Chapter 503

Among the many Golden Core cultivators present, most were early and mid-stage Golden Core cultivators. Apart from Cheng Cheng Bufan of the Spirit Hidden Sect who organized the exchange meeting, the other two late-stage Golden Core powerhouses were a woman wearing a veil and an old man in yellow clothes sitting on the side with his eyes closed to rest.

Seeing the four people from the Carefree Sect enter, except for the old man who had been closing his eyes to rest, everyone else cast their gazes directly at them. Some who knew them even nodded slightly to Li Li Wutong, who was walking in front.

After they took their seats, Li Li Wutong swept his eyes over the Golden Core cultivators in the hall. When his gaze fell on the old man in the middle who was closing his eyes to rest, a trace of surprise gradually appeared on Li Li Wutong's face.

Seeing the strangeness on Li Li Wutong's face, Chen Chen Xuanxin, who was also curious about this old man in yellow, asked softly: "I have been to the Wu Kingdom several times before, and I haven't heard that there is such a late-stage Golden Core expert near the Wu Kingdom's cultivation world. Does Senior Brother Li know the background of this person? Could it be a loose cultivator fellow Daoist from somewhere else?"

Hearing Chen Chen Xuanxin's curious words, Li Li Wutong explained calmly: "If I'm not mistaken, this person should be the Old Monster Mo who left the Wu Kingdom two hundred years ago. I didn't expect that after so many years, this old guy would actually come back."

"Is Senior Brother talking about Senior Mo Xuan of Dragon Mountain? No wonder I feel so unfamiliar; I didn't expect it to be him." Hearing the identity of the old man in yellow, a trace of surprise also appeared on Chen Chen Xuanxin's face.

Li Li Wutong nodded and said: "Junior Brother Chen guessed right. Old Monster Mo is a long-famous Golden Core cultivator in the Wu Kingdom. When he left the Wu Kingdom to travel to other cultivation worlds back then, you and Junior Brother Song hadn't formed the core yet, so it's normal that you haven't seen him."

"This Old Monster Mo not only has a strange temper but also acts as he pleases. He has always disliked making friends with others. Why would he be interested in coming here to attend this kind of discussion and exchange meeting? It's really a bit strange."

After Song Song Qingming and the others entered, the dozens of seats in the hall were almost full. Cheng Cheng Bufan walked to the front, exchanged a few polite words with everyone, and then announced the start of this discussion and exchange meeting.

This discussion and exchange meeting, besides allowing everyone who was a Golden Core cultivator to get to know each other, had the most important purpose of gathering everyone together to see if they could exchange the spiritual items they each needed.

"Third-rank high-grade Purple Green Vine, this is really a good thing. If you're lucky, you can refine a third-rank high-grade magic treasure."

After Cheng Cheng Bufan finished speaking, he placed the Purple Green Vine directly on the table, waiting patiently for everyone's reaction.

"However, I am in urgent need of a fire-attribute spiritual fruit of third-rank mid-grade or above. If any fellow Daoist present can take it out, just tell me via sound transmission. As long as I am satisfied, the Purple Green Vine will belong to that fellow Daoist."

"Hehe... It's just a pity that the third-rank spiritual fruit Fellow Daoist Cheng needs is not a common item either. I don't know which fellow Daoist can take it out."

"Yeah..."

The moment Cheng Cheng Bufan on the stage took out this Purple Green Vine, the gazes of most cultivators present were immediately attracted to his hands. After hearing him introduce this item, they whispered to each other. Only Old Monster Mo, the old man in yellow sitting on the side, kept his eyes closed tightly without moving at all, as if he were not interested in this spiritual item at all.

After the exchange meeting started, Cheng Cheng Bufan was the first to take out a purple vine from his body, put it on the table, and introduced it directly: "This third-rank high-grade Purple Green Vine was obtained by me in a secret realm many years ago. I originally wanted to keep it to refine a magic treasure for myself."

"Senior Brother Li, I have also heard for a long time that Fellow Daoist Cheng has a high-quality third-rank spiritual item, but I have never had the opportunity to see it. Looking at it today, it must be this Purple Green Vine."

A third-rank high-grade magic treasure is not something an ordinary Golden Core cultivator can take out. Even the Carefree Sect, a large Nascent Soul sect, does not have many people holding such treasures in their hands now. Song Song Qingming, who was seeing such a high-level spiritual item for the first time, also had his gaze firmly attracted by the Purple Green Vine in Cheng Cheng Bufan's hand.

"This piece of Purple Green Vine is enough to refine a third-rank high-grade magic treasure. Fellow Daoist Cheng is willing to take it out this time to exchange for a fire-attribute spiritual fruit. It seems he is preparing to break through to the ninth layer of Golden Core." Chen Chen Xuanxin, who was sitting next to Song Song Qingming, stroked his beard and said to Li Li Wutong with an envious face.

Li Li Wutong nodded slightly and said: "Junior Brother Chen is right. Cheng Cheng Bufan practices the unique Fire Refining Body Tempering Divine Art of the Spirit Hidden Sect. If he really gets his wish this time and exchanges for a third-rank fire-attribute spiritual fruit, he indeed has a few chances to break through to the ninth layer of Golden Core. It is said that his lifespan has exceeded four hundred years. Coming out to look for spiritual items to break through his realm this time, it seems he also has the heart to try to impact the Nascent Soul realm."

Because Chen Chen Xuanxin was older when he formed the core, he was almost one hundred and eighty years old when he succeeded. His appearance also looked slightly older than Song Song Qingming and the others. If it weren't for hearing him call Li Li Wutong Senior Brother, people around would have mistaken him for the leader of the Carefree Sect group.

Although his path was a bit bumpy during the Foundation Establishment stage, Chen Chen Xuanxin's path became much smoother after forming the core. His cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, and in less than a hundred years, he had already broken through to the fourth layer of Golden Core. His future path was actually brighter than that of Li Li Wutong and Chu Chu Fengping, who formed the core earlier.

Although Cheng Cheng Bufan, who was standing on the stage, attracted the attention of everyone in the hall after taking out the Purple Green Vine, it was a pity that after waiting for a long time, although a few people quietly sent him sound transmissions, no one could take out a spiritual item he was satisfied with. In the end, he shook his head, put away the spiritual item on the table, and walked down.

After Cheng Cheng Bufan went down, the next one to come up was an old man in black. His appearance and dress were very casual, looking like a Golden Core cultivator from a loose cultivator background.

After this old man in black walked onto the stage impatiently, he took out a white porcelain bottle from his body and said directly: "I have a bottle of Gilded Water in my hand. This item is of great use to fellow Daoists who practice gold and water attribute techniques. After refining it, it can save at least five years of hard cultivation. I want to use this item to exchange for a defensive magic treasure."

"The quality can be lower; as long as there are no obvious defects, it's fine. If any fellow Daoists are willing to take out a defensive magic treasure worth more than this item, I am also willing to make up the difference. Please don't worry."

Compared to the spiritual item Cheng Cheng Bufan wanted to exchange for just now, the item this old man in black took out for exchange was clearly much lower in value. An ordinary third-rank defensive magic treasure generally had a market value of about ten thousand spirit stones, which was not much different from the "Gilded Water" he took out.

As soon as the old man in black finished speaking, several secret sound transmissions quickly flew into his ears. Even Chu Chu Fengping, who was sitting next to Song Song Qingming, was a bit tempted and participated in it, but he didn't have any extra defensive magic treasures on him. In the end, he reported a pill of similar value, wanting to see if it could work.

It was a pity that his offer could not make the old man in black agree. In the end, this loose cultivator old man chose a Golden Core cultivator sitting opposite Song Song Qingming and the others to exchange the spiritual item, and then walked down satisfied.

Failing to exchange for the "Gilded Water," Chu Chu Fengping sighed with some disappointment. He happened to be a gold and water dual spiritual root cultivator, and this "Gilded Water" was indeed a very helpful spiritual item for him. However, at this kind of Golden Core cultivator exchange meeting, it mainly depended on whether you could take out a spiritual item the other party was satisfied with. Otherwise, no matter how many spirit stones you had, it would be difficult to move the other party.

The spiritual items taken out by the people who went up next were also varied, including all kinds of third-rank or higher monster materials, spiritual medicines, spiritual fruits, etc.

However, Song Song Qingming also quickly discovered a pattern. At this kind of Golden Core level exchange meeting, the things everyone took the initiative to take out were basically semi-finished spiritual items. It seemed that no one was willing to take out finished magic treasures, pills, or similar items. Wanting to exchange for good things here really depended on luck.

Over a dozen Golden Core cultivators went up, and only a small half of them exchanged for the things they wanted. Song Song Qingming and the others from the Carefree Sect didn't have any big gains. Only Li Li Wutong used a third-rank low-grade spiritual talisman in his hand to exchange for an ordinary monster material.

Li Li Wutong was a third-rank mid-grade talisman maker, and his talisman-making skills were also the highest in the Carefree Sect. Coming to the Wu Kingdom this time, he also made some preparations and brought many spiritual items he had drawn over the years.

Seeing that no one seemed to be going up anymore, Old Monster Mo, who had been closing his eyes to rest the whole time, suddenly opened his eyes, stood up, swept his eyes over the people around him with a calm face, and walked directly toward the front.

Seeing this Old Monster Mo stand up, the noisy sounds in the hall immediately quieted down. Everyone also turned their attention to him. Song Song Qingming also saw that the gazes of many people around looking at Old Monster Mo revealed a trace of fear.

Old Monster Mo, dressed in yellow, walked to the front of the stage, then waved his right hand gently, and seven or eight golden, high-level spiritual items suddenly appeared in front of him, making the eyes of everyone present stare straight.

Among these spiritual items, there were magic treasures, pills, spiritual talismans, and everything else, and the grades were not low, all being third-rank or higher spiritual items. The simultaneous appearance of so many high-level spiritual items opened everyone's eyes. It was really hard to understand what Old Monster Mo wanted to do. Even Cheng Cheng Bufan, who organized this trading society, showed a trace of surprise on his face after seeing Old Monster Mo's operation.

"Fellow Daoists, I came here today just to exchange for a pill of third-rank mid-grade or above that can refine magic power. If any of you are willing to take it out, you can choose any two of these spiritual items and take them away directly. I will only wait for half a stick of incense time. If you have made up your mind, just tell me directly."

Hearing Old Monster Mo's words, Song Song Qingming and Chu Chu Fengping next to him immediately looked at each other. Song Song Qingming happened to have one of the things Old Monster Mo wanted, which was the "White Dew Pill" that he and Chu Chu Fengping had worked together to refine a few years ago.

(End of chapter)