Chapter 285: Refining the Thousand Beast Banner_1
Immediately following, Lin Tianming, in front of everyone, brought up the matter of exchanging demon beast inner pills for second order demon beast souls.
Those seated here were either his teammates or people he had helped.
Faced with such a mutually beneficial request, it quickly received everyone's consent.
Subsequently, Lin Tianming and the cultivators reached an agreement on the details of the trade with remarkable smoothness.
Lin Tianming was very pleased with this and looked forward to it greatly.
As the banquet drew to a close, everyone was full and satisfied with the hospitality provided by Lu Qiao.
At this moment, Li Xiuyuan took the lead in expressing gratitude to Lu Qiao and then requested to take his leave.
Seeing this, Lu Qiao and Li Xiuyuan exchanged a few courtesies, followed by everyone asking to be excused and leaving the scene.
Lu Qiao did not insist on detaining anyone and, after greeting them, left the Guest-Receiving Palace along with the crowd.
Strolling leisurely down the streets of Yuyao City, Lin Tianming felt quite content.
His day had been fulfilling; he had collected the spoils of the great battle, enjoyed the finest spiritual tea courtesy of Li Xiuyuan, and was still harboring a surge of energy within.
Then, he accepted Lu Qiao's invitation to the banquet, indulged hugely in the delicacies, and secured a source for monster beast souls, reaping a rich harvest.
On the streets, Lin Tianming appreciated the surrounding shops and soon returned to his own cave dwelling.
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Inside the Guest-Receiving Palace.
Lin Tianming stood with his hands clasped behind his back; it had been two days since he had gone to Zhenyang Hall to check the Demon Hunter Leaderboard.
Seeing that Qin Xi was still in closed-door cultivation and showed no sign of coming out, he did not wish to disturb her and planned to directly enter the training room for cultivation.
As for the spoils of war that Li Xiuyuan had given him to bring over, he would hand them over when they met next; there was no need to rush.
Having made up his mind, Lin Tianming turned and headed towards the deeper training room.
Just then, the door to Qin Xi's closed cultivation chamber opened, and that familiar silhouette appeared in his field of vision.
Upon seeing Lin Tianming, Qin Xi's face showed a flash of joy, but she quickly returned to calmness.
"Fairy Qin, what a coincidence that you have just finished your cultivation!"
Lin Tianming greeted her with a smile and then took out the storage bag that Li Xiuyuan had entrusted to him and handed it to Qin Xi.
"This is from Li Xiuyuan for you, the spoils of your battle contributions. Take it and have a look!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Xi nodded, took the storage bag, and released her divine sense to inspect it, revealing a look of surprise.
"Lin, before we came to Yuyao City, we agreed on an even split of the spoils. Not only are the demon beast corpses in this storage bag intact, but their number is even slightly more than agreed."
"What does this mean?"
Hearing this, Lin Tianming frowned, recalling the agreement they had made initially.
At the time, his proposal was more of a test; he wasn't truly concerned with the division of spoils.
Reflecting on this, Lin Tianming chuckled and said, "Let's forget about the initial agreement on the distribution. Your spoils of war are all yours; I don't want a single bit of it!"
"How can that be? We should divide it as agreed!"
"Although my strength is not great and the spoils I can obtain are limited, a promise once made must be kept!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Qin Xi took out several second order monster beast inner pellets and some parts from demon beast corpses, almost half the value of the entire loot.
She glanced at Lin Tianming's dumbfounded expression and unhesitatingly handed them over to him.
Seeing her determination and that she had no intention of changing her mind, Lin Tianming felt quite satisfied with her actions.
Regaining his composure, Lin Tianming said calmly with a smile, "Fairy Qin, let's do it this way.
"From this point on, and in the future, I'll only take monster beast souls from your spoils; everything else is yours. Can we agree on this?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Xi frowned and then inquired, "The value of monster beast souls isn't high. Are you sure you're not at a loss?"
Laughing heartily, Lin Tianming felt a bit helpless regarding Qin Xi's stubbornness.
"Fairy Qin, as a loose cultivator and a woman alone, it is not my style to take advantage of you.
"Let's not discuss it further; it is decided!"
Overwhelmed by Lin Tianming's assertive and incontrovertible words, Qin Xi's cheeks flushed with color, and she was momentarily at a loss.
Seeing that Qin Xi had no rebuttal, Lin Tianming felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
"Heh heh..."
At this time, Lin Tianming chuckled mischievously, feeling very relaxed.
"Fairy Qin, quickly hand over my share of the monster beast souls, so that I may begin my cultivation right away!"
Upon the prompting, the daydreaming Qin Xi, somewhat helplessly, took out a jade bottle containing the souls and handed it to Lin Tianming.
Without being courteous, Lin Tianming took the jade bottle, exchanged a few pleasantries with Qin Xi, and advised her not to wander off unnecessarily.
Qin Xi nodded, and then watched Lin Tianming stride away from the Guest-Receiving Palace toward his training room.
As he departed, she stood there alone, a peculiar feeling welling up inside her.
This sensation was strange, indescribable, and difficult to express.
"Sigh..."
With flushed cheeks, Qin Xi let out a long sigh and then turned to leave the Guest-Receiving Palace.
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Inside the training room.
Lin Tianming sat cross-legged, with his hands together, engaging in his breathing exercises, and the even sound of his breath filled the training room.
At this time, his body was filled with a great amount of energy, the result of the fine spiritual tea and spiritual wine he had consumed during the day's gathering and hadn't yet had time to refine.