“Senior Sister… Senior Sister… Senior Sister…”
Inside Hongde Yard, on Xiuzhu Peak, of the Tai Xu Sect.
At the entrance of a grand, ornately decorated hall, an Inner Sect Disciple, dressed in a dark green Daoist robe, ran over in a panic.
The palace gate opened, and a woman in red emerged.
It was none other than Linglong, the granddaughter of Immortal Master Yu De.
“What’s wrong?” Displeasure flickered in Linglong’s eyes.
The Disciple said, “Senior Sister, didn’t you ask this Disciple to keep an eye on He Pingsheng? He had a Breakthrough to the Qi Refining Stage Seventh Layer, and just now he even went out…”
“Went out?” Linglong’s eyes lit up. She said, “Excellent… Where did he go?”
“Matou Mountain Market!”
“However… he didn’t go alone. He went with Zhao Ling’er, Xu Kunlun, and Tian Xiaoqing!”
Upon hearing this, the smile that had just appeared on Linglong’s face instantly faded. She looked at the Disciple in front of her and said, “I understand, Junior Brother Qin, you may go now!”
“Yes!”
Junior Brother Qin respectfully bowed and left.
A hint of gloom immediately flickered across Linglong’s face: “Damn it… they actually went as a group? Fine, I’ll let you off this time. Anyway, the Cuiping Mountain Trial will start soon. Since you’ve had a Breakthrough to the Qi Refining Stage Seventh Layer, you little brat will definitely participate in the Trial, right?”
“When we get to the Trial Grounds, this lady will deal with you then!”
“Let you know the consequences of rejecting me, Linglong!”
Bang…
The tall red door of the side hall was slammed shut by her.
…
Two hours later, two Yellow Cranes landed at the entrance of the Matou Mountain Market.
“Whoa… So many people!” Xu Kunlun glanced inside and was startled.
He Pingsheng was also startled.
There were simply too many people here.
“I get it!” Xu Kunlun instantly reacted. He said, “Look… the Cuiping Mountain Trial is about to be held, and all these Disciples are here to prepare for the upcoming Trial!”
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded.
This so-called Cuiping Mountain Trial was not something only the Tai Xu Sect participated in.
The entire Dao Xuan Alliance, dozens of Sects, and even hundreds of Families were also participating.
There were so many people!
“Let’s go, let’s go… The more people, the livelier it is, and the more things there are!”
The four walked together into the Matou Mountain Market.
Not only were there more customers here, but there were also more street vendors.
“Let’s go check out the street stalls first!”
Xu Kunlun led the way, heading towards the street stalls.
The so-called street stalls were individual stalls set up in the open space at the entrance of the Matou Mountain Market. These things occupied very little space; a piece of cloth was enough.
And the stall owners were also a motley crew, diverse and varied.
There were Loose Cultivators from nearby, Disciples from various big Families, and also Disciples from various Cultivation Schools.
“Do you want Medicinal Pills… very cheap… three Spirit Stones per pill…”
“Gathering Qi Pill, Gathering Qi Pill!”
He Pingsheng knew this stall owner. Back then, he had bought an incomplete Cultivation Technique from this stall owner, which he later enhanced into the Spirit Refining Cultivation Technique, the Xuanmen Jingxin True Technique.
However, didn't a Gathering Qi Pill usually cost two Spirit Stones?
Why did the price increase?
He Pingsheng was not interested in these Medicinal Pills; he continued to walk forward.
Flying Swords, Magical Artifacts, Talismans, Medicinal Pills!
There were all sorts of items, and he even saw people selling hundred treasure sacks and selling wine.
Some people were even setting up stalls on the street to sell Heaven-Defying items like Storage Pouches.
The stall selling Storage Pouches was surrounded by people. He Pingsheng swept his Divine Thought out but found that he couldn't see the cultivation of the stall owner at all.
That goes without saying, it was most likely a Disciple at the Foundation Establishment Stage.
In such a crowded situation, He Pingsheng using his Divine Thought wasn't afraid of being discovered by others.
With so many people, how would you know whose Divine Thought it was that swept by?
“Oh my, a Storage Pouch!” Xu Kunlun looked on with envy, saying, “This is truly a good thing. With this, it’s much more convenient than a hundred treasure sack!”
“Indeed!” Zhao Ling’er also chimed in, “It’s a pity it’s too expensive. Generally, only those Seniors at the Foundation Establishment Stage can afford it!”
It’s not that they couldn't afford it.
The main reason was that Qi Refining Stage Disciples had limited sources of Spirit Stones, and limited resources needed to be used wisely, so it was better to purchase Medicinal Pills and other items that could improve cultivation.
Therefore, few people wasted Spirit Stones on Storage Pouches.
Although Storage Pouches were precious, ultimately, they were only an auxiliary tool and did not help cultivation itself.
“When I have money in the future, I will definitely buy one!” Xu Kunlun retracted his gaze and looked at He Pingsheng: “Junior Brother He, I think you could consider it. You are an Alchemist, and you Alchemists are all rolling in money!”
He Pingsheng smiled and said, “My Spirit Stones are not enough yet. I am already accumulating them. Maybe in a few more years!”
Everyone chatted and laughed as they walked along.
He Pingsheng curiously asked, “What do you all want to buy?”
Zhao Ling’er said, “I want to buy a Low Grade defensive Magical Artifact!”
Tian Xiaoqing said, “Me too!”
Xu Kunlun said, “Master gave us some offensive Low Grade Magical Artifacts back then, but we don't have any defensive ones, so we need to buy them ourselves!”
“However, defensive Magical Artifacts are the most expensive!”
“Let’s see if we can buy one!”
“What about you, Junior Brother He!” Everyone looked at He Pingsheng.
He Pingsheng said, “I don’t need defensive Magical Artifacts. I want to buy some Talismans to try!”
“I heard these things are very useful!”
“Alright!” Zhao Ling’er said, “Then you go browse, we’ll go look at the shops over there. Let’s split up and meet back here later!”
The Matou Mountain Market was bustling with people, and any form of fighting was prohibited inside, so there was no need to worry about safety issues.
He Pingsheng walked to a street stall and squatted down.
The stall was not large, but it displayed many Talismans.
“Young brother, are you looking to buy Talismans?” The stall owner was a Daoist Nun who looked to be around thirty years old.
He Pingsheng said, “Excuse me… Senior, what Talismans do you have here?”
The Daoist Nun smiled and said, “We are all Qi Refining Stage Disciples, so there’s no need for ‘Senior.’ I can’t bear it. I am a Disciple of Tianfu Mountain!”
“I only have some common Talismans here, look!”
“This is a Fireball Talisman, this is an Ice Needle Talisman, this is an Entanglement Talisman, this is a Lightning Talisman…”
He Pingsheng asked, “How is their power?”
The Daoist Nun said, “Take this Fireball Talisman, for example, its attack is equivalent to the Fireball Spell cast by a Qi Refining Stage Seventh Layer Disciple!”
In layman’s terms, it was just so-so.
Since the attack of a Fireball Talisman was similar in power to an ordinary person’s Spell, why would anyone still buy these things?
Very simple: instant cast.
Sometimes, when an opponent’s attack has already reached one’s head, and there’s no time to cast a Spell, one can directly pull out a Fireball Talisman and slap it, which is equivalent to unleashing a single strike.
Additionally, when spiritual energy is depleted, these low-level Talismans can also be used as an emergency.
