“Don’t get too excited. Let’s first check how the sales of the recording device are doing. If the sales are poor, we won’t have much to discuss for future plans.”

Yuyao’s smile returned as she waved her hand dismissively. “Don’t worry! I did some research beforehand, and the customers are really eager to buy. The sales should be good!”

“Oh? Then I’m looking forward to it!”

……

Xuan Guang City.

“There are so many people…”

Fang Yue gazed at the throngs ahead, feeling as if he had been transported back to the day he worked as a temporary staff member at the auction.

Fortunately, he wasn’t working as a temp today; he was just dragged out by Chen Ge and a few others to enjoy the spectacle.

“See? I told you the recording device would sell like hotcakes. We don’t have to worry about losing our jobs this time, right?” Chen Ge chattered on as usual.

Fang Yue merely smiled, continuing to observe the bustling crowd. Among them were not just cultivators; he also spotted quite a few merchants waiting in line to make purchases.

Some guests had even traveled from far away to attend the auction, but upon seeing the advertisements, they decided to stay a few extra days.

He felt a deep admiration for Yulinglong and that master of formations. However, his admiration wasn’t for the modifications made to the recording stone. After all, he had seen high-end recording stones that were custom-made before. For a master of formations, modifying and adding features wasn’t particularly difficult; it was just that once made, their high prices meant few people would buy them.

But Yulinglong was different. She had taken apart the recording device and had it made by employees who weren’t even considered formation masters. Because of this, the price of the recording device was significantly lower than those custom high-end recording stones.

He felt as if he had pushed open the door to a new world, countless thoughts swirling in his mind.

‘If only I could meet that master of formations.’

Fang Yue sighed. Although he had recently caught Yulinglong’s attention due to his displayed talent in formations and had quickly seized the opportunity to hint that he wanted guidance from the master, he felt his hopes were slim—no, utterly hopeless.

It was uncertain whether his request would even reach the master’s ears. Even if the master did hear about it, he would probably just chuckle and move on, after all, he was just a slightly talented little employee.

At that moment, a staff member suddenly spoke up, “By the way, with the recording device selling so well, do we have enough stock to meet the demand?”

Everyone froze, and Chen Ge, looking at the dense crowd, hesitantly replied, “We should have enough, right? After all, the price of the recording device isn’t low. Five thousand should last us several days, shouldn’t it?”

As they quietly discussed, a middle-aged man appeared behind them and cleared his throat. “Ahem!”

Everyone quickly stood up. “Hello, Supervisor!”

“The stock is a bit low. I need you all to work some overtime. Don’t worry, you’ll be paid triple for the extra hours.”

Initially, the thought of overtime made everyone a bit gloomy, but upon hearing the triple pay, their eyes lit up. “Yes, we’ll get right to work!”

The middle-aged man nodded and then turned to Fang Yue. “Fang Yue, come with me for a moment.”

Though Fang Yue was puzzled, he quickly followed.

Chapter 139: What Kind of Book Is This? Confiscated!

“Sit down, don’t be so stiff,” the supervisor said as he personally pulled out a chair for Fang Yue. “You’re quite lucky; the young lady values you highly.”

Fang Yue’s face showed confusion. Who was the young lady?

Seemingly sensing his question, the supervisor smiled and explained, “This shop is under the name of Young Lady Yulinglong, and she places great importance on the recording device. She even inquired about you with the master of formations.”

Fang Yue was instantly taken aback, feeling as if he wanted to pinch himself to see if he was dreaming.

Such happiness had come so suddenly?

The supervisor didn’t give Fang Yue time to recover. He continued with a smile, “The young lady said the master of formations can teach you the basics of formation knowledge, and you can write to him with questions once every six months.”

Fang Yue stood there in a daze, taking several seconds to come back to his senses before nodding vigorously, his heart racing with joy.

He hadn’t expected to succeed at all.

“This is just the basics,” the supervisor said, suddenly wearing a mysterious smile as he lowered his voice. “But don’t spread this around. The young lady plans to form a special organization with the master of formations. It’s said that the Tianjian Sect will also participate, and anyone who joins will learn more in-depth formation knowledge. You need to work hard; the young lady has high hopes for you.”

Fang Yue’s expression was on the verge of breaking down. This was something he wouldn’t even dare to dream about!

He quickly nodded, his voice trembling slightly. “Yes, I promise I won’t let the young lady down!”

He had no idea how he left the supervisor’s office. By the time he returned to his workstation, his head was still spinning.

He had made the right bet!

He never expected to connect with the master of formations so quickly. In the future, he might even have the chance to join the organization the master was forming to learn. If that happened, his opportunities would multiply!

Thinking of this, he threw himself into his work with even more vigor.

Meanwhile…

“Ugh, why do I feel so chilly?”

Bai Feng tightened his clothes, glancing at the system, but no new windows popped up.

Speaking of which, hasn’t the system been a bit too quiet lately?

Oh well, quiet is good; it means he’s getting better at handling the system’s forced luck value.

……

In the Central Plains, at the Tianyan Sacred Land.

A woman was polishing a long sword in her hands, the blade radiating a faint glow, clearly not an ordinary item.

“Can’t rush it. I need to wait a bit longer, at least until I reach the Transformation stage. I can’t let that incident happen again…”

At that moment, she suddenly sensed someone visiting and quickly sheathed her sword, undoing the restrictions of her cave dwelling.

“Yun Shimei, still training hard, huh?” A tall woman walked in with a smile. “While hard work is commendable, don’t overexert yourself.”

“Yeah, I’ll be careful,” Yun Shimei nodded, then looked at the tall woman and asked, “What’s up, Sister Xiao?”

“You really have been training non-stop, haven’t even stepped outside!” Sister Xiao exclaimed, sitting down with her long legs crossed. “We’ve been fighting those guys from the Demon Path for quite a while now. We’ve discovered a stronghold of a divine lord, and the Master is considering taking it out. The rewards from the Sacred Land are quite generous. Want to join us?”

“Let me think about it.”

Yun Shimei didn’t answer immediately, her face thoughtful. Was this another event that would deviate from the future trajectory?

She continued to ask Sister Xiao, “By the way, how did we end up fighting the Demon Path? Have they done something recently?”

“They’ve extended their reach into the Northern Region and almost killed a genius from the Tianjian Sect. I think his name was Bai Feng or something…”

Before Sister Xiao could finish, Yun Shimei stood up abruptly and quickly walked toward the cave entrance. “Sister Xiao, let’s go!”

“Where to?” Sister Xiao was momentarily confused, looking a bit dazed.

“To kill the Demon Path.”

“……Huh?”

……

“Hmph~ I can do what I want! My willpower isn’t something a mere book can defeat! I won’t let my mind wander like before!”

Shui Miaomiao paused her training, took out paper and pen, and marked a stroke under today’s date.

But if one looked closely, they would see that only the last three days had a stroke beneath them, while earlier dates had horizontal, vertical, and hook symbols, with a maximum of three before stopping.

“Today, I’ll go ask my senior sister about sword techniques.”

She stood up, grabbed the long sword hanging on the wall, pondering how to get closer to the disciples of the Tianjian Sect.

Swordsmanship was one of the methods she thought of, and since she had practiced it before, picking it back up would be much easier.

A few days ago, she had mustered the courage to approach her senior sister while she was practicing swordplay with Bai Shixiong, and her senior sister had kindly offered her guidance.

‘Why did I ever think my senior sister was scary?’

Shui Miaomiao couldn’t help but mutter to herself; her senior sister was actually a very warm-hearted person.

On the other hand, Bai Shixiong seemed to be intentionally keeping his distance from her.

Could it be that Bai Shixiong and her senior sister really… No, no, why was she starting to have such strange thoughts again?

Shui Miaomiao quickly shook her head, then suddenly remembered something and dashed outside with her long sword. “Right! The recording device seems to have gone on sale today. I wonder if Xiao Jin and the others managed to buy some for me.”

She had specifically instructed Xiao Jin and the others to buy a few extra as gifts, starting with one for her senior sister, and then… well, she might as well get one for Bai Shixiong too.