji and Jing Yan refused to accept it!
Jun Wen, however, happily pocketed his share and said righteously, "If you don't accept it, Little Junior Sister will feel embarrassed asking you to do things in the future! What I'm accepting isn't spirit stones, it's her peace of mind!"
Feng Xi: …You really know how to talk!
After her repeated urging, Jiang Ji and Jing Yan finally accepted the stones.
That night, Jing Yan privately asked Jiang Ji, "Eldest Senior Brother, tell me the truth. Did Little Junior Sister really refine those pills?"
Jiang Ji nodded.
He understood Jing Yan's doubts, because he hadn't believed it at first either.
Not until he personally saw Feng Xi casually refine a batch of pills with a 100% success rate with more than half of them being top-grade.
After confirming several times, Jing Yan fell silent.
From now on, Little Junior Sister could buy whatever she wanted!
Even if she bought fifty thousand sheets of talisman paper just to tear them up for fun!
She's rich after all!
So the next day, when Feng Xi continued buying random odds and ends, Jing Yan remained as quiet as a chicken.
In the afternoon, Jun Wen mysteriously said, "Little Junior Sister, there's an auction tonight. Want to go take a look?"
Feng Xi curled her lip, "No! Think about why our Wuxiang Wuzong White Jade Lotus Root sold for over a billion spirit stones more than expected.
Once the atmosphere heats up and they throw in a few tricks, something worth ten thousand spirit stones can sell to you for two hundred thousand!"
Jun Wen immediately nodded, "Then we won't go. I don't have the money anyway!
How about we go to the arena instead?
We'll just pay an entrance fee to watch people fight, and we can even place bets. We won't gamble much, it's just for fun!"
Feng Xi thought that sounded good. Watching fights might even give her some insights, so she agreed.
Jing Yan disliked enclosed and noisy places, they made him very uncomfortable. Jiang Ji let him stay at the inn and went with Feng Xi and Jun Wen to the arena.
The arena was enormous, each of them paid fifty spirit stones for entry and received a black mask.
Once worn, it concealed one's appearance and gender to avoid causing trouble.
Of course, some people didn't wear them at all, those were the thrill-seekers.
Inside, they discovered that there were two levels separated into above ground and underground.
The above-ground arena was for Foundation Establishment Stage, the underground one was for Qi Refining Stage.
Each level was further divided into three areas to match different cultivation levels.
Feng Xi thought Qi Refining matches weren't very interesting, so the three of them went to the early Foundation Establishment section.
Onstage, the referee was introducing the two contestants.
"Red Robe, Jiang Wenlie, independent cultivator, third layer of Foundation Establishment Stage. Black Robe, Ren Youjia, independent cultivator, third layer of Foundation Establishment Stage.
Betting begins now!"
Feng Xi watched curiously. All participants wore specially made battle robes, one red, one black.
Betting time lasted half a quarter of an hour. During this period of time, the contestants could give speeches to attract wagers for themselves.
Because once they won, not only would they receive the arena's reward, they would also get a percentage of the betting pool.
Jun Wen hesitated, "Little Junior Sister, who should we bet on? Their cultivation levels are similar. The outcome should be decided by the smallest margin."
Feng Xi said, "Red robe. It's festive!"
Jun Wen: …
He gritted his teeth and placed a bet of… ten spirit stones on Red Robe.
The arena attendant glanced at him several times.
It's his first time seeing someone this stingy!
Jun Wen looked hopefully at Jiang Ji and Feng Xi. As a result, neither of them placed a bet.
There was no point gambling on luck, watching the excitement was enough.
Jun Wen: …
So I'm the only fool?
After betting ended, the match began.
Once a match started, it wouldn't stop until one party fell off the stage or admitted defeat.
The two were evenly matched and fought fiercely for half an hour before a winner was decided.
Black Robe won.
Jun Wen clutched his chest, "Little Junior Sister, my heart hurts so much!"
Feng Xi: …
At that moment, the referee announced loudly, "Black Robe, Ren Youjia, receives five thousand spirit stones from the arena and twenty thousand spirit stones from the betting pool!"
Feng Xi: (✧◡✧)
You can win so much money in one match? This was even more amazing than refining pills or drawing talismans!
After all, pill refining and talisman drawing required capital!
This rascal felt a surge of temptation.
It wasn't just her, Jun Wen's eyes were shining too.
Jiang Ji said coldly, "Both of you should give up on this idea immediately, otherwise I'll drag you out right now."
Feng Xi and Jun Wen instantly lost their happiness.
Because their happiness was gone, both of them were a bit listless.
After a while, Feng Xi said, "Eldest Senior Brother, I see they're selling spirit fruit juice and puffed rice candy over there. I'll go buy some."
Jiang Ji nodded, "Go and return quickly."
Feng Xi winked at Jun Wen and slipped away.
Jun Wen instantly understood.
Little Junior Sister must've gone backstage to register!
I really want to go too…
But seeing Jiang Ji looking like Xiao Baidao had possessed him, he didn't dare.
Forget it, I'll cover for Little Junior Sister!
Still, if Little Junior Sister fought, she'd definitely use her ultimate move. Her 'kneel' technique was unique. Even if she didn't reveal her identity now, sooner or later she'd be exposed.
Jun Wen chatted nonstop to distract Jiang Ji while thinking about this. By the time Jiang Ji remembered Feng Xi, two matches had already passed.
Just as Jiang Ji was looking around, two new contestants appeared onstage.
The Red Robe contestant, although his face was obscured, was burly and extremely muscular.
In contrast, the Black Robe contestant looked like a little chick, skinny, with a small topknot on his head. From his gait, he appeared to be a youth.
"Red Robe, Hong Dayong, independent cultivator, third layer of Foundation Establishment Stage.
Black Robe…"
The referee paused briefly before continuing, "Black Robe, Niohuru Ball, independent cultivator, great perfection of Qi Refining Stage."