Chapter 702: Qian Yuan Pill, Meeting an Old Friend Again (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Not to mention those first or second-grade low-tier beast materials, materials from high-tier Demon Kings of the third grade and above are all extremely rare spiritual items on the market.

Even with his connection to Ye Qiuyuan, Song Qingming could not easily treat a spiritual item of the Demon King Core level as a favor to trade with him casually.

If one wanted to exchange for a third-grade Demon King Core from Song Qingming's hands, Ye Qiuyuan would have to produce a spiritual item that could move him; otherwise, Song Qingming would not easily make this deal with Ye Qiuyuan.

After confirming from Song Qingming's own mouth that he truly possessed a fire-attribute Demon King Core, a flash of joy appeared on Ye Qiuyuan's face. After pausing for a moment, he slowly spoke: "Daoist Song, your cultivation has now reached the peak of the sixth layer of Jin Dan; you must be preparing to break through to the late stage of Jin Dan, right? Some years ago, I was fortunate enough to obtain a Qian Yuan Pill from a fellow Daoist in the Pill Alliance."

"This pill is helpful for late-stage Jin Dan cultivators to break through their cultivation; I imagine it must be of no small use to you, Daoist. I wonder if this pill can be used to trade for your Demon King Core."

After Ye Qiuyuan finished speaking, a small cyan-colored gilded jade bottle immediately appeared in his hand, which he placed on the wooden table in front of Song Qingming.

"A pill that can assist in breaking through to the late stage of Jin Dan, this...!"

Hearing that the Qian Yuan Pill Ye Qiuyuan produced was actually a pill capable of assisting in breaking through the late-stage Jin Dan bottleneck, Song Qingming, looking at the cyan jade bottle, immediately showed a look of surprise.

Coming to the East Sea cultivation world this time, besides selling the beast materials he had on hand, the most important thing was naturally to purchase some supplies the family needed to take back, which of course included the pills and spiritual items Song Qingming himself needed to break through his cultivation.

Pills that can assist a Jin Dan cultivator in breaking through to the late stage of Jin Dan are all extremely precious spiritual items on the market; even in a place like "Heavenly Pill City," they might not be easily found.

Originally, Song Qingming had intended to wait two days to ask for help inquiring about it at the "Heavenly Pill Alliance" through Huang Siyuan. He had not expected that Ye Qiuyuan would actually have such a spiritual item on him, which truly exceeded Song Qingming's expectations.

"Husband, Brother Ye is right; the Qian Yuan Pill indeed has the effect of assisting in breaking through to the late stage of Jin Dan. However, this pill is only of the third-grade mid-quality, and its effect is slightly inferior to other third-grade top-quality spiritual items."

"The market value of this pill is roughly around 24,000 spirit stones. If we use it to trade for a Demon King Core, we will suffer a small loss in price."

Just as Song Qingming had not yet decided how to answer, a secret voice transmission from Huang Siyuan reached his ears, informing him of the actual value of the "Qian Yuan Pill."

Hearing Huang Siyuan's words, Song Qingming immediately felt more confident. He shook his head directly at Ye Qiuyuan, who was to the side, and said: "What Daoist Ye said just now is correct; I am indeed about to attempt to break through to the late stage of Jin Dan."

"However, I did not come to the East Sea cultivation world specifically for this item. It is not impossible for you to trade it for the Demon King Core in my hands, but you will need to compensate me a bit more in terms of price."

"Oh! In that case..."

Ye Qiuyuan rolled his eyes left and right after hearing this, then continued to speak to Song Qingming: "Daoist Song, I will add two bottles of Golden Dragon Pills for you; do you think that will work?"

After speaking, Ye Qiuyuan moved his magic power, tossed out two white porcelain bottles containing pills, and sent them in front of Song Qingming.

The "Golden Dragon Pill" is a third-grade low-quality pill commonly used by Jin Dan cultivators for cultivation. The price of this pill is not high among third-grade pills; one bottle only costs 3,000 spirit stones.

These two bottles of "Golden Dragon Pills" plus the "Qian Yuan Pill" that Ye Qiuyuan had produced earlier were already roughly equal in value to the Demon King Core in Song Qingming's hands.

Seeing that the other party had shown sincerity, Song Qingming picked up the white porcelain bottles, took a look, and nodded slightly: "Since Daoist Ye has such sincerity, this deal can naturally be concluded. Please keep this item safe, Daoist."

After speaking, Song Qingming lightly brushed the storage magic tool at his waist with his right hand, and a gray wooden box immediately appeared. He then tossed the wooden box to Ye Qiuyuan, who had been waiting for a long time.

After receiving the wooden box, Ye Qiuyuan hurriedly opened it to take a look. After confirming that the item inside was indeed what he needed, he carefully tucked it into his storage bag.

Song Qingming similarly handed the few bottles of pills in his hand to Huang Siyuan for inspection. After confirming there were no problems, he put them away in front of Ye Qiuyuan.

"Thanks to Daoist Song today, I have been able to achieve my wish. If you fellow Daoists have any other needs, feel free to choose from the shop. I can make the decision to give you all a five percent discount on all pills in the shop."

"Our Heavenly Pill Pavilion has recently added quite a few new pills. Since you have all gone to the trouble of coming here, don't miss out easily."

"Hehe! Since Daoist Ye is so generous, then we will not stand on ceremony with you."

Song Qingming and his group had just sold such a large batch of beast materials and now had over 60,000 spirit stones on them. Seeing such a large sum of spirit stones, Ye Qiuyuan was naturally tempted.

He took the initiative to offer Song Qingming and his group a discount, hoping to have them leave their spirit stones at the "Heavenly Pill Pavilion."

Song Qingming had no objections to this; after all, besides selling beast materials, they also needed to purchase many pills and spiritual items in the East Sea. Even if Ye Qiuyuan hadn't offered, Song Qingming and his group would have inevitably come here to make purchases.

After exchanging a few more polite words with Ye Qiuyuan, Song Qingming and his group were led by a clerk of the "Heavenly Pill Pavilion" to the floor below to select pills.

Over an hour later, Song Qingming and his group, having spent more than half of the spirit stones from selling the beast materials, walked out of the "Heavenly Pill Pavilion" feeling satisfied after counting the pills they had purchased.

Because of Ye Qiuyuan, Song Qingming and his group's trip to the East Sea cultivation world to sell beast materials and purchase pills and spiritual items had been incredibly smooth, completing most of their mission in less than two days.

What surprised Song Qingming the most was the "Qian Yuan Pill" he had traded from Ye Qiuyuan; this pill could assist in breaking through to the late stage of Jin Dan, which was exactly what Song Qingming urgently needed at the moment.

Although the effect of the "Qian Yuan Pill" in assisting the breakthrough was slightly inferior to other third-grade top-quality pills, Song Qingming already had great confidence in breaking through to the late stage of Jin Dan, and with this pill, there shouldn't be any major problems.

"Seventh Brother, you and Sister-in-law go back first. I will take Senior Sister Li and Yuanqian around to look around, and we will return to the inn later."

Just as they walked out of the "Heavenly Pill Pavilion" onto the street, Song Qingyu, who had already made an appointment with Li Xuanyi, immediately spoke to Song Qingming.

Seeing this, Song Qingming nodded slightly and replied: "There is nothing going on now, you decide for yourselves. Remember to come back early and don't play too late."

The group had been here for two days and hadn't had a good look around, so they were already impatient.

After greeting Song Qingming, Song Qingyu and the others happily turned and left, walking toward a more prosperous part of the street.

Just as Song Qingyu and the others left, Huang Siyuan, who was standing beside Song Qingming, also immediately said that she was going to the "Heavenly Pill Alliance" headquarters to hand in her alchemy mission.

Before long, after Huang Siyuan also turned and left, only Song Qingming was left alone, slowly walking toward the direction of the inn.

But somewhat unexpectedly, Song Qingming had only walked a short distance when a beautiful figure suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his path.

"Senior Song, I thought I had seen wrong just now, I didn't expect it to really be you!"

"You are... Luo Li!"

Seeing the yellow-clothed woman in front of him and hearing the somewhat familiar voice, memories in Song Qingming's mind surged instantly, and after only a moment, he remembered her name.

"Yes! I didn't expect that after so many years, Senior would still be able to recognize me at a glance. Luo Li is truly honored." After the woman in the yellow dress finished speaking, she happily bowed to Song Qingming.

When they parted years ago, this little girl who had run errands for him for two years on "Spirit Guidao" was merely a somewhat weak Qi Condensation mid-stage rogue cultivator.

He didn't expect that after several decades of separation, Luo Li had not only transformed from a young girl with a green appearance into a beautiful female cultivator, but her cultivation had also broken through to the third layer of Foundation Establishment.

Seeing Luo Li, whose aura had undergone a earth-shaking change, a trace of gratification appeared on Song Qingming's face. He nodded at her and said: "Separated for decades, I didn't expect you to have successfully reached Foundation Establishment. It seems you haven't wasted your cultivation all these years. This is not a place to talk, let's go over there and sit for a while!"

Luo Li didn't say much, just smiled and nodded, taking the initiative to follow behind Song Qingming, as if she had become that green girl who had just walked out of "Spirit Guidao" years ago.

After the two found a quiet place in a nearby teahouse to sit down, Song Qingming asked why Luo Li had appeared in "Heavenly Pill City."

When Song Qingming first brought Luo Li to the "Heavenly Profound Sect," she had joined the sect and stayed there to cultivate.

Because of Song Qingming, a Jin Dan cultivator, the "Heavenly Profound Sect" Sect Master Chen Jianghai took Luo Li as his personal disciple and had spared no effort in cultivating her over the years.

Facing the intentional cultivation of her master Chen Jianghai, Luo Li had also performed very well and did not disappoint Chen Jianghai, successfully reaching Foundation Establishment and cultivating to the peak of the third layer of Foundation Establishment.

This time, Luo Li had traveled thousands of miles to "Heavenly Pill City" with several fellow Daoist friends to gain experience and incidentally purchase some pills that could increase her cultivation.

She didn't expect that just now, while purchasing spiritual items in a shop, she would accidentally see Song Qingming, who was parting ways with Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan on the street.

Although they had been separated for decades, the appearance of this benefactor she met on "Spirit Guidao" was still engraved in Luo Li's heart, and she recognized Song Qingming at a glance.

After carefully confirming from a distance, Luo Li quickly gathered the courage to block the path of Song Qingming, the Jin Dan cultivator, and confirmed his identity. Hearing that Luo Li had come to "Heavenly Pill City" to travel with friends, Song Qingming was not surprised and smiled, nodding.

The Baishadao where the "Heavenly Profound Sect" was located was only ten thousand miles away from "Heavenly Pill City," which was not too far in the vast East Sea cultivation world. Foundation Establishment cultivators could arrive in at most ten days by flying boat or treasure ship.

A cultivator like Luo Li, who had not been at Foundation Establishment for long, traveling to the nearby "Heavenly Pill City" would not make her sect elders too worried.

Not having seen each other for decades, Luo Li had many things she wanted to say to Song Qingming in her heart. As soon as she sat down, she couldn't help but talk non-stop, telling Song Qingming about many things that had happened after she joined the "Heavenly Profound Sect."

It was rare to meet someone he had known for many years in "Heavenly Pill City," so Song Qingming was not in a hurry to return to the inn, patiently listening to Luo Li recount her cultivation experiences over the years, occasionally smiling and encouraging her.

"Senior! Did you come to Heavenly Pill City to purchase spiritual items too?" After telling Song Qingming a lot about herself, Luo Li finally asked Song Qingming.

"Yes! I am a cultivator from the Floating Yunshan Range cultivation world and don't often come to the East Sea cultivation world. I came here this time just like you, to purchase pills and spiritual items." Song Qingming smiled and nodded.

"No wonder, so many years have passed and Senior has never been to Baishadao to see me. So you really weren't in the East Sea cultivation world. Back then, I always thought Senior was just using that as an excuse to brush me off."

Hearing Song Qingming say he was from the Floating Yunshan Range cultivation world, Luo Li was somewhat surprised, and a trace of joy appeared at the corners of her mouth.

When Song Qingming left back then, he said he would have a chance to visit her on "Baishadao" in the future, but decades had passed in a flash, and Song Qingming's figure had never appeared again. Luo Li thought her benefactor from back then had long forgotten her.

After hearing Song Qingming's explanation, Luo Li finally felt relieved.

After the two chatted for a while in the teahouse, Song Qingming gave Luo Li some pointers on things to pay attention to in her cultivation, until a sound transmission talisman flying from outside landed in Luo Li's hand, interrupting their conversation.

After opening it and finding that her friends were looking for her outside, Luo Li reluctantly stood up, bowed to Song Qingming, and said:

"Senior, my friends are looking for me and I need to go deal with it. Please wait a moment."

Seeing this, Song Qingming also stood up and said: "It's getting late. Since someone is waiting for you, let's stop here for today."

"I will keep my word from back then. When I finish my work and have time, I will go to Baishadao to see you. You just cultivate well."

"It is rare to meet again, and I am very happy today. Take this as a gift for your Foundation Establishment; I hope your path will be smooth in the future."

After speaking, Song Qingming took out a second-grade top-quality spiritual talisman and handed it to Luo Li.

"Senior is going to Baishadao to see me? That's wonderful!"

Luo Li's attention was not attracted by the precious spiritual talisman Song Qingming took out, but rather focused on the previous sentence.

Seeing this, Song Qingming smiled and nodded: "Senior always keeps his word, when have I ever lied to you? Don't worry, it shouldn't make you wait too long! Keep this item safe, work hard on your cultivation, and I hope your cultivation will have made progress when we meet next time."

"Yes! Don't worry, Senior, Luo Li understands. Today, Senior has explained so many doubts for me, which is already the best gift for Luo Li. Please take this spiritual talisman back!"

Seeing Luo Li in front of him, although her appearance had matured a lot, her personality was still as simple as it was back then, not willing to easily accept favors. A trace of admiration appeared in Song Qingming's eyes, and he didn't insist too much, putting away the spiritual talisman in his hand.

After the two walked out of the teahouse, Song Qingming nodded slightly at Luo Li and turned to leave first.

Just as Song Qingming's figure disappeared from Luo Li's sight, an older woman in white walked to her side and asked curiously: "Little Sister Luo Li, who was that Senior just now?"

"Ah! Which... which Senior? Who are you asking about, Sister?" Seeing the woman in white who had suddenly appeared beside her, Luo Li was startled and hurriedly tried to brush it off.

Seeing a flash of evasion in Luo Li's eyes, the woman in white smiled, tapped her forehead lightly with her finger, and said directly: "I saw it with my own eyes just now, and you still won't confess."

"Tell me quickly, how exactly do you know this Senior? If you try to fool me again, I won't be happy."

"This... that Senior is actually an old friend of our sect. I met him when I first joined the sect. He took good care of me back then, and I just happened to run into him on the street."

"Oh! Your Heavenly Profound Sect has such a Jin Dan Senior as an old friend? Why haven't I heard of it? Could it be the Senior who sent you to Baishadao back then?"

When Song Qingming sent Zhao Jibai's remains back to the "Heavenly Profound Sect," he had attended the funeral held by Chen Jianghai and the others.

At that time, the "Heavenly Profound Sect" had invited many nearby small sects to Baishadao to observe the ceremony, and naturally, many of them had seen Song Qingming, this "old friend" of the Heavenly Profound Sect.

Seeing that the woman in white had guessed Song Qingming's identity at once, Luo Li nodded helplessly and no longer denied meeting Song Qingming just now.

"It really is that Senior! Luo Li, you are truly lucky. You can run into a Jin Dan Senior you know just by going out. I don't know where this Senior lives. If you have a chance, you must introduce me."

"I don't know that either. Senior Song is here to purchase spiritual items just like us, he is not a cultivator who lives here permanently." Luo Li replied calmly, shaking her head.

"Oh! What a pity you didn't ask clearly where this Senior lives. Otherwise, we could have asked him to help us with that matter." The woman in white said with a look of regret.

"Ask Senior Song for help? Guo Yuting, if you have this idea, it's not impossible. When Senior Song goes to our Baishadao in a while, I will definitely send a letter to inform Guo Yuting!"

"Oh! This Senior will go to Baishadao? Little Sister Luo Li, then I will leave this matter to you!" After hearing Luo Li's reply, the woman in white, who had been a bit discouraged, immediately regained her spirit. —— Three days later, at the port outside "Heavenly Pill City."

After staying in the city for a few days, Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi, who were already a bit bored, finally decided to go out to travel elsewhere and took the initiative to bid farewell to Song Qingming.

Seeing this, Song Qingming didn't say much and immediately nodded in agreement, sending them out of the city with Huang Siyuan and the others.

"Qingyu, you and Senior Sister Li must be careful outside. If you encounter any trouble that is not convenient to solve, send a letter to Daoist Ye in Heavenly Pill City."

"I have already made an agreement with Ye Qiuyuan; they will immediately forward it to Siyuan upon receiving your letter."

Before parting, Song Qingming did not dare to say much to his senior sister Li Xuanyi, and could only carefully urge Song Qingyu for a good while before he felt at ease watching them transform into two streaks of light and leave Tiandancheng.

Li Xuanyi's cultivation had reached the sixth layer of Jin Dan, and Song Qingyu was also a fourth-layer Jin Dan cultivator. Together, their combat strength was no weaker than a late-stage Jin Dan cultivator.

Outside, as long as they didn't encounter those top experts above the peak of Jin Dan, there shouldn't be any danger.

But because Li Xuanyi had a somewhat adventurous personality, Song Qingming was still a little worried about their trip, so he could only exhort them a bit more.

After sending off Li Xuanyi and Song Qingyu, Song Qingming and his group, having purchased the spiritual items the family needed, waited for Huang Siyuan to finish handing over the "Heavenly Pill Alliance" mission before taking the initiative to bid farewell to Ye Qiuyuan and other acquaintances, leaving "Heavenly Pill City" by flying boat.

Compared to when they arrived, filled with various beast materials, the flying boat was empty when leaving "Heavenly Pill City." Therefore, to save magic power, Song Qingming and his group all concentrated on his "Phantom Boat."

After the flying boat left "Heavenly Pill City" and traveled about a hundred miles eastward under Song Qingming's control, a strange look slowly appeared on Huang Siyuan's face as she stood to the side.

"Husband! This is not the way to the Floating Yunshan Range cultivation world. Did you get the direction wrong!"

Because she had frequently traveled to and from "Heavenly Pill City" before, Huang Siyuan was already very familiar with the surrounding routes. Seeing that the scenery below the flying boat was clearly not right, she immediately asked Song Qingming, who was beside her, in a low voice.

Hearing what Huang Siyuan suddenly said, Song Yuanqian and Song Xuanfeng, who were sitting at the back of the "Phantom Boat," also shifted their gazes to Song Qingming.

Seeing this, Song Qingming smiled and nodded slightly: "Yes! I still need to handle some matters. Don't be in a hurry to return to the Floating Yunshan Range. We will go back after I finish my business."

"Oh! What business does husband still have to finish? Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"

Hearing what Song Qingming said, Huang Siyuan and the others all showed a look of confusion, not understanding what he was talking about.

"I know you don't understand, but this matter is extremely important to the family, so it's not easy to tell you in advance. That's why I haven't said it. Don't ask any more questions for now, you will naturally know when we arrive!"

Song Qingming turned to look at Huang Siyuan and the three others, then said to them with a firm gaze. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 703 =====