Chapter 49: Feng Laogui

After drawing the formation for the magic robe, Song Qingming was in no rush to deliver it to Shi Mofeng. After waiting for a few days, he brought the magic robe to the outside of his tent. After releasing a sound transmission, Shi Mofeng soon walked out from inside.

Seeing Song Qingming coming, Shi Mofeng said with a smile, "Little friend Song came to find me; is the formation already drawn?"

"This junior did not fail Senior Shi's entrustment and successfully drew two sets of formations. Please verify, Senior." After Song Qingming finished speaking, he placed the shining golden magic robe into his hand.

Shi Mofeng looked at the two extra talisman seals on the magic robe he had refined and was very satisfied with the two exquisite formations drawn by Song Qingming, happily putting the magic robe away.

After completing this matter, Song Qingming came to the outside of Feng Laogui's tent again. Seeing that there seemed to be shadows moving inside the tent, Song Qingming felt happy in his heart. This old ghost had finally finished his seclusion.

A few days ago, after inquiring about the news of the Bai Long Mountain black market from Shi Mofeng, Song Qingming came to find Feng Laogui the day after completing his daily tasks, but it was a coincidence that Feng Laogui was in seclusion for cultivation.

When cultivators are in seclusion for cultivation, the biggest taboo is for others to disturb them. Song Qingming had something to ask of others, so naturally, he didn't dare to send a sound transmission invitation directly. For several consecutive days, Song Qingming came to visit and saw this tightly closed tent, but could only return without success. Fortunately, his luck had finally changed today.

After Song Qingming released a sound transmission, a burst of movement soon occurred in the tent, and an ugly man with a scar on his face walked out. It was Feng Laogui.

Feng Laogui was ugly and liked to be calculating. In the camp, he had always been unpopular. Usually, except for going out to perform tasks, he was cultivating in the camp and rarely came out to walk with other cultivators.

Song Qingming saw that he was full of joy, and his magic power seemed to have improved a lot compared to the last time they met. It must be that he had made some progress in his cultivation during these days of seclusion, which was why he was so happy.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Feng. It has been more than half a month, and your cultivation has improved quite a bit." Song Qingming cupped his hands at Feng Laogui and congratulated him.

"Where, where, Fellow Daoist Song, you are too polite."

Feng Laogui looked at Song Qingming with a smile, returned the salute, and invited Song Qingming into the tent.

Feng Laogui's tent was actually quite clean. Except for a few futons and some tables and chairs, there was nothing else.

After sitting down, Song Qingming got straight to the point and stated his intention. Feng Laogui's face changed slightly when he heard that he wanted to go to Bai Long Mountain, and he said:

"I'm afraid I'll disappoint Fellow Daoist Song. That place, Bai Long Mountain, is not easy to enter, and it hasn't been peaceful there recently. I haven't been there for several years either. I don't know which big-mouthed person went around telling people that I had been to Bai Long Mountain. Is that place something an ordinary person can go to?"

Song Qingming immediately heard the greed in his words. This Feng Laogui was really a person who would do anything for profit. Dealing with him without paying a price would definitely be difficult to gain anything.

"Fellow Daoist Feng, rest assured, I naturally won't let you run for nothing. As long as you agree to take me there once, these few spirit talismans will be considered as your hard work fee." After Song Qingming finished speaking, he took out a few spirit talismans and placed them before Feng Laogui's eyes.

These spirit talismans were all mid-grade spirit talismans, adding up to more than a dozen spirit stones on the market. In the Fuyun Mountain Range, for these Flying Cloud Guards who lacked supplies, the value of these few mid-grade spirit talismans was even more precious than in the market.

To tell the truth, taking out so many mid-grade spirit talismans, even Song Qingming, who was not short of spirit talismans, felt a bit of a heartache. If it weren't for inquiring about the news of the Foundation Establishment Pill, he wouldn't have been so generous.

"Fellow Daoist Song, what are you doing? You are too polite. We are all so familiar. If you really want to go, I am naturally willing to take you for a run. However, we still have to perform tasks here now. After a month, we will return to Guiyunfang. At that time, you can come to my cave dwelling in Guiyun Mountain."

Looking at the shining golden spirit talismans before his eyes, Feng Laogui grinned, and his attitude immediately took a big turn. He reached out to take the spirit talismans in Song Qingming's hand.

But unexpectedly, a cyan light flashed in Song Qingming's hand, and he put most of the spirit talismans into his storage bag, leaving only one to hand to Feng Laogui.

"This spirit talisman, first consider it as a deposit. You take it first. Fellow Daoist Feng, rest assured, when we arrive at Bai Long Mountain, the remaining spirit talismans will naturally be offered with both hands. Please do not take offense, Fellow Daoist."

Feng Laogui took the spirit talisman, shook his head, and said, "Fellow Daoist Song, I happen to have a matter I would like to ask you for a favor. If you are willing to take action, Fellow Daoist, you don't have to give me the remaining spirit talismans. What do you think?"

"Please speak directly, Fellow Daoist. I don't know if I have the ability to help you." Once Song Qingming heard this, he immediately had some interest, but not knowing what Feng Laogui wanted him to help with, he still didn't dare to agree directly.

"Fellow Daoist Song, rest assured, although this matter is somewhat dangerous, it is not a difficult task. I originally planned to go with another fellow Daoist. If Fellow Daoist can help take action, the success rate of this matter will definitely increase a lot."

Once Song Qingming heard it was somewhat dangerous, he immediately wanted to back out in his heart and was pondering how to refuse.

Feng Laogui saw that Song Qingming seemed to be somewhat hesitant, his eyeballs turned, and he continued:

"I won't hide it from Fellow Daoist Song. A month ago, I saw a top-grade Bai Yu Flower in a mountain, but I didn't expect there to be a high-tier Flame Rat there. I tried to pick it secretly several times, but I was discovered by that demonic rat and was chased somewhat miserably. This time I plan to call for help, kill that demonic beast first, and then pick the spirit herb. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Song is interested in helping out? Rest assured, after killing the demonic beast, the materials on the demonic beast will be split equally between the two of you. I only want that spirit herb."

When Song Qingming heard about the Bai Yu Flower, his heart also moved. This Feng Laogui's luck was really not bad. Top-grade Bai Yu Flowers were not often seen in the Fuyun Mountain Range. Bai Yu Flower spirit herbs were very difficult to cultivate, and those over a hundred years old were very difficult to buy in Guiyunfang, with one costing at least seventy or eighty spirit stones.

Song Qingming asked, "I wonder who the other fellow Daoist is, and what is their cultivation?"

"Fellow Daoist Jia, you should have heard of him, right? His cultivation is the same as mine, also at the sixth layer of Qi Refining, and his divine abilities are not below mine. Plus, I have a mid-grade puppet on me. The four of us at the mid-stage of Qi Refining take action, and according to my estimation, there is a 70% or 80% chance of success." Feng Laogui hurriedly explained.

"Brother Feng, why not ask the few experts at the late stage of Qi Refining in the camp to help? Wouldn't this matter be more secure?"

"Hehe, firstly, if I want the few fellow Daoists at the late stage of Qi Refining to take action, I'm afraid I'll have to pay more spirit stones. How is such a small matter worth it? Secondly, they are not that familiar with me. In case Captain Lu finds out about this kind of thing, it won't be easy for me to end it, right?" Feng Laogui said with a bitter smile, somewhat evasively.

Just as Song Qingming expected, the other person's cultivation was indeed about the same as theirs. The reason Feng Laogui didn't dare to ask them for help was also because he was afraid that if they turned against him after killing the demonic beast and wanted to snatch the spirit items, he wouldn't have the ability to stop them.

In the final analysis, the strength gap between the experts at the late stage of Qi Refining and their mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators was too large. Without equivalent strength to restrict them, acting together made them completely lose their sense of security in terms of cultivation.

Under normal circumstances, a cultivator at the seventh layer of Qi Refining could at least defeat three or four cultivators at the sixth layer of Qi Refining. Although there was only a one-layer difference in cultivation, after breaking through to the late stage of Qi Refining, cultivators could release their spiritual sense, and their perception ability would be significantly stronger than that of mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators, and they could also perceive danger in advance during fighting, so their combat ability would be greatly improved compared to the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

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