Chapter 502

After the two walked out of "Mount Guyang Pavilion," Song Song Qingming followed behind Bai Bai Yuxian. They hadn't walked very far on the street before he immediately felt many strange gazes staring over from all around.

Bai Bai Yuxian's appearance was as beautiful as a flower, and the temperament flowing between her brows was even more extraordinary. She was a rare, beautiful female cultivator in the cultivation world. As soon as she walked into the crowd, she immediately attracted the attention of many cultivators. Even Song Song Qingming, who was standing behind her, also felt quite a bit of pressure.

Fortunately, both of them were Golden Core cultivators. The low-tier cultivators around them felt the pressure emanating from the two and immediately withdrew their gazes, not daring to offend the two unfamiliar Golden Core seniors before them.

Because the Wu State was located in the southern part of the Floating Cloud Mountain Range, far away from the northern Floating Cloud Mountain Range, the various demon beast materials here were slightly fewer compared to the markets in the Wei State. What was more common in Seven Stars Market were spiritual items like spiritual medicines, which were some of the Wu State's specialties.

Especially in those large shops controlled by the Star Sect, second-tier spiritual medicines that were extremely rare and hard to find in the Wei State's markets could basically be bought easily here as long as you had enough spirit stones. Even for some third-tier spiritual medicines that were not very rare, there were shops in Seven Stars Market that could sell them directly.

Coming to the Wu State this time, Song Song Qingming naturally had made some preparations. He brought tens of thousands of spirit stones with him, almost taking all the spirit stones that the family's Treasure Pavilion could use. Having finally managed to come and participate in a large-scale trading assembly, he didn't want to miss out on those spiritual items that were useful to him or his family.

After strolling around the market with Bai Bai Yuxian, the two entered a shop on the side of the street that sold various magic tools.

"Two customers, if you want any magic tools, just say it. This shop has everything. This is a century-old shop, and the quality is guaranteed." The shopkeeper only had a Qi Refining cultivation base and couldn't tell the cultivation realm of Song Song Qingming and the other at once, so he hurriedly smiled and welcomed them.

After Bai Bai Yuxian nodded slightly at the boss, her jade finger pointed at several silver hairpins placed in front of the counter. The shopkeeper immediately understood and helped her take them over.

Hearing Song Song Qingming's answer without any hesitation, the happy smile that had originally been on Bai Bai Yuxian's face dissipated by more than half.

"Are you saying that I look good, or that this hairpin looks good?"

Song Song Qingming, who was sitting on the side thinking about other things, suddenly heard Bai Bai Yuxian calling him. He looked up and discovered that there were already two more silver hairpins on Bai Bai Yuxian's dark, beautiful hair.

"Customer, you really have an eye for things. This silver hairpin is carved from second-tier silver coral..."

Hearing that Bai Bai Yuxian was preparing to head back, Song Song Qingming felt relieved in his heart while also calculating that he should try his best to avoid this Senior Sister the next time he went out. After walking around with her for half a day, although he didn't do any hard or tiring work, just dealing with Bai Bai Yuxian with all his might was exhausting enough for him.

Seeing that Bai Bai Yuxian seemed somewhat displeased, Song Song Qingming's mind turned quickly, and he hurriedly gave a serious answer that he was satisfied with in his heart.

"Junior Brother Song, do you think this looks good?"

Seeing that Bai Bai Yuxian had started strolling around this shop again, Song Song Qingming also sat on the side helplessly, patiently waiting.

After strolling around with Bai Bai Yuxian, what surprised Song Song Qingming was that Bai Bai Yuxian, who was always a cold-natured fairy in front of everyone on weekdays, seemed like a different person as soon as she arrived at this market, actually taking a great interest in those novelties that only low-tier cultivators would buy.

"It looks good, it looks good!"

"Hehe! I just feel that this hairpin really matches Senior Sister very well. Originally, when I first came in, I didn't think this hairpin looked that good, but now that it's on Senior Sister, the feeling I get is suddenly different. That's why I lost my focus just now!"

"Junior Brother Song, I didn't expect that your mouth, which usually looks so serious, could be so sweet. You look a bit tired, so let's stop here for today. Let's go back and rest for a while, and we can come out to look around again when we have time!"

Seeing Song Song Qingming's serious expression, Bai Bai Yuxian's somewhat tense jade face slowly relaxed, and a smile appeared on her face once again.

The two had strolled for half a day, and the shops Song Song Qingming accompanied her to were basically small shops selling low-tier spiritual items; there was nothing inside that high-tier cultivators could use. Song Song Qingming felt somewhat helpless in his heart; he had already promised to stroll around with her before he went out, so it wasn't easy to leave directly.

Song Song Qingming had already broken through to become a Golden Core cultivator. In a territory as large as the Wei State, to be honest, there were not many people Song Song Qingming feared in his heart, but Bai Bai Yuxian happened to be one of the few people in the Xiaoyao Sect that Song Song Qingming could not afford to offend.

Bai Bai Yuxian's cultivation had already reached the ninth layer of Golden Core, and she was the one with the brightest future among all the Golden Core cultivators currently in the Xiaoyao Sect. If there were no accidents, she would sooner or later succeed Yao Yao Ganshu as the Sect Master of the Xiaoyao Sect.

Besides that, as a Heavenly Spirit Root cultivator, who was extremely rare in the cultivation world, Bai Bai Yuxian was also the person in the Xiaoyao Sect most likely to break through to Nascent Soul. If Song Song Qingming really offended her now, he wouldn't even need to think about how difficult his future days would be.

After the two returned to "Mount Guyang Pavilion," Song Song Qingming had just rested for a moment in his guest room when Chu Chu Fengping, with a face full of smiles, took the initiative to find him.

"Junior Brother Song, I only found out after coming to look for you earlier that you accompanied Senior Sister Bai out to stroll around the market. How was it? Did you have any gains?"

Hearing Chu Chu Fengping's question, Song Song Qingming shook his head with a bitter face and said: "I just accompanied Senior Sister Bai to turn around everywhere for half a day today, and I didn't have the chance to go to other places. I've let Senior Brother see a joke!"

"Hehe! Junior Brother, don't feel bad. I also know Senior Sister Bai's temperament. When we few who formed the core later went on our first long journey, we all learned our lesson from Senior Sister Bai. Didn't you see that today, besides you, Senior Brother Li and Junior Brother Chen didn't dare to go out during the day!"

"Ah, this half-day of effort really felt like a year to me. Why didn't Senior Brother Chu give me a hint earlier? If I had known, I wouldn't have gone out today and would have stayed to accompany you all to taste some tea." Song Song Qingming said with an angry face.

Chu Chu Fengping smiled and nodded: "Hehe! Senior Sister Bai always wants to find someone to go out and stroll with when she arrives at a place. This time, Senior Sister Zhao didn't come, so we few definitely couldn't avoid this errand. If you hadn't gone today, Junior Brother, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to go out for these few days either."

"Junior Brother Song, don't worry. When Senior Sister Bai arrives at a place, she generally only goes out for a fresh experience once or twice. She just has this little temperament; you'll be fine once you get used to it in the future."

"Sigh! Originally, I wanted to go out today to see if there were any spiritual items suitable for myself, but I didn't see anything. I hope I can have good luck tomorrow!" Hearing Chu Chu Fengping's explanation, Song Song Qingming also smiled helplessly.

Chu Chu Fengping shook his head and said: "Sigh! Junior Brother Song, that's where you're wrong. The reason I came to find you now is precisely because there is a good thing. You might be able to find good luck today, Junior Brother!"

"Oh! Senior Brother Chu, what good thing? Tell me quickly."

Hearing that Chu Chu Fengping had a good thing to find him for, Song Song Qingming immediately swept away the decadence of the day and regained his spirit.

Chu Chu Fengping paused and continued: "Senior Brother Li just received a message from a few fellow Daoists of the Lingyin Sect. Tonight, someone is organizing a Dao-discussion exchange meeting for Golden Core cultivators at Dengyun Tower. Senior Brother Li invited us to go together, so I came specifically to notify you, Junior Brother."

"A Dao-discussion exchange meeting? This is really worth going to. Then I will thank Senior Brother first." Hearing that it was an exchange meeting organized by Golden Core cultivators, Song Song Qingming immediately nodded and agreed. Regardless of whether he could exchange for anything good, going there would allow him to become a familiar face and get to know more cultivators of the same tier, which would definitely be of some benefit in the future.

More than two hours later, Song Song Qingming, together with Chu Chu Fengping, Li Li Wutong, and Chen Chen Xuanxin, quietly walked out of Mount Guyang Pavilion under the cover of night and arrived at a restaurant in the market called "Dengyun Tower."

Yao Yao Ganshu and Bai Bai Yuxian did not accompany them this time. Both of their cultivation bases had already reached the peak of Golden Core. Now, except for those spiritual items that were helpful for breaking through to Nascent Soul, things at the ordinary Golden Core realm had long since lost their attraction to them. This kind of exchange meeting organized by Golden Core cultivators really had no necessity for them to attend.

As soon as the few walked into the restaurant, a waiter welcomed them. After Li Li Wutong reported a name, the waiter immediately nodded and respectfully led them to the top floor of the restaurant.

Just as they walked up, a burly man at the entrance walked toward the four people from the Xiaoyao Sect. Song Song Qingming had happened to see this person once before; it was precisely the Lingyin Sect Golden Core elder, Cheng Cheng Bufan.

Back when Song Song Qingming followed the Xiaoyao Sect to the front lines of the Lu State to provide support, the person who represented the Lingyin Sect to receive them when they first arrived in the Lu State was precisely this Cheng Cheng Bufan. Decades had passed, and Cheng Cheng Bufan's current cultivation strength had already reached a higher level, breaking through to the eighth layer of Golden Core.

"Fellow Daoist Li, Fellow Daoist Chen, you have arrived just in time. We were just waiting for you few. Are these two unfamiliar faces also fellow Daoists from the Xiaoyao Sect?!"

"Hehe! Greetings, Fellow Daoist Cheng. You guessed correctly. Junior Brother Chu and Junior Brother Song are also elders of our sect, and they came with us to participate in the exchange meeting." After cupping his hands in a salute to Cheng Cheng Bufan, Li Li Wutong introduced Chu Chu Fengping and Song Song Qingming, who were behind him.

After Cheng Cheng Bufan swept his gaze over Song Song Qingming and Chu Chu Fengping, he cupped his hands and said: "Everyone who comes today is a guest. It is giving me, Cheng, face that Fellow Daoist Chu and Fellow Daoist Song could come. Since everyone calls each other fellow Daoists, if you two fellow Daoists have anything to do in the Lu State in the future, just come to Mount Baimeng Mountain to find me."

"Fellow Daoist Cheng is too polite!"

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Cheng Cheng Bufan led everyone into the hall to take their seats. Song Song Qingming glanced around and discovered that there were already nearly thirty cultivators sitting around the hall, each of them glowing with a thin layer of golden light; they were clearly genuine Golden Core cultivators.

(End of chapter)