Zhao Letian was transacting with the elder, while Liu Wei and the Star Ocean Five Tigers were browsing the street stalls.
They had already sold all their demon cores and were preparing to buy some items necessary for cultivation.
"Senior, how much is this dress?" As they were walking, Liu Wei suddenly saw a beautiful pink long dress on a nearby stall; it exuded a very powerful aura, presumably a Spiritual Artifact.
"This is a One-star Low Grade Defense Spiritual Artifact, valued at five Mid-Grade Essence Stones. It's not something you can afford. Move along, don't waste my time." The stall owner was a woman with a cold expression, a Martial Artist of the True Martial First Realm. She discerned at a glance that Liu Wei was only at the Primordial Martial Seventh Realm, thus she spoke indifferently.
Five Mid-Grade Essence Stones, for many Primordial Martial Realm Martial Artists, is an astronomical figure. She didn't believe that a mere girl at the Primordial Martial Seventh Realm could possess so many Essence Stones.
"Five Mid-Grade Essence Stones? Though it's a bit expensive, I've decided to buy it." Liu Wei hesitated for a moment before gritting her teeth and speaking.
Originally, she indeed didn't have five Mid-Grade Essence Stones, but Liu Fei had given her ten Mid-Grade Essence Stones earlier, and she hadn't used them all; eight were left. Along with the Essence Stones earned from selling the demon cores, as well as her own stash, she now had more than ten Mid-Grade Essence Stones in total, more than enough to buy the dress.
"Do you really want to buy it?" The stall owner blinked, somewhat surprised as she looked at Liu Wei.
"Yes." Liu Wei nodded, took out five Mid-Grade Essence Stones, and handed them over.
"Alright, the dress is yours." The stall owner showed a hint of shame, somewhat embarrassedly accepting the Essence Stones and handing over the dress. She hadn't expected to have misjudged the young girl standing in front of her today.
Just as Liu Wei reached out to take the dress, a fair and delicate hand swiftly snatched the dress first.
"What are you doing?" Liu Wei's expression darkened as she glared angrily, seeing that the person who intervened was a stunning girl dressed in an emerald-green long dress; her appearance was not inferior to Liu Fei's but had a more spoiled and willful air about her.
"This dress, Missy here has taken a liking to it. Just let me know how many Essence Stones you paid, and I'll compensate you for it," said the girl in the green dress, carelessly examining the dress in her hand without even deigning to look directly at Liu Wei, arrogantly speaking as if she must have anything she fancied.
"Give it back to me; no matter how many Essence Stones, I won't sell it!" Liu Wei said coldly. That girl was too unreasonable and overbearing, daring to ignore the sect rules and forcefully buy and sell in public, which was completely lawless. She wouldn't compromise.
"Not selling? Humph, is it because the Essence Stones are too few? I've seen many greedy people like you. How about I offer twice the Essence Stones to buy this dress, wouldn't that suffice?" The girl sneered contemptuously at Liu Wei. C$on$te*n#t so&u%rced$ f@r!om+ *^ – My Vir%t%ual^ Li^b-ra.ry E$mp-ir.e.
"I said, I won't sell it for any amount of Essence Stones!" Liu Wei clenched her fists, resolutely speaking. She sensed that the green-dressed girl's cultivation was stronger than hers, but she still wouldn't compromise because, according to sect rules, on Treasure Island, it was strictly forbidden to forcibly take others' possessions. She didn't believe the girl in green would dare to cause trouble.
"Hmph! Unappreciative. You won't sell? Fine, I'll directly deal with the stall owner. The dress will still be mine, and you won't get any benefit," the girl in green huffed impatiently and then directly looked at the stall owner, "Tell me, how many Essence Stones did she give you? I'll offer double."
The stall owner hesitated, a flicker of indecision in her eyes; nobody would complain about having too many Essence Stones, and she too wanted to earn more. However, doing so would ruin her reputation, likely deterring future customers from dealing with her.
"Senior, I have already paid the Essence Stones, but the dress hasn't reached me yet." Liu Wei looked at the stall owner, reminding her that the loss of the dress occurred while it was in her possession, hoping the stall owner would be accountable.
The stall owner suddenly started, snapping to her senses with a cold sweat breaking out on her back, internally chastising herself for nearly being swayed by greed to make a wrong decision. With many people watching, if she went back on her word and sold the dress to the girl in green, she would forever tarnish her reputation.
"Give her the dress!" The stall owner's face darkened as she emitted a strong True Yuan aura, pressuring the girl in green.
"Hmph! Just a mere True Martial First Realm, and you dare to threaten me? Do you know who I am?" Despite only being a Primordial Martial Eighth Realm cultivator, the girl in the green dress was not afraid of the stall owner of the True Martial Realm but instead arrogantly snorted.
"Who are you?" The stall owner's heart chilled, he had a bad feeling, perhaps this girl had a powerful backing.
"My name is Pan Qingqing, my father is a Law Enforcement Elder in the Inner Sect, he could kill you with just a finger, do you still want to stay in the sect or not?" The girl in the green dress said proudly.
"Law Enforcement Elder?"
The surrounding crowd was suddenly shocked, a Law Enforcement Elder, just like a Teaching Elder, had at least a cultivation of high-level True Martial, their power was terrifying.
"The daughter of a Law Enforcement Elder can't be violating sect rules and engage in extortion, right?" Although the stall owner disapproved of the girl in the green dress's behavior, after learning her identity he became more cautious in his tone.
"Who is extorting? Aren't I negotiating with you right now? I'm willing to offer more Primordial Stones, why wouldn't you sell to me, are you looking down on me, or my father?" the girl in the green dress coldly said.
The stall owner was speechless, this girl in the green dress was completely unreasonable.
"Let's do it this way, you first return the dress to her, let me complete the transaction with her, and afterwards you two can have your own trade. After all, I've already received her Primordial Stones, I can't just break my word." The stall owner suggested tentatively and even a bit pleadingly, since he couldn't afford to offend the daughter of a Law Enforcement Elder, but also did not want to tarnish his reputation.
"Fine, she's just a mere Primordial Martial Seventh Realm, I don't believe she'd really dare not sell it to me." The girl in the green dress nodded, handed the dress to Liu Wei, thinking that Liu Wei, with her Primordial Martial Seventh Realm cultivation, was obviously easier to deal with compared to the True Martial Realm stall owner.
"Now that you have the dress, our deal is done, the rest is your problem—I wish you luck." The stall owner said, then quickly packed up his stall, eager to leave this troublesome spot.
"Tell me, how many Primordial Stones do you want to sell that dress to me?" The girl in the green dress stared at Liu Wei, impatiently said.
"No amount of Primordial Stones!" Liu Wei said coldly, then turned to leave.
"Stop! Did I say you could leave?" The green dress girl's figure flashed, blocking Liu Wei's path, and said menacingly.
"She already said she wouldn't sell, what, you still want to forcefully take it?"
At that moment, the Xinghai Five Tigers, who had been strolling around nearby, finally rushed back, immediately protecting Liu Wei, glaring at the green dress girl.
"No wonder you're so arrogant, not even giving face to Miss here, so you have backup, but just a few mere Primordial Martial Ninth Realm big fools are not enough to scare me. Lin Yun, someone is bullying me, come over here and die for Miss!" The girl in the green dress glanced at the Xinghai Five Tigers and tyrannically said.
As her voice fell, a huge True Essence Palm Seal suddenly descended from the sky, aiming directly at the Xinghai Five Tigers and Liu Wei, if this palm landed, even if they didn't die, they would be severely injured.
At the critical moment, a cold snort suddenly rang out, and from a distance, a vast sword light accompanied by an awe-inspiring Dragon Roar swiftly broke through, shattering the massive True Essence Palm Seal.