Junior Sister, I Really Have to Control You

After feeding the little glutton, Li Yinsheng and Mu Xiaoyu followed the Shopkeeper into a room specifically used to store intangible Magical Artifacts.

Unlike the outside area where Magical Artifacts were displayed on shelves, this room contained over a dozen neatly arranged stone pedestals. Each pedestal was about ten feet square and covered in intricate Arrays. The power of the Arrays bound variously colored, shapeless clusters of light hovering above the stone surfaces.

”These are all intangible Magical Artifacts. They can only be preserved using Arrays, otherwise, they would easily dissipate on their own,” the Shopkeeper introduced, pointing to the pedestal in front of them. ”What you see here is the Quenching Essence Lock.”

Floating above the pedestal were several fist-sized clusters of yellowish-brown cloudy gas. They emitted no Spiritual Light and hardly changed shape.

Li Yinsheng narrowed his eyes and extended his Divine Sense. It was indeed Earth Qi. Though the quantity wasn’t large, it was quite pure.

”Shopkeeper, may I take one out to examine it?” Li Yinsheng asked.

”Of course. Please wait a moment, esteemed guest, while I use a Qi Capturing Talisman to draw one out,” she replied, reaching for her Qiankun Bag.

”There’s no need for the trouble. Intangible objects can simply be bound by Magical Power.”

Li Yinsheng raised his hand. A streak of green light shot from his palm, grabbing a cluster of the yellowish-brown gas. He probed it with his Divine Sense, examining it closely.

Beside him, Mu Xiaoyu also lowered her head to look carefully—even though she couldn’t understand anything she was seeing, she just loved to join the fun.

The Shopkeeper’s pupils violently contracted, though she didn’t make a sound.

Continually wrapping an intangible Magical Artifact in Magical Power to temporarily restrain it was common knowledge in the Cultivation Realm, and it didn’t require much technical skill. There was only one small hurdle—it required a profound foundation of Magical Power.

As far as she knew, achieving this feat required at least fifty years of Cultivation. This person executed it casually and effortlessly, meaning his actual Cultivation was likely even higher... Many Stewards in Daoist Temples were only at this level.

But the problem was, although this man’s face was hidden, his voice was incredibly young!

The Shopkeeper guessed that unless he practiced some Cultivation Techniques or Secret Skills with excellent youth-retaining effects, based on his clear voice, he was in his early thirties at most—perhaps not even thirty yet. He might even be... younger than her!

To possess such Cultivation at this age... was he a future pillar of a Great Daoist Temple, or a young disciple of a powerful Dharma Vein?!

It had to be a Daoist Temple; disciples of Dharma Veins had no reason to visit a place like this.

She had initially thought he was merely wealthy, but to her surprise, his Cultivation was even more impressive!

At this thought, the modest enthusiasm in her eyes instantly transformed into intense eagerness, mingled with a newfound solemnity. One naturally had to be polite to the wealthy, but one had to be exceedingly cautious and respectful toward those with profound Cultivation.

Noticing the shift in the Shopkeeper’s gaze, Li Yinsheng felt satisfied and casually pushed the cluster of gas back into the Array.

He had intentionally shown off his skills to avoid unnecessary trouble.

As the saying goes, ”All merchants are shrewd.” Although Zulu Temple’s shops had always enjoyed a good reputation, rumors of them fleecing customers weren’t entirely nonexistent; they were just better than other places.

Since she had mistakenly assumed he was just some rich guy, actively revealing a bit of his Cultivation was the best way to eliminate the risk of being treated like a fat sheep.

Playing the weakling to catch opponents off guard might sound satisfying in theory, but proactively resolving potential conflicts before they could even happen was far more convenient.