Chapter 12 Assembly

Just when Song Qingming was still thinking hard about how to go to the market to exchange for materials for refining array formations, he didn't expect that Song Changxin would take the initiative to find him the next morning, giving him an unexpected opportunity to collect materials.

After half an hour of rushing, Song Qingming followed Song Changxin to a sacred mountain called Caolu Mountain, which was dozens of miles away from Lingyuan Mountain. This sacred mountain was not too far from the Song family. Although Song Qingming had never been here before, he had heard of it.

This mountain is also a top-grade spiritual vein. It was originally the sect of a small Qi-refining sect. A few decades ago, there was an internal strife in the sect. After a fight, this small sect, which had a weak foundation, suffered heavy losses and then slowly declined.

Most of the small and medium-sized sects in the world of cultivating immortals are difficult to survive for a long time. Sects do not have blood connections like families. It is difficult for cultivators who join halfway to have a deep sense of identity with the sect in a short period of time.

Once the former head of the sect passed away, the new successor could not control the old monks in the sect. It was easy for everyone to fight for the power of the sect or the cultivation resources, and the sect would decline and finally disappear silently in the long river of history of the immortal world.

Today, Caolu Mountain has long been occupied by several late-stage Qi Refining cultivators nearby, and it is much more prosperous than before.

This place is close to Yunwu Mountain, and it is also the only way for many cultivators to hunt monsters in the depths of Yunwu Mountain. Many cultivators will come to this mountain to rest for a while when passing by.

These cultivators decided to open an inn here, which is specially for the monks to meditate and rest. Every half a month, a small trade fair will be held here to attract nearby monks to exchange items, which also earned them a lot of spiritual stones.

Arriving outside a dense forest on the south side of Caolu Mountain, Song Changxin threw out a low-level sound transmission talisman from his hand. Not long after, a circular formation gap appeared in the dense forest in front of him, revealing the original face hidden in the formation. A lively voice came from the originally silent mountain peak.

After the two entered the formation, a large inn appeared not far ahead, with many pavilions on both sides. There were several people talking loudly under the vermilion door in front of the inn.

"Alas, it's Brother Song. I didn't expect you to come this time. Are you okay after not seeing you for several months?"

Song Qingming realized after approaching that these people were all at the late stage of Qi Refining or above. One of them smiled and raised the dust in his hand to greet Song Changxin when he saw him. It was obvious that he was an old acquaintance of Uncle Jiu.

"Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist Wu. I have been busy practicing at home for a while. This time, I took some time out of my busy schedule to bring my nephew here to see the world. I hope you will take care of me in the future." After saying that, he motioned to Song Qingming behind him to come forward and say hello.

"Junior Song Qingming greets the seniors." Song Qingming calmly stepped forward and bowed to the few people.

"Hey, we are all fellow practitioners, there is no need to be so polite."

"The trade fair is about to start. If we miss the things we need, it will be more trouble than gain. Let's go in and talk first."

Among the people at the door, a cultivator named Zhang was a little anxious. He couldn't stand the people at the door being polite all the time, so he urged everyone to go in and talk.

Naturally, everyone would not forget the main purpose of coming here. After smiling and nodding, they walked into the yard together.

The yard was already full of dozens of cultivators, each with a lot of items in front of them. Song Changxin took Song Qingming to find a seat in the yard.

"Qingming, these intermediate talismans are priced at five spiritual stones. If someone wants all of them, you can sell them for two spiritual stones. If someone likes this black water stone, don't worry. It will cost at least ten spiritual stones. Also, help me collect some materials for making talismans. The more the better."

In the afternoon, seeing that Song Qingming had gradually become familiar with some of the rules of this place, Song Changxin explained it and left Song Qingming alone to return to Lingyuan Mountain in a hurry.

With so many cultivators here, it should not be difficult to make a set of formations. It would be even better if some usable materials could be purchased.

In order to save some spiritual stones, casual cultivators will choose some stable and safe places to exchange some resources and items. This can save a lot of spiritual stones compared to going to the market. After all, people in the market have to make money whether they buy or sell.

Such casual cultivator gatherings are held in many places in Qinghe County. Song Qingming has participated in them several times with his elders in the past, so he is not unfamiliar with them.

This morning, he wanted to ask Uncle Jiu to let him go to the market again to sell the formations he had made. Unexpectedly, Song Changxin said that he would take him to a closer place to do business. This saved Song Qingming a lot of trouble.

Of course, Uncle Jiu also found someone who could help him collect materials for making talismans in the future.

The gathering place in front of him was organized by the three late-stage Qi Refining cultivators who were entrenched here. It was held every half a month and could gather fifty or sixty cultivators at a time.

Most of the things traded were just some materials, talismans, and low-level elixirs. If you want to buy good things, you have to go to Qinghefang.

Most of the cultivators who set up stalls here are old faces, and there are "Three Elders of Caolu" as guarantors. The market atmosphere is pretty good, and there are very few scams.

Soon after Song Qingming set up his stall, several cultivators came up to him and asked how to sell his formation.

"Low-grade Five Elements Formation, 15 Spiritual Stones or Spiritual Rice of the same value"

Several people wanted to exchange some of their surplus low-grade spiritual objects, but they were all rejected by Song Qingming. Although these things were of equal value, they were not what he needed. What he needed most was the Spiritual Stone.

Seeing that Song Qingming was sitting there with no intention of giving in, several people had to give up and turned away.

After the people who surrounded his stall dispersed, Song Qingming took a leisurely look at the stalls next to him and slowly found that there were many people who set up stalls to sell things at this exchange meeting, but there were not many who brought out useful things like him.

Most of the things sold were initial materials, ores, some less popular spiritual talismans, and obsolete low-level magic tools.

There are also some cunning people who take out useless things that have been accumulated in their hands for many years. They are reluctant to sell them at a low price in the market, so they want to try their luck at this exchange meeting to see if they can meet buyers who happen to need these things.

Just as Song Qingming looked around curiously, a crisp voice interrupted him.

"How many spirit stones are there for your formation?"

Song Qingming turned around and saw that the person asking the question was a woman in yellow, about twenty years old.

"Fifteen spirit stones!"

"Ten spirit stones plus a bottle of refining powder, will you sell it?"

Hearing the gentle voice of the person again, Song Qingming was slightly stunned, and quickly agreed.

"Sure!"

Although the effect of taking pills that can increase cultivation is average, refining powder is also considered hard currency. Whether it is exchanged with other people in the clan or directly going to the family's gold storage building, it can be exchanged for spirit stones at any time.

After receiving the elixir and spirit stone handed over by the other party, Song Qingming confirmed that they were correct before handing the formation in his hand to the other party.

After successfully reaching a deal, Song Qingming was in a good mood. He finally opened his business.

His luck was good after a day. Not only did his two sets of formations sell smoothly, but also all of Uncle Jiu's spirit talismans were sold. The only thing he was most worried about was the black stone. He didn't know what it was. After a day, few people took a look at it.

Not only did he sell these items, Song Qingming also collected a lot of materials for making talismans and refining formations. The casual cultivators here often went to Yunwu Mountain to hunt monsters. With a lot of these low-level materials in hand, Song Qingming easily collected a lot of the materials he wanted as long as the purchase price was not lower than the purchase price in the market.

When he left Caolu Mountain, it was almost dusk. Song Qingming quickened his pace and returned to Lingyuan Mountain just before the sun set.

Before leaving, Song Qingming went to meet several owners of Pinglu Mountain. These three people were veteran independent cultivators in Qinghe County and liked to make friends with nearby cultivators. After Song Qingming explained his purpose, he soon received a token of passage like Uncle Jiu.

He would definitely come to this place often in the future.