Cultivation begins with forming a bond with a spirit bee.

Chapter 87 The Little Gathering of All Spirits

After the waiter left, he did not rush to look around, but simply picked up the spirit tea and took a sip.

The tea, once ingested, had a subtle refreshing effect, clearing the mind and mind.

"nice one."

Qu Ye calmly put down his teacup, glanced around and noticed a few people gathered together talking. He subtly twitched his ears and took in the whispers they were having.

"I heard that someone is going to offer a century-old purple marrow fungus this time."

"What's so special about Purple Marrow Ganoderma? I came here for that piece of Frost Soul Black Iron."

"You're behind the times. What's really worth paying attention to is that someone has spread rumors that they've brought materials from a second-tier demon beast!"

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"Tsk, materials from a second-tier demonic beast? I've heard it's related to Foundation Establishment spiritual items—"

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Upon hearing the last sentence, Qu Ye's eyes flickered almost imperceptibly.

As expected. At a trade fair of this caliber, even if a Foundation Establishment spiritual item doesn't directly appear, there will be no shortage of related rumors.

Before long, the number of people in the hall had increased to more than forty.

The vast majority were cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining or above, with only seven or eight at the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

After the last person was seated, the white-bearded old man slowly walked up to the round platform, cupped his hands and looked around, and said loudly, "Fellow Daoists, welcome to this All Spirits Gathering."

"I'm sure you all know the rules, so I won't go into too much detail. First, fighting is prohibited here; second, all transactions are voluntary and cannot be coerced. Wanling Tower only acts as a witness and cannot guarantee the authenticity of any item; third, if you are unsure about anything, you can ask me to appraise it for you, but I will charge a small fee."

At this point, the white-bearded old man smiled.

"Then today we will follow the same old rules. Fellow Daoists, please come up on stage first, display the items you wish to trade, and state your requests. If no one responds, we will proceed to private negotiations."

"Which fellow cultivator would like to go first?"

After he finished speaking, the hall remained silent for a few breaths.

Soon, a tall, thin monk wearing a bronze mask stood up and walked straight onto the round platform.

Without saying a word, he raised his hand and patted the storage bag, and a long wooden box landed on the table.

As the wooden box was opened, a chill immediately filled the air.

Inside the box lay a piece of pale white animal bone, about half a foot long, with faint ice-blue patterns on its surface, and a fine layer of white frost condensed in the surrounding air.

"A section of the spine of a second-tier demonic beast, the Frostscale Python."

The tall, thin monk had a hoarse voice.

"It's suitable for crafting artifacts and can also be used to refine ice-attribute pills. What I want in exchange is simple: three bottles of Spirit Essence Pills, plus a decent high-grade defensive magic artifact. If you don't have a defensive magic artifact, we can discuss spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, people in the hall immediately began to whisper among themselves.

Even a small piece of spine from a second-tier demon beast is not something that ordinary Qi Refining cultivators can easily obtain.

Qu Ye's gaze fell on the section of spine, secretly estimating its value, and he was quite shocked.

Yunyang Market truly lives up to its reputation as a large market.

Things that are rarely seen in Yumen Market are just the opening items here.

Soon, two cultivators spoke up one after another, bargaining with the tall, thin cultivator.

In the end, one of them traded three bottles of Yunling Pills and a tortoise-patterned shield, a high-grade magic artifact, for the section of Frostscale Python's spine.

However, since the tortoise-patterned shield was rather mediocre among high-grade magic weapons, this person added twenty spirit stones.

After the first transaction was completed, the atmosphere in the hall became noticeably more lively.

The second person to go on stage was a female cultivator in red.

She took out three first-grade high-quality talismans: a Golden Knife Talisman, a Ground Trap Talisman, and a rare Body Locking Talisman.

They requested a replacement bottle of pills, other than the Spirit Gathering Pill, suitable for late-stage Qi Refining cultivators to enhance their magical power.

The third person took out a fist-sized crimson flame crystal, wanting to exchange it for a movement technique suitable for fire-attribute cultivators.

After waiting for a while without receiving a response, they had no choice but to leave the game with regret.

The fourth person was even more direct, placing a jade bottle containing five drops of dark gold-colored demonic beast blood.

Claimed to originate from the first-tier perfected demon beast Ironback Bull, it has a wide range of uses: it can be used to refine weapons, enhance the ferocious aura of magical artifacts, and can also be used by body cultivators or those practicing body tempering techniques.

Qu Ye was quite tempted, as this essence blood could accelerate the progress of the Blood Melting Body Tempering Technique.

However, after thinking about it, he realized that he was only at the first level of the Blood Forging Technique, and his physical body probably couldn't withstand the essence blood of a first-level perfected demon beast, so he gave up.

As he watched the cultivators go up on stage to trade, he nodded inwardly.

This trade fair is indeed different from an auction.

The auction is a highest bidder wins, and all spiritual items are traded for spiritual stones.

The trade fair is more like a mutually beneficial arrangement.

Some cultivators may offer spiritual items that are not necessarily very valuable, but they happen to meet the needs of certain people, and thus can still bring good returns.

After a while, an old man in black walked onto the round platform.

He didn't take out any physical object, but calmly said, "I have a piece of information concerning the whereabouts of the 'Mysterious Water Spirit Flower'."

Upon hearing this, the previously somewhat noisy hall immediately fell silent.

Qu Ye's heart skipped a beat.

Mysterious Water Spirit Flower!

This was a kind of foundation-building spiritual item that he had occasionally heard about over the years. It was said to be most suitable for cultivators with water-attribute or yin-type magic power, as it could help them overcome the magic power barrier and increase the success rate by half.

Even if it's not used by a water-attribute cultivator, it can still have some effect.

Although Qu Ye's main cultivation method was not compatible with this spiritual object, no Qi Refining cultivator could ignore any Foundation Establishment spiritual object.

Some cultivators using water-attribute techniques stared intently at the old man, waiting for him to state his terms of exchange.

The old man in black looked around and, seeing the reactions of the crowd, seemed quite satisfied before continuing, "I will not sell spirit stones for this news, but exchange it for one thing."

"If any fellow Daoist possesses any information related to the Golden Essence Fruit, or clues to a second-tier spiritual item that can enhance qi and blood and slow down physical decline, I will exchange it with them."

After saying that, he stood with his hands behind his back and said no more.

No one in the hall responded for a moment.

The reason is also very simple.

While clues about Foundation Establishment spiritual objects are undoubtedly extremely valuable, what the old man seeks is clearly equally extraordinary, even quite unorthodox.

If someone actually has it, they'd probably use it themselves and wouldn't necessarily give it up for exchange.

Qu Ye felt a slight warmth in her heart, but she could only suppress the thought.

With his current accumulation and cultivation level, he is still far from being able to compete for Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures.

But based on this scene alone, he already knew that he had made the right decision to make this deal.

In any case, it's much better than being completely clueless and running into walls everywhere.

After a moment of silence, a Qi Refining Peak cultivator whose face was obscured finally spoke up: "I don't have any information about the Golden Essence Fruit, but I do have a first-grade Life Extension Pill, which can extend the lifespan of a Qi Refining cultivator by five years. What do you think, fellow Daoist?"

The old man in black shook his head: "I have already taken one first-tier longevity pill, and taking another will have no effect. However, if you have any clues about second-tier longevity pills, in addition to this information, I can also provide other rare treasures."

Upon hearing this, the Qi Refining Peak cultivator waved his hand and gave up the deal.

Second-tier longevity pills are extremely precious; even Foundation Establishment cultivators would fight tooth and nail for them. How could a Qi Refining cultivator like him possibly possess them?

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