Chapter 416: Transaction

Since arriving at Yangshan Market three days ago, Song Qingming had run through all the larger shops in the market these past few days, but still hadn't found the pill he wanted.

Just when Song Qingming was at his wit's end, Song Xinyu from Mount Guyang sent him a letter saying that he had already found a cultivator in the Xiaoyao Sect who could exchange for a Wangyue Pill, but the other party wanted a second-tier defensive magic tool before they would exchange for this pill.

Although the unit price of any pill above second-tier is more expensive in the market than before, the other party proposed to exchange a second-tier defensive magic tool for a Wangyue Pill, which was still a great bargain.

The transaction price of a Wangyue Pill in the market is usually around five hundred spirit stones, but a second-tier low-quality defensive magic tool is at least around seven hundred spirit stones. If they exchanged directly like this, Song Qingming would definitely suffer a big loss.

Fortunately, the other party also knew about this and took the initiative to propose that they could add some spirit stones to exchange together. This was not intended to let Song Qingming suffer a loss, which made his mood improve a lot.

The next day, after Song Qingming waited for half a day at the inn, Song Xinyu finally brought a young man who looked somewhat delicate to the inn and quickly found the second-floor private room that Song Qingming had already prepared for them.

"Seventh Uncle, this is Xu Liangjian, an inner sect disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect. Senior Brother Xu is also a relatively famous alchemist in our sect. I have also asked him for help in refining pills several times, so we can be considered acquaintances."

After introducing the person, Song Xinyu pointed to Song Qingming and introduced him to this Senior Brother Xu for a few words. Soon, the relationship between the few people became much more familiar.

This time, Song Qingming didn't have any nonsense and directly took out a jade pendant he had just obtained from Feng He not long ago and placed it on the table.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, I won't say much more. This magic tool is a genuine second-tier defensive magic tool. Take a look first!"

Senior Brother Xu picked up the jade pendant, observed it carefully for a while, and then played with it somewhat lovingly.

"Fellow Daoist Song, your magic tool should be worth seven or eight hundred spirit stones on the market now. Anyway, everyone is friends now. How about this, I will exchange the Wangyue Pill plus two hundred and fifty spirit stones for this magic tool. What do you think?"

"Hmm! Still two hundred." Song Qingming replied calmly.

After Xu Liangjian looked at Song Qingming, whose expression remained the same, he sighed slightly and said: "Just follow what Fellow Daoist said, I will add two hundred and sixty spirit stones for you."

The price Xu Liangjian gave at first was actually about the same as what Song Qingming had estimated back then. Asking for ten more spirit stones was just because he didn't like the original number. After Song Qingming and Xu Liangjian agreed on the price, the two exchanged spiritual objects in this private room.

After the transaction was reached, Xu Liangjian bid farewell to the two and left the inn directly.

Looking at the Wangyue Pill that had no abnormalities after getting it, a trace of a smile also appeared on Song Qingming's face. Although it cost him a good spiritual object, he finally exchanged for the Wangyue Pill. Song Qingming finally completed the purpose of his trip to Yangshan Market this time.

Since Song Xinyu established his foundation, the Song family could be considered to have someone in the Xiaoyao Sect who could speak a little, which also brought a lot of convenience to Song Qingming.

In the past, some spiritual objects that were difficult to obtain in outside markets could now be easily inquired about through Song Xinyu in the Xiaoyao Sect. This time, the Wangyue Pill was also found by Song Xinyu after helping Song Qingming ask many fellow disciples.

After successfully obtaining the Wangyue Pill, he planned to rent a cave dwelling in this Yangshan Market to seclude himself. The spiritual energy of Yangshan Market is much better than that of the Song family's Mount Funiu. This time, with the Wangyue Pill, Song Qingming now feels that it should be a matter of course for him to raise his cultivation to the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment this time.

"Xinyu, I plan to rent a cave dwelling in the market in a few days to seclude myself and impact the realm. I estimate that I will stay in Yangshan Market for a few more months. If you encounter anything that needs me, you can come directly to the cave dwelling in the back mountain of the market."

"Seventh Uncle, if you seclude yourself in Yangshan Market, I am afraid you will be disturbed by other cultivators. Why don't I stay in Yangshan Market to guard the pass for you for a period of time?" Seeing that Song Qingming wanted to seclude himself in Yangshan Market to break through the realm, Song Xinyu was also very surprised.

Song Qingming shook his head with a smile and said: "I am just secluding myself to break through a small realm. Even if someone disturbs me, it won't have much impact. Don't worry about this. Just go and do what you need to do. Don't worry about me here. After all, Yangshan Market is at the foot of the Xiaoyao Sect mountain, and no one will be so bold as to cause trouble here."

After sending Song Xinyu away, Song Qingming returned to his room to pack his luggage, checked out of the guest room he was staying in, and went directly to the place where cave dwellings were rented in the market.

Like Guiyun Market, Yangshan Market also has many cave dwellings in the back mountain that can be rented by cultivators. Some of these cave dwellings are high-tier cave dwellings with sufficient spiritual energy, which can even be comparable to third-tier spiritual veins, and occasionally attract loose Golden Core cultivators to come here to rent cave dwellings temporarily.

In a large hall where people come and go, a Qi Refining cultivator who looked somewhat mature was spreading out a hand-drawn map and explaining it to Song Qingming respectfully.

"Senior, the vacant cave dwellings in the back mountain are all here. You see which one you need and how long you want to rent it. I will register it for you, and you can move in soon."

This map depicts hundreds of cultivator cave dwellings of all sizes. Among them, there are not many vacant cave dwellings at the foot of the mountain, but most of the cave dwellings with more sufficient spiritual energy from the mountainside upwards are still ownerless.

After Song Qingming glanced at it, he pointed his finger directly at a higher-tier cave dwelling on the map and said softly: "Just cave dwelling number eleven, rent it for half a year. Please help me handle the procedures!"

At first, seeing Song Qingming pointing to the top, the little old man was already happy, but when he heard that Song Qingming only rented it for half a year, he was disappointed again.

"Senior, our market has always been relatively welcoming to high-tier cultivators like you. Cultivators who rent for more than two years can have a large discount. If you only live for half a year, it might not be very cost-effective."

Song Qingming looked at the little old man and smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter. I just need to seclude myself to break through my cultivation this time, and I haven't planned to live here for a long time. Just give me a place with sufficient spiritual energy and quietness."

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