Upon returning from the Lava Fire Cavern, I immediately organized a list of the materials I needed. Refining a dependable magic treasure was of the utmost urgency, and I was missing a few key components. Zhou Wan insisted on accompanying me to the trading market, saying she was afraid I might be taken advantage of. I smiled; Wan'er's care for me was always so meticulous in every detail.
The trading market was located in the inner city of the sect, bustling with noise and excitement, with cries of hawking rising one after another. Cultivators of all descriptions shuttled back and forth, searching for items they needed. The air was permeated with the scents of various spiritual medicines, ores, and magic treasures, dazzling the senses.
I held Zhou Wan's hand, carefully weaving through the crowd. Although this was within the confines of the sect, human hearts are unpredictable, and I remained vigilant. For some reason, I kept feeling many malicious gazes cast our way, as if countless venomous snakes were lurking in the shadows, ready at any moment to strike and devour us. These gazes made me extremely uncomfortable, as if I had been stripped naked and exposed to the eyes of the multitude.
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