Chapter 148: I Was Cursing Them Out for the Pill Seller

While Wu Tian was deactivating the concealment array, Pan Fubang returned to his mansion in a gloomy mood. Because of his fight with Wu Tian, his room had been completely ruined, and he searched through the pile of debris for that letter.

"Huh? I clearly put it in the drawer just now, why is it gone? Could it have been buried in the ruins?" Pan Fubang searched for a long time but could not find the letter. "I clearly placed the envelope in the drawer, waiting to burn it later, but most of the things in the drawer are still visible, so why has this letter vanished?"

Pan Fubang searched with growing frustration, but after searching for an hour without finding a trace of the envelope, he finally gave up in resignation. "There is a concealment array on this letter, and no one else knows it's anything important. Once buried in the ruins, no one should notice it, so there shouldn't be any major problems. I'll just drop it since I can't find it."

Pan Fubang ultimately abandoned the search, but what he did not know was that it was precisely because of this oversight that Wu Tian would eventually push him into a desperate corner with no way out.

...

After the concealment array was lifted, the original line of text appeared on the letter.

The contents of the letter were: Meet at Peace Tower at the Hour of Hai in ten days! Burn after reading!

It was merely a single line, but it provided Wu Tian with a crucial piece of information: Pan Fubang was going to meet someone at Peace Tower in ten days. If it were an ordinary meeting, there would be no need for such secrecy—not only communicating via an envelope, but also solemnly warning to burn it after reading. This clearly showed that the person Pan Fubang was meeting must be extremely secretive, and their identity was definitely not simple.

"Old bastard, in ten days I'll see just what kind of person you're meeting, making it so mysterious. It might even be heavily connected to the main quest!" Wu Tian lit a candle, burned the envelope in his hand, and reduced it to ashes.

After burning the envelope, Wu Tian went to sleep peacefully, completely unconcerned with external matters.

Early the next morning, Wu Tian woke up, washed up, and headed to the Heaven-Shattering Sect. Just as he arrived at the sect's entrance, he ran into Niu Wuji and Zhou Zheng coming out.

"Boss, you've come at the right time. We were just about to look for you. Master told us to go to the material shop and carry back a few hundred catties of rosewood," Niu Wuji said upon seeing Wu Tian at the gate.

"A few hundred catties of rosewood? What is this used for?" Wu Tian asked in surprise.

"The wooden swords used for training need to be replaced. Rosewood can be used to craft wooden swords for the disciples' training. Let's go, Junior Brother Wu, this is a task assigned to us by Master," Zhou Zheng said, patting Wu Tian's shoulder.

"Alright, let's go." Wu Tian nodded.

The task assigned by Liu Qingxu counted as a sect mission, and completing it would yield a lot of experience. Wu Tian was naturally very happy to accept.

Afterward, the three of them traveled together to the market material shop to purchase the rosewood.

The imperial capital's market was indeed incomparable to a small town; both sides of the bustling avenue were lined with all kinds of shops, and it was extremely prosperous with a constant stream of people.

"Young Master Zhou, here to buy things for your Master again?" The owner of the material shop seemed to know Zhou Zheng and greeted him warmly as soon as they arrived.

"Yes, we need five hundred catties of rosewood," Zhou Zheng nodded and said.

"Alrighty, the rosewood is right here, and I'll give you the lowest price: five thousand taels," the owner said with a nod.

"Okay, Boss, here are the five thousand taels." Zhou Zheng took out the silver and handed it to the owner.

"Young Master Zhou, with so much rosewood, do you need our help delivering it to the Heaven-Shattering Sect?" the shop owner asked.

"It costs delivery fees to ship it back to the Heaven-Shattering Sect, so we'll just carry it back ourselves. Five hundred catties isn't heavy for three people," Zhou Zheng shook his head. For martial artists, carrying five hundred catties was truly no trouble at all. As he spoke, Zhou Zheng prepared to heave the rosewood onto his shoulder and leave.

"Senior Brother Zhou, let me handle getting it back." Wu Tian smiled, waved his arm, and all five hundred catties of rosewood were instantly sucked into his spatial ring.

Seeing this, Zhou Zheng stared at Wu Tian with wide eyes and said, "This... could this be a spatial ring?"

"That's right, a good thing I stumbled upon by accident."

"This spatial ring is far more than just a good thing; it's an exceptionally precious treasure. A spatial ring is worth millions of taels of silver, and only the wealthy can afford it. Junior Brother Wu, you are too rich," Zhou Zheng said in shock.

"It's alright, it's alright. Now that things are bought, let's go back and report," Wu Tian patted Zhou Zheng's shoulder and chuckled.

The three of them then returned to the Heaven-Shattering Sect together. Along the way back, they overheard some martial artists animatedly discussing a matter.

"Hey, brother, have you heard? Tailong Trading Firm is going to hold a super-large auction in five days."

"Just an auction? Don't they hold them regularly?"

"It seems you don't know yet. This auction will feature a super heavyweight treasure up for bid: a Heavenly-grade Divine-tier Continuation Pill! No matter how severe the injuries are, as long as one has a single breath left, it can extend one's lifespan by twenty years!"

"Really or fake? Such an overpowered Continuation Pill—isn't that basically a pill that brings the dead back to life?"

"It's absolutely fucking true, the news has already spread throughout the entire imperial capital! Not only that, there is also the Divine-tier Spirit-Enhancing Pill, which is said to allow a direct breakthrough from the tenth-grade Martial Spirit realm to the third-grade Martial King realm! This is literally manufacturing a Martial King-level expert out of thin air! Just thinking about it is exciting!"

"Holy shit! That is truly heaven-defying! I'm definitely going to check it out when the time comes!"

"Checking it out does fuck all. With such a good item, it's definitely going to be fought over by all the major factions!"

"That's true. With such a good item, I guess it has nothing to do with poor bastards like us..."

Hearing these people's discussion, Zhou Zheng looked at Wu Tian and Niu Wuji in astonishment and said, "Holy shit! Are there really pills that can bring the dead back to life like they're saying? That is way too overpowered!"

At this moment, Niu Wuji glanced at Wu Tian. He didn't know that the Continuation Pill was provided to Tailong Trading Firm by Wu Tian, but he knew that Sect Master Ye had been saved by Wu Tian. Making a slight connection, he figured this Continuation Pill might belong to Wu Tian.

"Actually, it's nothing. This is our Sect Master Ye..."

Before Niu Wuji could finish, Wu Tian nudged him, and he promptly shut his mouth.

"What about your Sect Master Ye?" Zhou Zheng asked with a puzzled look.

"Nothing, our Sect Master Ye once said that Continuation Pills exist in this world. Yeah, that's it." Niu Wuji blinked and glossed over it.

"Such an overpowered thing is actually being put up for auction? Is the guy who owns the Continuation Pill out of his mind? If it were me, I wouldn't auction it even if beaten to death; this is a life-saving item," Zhou Zheng shook his head and said earnestly.

"Damn it, Senior Brother Zhou, your mind is the one out of its mind!" Wu Tian's expression instantly twisted into a grimace.

"Holy shit, why are you suddenly scolding me? I wasn't cursing you just now, what are you getting so excited about?" Zhou Zheng was left utterly bewildered by Wu Tian's rebuke.

"I'm scolding on behalf of the person selling the pill," Wu Tian said righteously.

"..." Zhou Zheng was left speechless.

Right at that moment, a group of arrogant disciples wearing uniform attire walked past Wu Tian and the other two from the opposite direction. The one in the lead stopped in his tracks upon seeing Wu Tian.

"Huh? It's you!" Upon seeing Wu Tian, that person pointed at him and shouted.