Liu Ming glanced at the old man with Divine Thought, and his eyes couldn't help flashing a hint of surprise.
This skinny old man looked ordinary, but he was actually a cultivator of the Condensation Period later stage.
"Old Man Gao, I'm here to introduce you to a business." Lu Yanping shouted as soon as he entered the door. He seemed to be very familiar with the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper lazily looked up at Lu Yanping, then he glanced at Liu Ming who was following behind. He seemed to notice Liu Ming's strength of the Condensation Period later stage, so his casual expression changed slightly.
"It turns out to be Kid Lu. The guest you brought this time is not bad." Old Man Gao smiled and stood up from the recliner.
"Isn't that so, how can I …" Lu Yanping suddenly became energetic when he heard it.
"Fellow, what do you need to buy?" Old Man Gao didn't wait for Lu Yanping to finish speaking and asked Liu Ming with a smile.
"This Liu wants filth yin liquid, demonic crow crystal and spirit essence powder. Do you have them here?" Before Liu Ming spoke, Lu Yanping had already said it first.
"There are still some stocks of filth yin liquid and demonic crow crystal, but there is no spirit essence powder. This kind of superb forging material is worth at least hundreds of thousands of spirit stones. This small shop can't afford it." The skinny old man glared at Lu Yanping, then he said with a frown.
Lu Yanping heard the words, glanced at Liu Ming, shrugged slightly, and made a helpless expression.
"Could Shopkeeper Gao please take out the materials for me to have a look?" Liu Ming said calmly after a moment of silence.
Although there was no strange expression on his face, he was actually very surprised in his heart. Although there was no spirit essence powder, it was already a great harvest to be able to buy demonic crow crystal and filth yin liquid.
The skinny old man turned around and walked a few steps inside without saying a word. He took out a jade token and waved it on the wall.
Suddenly, there was a clicking sound. An entrance with the height of one person appeared on the wall, then he walked in.
Liu Ming's eyes flashed. This small shop really has some tricks up its sleeve.
The skinny old man doesn't avoid outsiders from entering the secret room. He must have something to rely on. It's not as simple as it looks on the surface.
After a while, the old man came out again with a cloth bag in his hand.
"Fellow Daoist, please take a look." The skinny old man waved his hand to close the secret chamber before handing over the cloth bag.
Liu Ming nodded and opened the cloth bag, revealing the contents inside. There was a small white jade bottle and a square wooden box.
He first picked up the jade bottle and opened the stopper. Suddenly, a faint black gas came out of the bottle. He looked into the bottle and saw a pitch-black viscous liquid inside. There was a faint chill coming from it.
Liu Ming looked at it carefully for a while, then closed the bottle and opened another wooden box. Inside was a purple crystal the size of a fist.
"Alright, I'll take both of these items. Shopkeeper Gao, please name your price." Liu Ming said with satisfaction after inspecting the items.
The skinny old man opened his mouth, but before he could speak, Lu Yanping had already interjected.
"I say, Old Man Gao, this is the first time that Liu has come to your small shop. You can't ask for a random price."
"Little Lu, I know how to do business. I don't need you to teach me." The skinny old man glared at the man in green shirt again and said.
"Fellow Daoist, I won't say anything about the demonic crow crystal. The fixed price is one hundred and ten thousand spirit stones. I bought the filth yin liquid from other places at a high price, one hundred and fifty thousand spirit stones. No bargaining." Old Man Gao said faintly.
Liu Ming thought for a while. This price was a little more expensive than the market price he knew, but considering the scarcity of materials, it was worth this number.
However, if he could lower the price, he was not willing to pay more spirit stones. He immediately glanced at Lu Yanping next to him casually.
Lu Yanping understood. He coughed and began to talk about the price with the skinny old man.
After some bargaining, these two materials were finally sold for two hundred and forty thousand spirit stones.
After putting the materials into the storage amulet, Liu Ming was in a good mood.
Now there was only one spirit essence powder left, then his Nine Skulls Shield could start to forge the 36th enchantment.
When he thought of the power after upgrading to the prototype of the magic weapon, Liu Ming couldn't help but feel a hint of enthusiasm.
After completing the transaction, the two did not leave the shop immediately.
"I say, Old Man Gao, about spirit essence powder, do you really have no way?" Lu Yanping asked with a smile.
"Will I lie to you? Why wouldn't I sell it if I have it?" The skinny old man rolled his eyes and said with annoyance.
"Hehe, of course, I don't mean that. In two months, isn't it the big auction in the market? Have you got any news?" Lu Yanping said with a smile.
"No, I haven't heard any special news here." Old Man Gao shook his head and said.
"I wonder if Shopkeeper Gao has the blood essence of the ten thousand years old spirit turtle, or is there a clue about this thing?" When Liu Ming heard the words, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes, but after thinking about it, he asked again with the idea of giving it a try.
"The blood essence of the ten thousand years old spirit turtle is not as good as the previous few things. I haven't even seen it before." Old Man Gao glanced at Liu Ming and said.
Although Liu Ming already knew the result, he still couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard the words.
The two immediately bid farewell. The old man left the shop and soon returned to the Fragrance House Restaurant.
"In the Changyang Market, Old Man Gao has the most connections when it comes to forging materials. Even he can't buy the spirit essence powder you need. I guess it's the same in other shops." Lu Yanping took the bag handed over by Liu Ming, scanned it with Divine Thought, and said slowly.
"Mr. Lu just try your best. If you can't find it in the end, don't force it." Liu Ming smiled slightly.
"En, I'll ask the others about it. I'll definitely give you an answer in two days." Lu Yanping said seriously after a moment of consideration.
Liu Ming immediately agreed with him on the next meeting time, then he quickly left the restaurant.
Two days passed in a flash.
Liu Ming kept to the time and came to the Fragrance House Restaurant again. At the same position, Lu Yanping was already sitting there waiting.
Liu Ming's eyes moved. In addition to Lu Yanping, there was a slightly fat middle-aged cultivator at the wine table, and he looked over with some amazement.
"Liu is here. You are really on time." Lu Yanping saw Liu Ming and stood up with a smile.
"Sorry to keep Brother Lu waiting. Mr. Ku Xin is also here. What a coincidence. "Liu Ming didn't wait for Lu Yanping to speak again, and he turned around and nodded to the middle-aged cultivator.
"Liu, long time no see." The middle-aged cultivator quickly stood up and cupped his fist.
"You two know each other?" This time it was Lu Yanping's turn to be a little stunned.
Liu Ming smiled slightly.
He wasn't an acquaintance with this middle-aged cultivator. He just met him once.
It was two months ago in the Bai Lian Pavilion. A middle-aged cultivator and another Bat Clan cultivator were interested in a spiritual weapon at the same time and had a dispute. Shopkeeper Ye asked Liu Ming to come forward. After some mediation, the spiritual weapon was sold to this person.
Ku Xin talked about the meeting between the two. He naturally said that Liu Ming was the disciple in charge of Taiqing Gate.
"It turns out that Liu is actually the outer disciple of Taiqing Gate. I'm sorry." When Lu Yanping heard Liu Ming's identity, he was shocked. He quickly cupped his fist and saluted again.
Taiqing Gate was one of the ancient sects of the human race. It was respected in the Middle Sky Continent. Even if he was just an ordinary disciple in the sect, he was not comparable to ordinary casual cultivators like him.
"Mr. Lu is too polite." Liu Ming returned the salute and said faintly.
After some pleasantries, the three sat down again and talked about business.
"Mr. Lu, I wonder if there is any news about the materials?" Liu Ming asked straightforwardly.
"In the past two days, I have asked a lot of friends, and I did get some news. In fact, the source of this news is Mr. Ku, so I invited him and Liu to meet today. I didn't expect everyone to be acquaintances. "Lu Yanping nodded and smiled.
"I just heard it from hearsay. I think Brother Liu also knows that the annual auction of Changyang Market will be held in less than two months. "Ku Xin said with a slight smile.
"Yes, I did hear about it." Liu Ming said as usual. Bai Lian Pavilion, as the sphere of influence of Taiqing Gate, was naturally clear about the news of the auction.
"The scale of this auction is unprecedentedly grand. The host of the auction is the top ten Tianluo Trading Firm in the Thousand Association Chamber of Commerce. There are many rare treasures in the auction. According to reliable sources, a bottle of Soul Essence Powder that Fellow Daoist wants will also appear at the convention. "Ku Xin paused for a moment before continuing.
"Is this true?" Liu Ming couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard the words.
"Brother Ku's news source is very reliable, so Brother Liu can rest assured. However, the other thing that Brother Liu needs is the blood essence of the ten thousand years old spirit turtle. I asked a lot of friends, but I still couldn't find it. I'm really sorry! "Lu Yanping said on the side.
"The blood essence of the ten thousand years old spirit turtle is originally something that can only be found by luck, so I naturally can't blame Brother Lu." Liu Ming comforted him casually, and his mind quickly turned to the auction.
"About this auction, there are rumors that there are more than ten superb spiritual weapons, and there are even more elixirs and treasures. I even heard that the finale of the auction is a prototype of a magic weapon. That is something that even the powerhouse of the Jin Dan State is envious of. "Ku Xin couldn't help but praise.
"Prototype of a magic weapon!" Liu Ming was also shocked when he heard the words. This kind of treasure couldn't be bought with spirit stones alone.
"According to the rules of previous years, a cultivator of a big Sect like Brother Liu who is in the market will definitely receive an invitation to participate in the auction. Although spirit essence powder is precious, it is just an ordinary treasure in this auction. If you spend more spirit stones, I believe it is easy to get it. "Lu Yanping touched his nose and said with some envy.
Liu Ming nodded silently. He already had a plan in his mind.
Although he already had more than a million spirit stones in his hand, which was amazing compared to most of the Condensation Period cultivators, if he wanted to participate in the auction of the Thousand Association Chamber of Commerce in the Changyang Market, it seemed that it was not enough.
With the influence of the Changyang Market in the nearby area, not to mention the Crystallization Period cultivator, even the existence of the Jin Dan State was not a rare thing.
A million spirit stones might be an astronomical number for the existence of the Condensation Period, but it was nothing for the cultivators above the Crystallization Period.
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