Chapter 813: Meeting a Fellow Disciple Again, Astonishing Talent (Seeking Monthly Votes)

At a stall in the outer city, a handsome-looking young man in green clothes was strolling around the stall with a white-clad woman accompanying him.

The man's cultivation had already reached the sixth level of the Golden Core stage. Facing most of the low-grade spiritual items sold at the outer city stalls, he did not show much interest, and his expression had always been very plain.

It seemed that he only appeared here patiently to accompany the white-clad woman beside him.

And his white-clad female companion, although also a Golden Core cultivator with accomplished cultivation, was clearly much more interested in the novel spiritual items before her eyes.

While strolling through the stalls, she didn't forget to pick up spiritual items and ask the shopkeeper, and the smile on her face never stopped.

"Senior Brother Liu, look, this purple coral is actually so fragrant and can also clear the mind and refresh the spirit. It would look quite good if taken back and placed in the cave dwelling. What do you think?"

"Junior Sister, things dug out of the sea like this, I estimate the fragrance will fade in at most half a year. Spending 500 spirit stones to buy this, it's better to buy a few more bundles of Tier 2 Spirit-Calming Incense."

Hearing the green-clad man say this, the stall owner's face immediately showed a bit of ugliness, and he hurriedly explained to the two: "Senior, please rest assured, the prices of all spiritual items at our stall have been determined by the assembly, and we absolutely dare not deceive you.

This item is also a unique spiritual item of our Lei Yuanhai. Although its effect is not as good as some Tier 2 Spirit-Calming Incense, it wins in its exquisite appearance and is absolutely very pleasing to the eye when placed in a cave dwelling."

Hearing the words from the shop owner, the young man was just about to continue speaking when his expression suddenly changed, and then he immediately looked around.

Seeing him like this, the white-clad woman thought that the other party was impatient with accompanying her shopping, so she hurriedly put down the "purple coral" in her hand.

"Senior Brother Liu, do you still have something to do? Why don't we go back first?"

Hearing this, the green-clad man immediately came back to his senses, withdrew his gaze, and nodded to the white-clad woman with a calm expression: "Junior Sister, I do have some things to deal with. Why don't you go back and find Fourth Senior Brother first! I will come to meet you as soon as I'm done here."

Hearing the green-clad man's words, the white-clad woman hurriedly nodded with a smile and then took the initiative to leave the spot.

After the white-clad woman's figure had disappeared for a while, the green-clad man picked up the "purple coral" she had just put down, then threw down a few hundred spirit stones and turned to leave the stall.

The shop owner, who thought he had missed this business, saw that the green-clad man actually bought the item in the end, and a hint of joy suddenly appeared on his face, cupping his hands to thank the green-clad man's departing figure.

After leaving the stall, the green-clad man bypassed the street full of stalls, came to a teahouse outside the edge of the outer city that provided rest for cultivators, and then walked in with big strides.

Before long, the green-clad man's figure appeared on the second floor of the teahouse. Seeing him scan the surroundings and discover a figure sitting alone in the corner, he immediately walked quickly toward the position where the person was.

"Junior Brother Song, it really is you!"

Song Qingming, who was sitting upright in the chair, hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands to salute the person upon seeing him.

"Senior Brother Liu, long time no see. I didn't expect that I would meet you when I came to Lei Yuanhai to participate in the trading assembly. It's really quite a coincidence!"

This green-clad man was none other than Liu Yang, who was a fellow disciple of the "Grand Void Gate" on Yuxuan Mountain with Song Qingming, and also one of the few fellow disciples Song Qingming was relatively familiar with there.

When Song Qingming just came out of the inner city and saw Liu Yang accompanying someone shopping, he was also surprised for a while.

Because the white-clad woman who had been following Liu Yang had never been seen by Song Qingming in the "Grand Void Gate" before.

For fear of revealing their identities, Song Qingming did not choose to come forward and recognize him, but secretly sent a voice transmission to lead Liu Yang to this teahouse.

After the two sat down again, Song Qingming carefully released a sound-insulation barrier beside him, then smiled and poured a cup of spiritual tea for Liu Yang and continued to say: "Senior Brother Liu, I wonder which fellow disciple you came to Lei Yuanhai with this time? Are Senior Sister Li and Master also here together?"

Hearing what Song Qingming said, Liu Yang hurriedly shook his head: "Master is still in seclusion in the sect and has not come to Lei Yuanhai.

Senior Sister Li didn't come this time either. I came with Fourth Senior Brother and Junior Sister Lin."

"Oh! I thought Senior Brother came with Master. I wanted to take this opportunity to pay my respects to him. It seems that this opportunity is not enough, and I can only wait until I go to the sect in the future to pay my respects."

Since becoming a disciple of "True Person Lingxu," Song Qingming had always wanted to find an opportunity to ask his master about some cultivation technique problems over the years.

It was just that due to the long distance between the Fuyun Mountain Range cultivation world and the "Grand Void Gate," a round trip would take at least a year or two, which was really inconvenient.

Last time when sending Senior Sister Li Xuanyi back to the "Donghuang Kingdom" cultivation world, he unfortunately encountered Master "True Person Lingxu" out traveling, missing the opportunity.

Just now, seeing Liu Yang, who often followed "True Person Lingxu," Song Qingming thought that "True Person Lingxu" and that Senior Sister Li Xuanyi might also have come to "Tianxin City" to participate in the trading assembly together.

Unexpectedly, he guessed the answer wrong; neither of them came!

Hearing Liu Yang's reply, a look of disappointment appeared on Song Qingming's face, and he couldn't help but sigh with regret.

Seeing Song Qingming's face looking a bit lost, Liu Yang immediately said with a smile:

"If Junior Brother wants to see Master, that's not difficult. In at most a year or two, Master will be out of seclusion. You should be eight or nine out of ten not disappointed when you go to the sect then.

However, Senior Sister Li really hasn't been to the sect for a while. I don't know if she has something to do at home or has gone out traveling again.

If you want to see her, I really don't know how to answer you for a moment."

Hearing Liu Yang mention Li Xuanyi, Song Qingming was slightly stunned and asked with some confusion: "Oh! Has Senior Sister Li also not returned to the sect for a long time?"

As a half-personal disciple of "True Person Lingxu," plus the fact that her family's location was not far from the "Grand Void Gate," she often returned to the sect to practice in the past, except when she was out traveling.

Hearing Liu Yang say that Li Xuanyi hadn't returned to the "Grand Void Gate" for a long time, Song Qingming couldn't help but show a trace of doubt in his heart and asked another question with some confusion.

Hearing this, Liu Yang also shook his head directly: "Junior Brother Song also knows that I don't often leave the sect.

Before, it was always Senior Sister Li coming to the sect that I saw her. I don't know much about her affairs. If you have a chance, it's better to ask Master directly."

"Hmm! Senior Sister Li once saved me. If she needs any help, Senior Brother, please inform me if you know in the future.

Although my ability is limited, I dare not forget the kindness I received. If needed, I will definitely do my best."

"Don't worry, Junior Brother Song, I've noted this down!"

Seeing Song Qingming's serious face, Liu Yang nodded slightly and agreed, then changed the subject and asked Song Qingming: "To be honest, I didn't expect to meet Junior Brother Song here when I came to Lei Yuanhai this time.

Junior Brother's cultivation is now about to break through to the ninth level of the Golden Core stage. You must have come here for the Nascent Soul formation spiritual items of the Liuyun Sect. I wonder if Junior Brother Song has achieved his wish this time?"

Seeing Song Qingming appear in the "Tianxin City" trading assembly, Liu Yang also guessed his intention a bit in his heart, and after answering his question, he asked with some curiosity.

Regarding this, Song Qingming did not deny it either, and directly told Liu Yang about bidding for an "Infant-Nurturing Pill" and mortgaging several magic treasures for it.

Liu Yang joined the "Grand Void Gate" earlier than Song Qingming. When Song Qingming first met him, Liu Yang was already an inner sect disciple, and his status in the sect was higher than that of an outer sect disciple like Song Qingming.

In the "Grand Void Gate," inner sect disciples are the core of the sect and also the key objects cultivated by the sect. Whether they are forming a Golden Core or condensing a Nascent Soul, they can generally get support from the sect.

And outer sect disciples like Song Qingming are basically accepted by "True Person Lingxu" by chance outside. Except for not being able to reveal the affairs of the sect, there are not many requirements for them.

Therefore, the "Grand Void Gate" does not attach too much importance to these outer sect disciples. Except for giving them some convenience in teaching cultivation techniques, they generally do not prioritize supporting outer sect disciples in forming a Nascent Soul.

If Song Qingming wants to condense a Nascent Soul, he must rely on himself to find spiritual items and methods to assist in Nascent Soul formation.

On this point, Song Qingming didn't need to hide it from Liu Yang, and he didn't need to worry that this inner sect disciple would reveal the secrets on him.

"Senior Brother Liu, this time I came with several good friends to broaden my horizons. I didn't expect that I would have a chance to bid for this Nascent Soul formation spiritual item.

The preparation when I came was somewhat insufficient, and I almost missed this opportunity.

For this spiritual elixir, all the spirit stones on me were thrown in at once. Now there are still several magic treasures mortgaged at the auction backstage, and I don't know how to take them back.

It's really a bit shameful to say!"

"Oh! Junior Brother Song, how many spirit stones are still missing? Why don't you tell me? It's rare for us fellow disciples to meet here, so we should naturally help each other."

Hearing that Song Qingming had mortgaged several magic treasures on him because of auctioning the "Infant-Nurturing Pill," Liu Yang immediately asked him, showing an appearance of wanting to help him solve this problem.

Back then in the "Grand Void Gate," Song Qingming and Liu Yang were familiar with each other for many years, and he also knew that his personality was relatively straightforward and he didn't like to deal with people in a roundabout way. Seeing the other party take the initiative to mention this matter, Song Qingming, who originally wanted to ask the other party for help, directly told Liu Yang about the missing spirit stones, wanting to ask him to borrow some spirit stones for urgent use.

Song Qingming still had more than 20,000 spirit stones left, plus the spirit stones on Song Yuanhao and the others, they could gather more than 10,000 spirit stones no matter what.

As long as Liu Yang could lend him 30,000 spirit stones, Song Qingming could basically redeem those magic treasures first.

Although for a Golden Core sixth-level cultivator like Liu Yang, a few tens of thousands of spirit stones were indeed not a large number.

But after all, the other party also came to the "Lei Yuanhai" cultivation world to participate in the trading assembly and would definitely not spend less spirit stones here. Song Qingming still had no bottom in his heart about whether he could help him.

No matter how many spirit stones the other party could lend him, it would always be helpful to Song Qingming. Even if he couldn't redeem all three magic treasures, it would be good to take back one or two first.

When he took the initiative to propose borrowing spirit stones, Song Qingming didn't expect that Liu Yang didn't hesitate too much and quickly took out a storage bag full of spirit stones and threw it to him.

It was filled with the 30,000 spirit stones Song Qingming needed, which made him couldn't help but feel excited for a moment, and he hurriedly stood up to thank Liu Yang.

Seeing this, Liu Yang also smiled and waved his hand at him: "Junior Brother Song, there is no need to be so polite.

Although we haven't seen each other often over the years, no matter what, you and Senior Sister Li helped me with my cultivation techniques in the sect back then. I should naturally remember this kindness.

It's just a small matter of borrowing a few tens of thousands of spirit stones, Junior Brother, don't take it too much to heart."

Seeing the other party say so, Song Qingming also nodded repeatedly: "Senior Brother Liu is right, this little thing between us naturally doesn't count for anything.

However, Senior Brother taking out so many spirit stones to help me in an emergency is a big help after all, so it is reasonable to thank you.

Don't worry, Senior Brother, I will definitely bring these spirit stones back to you next time I return to the sect to practice in the world."

"Hehe! Don't worry, Junior Brother Song, I'm not in a hurry, just arrange it yourself."

After successfully borrowing the spirit stones, Song Qingming was also very happy in his heart and chatted with Liu Yang in the teahouse for a long time. It wasn't until the pot of spiritual tea had bottomed out that the two walked out of the teahouse somewhat reluctantly.

"Senior Brother Liu, it's inconvenient to be away from home, so I won't keep bothering you today.

When the other senior brothers have time another day, please trouble Senior Brother Liu to send me a letter, and I will come to visit again."

"Hmm! Don't worry, Junior Brother Song, we shouldn't be going back so soon. I will explain this to Fourth Senior Brother and the others later, and we will have a good gathering when we have free time."

Seeing Liu Yang's back gradually disappear into the street, Song Qingming couldn't help but reach out and touch the storage bag at his waist, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

Originally, he didn't know how to raise spirit stones for a while, but he didn't expect that he would successfully solve this problem not long after coming out. Song Qingming felt relieved in his heart.

At first, it wasn't that Song Qingming hadn't thought about asking Bai Yuxian to borrow spirit stones.

But if the other party asked directly about this, he wouldn't be able to deceive her. With Bai Yuxian's shrewdness, once she knew that Song Qingming had even mortgaged his own magic treasures, it wouldn't be difficult to guess that he had bid for the "Infant-Nurturing Pill."

Song Qingming really didn't want too many people to know about this, which was also an extremely dangerous thing for him now.

Standing from the perspective of the "Xiaoyao Sect," the current Song family was just a slightly larger Golden Core family under their command, and even if there were one or two more Golden Core cultivators, it wouldn't pose much of a threat to them.

But if a Nascent Soul cultivator suddenly appeared in the Song family, the situation would be a bit different.

Whether the "Xiaoyao Sect" would allow the existence of a Song family that could threaten them, and whether the two sides could maintain peace or if there would be any conflict of interest, these were all unknown things.

Even if Song Qingming didn't doubt Bai Yuxian's character in his heart, he didn't dare to gamble his own life and the future of his family on this matter. —— Half a day later, Song Qingming, who had redeemed all his magic treasures from the auction backstage, returned to the inner city auction venue with a happy face.

Although he spent a few thousand more spirit stones for this, for Song Qingming, who had already spent hundreds of thousands of spirit stones here just now, this was already a trivial matter.

It was just hard on Song Yuanhao and the others; the spirit stones on them were basically scraped clean by Song Qingming, their ancestor, and they could only leave the trading assembly early and return to their cave dwellings to practice in seclusion.

By the time Song Qingming returned, the auction venue was already in the session of free exchange of spiritual items among cultivators, and the white-haired old man and others presiding over the auction had long since given up the auction stage to the cultivators who took the stage one after another.

However, although no one was maintaining the rules of the venue, many cultivators who came to participate in the auction were still relatively compliant.

Those who took the stage first were basically Nascent Soul stage cultivators, and no Golden Core cultivator dared to take the stage before them.

The spiritual items these Nascent Soul cultivators wanted to acquire or exchange were basically precious spiritual items above Tier 4. Song Qingming hadn't even heard of some things, let alone seen them.

Because Tier 4 spiritual items were too rare and precious, even with nearly two hundred Nascent Soul level cultivators present, there were still not many cultivators who could successfully obtain the spiritual items they wanted at such an exchange meeting.

Besides several Tier 4 magic treasures, Song Qingming also had two Tier 4 inferior-grade spiritual herbs brought out from the "Tianyuan Sect" secret realm that could be taken out to exchange for the spiritual items he needed.

However, at such an exchange meeting where cultivators needed to take the initiative to show their faces, Song Qingming still didn't dare to take them out to exchange with others at will, fearing that he would be targeted by those Nascent Soul old monsters with ulterior motives.

In "Tianxin City," there was naturally no need to worry about anyone having designs on him, but Song Qingming was not a cultivator here after all. Once he left this place and returned to the Wei Kingdom, some things would be very difficult to guard against.

Moreover, once the sect knew about the origin of these two spiritual herbs and asked about it, Song Qingming would also find it difficult to explain, so it was really unnecessary to find trouble for himself.

(PS: Yesterday I saw someone asking about spiritual herbs. Let me explain here: it's not that I forgot about these two Tier 4 spiritual herbs, but that Song Qingming himself was reluctant to take them out to exchange for spirit stones. After all, the value of Tier 3 magic treasures is definitely lower than that of Tier 4 spiritual herbs. That's right, it's his problem!)

Therefore, even if he saw Nascent Soul cultivators on stage seeking Tier 4 spiritual herbs, Song Qingming remained unmoved in his heart and had no intention of taking out the two spiritual herbs he had.

Just as Song Qingming saw the Nascent Soul cultivators walking on stage one by one, a somewhat familiar figure suddenly walked onto the stage, making Song Qingming, whose eyes were fixed on her, feel a bit of doubt on his face.

The woman who took the stage was dressed in white and wore a veil to cover her appearance. Her figure was extremely similar to Fairy Xia Mo, the saintess of the "Hundred Flowers Palace" that Song Qingming knew.

However, the cultivation of Fairy Xia Mo that Song Qingming knew back then was only at the ninth level of the Golden Core stage, while the pressure emitted by the white-clad woman on the auction stage had already exceeded Bai Yuxian's, and it seemed that she had already broken through to the second level of the Nascent Soul stage.

When Song Qingming went to the "Hundred Flowers Palace" in the East Sea to exchange for spiritual items to repair the array in his hand, he happened to encounter Xia Mo in seclusion, trying to break through to the Nascent Soul realm. Later, Song Qingming didn't know whether she had succeeded or not.

Over the years, when Song Qingming was sending letters to He Mengxin, he had also inquired about Xia Mo's Nascent Soul formation, but the other party had never answered this question directly. Song Qingming once thought that Xia Mo might have failed to form a Nascent Soul this time.

Compared with Bai Yuxian, Xia Mo was after all breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm for the first time. In Song Qingming's view, it was not strange that she failed to form a Nascent Soul.

But seeing the somewhat familiar white-clad woman on stage at this moment, Song Qingming intuitively felt that the other party was very likely to be "Xia Mo," and he couldn't help but show a very confused look on his face.

"Could it be that Xia Mo really succeeded in breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm!"

Thinking of this, the confident Xia Mo from back then appeared in Song Qingming's mind, and a trace of wavering couldn't help but appear in his heart.

If Xia Mo really succeeded in forming a Nascent Soul in one go, then her cultivation talent was really too astonishing.

In just thirty years, Xia Mo not only successfully broke through to the Nascent Soul realm but also advanced to the second level of the Nascent Soul stage one step faster than Bai Yuxian, which indeed made Song Qingming feel a bit unbelievable no matter how he thought about it.

That "Xia Mo" who took the stage waved her hand and took out a Tier 4 inferior-grade spiritual fruit from her body, wanting to exchange it with the cultivators present for a water-attribute defensive magic treasure of the same rank.

Although the value of a Tier 4 inferior-grade spiritual fruit compared to a defensive magic treasure of the same rank was still slightly worse.

However, under the condition that "Xia Mo" was willing to supplement a few tens of thousands of spirit stones, her luck was quite good in the end, and she achieved her wish and exchanged for the spiritual item she needed, walking off the stage with a satisfied face.

After her, the several Nascent Soul cultivators who took the stage later were not so lucky and all walked off the stage empty-handed.

Among the several Nascent Soul cultivators Song Qingming knew, Bai Yuxian and Zheng Zitong, who were traveling together, also took the stage.

Bai Yuxian wanted to use a Tier 4 refining material in her hand to exchange for a Tier 4 inferior-grade spiritual talisman, but it was a pity that no one took a fancy to the spiritual item she brought out.

On the contrary, Zheng Zitong was luckier and used a Tier 4 spiritual herb in his hand to exchange for the elixir he wanted, walking off the stage full of joy.

After those Nascent Soul cultivators left the stage, it was the turn of the Golden Core cultivators who had been eager to try to take the stage and exchange the spiritual items in their hands.

During this period, Song Qingming saw many familiar figures take the stage, including Chu Fengping, Chen Xuanxin, and Zhang Tieyang, who were traveling with him.

Only Song Qingming, who had no extra spiritual items to trade, did not take the stage from beginning to end, but chose to quietly become an onlooker. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 814 =====