Chapter 394: Sword Discussion Assembly

Hearing the cultivators sitting nearby discussing, Song Qingming immediately knew that the big man above was the ancestor of the Ma family of Tiexian Valley.

The Ma family of Tiexian Valley was indeed a rather special existence in Song Guo. Ever since the previous head of the Ma family successfully formed his core hundreds of years ago, although the Ma family had outwardly announced that they were still affiliated with the Xiaoyao Sect, the Xiaoyao Sect had almost never interfered in anything that happened within their own territory for these hundreds of years.

Because it was located in the northwest of Song Guo, Tiexian Valley was also very close to Chen Guo in the west, besides Song Guo. It was said that the Ma family also had a very close relationship with the Danyang Gate of Chen Guo, though it was unknown whether this was true or false.

After Ma Hongshan sat down, he first greeted Chen Jinliang with a smile, and then slightly closed his eyes, beginning to sit on the high platform and rest his mind.

After about another stick of incense, the cultivators who had come to Mount Tuoyun to participate in the trading society had basically all arrived at the flat area on the mountaintop. At this moment, a tall red flying boat suddenly appeared in the sky, flying rapidly toward the top of Mount Tuoyun.

The first to see this movement in the sky was Chen Jinliang, who was sitting in the primary seat. At this moment, he had already stood up on his own initiative, walked around the long table in front of him, and strode to the front of the wooden platform with an expectant expression.

"Where did these cultivators come from? They have such a grand air that even Chen Laozu has to come out to welcome them personally?"

As the crowd discussed, the red flying boat soon arrived at the top of Mount Tuoyun. Before long, four or five figures flew directly down from the flying boat and landed on the top wooden platform.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, I arrived a step late. I hope you will not take offense!" As a voice came, a man in green robes among the few who landed on the wooden platform stepped forward and bowed to Chen Jinliang.

Seeing the visitor, Chen Jinliang immediately replied with a smiling face, "Fellow Daoist Chu is too polite. The trading society has not yet begun; you have arrived at just the right time. Please take your seats, everyone."

"Am I seeing things? Is this the Jin Dan Elder of the Xiaoyao Sect, Chu Fengping?"

"The Xiaoyao Sect cultivators would actually come to participate in the Mount Tuoyun exchange meeting so openly. What on earth has happened?"

Seeing this man in green robes take his seat to the right of Chen Jinliang, the many cultivators who were already somewhat noisy began to discuss again. Many cultivators in the crowd who did not understand the situation began to speculate about the purpose of this Xiaoyao Sect Jin Dan Elder coming to Mount Tuoyun.

Even Huang Shengxin, who was sitting beside Song Qingming, was full of confusion at this moment. He looked at Chu Fengping above and then at Chen Jinliang sitting beside him. After a long time, he could only shake his head slightly, still puzzled.

Ever since Chen Jinliang formed his Jin Dan and occupied this third-tier spiritual vein of Mount Tuoyun, he had never been moved by the Xiaoyao Sect's repeated attempts to win him over for hundreds of years. He had always maintained his status as a rogue cultivator, leading his disciples and followers to hold fast to Mount Tuoyun, wanting to create his own foundation here.

Over these years, the several spiritual vein markets occupied by Mount Tuoyun and Chen Jinliang's disciples had already swallowed up many markets of the Xiaoyao Sect's largest market in the north, Guiyun Market. For this reason, several Jin Dan Elders within the Xiaoyao Sect had long been dissatisfied with Mount Tuoyun. However, hindered by the Supreme Elder Li Mu, who had always wanted to win over Chen Jinliang to jointly resist the threat from the northern beasts, the Xiaoyao Sect had not taken action to suppress Mount Tuoyun.

Logically speaking, although the Xiaoyao Sect had not openly torn off the mask with Mount Tuoyun, their disciples would almost never appear openly near Mount Tuoyun unless they had special missions. This time, the once-in-a-few-decades grand event of Mount Tuoyun would actually allow Chu Fengping, a Jin Dan Elder, to come and participate in person, which truly made the cultivators present somewhat unable to understand.

The few Foundation Establishment cultivators who followed Chu Fengping were also elite disciples within the Xiaoyao Sect. Song Qingming found one of the gray-robed men with a very handsome appearance somewhat familiar. It took him a while to remember that he had seen this person once before at the Tiandan Alliance auction.

After Chu Fengping and the others took their seats, Chen Jinliang, with a smile on his face, suddenly took the initiative to step forward and said to the many cultivators below:

"Fellow Daoists, that you can come to my Mount Tuoyun today is giving me some face. This trading society has been prepared by my Mount Tuoyun for many years, and all kinds of spiritual items are available. In a while, Fellow Daoists can feel free to purchase them.

Besides this, I have two major things to announce. First, in the last three days of this trading society, a Sword Discussion Assembly will be held here. I will personally take out a few rare spiritual items as rewards for those who perform well in this Sword Discussion Assembly. All cultivators present can go to the stage below to register and participate in a while.

The Sword Discussion Assembly is just to give everyone an opportunity to spar with cultivators of the same tier. You must not harm the opponent's life. There will be no fees for cultivators who participate voluntarily. I hope Fellow Daoists will feel free to participate."

Hearing Chen Jinliang suddenly say that he wanted to hold a Sword Discussion Assembly on Mount Tuoyun, the many cultivators below instantly showed a look of surprise. Ever since this Chen Laozu occupied Mount Tuoyun, he had held five or six large-scale trading societies. Although there would be slight differences each time, to say that he would hold a Sword Discussion Assembly and give away spiritual items for many cultivators to participate for free, this was truly the first time in history.

Hearing this somewhat shocking news, not only did the Qi Refining cultivators below begin to stir, but even the Foundation Establishment cultivators sitting on the wooden chairs on the second platform all showed a look of excitement.

Before the many cultivators below could calm down, Chen Jinliang said calmly again, "This second thing is actually of great benefit to everyone present. I have already discussed it with Sect Master Yao of the Xiaoyao Sect some time ago. From now on, a new large-scale market will be built on Mount Tuoyun, and we will jointly manage this new market.

From today on, whether it is rogue cultivators, major cultivation families, or fellow Daoists of the Xiaoyao Sect, you can all come to the new Mount Tuoyun market to do business. I hope that after Fellow Daoists finish participating in the trading society and return, you can help us promote it more. I thank you all in advance here."

Compared to the first piece of news, the second thing Chen Jinliang said was obviously more unexpected to the cultivators present.

"I didn't expect this Chen Laozu to take the initiative to choose to cooperate with the Xiaoyao Sect and let the other party extend their influence into Mount Tuoyun. It's no wonder that today, the Xiaoyao Sect's Jin Dan Elder Chu Fengping would appear at the Mount Tuoyun Trading Society."

If it were said that Chen Jinliang had chosen to join the Xiaoyao Sect when he was young, he would certainly have been able to obtain more cultivation resources and opportunities, allowing him to go further in his cultivation. But Chen Jinliang had not thought so after cultivating for so many years. He had always wanted to cultivate freely without being constrained by the sect. For this reason, he had naturally lost many shortcuts in cultivation on his path.

A rogue cultivator forming a core and cultivating alone, whether it was spiritual veins, cultivation techniques, or various cultivation resources, compared to a Jin Dan Elder of a major sect like the Xiaoyao Sect that had been established for thousands of years, the gap was extremely large.

Since he did not choose to rely on the sect when he was young, Chen Laozu's lifespan was already insufficient now, and there was no opportunity to advance to the Nascent Soul realm. At this time, going to rely on the Xiaoyao Sect again really had no great significance for him. It seemed that he was also paving the way for his disciples and followers by doing this.

After Chen Laozu finished saying these two sentences and walked down, Feng Hede, who had been standing on the side, stepped forward quickly.

"Fellow Daoists, this Mount Tuoyun Trading Society will be held for seven days. The rules are the same as in the past. Fellow Daoists can feel free to purchase any spiritual items you want in a while. If you don't have enough spirit stones, you can also go to Jin Yunge to exchange spiritual items for spirit stones.

In a while, several registration locations for the Sword Discussion Assembly will be set up at the back. This assembly will be divided into two groups according to cultivation base. Whether it is Foundation Establishment fellow Daoists or Qi Refining cultivators, you can go directly to register in the first four days. You cannot participate after the Sword Discussion Assembly begins. I hope Fellow Daoists will not miss the time."

As Feng Hede walked down with a smile, the Mount Tuoyun Trading Society officially began. Like the Bai Long Mountain Assembly that Song Qingming participated in years ago, the trading society held by Mount Tuoyun also divided many spiritual items into small stalls, distributed on this wide platform on the mountaintop.

After these stalls divided the various spiritual items in the cultivation world into different categories, they were distributed to different stalls according to the level of the spiritual items. Elixirs, magic tools, talismans, cultivation techniques, beast materials, etc., all kinds of spiritual items could basically be found here.

Moreover, compared to that Bai Long Mountain Assembly, the Mount Tuoyun Trading Society was much higher in both quantity and quality of spiritual items. Even the second-tier top-quality spiritual pills that Song Qingming had never seen in the Tiandan Pavilion in the past could be seen here.

Moreover, during the Mount Tuoyun Trading Society, various new spiritual items would appear every other day. Even if you couldn't find what you wanted for a while today, as long as you were lucky tomorrow, you could still buy it.

After Song Qingming watched for a while at the trading society, it didn't take long for him to see a formation disk that was very suitable for him in the place where second-tier Foundation Establishment spiritual items were placed on the second floor.

The quality of this formation disk was very good, and it also came with a set of formation flags of the same tier. The quality was second-tier top-grade magic tools, which was completely enough for refining a second-tier mid-grade spirit-gathering formation. However, the price of the second-tier top-grade formation disk was indeed not low. After hearing the price of two thousand five hundred spirit stones reported by the clerk at the stall, Song Qingming still didn't expect it. After hesitating for a while, he chose to leave.

There were not many second-tier formation masters in the cultivation world. This formation disk should not be so easy to sell here. After thinking about it, Song Qingming decided to look for a second-tier mid-grade formation disk with a lower price.

It was a pity that two days passed, and Song Qingming still didn't see a suitable one after turning around in the trading society. He could only grit his teeth and go back to buy that formation disk with some heartache.

"Fellow Daoist Song, seeing you so unhappy, could it be that there is something wrong with the spiritual item you bought? All spiritual items sold at our Mount Tuoyun Trading Society are guaranteed by Jin Yunge. If you feel that there is really something wrong with the spiritual item in your hand, you can take it directly to Jin Yunge and let them help identify it again. As long as there is a quality problem, Jin Yunge will refund the spirit stones to you."

Looking at Feng Hede, who was walking over step by step with a full face of smiles, Song Qingming slowly put away the formation disk in his hand and smiled bitterly, "Fellow Daoist Feng, you misunderstood. I originally wanted to find a formation disk of lower quality, but I couldn't find a suitable one after looking for a long time. I could only spend more spirit stones to buy a more expensive one just now. Now the spirit stones on me are almost bottoming out, making you laugh."

"If you are afraid that you won't have enough spirit stones when you see the spiritual items you like later, Fellow Daoist Song, you can also go to Jin Yunge first to see if you can exchange the surplus spiritual items on you for some spirit stones. Every time there is a trading society, many fellow Daoists will encounter this kind of thing. Fellow Daoist Song, rest assured, the price of Jin Yunge acquiring spiritual items will not be much different from the price opened by the outside market. This is also to facilitate everyone to buy the spiritual items they want at the trading society."

Song Qingming nodded slightly and said, "This is my first time participating in the trading society, and I really don't know much. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Feng, for the reminder."

Hearing Feng Hede's intentional reminder, Song Qingming soon walked down from the platform on the mountaintop and arrived outside Jin Yunge in the market. Unlike when Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan came a few days ago, Jin Yunge was now bustling with people, with several times more cultivators than before.

Just as he entered the door, Song Qingming was about to find someone to ask, but unexpectedly bumped into an old acquaintance. This person was Fang Wuqian, who had explored the cave dwelling in the Fuyun Mountain Range with him a few years ago.

"Fellow Daoist Fang, it's been several years. I really didn't expect that you and I would meet here. It's truly fate!"

Fang Wuqian didn't show any surprise when he saw Song Qingming, but rather had some joy. He pulled Song Qingming to the side and chatted.

"Fellow Daoist Song is not searching for spiritual items on the mountaintop now, but came to Jin Yunge. Could it be that you are also here to sell spiritual items like me?" After the two chatted for a few sentences, Fang Wuqian remembered to ask why Song Qingming came to Jin Yunge today.

Song Qingming nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Fang is right. I spent a lot of spirit stones in the trading society in the past two days. Today, I am short of money, so I thought of coming to Jin Yunge to see. This is also my first time participating in the trading society, and I don't know what spiritual items Jin Yunge collects here. Can Fellow Daoist Fang give me some pointers first?"

"Sigh! I dare not say pointers. It is normal for Fellow Daoist Song not to know some things when you come here for the first time. Speaking of this Mount Tuoyun Jin Yunge, Chen Laozu has been operating it for hundreds of years, and now it can be considered the largest shop in the northern cultivation world of Song Guo.

However, this Jin Yunge doesn't collect everything on weekdays. Don't look at the fact that everyone has come in now. That's because the trading society is being held on the mountaintop. In order to facilitate everyone to exchange for spirit stones, Jin Yunge has specifically invited many shopkeepers who identify spiritual items from all over. After Jin Yunge collects these spiritual items, they will be taken directly to the trading society on the mountaintop the next day. They can also earn a lot of spirit stones from this buying and selling."

"So that's how it is! I was wondering why so many new spiritual items could be brought out every day at the trading society. It turns out these are also brought by the cultivators participating in the trading society."

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