Chapter 304: Long Feng's Entrustment

Hearing Lu Xingde say this, Song Qingming immediately understood his purpose. Lu Xingde knew that he was about to go to the front line of the State of Lu, and in order to improve his ability to save his life, he wanted to purchase a few second-grade spirit talismans from him here.

Previously, a portion of second-grade spirit talismans had been sold in the Song family shop in Qinghe Market, and many high-grade talisman-making materials had been acquired. It was no longer a secret in Qinghe Market that the Song family possessed a second-grade talisman master.

It's just that it wasn't only the Song family that had a second-grade talisman master in Qinghe County. Lu Xingde coming directly to him like this was indeed somewhat unexpected for Song Qingming.

"Brother Lu wants to purchase a few spirit talismans, that's not simple. Several shops in our Qinghe Market sell second-grade spirit talismans. You can just go directly to them and purchase them."

Hearing Song Qingming say this, Lu Xingde hurriedly shook his head and said: "Little Brother doesn't know, the second-grade spirit talismans still being sold in those shops are all common attack spirit talismans. I am not lacking these. I want to purchase a few defensive spirit talismans to use for life-saving in critical moments. Can you understand, Fellow Daoist?"

"This! Naturally, I understand. Fellow Daoist Lu also knows that after you leave, it will be my turn immediately. I only have these few spirit talismans on me. If I give them all to you, when I go to the front line of the State of Lu, won't my little life also have no guarantee?" Song Qingming also shook his head, revealing a difficult look.

It wasn't that Song Qingming didn't have spirit talismans on him. Since he advanced to a second-grade talisman master, this was the thing he was least lacking. It was just that now that Lu Xingde had begged him directly, if he didn't make a good profit from him, his own conscience would probably not agree.

Sure enough, seeing that Song Qingming really had the spirit talismans he wanted, but he looked like he didn't want to sell them, Lu Xingde hurriedly said loudly:

"Fellow Daoist Song, we are all fellow travelers in Qinghe County. Please help Lu out first. Fellow Daoist, rest assured, as long as you are willing to help with this favor, I, Lu, am not a stingy person. How about I give you 20% more than the market price for each spirit talisman? If you agree, I can give you spirit stones directly here. This counts as you doing me a big favor.

Besides, Fellow Daoist still has a year before going to the front line of the State of Lu. You still have time to go to other markets to purchase and add spirit talismans. With Little Brother's such profound talisman-making skills, if it really doesn't work, you can collect some materials and redraw a few yourself, right?"

"Haha! I actually only have these few spirit talismans on me. If Fellow Daoist Lu likes them, then I will let you have them first!" After Song Qingming finished speaking, he directly took out five second-grade spirit talismans from his storage bag and placed them in front of Lu Xingde.

These spirit talismans were all specifically kept by Song Qingming for self-defense, and they were considered a relatively useful type of spirit talisman. After Lu Xingde took a casual glance, he quickly made a move and took three of the defensive spirit talismans.

After accepting Lu Xingde's spirit stones, under the other party's thousand thanks, Song Qingming left Qinghe Market with a calm face.

After returning to Mount Funiu, after hurriedly giving a word to Song Changfeng, Song Qingming left the Song family again and headed south to Yangshan Market.

Song Changfeng also already knew about the drawing of lots in Qinghe Market this time. Hearing that Song Qingming wanted to go to Yangshan Market, his first reaction was that Song Qingming must want to go there to purchase some spiritual objects to prepare for going to the front line of the State of Lu a year later, so he hurriedly took out all the spirit stones accumulated in the Song family's Treasure Pavilion over these years and gave them to Song Qingming.

Regarding this good intention of Sixth Uncle Song Changfeng, Song Qingming thought about it and did not refuse. He really might need a lot of spirit stones for this long trip, and being able to bring more out is always good.

A year ago, when bringing the Sky Fire Peng back from the Floating Cloud Mountain Range, Long Feng also proposed the condition he had promised him before. Long Feng was refining a magic treasure recently and needed Song Qingming to help him get some Geng metal or silver sand-type refining materials.

Why Long Feng wanted this thing, even if he didn't say it, Song Qingming could guess. This demon clan brother should be refining a magic treasure, which is why he needed these materials.

High-grade refining materials like Geng metal and silver sand are very difficult to find in the State of Wei, and their value is not low. But compared to the Sky Fire Peng being able to advance to the second tier, Song Qingming still believed in his heart that these costs were worth it.

However, regarding this request proposed by Long Feng, although Song Qingming agreed on the spot, he actually had no bottom in his heart. He could only say that he would look for it first after going back and try it. If it really didn't work, he could only think of a way to let Long Feng change his request in the future.

In the State of Wei, the Xiaoyao Sect controls this type of high-grade material very strictly. Although there is a not-so-small Geng metal vein near the Song family's territory in Qinghe County, that place has already been directly taken over by the Xiaoyao Sect. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for any ore to flow into other places.

For more than a year, Song Qingming also sent people to try to purchase it at a high price from the Wang family at Mount Fengtou, but only received a few pieces of ore that were not large and had been hidden by the Wang family before, which was still far from the quantity required by Long Feng.

In the entire State of Wei, Song Qingming had only seen someone auctioning refined materials of this kind once at an auction of the Tiandan Alliance. He came to Yangshan Market this time just to try his luck. As long as he could successfully obtain this material, even if he spent a few more spirit stones, it would be worth it for Song Qingming now.

A year ago, Song Qingming actually had already come to Yangshan Market once for this matter, but it was a coincidence that the auction had just ended not long ago, and he didn't manage to catch up. This time, in order not to have any more accidents, Song Qingming arrived at Yangshan Market early.

After arriving at the Tiandan Pavilion, Song Qingming discovered that after not coming for a year, the cultivator in charge of this place had actually changed. The one receiving him had changed to a very young yellow-clothed woman.

"Senior Brother Deng was transferred to another branch store a few months ago. I am temporarily responsible for managing this place. If there is any neglect, I hope Fellow Daoist will forgive me." Seeing Song Qingming inquiring about Deng Zhongkuo as soon as he entered the shop, this yellow-clothed woman named Hu Wanqing hurriedly sent someone to lead him to the back hall, and opened her mouth to explain to Song Qingming.

Song Qingming nodded somewhat unexpectedly and said: "I came this time to participate in the auction. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Hu can inform me of the specific time the auction will be held?"

"Fellow Daoist Song came a bit early. The time for the auction has not been determined yet. I estimate it will not be known until next month." Hu Wanqing shook her head somewhat embarrassedly.

"No matter! I will stay in the market. Once you determine the time, just send someone to notify me. I still need to purchase some elixirs. Does Fellow Daoist Hu have time to introduce them?"

"Easy to say, Fellow Daoist Song, please follow me!"

After staying in the market for a full month, Song Qingming finally waited for the person Hu Wanqing sent to notify him. After a set of procedures he was already familiar with, he put on the familiar pig-head mask, and Song Qingming finally took the teleportation array to the Tiandan Alliance auction he hadn't been to for many years.

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