Celestial being

"As far as you know, which shops in Dongshi may have the spiritual materials I need?" Yuan Ming asked casually.

"The mobility of spiritual materials is very high, especially when the Bailuqiu Alliance is approaching, monks from all walks of life gather together, even more than before. It's just that the southern region is far richer than our northern region, and the Central Plains Jin Dynasty is even more powerful. If we say Where in Black Rock City can you find the spiritual materials that fellow Taoists need, it can only be in Dongshi." Gu Yue explained with a smile.

"Well, what fellow Taoist said makes some sense. Yuan should go and take a look first. What's the situation in Nan City and Bei City?" Yuan Ming nodded and asked again.

"The Southern City is where the scattered alliances gather. As for the Northern City, it is the smallest in area and is where the City Lord's Mansion is located. Except for people related to the City Lord's Mansion, no one else is allowed to approach it." Gu Yue said.

"What's the point of breaking up the alliance?" Yuan Ming didn't pretend to be reserved, he just asked if he didn't understand.

"Fellow Daoist, you don't even know about the scattered alliances? You monks who have sects to rely on, really don't know the sufferings of our casual cultivators! The so-called scattered alliances are groups that are spontaneously formed by many casual cultivators. Most of them complete various tasks. In exchange for reward." Gu Yue said with a surprised look on her face.

Yuan Ming had already learned from chatting with Zhao Tong in the sect and from some anecdotes in Guizang Pavilion that the division of power in the world of immortality was mainly between sects and cultivation families, and naturally there were big and small, strong and weak. , Generally speaking, these are mainstream forces.

Descendants of cultivating families have greater spiritual roots than ordinary mortals, as well as better cultivation resource support, and these families and sects are often inextricably linked. For example, the patriarch of a certain family is also the head of a certain sect. The elders of the sect, and some core disciples of the family can directly obtain the qualifications to become inner disciples of the sect.

As for the casual cultivators who account for the largest proportion in the world of cultivating immortals, some of them are descendants of declining cultivator families, while others are ordinary people who accidentally got various opportunities and entered the world of cultivating immortals. Yuan Ming belongs to the latter group.

In this way, it is normal to think about it. Most casual cultivators have poor qualifications. In the vast world of cultivating immortals, they are like rootless duckweeds, helpless and helpless. Generally, if there is no special opportunity, they can only linger in the Qi refining period. , it is difficult to survive alone, so they will naturally choose to stay together.

"How many disbanded alliances are there in Nanshi?" Yuan Ming asked after thinking for a moment.

"Many, most of them are ordinary loose alliances, composed of monks in the Qi Refining Stage. There are only two or three loose alliances with foundation building presences. If you are interested, you can go there and hang out." Gu Yue said.

"Let's talk about it later," Yuan Ming said noncommittally.

His current thoughts are mainly on how to refine the herring sword into a magical weapon as soon as possible, and he cannot take care of other things.

The two walked and talked, and soon left the West Market.

A rather open circular square appeared in front. The square was paved with large flat black stones and was quite neat.

There are no shops in the square, and there are small stalls everywhere. Some use wooden boards to support a simple counter, and many more set up stalls directly on the ground.

Many monks were walking around the square looking for him, and it was bustling with people. It was even busier than the big shops in the West Market.

"This is Black Rock Square, the most central area. The city lord specially divided this area for casual cultivators to set up stalls." Gu Yue said.

"The location here is so good. The Lord of Black Rock City is willing to leave it to the casual cultivators. It's a wonderful person." Yuan Ming glanced in the three directions of southeast, north and south and said.

"The largest group in the world of immortality are rogue cultivators. The city lord must have noticed this. He has been treating rogue cultivators well over the years, and Black Rock City has been able to flourish until now." Gu Yue said with admiration.

Yuan Ming nodded and agreed with this view. He did not stop here and headed towards the East Market opposite the square.

Halfway through, he suddenly stopped and looked at a nearby stall.

"What, Brother Yuan found what you wanted?" Gu Yue glanced at the stall strangely.

Yuan Ming said nothing, looking at a section of green trees on the stall.

The texture of this wood resembles that of a pine tree, and it exudes faint spiritual power fluctuations. It is obviously a piece of spiritual pine.

"Brother Yuan wants that piece of spiritual wood? What's the highest price you can pay for it?" Gu Yue followed Yuan Ming's gaze and said softly.

"Five spirit stones." Yuan Ming hesitated and said.

"Okay, don't say anything later, leave it to me." Gu Yue said.

Then, he came to the stall. The stall owner was an old man with gray hair and a red rosacea nose, which looked quite funny.

"Fellow Taoist, how do you sell this piece of wood?" Gu Yue pointed at the emerald green spiritual wood and asked.

"Your Excellency, you have good taste. This thing was obtained by a friend of mine from a ferocious beast's lair. It is a high-quality spiritual pine. I sold it to you for thirty spiritual stones." There was a hint of cunning in the old man's eyes, obviously. He had already noticed the murmurings between Yuan Ming and Gu Yue just now.

"Thirty spiritual stones? Old man, why don't you go and rob it? It's just a piece of rotten wood. In my opinion, a spiritual stone is not worth it." Gu Yue pretended to be shocked and shouted exaggeratedly.

"How can it be rotten wood? This is genuine spiritual wood. I asked someone to inspect it. This wood is pine spiritual wood. It is already very cheap to sell it for thirty spiritual stones." The old man said anxiously.

"Wine pine spirit wood? You think I don't know anything! Wen pine spirit wood is a top-grade spiritual material. A piece as big as a fist can sell hundreds of spirit stones. Are you going to set up a stall here to sell it?" Gu Yue sneered and exposed the old man. lie.

"Even if this thing is not a pine spiritual wood, it is still a good spiritual wood. If you sincerely want to buy it, I will sell it to you for twenty spiritual stones, no less." The stall owner said with a blush on his face.

"I should say this. I don't know where it came from. If you sincerely sell it to me, I can give you two spiritual stones." Gu Yue pressed forward step by step.

"Two spirit stones? Impossible, at least... fifteen spirit stones." The old man shook his head like a rattle, and his confidence was already a little low.

Next, Gu Yue and the old stall owner got into a heated argument.

Gu Yue seemed to particularly enjoy bidding with others. The more she fought, the more courageous she became. She reduced the emerald green spiritual wood to nothing. The old man she killed was defeated steadily, and she even began to doubt whether the piece of spiritual wood she owned was really worthless. Finally, he successfully won it for the price of three spirit stones.

The old man had long lost his previous momentum and was dejected, handing over the spirit tree like a defeated rooster.

Yuan Ming took out three spiritual stones and handed them over, took the emerald green spiritual wood, and carefully stored them away.

"I admire Gu Yue's friendly approach." He felt a little changed towards Gu Yue and took out a spiritual stone and handed it to him.

"Thank you, fellow Taoist! My cultivation is shallow. I have been hanging out in Black Rock City for many years. I rely on my sharp tongue. If Brother Yuan has such an errand again, just leave it to me." Gu Yue happily accepted the spirit stone. He patted his chest and said, quite intent on showing off in front of Yuan Ming.

Yuan Ming hummed, and couldn't help but caress the storage bag on his waist with his palms, feeling secretly happy in his heart.

In any case, spending four spirit stones to acquire this piece of spirit wood is definitely a good deal. In the previous shop, a spirit wood of this grade would cost at least ten spirit stones, and there was no way to bargain. .

"What Lingmu is that piece of wood? If it is convenient to reveal it, can you also gain some knowledge?" Gu Yue saw Yuan Ming's actions and asked curiously.

"I don't know much about this thing. I only know that it is a piece of spiritual pine." Yuan Ming said frankly.

Gu Yue thought Yuan Ming didn't want to talk, so she smiled and didn't ask any more questions.

Yuan Ming actually didn't hide it. He really didn't know what kind of spiritual material this green spiritual wood was. He could only tell that it was a piece of spiritual pine.

This is enough, what he wants to buy is Lingsong.

According to Wu Sang's unreliable analysis, one of the materials in Heixiang is pine wood powder. If it is replaced with higher-grade spiritual pine powder, it may have unexpected effects.

As for which kind of spiritual pine is more effective, Yuan Ming himself doesn't know, so he will try it first.

The two continued to move forward. Yuan Ming glanced at the surrounding stalls from time to time, but unfortunately he found nothing useful.

The two walked across the square and came to Dongshi.

The environmental layout of the East Market is basically similar to that of the West Market, but the shops here are built by foreign forces, and the architectural style is completely different from the West Market, which is refreshing.

According to the introduction on Guyue Road, many of the spiritual materials sold in the shops in the Eastern and Southern Territories are produced in the sea. This is because the two places are far away from Shiwanda Mountain and there are no other decent spiritual vein peaks in the territory. Land products Quite barren.

Fortunately, both are close to the sea. There are countless spiritual materials and sea beasts in the sea, no less than a hundred thousand mountains, providing a solid material foundation for the immortal cultivators in the two places.

"The world is so big, and it's really full of wonders." Yuan Ming sighed after visiting several shops in the Eastern and Southern Territories.

The spiritual materials, marine animal materials and other things in the sea in the two places opened his eyes, and a desire to travel around the world emerged in his heart.

Of course, this has to wait until he has enough self-protection power.

Gu Yue did not stop and continued forward with Yuan Ming.

"I see that there are many middle-grade spiritual materials in the shops in the Eastern Region and the Southern Region, but there are only one or two ice spiritual items?" Yuan Ming asked.

"It's okay to search in these shops, but the resources in southern Xinjiang and other places are still far behind those of Jin in the Central Plains. The chance of finding ice spiritual materials is greater there." Gu Yue said.

"It's up to you to arrange the rest of the trip." Yuan Ming was not trying to be smart.

"Thank you, Brother Yuan, for your trust. I will definitely not let you down." Gu Yue said sternly.

The two continued to move forward and soon arrived at the other end of East City.

The atmosphere of southern Xinjiang here began to decrease, and more and more Central Plains-style shops appeared in his field of vision. There were magic weapon shops, talisman shops, elixir shops, etc. Everything that a cultivator needs can basically be found here. .

Yuan Ming nodded secretly, the world of immortal cultivation in the Jin Dynasty was indeed not comparable to that of Southern Xinjiang.

Many people from the Central Plains are busy inside and outside these shops. Most of them are mortals without any magic power. From time to time, you can hear a few words from the Central Plains.

Except for the previous possessions of the little emperor and Wang Shun, Yuan Ming saw so many Central Plains people for the first time and felt very friendly.

"The largest Dajin store in Black Rock City is right in front. It deals in spiritual materials, elixirs, magic weapons and other businesses. Let's go there first and have a look. If it's not available, go to other stores." Gu Yue pointed to the front and said. .

Yuan Ming naturally had no objection. Just as he was about to speed up his pace, his peripheral vision suddenly glanced at a nearby shop and stopped.

This is a small shop, with only three rooms and a backyard. Judging from the plaque on the door and the products inside, it should be a magic weapon shop.

Yuan Ming noticed this, not because he wanted to buy a magic weapon, but because there was a large sign hanging at the door of the store with several big words on it: Acquisition of weapon refining runes.