Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 18 Trading
In fact, the Song banquet was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

However, besides selling off those things that couldn't be brought to the light of day, he also wanted to search for something else.

For example, information about sword cultivators in ancient times, or information about monsters like Xiao He.

I originally thought it was because of the impressive reputation of "Complete Record of Immortal Customs" that I decided to give it a shot.

Surprisingly, the sample reading actually contained snippets related to sword cultivation.

"We can look into it once we get back to our cave."

Song Yan suppressed the idea of ​​finding a tea drinker to read the jade slips and began to ponder how to deal with those things.

"Should we go door-to-door selling at a general store?"

"Oh, right, Granny Qin mentioned earlier that there's an auction house in the night market. Let's go ask them if they accept these kinds of things..."

But he didn't know where the auction house was, so he had to ask someone.

"Fellow Daoist! Fellow Daoist White Wolf!"

He heard someone calling him from behind.

Song Yan turned around and saw that the person who came was a young cultivator wearing a green robe.

He asked, puzzled, "Is there something wrong?"

At the alley entrance not far away, three or five cultivators, both men and women, stood and all looked in this direction.

Judging from appearances, this green-robed cultivator was one of them.

"I see you're wandering around alone, aimlessly. Is this your first time attending the Lingyuanze Night Market?"

"..."

Song Yan frowned slightly, but after a moment of contemplation, he nodded.

Before coming to the night market, Granny Qin had not told him that there were outside cultivators here. He assumed that they were all disciples of the sect, so he did not change out of his outer sect disciple robes.

These people probably recognized his identity as an outer sect disciple, but in that case, there was no need to worry too much about his personal safety.

After all, this is Dongyuan Sect's territory.

"If this is your first time visiting the night market, you must be looking to buy some... special spiritual items, or perhaps something of complicated origin that you wish to sell, right?"

"Fellow Daoist, please don't misunderstand. In fact, all the cultivators in Feng'an Prefecture who came to participate in the Lingyuanze Night Market are the same."

Song Yan nodded.

He was unaware that these people were using a spell similar to the "Di Ling Jue" to detect his spiritual power level.

The green-robed cultivator was very good at reading people's expressions. Seeing Song Yan nod in approval, he quickly introduced himself.

"I am Ke Huai, a disciple of the Ziyang Sect. May I ask your name, fellow disciple?"

Song Yan had heard of the Ziyang Sect. It was a sect of moderate size in Feng'an Prefecture with a long history of establishment. It was said that one of its founders was a powerful cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage.

Although its current strength cannot compare to that of Dongyuan Sect, its sect foundation is still there, and it is considered a well-known sect in the entire Feng'an Prefecture.

"My name is Tong Chuping."

Using the name of the dead man, Song Yan was quite adept at it.

However, few people take the reputation of this night market seriously.

"Brother Tong, we have gathered here to exchange goods. I wonder if you would be interested?"

"..."

Song Yan pondered for a moment, considering that he was new to the area and lacked experience. Although he wouldn't be in mortal danger within the territory of the Dongyuan Sect, being cheated out of his money would be a difficult situation.

"no thank you."

He lifted his leg to leave, but Ke Huai tried his best to stop him.

"Fellow Daoist Tong, do you wish to go to the auction house?"

Song Yan was taken aback and said, "What? Is it not allowed...?"

He noticed that the rogue cultivators behind Ke Huai had somewhat amused expressions.

One of the female cultivators covered her red lips with her finger and laughed, "This little brother is really adorably silly."

Ke Huai, however, did not show any mockery. He simply explained, "Fellow Daoist, you are new here and may not know this, but the auction house only accepts valuable spiritual items. If you have loose pills, magic artifacts, or the like, you will probably be turned away..."

"Besides, it's already past midnight, and the auction has already started tonight. If you're determined to sell your spiritual items this way, you'll have to wait for the next night market."

Tsk.

Song Yan thought to herself, "Why doesn't this Granny Qin tell me anything?"

He just stood there looking rather dull. "..."

Seemingly sensing Song Yan's wavering, Ke Huai pressed his advantage: "We are all independent cultivators, while Fellow Daoist Rong and Fellow Daoist Wu are a couple from Wuye Mountain."

"My name is Wu Huaguo."

"My name is Rong Xiaofeng. My wife and I are from Wuye, Feng'an Prefecture, and we are independent cultivators."

Fig……

Song Yan raised an eyebrow. This alias really does look like an alias.

"This is Fellow Daoist Zhou, a rogue cultivator from Daomi Mountain in Hangping."

The cultivator surnamed Zhou smiled憨厚ly, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and looked like a martial arts master: "Zhou Jiasheng, I've met you."

Perhaps thinking of Sheng Nian and Constable Ling in Shiliang Town, Song Yan felt a sense of familiarity with Zhou Jiasheng, so he nodded.

"This is Fairy Lin from Tianyu Palace."

The alluring female cultivator with captivating eyes and a seductive figure smiled gracefully and bowed, saying, "My name is Lin Xiaoyu."

Seeing that the five people were quite sincere, Song Yan did not refuse any longer, as these things had to be sold eventually.

"Alright, you have extended such a sincere invitation. If I were to refuse again, it would seem as if I were ungrateful."

Song Yan nodded: "However, to be honest, what I want to trade is probably not worth many spirit stones."

"It's alright. Fairy Lin and I come from a small sect, and the other three are also independent cultivators. Where would we find those precious spiritual items?"

That's true.

A moment later, Song Yan followed the five people to a secluded pavilion.

"Xianxinlou".

Ke Huai exchanged glances with the guards in the pavilion, and then everyone went inside, presumably after being notified beforehand.

Upon entering the attic, Song Yan wondered if it was just his imagination, but the space inside seemed slightly more spacious than it appeared from the outside.

"A spatial... array?"

In the main hall of the pavilion, many cultivators were resting and chatting. Song Yan also saw the bearded cultivator he had seen earlier in the market who had argued with someone over the price of cultivation techniques.

However, it was clearly not as noisy as the night market outside; it was just normal conversation.

"Senior Ke, the thirteenth in the Yi family, is from the upper room."

"lead the way."

"this way please."

Upon entering the room, there was a round table of suitable size in the center. The five people each chose a seat and sat down, and Song Yan also sat around the table.

The couple sat to Song Yan's left, with Lin Xiaoyu to his right.

The waiter placed some fruits and snacks in the center. Song Yan was surprised to find that these were all spiritual fruits. Although they were not of high quality, they were still enough to show that this teahouse called "Xianxinlou" was rich and powerful.

With the bystanders gone, the soundproofing array began to operate, and Ke Huai no longer waited.

"Thank you all for your support. Apart from Fellow Daoist Tong, everyone here is an acquaintance. I won't beat around the bush. I'll just briefly explain the rules to Fellow Daoist Tong and then we'll begin the exchange meeting."

"Fellow Daoist Tong, there are actually no rules, it's just a matter of order."

"I will start, and the second one is Fellow Daoist Zhou. In order of seating, each person will say what they want to offer and what they want. If any of you have spiritual items that meet the requirements or enough spirit stones, you may place a bid."

"If the buyer is satisfied, the transaction can be completed."

"This isn't an auction, so we don't have all those rules. If Fellow Daoist Tong has no further questions, shall we begin?"

After listening, Song Yan nodded.

That's simple, there's nothing to ask. He, however, started calculating what he should exchange these things for…

Granny Qin had said that the bottle of Spirit Transformation Blood Pill and its formula were of special nature. If someone had a special need for it, it could fetch a high price of dozens of spirit stones, but in terms of market value, it would only be around ten spirit stones.

As for the Yin Puppet Reincarnation Nail, it should be worth about fourteen or fifteen spirit stones.

If we were to barter, what would we exchange it for...?

As if possessed, the general outline of the Spirit Transformation Chapter and some descriptions from the "Sword Cultivation Technique" flashed through my mind.

Song Yan paused, as if he had thought of something.

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