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Chapter 172: Black Turtle Sea Covering Formation
At the entrance of the Fangcunshan Market Archway.

Several monks on guard were checking the monks passing by with a haughty look. When they saw the bearded man transformed by Qin Ming land, they immediately changed into a servile and fawning look, and saluted to him in a fawning manner: "Senior, do you want to enter the market?"

"May I ask what you call me?"

"I'll register you right away."

The Qi-cultivating monks queuing around also tactfully made way and cast curious glances at the bearded man in the Foundation Establishment Stage who looked murderous.

"A certain family. Taoist Long!"

Qin Ming answered in a muffled voice, a rough aura immediately evident.

"Oh! It's Senior Long. Please come in. I will open the formation for you right away." The guard at the gate registered him and let him in.

Qin Ming entered the market town. Suddenly, there were bustling caravans coming and going for business, crowds of cultivators of all shapes and sizes, and shops on both sides filled with dazzling goods.

This was the largest cultivation market he had ever visited, and it was even several times larger than the original Qingyang Market.

Qin Ming walked along the main road. The surrounding cultivators made way for him when they saw this burly foundation-building cultivator.

He had no mood to appreciate the prosperity of the market town, nor did he have the mood to visit the surrounding shops.

Instead, he went straight to the largest "Yunhuo Pavilion" in the market town. There was no doubt that Yunhuo Pavilion was one of Lei Yuanzong's industries.

"This senior is here to see you. Please go up to the fourth floor."

When the female receptionist on the first floor saw the foundation-building cultivator coming, she immediately greeted Qin Ming with a professional smile.

The Yunhuo Pavilion is very large, with a total of eighteen floors. It is built and decorated in a simple and luxurious style, with exquisite materials and workmanship. It fully demonstrates the style of a local tyrant, and its display can be said to be full of grandeur.

After Qin Ming went up, many Qi-cultivating cultivators who were eating on the first floor breathed a sigh of relief.

"Which senior master is this?"

“I didn’t expect that the Foundation Building Master would come here today.”

"This senior is probably not a cultivator from the surrounding area? Why don't I have any impression of him?"

"Shh, stop talking nonsense. Some foundation-building masters are moody. Be careful with your words."

"That's right, that's right, eat your food!"

……

The rooms on the fourth floor are decorated in an antique, elegant and solemn style.

After half a cup of tea.

There was a middle-aged cultivator wearing a red brocade robe with a blue background and gold threads. He showed the fluctuations of mana in the middle stage of foundation building, and his every move revealed a calm and composed temperament.

After the middle-aged cultivator entered the private room, he looked up and down at the rough-looking man in front of him, cupped his hands, and said with a smile: "I am Han Lin, the garrison commander of the Lei Yuan Sect in Fangcun Mountain and the chief manager of this Yunhuo Pavilion. Nice to meet you, Fellow Daoist Long!"

"I wonder where Fellow Daoist Long learned his master from? I have many friends, and I know almost all of the fellow foundation-building practitioners in the Wei Kingdom's immortal cultivation world, but I have never heard of Fellow Daoist Long's name."

"I am just a country boy from the mountains. I rarely appear in public. It is normal that Fellow Daoist Han has not heard of me." Qin Ming replied calmly.

The Lei Yuan Sect is a behemoth with an intelligence network that covers the entire Wei Kingdom's immortal cultivation world, so naturally it has information about every foundation-building cultivator.

But he had only appeared twice with this fake identity, in Tianhefang City and near Qianye Lingdao, so it was understandable that the other party didn't know about it.

"I see. This is your first time at Fangcun Mountain, Fellow Daoist Long. I wonder what you need to buy. I can't say anything else about Yunhuo Pavilion, but we do have a lot of cultivation resources."

Han Lin's tone was steady, and his words were full of sincerity.

"I heard that your pavilion has a third-level formation for sale, so I came here from far away." Qin Ming said straight to the point.

As soon as these words came out.

Han Lin, who was sitting opposite, had a surprised expression on his face. He was obviously stunned for a moment, then he started to behave gentlemanly again towards the bearded man in front of him who was not good-looking.

You have to know that a third-level formation is no different from other cultivation tools. Not to mention the third-level spiritual vein requirement for setting up the formation, its expensiveness is definitely not something that ordinary cultivators can covet.

Only those big families and big forces, or sects with at least a few people who have established their foundation, have enough spirit stone resources to purchase this item.

Ordinary casual cultivators can’t even afford to buy a single hair of a third-level formation, let alone a single hair of a formation.

"Haha! I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Long came here for the third-level formation. I wonder where the fairyland is?"

"We at Yunhuo Pavilion do sell third-level formations, and I dare say that there are no more than three fingers of people in the entire Wei Kingdom who are capable of selling third-level formations."

Qin Ming heard this and replied, "Hehe! I'm just a hermit cultivator, not worth mentioning. It's just that I heard about the beast disaster recently, so I had to spend all my wealth in exchange for some chance of survival."

"Oh? I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Long is so well-informed. Currently, this news is only circulated among the top leaders of various major forces." Han Lin couldn't help but reveal a hint of surprise.

I'm afraid this 'Friend Long' is definitely not some country bumpkin. How could a country bumpkin get hold of such important information?
However, as long as there are spirit stones to be earned, everyone who comes is a guest. As long as they are not fugitive cultivators or demons, they can be traded with.

"This... involves a transaction of a third-order formation, so I have to take the liberty of checking Fellow Daoist Long's spirit stones. It must be at least 100,000 low-grade spirit stones, or 1,000 mid-grade spirit stones before we can proceed to the next step of the transaction." Han Lin explained with a smile.

Qin Ming, who transformed into a bearded man, smiled freely, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, and immediately took out two bags of spirit stones and placed them in front of Han Lin. Han Lin nodded slightly at Qin Ming, then opened the two spirit stone bags, and saw that each bag contained 500 medium-grade spirit stones.

After demonstrating his strength with a wave of spirit stones, Han Lin no longer doubted the other party's purchasing power.

Suddenly the smile on his face became even more intense. If this deal was successful, it would be a great achievement!
So he enthusiastically poured spiritual tea for Qin Ming, and then began to introduce Qin Ming: "There are three types of third-level formations for sale in this pavilion."

"The first one is the Hunyuan Galaxy Formation, a third-level lower-grade formation that can draw on the power of mountains, rivers and stars. It is both offensive and defensive. It costs 1,800 middle-grade spirit stones."

"The second type is the Dutian Xuanling Great Array, a third-level lower-grade array. In addition to its extremely strong defensive capabilities, as long as it is within the range of the array and consumes middle-grade spirit stones, it has the ability to move through the void. It costs 1,500 middle-grade spirit stones."

"The third type is the Black Turtle Sea Covering Formation. It is a third-level, mid-grade formation known for its extremely strong defensive capabilities. It can easily block all attacks below the late Jindan stage."

"However, this formation only has defensive capabilities, and has no other functions. It also requires a third-order mid-grade spiritual vein to enable it to exert the strongest defensive effect."

"If it's only a third-grade, low-grade spirit vein, the effect will be greatly reduced, but you have to make it clear to Fellow Daoist Long in advance. The price is 1,200 medium-grade spirit stones."

After Han Lin finished speaking, he gently picked up the teacup and took a sip of the spiritual tea, waiting for Qin Ming's reply.

"I wonder if your pavilion has a more advanced third-grade superior formation?" Qin Ming blurted out.

puff!
"Cough cough!"

Han Lin spat out a mouthful of tea when asked, and then quickly wiped the water off his body.

I didn't expect that 'Friend Long' on the other side would say something shocking.

"Well! To be honest with Fellow Daoist Qin, our sect's mountain protection formation is only a top-grade third-level formation." Han Lin's face twitched. He couldn't possibly sell off Lei Yuan Sect's mountain protection formation, right?

"Haha! So that's how it is. I was really rude." Qin Ming smiled awkwardly.

He thought about it for a while, and finally chose the third-order intermediate-grade formation 'Black Turtle Covering the Sea Formation' among the three formations.

Qin Ming immediately took out another two hundred medium-grade spirit stones and handed them to Han Lin. The number of spirit stones on him shrank by more than half.

But he was not in a hurry. At worst, he could just go to the auction for another Foundation Establishment Pill.

Both parties pay the money and deliver the goods.

Han Lin took out something that looked like a tortoise shell and dozens of khaki formation flags and handed them to Qin Ming. He then said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Long, keep them for now. This is the core of the Black Turtle Sea Covering Formation. These formation flags."

"Oh, and here is this thing. This jade slip contains a detailed description of how to set up this formation. When the time comes, Fellow Daoist Qin can just follow the instructions above. It is very simple and convenient."

Qin Ming put away the formation and the jade slips, and couldn't help but sigh, buying the formation is a real money-spending place.
The purpose of his trip was achieved, and he immediately bowed to Han Lin and said goodbye: "Boss Han, it's a pleasure to work with you. I have something important to attend to, so I won't stay any longer."

"Haha! Fellow Daoist Long, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Why don't you stay in the market for two more days?"

"Mr. Han will also do his duty as a good host and entertain Fellow Daoist Long." Han Lin racked his brains, trying to retain this super important customer to him.

Not everyone can take out 1,200 medium-grade spirit stones to buy an array formation without batting an eyelid.

With Han Lin's experience as the head of Yunhuo Pavilion, he knew without a doubt that the Daoist Fellow Long opposite him was most likely a person who had mastered some extremely high level of immortal cultivation skills.

Otherwise, the only possibility left is "robbery cultivator". However, Han Lin has just used special props to secretly investigate and found that this Daoist Long does not have the aura of a disguise.

And he is not on the wanted list of the Wei Kingdom's immortal cultivation community, so his origin should be clean.

"I appreciate Fellow Daoist Han's kindness. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. I will have a drink with the shopkeeper regularly." Qin Ming said, bowing.

Seeing that Qin Ming did not refuse directly, Han Lin asked him eagerly, "Does Brother Long have any power? Are you interested in joining our Lei Yuan Sect? Our sect has always treated its guests with great respect."

Qin Ming was no longer surprised by this kind of solicitation, and he rejected the other party in just a few words.

Han Lin was also quite depressed. He originally wanted to ask about the other party's background indirectly, but he didn't expect that 'Fellow Daoist Long' would not listen to him and was very careful in his words.

Although he was a little disappointed, this was their first time dealing with each other, so he couldn't rush things.

What's more, he managed to make a big deal for the first time. With Fellow Daoist Long's strength, I'm sure he will have to deal with him in the future.

Think of this.

Han Lin took out a jade token from his bosom, handed it to Qin Ming and said, "Fellow Daoist Long has spent so many spirit stones in this pavilion at one time, so you are qualified to become our distinguished guest. If you have any needs in the future, feel free to come here to find me."

"As long as it is within the scope of Wei's cultivation world, there are few resources that our pavilion cannot obtain, and we can give Fellow Daoist Long a 20% discount."

Qin Ming took the jade token and said without hesitation, "Thank you very much."

Then he left the store with Han Lin's farewell.

This attracted many monks on the street to stop and watch, because with Han Lin's status and position, there were not many monks who could be sent off in person.

Qin Ming left Fangcunshan Market and was not in a hurry to go back.

Instead, it circled around the surrounding hills madly.

(End of this chapter)