"Liuli, you must be from the Soaring Cloud Ancient Domain, right?"
Luo Yunxi turned toward her as he spoke.
Liuli's eyes widened. "How did you know?"
"The style of your clothing—it's unique to the Soaring Cloud Ancient Domain," Luo Yunxi said.
Yang Cheng's heart stirred.
Liuli came from the Soaring Cloud Ancient Domain?
If he used Luo Yunxi as a reference, then Liuli was also likely to be an extraordinary figure in the future.
Yang Cheng felt like he had already guessed her true identity.
The Ancient Demon That Devours the Heavens returned to the Soaring Cloud Ancient Domain two hundred years later, and after nearly five hundred years, completely rose as its undisputed overlord.
Before that, the reason he couldn't dominate the Soaring Cloud Ancient Domain was because the other Realm Gods opposed him.
Among them, there was one named Zhu Xuanji, known as the "Liuli Realm God."
Could it be… Liuli was Zhu Xuanji?
The possibility was extremely high.
"You're very observant," Liuli said with a faint smile. "It seems my own knowledge is still far too shallow. I can't even guess where you come from."
"No need to speculate," Luo Yunxi replied. "I come from the Black River Ancient Domain."
The two then engaged in a few trades. Their exchanges held some value, though not the highest.
Through this, they carefully probed each other.
After a while, both gained a rough idea of each other's status and abilities.
Then Luo Yunxi spoke directly: "I've been cultivating a certain technique lately, and I happen to need Flow Abyss Sand from your Soaring Cloud Ancient Domain. Do you have a way to obtain it?"
"Flow Abyss Sand? That exists only in Flow Abyss itself. It's incredibly rare, a top-tier divine material."
Liuli considered carefully. "I do have a way to get it. But in return, I want a top-tier Slaughter-type breathing technique."
Luo Yunxi's face lit up with joy.
When he first made this request, he had little hope. He never imagined Liuli really could provide it.
But then his brows furrowed. "A Slaughter-type top-tier breathing technique? At the moment, I only have a Lightning-type top-tier breathing technique. Would that do?"
"I lack only a Slaughter-type breathing technique. Other types are useless to me," Liuli said flatly.
Yang Cheng's mind sharpened. That confirmed it—Liuli truly was Zhu Xuanji.
Because Zhu Xuanji was a dual-element cultivator, wielding both Wind and Slaughter.
She must have already mastered a top-tier Wind breathing technique but still lacked a Slaughter-type one.
At that moment, Yang Cheng's thoughts moved and he said, "Since this is your first trade, I can help you both reach an agreement. I can offer a top-tier Slaughter breathing technique. Luo Yunxi, you can then use it to trade with Liuli."
Luo Yunxi was overjoyed. "Thank you, senior—no, thank you, Dao-friend Suihuo."
Yang Cheng slightly stirred his spiritual power, and in the void a jade slip condensed.
At the same time, Luo Yunxi secretly tried using his spiritual sense to connect with his physical body, and found he really could.
Moments later, he shifted a jade slip into the realm.
They each accepted the other's jade slip containing breathing techniques.
Luo Yunxi scanned the one Yang Cheng gave him and immediately looked stunned. "Dao-friend Suihuo, this breathing technique you've provided—it's beyond ordinary top-tier. This is a Supreme-grade breathing technique.
Compared to this, the technique I gave you is worth far less."
Saying this, he turned toward Zhu Xuanji. "Liuli, if you want this breathing technique, then you'll have to personally compensate Dao-friend Suihuo. If you refuse, then our trade ends here, and I'll offer something else myself to make up for it."
Hearing that, Liuli's eyes filled with excitement. "Of course I want it."
Luo Yunxi then passed her the jade slip.
As soon as Liuli read it, she grew wildly ecstatic.
"Changyue, you're right. This really is a Supreme-grade breathing technique!"
She quickly faced Yang Cheng, her voice trembling with eagerness. "Dao-friend Suihuo, a Supreme-grade breathing technique is priceless. I'm willing to compensate you with a heavy treasure in return."
As her spiritual power connected with her physical body, two items appeared before her.
On the left was a bottle filled with black sand.
On the right lay a stone that looked plain and ordinary.
"This stone is something I obtained by chance. I don't know its function, but the aura it gives off is no weaker than that of a top-tier divine treasure."
Liuli said, "Dao-friend Suihuo, I don't know if this item suits your taste. If it doesn't, I'll find another treasure of equal value."
A stone… and she called it a top-tier divine item?
Because of his focus on the Ancient Demon That Devours the Heavens, Yang Cheng had also paid close attention to Zhu Xuanji in his previous life.
Later on, Zhu Xuanji created a divine mountain. That divine mountain was said to have been born from a small stone.
Now, Zhu Xuanji was offering him that very kind of treasure. How could Yang Cheng refuse?
Most importantly, his conscience was clear.
Though Zhu Xuanji would lose the divine mountain, she had gained the Asura Breathing Technique.
That was a Supreme-grade breathing technique, far beyond the top-tier technique she cultivated in her past life.
With it, Zhu Xuanji's future strength would almost certainly surpass her former self.
"Alright," Yang Cheng said calmly.
Liuli was immediately filled with gratitude, feeling that Dao-friend Suihuo was intentionally looking out for her.
At that moment, Yang Cheng suddenly felt his spirit growing tired.
He realized then that entering the Square Inch Realm consumed his spiritual energy.
"Both of you, this gathering ends here. We'll meet again if fate allows."
Yang Cheng made his decision swiftly.
Both Zhu Xuanji and Luo Yunxi had gained immense benefits this time, and their respect for Yang Cheng only deepened.
"Dao-friend Suihuo, will we have the chance to return again?" Zhu Xuanji asked cautiously.
"Of course," Yang Cheng replied with a smile.
Then he decisively withdrew his spiritual power, closing off Zhu Xuanji and Luo Yunxi's micro-stars.
In an instant, Yang Cheng felt his spirit relax.
"Hah."
He exhaled softly.
After a moment of thought, he chose to leave the Square Inch Mysterious Realm as well.
Even without the burden of Zhu Xuanji and Luo Yunxi, staying here still consumed some of his strength.
His consciousness returned to his body. Yang Cheng didn't do anything else but immediately sat cross-legged, eyes closed, focusing on recovering his spiritual energy.
Black River Ancient Domain.
By the rushing, endless banks of the Black River stood a massive fortress.
Upon its high walls, a silver-haired man in purple-gold armor suddenly opened his eyes.
At first, his expression was tense.
Without warning, he had been drawn into the Square Inch Mysterious Realm, where he had spent at least an hour.
Would being gone that long affect the battlefield?
After all, Iron Pass City was still locked in a tense standoff against the demon army.
But soon he realized that everything around him was unchanged. The other soldiers hadn't noticed anything.
"What time is it now?" he asked the soldier beside him.
"General, you only shut your eyes for eight breaths," the soldier replied.
Luo Yunxi's face stayed calm, but inside he was utterly shaken.
The flow of time in the Square Inch Mysterious Realm… it was different from reality.
At this rate, the ratio was about 300 to 1.
"Dao-friend Suihuo… you are far more unfathomable than I imagined," Luo Yunxi thought, bowing his head to hide the shock in his eyes.
After a while, he whispered to himself, "Perhaps… the time to change fate has come."