Chapter 213: Xiaogong city.
With a loud splash Lee landed in the middle of a large lake. He heard loud laughter somewhere above, but when he looked up, the rift had already closed.
"Motherfucker!" Lee cursed, but with a wide smile across his face.
Earlier Elder Ardent explained that he could open a rift only to a place he had been to before, and Lee agreed it didn’t matter as long as he got to the right continent. He didn’t ask for the rift to be on the ground level, though.
He fell over thirty feet and landed in the cool water, and found the long swim to be rather refreshing. Obviously, swimming with clothes on was inconvenient, especially because he had his bag as well. Luckily, the small mountain on items he had stacked the spatial artifacts with didn’t add to his weight, and he got to the shore safely.
On the way he pondered why the elder didn’t relieve him of all his possessions, but realized that if he was in the guy’s place, he would’ve probably done the same. Besides the fact that basically almost any artifact that was sold at the Celestial Abyss sect’s auction wasn’t usable in public, the man had the world at his feet.
Even though he had become an elemental lord only recently, the most powerful sect in this world invited him to take part in Midsummer celebrations. That showed how much a spatial elemental lord was worth in the eyes of others.
While haggling, Lee did press the right buttons and both he and Elder Ardent knew that, but came to agreement anyway. It was always better to have another friend than a bunch of useless items – you never know when you’ll need an ally.
Of course, Lee was sitting on a pile of treasures – the problem was he couldn’t sell or utilize them.
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