The aroma of the meat filled the air before long.
Li Yunjing handed one of the skewers to Yu Yunyi. The four of them sat in the courtyard, sipping their Spirit Wine and eating Tier Two Demon Beast flesh.
"This roasted meat tastes pretty good!"
Yu Yunyi tasted a piece and exclaimed in praise.
"Indeed! Seems like you both have some skills!"
Li Yunjing tasted it as well, nodded, and suddenly laughed, saying to Su Guo and Jin Shouyun, "If things don’t work out for you, you can go to ’East Splendor Tower’ and become chefs."
Of course, this was a joke.
"Haha! Senior Brother Li, you’re joking. How could we possibly do that?"
Su Guo laughed, grabbed another skewer of Profound Turtle flesh, and started eating.
"Exactly! I’m good at fighting and killing! If I had to cook every day in the kitchen, I wouldn’t last a single day!"
Jin Shouyun shook his head, as cooking was certainly not a good suggestion for him.
"Yunyi, next time, I’ll research a better way to roast meat and cook it personally for you!"
Li Yunjing’s joke lightened the mood. He looked at Yu Yunyi beside him, who leaned on him, and smiled lightly.
"Okay! Show me your skills then!"
Yu Yunyi’s smile was a mix of shyness, sweetness, and a bit of helplessness.
After all, there were still others around!
After a night had passed, the next morning, Li Yunjing gave Jin Shouyun and Su Guo each a hundred thousand Spirit Stones and told them to split up and shop around the city.
By dividing into two groups, efficiency significantly increased, and after three more days, they had visited almost every shop selling materials in Wanghai City. Li Yunjing finally collected half of the required materials.
Of course, it wasn’t that Wanghai City didn’t have more materials.
It was just that some prices were too high, exceeding the budget, and couldn’t be purchased.
Li Yunjing wasn’t going to lose money working for the Seven Star Palace.
On the fourth day, as Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi just stepped out, a young man blocked their path.
The young man’s appearance was average and forgettable in a crowd.
His cultivation was not high, only at the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer.
As soon as the young man got close, Li Yunjing smelled a fishy odor, indicating this person frequented Wanghai City.
He could be considered a semi-local here.
After four days, only half of the task was completed, and Li Yunjing was in a foul mood. He coldly looked at the young man, his gaze extremely unfriendly.
The young man noticed Li Yunjing’s displeasure and quickly said, "Fellow Daoists, I am Lin Kai. I have lived in Wanghai City for a long time and am extremely familiar with its thousands of shops. If you need, I can act as your guide!"
After saying this, Lin Kai looked at Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi with a playful smile.
"Oh? How much would you charge?"
Li Yunjing glanced at him and, feeling a bit intrigued, asked.
Lin Kai, seeing a chance, perked up and quickly said, "Fellow Daoists, you two must be direct disciples and Inner Sect Disciples of the Shenxiao Dao Sect. Are you here in Wanghai City on official business?"
Upon hearing this, Li Yunjing frowned slightly and kept silent, giving Lin Kai a cold glance while holding Yu Yunyi’s delicate hand and trying to walk past him.
Li Yunjing didn’t like the guide being sly.
He needed an honest person to lead the way and save time.
This Lin Kai seemed like an old fox.
This kid was treating him and Yu Yunyi like novices, trying to pry information from them.
This made Li Yunjing loathe him and refuse to engage further.
He didn’t believe that in Wanghai City, having Spirit Stones, he couldn’t find a worthy guide.
Lin Kai’s appearance wasn’t all bad; it gave Li Yunjing an idea.
Maybe he could try finding someone and offering some payment to quickly complete his task.
Saving more time would allow him and Yu Yunyi to complete their trials.
This time, Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi hoped to advance to the Foundation Establishment Realm through training.
The more time available, the better.
He certainly didn’t want to be dragged down by the Seven Star Palace’s procurement task, wasting valuable time here.
"Fellow Daoists, don’t leave! My question has a reason! I’m not trying to pry information out of you!"
Seeing Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi about to leave, Lin Kai quickly said.
Seeing they had no intention to stop, he followed closely, one step behind Li Yunjing, and continued, "Fellow Daoists, you may not know, but your large-scale material purchases in the city have already been noticed by some shops."
Hearing this, Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi exchanged glances and then stopped, turning to look at Lin Kai, wanting to hear what he had to say.
Seeing them stop, Lin Kai smiled with some pride, believing these two couldn’t escape his grasp.
Thinking this, he smiled and said, "Fellow Daoists, would you like to hear my information?"
Li Yunjing remained expressionless and asked, "Go ahead."
Lin Kai smiled and said, "In Wanghai City, I make a living through well-informed news, and..."
Speaking, he rubbed his fingers together in a money-counting gesture, making his intentions clear.
"How much Spirit Stone do you want?"
Li Yunjing raised an eyebrow and asked gravely, "I hope my Spirit Stones won’t be wasted!"
"For shop information, just ten Low Grade Spirit Stones!"
Regarding Li Yunjing’s threat, Lin Kai showed no reaction and added, "My price is very cheap and highly accurate! It will definitely help fellow Daoists!"