Chapter 240: Fire Pattern Sword

"Is this Fellow Daoist Song from Mount Funiu! I am Cao Rongxue. I heard that you came to Jinshan Marketplace this time to purchase a Tier 2 mid-grade magic tool. I happen to have a magic tool that has not yet found its master. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Song is interested in coming with me to my Shuiyue Hall to sit for a while."

Song Qingming raised his eyes to look at this woman, only to discover that she, who looked unremarkable, was actually a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. He hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed.

"Fellow Daoist's kind invitation is hard to refuse, so Song will have to trouble you!"

Hearing the news of a Tier 2 mid-grade magic tool from this woman, Song Qingming hurriedly nodded and agreed, then followed Cao Rongxue back to the second floor of Shuiyue Hall.

The two first exchanged a few polite words, and then Cao Rongxue somewhat reluctantly took out a Tier 2 mid-grade flying sword.

"This sword is called the Fire Pattern Sword. The sword body carries three spiritual fires, and the power of using it at the same time is almost no less than an ordinary Tier 2 spiritual talisman. It is very suitable for cultivators like you who are about to break through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment. This sword was personally refined by my third grand-uncle a few years ago. Its quality can be considered a relatively good boutique among Tier 2 mid-grade magic tools. I wonder if Fellow Daoist has any interest?" After Cao Rongxue finished speaking, she narrowed her eyes and sent the sword into Song Qingming's hand.

Song Qingming held it in his hand and looked at it carefully, discovering that it was indeed as Cao Rongxue said; the quality of this flying sword was quite good among Tier 2 mid-grade magic tools. That the Cao family could take this sword out was indeed beyond Song Qingming's expectations.

"Since I have arrived here today, Song will not beat around the bush with you, Fellow Daoist. This magic tool is indeed very much to my liking. How many spirit stones are needed? I hope you can be straightforward as well."

Cao Rongxue heard this and did not exchange any more pleasantries, directly saying: "Since Fellow Daoist is so sincere, then of course I will not hide anything. One thousand eight hundred spirit stones, what do you think, Fellow Daoist Song?"

"Can do! Then it's a deal."

Seeing that the price quoted by Cao Rongxue was still within his acceptable range, Song Qingming did not hesitate too much and directly took out a bag of spirit stones from his storage bag and placed it on the table.

Seeing that a deal had been made so quickly, Cao Rongxue also appeared very happy on her face. After counting the number of spirit stones and confirming it was correct, she handed the Fire Pattern Sword to Song Qingming.

After the two reached this deal, Song Qingming did not leave immediately. At Cao Rongxue's invitation, the two drank tea and talked at length until Song Qingming realized it was getting late, at which point he rose to take his leave.

Through this exchange with Cao Rongxue, Song Qingming gained a deeper understanding of the Cao family of Pingyang County.

As the largest Foundation Establishment family in Pingyang County, the strength of the Cao family is even a few points stronger than the Huang family of Qinghe County. Now there are five Foundation Establishment cultivators in the clan, and there is even Cao Wanjiang at the peak of Foundation Establishment sitting in charge. Their strength can be said to be firmly seated as the number one immortal cultivation family in Pingyang County.

However, Cao Wanjiang, who currently has the highest cultivation in the Cao family, does not have much lifespan left. After he passes away, it is estimated that it will be a bit difficult for the Cao family to keep the title of the number one immortal cultivation family in Pingyang County.

Cao Rongxue has only just broken through to the seventh level of Foundation Establishment not long ago. As the Foundation Establishment cultivator with the second-highest cultivation in the Cao family today, she will take over the Cao family from Cao Wanjiang in the future. Her taking the initiative to come out to receive Song Qingming at this time seems to have some intention of building better relationships with other surrounding immortal cultivation families.

After leaving Jinshan Marketplace, it took Song Qingming two days to return from Jinshan Marketplace to Mount Funiu.

This trip to Jinshan Marketplace can be considered to have exceeded expectations in achieving his goal. Originally, he did not have very high expectations, but unexpectedly, he still managed to purchase a Tier 2 mid-grade flying sword that was very suitable for him. It can only be said that recent luck seems to have favored him a bit more.

This trip out was not long, taking less than five days. Not long after Song Qingming returned to Mount Funiu, Sixth Uncle Song Changfeng suddenly sent someone to his door to invite him to the council hall.

In recent years, as Clan Head Song Changfeng's health has slowly recovered, he has still been managing the trivial matters in the family. Only when encountering major matters that are difficult to decide will Song Changfeng send someone to invite him.

Upon hearing this news, Song Qingming was also a bit nervous. Recently, things have been too smooth, and he always feels in his heart that something bad might happen.

When Song Qingming arrived at the council hall with some trepidation, Song Changfeng hurriedly dismissed all the other clansmen in the hall, leaving only him and Song Qingming.

"Qingming, I know you just returned, and I shouldn't have disturbed you, but this matter is indeed a bit tricky, and I find it difficult to decide alone, which is why I had to invite you over."

"Sixth Uncle, what exactly happened, why are you so nervous?" Seeing Song Changfeng with his brows somewhat furrowed, Song Qingming was suddenly startled in his heart. Could it be that something really bad happened?

Under Song Changfeng's detailed account, Song Qingming finally learned of a major event that had recently occurred in the Song family's territory, and he could not help but furrow his brows as well.

Just two days ago, the Wang family of Fengtou Mountain, a Qi Refining family under the Song family, suddenly sent someone to the Song family to inform Song Changfeng of a very unexpected piece of news: the Wang family had discovered a Geng Metal mineral vein on their own territory.

The matter occurred two months ago. At that time, several cultivators of the Wang family discovered a mineral vein in their territory. At first, the Wang family thought it was an ordinary refined copper mine and did not think too much about it, directly arranging for mortals to dig out a portion.

As a result, they found that the mined ore was not quite right, so the Wang family cultivators took a few pieces to the neighboring Jiangling Marketplace, wanting to sell them to see what the ore was. As a result, they learned a more shocking fact: the mine they dug was not an ordinary refined copper mine, but a Geng Metal mine, which is very rare in the cultivation world.

After learning this fact, the Wang family was completely panicked and could only hurriedly send someone to inform the main family.

After hearing this news, Song Qingming was also truly quite surprised. Unlike relatively low-grade weapon refining materials like black iron and refined copper, Geng Metal is a material that can be used to refine high-grade magic tools. There are probably only a dozen or so Geng Metal mineral veins in the entire Wei Kingdom, and basically, all of them are controlled by the Carefree Sect.

This kind of high-grade weapon refining material has a very high value. Even if it is just a small mineral vein, its overall value is more than ten times higher than that of an ordinary refined copper mine. Facing such rare mineral vein resources, let alone a small Qi Refining family like the Wang family, even if the Song family discovered this mineral vein, they would not have the qualifications to mine it alone.

"Sixth Uncle, this matter must be reported to the Carefree Sect immediately. Otherwise, if the time drags on, in case the Carefree Sect learns of this news from elsewhere and comes to our door to accuse us of the crime of deliberate concealment, then even if we are in the right, it will be very difficult to explain clearly."