Chapter 808: Tianxin City, Selling Spiritual Objects
In the entire "Huayang World" where human cultivators reside, including the "Donghuangxianzhou" continent where the Fuyun Mountain Range is located, there are five continents and four seas, totaling nine large cultivation worlds.
These large cultivation worlds are basically the same as "Donghuangxianzhou," containing not only human cultivators but also numerous living beings such as the demon race and demon cultivators.
It's just that in some large cultivation worlds, human cultivators occupy the overall advantage, ruling over most of the territory to multiply.
Some cultivation worlds are ruled by the powerful demon race, where human cultivators are driven to a corner of the continent, only able to occupy a small piece of territory to survive.
Others are ruled by numerous demon cultivators, having become the lairs of many high-tier demon cultivators in this cultivation world, where neither human cultivators nor demon cultivators dare to set foot easily.
"Lei Lei Yuanhai" cultivation world, where Song Song Qingming and the others are located, is also a place where the human race and the demon race live together.
It's just that compared to "Donghuangxianzhou," the human cultivator forces here in Lei Lei Yuanhai are clearly stronger, with many powerful sects having Nascent Soul cultivators sitting in command.
Whether it is high-tier combat power or low-tier cultivators, human cultivators are not weaker than the demon race side, occupying more than seventy percent of the islands and territories in the "Lei Lei Yuanhai" cultivation world.
Apart from the boundless outer sea outside, which human cultivators find difficult to set foot in and survive, most of the inner sea area of the entire "Lei Lei Yuanhai" cultivation world is occupied by human cultivators with an absolute advantage.
The Nascent Soul-level high-tier Demon Kings in the inner sea basically hide in the sea areas they rule and dare not enter the sea areas controlled by human cultivators at will.
This is also the reason why, after Song Song Qingming and their treasure ship entered the "Lei Lei Yuanhai" cultivation world, the demon beasts in the sea area below clearly decreased a lot.
The first island the treasure ship docked at after entering the "Lei Lei Yuanhai" cultivation world, "Chongyuan Island," is the territory controlled by a very powerful Nascent Soul sect nearby.
"Chongyuan Island" not only has powerful Nascent Soul cultivators sitting in command but also has a fourth-tier mid-quality formation guarding it; ordinary demon beasts dare not approach this island at all.
Almost all treasure ships coming from "Donghuangxianzhou," after entering the "Lei Lei Yuanhai" cultivation world, will choose to dock here for repairs before heading to their respective destinations.
After the treasure ship finally passed through the "Chongyuan Island" mountain-protecting formation and docked at the port, everyone who hadn't stepped on land for more than half a year couldn't help but jump off the ship immediately.
However, because it was their first time here, most of the people on the ship had not had their information confirmed by the other party and were not allowed to go up to the island.
Song Song Qingming and the others could only walk around near the port until the treasure ship had replenished the supplies needed for sailing, at which point everyone boarded the ship and continued forward. — One month later, in a sea area in the middle of "Lei Lei Yuanhai."
An island that could not be seen to the end, with a size of two or three Wei Guo, stood on the ocean, looking like a continent compared to the surrounding islands.
Around this huge island, many large treasure ships coming and going were constantly sailing on the sea surface, and the destination of most of these ships was the port in the southeast corner of the island.
And at that port welcoming the coming and going ships, thousands of treasure ships of all sizes were already docked, and the port was also full of cultivators coming and going.
Most of them were queuing up, preparing to enter the island to participate in this trading assembly held once every hundred years in the "Lei Lei Yuanhai" cultivation world.
Soon, another huge foreign treasure ship docked at the port, attracting the curious gazes of the cultivators queuing around.
"Looking at the appearance of this treasure ship, it doesn't look like it was refined in our Lei Lei Yuanhai. I estimate it's another one from the outer sea. It seems there are quite a few more foreign cultivators coming to this trading assembly than last time!"
In front of the port, a yellow-robed old man with a goat-like beard looked at the high-tier treasure ship that had docked and immediately said to a middle-aged woman accompanying him.
The white-clothed woman smiled lightly: "Fellow Daoist Chen is right. Last time, because a thundercloud hurricane suddenly appeared in the outer sea, many fellow Daoists from various places were blocked in the outer sea and couldn't come, missing a fortune. This time, I suppose they don't want to miss it again."
"Otherwise, they wouldn't have rushed here three months before the trading assembly started."
"It's just that it has tired us out. We have been guarding this port day and night for the past half a year and haven't been able to cultivate properly. I don't know when the sect will be able to send someone to replace us."
Hearing the white-clothed woman's complaints, the yellow-robed old man smiled and nodded: "Fellow Daoist and I are both people who manage worldly affairs for the sect. This kind of errand is naturally our duty; others can't stand the bitter task of smiling at people every day."
"However, rest assured, for this trading assembly held once every hundred years, our major sects will certainly be able to earn quite a few spirit stones. By then, even if we have no credit, we have worked hard, and there will always be a reward."
"Haha... I hope so, Fellow Daoist! People are here; we should go over and welcome them!"
Seeing the high-tier treasure ship that had docked, and cultivators already walking down from it, the white-clothed woman and the yellow-robed old man hurriedly changed into smiling faces and went up to meet them.
"Welcome, fellow Daoists, to Tianxin Island. May I ask where you have come from?"
A Jin Dan cultivator who had just walked off the treasure ship saw the two and hurriedly stepped forward to bow and return the greeting: "We have all come from Donghuangxianzhou, specially to participate in the Tianxin Assembly on your island."
"This is the invitation letter sent by your island back then. Please check it, two fellow Daoists."
After glancing at the invitation letter handed over by the visitor, the yellow-robed old man nodded hurriedly and then said: "Oh! So it is fellow Daoists from Donghuangxianzhou. We have been truly impolite."
"Fellow Daoists have come from afar and given our Tianxin Island such great face; it has been hard work. Please come in with me to the island first!"
After confirming the other party's identity, the yellow-robed old man hurriedly took the initiative to lead the way, bringing Song Song Qingming and the others who had walked off the treasure ship toward the island.
It was just that after the yellow-robed old man went up to the island, he didn't choose to bring everyone to the entrance where the cultivators queuing in front of the port entered the island, but led everyone to a teleportation array located next to the port.
With a dazzling white light shining, by the time Song Song Qingming and the others opened their eyes again, everyone had been teleported to the foot of a high mountain in the middle of the island.
Next to this high mountain, there was also a huge city with a length and width of dozens of miles, its size already comparable to "Xianyuan City," which Song Song Qingming had visited back then.
Seeing the huge formation covering the entire city in mid-air not far ahead, Song Song Yuanqian and the others, who were seeing such a large city for the first time, were immediately shocked, and couldn't help but let out a burst of exclamation.
Through the introduction of the yellow-robed old man walking in front, everyone learned that the city in front was named "Tianxin City," which was also the core place where this "Tianxin Island" trading assembly was held.
This grand trading assembly that shocked the entire "Lei Lei Yuanhai" cultivation world was held once every hundred years or so in "Tianxin City."
Now, there were still about three months before the assembly started, and everyone could first go to "Tianxin City" to rent a cave dwelling and stay, waiting for the opening of the trading assembly.
The yellow-robed old man led everyone here, and soon a middle-aged man, also with Jin Dan cultivation, came up to meet them.
After the two made a handover, the middle-aged man hurriedly stepped forward to bow to the few Nascent Soul cultivators like Bai Bai Yuxian, and then brought Song Song Qingming and the others into "Tianxin City."
Because there were cultivators helping to lead the way throughout the process, Song Song Qingming and the others entered "Tianxin City" very smoothly and soon rented cave dwellings with the help of the leading cultivators.
Because they came by treasure ship, in order to avoid any accidents on the way and delay the time to participate in the "Tianxin City" trading assembly, Song Song Qingming and the others arrived here a few months in advance.
Even so, after entering the city, Song Song Qingming immediately felt that the entire "Tianxin City" already had many cultivators who had rushed over from other places.
Among them, there were quite a few cultivators like Song Song Qingming and the others who were also from other parts of the "Donghuangxianzhou" cultivation world.
After arranging their residence, Song Song Qingming immediately asked Song Song Yuanqian and the others to go out and inquire about places where magic treasures and spiritual objects could be traded.
He wanted to handle the numerous spiritual objects he had brought with him in advance and exchange them all for spirit stones, so it would be convenient for him to purchase the things he wanted at the upcoming "Tianxin City" trading assembly.
"Tianxin City," as a super-large city not smaller than "Xianyuan City," had at least tens of thousands of cultivators living inside.
In such a super-large city, the shops opened inside were naturally not comparable to ordinary workshops. As long as you could afford the spirit stones, spiritual objects useful to Jin Dan or even Nascent Soul cultivators could possibly be found.
However, Song Song Yuanqian and the others were all coming to "Tianxin City" for the first time and were not familiar with the situation here. Just learning the language here to communicate with others took them quite a bit of time.
They visited several shops in succession, wanting to sell the spiritual herbs they brought, but when the other party saw that they had brought too many things, they all complained and couldn't take out too many spirit stones to acquire them.
Song Song Yuanqian and the others busied themselves for several days in a row before they sold less than twenty percent of the spiritual objects on them.
Finally, after inquiring, they learned that it was because the trading assembly was being held recently, and many cultivators had the same idea as Song Song Qingming, bringing numerous spiritual objects to "Tianxin City."
Therefore, many merchants in the city had acquired too many spiritual objects from other places, and the stock of spirit stones in their hands was not much.
And those cultivators who brought spirit stones were preparing to participate in the upcoming "Tianxin City" trading assembly, so they didn't dare to spend the spirit stones in their hands casually, which also gave Song Song Qingming and the others a headache.
However, compared to the few things Song Song Qingming brought, the "Xiaoyao Sect" brought ten times more spiritual objects to participate in the trading assembly. The sect would certainly also want to sell these things in "Tianxin City." After all, there were so many shops in "Tianxin City," and there must be quite a few merchants who could take out spirit stones. It was just that Song Song Qingming and the others were here for the first time, and their information was not well-informed, which was why they encountered this trouble.
But now, more and more cultivators were pouring into the city. If they didn't sell them quickly at this time, it might become increasingly difficult to exchange for spirit stones in the future.
Just when Song Song Qingming was somewhat hesitant about whether to go find Chu Chu Fengping and the others to inquire about news, Song Song Yuanhao brought him a piece of good news, allowing Song Song Qingming to find a way to sell spiritual objects.
Half a day later, Song Song Qingming took Song Song Yuanhao and the others to the outside of a shop named "Qingxin Pavilion" in the southeast corner of "Tianxin City."
"Seventh Great-Uncle, the place Zhang Chen Yurong told me about is here. I have already inquired about it nearby; this shop is an industry of a Nascent Soul sect on the island."
"If I am not mistaken, the spiritual objects in Senior Zhang's hands should have been sold here."
Since obtaining the tacit approval of the elders of both families, Zhang Chen Yurong, who seemed to have a trace of admiration for Song Song Yuanhao, would often come to find him to sip tea and chat.
Although Song Song Yuanhao didn't want to pay attention to Zhang Chen Yurong in his heart, because of Song Song Qingming's special instructions before, he couldn't refuse the other party often, and today he strolled around the city for a while under Zhang Chen Yurong's proactive invitation.
During this period, learning that Song Song Yuanhao and the others had been busy looking for shops everywhere, Zhang Chen Yurong took the initiative to reveal the news about "Qingxin Pavilion" to him, letting him come here to try his luck.
Although Zhang Chen Yurong didn't state it directly, Song Song Yuanhao also immediately guessed that this shop should be the one Zhang Zhang Tieyang had found and sold spiritual objects at.
Hearing Song Song Yuanhao's explanation, Song Song Qingming nodded slightly, turned to Song Song Yuanqian, and said: "Song Yuanqian, you and Song Yuanhao go in first to see the situation. I will wait for you at the tea house next door."
"Remember, don't reveal your identities, and don't say too much to them. After the things are sold, come out to see me immediately."
"Seventh Great-Uncle, rest assured, we understand what to do."
Seeing Song Song Yuanqian and the other respond, they walked directly into "Qingxin Pavilion," and Song Song Qingming immediately turned and left the spot, finding a seat in the tea house next door.
Soon, after less than a quarter of an hour, Song Song Yuanhao and Song Song Yuanqian walked out of "Qingxin Pavilion" with happy faces and came to Song Song Qingming in the private room of the tea house next door.
"Seventh Great-Uncle! Apart from those few spiritual herbs with quality problems, the spiritual objects in my hand have been successfully sold. These are the spirit stones given by the other party."
"This shop, although the price given is not too high, the spirit stones were given straightforwardly. I see that they should be able to eat the remaining things."
Picking up the spirit stone bag handed over by Song Song Yuanqian and scanning it carefully, and finding that there were no special traces inside, a smile of satisfaction also appeared on the corners of Song Song Qingming's mouth.
Subsequently, he said to the two in front of him: "Okay, I know. You two go back first! Remember, don't go out these few days, and remind Song Linrui and the other two. After all, this is not Wei Guo; everyone should be careful."
"Seventh Great-Uncle, rest assured, we have noted it."
After Song Song Yuanqian and the other left, Song Song Qingming didn't rush to leave but continued to sit in the private room sipping tea.
Until the sky outside gradually darkened, Song Song Qingming dropped two spirit stones and walked out of this tea house.
Not long after, Song Song Qingming, whose appearance had changed somewhat after strolling around the street again, appeared outside "Qingxin Pavilion" and walked inside with large strides.
"This guest, are you here to buy some spiritual objects, or to have some magic tools custom-made?"
Seeing Song Song Qingming come in, a shop assistant was just about to step forward to greet him, but before he could walk to Song Song Qingming, an older Foundation Establishment old man reached out and stopped him.
After the Foundation Establishment old man gave an instruction to the shop assistant, he immediately walked respectfully to Song Song Qingming and bowed to him.
"This Senior, I have been impolite. I wonder what you need when you come to the small shop? Please give your instructions, Senior?"
After scanning the Foundation Establishment old man, Song Song Qingming nodded slightly, then used a changed voice to transmit his voice to him: "I have some things I want to sell here. I wonder if your shop is convenient?"
"Oh! It is indeed inconvenient to talk here. Senior, please follow me; we can talk slowly upstairs."
Hearing what Song Song Qingming said, the Foundation Establishment old man immediately reacted, gave a wink to the shop assistant, and brought Song Song Qingming to a relatively secret private room on the second floor.
Just after inviting Song Song Qingming to sit down, the Foundation Establishment old man hurriedly said to him: "Senior, rest assured, all private rooms here have sound-insulation restrictions. If you have any instructions, just speak directly."
"Our Qingxin Pavilion is not a big shop, but it is backed by a Nascent Soul sect. As long as the quality of the things you bring is not a problem, we will certainly acquire them at the market price and won't let you suffer any losses."
Just as the Foundation Establishment old man finished speaking, Song Song Qingming waved his hand and took out three magic treasures of different qualities, placing them in front of the other party, then tapped the table to the side lightly:
"These few things are what I want to sell. Please give me a price for your shop. As long as the price is suitable, I won't go to compare prices at three different shops."
"However, I also want to remind you that I only accept spirit stones here and do not accept other spiritual objects for exchange."
"Haha! This... this is natural. Senior, rest assured, we are not short of spirit stones here for the time being."
"However, these few things are not ordinary objects. I am somewhat clumsy and need to invite the sect elder to help verify them."
"If it is convenient for Senior, can you wait for a moment and allow me to invite the elder over?"
Song Song Qingming pondered for a moment upon hearing this and nodded lightly: "Hmm! These few things are not ordinary magic treasures; it is not strange that you can't see them."
"If it weren't for the fact that I am a bit short of money, I wouldn't be willing to come here to sell them easily."
"If you want to find someone, go quickly and return quickly. I will only wait for you for the time of a cup of tea; if you miss it, don't blame me for not reminding you in advance."
"Senior, rest assured, our sect elder happens to be upstairs. I will go and return, and certainly won't delay your time."
After bowing and scraping to Song Song Qingming, the Foundation Establishment old man hurriedly walked out the door.
And Song Song Qingming beckoned to put away the magic treasures in front of him, then sat to the side with a quiet expression, closing his eyes and waiting.
After waiting for a long time, seeing that the other party still hadn't come over, a trace of displeasure immediately appeared on Song Song Qingming's face.
Just as he was about to stand up and leave, he suddenly heard a knock on the door outside, followed by the Foundation Establishment old man walking in with a look of joy on his face.
"Senior, I am truly sorry. My elder was just receiving a distinguished guest, which delayed your time."
"She has already come down; please go to the room next door to talk!"
Song Song Qingming, who was originally somewhat displeased, saw that the other party had finally come. After calming his expression slightly, he nodded to the Foundation Establishment old man and followed him to a private room located next door.
Just as he entered the room, Song Song Qingming saw a white-clothed woman wearing a veil standing not far away.
Although he couldn't tell her age, her cultivation was about the same as his, and she was also a cultivator who had already advanced to the late stage of Jin Dan.
"Senior, this is Elder Long of this sect!"
The white-clothed woman wearing a veil stared at Song Song Qingming's face for a moment, then suddenly frowned, revealing a look of surprise.
Seeing this, Song Song Qingming also understood in his heart. The other party's cultivation was not low, and she should have seen through the illusion covering his face.
But even so, Song Song Qingming pretended he hadn't noticed. After greeting the other party with a raised hand, he immediately used magic to take out the few magic treasures he wanted to sell just now.
After the white-clothed woman looked at the three magic treasures Song Song Qingming took out, she suddenly turned to wave her hand at the Foundation Establishment old man to the side:
"You go down first; no one is allowed to come in without my permission!"
After the Foundation Establishment old man left, the white-clothed woman turned and asked: "Fellow Daoist, the things you want to sell today shouldn't just be these few magic treasures, right!"
"What do you mean by this? Are you saying the quality of the things I took out is too low?"
Hearing the confusion in Song Song Qingming's tone, the white-clothed woman smiled slightly and shook her head directly: "Fellow Daoist Jin's extraordinary skills back then have made me admire you for a long time. I think since you came to Tianxin City to participate in the trading assembly, the treasures you want to sell certainly won't just be these."
"However, speaking of which, you are indeed a cautious person."
"If I hadn't happened to learn some eye-opening techniques, I really wouldn't have been able to recognize your true appearance for a while."
After the white-clothed woman finished speaking, she directly took off the white veil covering her face in front of Song Song Qingming, revealing a face that made Song Song Qingming full of surprise.
"So it is you. This is truly a coincidence; I didn't expect to run into you here." (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 809 =====
"What do you mean by that, Excellency? Could it be that you find the quality of the items I brought out too low?"
Hearing the doubt in Song Song Qingming's tone, the woman in white smiled slightly, shook her head directly, and said, "Fellow Daoist Jin's heaven-defying abilities in the past truly earned my deep admiration for a long time. I think that since you came to Tianxin City to participate in the trading assembly, the treasures you intend to sell certainly cannot be limited to just these.
However, come to think of it, you are indeed a cautious person, Fellow Daoist.
If I hadn't happened to learn some techniques for discerning appearances, I truly wouldn't have been able to recognize your true face for a while."
After saying this, the woman in white directly removed the white veil covering her face in front of Song Song Qingming, revealing a face that left him completely surprised.
"So it was you. This is truly a coincidence; I never expected to run into you here, Fellow Daoist." (End of chapter)
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