"I'll take it," Shen Yuan said without hesitation. His gaze then shifted to a shelf lined with fiery feathers, fire lotus seeds, and molten crystals. "And everything else you've got that's related to fire elements and thunder elements."
The shopkeeper blinked, stunned. "Senior Brother, are you... sure? This is one of our most expensive collections. And that thunder-related stuff... this would be the biggest sale of my life."
Shen Yuan smiled faintly, tossing yet another spatial ring onto the counter. "Do I look like someone who asks twice?"
The fox-like woman smiled slyly, her tail swishing slightly behind her as she packed up the treasures. "Of course not, Senior Brother. You're someone who gets what he wants."
[She's practically flirting with you now,] Yue Lan said with a laugh. [Will you now have two foxes in your harem?]
"I'm here for treasures, not for wives," Shen Yuan replied with a light chuckle.
Shop after shop, stall after stall, Shen Yuan left the female disciples either stunned, smitten, or both.
From fire Qi refinement scrolls to rare elixirs, defensive treasures to combat artifacts, he bought out everything remotely useful—or simply interesting.
His storage ring was rapidly filling, but he didn't care about it as he would just start throwing the stuff into his inventory.
By the time he nearly emptied the entire market, even the sun began to dip lower from the skies above, casting a warm glow over the market.
"Well, that should be enough," Shen Yuan said, adjusting his sleeves.
[Enough? You've practically plundered the Inner Sect Market,]
Yue Lan teased.
[If word gets out, they might start calling you 'Young Master Shen, the Market Conqueror.']
"Good. Let them. At least then people will know not to challenge me in a bidding war," Shen Yuan said with a smirk, making his way back toward the spatial portal.
[That's true, you will have a far easier time in the Auction houses if you become popular like this.]
Her bell-like laughter rang in his mind.
"Anyways, now that I have got all the necessary and unnecessary things from the market, I won't have any issue if the two of them didn't prepare anything at all." He lightly said while walking.
[Hmm... You used quite a lot of supplies during your last journey to the Mystique Realm.]
"Doesn't matter, I took a lot of those things from the outer sect market, and I also earned a good amount from that Ironwood idiot." Lightly shaking his head, he made his way towards the Spatial Portals.
They still shone majestically while standing at the center of the hub.
Knock Knock
Shen Yuan slowly opened his eyes as he heard someone knocking on his door.
"Are they finally here?" He softly spoke as the Spiritual Weapons around him dispersed into Qi again.
Xueyan raised her head before rubbing face with his clothes to get his attention.
He looked down to see Xueyan on his lap. Gently smiling, he began, "Well, sorry about it but the region I'm going to is far too dangerous for someone at your current level."
Xueyan tilted her head cutely while staring at him.
"Haah... never mind, just enter the Companion Space and rest for a bit." He said before sending her into that space, he placed a lot of high-tier Spirit Stones for her to eat.
[What luxury indeed, I don't think even the Inner Sect disciples here had this level of luxury while they were cultivating.]
"How can they compare to my Xueyan?" He smirked before rising from his chair and heading towards the gate.
"Well, I kept them waiting long enough, let's head out now."
Shen Yuan opened the gates to see Han Qingyu and Wan Ling waiting for him, both dressed in classic disciple robes.
Han Qingyu's silver hair shined brightly under the sunlight, already looking forward to the journey with bright eyes, while Wan Ling's gentle face also held a hint of excitement for the upcoming journey.
"Brother Yuan, you're finally here," Han Qingyu said, crossing her arms with a playful huff. "I thought you forgot about going with us today."
Wan Ling lightly shook her head, smiling gently, "It's fine Senior Brother. We've only been here for a short time."
Shen Yuan chuckled lightly, closing the gate behind him. "Looks like you both are quite eager for this trip, then let's not waste any more time."
[Hehe, looks like you will have your hands full taking care of these two. I hope they can keep up with your pace there.]
Her playful voice echoed in his mind.
'No need to worry, I can take care of them easily,' Shen Yuan replied internally as he gestured for the two of them to follow after him. "Let's head out."
...
The three of them made their way through the sect's ground toward the main gate.
The surrounding disciples paused in their tracks, staring at the group as Shen Yuan had gotten far too famous due to his recent feat. And him leading two beauties side by side only further made the crowd gossipy.