After the Crimson Demon Tiger incident concluded, Wang Yufan continued leading Xu Changqing and Little Black towards the central area of the Eastern Domain.
After about half an hour of walking, Xu Changqing called out, "Master, look. There's an inn ahead. We've been walking for so long; let's go rest."
Wang Yufan thought for a moment before replying.
"Let's go."
Little Black also trotted along, following Wang Yufan and Xu Changqing towards the inn.
"Spirit Temple Inn? Why does that name sound so strange?"
Xu Changqing scratched his head, muttering to himself as he looked at the inn's plaque.
"This truly looks like a good place to rest." Wang Yufan remarked.
Xu Changqing didn't quite grasp the nuance in Wang Yufan's tone, thinking that if his Master believed it was a good inn, then it must be good.
With that thought, he pushed open the inn's door and stepped inside.
Inside the inn, there were several groups of people dressed in various styles. The moment Xu Changqing opened the door, all eyes turned towards him.
This made Xu Changqing a little nervous, but with his Master by his side, that tension slowly dissipated.
Just then, a voice called out, and a waiter with a towel draped over his shoulder came running over.
"Welcome, esteemed guests, to our establishment. May I ask if you'll be staying the night or ordering some food and drinks?"
Hearing the waiter speak, Xu Changqing was about to reply when Wang Yufan interrupted him.
"Arrange two top-grade guest rooms and serve all the best wine and dishes your establishment has to offer."
Upon hearing Wang Yufan's words, the waiter said, "Esteemed guest, we currently only have two first-class guest rooms left. If you also wish for a top-grade banquet, the price will not be low..."
Just as the waiter was about to continue speaking, a golden glowing spirit stone appeared in Wang Yufan's hand.
"A mid-gradr spirit stone."
"No, it's actually a high-grade spirit stone."
The waiter's eyes were fixed intently on the high-grade spirit stone in Wang Yufan's hand.
Not only the waiter, but even the other people who were dining looked over, their greed undisguised in their eyes.
Actually, these spirit stones were righteously taken by Wang Yufan from Wei Wudi when he was in the Azure Spirit Sect. Just breaking his arm was a bit too light, so Wang Yufan also took his spirit stones.
However, to the people present, these spirit stones were quite remarkable; this was the barren lands, where only low-grade spirit stones were commonly used.
High-grade spirit stones could only be afforded by people from the upper domain. Could these two individuals, along with a dog, be from the upper domain?
Those with slightly higher cultivation began to discreetly investigate. When they discovered that the young man who produced the high-grade spirit stone had no cultivation realm, and the other young man beside him was only at the Nascent Soul Realm, a surge of wild joy filled their hearts.
These were two fat sheep indeed, and everyone's thoughts varied.
At this moment, Wang Yufan looked at the dazed waiter and spoke again, "How about it? This is all I have. Can my requests be met?"
"Yes, yes, esteemed guests. Please forgive me for earlier. I will arrange everything for you two immediately. You see, this."
The waiter spoke, his eyes fixed on the high-grade spirit stone in Wang Yufan's hand.
Wang Yufan smiled, then tossed it over.
The waiter caught it with both hands, thinking to himself, 'My lord, please be careful.'
The waiter carefully tucked it into his bosom and led Wang Yufan, Xu Changqing, and Little Black upstairs.
After the three disappeared, among the group of people sitting downstairs, a man with a knife scar on his face, sitting by the window, spoke to a seemingly refined young man holding a folding fan beside him.
"Second Brother, fat sheep have arrived. Are we going to do this or not?"
The young man holding the folding fan thought for a moment and said, "No hurry. We are currently on their territory."
Upon hearing this, the scarred man looked at the small flag emblazoned with "Spirit Temple Inn" stuck not far away and realized he had been a bit impulsive just now; this establishment was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.
Just as the two were speaking, the waiter hurriedly ran down from upstairs and went directly through the doorway behind the counter.
The waiter arrived at a hidden doorway and raised his hand, knocking three times.
Thump, thump, thump.
"Come in," a hoarse female voice called out.
Hearing the voice, the waiter pushed open the door and entered.
At this moment, on a meditation cushion, a woman wearing a ghost-faced mask and a black dress spoke to the entering waiter.
"What is it? Speak."
"Boss, this time we have two big fish in our inn. You see."
As the waiter spoke, he carefully pulled out the high-grade spirit stone from his pocket.
The moment the spirit stone appeared, even the masked female boss was momentarily dazzled by its golden glow.
She had never seen one either. In the barren lands, only low-grade spirit stones were used, the middle domain used mid-grade, and the upper domain used high-grade.
This was a rule that had existed in the Heavenly Desolate World since its creation. Unless someone specifically brought such a spirit stone to the barren lands, it would be impossible to find one here.
"What are their cultivation realms?"
"Boss, one of them is only at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul Realm, and the other is just an ordinary person."
Upon hearing the waiter's reply, the female boss, wearing the ghost-faced mask, was somewhat surprised.
"You may go. Do not disturb those two for now. Arrange everything according to their requests first. For the subsequent matters, follow my instructions; no one is to act rashly."
"Yes, Boss. There's one more thing I don't know if I should mention," the waiter said.
"Speak."
"People from Black Wind Ridge have also arrived at our inn. Do you think we should drive them away?"
"It's fine, no need. On our territory, I doubt they'd dare to snatch food from our mouths. Even if Chen Hu, their Divine Transformation Realm late-stage leader, came, he wouldn't dare to cause trouble on my territory."
After hearing the boss's words, the waiter responded and then left.
At this moment, the female boss under the ghost-faced mask stood up, resting her chin on her hand, and said.
"One ordinary person, one fifth-level Nascent Soul. They truly are two little fat sheep. No matter where you came from, once you've arrived at this old lady's place, then you can't blame me, can you? Who told you to show off your wealth?"
After speaking, her figure flickered and disappeared.