Chapter 72: Exchange Meeting

Song Qingming took Shi Chun through the crowd and walked toward the west of the marketplace. The two soon arrived at his cave dwelling.

Meeting a friend he hadn't seen for many years, Song Qingming's mood was also very pleasant. He picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of fragrant spirit tea for Shi Chun.

After Shi Chun picked up the spirit tea, he first smelled it, took a small sip, and then nodded and smiled at Song Qingming.

"Good tea!" After the tea entered his mouth, a burst of fragrant spiritual energy entered Shi Chun's abdomen, making him unable to help but praise, with an endless aftertaste!

"Fellow Daoist Song, why did you come to Mount Bai Long? This place is not close to your Qinghe County." After putting down the teacup in his hand, Shi Chun could not help but ask Song Qingming.

Song Qingming answered with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Shi doesn't know, actually these two years, I have been in Guiyunfang. Last month, I heard people in the marketplace say that Mount Bai Long is going to hold a grand event here, and there will be quite a few good things. I also wanted to come over to broaden my knowledge, so I arrived here."

"So, Fellow Daoist Song, you have been in Guiyunfang for a long time. Why haven't I seen you come to find us for so long? Fellow Daoist, don't tell me you have already forgotten about us few." Hearing that Song Qingming was now in Guiyunfang, Shi Chun revealed a trace of a smile.

Seeing that there was some dissatisfaction in Shi Chun's tone, Song Qingming smiled bitterly and said somewhat awkwardly: "Fellow Daoist Shi, don't blame me. After I arrived in Guiyunfang, I also went to find you, but it was a pity that I couldn't see you. I didn't know whether you few fellow daoists went out to hunt demons or had already left Guiyunfang, so I missed the reunion with you."

"Oh, then I blamed you wrongly, fellow daoist. Sigh, these few years, in order to cultivate, my junior sister, Tieshan brother, and I often go out to hunt demons. It should be that we just happened to miss you coming to find us. Fortunately, heaven is destined that you and I met again on Mount Bai Long."

"Fellow Daoist Shi, did Fellow Daoist Zhang and Fellow Daoist Qin also come to Mount Bai Long?" Seeing Shi Chun mention the two, Song Qingming asked casually.

Shi Chun shook his head and said: "Originally, we were going to come together, but it was a pity that Tieshan brother just happened to be in seclusion to break through his cultivation, and junior sister also stayed behind to protect him. This time coming to Mount Bai Long, actually only I came alone. After the grand event, when we return to Guiyunfang, Tieshan brother should also be out of seclusion. At that time, Fellow Daoist Song is welcome to come to our place, and we few can drink a few more cups properly."

Meeting old friends, tasting tea and reminiscing, the two chatted in the cave dwelling for an hour. It was not until the full pot of spirit tea saw the bottom that Shi Chun smiled and said goodbye.

Song Qingming sent Shi Chun to the cave dwelling where he lived all the way before slowly returning to his own cave dwelling.

After nightfall, Song Qingming took out the magic treasure he had just obtained today from his storage bag and watched it carefully again.

The Tianluo Umbrella magic treasure could be considered the second top-grade magic treasure Song Qingming had obtained. Like the Taixu Sword in front, this magic treasure also cost Song Qingming one hundred and fifty spirit stones.

However, when he purchased that Taixu Sword back then, according to the price estimate of normal top-grade magic treasures, Song Qingming could be considered to have purchased it at a premium, while this Tianluo Umbrella was much more reasonable in price relative to its value.

The price of top-grade defensive magic treasures was generally around one hundred and fifty spirit stones. If this magic treasure did not have some obvious shortcomings, consuming the spiritual power in the cultivator's body too quickly, it would normally not be sold at this price, and it was estimated that it could sell for another twenty spirit stones.

After practicing the Yuxuan Sutra, Song Qingming's spiritual power in his body was already about thirty percent more vigorous than cultivators of the same tier. Now he could almost ignore the weaknesses of this magic treasure. In the future, after he broke through to the late stage of Qi Refining, this magic treasure would play a greater role in Song Qingming's hands.

Fearing that something would go wrong with this magic treasure, Song Qingming planned to refine this magic treasure on Mount Bai Long first. If any situation occurred again, it would be better to directly find the seller to deal with it.

Song Qingming sat cross-legged in the cave dwelling and operated the spiritual power in his body, wanting to adjust his state to the best.

After a night of cultivation, Song Qingming did not continue to go out the next day, but stayed in the cave dwelling to continue meditating and adjusting his state, preparing to start refining the Tianluo Umbrella magic treasure today.

Unexpectedly, at this time, a burst of restriction fluctuations came from outside Song Qingming's cave dwelling, so Song Qingming could only stop meditating and open the cave dwelling restriction.

The person who came to find him was indeed no one else, but precisely Shi Chun, the only acquaintance he had on Mount Bai Long.

Seeing Song Qingming walk out of the cave dwelling, Shi Chun said with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Song, I didn't see you at the venue today. I thought you had forgotten the time because of cultivation, so I specifically came to remind you. Did I disturb your cultivation?"

Song Qingming shook his head and said: "I am short of money. This time coming to Mount Bai Long, I didn't bring many spirit stones on me. It was mainly to come and see the world. Yesterday, I had already bought the things I needed at the venue. Today, I don't have many spirit stones on me, so I really didn't dare to go out. I just planned to refine a magic treasure I just bought yesterday in the cave dwelling."

"Haha, it seems that Fellow Daoist Song must have found a magic treasure he likes, which is why he is so anxious to refine it." Shi Chun smiled twice and looked at Song Qingming meaningfully.

Song Qingming also smiled the same way, did not answer directly, and asked Shi Chun:

"Fellow Daoist Shi, when I was in Guiyunfang, I heard a fellow daoist say that there would be Foundation Establishment pills for sale at the Mount Bai Long Grand Event. Yesterday, I wandered around carefully and didn't see any Foundation Establishment pills, let alone a few magic treasures above the second grade. I don't know why this is. Could it be that this Mount Bai Long Grand Event is not as good as it is rumored outside?"

After hearing this, Shi Chun was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Hehe, Fellow Daoist Song, you don't know this. We loose cultivators who are poor and white, where can we easily see these precious things? If you want to see good things, you have to participate in the exchange meeting held separately by the Bai Long Pavilion."

"Exchange meeting? Why didn't anyone tell me about this? May I trouble Brother Shi to tell me in detail, so that I can also broaden my knowledge."

As soon as Song Qingming heard that there was still an exchange meeting in Mount Bai Long, he was shocked. After the grand event yesterday, Song Qingming had almost extinguished his thoughts of inquiring about Foundation Establishment pills. Hearing what Shi Chun said, a trace of hope was suddenly reignited in his heart.

Shi Chun waved his hand, followed Song Qingming into the cave dwelling, and after Song Qingming closed the cave dwelling door, Shi Chun slowly said:

"Fellow Daoist Song should also know that this Mount Bai Long Grand Event lasts for three days in total. The venue outside is naturally prepared for us ordinary Qi Refining cultivators. However, on the last day of the grand event, a large exchange meeting will be held in the Bai Long Pavilion in the middle of the marketplace. Cultivators who want to purchase precious spirit items will all go to the exchange meeting.

I heard from fellow daoists who have participated that in the Bai Long Pavilion exchange meeting, many precious things cannot be bought directly with spirit stones and must be exchanged with spirit items of equal value.

Of course, this Bai Long Pavilion exchange meeting is not something anyone is qualified to participate in. You must have spirit items or spirit stones worth more than one thousand spirit stones on you to be qualified to participate in the exchange meeting."

After listening, Song Qingming said with a shocked smile: "Good fellow, one thousand spirit stones, this exchange meeting is really powerful."

"Hehe, now you know, right? This is not something that we loose cultivators can just enter. Those who can enter are either wealthy people among Qi Refining cultivators or Foundation Establishment cultivators with profound cultivation."

"Brother Shi, have you heard from anyone that there are Foundation Establishment pills for sale at the Mount Bai Long exchange meeting?" Song Qingming asked casually, pretending to be unintentional.

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