The Colorful Giant Tiger

"These are all my own carvings, and they're not high-quality jade. I'll sell them for ten taels of silver each," Li Jiudao said.

"What?" Ten taels of silver each? Xia Yan's face turned strange as she doubted if she had heard it correctly!

Li Jiudao was speechless. Wasn't she a princess of a small kingdom? She couldn't even afford ten taels of silver?

"Well, since I've met fellow enthusiasts who appreciate jade, I'll give you two pieces as a gift," he said casually. His carvings had reached the level of "Transcendence," so crafting a piece was effortless, and they weren't particularly valuable.

"Give... give us two pieces?" Xia Yan was so excited that she could barely speak. Even if they emptied the treasury of their Xia Kingdom, they couldn't buy such treasures. Li Jiudao was saying he would give them two pieces, and she could hardly believe it; it felt like a dream.

"Princess, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Lan looked embarrassed. Ten taels of silver worth of items, and her princess was reacting as if she had never seen the world!

Silver was valuable to common people, but for cultivators like them, it was worthless. They could easily exchange some random items for tens of thousands of silver.

Xia Yan ignored Xiao Lan. Xiao Lan was of a lower cultivation level and couldn't comprehend the true value of the jade pendant.

"Can you really give us two pieces?" Xia Yan asked Li Jiudao once more.

"Feel free to choose. Take two pieces you like, and consider it a gesture of friendship," he replied with a smile.

"Thank you, thank you!" Xia Yan quickly expressed her gratitude, tears of excitement welling up in her eyes. She carefully selected a pendant and took a Phoenix Jade Pendant before thanking Li Jiudao again.

"Aren't we supposed to be wealthy, Princess?" Xiao Lan couldn't understand. Their Xia Kingdom was powerful, ruling over vast lands and millions of people, with numerous cultivators. Yet, the princess acted as if she couldn't afford something worth ten taels of silver.

"Stop talking nonsense. Do you have any silver? Hurry up and choose a pendant, then thank the senior!" Xia Yan scolded Xiao Lan. She considered this a supreme opportunity, but Xiao Lan was acting strangely.

"I actually forgot to bring silver..." Xiao Lan scratched her head. Silver had no use for them, so she hadn't even thought of bringing any.

"Don't waste time; pick a pendant you like quickly," Xia Yan urged.

"I think this Sheep Jade Pendant I have is good. I'll choose it," Xiao Lan said.

"Alright," Xia Yan nodded and, together with Xiao Lan, thanked Li Jiudao once more before bidding farewell.

In reality, Xia Yan wanted to stay here and learn from Li Jiudao. However, with Xiao Lan present, she couldn't express her desire openly, fearing Xiao Lan might cause trouble and offend such a powerful senior.

"Senior, can I come back in the future?" she nervously asked.

"Of course, you can come whenever you want," Li Jiudao replied.

"Thank you, Senior!" Xia Yan smiled brightly and left the shop with Xiao Lan.

It was only after they had walked quite a distance that Xia Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like a heavy burden had been lifted.

"Princess, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Lan asked. The princess's behavior had been extremely strange.

Xia Yan's expression turned serious as she looked at Xiao Lan. "Xiao Lan, you must keep your jade pendant well hidden and never show it to anyone. This is an invaluable treasure, even more precious than the Xia Kingdom's heirloom seal."

"What?" Xiao Lan was shocked. An item worth ten taels of silver was so valuable?

Xia Yan turned her gaze back towards Li Jiudao's shop and said, "We just experienced what might be the biggest opportunity of our lives. That was an unimaginable senior!"

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"It's not a good sign to give away two jade pendants without even opening the shop today," Li Jiudao rubbed his nose, closed the shop door, and entered the small courtyard behind. He took out a large bow, slung it over his shoulder, and left through the courtyard gate.

The front was his shop for selling goods, and the back was his residence.

The large bow was a reward from the system after his archery reached the "Transcendence" level.

"Hunting time!" With the large bow on his back, he left Qing Shan City and headed to the nearby Qing Mountain.

Many wild beasts lived in Qing Mountain, and almost all the hunters in the city went there to hunt.

Li Jiudao had archery skills in his system, so he often came to Qing Mountain for hunting.

"Brother Dao, you're here!" "Haha, Brother Dao's archery is unrivaled; not even the most formidable prey can escape his arrows!" The hunters in Qing Mountain were excited and greeted Li Jiudao enthusiastically. He was well-known, and his presence meant they would have a great haul.

At the same time, Li Jiudao was generous. Every time he hunted something, he would share a lot with them.

Seeing Li Jiudao always made them happy, as it meant they were going to be rewarded handsomely.

Li Jiudao greeted the hunters with a smile and then continued deeper into Qing Mountain.

A clouded leopard swiftly dashed through the forest, moving like the wind and disappearing in an instant!

However, Li Jiudao was even faster. As soon as he spotted the clouded leopard, he unslung his bow, nocked an arrow, pulled the bowstring, and released it with a "swish." The arrow hit the clouded leopard's heart squarely.

The clouded leopard fell to the ground, dead on the spot.

"Leopard meat isn't that good; let the other hunters take it later," Li Jiudao decided not to take the leopard with him.

The leopard was too big, and it would be difficult to carry. In the past, he never took away the prey he killed while hunting in the mountain. He was just an ordinary person and couldn't casually take various animals with him. Usually, he would ask other hunters for help, and afterward, he would reward them generously.

"Roar!" He heard a tiger roar and looked in that direction.

"That's a massive and colorful tiger!" Li Jiudao was slightly surprised when he saw a giant tiger larger than any other.

"Oh no!" His face changed dramatically as he saw an old man covered in blood. The giant tiger was leaping toward the old man, ready to devour him.

In a hurry, Li Jiudao drew his bow and fired an arrow. The arrow hit the tiger's heart just as it was about to reach the old man.

"Roar!" The tiger roared in disbelief, its eyes filled with resentment and disbelief.

It was incredibly powerful, even a formidable expert in the Transcendent Realm couldn't match it. How could it be killed by a mortal with a single arrow?

In the world of cultivation, realms were divided into Foundation, Refinement, Spiritual, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Void, Profound Void, and myriad transformations

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The Void Realm was the highest level of a sect master!

"A mortal?" The tiger looked toward Li Jiudao with a face full of disbelief. It had been killed by a mortal?

In the next moment, it breathed its last, with an expression of unwillingness and disbelief.

"Old man, are you okay?" Li Jiudao rushed to the old man, helping him up. "Why would you come to Qing Mountain like this? It's teeming with wild beasts."

The old man had a complicated look on his face. "Thank you, young man. I... I was careless. I never thought I would encounter such a ferocious tiger here."

Li Jiudao's actions saved the old man's life, but the old man didn't realize that Li Jiudao was far from an ordinary person.

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