Chapter 49: Old Ghost Feng

After drawing the formation for the magic robe, Song Qingming didn't rush to deliver it to Shi Mofeng. He waited specifically for a few days before bringing the magic robe to outside his tent. After releasing a sound transmission, Shi Mofeng soon walked out from inside.

Seeing Song Qingming arrive, Shi Mofeng said with a smile, "Little friend Song, you came to find me; is the formation already drawn?"

"I did not fail the trust of Senior Shi. I have successfully drawn the two formations. Please verify them, Senior." After Song Qingming finished speaking, he placed the golden-shining magic robe into his hands.

Shi Mofeng looked at the two talisman seals added to the magic robe he had refined and was very satisfied with the two exquisite formations drawn by Song Qingming. He happily put the magic robe away.

After completing this matter, Song Qingming came to the outside of Old Ghost Feng’s tent again. Seeing that there seemed to be figures moving inside the tent, Song Qingming felt a joy in his heart. This old ghost had finally finished his closed-door cultivation.

After inquiring about the news of the Bailong Mountain black market from Shi Mofeng a few days ago, Song Qingming came to find Old Ghost Feng the next day after completing his daily mission, but it was just a coincidence that Old Ghost Feng was in closed-door cultivation.

When a cultivator is in closed-door cultivation, the biggest taboo is for others to disturb them. Song Qingming had a request for help, so he naturally didn't dare to send a sound transmission invitation directly. For several consecutive days, Song Qingming came to visit, but seeing the tightly closed tent, he could only return empty-handed. Fortunately, his luck had finally changed today.

After Song Qingming sent out a sound transmission, there was a commotion in the tent, and an ugly man with a scar on his face walked out. It was precisely Old Ghost Feng.

Old Ghost Feng was ugly and liked to be calculating. In the camp, he had never been very well-liked. Apart from going out to perform missions, he usually cultivated in the camp and rarely came out to interact with other cultivators.

Seeing his face full of joy and his magic power seeming to have improved quite a bit compared to when they last met, Song Qingming thought that he must have made some progress in his technique during these days of closed-door cultivation, which was why he was so happy.

"Congratulations, Daoist friend Feng. It has been more than half a month, and your technique has improved quite a bit." Song Qingming cupped his hands toward Old Ghost Feng to congratulate him.

"Where, where, Daoist friend Song, you are too polite."

Old Ghost Feng smiled and looked at Song Qingming, returned the salute, and invited Song Qingming into the tent.

Old Ghost Feng’s tent was quite clean. Apart from a few futons and some tables and chairs, there was nothing else.

After sitting down, Song Qingming got straight to the point and stated his purpose. When Old Ghost Feng heard that he wanted to go to Bailong Mountain, his face changed slightly, and he said:

"I’m afraid I have to disappoint Daoist friend Song. That place, Bailong Mountain, is not easy to enter. It hasn't been peaceful there recently, and I haven't been there for a few years. I don't know which big-mouthed person went around telling people I had been to Bailong Mountain. Is that a place an ordinary person can go to?"

Song Qingming immediately heard the greed in his words. This Old Ghost Feng was truly a person who would not act without profit. Dealing with him without paying a price would certainly make it difficult to gain anything.

"Daoist friend Feng, rest assured. I naturally won't let you run for nothing. As long as you agree to take me there once, these few spirit talismans will be considered your hard-earned money." After Song Qingming finished speaking, he took out a few spirit talismans and placed them before Old Ghost Feng’s eyes.

These few spirit talismans were all mid-grade spirit talismans, adding up to more than a dozen spirit stones on the market. In the Fuyun Mountain Range, for Flying Cloud Guard members like them who lacked supplies, the value of these few mid-grade spirit talismans was even more precious than in the market.

To tell the truth, taking out so many mid-grade spirit talismans made even Song Qingming, who was not short of spirit talismans, feel a bit of a pinch. If it weren't for inquiring about the news of the Foundation Establishment Pill, he wouldn't have been so generous.

"Daoist friend Song, what is this? You are too polite. We are all so familiar with each other. If you really want to go, I am naturally willing to take you for a run. However, we still have to perform missions here now. Wait until we return to Guiyun Market in a month, and then you can come to my cave dwelling at Guiyun Mountain."

Looking at the few golden-shining spirit talismans before him, Old Ghost Feng grinned, his attitude immediately took a big turn, and he reached out to take the spirit talismans in Song Qingming’s hand.

But unexpectedly, a flash of green light appeared in Song Qingming’s hand, and he put most of the spirit talismans into his storage bag, leaving only one to hand to Old Ghost Feng.

"This spirit talisman is a deposit first. You take it first. Daoist friend Feng, rest assured. When we arrive at Bailong Mountain, the remaining spirit talismans will naturally be presented with both hands. Please don't mind, Daoist friend."

Old Ghost Feng took the spirit talisman and shook his head, saying, "Daoist friend Song, I happen to have a matter I would like to ask you for a favor. If you are willing to help, you won't need to give me the remaining spirit talismans. What do you think?"

"Please speak directly, Daoist friend. I don't know if I have the ability to help you." When Song Qingming heard this, he immediately became interested, but not knowing what Old Ghost Feng wanted him to help with, he still didn't dare to agree directly.

"Daoist friend Song, rest assured. Although this matter is a bit dangerous, it is not a difficult task. I originally planned to go with another Daoist friend. If Daoist friend Song can help, the success rate of this matter will definitely increase quite a bit."

When Song Qingming heard that it was a bit dangerous, he immediately wanted to back out in his heart and was pondering how to refuse.

Seeing that Song Qingming seemed to be hesitating, Old Ghost Feng’s eyeballs rolled around and he continued:

"I won't hide it from Daoist friend Song. A month ago, I saw a high-grade White Jade Flower in a mountain. Unexpectedly, there was also a high-level Flame Rat there. I tried to pick it secretly several times, but I was discovered by that demon rat and was chased quite miserably. This time, I plan to call for help to kill that demon beast first, and then pick the spirit herb. I wonder if Daoist friend Song is interested in helping? Rest assured, after killing the demon beast, the materials on the demon beast will be split equally between the two of you. I only want that spirit herb."

When Song Qingming heard about the White Jade Flower, his heart also moved. This Old Ghost Feng’s luck was really not bad. High-grade White Jade Flowers were not often seen in the Fuyun Mountain Range. This kind of spirit herb was very difficult to cultivate, and those over a hundred years old were very difficult to buy in Guiyun Market, costing at least seventy or eighty spirit stones each.

Song Qingming asked, "I wonder who the other Daoist friend is, and what is their cultivation base?"

"Daoist friend Jia, you should have heard of him, right? His cultivation base is the same as mine, also at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and his divine abilities are not below mine. Plus, I have a mid-grade puppet on me. With the four of us in the mid-Qi Refining stage acting, I estimate there is a seventy or eighty percent chance of success." Old Ghost Feng hurriedly explained.

"Brother Feng, why not ask the few experts in the late Qi Refining stage in the camp to help? Wouldn't that be more secure?"

"Hehe, firstly, asking the few Daoist friends in the late Qi Refining stage to act would probably require paying more spirit stones. How could such a small matter be worth it? Secondly, they are not that familiar with me. If Captain Lu finds out about this kind of thing, I won't be able to handle it, right?" Old Ghost Feng said with a bitter smile, covering up.

Just as Song Qingming had expected, the other person indeed had a similar cultivation base to them. The reason Old Ghost Feng didn't dare to ask the late Qi Refining stage experts in the camp for help was also because he was afraid that if they turned against him after killing the demon beast to snatch the spirit items, he wouldn't have the ability to stop them.

In the final analysis, the strength gap between late Qi Refining stage experts and mid-Qi Refining stage cultivators like them was too large. Without equivalent strength to restrict them, acting together left them completely without a sense of security regarding their cultivation base.

Under normal circumstances, a seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator could at least defeat three or four sixth-level Qi Refining cultivators. Although there was only a one-level difference in cultivation base, after breaking through to the late Qi Refining stage, a cultivator could extend their spiritual sense, and their perception ability would be significantly stronger than that of mid-Qi Refining stage cultivators. During fighting, they could also perceive danger in advance, and their combat ability would be greatly improved compared to the mid-Qi Refining stage.

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