Chapter 284: Chapter 283: Exchange Meeting (Congratulating the Silver Alliance)_1
"Sir, come take a look at some fine magical artifacts..."
"Elixirs... Elixirs passed down from the Green Wood Sect, minimal toxicity, quality guaranteed..."
"Young man, why not come upstairs for some music..."
Within the Green Pot Market, a bustling and noisy scene unfolded.
Fang Xi released his Divine Consciousness and swept around, only to shake his head regretfully.
The market of Wood Kingdom was actually not much different from that of Yue Country, just with some additional wood attribute magical artifacts and elixirs.
It was these Yingyings and Yanyans that seemed to offer a different kind of charm...
"Please, sir..."
Just then, a person approached with a face full of humility and eagerness to please.
Upon inspection, his cultivation was merely at the third level of Qi Refining.
Fang Xi sized up the man, who appeared to be in his thirties or forties, wearing a half-worn robe, his face slightly greasy.
Fang Xi’s cultivation was neither low nor high, hovering around the ninth level of Qi Refining, which definitely made him a powerhouse among the low-level cultivators.
"What do you want?"
He stopped in his tracks, his voice cool, carrying a hint of keeping others at a distance.
"Hehe... Sir need not worry, I am a cultivator from this market, named ’Feng Zheng’, specializing in services for visiting cultivators... With Sir’s cultivation, I presume the items in these ordinary stalls and stores no longer catch your eye, right?"
Feng Zheng asked with a chuckle.
"I see, you seem to have access to some secret shops or trade meetings to recommend?" Fang Xi’s eyes flashed, and he asked with a smile.
"Exactly!"
Feng Zheng nodded repeatedly: "I happen to know a private trade meeting that’s about to take place, attended by high-level cultivators like yourself who are at the later stages of Qi Refining or higher. Would you be interested? If you find what you desire and acquire an item to your liking, a few Spirit Crystals as a reward for me afterwards will suffice..."
"Lead the way."
Fang Xi smiled slightly, this was exactly what he wanted.
"Please..."
Feng Zheng immediately showed a hint of joy and led Fang Xi to a teahouse: "The trade meeting is in one of the private rooms on the second floor. Sir just needs to look for the spiritual energy marker on the door..."
Feng Zheng bowed and did not follow into the teahouse.
Fang Xi didn’t mind, and went directly to the second floor, finding the private room with the corresponding marker.
He swept the room with his Divine Consciousness and a contemplative expression appeared on his face: "This is... interesting."
After a moment’s thought, he pushed open the door and entered.
Inside the private room sat seven or eight cultivators, exuding fluctuations of the latter stages of Qi Refining and even Great Perfection, all looking over with expressionless faces.
"Greetings, everyone. I heard there’s a private trade meeting here? May I join?"
Fang Xi revealed a slight smile.
The seated Qi Refining cultivators varied, some concealing their appearances, others boldly showing their faces.
"Hehe... We organize trade meetings hoping for more people to join; with Sir’s cultivation at the ninth level of Qi Refining, you are certainly qualified to participate,"
First to speak was an Immortal Cultivator who looked like an old farmer with a pipe in his mouth and many wrinkles on his face.
His cultivation was clearly at the peak of Qi Refining completion, and with his word, no one opposed.
Fang Xi expressed his thanks with cupped hands and took a seat.
At that moment, a beautiful woman brought out a black leather armor: "This humble one’s armor has a defensive power that can absolutely match that of a superior magical artifact... I’ll only exchange for ’Dragon Xuan Grass,’ one stalk will suffice..."
"Ah, Lady Gui, your ’Cold Rhino Armor’ is indeed excellent, but ’Dragon Xuan Grass’ grows only in areas where the Flood Dragon Demon Beasts roam, truly hard to find. Otherwise... this old man does have some Spirit Stones."
Another person, dressed as a wealthy gentleman and wearing a monkey mask, asked with a chuckle.
"No need, this humble one only wants ’Dragon Xuan Grass’!"
Lady Gui swept her gaze over everyone present, finally landing on the newly arrived Fang Xi.
Seeing his indifferent expression, she eventually sat back down in disappointment.
"Now it’s my turn."
A person wearing a bamboo hat stood up, displaying a green feather in hand.
The feather was as long as an adult’s arm, with strands of green luster flowing on it, which looked quite extraordinary.
"A nameless Monster Bird feather, suspected to come from a second-tier Monster Bird... I wish to exchange for a bottle of elixirs that can enhance my cultivation,"
the bamboo-hatted person said in a husky voice.
"This bird feather does seem quite extraordinary..."
Lady Gui seemed interested but then shook her head in regret: "It’s a pity that there’s only one. Using it to forge the ’Seven Feather Fan’ magical artifact is somewhat insufficient..."
It appeared that this woman was adept at talisman forging.
"I’ll exchange with you!"
Fang Xi’s eyes flashed purple, as he suddenly spoke up, tossing over a jade bottle: "Does the elixir in this bottle suit your needs?"
The bamboo-hatted person took the jade bottle, opened it slightly, and immediately, a rich fragrance of elixir filled the air.
"This is enough..."
He hastily accepted the elixir, handed over the feather to Fang Xi, and asked somewhat begrudgingly: "Sir, could it be that you recognize this kind of bird feather?"
"Not at all... It merely caught my interest,"
Fang Xi replied and took out a jade box to store the green feather in it, feeling somewhat sentimental in his heart: ’Almost 200 years old... I’ve finally managed to pick up a bargain.’
He had killed too many second-tier Monster Beasts to count, and naturally recognized that this green feather did not belong to any Foundation Establishment Monster Beast.
Indeed, it is a genuine third-order Monster King item!
Even the fire attribute spiritual power that condenses upon it, although weak, is very pure and extraordinary.
’More importantly... this aura, it seems familiar from the Phoenix Nesting Wutong Wood... indicating that these are feathers from a bird with a phoenix bloodline... truly remarkable.’
The person under the conical bamboo hat did not receive a response and did not pursue further, taking his seat once more, his gaze flickering continuously as he watched Fang Xi.
"I am offering a second-order Longevity Pill for sale! It requires three ’Yin Blood Stones’..."
The man wearing the monkey mask stood up, showing everyone a jade vial.
"It’s actually a second-order Longevity Elixir, capable of extending one’s life by five to ten years... even useful for those at the Foundation Establishment stage."
The cultivators present all revealed looks of eager anticipation.
For immortal cultivators, living a long life is the greatest capability!
Fang Xi looked on but remained unmoved.
Second-order Longevity Elixirs are of no use to a Master Golden Core, unless they were third-order...
But third-order Longevity Elixirs were likely already claimed by the Green Wood Sect for Lu Qing’s longevity!
"Yin Blood Stone is too rare, sir, I wonder if you would accept medium-grade Spirit Stones?"
"I have a vial of ’Ghost Vulture’s Blood’!"
"One vial of ’Origin Pill,’ I wonder if sir is willing to trade?"
For a moment, the Cultivators present all shouted out their offers.
However, the wealthy man wearing the monkey mask merely shook his head: "An accident occurred with the cultivation method I was practicing, and I urgently need ’Yin Blood Stone’ to save my life... Those who can’t produce it, please leave."
At once, all the cultivators sat down in disappointment.
...
After the exchange meeting concluded, the cultivators exited the teahouse.
Fang Xi casually tossed out a low-grade Spirit Stone, sending off a delighted Feng Zheng, and stroked his chin thoughtfully.
The next moment, he took a few steps and turned into a narrow alley.
In Green Pot Market, the customs of the mortal world continued with flowers in full bloom and vines wrapping around the beams everywhere.
In a flash, Fang Xi entered a Spiritual Tree and disappeared...
Wood Escape Skill!
This technique, while seemingly simple, is actually very profound. Whether for fleeing or tracking, it is very sharp.
The old man in the monkey mask also entered a narrow alley, then turned his head suddenly: "Sir has followed me all the way, may I ask why?"
Behind him, a dark figure appeared, surrounded by black mist; Fang Xi had seen this figure at the exchange meeting. With a wave of his hand, three black stones streaked with blood flew towards the old man: "The Yin Blood Stones are here, hand over the Longevity Pill!"
"So you came to trade. Why all the secrecy that startled an old man like me?"
The man with the monkey face carefully examined the Yin Blood Stones, then nodded his head, slapped his Storage Bag, and took out a jade vial, also tossing it to the figure in black mist: "Second-order Longevity Pill, sir can check it..."
"Indeed, this is the item. Sir is a straightforward person."
The figure in black mist cupped his fists: "Such an important trade must be kept confidential... Farewell."
His steps were quick, and he immediately disappeared within the alley.
After leaving the alley, the figure in the black mist changed his appearance to that of a one-eyed old man and entered a small shop by the street.
Not long after, the one-eyed elder came out and blended into the crowd.
Several hours later, a servant in green clothes came out from the back door of the shop and casually left the market.
After traveling several dozen miles from the market, the servant in green clothes was shrouded in wisps of black air, his cultivation level skyrocketed to the Qi Refining Great Perfection, and he released a pitch-black iron bird talisman artifact, starting to fly with the help of the artifact!
He was extremely cautious in covering his Escape Light and took a large detour before arriving at a mortal city and entered a dilapidated mansion.
From the outside, the mansion appeared desolate, but after entering the backyard, there was a different scene, as if an illusionary technique had been applied.
"Lady Qingqing, I have arrived."
The Qi Refining Great Perfection Cultivator came to a house and bowed outside the door: "This trip to the market not only secured the items listed on the jade slip but also acquired a second-order Longevity Pill... truly fortunate."
The wooden door opened with a creak, and a young girl with picturesque eyebrows and an ethereal bearing walked out.
However, at this moment, her three thousand strands of black hair had astonishingly turned half grey and white, and her clear and calm eyes showed: "Silly boy, you’ve been tricked!"
"What?"
This person was deeply shocked, looking around him.
"Ha ha... Situ, you really are the formidable former leader of the Destroy Heaven Alliance. Your blade is as sharp as ever, better than in the past!"
A figure stood in mid-air, radiating the powerful fluctuations of someone in the later stages of Foundation Establishment, but his face was hidden behind a monkey mask, precisely the old man from the Longevity Pill trade!
"You are from the Green Wood Sect!"
Situ Qingqing exclaimed hoarsely: "Upper Sect, huh... What a great Upper Sect... Old Qing is near the end of his life, and now he’s purging the maximally advanced Foundation Cultivators among the affiliated forces; you won’t even let me go with my damaged Taoist Foundation... cough cough..."
With every word she said, her magic power began to fluctuate violently. Yet her aura was unstable, showing signs of serious injury.
"Demon Girl... How could my Green Wood Sect collude with the Demon Path? Accept your death without delay!"
The monkey-faced Foundation Establishment Cold Cultivator sneered and threw out an exotic treasure!
Hum!
A silver mirror flew out, piercing through tens of miles in radius. Under the gleam of the mirror light, the illusions and prohibitions within the garden melted away like spring snow under the sun!
This was indeed an Illusion-breaking Treasure!