Yunmeng Immortal Clan

He discovered that he didn't have enough mid-grade spirit stones, so he prepared to go to Yunmeng Market.

The Turtle Breathing Technique suppressed his early Foundation Establishment cultivation to the sixth level of Qi Refining.

The Turtle Breathing Technique is barely enough for Song Daoxuan now, although with his Foundation Establishment cultivation level, he should be able to activate it without any noticeable difference from a Grand Immortal cultivator who has reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

In reality, Song Daoxuan estimated that if he were to cultivate to the late Foundation Establishment stage one day in the future...

Because the spiritual energy accumulated within his body was far greater than that of ordinary cultivators, the Turtle Breathing Technique, a method for concealing and controlling one's breath, was now completely unusable.

Upon realizing this, Song Daoxuan flew from Qing Sui Peak on his sword, passing over the surrounding peaks, and arrived at the outer edge of the Qinglian Islands. Then he headed directly towards Yunmeng Market.

This time, Song Daoxuan did not plan to go inside Yunmeng Market, but rather to sell the pills he had refined over the years on its outskirts and exchange them for mid-grade spirit stones.

Besides replacing the pills with mid-grade spirit stones, he also wanted to buy a batch of alchemy apprentices, and to match them, he wanted to buy a control method.

The Heavenly Mandate Contract and Divine Consciousness Restriction he used to form a contract with the Azure Moon Wolf King and the Ink Poison Wolf Spider.

The former is connected to his own soul. If the Azure Moon Wolf King dies within a certain period of time, Song Daoxuan may suffer a certain backlash. Song Daoxuan cannot make too many contracts or change them for a long time.

The latter is a rather rudimentary method, which can barely exert some pressure on the monsters.

Several days later.

Yunmeng Market, outer perimeter.

Song Daoxuan did not pass by Su Shu's weapon-refining shop at this moment.

Since Yun Sushu and Zhang Ping became Daoist partners, they were afraid of encountering someone like Li Heisha again. So the couple joined forces to sell off their entire weapon-refining shop and left the area.

However, before leaving, the two asked someone to leave a message for Song Daoxuan, saying that Song Daoxuan was a person with great opportunities and that he might attain the Great Dao in the future.

They expressed their gratitude for Song Daoxuan's previous kindness and said that the two of them would set up a longevity tablet for Song Daoxuan in the future to never forget his kindness.

Song Daoxuan didn't really care about these things. As long as someone was beneficial to him, he would do his best to help them in times of crisis, considering it as forming a good relationship.

He circled around and arrived at the herbal medicine shop that Ge Tongli had once owned.

The last time I visited Ge Tongli's herbal medicine shop was more than ten years ago, before he had even reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

When Song Daoxuan arrived at this place, the old man with a full head of white hair was sitting in the corner, leaning on a cane, looking like the sun setting in the west.

As for the Ge family's herbal medicine shop, it has long since changed its name.

Upon seeing the man in the green robe before him, Ge Tongli suddenly widened his eyes.

"Fellow Daoist, it's you!" Ge Tongli, now at the ninth level of Qi Refining, possessed a stronger memory than ordinary mortals and recognized Song Daoxuan at a glance.

"Fellow Daoist, are you looking to trade with me? It's just a pity that my wives and concubines, seeing that I was about to die, scrambled to seize my manor. As for the herbal medicine shop in Yunmeng Market, it was sold to someone else by my descendants in exchange for spirit stones!"

"I was severely injured by a cultivator brought here by a later generation simply for interfering and saying a few words. In the end, I was banished to this place. Hehe, please forgive my presumption, fellow Daoist!"

Ge Tongli, his hair white as snow, sighed, a hint of self-mockery in his eyes, and glanced at the setting sun.

"Senior Ge, you must be joking. With your cultivation level of the ninth level of Qi Refining, how could a cultivator brought here by your descendant possibly be a match for you? Could it be that he is a Foundation Establishment cultivator?" Song Daoxuan said in disbelief.

"Among my descendants, only one or two have spiritual roots, but their spiritual roots are merely pseudo-spiritual roots or five spiritual roots, which are not worthy of being discussed. In the end, they are only at the second or third level of Qi Refining."

"With their connections, they naturally wouldn't be able to recognize a Foundation Establishment cultivator. He was just one of my descendants. They used half of the assets of the entire Ge Village as a price to get a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Zhuxi Sect to take action. Once this person made a move, he wiped out all the other factions in Ge Village. As for what happened afterward, I don't know."

Upon hearing what Old Man Ge said, Song Daoxuan nodded, with an expression of "I see."

"This Foundation Establishment cultivator is named Wei Tianlong. Fellow Daoist, do you have any way to make a living? Could you please give me a ride?" Ge Tongli fixed his gaze on Song Daoxuan, revealing a hopeful expression.

"I am just a wandering cultivator in the martial world, and my situation is extremely difficult." Without even thinking, Song Daoxuan refused Ge Tongli's request.

Ge Tongli was nearing the end of his life and was of no value to him whatsoever.

Having refused Ge Tongli's request, Song Daoxuan left the place.

A few days later, rumors spread throughout the cultivation market that an old man who used to run a herb shop in Yunmeng Market had just stepped out of the market when he was attacked by a man suspected to be a Foundation Establishment cultivator and died. But that's another story.

After leaving this place, Song Daoxuan found an ordinary auction house in Yunmeng Market.

Compared to large-scale cultivation world trade fairs like the Cloud Dream Immortal Gathering, this auction house is far inferior in both scale and quality.

However, the advantage lies in the high frequency of the trade fairs. Most of the participants in the auctions are high-level Qi Refining cultivators, and there are only two or three Foundation Establishment cultivators, including Song Daoxuan.

As was customary, Song Daoxuan entrusted some of his items to the auction house.

The auction organizer was immediately taken aback when he saw the astonishing quantity of pills that Song Daoxuan had.

Song Daoxuan spoke with him, saying that if the auction house was willing to exchange all his auction proceeds for mid-grade spirit stones, he would be willing to leave the pills at the auction house to sell.

Upon hearing this, the person in charge of the auction naturally agreed to the request.

The auction then began.

The pills he refined were snapped up instantly at the auction.

Song Daoxuan also collected enough mid-grade spirit stones to cultivate to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Then Song Daoxuan arrived at Yanyunfang, a place in the market that specialized in selling slaves.

The Misty Cloud Pavilion is a place where cultivators seek pleasure and indulge in debauchery, but it also sells many servants with clearly marked prices.

There is a small courtyard in the Misty Cloud Pavilion, with many fences built of black iron.

Inside the fence were countless servants.

Upon seeing Song Daoxuan arrive, a portly, fat man sized him up and, noticing the spiritual energy emanating from him, began to introduce the servants inside the enclosure.

"Fellow Daoist, my Yanyun Pavilion has all kinds of beauties in the world, and even some of our male slaves are of excellent physique." After saying this, the fat man secretly glanced at Song Daoxuan, which made Song Daoxuan feel quite disgusted.