Immortality and cultivation begin with alchemy and accounting.

Judging from his attire and insignia, this person is a cultivator from the fifth branch, belonging to the Xuan generation, and appears to be in his forties or fifties, with a cultivation level of the seventh level of Qi Refining.

"I am Bai Xuanshan from the fifth branch of the family. I greet my two cousins!"

Seeing Bai Xuanjing and his companion stop in front of the stall, the cultivator who set up the stall quickly greeted them warmly and introduced himself.

The biggest difference between purchasing within a family and purchasing from the market is that neither the cultivators on either side of the transaction deliberately conceal their identities.

This way, the purchased items have an extra layer of security.

If you get scammed, you can always come back to them later.

Neither Bai Xuanjing nor Bai Xuanjin were arrogant; they both quickly returned the greeting with clasped hands.

Then Bai Xuanjing's gaze fell on the stall.

The puppets at this stall come in various forms, some only the size of a palm, shaped like various exquisite little insects, and the main material looks like some kind of spirit bamboo.

There are also some larger ones, but they are no more than half a person's height, and they are often in the shape of various monsters, such as monkeys and tigers.

With a slight sense of perception, Bai Xuanjing discovered that although the puppets on the stall were lifelike, they lacked spirituality and were probably not of high quality.

Bai Xuanjin is older and has more experience in the sea.

He went straight to the point: "The puppets on your stall don't look like they're meant for killing, do they?"

Bai Xuanshan nodded, "To be honest with my two cousins, I bought these puppets from independent cultivators in Feng Liehai. They may not be very useful in actual combat, but they have many wonderful uses."

"For example, this can be used to perform some acrobatics..."

"This can breathe fire and create various patterns and designs with the flames..."

"..."

"These little puppets are perfect as gifts for younger family members!"

Bai Xuanjin was satisfied with Bai Xuanshan's answer and nodded to Bai Xuanjing: "These puppets can only be used as toys for young children."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xuanjing's heart stirred slightly.

His main purpose in coming here was to select gifts for his nephews and nieces.

Although this puppet is of no use in killing, it is suitable to give to young children.

With that thought in mind, he asked about the price: "How much for this rabbit puppet and this little monkey puppet?"

Bai Xuanshan said, "The rabbit needs ten low-grade spirit stones or contribution points, and the little monkey needs eight low-grade spirit stones or contribution points."

"Both of these puppets can be driven by magic power, or spirit stones can be used instead of magic power. One spirit stone can be used for a year, which is very economical."

Bai Xuanjing glanced at Bai Xuanjin.

He didn't know much about puppets and wanted to hear Bai Xuanjin's opinion.

Baek Hyun-jin easily understood his intention.

"Even a rogue cultivator with poor puppetry skills can make such a small gadget. If it were in the northern outer sea, it would naturally not sell for this price."

However, since they transported the puppet from the northern outer sea here, they must have charged more spirit stones. Overall, the price is fair. Bai Xuanjin quietly transmitted his voice.

"The price is acceptable, but how about giving me this book as a bonus?"

Just as Bai Xuanjing was about to complete the transaction, he noticed some paper books placed next to the stall.

One of the volumes, titled "Wind Rises Over the Sea: Puppet Show," appears to be a classic text recording local customs and traditions.

Bai Xuanjing didn't know much about Feng Liehai, but she was quite curious about the puppets.

After all, in a sense, a corpse puppet can also be considered a kind of puppet.

However, the orthodox puppetry of Feng Liehai mainly utilizes resources such as spirit wood and spirit ore, while corpse puppetry directly refines corpses into puppets.

There are some differences in form.

Since Bai Xuanshan comes from the Wind-Cracked Sea, it's likely that this book was brought back from there as well, so it can be used as a reading material to understand puppets.

These paper books do not involve the engraving of Daoist script, and the paper used is all ordinary material, although Bai Xuan Mountain prices them at one low-grade spirit stone per book.

But Bai Xuanjing knew that its cost was extremely low.

As expected, upon hearing Bai Xuanjing's request, Bai Xuanshan immediately smiled and said, "Of course!"

Then he took out two brocade boxes from his storage bag and put the two puppets into them.

The brocade box is made of ordinary materials, but its design is quite pleasing to the eye, making it suitable as a gift.

Bai Xuanjing thought to himself, "This person is quite thoughtful!"

After accepting the puppet and the "Wind-Cracked Sea Puppet Scenery", Bai Xuanjing continued to stroll around with Bai Xuanjin.

Afterwards, Baek Hyun-geum purchased some more spiritual items from the stall.

Before long, Bai Xuanjing noticed a stall that specialized in selling spirit insects.

The cultivator running this stall was a young cultivator with a cultivation level of only the second level of Qi Refining.

He held in his hand a cylindrical wooden block about a foot tall and no more than half a foot in radius, which was entirely blue.

A thick black mist swirled around the wooden block, sometimes condensing and sometimes dispersing, as if it were swallowing and spitting out.

Upon closer inspection, Bai Xuanjing discovered that the black mist was not fog at all, but rather composed of countless spirit insects.

However, this spirit insect was so small that it looked like mist from a distance.

"Jade Spirit Bee?"

From Bai Qingshan to Bai Xuanle, although Bai Xuanjing's understanding of demonic beasts is not as good as that of cultivators who have systematically studied the way of beast taming, he can still recognize many uncommon demonic beasts.

A name for a spirit insect appeared in Bai Xuanjing's mind.

The Jade Spirit Bee is a low-grade first-order spirit insect. Even if these spirit insects gather in one place, they pose no threat to cultivators.

This is different from poisonous insects like fireflies.

However, the Jade Spirit Bee is extremely sensitive to spiritual energy.

Some cultivators keep jade spirit bees in their residences and form contracts with queen bees.

If any outside cultivators or demonic beasts approach the dwelling, the Jade Spirit Bees will sense the abnormal spiritual energy and transmit the information to the Beast Taming cultivators.

This can be considered a warning method.

Thinking of this, Bai Xuanjing's heart stirred slightly.

When Bai Xuanjing was on Autumn Maple Island, she felt that the island was empty and desolate, without any protective formations or even any means of warning.

Sometimes, they don't even know when monsters come to the island.

These jade spirit bees are suitable as a warning device.

Moreover, unlike formations, the Jade Spirit Bee is a demonic beast that can be taken away at any time.

It's not only useful when refining pills on the island.

It's also very useful when you're out and about!

For example, when meditating and replenishing one's energy in the wild, one can cover the surroundings with jade bees as a warning.

The young cultivator, as if performing a clownish act, manipulated the Jade Spirit Bees to change various formations, attracting quite a few people to stop and stare.

However, not a single person actually intended to buy it.

Bai Xuanjing stepped forward and inquired, "I am Bai Xuanjing from the third branch of the family. May I ask how much this Jade Spirit Bee is for sale?"

Upon seeing someone inquire about the price, the young cultivator immediately withdrew his technique, and the Jade Spirit Bee returned to the blue wooden block in his hand like black mist.

Bai Xuanjing then noticed that there were many tiny holes on the surface of the blue cylindrical wooden block, which were probably the paths through which the Jade Spirit Bees entered and exited the hive.

The young cultivator bowed respectfully, saying, "So you are Uncle Xuanjing. I am Bai Mingqi, a cultivator from the fifth branch."