At this point, Zuo Linjun clearly paused for a moment, then continued:

"I am sure you are aware, Nanhua Dao You, that wanting to use our Daoist Palace's teleportation array through connections will likely incur significant costs.

This is something, Nanhua Dao You, you need to prepare for in advance."

"Of course."

Ji Haoyuan nodded with a smile.

Before coming, he already knew that this expense for making arrangements would be unavoidable.

Therefore, the moment Zuo Linjun finished speaking, a storage bag was pushed towards Zuo Linjun by him.

"Zuo Dao You, this is a little token of my gratitude; I hope you won't refuse."

However, this time Zuo Linjun reached out and pushed the storage bag back to Ji Haoyuan's side, then seriously looked at Ji Haoyuan and said:

"Nanhua Dao You, I know that coming here to Central Earth Divine Continent was not easy for you.

Plus, since I've already received the Miao Yuan Pill you gave me, I won't take advantage of you like this.

But rest assured, you just need to wait for my news on this matter.

Soonest by two days, latest by seven days, I will give you a definite answer.

Just hope that in the future, Nanhua Dao You, if you can establish yourself in Central Earth Divine Continent, don't forget about me, Zuo."

Zuo Linjun spoke these words with forthrightness, causing Ji Haoyuan to have some goodwill towards him.

He understood Zuo Linjun's intention in doing this.

And he knew the purpose behind it.

To be blunt, it was an investment in him.

But Ji Haoyuan didn't feel any resentment towards this.

There are many people in the world who fail to see the situation clearly, thinking that others helping them with a purpose means something negative about the other person.

Some even develop an unwarranted arrogance, feeling that the other person is just so-so.

But they never consider, who are they even?

If there's truly nothing of value on you or potential worth investing in, why would anyone help you?

Ji Haoyuan has never been someone self-important.

Thus, he was sincerely grateful for Zuo Linjun's willingness to help him "unconditionally."

As for the Miao Yuan Pill he had offered earlier...

It was just a stepping stone to open up conversations between them.

After all.'

This was only their second meeting.

If Ji Haoyuan came with no gestures at all and boldly asked Zuo Linjun for help,

he wasn't sure if Zuo Linjun would agree.

But speaking for himself, he wouldn't have had a good impression of such a person.

After a long while,

Ji Haoyuan returned to a small courtyard he temporarily rented in Qianling State.

The steward, Miao Zixi, immediately came forward and handed a jade slip to Ji Haoyuan.

"Elder, here is some information that Junior Brother Qingyun has collected during this period; you may want to look at it first."

The "Junior Brother Qingyun" Miao Zixi mentioned was indeed Ji Qingfei.

Since he achieved the Golden Core, he adopted the Taoist name "Qingyun."

At this moment,

Ji Haoyuan reached out to take the jade slip from Miao Zixi while saying to her:

"Zixi, now that you and I are no longer in the Demonstration Sect, from now on, you don't need to call me Elder, just call me Senior Brother."

"Yes, Senior Brother."

Miao Zixi obediently agreed immediately.

Ji Haoyuan nodded and then began to examine the contents of the jade slip.

After arriving in Qianling State, Ji Haoyuan had Ji Qingfei and Fan Changhong investigate the circumstances of using the Daoist Palace's teleportation array.

Though he had Zuo Linjun's channels here and believed that asking Zuo Linjun for help should not be too difficult,

he made multiple preparations for matters concerning future paths of his own, planning for contingencies.

Even if, in the end, these preparations were not needed at all.

But as the person leading the group, having such considerations was necessary.

After all, many things do not go according to one's wishes.

Unexpected surprises or sudden situations could arise, and they are possible.

At this moment, Ji Haoyuan finished reading the contents of the jade slip.

He couldn't help but sigh lightly in his heart.

As expected, it was just as he thought, that for ordinary cultivators, without connections in the Daoist Palace, it's indeed not easy to use their exclusive items.

Even though in Qianling State, there are brokers similar to what he knew from his previous life as scalpers,

but those people...

Firstly, their prices are exceedingly high and lack absolute security.

Secondly, and most importantly, their reach is limited to only a few states and regions.

Once you move beyond their network, they need to find another batch of similar brokers locally.

This would lead to a significant delay in their time.

Moreover, the places introduced by such people are often associated with the lowest-level personnel in the Daoist Palace.

The resources and authority they hold are already limited.

If anything changes above them, losing the spirit stones offered is a minor issue, but being involved in an investigation by the Daoist Palace's insiders would be a real problem.

Therefore...

After obtaining a rough understanding of these circumstances, Ji Haoyuan had mostly dismissed the idea of seeking those people out.

Unless the situation with Zuo Linjun changed, he wouldn't consider it.

Fortunately,

Zuo Linjun didn't let him down.

Just three days later, a remarkably beautiful Golden Core female cultivator arrived at Ji Haoyuan's small courtyard.

Ji Haoyuan and Miao Zixi recognized her at once.

This beautiful Golden Core female cultivator was among the followers behind Zuo Linjun when they first arrived at Central Earth Divine Continent.

At this point, they watched her take out a jade talisman from herself and courteously hand it to Ji Haoyuan, saying:

"Elder Nanhua, this is something my Inspector Lord asked me to give to you.

At the designated time, all you have to do is take this jade talisman to the Daoist Palace teleportation array location, and someone will naturally attend to you.

The only thing you need to be aware of, Elder Nanhua, is that this jade talisman can allow at most ten people to use the teleportation array at once.

If the number of people exceeds ten, it probably won't work."

Upon hearing this, Ji Haoyuan took the jade talisman and smiled, nodding to the female cultivator:

"Alright, I understand.

Thank you on my behalf to your Inspector Lord.

By the way, what may I call you?"

The female cultivator quickly bowed and answered:

"Reporting to the elder, the junior's name is Zuo Qingqing."

"Zuo Qingqing?"

Ji Haoyuan was initially taken aback, then thoughtfully nodded.

He had thought before that Zuo Linjun sent such a beautiful Golden Core female cultivator to deliver the jade talisman; she must be Zuo Linjun's absolute confidante.

Seeing that she shared the surname Zuo, Ji Haoyuan realized their relationship might be more than just confidante level.

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