Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Seeing Qi Rong looking at him with a smile, as if he had something important to say, Song Qingming nodded slightly in surprise, then turned around and sat down.

"This is not the first time I have dealt with you, if you have anything to say, just speak up!"

Hearing this, Qi Rong smiled and stroked his white beard, then continued with a smile:
"Haha! Since Fellow Daoist Song said so, I won't be too polite with you.

When I met Fellow Daoist Song a few days ago, I learned that you are a cultivator from the Xiaoyao Sect in the Floating Cloud Mountains.

In recent years, our Sihai Business Alliance has also intended to expand our business to the Floating Cloud Mountains.

I have asked you to stay here just to ask if your sect's market has any idea of ​​cooperating with our Four Seas Merchant Alliance to expand our business together."

"Well, I understand what you mean.

Although our sect has many markets, their scale cannot be compared with those big markets outside. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Qi really wants to cooperate with our sect?"

Just like asking Qi Rong about his own affairs, Song Qingming also got to know the power of the "Four Seas Merchant Alliance" from other people outside in the past few days.

This "Four Seas Merchant Alliance" was jointly established by several powerful Nascent Soul forces in the "Thunder Yuan Sea" and has a history of nearly a thousand years.

Its overall strength has already surpassed that of ordinary Nascent Soul Sects. If it were placed in the "Donghuang Fairyland", it would not be weaker than the top ten sects.

In recent years, the business of the "Four Seas Merchant Alliance" has been growing bigger and bigger. Not only is it spread throughout the entire "Leiyuan Sea" cultivation world, but there are also many shops opened by them in the neighboring "Donghuang Fairyland".

When Song Qingming heard that Qi Rong suddenly wanted to cooperate with the "Xiaoyao Sect", he instantly understood that the other party wanted to extend the influence of the Chamber of Commerce to the immortal cultivation world of the Floating Cloud Mountains.

“Fellow Daoist Song, what you said is wrong. After all, I am a Nascent Soul Elder who has a say in the alliance. If I had no sincerity, how could I have spoken to you about this matter?

The reason why we are looking for fellow Taoists to cooperate is because our alliance currently does not know much about the Floating Cloud Mountains, so we need to find a suitable sect to facilitate our actions.

Don't worry, as long as this can be accomplished, our alliance will benefit in the future and we will certainly not let you down."

"Haha! Since you are sincere in your cooperation, Song will not reject your kindness.

But you know that I am not the only one who makes the decision in this sect. Let me go back and discuss this matter with other elders in the sect, and then I will reply to you."

"Then I'll leave it to you, fellow Taoist!"

After Qi Rong finished speaking, he gently raised his hand, smiled, saluted Song Qingming, and personally escorted him out of the private room.

A moment later, Song Qingming strode out of the "Qingxin Pavilion" and came to the fourth floor street outside.

At this moment, although his face was calm and showed no joy or sorrow, his eyes kept flashing, as if he was still thinking about something in his mind.

To be honest, cooperating with a powerful chamber of commerce like the "Four Seas Merchant Alliance" will definitely bring a lot of benefits to the sect and oneself in the short term through the other party's influence.

However, once the opponent's powerful force penetrates deep into their territory, it will not be as easy to control as other small chambers of commerce.

Song Qingming did not dare to make a rash decision on this point. He could only wait until he returned to the sect and discussed it with Bai Yuxian and others before giving them a reply.

After walking alone on the street for a while, Song Qingming turned around and returned to his residence.

At this time, in a secret room on the high platform of the "Sword Discussion Pavilion", a middle-aged man with starry eyebrows, sword-like eyes and wearing a Taoist robe suddenly and slowly opened his eyes.

"Why does this aura feel familiar? Could this person be?"

After muttering to himself softly, the middle-aged man seemed to have thought of something, and then a strange look appeared on his face.

After a while, the middle-aged man shook his head slightly, then closed his eyes and began to meditate.
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Several hours later, as the sky gradually brightened, the "Swordsmanship Contest" on the stage below also entered the final ranking.

The final rules of the duel are to directly adopt the mode of selecting one's own opponent. The ten people are first ranked according to their results in the previous "Swordsmanship Conference".

The monk at the end of the line can freely choose to challenge the former, but each person has only three chances to challenge the other party, and it cannot be used repeatedly on the same person.

As long as the challenger can defeat his opponent, he can directly improve his ranking, while the latter will directly drop in the rankings.

Originally, the remaining ones on the ring were all top-notch warriors in the late Nascent Soul stage. Logically speaking, the following fight should have been quite exciting.

But what disappointed Song Qingming and others was that each of these cultivators seemed to have a tacit understanding in their hearts, and the shocking battle they had imagined did not appear on the arena.

Among the sects ranked at the front, few people stood up to challenge them after the normal competition. Only the cultivators ranked at the back fought with each other.

Until the result of the final duel came out, as expected, the rankings of the top five of the "Top Ten Sects" were exactly the same as before.

Only the "Sanyuan Sect", which ranked sixth, was defeated in two battles and fell directly to ninth place. The rankings of other sects did not change much.

As He Xiaofeng loudly announced the results of the competition, the rankings of the top ten sects in this world's "Donghuang Xianzhou" were all confirmed.

Next, to everyone's surprise, a golden light suddenly appeared above the arena and directly covered the entire valley below.

Under the illumination of the golden spiritual light, a ball of colorful light shot out from it, then split in mid-air and turned into various magical weapons that fell in front of everyone.

These magic weapons are exquisite in appearance, all covered with a layer of spiritual light, and emitting bursts of extraordinary aura.

"This is... They are all level 4 magic weapons!"

Seeing the various high-level magical weapons appearing below, everyone in the "Sword Discussion Pavilion" above showed excitement on their faces, and suddenly there was a burst of noise.

At this moment, not only Zheng Zongxun and others behind him, but even Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian who were sitting on the chairs, saw the many high-level magic weapons appearing below, and they couldn't hide the envy flashing in their eyes.

Of these level-four magic weapons that were taken out for rewards, the lowest ones were level-four mid-grade, and the three best ones were already level-four upper-grade.

Even though Song Qingming has already cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage, he still couldn't calm down when he saw this scene. He wished he could appear below and get one of them.

However, those who can participate in the "Sword Fighting Competition" and finally enter the top ten are all, without exception, the top powerhouses in the late Nascent Soul stage on the continent.

Song Qingming is currently far behind them in terms of both cultivation and strength. If he wants to have a chance to stand below and receive it, he will probably have to wait until he advances to the late Nascent Soul stage in the future.

“The Tianyu Sect is really generous, actually giving out so many high-level magic weapons for rewards at once.

Uncle Bai, could it be that the one who gave the magic weapon to me is the legendary Tianyu Sect's God-Transforming Ancestor? "

Hearing Zheng Zongxun's careful question behind him, Bai Yuxian quickly smiled and nodded:
"With the ability to control so many magic weapons remotely, if nothing unexpected happens, the one who made the move should be Senior Chen.

Although these things are rare treasures for you and me, they are not rare in his eyes.

Moreover, the Tianyu Sect has ruled the Donghuang Fairyland for many years. Over the years, the major sects of the Donghuang Kingdom have paid tributes to the Tianyu Sect every year, so it is not a difficult task for them to take out these magic weapons.

Although the sect is not as good as them now, as long as you practice diligently in the future, you may one day become a spirit."

"Disciple will follow the teachings of Uncle Master!"

Hearing Bai Yuxian's words of encouragement, Zheng Zongxun and others who came with them also showed some excitement in their eyes.

Participating in the "Swordsmanship Conference" of Donghuang Xianzhou has indeed broadened their horizons.

Not only did they see many precious high-level spiritual objects, but they were also able to watch the battles between Yuanying stage masters up close, which was more or less a gain for them.

After the many monks below received their respective rewards, He Xiaofeng, the leader of the "Tianyu Sect" who was standing nearby, stood up and stepped forward to thank everyone.

Then he said loudly to all the monks above:
“My fellow Taoists, although the Sword Contest has ended, there is still one final auction today. I hope you will not miss it.

I can assure you that I will never let you down at the upcoming auction.

Even if you don’t win a prize in the sword fighting competition, you can still get what you want at the auction.”

As soon as the words fell, a burst of excited voices soon rang out at the scene again.

Although He Xiaofeng did not say it explicitly, his words had already shown that this final "auction" would definitely feature spiritual objects that were no weaker than the top-grade fourth-level magic weapons on site.

Thinking back to when he participated in the "Lei Yuan Hai" trade fair, the last item on display was also a fourth-level top-grade spiritual object, Song Qingming had no doubt about it.

However, in order to obtain the "Infant-Nourishing Pill" yesterday, he had already consumed most of the spirit stones he had.

With so few spirit stones left, Song Qingming might find it difficult to bid for even a fourth-level spiritual item. If nothing unexpected happens, he will only be a spectator next.

After the "Swordsmanship Contest" ended, time flew by and soon it was time for the "Auction" to begin.

Even though they had few spirit stones left, Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan still did not want to miss this rare opportunity to broaden their horizons.

After resting in the room for a while, the two of them arrived at the "auction" site in advance with Bai Yuxian and others.

As expected, the number of monks participating in this last "auction" was significantly greater than the previous ones.

Even several Nascent Soul cultivators who had just received the title of "Top Ten Sects" appeared early in the queue for admission, which surprised everyone.

The process was the same as the "auction" a few days ago. After Song Qingming and the other person entered the scene wearing masks, they were quickly teleported to the private room they were familiar with.

The person in charge of the auction this time was still the old man from a few days ago, but there were two more Nascent Soul cultivators from the "Tianyu Sect" with high cultivation levels not far from the stage.

At this time, the "auction" had not yet started, and several people were sitting aside discussing something.
"So many monks have come today. There must be something good coming out soon."

"Anyway, no matter what treasure it is, we can only be spectators now, so just enjoy it with peace of mind."

".."

The most important "Infant-Nourishing Pill" had already been obtained. Song Qingming now looked very relaxed, and he began to chat with Huang Siyuan while sitting on a chair.

As time passed, a bell soon rang from the audience, drawing the two's attention.

The old man in the Jindan stage paused for a moment, then immediately spoke loudly to the crowd, “Greetings, fellow Taoists!

Today is the last day of the auction. I hope you will not miss this opportunity. I wish all of you good luck in the upcoming auctions.

Next, let’s move on to the first lot.”

After the old man Jindan introduced the item, he quickly brought it up for auction, attracting everyone's attention.

As Song Qingming expected, the items taken out at the last day of the "auction" were of extraordinary quality.

The first magic weapon put up for auction was an extremely precious fourth-grade lower-grade spiritual object.

Seeing the auction prices on the stage gradually rising, Song Qingming and the other man, who had no intention of participating in the auction, did not move. They just smiled at each other and looked down calmly.

And so, as the "auction" slowly progressed.

Until more than a dozen lots appeared one after another, Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan did not actively participate in the bidding, but quietly watched the excitement below.

But what was unexpected was that the thing that the old Jindan man took out next made Huang Siyuan, who was originally unmoved, show a surprised look.

“This thing is called the Soul-Cultivating Flower, and it is a high-level spiritual medicine that can improve the spiritual roots of cultivators and give birth to offspring.

If a cultivator at the foundation-building stage or above refines this elixir while pregnant, it can not only strengthen the fetus's physique, but also increase the probability of the offspring having spiritual roots by at least 30%.

If a cultivator is at the Jindan stage, the probability of giving birth to a child with spiritual roots can be increased a lot, almost reaching 70% to 80%.

As you all know, spiritual objects of this kind are extremely rare in the world of cultivating immortals, and our sect only managed to obtain one in recent years.

Monks who need this item must not miss it."

A few years ago, Huang Siyuan already had the idea of ​​having children.

However, the two have always been worried that the fetus will not have spiritual roots and will have to endure the pain of losing a child in the near future. Therefore, they began to look around for high-level spiritual objects that could enhance the fetus' spiritual roots.

Although this kind of spiritual object is not particularly valuable, it is very rare in the world of immortal cultivation. Huang Siyuan has been searching for it for a long time but has not been able to find it.

Seeing that the "Spirit-Yuling Flower" that appeared before her was exactly what she had been wanting, Huang Siyuan's eyes were immediately attracted to it, and then turned to Song Qingming beside her.

"If you want, then try it!"

Hearing that Song Qingming had no objection, Huang Siyuan felt warm in her heart and a smile immediately appeared on her face. Her gaze returned to the "auction table" below.

The two of them were unable to have children because the people close to them passed away one after another, making them unable to bear to witness the sad news.

Now that so many years have passed, Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan have seen many separations and deaths.

As I was wholeheartedly seeking the truth, I had long since become indifferent to this matter.

Song Qingming had no objection to Huang Siyuan's idea of ​​having a child.

After all, he is now a Nascent Soul cultivator. As long as his offspring has spiritual roots, it should not be difficult to cultivate him to the Foundation Establishment stage even if his aptitude is poor.

Having spent more than two hundred years together, the two of them should be almost content.

After making up his mind, Song Qingming took out the remaining spirit stones from his body and handed them directly to Huang Siyuan.

Although the "Spirit-Yuhua" was only a third-grade top-grade spiritual object, it did surprise Song Qingming somewhat in the subsequent competition.

Normally speaking, the price of a third-grade top-quality spiritual medicine is around 40,000 spiritual stones.

However, because this item is relatively rare and hard to see, it was unexpected that there were many people present who wanted to compete for it like Huang Siyuan.

After a fierce competition among many cultivators, the price of "Spiritual-Nourishing Flower" suddenly soared and directly exceeded 50,000 spirit stones.

Moreover, as people continued to bid, the price continued to rise, which really made Song Qingming and the others a little surprised that this item would be so popular.

In order to purchase spiritual objects and auction things like the "Infant Peidan", the two of them had spent almost all of their spiritual stones, and only had more than 60,000 left.

The price of the "Spirit-Yuling Flower" in front of her directly rose to nearly 70,000 spirit stones. After hesitating for a while, Huang Siyuan finally shook her head slightly at Song Qingming.

Seeing this, he could only sigh softly, and then he spoke to comfort her:

"Since we can find this thing here, it won't be too difficult to find in the future. Don't worry about it."

"Well! It's God's will. It seems that our fate is still a little short. Let's wait for next time!"

Hearing this, Huang Siyuan sighed with some regret, then immediately recovered and nodded with a smile.

If this "Spirit-Yuling Flower" had appeared at the auction a few days ago, perhaps they would have won it long ago.

But this thing just happened to appear at the very last moment, which really caught the two of them off guard. Now they had to watch it fall into the hands of others.

After all, they are not destined to have this thing, they lack some opportunity.

For this reason, although Huang Siyuan felt regretful, she could only accept the result calmly.

After this spiritual object was sold, nothing of their liking appeared on the subsequent "auction tables" until the last few spiritual objects appeared, which rekindled their interest.

This time, there are three fourth-level top-grade spiritual objects as the finale, including two magic weapons and a very precious fourth-level top-grade "Xuanling Pill".

Putting aside the other two magic weapons, Song Qingming had also heard of this fourth-grade top-grade "Xuanling Pill" a long time ago.

This pill can help cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage and below to break through the bottleneck of their cultivation.

If taken by a cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage, it can basically help him to steadily break through a level of cultivation. It is considered one of the few high-level elixirs that can be extremely effective in helping Nascent Soul cultivators break through a level of cultivation.

Back when they were on the second floor of "Tongtian Pavilion", a group of Nascent Soul cultivators had fought to the death for it.

In the end, in order to obtain the pill, Fire Phoenix was chased by a group of Nascent Soul cultivators and almost died at the hands of the Blood Demon Ancestor.

At that time, Song Qingming only knew that the "Xuanling Pill" was extremely precious, and he did not know the true value of the elixir.

It was not until he saw the pill being sold for 900,000 spirit stones that he realized the horror of this kind of high-level spiritual object, and he couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart.

Even with his current wealth, if he wanted to compete for a fourth-grade top-quality spiritual object here, it would probably be difficult to afford it even if he spent all his money.

After three fourth-level top-grade spiritual objects were sold in succession, just when everyone thought that the entire "auction" was over.

Unexpectedly, another Nascent Soul cultivator from the "Tianyu Sect" suddenly walked onto the stage.

"My fellow Taoists, today's auction has ended, but we have prepared two special spiritual objects to share with you."

After saying that, the elder of "Tianyu Sect" raised his hand slightly and took out two wooden boxes again.

The wooden box was gently opened, and two identical golden elixirs suddenly emerged from it, emitting a golden glow.

“This item is a fourth-grade mid-grade infant transformation pill, and it is also a spiritual item that assists in forming an infant. It can increase the probability of forming an infant for ordinary Jindan cultivators by 20%.

I believe everyone knows the value of this Infant Transformation Pill without me having to explain it in detail.

However, these two elixirs will not be auctioned, but will only be used to exchange for high-level spiritual objects needed by our sect. If fellow Taoists want these elixirs, they can directly tell the maid beside them the spiritual objects they want to exchange.

After all the information about spiritual objects is collected, the elders of this sect will directly select the things they need, and then inform the selected Taoist friends to exchange spiritual objects. "

"It's actually the Infant Transformation Pill! The Tianyu Sect is really generous, even taking out such a magical pill."

"Infant Transformation Pill" is also one of the few spiritual objects in the world of immortal cultivation that can assist in forming an infant.

Although its effect is only twice that of "Peiying Dan".

However, this precious elixir that can increase the probability of forming a baby is extremely rare. If the effect can be improved a little bit, its value will increase exponentially.

The "Infant Transformation Pill" in front of him far exceeds the "Infant Nourishing Pill" that Song Qingming received yesterday in terms of value and effect.

It is even not inferior to the few fourth-grade high-quality spiritual objects that were just sold at the auction table.

Seeing the appearance of these two "Infant Transformation Pills", not only Song Qingming was excited, but the entire "auction" scene was suddenly filled with exclamations.

You should know that except for several ancient spiritual objects that have become extinct in the world of immortal cultivation, spiritual objects of the level of "Infant Transformation Pill" are already the most effective elixirs among all spiritual objects that assist in forming an infant.

Even for a sect like the Tianyu Sect, it is not easy to refine a furnace, and they basically will not easily take it out to exchange with others.

How could the many cultivators present not be excited to be able to see a spiritual object of this level?

However, no matter how excited you are, not everyone has the opportunity to exchange spiritual objects of this level. It depends on whether you have the ability to come up with a spiritual object that will impress the "Tianyu Sect".

But even though we know that the hope is slim, it can't stop people from holding on to the idea of ​​taking a chance and giving it a try.

After all, the other party has not stipulated what level of spiritual objects cannot be presented for exchange.

This also included Song Qingming, who had been sitting aside and watching for a long time.

What he didn't expect was that after he handed in the name card with the spiritual object written on it.

Not long after the maid who was waiting nearby came back, she actually brought another piece of news that Song Qingming and the others found unbelievable. (End of this chapter)