Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 216 The Underground Trade Fair Yielded Great Success
Master Jin Gu and his friends organized this underground trade fair. Once the cultivators participating in the fair successfully completed their transactions, they would extract spirit stones from the proceeds.

This was a sure-fire way for them to make money, so naturally they wanted more cultivators at the Golden Core stage to participate in their trade fair.

After making arrangements with Master Jin Gu, Lu Cheng'an and his companion returned to their rented cave dwelling, waiting for the underground trade fair to begin.

The time for Jin Gu Zhenren to hold the trade fair was set for midnight. Although it was already late at night, the Poison Swamp Immortal City was still extremely lively.

Lu Chengan and Shi Ningyu arrived at Jingu Zhai on time, but the gate of Jingu Zhai was closed.

After Lu Cheng'an slightly revealed a trace of his aura, the tightly closed doors of Jin Gu Zhai slowly opened, and Jin Gu Zhenren immediately led Lu Cheng'an and the other person into Jin Gu Zhai.

"Please follow me, fellow Daoists. Nine of you have already arrived. Once the remaining seven arrive, the underground trade fair will begin on time!"

As Jin Gu Zhenren spoke, he led Lu Cheng'an into the depths of Jin Gu Zhai, where there was a room with a very large space.

The room was decorated much like an auction venue, with a display platform at the front and rows of seats below it.

The seats were spaced far apart and not closely packed together.

This room is quite spacious, enough to accommodate fifty people.

If we include Lu Cheng'an and his companion, the number of cultivators participating in this trade fair reached eighteen, which is two more than what Master Jin Gu mentioned during the day.

"Fellow Daoists, please find empty seats. Once everyone has arrived, the trade fair will begin!" Master Jin Gu said with a smile.

He led Lu Cheng'an and the other man to the room where the trade fair was being held and left quickly.

There are now nine Golden Core cultivators in the room, and they are sitting scattered around.

After a quick glance, Lu Cheng'an had a general understanding of the situation of the nine Golden Core cultivators.

He didn't speak, but instead led Shi Ningyu to sit down in two adjacent empty seats.

While Lu Cheng'an was observing the nine Golden Core cultivators, the nine Golden Core cultivators were also observing Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu.

The nine Golden Core cultivators in the room were generally at the early to mid-stages of the Golden Core realm, with only one at the late stage.

This is because it is quite difficult for Golden Core cultivators to improve their cultivation level; it often takes decades or even hundreds of years to advance even a small realm.

Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu have both reached the Golden Core realm several years ago, but they are still very far from breaking through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

Of course, the reason why their cultivation progressed so slowly was also largely due to the fact that they did not spend all their time cultivating after breaking through to the Golden Core realm.

After Lu Cheng'an and his companion broke through to the Golden Core realm, they had been under constant pressure from the invasion of third-tier demonic beasts.

They spent all their time cultivating minor supernatural abilities and refining magical artifacts to quickly improve their combat power. The reason they spent so much time coming to the Poison Swamp Immortal City was to purchase various auxiliary items needed for cultivating minor supernatural abilities.

Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu didn't think too much about it. After they sat down, they quietly waited for the other cultivators to arrive.

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, two quarters of an hour had passed. It was midnight, the time that Master Jin Gu had agreed upon.

The remaining seven Golden Core cultivators arrived one after another, with the last Golden Core cultivator arriving at the trade fair right on time.

However, no one dared to express the slightest dissatisfaction, because the last Golden Core cultivator to arrive was at the Perfect Golden Core stage.

Lu Cheng'an and his companion were unfamiliar with the Golden Core cultivators of the Poison Swamp Immortal City and did not recognize the identity of the Golden Core Perfection cultivator.

However, after this person arrived, Lu Cheng'an clearly sensed a slight change in the aura of the other Golden Core cultivators, indicating that they knew the identity of this Golden Core Perfection cultivator.

"The hour of midnight has arrived. All fellow Daoists participating in this transaction have arrived. The transaction will now begin!"

Jin Gu Zhenren stood in front of the treasure display platform, and as he spoke, he completely sealed off the room where the trade fair was being held.

"As you all know, the rules of the trade fair are already clear, so I won't waste any more words. Fellow Daoist Gu Hong, you shall begin!"

Master Jin Gu's gaze fell on the cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core realm. He was clearly acquainted with this cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core realm.

"I, Gu Hong, need three top-grade Tier 3 Blue Valley Golden Jade, Frost Moon Divine Sand, and Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Copper to gather information about Nascent Soul spiritual objects. These three are top-grade Tier 3 Moon Essence Divine Light Talismans; those who need them can contact me for exchange!"

Without wasting any time, Master Gu Hong ascended the treasure display platform immediately after Master Jin Gu finished speaking.

What he needs are top-grade third-tier spiritual materials and information about Nascent Soul spiritual objects, neither of which are common items.

The Tier 3 Supreme Moonlight Divine Light Talisman he took out was also extremely eye-catching; such Tier 3 Supreme Attack Talismans are not common.

For cultivators in the early to mid-stages of the Golden Core realm, such a top-grade third-tier talisman can be used as a life-saving item.

Lu Cheng'an possesses two top-grade third-tier minerals: Frosty Moon Divine Sand and Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Copper, treasures left behind by the Burning Flame Sect.

However, he wasn't very interested in the Moonlight Divine Light Talisman, but he still secretly communicated with Master Gu Hong, indicating that he had a third-tier spiritual material called Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Copper.

He also mentioned the high-grade and top-grade third-tier fire elemental, spirit flame, and spirit jade he needed.

After all, Master Gu Hong was a cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core realm. Although the spiritual materials needed by Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu were not very common, Master Gu Hong might have them.

Inside the room, it wasn't just Lu Cheng'an and Gu Hong Zhenren communicating telepathically; there were also some other cultivators communicating telepathically with Gu Hong Zhenren.

However, these cultivators who transmitted the message rarely possessed the spiritual materials that True Man Gu Hong needed; they were only very interested in the three Moonlight Divine Light Talismans.

Therefore, after Lu Cheng'an transmitted his voice saying that he had ten-thousand-year-old fire copper, Gu Hong Zhenren's gaze immediately fell on Lu Cheng'an.

Lu Cheng'an's hopes were not dashed. True Master Gu Hong did indeed possess a top-grade third-tier spirit jade, and he also had information about third-tier superior-grade and top-grade fire elemental and spirit flame.

As long as Lu Cheng'an can provide the spiritual materials he needs, he can get the fire element, spiritual flame, and spiritual jade that Lu Cheng'an requires.

Not long after, Master Gu Hong came down from the treasure display platform with a satisfied smile on his face.

This time, he obtained news of the Ten Thousand Year Fire Copper and the Blue Valley Gold Jade, which can be considered a great gain.

The actual transactions will not take place here. After the trade fair concludes, the cultivators who made preliminary agreements at the fair will conduct their transactions in the rooms provided by Jin Gu Zhai. Soon after Master Gu Hong descended from the treasure display platform, a late-stage Golden Core cultivator ascended it.

This late-stage Golden Core cultivator also needs raw materials.

After all the late-stage Golden Core cultivators in the room had taken the stage to demonstrate, the early and mid-stage Golden Core cultivators began to take the stage.

The needs of these early and mid-stage Golden Core cultivators are quite different from those of late and perfect Golden Core cultivators. They need finished pills, magic weapons, and other treasures.

Before entering the Poison Swamp Immortal City, Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu wiped out the bandit cultivators on the Miasma Bamboo Island and obtained a large number of third-tier magic weapons, pills and other treasures from them.

He can provide all kinds of items needed by those early and mid-stage third-tier cultivators.

When Lu Cheng'an took office, he no longer sought third-tier fire element, spirit flame, and spirit jade, but instead sought materials for refining magic weapons.

The magic treasures that Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu need to refine are currently at the third-tier low-grade level. However, the magic treasures they are refining, such as the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell and the Divine Jade Exquisite Pagoda, require a great many third-tier materials, and many of them are quite rare.

Even though there were a great many kinds of spiritual materials in the Poison Swamp Immortal City, Lu Cheng'an and his companion still had some materials that they had not collected completely.

Moreover, in order to save time, Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu planned to start collecting materials for refining a mid-grade third-tier magic weapon now.

Fortunately, the materials used to refine magic weapons were all of low to mid-grade third rank. There were more than a dozen Golden Core cultivators participating in the trade fair. Even though the materials Lu Cheng'an needed were relatively rare, there were still some Golden Core cultivators who could meet his needs.

Time passed slowly, and an hour went by in the blink of an eye. At this time, the trade fair came to a successful conclusion.

"Next, our Jingu Zhai will provide rooms where you fellow Daoists can conduct transactions!"

A smile appeared on Jin Gu Zhenren's face. After opening the sealed trading room, he was the first to walk out of the room.

The trading room door, which had been open, was now in a different location. After leaving the trading room, one entered a long corridor.

On both sides of the corridor were open rooms, and in front of each room stood a servant at the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Fellow Daoist Li!"

Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu had just come out of the room at the trade fair when they heard several Golden Core cultivators calling them at the same time, including Gu Hong Zhenren, who was at the peak of the Golden Core realm.

"Fellow Daoists, please wait a moment. I'll make a deal with Fellow Daoist Gu Hong first!" Lu Cheng'an smiled and apologized to the other cultivators before entering an empty room with True Person Gu Hong.

After Lu Cheng'an and his two companions entered the room, the servant who had been guarding the door followed them in and then closed the door.

“Fellow Daoist Gu Hong, this is the ten-thousand-year-old fire copper you need. May I ask what kind of top-grade third-tier spirit jade you have?” Lu Cheng’an asked.

"This is the Immortal Cloud Jade; it should meet your requirements!"

As Master Gu Hong spoke, he took out a round jade stone about the size of a ball. The entire jade stone emitted a bright light and emanated an extremely amazing spiritual energy.

However, Master Gu Hong's gaze did not fall on the Immortal Cloud Jade in his hand; his eyes were completely drawn to the Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Copper in Lu Cheng'an's hand.

This piece of ten-thousand-year-old fire copper is a treasured artifact of the Burning Flame Sect. Its quality is extremely superior and perfectly meets the requirements of True Person Gu Hong.

Master Gu Hong collected three top-grade third-tier spiritual materials—Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Copper, Blue Valley Gold Jade, and Cold Moon Divine Sand—in order to refine his natal magic weapon.

A cultivator's natal magic weapon is extremely important, and the better the materials used to refine it, the better.

Lu Cheng'an looked at Shi Ningyu beside him. The top-grade third-tier spirit jade was collected for Shi Ningyu, and he needed to ask for her opinion.

Shi Ningyu gave Lu Cheng'an an affirmative look, and then Lu Cheng'an agreed to exchange the Immortal Spirit Jade for the Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Copper.

The two kinds of top-grade third-tier spiritual materials were of similar value, and neither party needed to make up any price difference, so the transaction was completed quickly.

"Fellow Daoist Gu Hong said he has news of third-grade high-quality and top-quality spiritual energy and spiritual flames. I wonder if you can get them as soon as possible? If Fellow Daoist Gu Hong can get them now, we can continue our trade!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled and then took out the third-grade top-quality Cold Moon Divine Sand from his storage ring.

Cold Moon Divine Sand is also a top-grade third-tier spiritual material, but its value far exceeds that of Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Copper and Immortal Spirit Jade.

This is because the Frost Moon Divine Sand is an extremely rare spiritual material, and its rarity makes it valuable.

"You actually possess a top-grade, third-tier Frost Moon Divine Sand!"

Master Gu Hong exclaimed in surprise. This was the most difficult spiritual material he had ever found to refine his natal magic weapon. He had originally thought that he might only be able to obtain such a material at the upcoming large-scale auction.

It was truly beyond his expectations that this early-stage Golden Core cultivator could produce such rare spiritual materials!
“It is indeed a top-grade third-tier Frost Moon Divine Sand. If Fellow Daoist Gu Hong can provide fire element, spirit flame, and spirit jade of corresponding value, we can continue the transaction!” Lu Cheng’an said with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Li, please wait at Jingu Zhai for a while. I will bring you the spiritual materials you need soon!" Master Gu Hong took a deep breath and said quickly.

"Then I'll wait for Fellow Daoist Gu Hong's good news at Jingu Zhai!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

Lu Cheng'an and Gu Hong Zhenren then left the room.

However, Master Gu Hong did not leave Jingu Zhai directly, but instead made a deal with the Golden Core cultivator who had the Blue Valley Jade.

Lu Cheng'an was not idle either. As soon as he came out of the room, a Golden Core cultivator wanted to make a deal with him.

Lu Cheng'an contacted many cultivators at the trade fair, and many cultivators also contacted him while he was searching for materials to refine his natal magic weapon.

If he were to conduct transactions with all the cultivators who contacted him, it would probably take a very long time to finish.

The fire element, spiritual flame, and spiritual jade needed for Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu to cultivate their minor supernatural abilities did not have any particularly demanding requirements; as long as their grades were met, they could all use them.

Therefore, no problems arose when this transaction was completed, and Lu Cheng'an and his companion gained a considerable amount of third-tier fire elemental, spirit flame, and fire spirit jade.

However, many Golden Core cultivators have provided false information regarding the third-tier materials for refining magic treasures. Some have their eyes on the treasures listed by Lu Cheng'an and want to exchange them for other materials; others have provided materials of poor quality that do not meet the requirements of Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu.

However, there were still some that met Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu's requirements, and they also obtained several materials for refining magic weapons.

(End of this chapter)