Starting with the Corpse-Eating Worm, he worked his way up to become the Left-Winged Immortal Lord.

Gu Qing was taken aback.

He had just taken on a job with some power when this Daoist Li Feng, who was at the fourth level of Qi Refining, was about to host a banquet for him.

It seems that Heart-Eating Grass and Soul-Shattering Leaf are very profitable in the Ghost Market.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will be attending the banquet tonight, and the Ghost Market manager, Li Lin, will definitely prepare a generous gift for him.

If he wanted, he could make a lot of money from the ghost market in the future.

If it were anyone else, they would definitely nod in agreement.

After all, Li Feng was also a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

We must give them the face they deserve.

pity.

Although he was short of money, money was not a big deal to him.

Also, because the corpse-eating worm had a storage bag inside its belly—Chen Ye's storage bag.

Therefore, there is no need to use power to seek personal gain.

"Daoist Li Feng, you know me. I only like to cultivate medicine and raise insects in shady places, and I never like to deal with people. As for the matter of the Heart-Eating Grass and the Yin Soul Leaf, I will not take the liberty of making changes as Senior Brother Ding arranged it while he was here." Gu Qing refused directly, not giving Li Feng a chance to pester her.

however.

Li Feng was not giving up and continued, "The past is the past, and the present is the present. In the past, Fellow Daoist Ding had to give 70% of the Heart-Eating Grass and Soul-Shattering Leaf to outsiders due to pressure from the Dharma Protector Hall. Now, Chen... naturally has to change."

"He has people in the Ghost Market too?" Gu Qing frowned.

Seeing this, Li Feng immediately sensed an opportunity and nodded, saying, "Yes, there is. There's a miscellaneous sect member at the third level of Qi Refining named Li Huo. You also know his only son, Li Huosheng. He's a brat who overestimates himself and wants to compete with you for the top three in the assessment."

"So it was him."

Gu Qing suddenly realized.

"Then what do you think..." Li Feng tried to ask.

Gu Qing did not answer immediately, but instead asked, "How many managers are there in the Ghost Market?"

"You two," Li Feng said.

Gu Qing understood. "If that's the case, then let's do it the other way around from now on."

"But he used to be Chen Ye's man." Li Feng was somewhat incredulous, so he quickly said directly, "Fellow Daoist Gu, shouldn't we just kick Li Huo out? As long as you agree, from now on, of the profits from Yin Soul Leaf and Heart-Eating Grass, after deducting the portion that should be handed over, the remaining profits... you can take 50%! At least five catties of Five Elements Divine Sand per month!"

In his view, Gu Qing was a descendant of a miscellaneous sect and should know the importance of cultivation resources and the Five Elements Divine Sand.

A pound of Five Elements Divine Sand stumped a whole bunch of miscellaneous and unorthodox practitioners.

Now, all he needs to do is nod, and he can harvest five catties of Five Elements Divine Sand in the next month. Gu Qing has no reason to refuse.

however.

He misjudged Gu Qing.

Gu Qing, who possessed the shady land behind the mountain, where cultivation resources were a treasure trove, didn't care about these few pounds of Five Elements Divine Sand.

They would never board this ship for the Five Elements Divine Sand.

If he were caught red-handed and disqualified from the assessment, it would be a loss a hundredfold or a thousandfold for him.

"It's settled then," Gu Qing insisted.

Li Feng wanted to persist a little longer, but Gu Qing had already changed the subject.

"Master Li Feng, there is one more thing I would like to ask you."

Upon hearing this...

Li Feng then knew that Gu Qing had made up her mind.

Helpless, he could only sigh inwardly.

pity.

There was no way to use this opportunity to kick Li Huo out of the game.

As long as Li Huo loses the supply of Heart-Eating Grass and Soul-Shattering Leaves, the power and importance of the Ghost Market will decrease significantly.

Once his younger brother has mastered all the Heart-Eating Grass and Soul-Shattering Leaves, he can win over the various unorthodox sects and completely marginalize Li Huo.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, please ask. I will answer to the best of my knowledge." Li Fu could only refrain from mentioning the ghost market again.

Gu Qing asked, "Do you know about the Blessed Spirit Body?"

"A spirit beast with a blessed spirit body?"

"Yes."

"Of course I know."

"How much Five Elements Divine Sand does a Fuling Body require per pound?"

"this……"

Li Feng was taken aback.

Gu Qing has such a big appetite?

Seeing Li Feng's surprised expression, Gu Qing immediately realized that he had misunderstood and quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand, I was just asking about the price out of curiosity."

Upon hearing this...

Li Feng immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"The Fuling Body weighs fifty catties and the Five Elements Divine Sand weighs one catty, and it is priceless and unavailable."

"So expensive?"

Gu Qing was somewhat surprised.

Li Fu actually gave him such a precious thing to eat.

No wonder his master wasn't surprised at all when he learned that he had broken through to the second level of Qi Refining by consuming the Blessed Spirit Body.

"This is only a first-tier blessed spirit body; a second-tier one would be even more valuable. Spirits and monsters are common in the mountains, but spirit beasts are extremely rare."

Moreover, spirit beasts have extremely strong senses; even a first-level spirit beast can easily sense the approach of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

Once it detects you, it will conceal its presence and flee, and you might not find it even if you turn the entire mountain upside down.

Li Feng spoke truthfully.

Gu Qing suddenly realized, and felt even more grateful to Li Fu.

"Thank you for your explanation, Daoist Li Feng. I'll head back to the underworld to cultivate the Ghost-Covering Leaf now. We can talk again another day."

Gu Qing raised her hand and left.

Li Feng returned the greeting and watched Gu Qing leave.

As soon as Gu Qing left, he headed straight for Changping County.

In any case, we've reached a 70% agreement today.

Nothing that needs to be prepared should be omitted.

Gu Qing is unnecessary.

But he couldn't refuse to deliver it.

Otherwise, Li Huo could be either Chen Ye's man or Lu Xingzhi's man.

……

North City of Changping County.

Inside an inn with its doors tightly shut.

Li Feng walked through the lobby and headed straight for the backyard.

But as soon as you enter the backyard, there are more than a dozen people standing on the left and right sides, and even a few people standing on the roof, constantly on guard.

"Master Li Feng."

"Master Li Feng."

The guards quickly bowed.

Li Feng ignored them and strolled into the backyard, following the stone steps leading down into the basement of the inn.

After descending three hundred steps, an underground ghost market built in a cave comes into view.

After entering the Ghost Market, Li Feng went straight to the Ghost Hall and met his younger brother, Li Lin.

"Brother, what brings you here?" Li Lin greeted him with a beaming smile, then coldly urged the maid beside him to pour tea.

"What are you standing there for? Go pour some tea!"

"yes!"

The maid responded in alarm and quickly retreated.

Li Feng casually found a square chair and sat down, saying, "To make a long story short, the Yin-Yang spiritual herbs in the back mountain have changed hands. The person in charge is Gu Qing, the closed-door disciple of Manager Lu. I originally wanted to take this opportunity to kick Li Huo out of the Yin-Yang spiritual herbs business, but Gu Qing agreed to give you 70% of the share... But it's still better than before."

"Seventy percent!"

Li Lin was very surprised.

Then she was about to ask a question, but Li Feng stopped her.

"Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about; it won't do you any good." Li Feng pondered for a few moments, then added, "Although Gu Qing didn't give us all the shares of Heart-Eating Grass and Soul-Shattering Leaves, we still got 70% after all."

"Understood, I'll go prepare the gifts right away."

Li Lin immediately tried to leave.

"What's the rush?" Li Feng stopped him again. "Gu Qing is still young and won't fall for this. But I already inquired before I came. Gu Qing's parents are both in Chang Le County. Go and sell a house, and then clear out a shop in the ghost market."

Since Gu Qing isn't buying it, let's start with her parents.

In short, we must find a way to send the gift out.

Li Lin nodded. "I'll send someone to clear out a shop right away. A few miscellaneous martial arts practitioners died a few days ago, and their shops are all empty. I was originally thinking of raising the price and renting them to those miscellaneous martial arts practitioners who have taken refuge in Changping County."

"Go and do it."

This time, Li Feng finally didn't stop Li Lin.

……

Not long after Li Lin and his men left the Ghost Hall.

Suddenly, a servant in the Ghost Hall came out from the back door and went straight to the Ghost Hall at the other end of the Ghost Market to see Li Huosheng's father, Li Huo!