The White Moon Market was already located at the northernmost part of Jian Country, and beyond it lay the Snow Country, the territory of another major alliance in the Eastern Wilderness, the Snow-blowing Palace.
Chen Mobai arrived and successfully completed the inspection task without any issues.
The manager here, Jin Guozhang, appeared to be a reliable cultivator with all accounts in order.
“Sir Town Guard, this is the Bai family’s “White Mist Spirit Bud”, a Rank-2 Spiritual Tea cultivated from a branch of the “Snow Needle Immortal Bud”. Tea Pills made from these Spiritual Tea leaves are the best medicines for improving a cultivator’s Divine Sense.”
Upon hearing Jin Guozhang’s words, Chen Mobai raised the transparent bluish-green tea in his hand and gently took a sip. Indeed, a refreshing aura welled up, making his Sea of Knowledge at the Purple Mansion utterly clear.
Unfortunately, he was already a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and his Divine Sense Realm was at a bottleneck. To him, this pot of precious spiritual tea only made him feel invigorated.
In contrast, after Liu Wenbo and Luo Yixuan drank the tea, their complexions were rosy and their eyes were bright, obviously benefitting a lot from the tea.
“Jin, I wonder if this Bai family’s tea is for sale?”
“To answer the Town Guard, the Bai family has a special shop selling tea seeds in the White Moon Market. A Rank-1 tea seed costs 10 Spirit Stones per plant, while a Rank-2 one costs 200 Spirit Stones per plant.”
“What if I want to buy a branch of the Rank-3 ‘Snow Needle Immortal Bud’?”“For that, you would have to personally request it from the Bai family’s headquarters at Snow Peak. Given your status as the Town Guard, the Bai family would surely agree.”
No sooner had Jin Guozhang finished speaking than Bai Dingxian, the patriarch of the Bai family, already came to visit.
“Hahaha, I have long heard from Brother Zeng that the Divine Wood Sect has produced an unrivaled Sword Cultivation Genius. Today, that reputation does not seem to be in vain.”
Bai Dingxian was a rosy-faced old man. He was only slightly younger than Liang Jinggui but remained youthful in appearance. His hair was as white as a crane’s, and his beard glowed brilliantly. He looked spirited, showing no signs of old age.
“Greetings, Clan Leader Bai.”
Bai Dingxian and the Divine Wood Sect had excellent relationships, especially with the Alchemy and Spirit Plant Departments. Apart from having the largest tea garden in the entire Eastern Wilderness, the Bai family also cultivated several hundred acres of herb fields.
When the Divine Wood Sect performed Alchemy, they occasionally needed to purchase herbs from the Bai family.
Even the tea pills produced by the Bai family every year had a portion which they supplied exclusively to the Divine Wood Sect.
Chen Mobai had seen this on the exchange list of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, but he was not interested in the Elixirs that the Tianhe Realm had to offer, so he was unaware of the prices.
“Just so happens that a Snow Needle Tea Tree recently had its buds plucked and needs to be trimmed. If the Town Guard could wait a couple of days, I will have someone from my clan deliver it.”
Bai Dingxian readily agreed to Chen Mobai’s request and even asked whether he wanted any other types of tea.
Because a Rank-3 tea tree branch planted in the Giant Tree Ridge had failed to thrive despite numerous attempts, while regular Rank-1 tea tree had a fifty percent chance of growing successfully.
Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai nodded in gratitude. Afterwards, he inquired Bai Dingxian about the situation in the White Moon Market.
Just then, Bai Dingxian’s expression changed drastically, and he suddenly stood up.
“Who dares! Who could it be!”
With a thunderous yell, Bai Dingxian shot out of the Divine Wood Sect’s shop like a streak of Escaping Light.
At first, Chen Mobai didn’t react. But he soon felt a violent surge in the spiritual energy of the earth veins. This was a sign that the town’s Defense Array had been activated. ŗΑꞐő₿ÊS̩
“Not good, there’s a powerful enemy attacking the market!”
At this point, several Loose Cultivators outside began shouting, and chaos ensued in the White Moon Market.
“Both of you, follow Jin’s commands and guard the sect’s Spirit Stone depot here. If the array is broken, have the Sect Disciples scatter and flee with the Spirit Stones, Magic Artifacts, and Elixirs. Remember, safety first.”
Chen Mobai acted immediately. After giving his orders to Jin Guozhang and the two disciples present, he didn’t wait for their response. He immediately hopped on his “Red Misty Cloud Silk” and flew out after Bai Dingxian.
Barely reaching the skies above the market, he saw three streams of spiritual light flying in from the east. Each carried a dark talisman, ruthlessly crashing onto the Defense Array of the White Moon Market.
Simultaneously, two streams of Foundation Establishment spirit light shockingly rose within the market itself. They had already seized the upper hand and destroyed two vital points of the Array.
With successive flashes of spiritual light, the shield formed by the array flickered on and off—it seemed likely to collapse at any moment.
With a resonating ‘Hum’, Bai Dingxian rushed out of a shop in the market that had just exploded. He was furiously wielding the Array Plate, channeling an extremely valuable top-grade Spirit Stone into it to stimulate the Defense Array’s power and resist the five intruders.
“Damn it. Part of the Spirit Vein’s flow has been changed. Not only has the Array’s power been weakened, even the Teleportation Array has been severed and can’t be activated.”
Bai Dingxian knew that the only one who could save the White Moon Market now was Chen Mobai, the number one Sword Cultivator of the Divine Wood Sect. So, while stimulating the Defensive Array’s power, he also explained the current situation in the simplest terms possible.
“External enemies haven’t broken in yet, but chaos has already broken out inside.”
Chen Mobai, hovering in mid-air, sighed as he witnessed various Loose Cultivators exploiting their higher cultivation levels to attack other Cultivators. They brazenly robbed various medicines and talismans, showcasing the worst of human nature.
He even saw several Loose Cultivators form groups to attack the major shops led by the Divine Wood Sect and the Bai family after robbing some street stalls.
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