There were still several months of planning, so Xie Duanyang was not very anxious to ask, but let one of the two magicians lead him around the gathering.
In the south of the sky, the cultivator's place and the ordinary world can be said to be as distinct as a natural chasm.
But here it is quite different, the two are mixed.
From time to time, one or two Mulan people with rich clothes and strong blood can appear here, spending a lot of money to buy elixirs produced by magicians and weapons blessed by spiritual arts.
Of course, there is still an invisible boundary.
At most, they can only contact low-level magicians who are in the early and middle stages of Qi training. Not to mention foundation building, even in the later stages of Qi training, they are not qualified to approach and disturb them.
Xie Duanyang looked around lazily, not showing much interest.
There are also a few rare spiritual minerals and medicinal herbs in it, which are also useful for foundation building. Unfortunately, there is nothing under the pill formation that he can see, and it deserves too much attention.
However, he still let the sorcerer lead him to the largest shop, also run by the Fengxing Department, and bought two top-level magic weapons.
I can’t remember exactly who they seized it from. Magical weapons are scarce in the Mulan Grassland. These two items are far from being considered high-quality products, but they are both rare and precious here.
Although the magicians have studied spiritual arts to a point where they are comparable to magic weapons, there are still some shortcomings.
At the very least, performing spiritual magic consumes far more mana than controlling a magic weapon.
It's a pity that spiritual stones are also scarce in Mulan Grassland, and there is not much profit after all. In addition, he has no shortage of these, so he directly exchanges them for spiritual materials and spiritual objects.
The Fengxing tribe's military power is not particularly outstanding among the surrounding tribes, but it is one of the few tribes in Mulan that specializes in commerce and has collected many tribe specialties.
The value is not very high, but there are many varieties, which saves him some effort.
The transaction ended successfully, and Xie Duanyang clearly felt that the attitude of the guide and the shopkeeper towards him was different from before he came in, and they even took the initiative to ask.
"Fellow Taoist, I still have more than two pieces of magic weapon to convert into these goods. I don't know what else I want to buy.
Even if the store is not available at the moment, I can still pay attention to it for you, and I will definitely inform your friends at that time..."
After quickly calculating the price in his mind, the shopkeeper, who looked more like a tough warrior than a businessman, said with a smile on his face.
"I don't lack anything else, I just want to know if there are any pills suitable for me to swallow during the middle and later stages of foundation building."
Xie Duanyang looked around and shook his head with a little regret.
"Although the ones in Daoyou's shop are good, they still lack the cooking quality."
The higher the realm, the fewer elixirs you can use. If you don’t have enough, how can you get them out?
This store has a lot of goods, but the best elixir can only be used in the early stages of foundation building.
Before Xie Duanyang finished speaking, the shopkeeper shook his head.
"Fellow Taoist, you are seriously joking. Even if anyone has such good things, they will not take them out so easily. They are all used to directly exchange with others for the resources needed for practice."
After a moment of pause, he took out a black feather from the leather pouch around his waist and presented it to Xie Duanyang.
"There is a semi-public trade fair in the headquarters gathering, which is specially designed for Taoist friends above Foundation Establishment. They gather once a month to exchange knowledge and experience.
There are still ten days until the next meeting, so fellow Taoists may wish to go there and try their luck."
This news is not a secret to Ji Zhu, and he can know it with just a little inquiry, and he is happy to be a favor.
What's more, this auction was secretly supported and organized by the Ministry of Popularity, otherwise he wouldn't be able to give away certificates at will.
Xie Duanyang thanked the shopkeeper casually and walked out of the store. However, he did not put the feathers into the storage bag, but input silk magic power to explore carefully.
This thing is interesting.
As the name suggests, the Feng Xing Department has special attainments in wind spiritual arts, and its totem is a transformed spiritual vulture.
The feathers in his hand were obviously made from the feathers of a spiritual vulture. Of course, they could not be from the spiritual vulture that had been incarnate for an unknown number of years, but were from its bloodline several generations apart.
The material of the feather itself is second to none, but its sacrificial refining technique is impressive, simple and natural.
No extra materials were added, only the feathers themselves were processed, but the spirituality was maintained to the greatest extent to avoid loss.
"If there is a chance, I would like to collect this technique."
Keeping this in mind, Xie Duanyang no longer went to other shops, but rode the black tiger towards the cave outside the city.
The mage who had gone to report the matter had already been dealt with, and even the foundation-building mage responsible for the matter came out to receive it in person.
He was more enthusiastic than the previous shopkeeper who had made a lot of money. While leading the way, he introduced the advantages and disadvantages of each cave, as well as the various preferential treatment after officially settling in and joining.
I am very familiar with this set of words, and I don’t know how many people I have said it to.
Xie Duanyang did not refuse directly, but relaxed his tone slightly, leaving a seed of expectation in his heart.
After a lot of trouble, it was almost dusk before the other party reluctantly said goodbye.
Xie Duanyang watched him leave, and sent out his spiritual consciousness to conduct a patrol to confirm that there were no hidden dangers.
With both hands raised, dozens of formation flags flew out and settled in corresponding positions, and another formation was laid out in one go.
With the protection of the "Inverted Five Elements Formation", he finally felt relieved.
It's rare that I didn't meditate and adjust my breath, but actually slept.
In the next few days, Xie Duanyang did not go to the gathering, but visited a nearby magician and became familiar with him.
Similar to its nature, those arranged here are basically wandering magicians who are not worshiped by the tribe.
Although the Mulan cultivator world is very different from Tiannan, the magicians are deeply bound to the same tribe, and there are few loose cultivators, it does not mean that they are completely gone.
Some people just don't like to be restrained by nature, or the original tribe is too weak to support the practice of magicians, or even the original tribe has been destroyed and annexed, and they have to live in exile on the grassland.
But as time goes by, sooner or later you will have to find a tribe to rely on.
The Fengxing Department has a good reputation and is generous and generous to the magicians who seek refuge, so there are many magicians who come here because of its reputation.
Being able to wander around the Mulan grassland, these magicians all have one or two special skills.
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In particular, Xie Duanyang also met a real bee herder, who runs around the Mulan grassland all year round to catch up with the flowering period.
With some reservations, the two parties exchanged some beekeeping experiences with each other and got along well.
Along with the visits, the image that he was good at fire magic, skilled in weapon refining, and had some knowledge of battle formations gradually spread and became known to nearby magicians.
March time flies by.
Several magicians who came for the meeting left one after another. Xie Duanyang has some experience here and is not the most unfamiliar newcomer.
And after he accepted the commission and successfully forged a top-level magic weapon for a foundation-building mage, his reputation became even greater.
Even a guru-level elder from the Fengxing Tribe personally came forward to invite him to stay in the tribe.
There are also magicians who ask for help, hoping that their descendants will worship under Xie Duanyang's sect and learn the art of refining weapons with both hands.
He declined the latter because he was committed to the great road and had no intention of recruiting disciples for the time being.
Although he did not immediately agree with the alchemy master, he took a step back and promised that the Fengxing Department would provide materials every year and Xie Duanyang would provide the skills to open a furnace and refine several magic weapons.
He is eager to leave, so naturally he will not be honest in refining weapons for the other party.
The reason for this is nothing more than to build your reputation and improve your status so that you can better inquire about certain things and make it easier for you to leave.
After doing this, he also learned something.
Mulan, the Tuwu clan has been at war for hundreds of years. Small battles are constant every day, and a large number of monks are stationed on the front line all year round.
This is a hard task, and basically all larger tribes have indicators.
With his foundation-building skills, it shouldn't be too difficult if he takes the initiative to ask Ying to replace the Fengxing Department for this task that others avoid.
In this way, you can easily get through the multiple lines of defense and sentry posts on Mulan's side.
As a weapon refiner, unless the war is too tight, he will not go to the front lines to fight. He will definitely stay behind to repair and refine magic weapons for the monks.
Don’t worry too much about security.
It's just that it's easy to get in, but it's difficult to get out.
Moreover, there are many great masters at the Nascent Soul level in the Mulan camp, not to mention the Dan-forming figures. If not, there will be one or two who can detect something strange about themselves.
The other method is to use heresy.
In such a war, smuggling and reselling are inevitable, and even those who practice Buddhism will not be immune.
The two clans have been fighting each other all year round, and this kind of business has long been explored and stabilized, forming countless trade routes.
Snakes have their own ways, rats have their own ways, basically all large tribes have this way.
The Ministry of Fashion is based on commerce, so it is natural that it will not be involved in this aspect.
This method is better than freedom, but there is not much guarantee in terms of safety.
And even though he is an outsider, he is not easily trusted if he wants to blend in.
However, I still have to give it a try.
"Yes, the quality of the spiritual ore this time is good. Fellow Taoist took the trouble.
But I still have something I want to entrust, and I wonder if I can find a Taoist friend who is familiar with this place to send me off."
Xie Duanyang flicked his palm and put several pieces of dark red ore of different sizes on the ground into a storage bag. He looked at the old man opposite with a towering feather crest, took out another jade slip and handed it to him.
This is a secret shop he found out about the other party that specializes in secret business. It is also a center for the circulation of information.
Although the old man is only in the late stage of foundation building, he is one of the shamans of the Fengxing Department.
He is responsible for communicating with totem spirits. His status and connections are extraordinary, so he can firmly grasp this business. He must have some understanding of smuggling.
Since he found out, he has done business with this place three times, and he has initially accumulated some benefits and trust.
He took the jade slip with his left hand and looked inside casually with his consciousness. The old shaman, who was already wrinkled, found that the ravine was getting deeper. He put down the cup held in his right hand and said in a hoarse voice.
"Daheishan, this place is quite far away. Do you want to do something, fellow Taoist?"
Xie Duanyang couldn't just finish talking and pass through the battlefield defense line, so he chose a cover and found a remote mountain range at the boundary where the two tribes deviated from the battlefield.
"Why, do you need to know all these things clearly when doing business here?"
After hearing the other party's question, Xie Duanyang showed his unwavering expression.
The old shaman snorted and said nothing. He just closed his eyes, leaned back comfortably on the soft cushion, and slowly rotated the jade slip with his five fingers, making a show of whether he wanted to talk or not.
Now that he is taking the initiative, he has the confidence to do so.
Xie Duanyang's face changed several times, and he wanted to leave, but finally sat down.
He drank a pot of tea, then used the sound isolation technique, he gritted his teeth and said.
"It's okay to tell fellow Taoists, but fellow Taoists must swear on the totem and cannot tell a third party without permission!"
While talking, Xie Duanyang stared at the old man, pressing his palms on the storage bag, as if he would take action if he disagreed.
"Fellow Taoist, who do you think I am? You swear by the totem, right..."
The old shaman's wrinkled face relaxed, and without hesitation, he swore to himself in front of Xie Duanyang that if there was any violation of the law, he would not take an inch of his power.
As for the effect of the oath?
Not to mention that his own path has come to an end. As a shaman, he also has methods and techniques that can be avoided.
"Fellow Taoist, you really believe in people!"
Xie Duanyang removed his hand and pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Tie has a swarm of bees, and the queen bee has reached the level of promotion. If she can succeed, it will be of great help to me."
It’s similar to the excuse he used to get into the Bee Sting organization, but Xie Duanyang didn’t let him go for no reason.
He had already checked beforehand that there was a special spiritual flower growing in Dahei Mountain, which was a specialty of this place. It was rare outside and difficult to transplant and survive.
In addition, the medicinal value of this flower is not high, and only three or two kinds of unpopular elixirs can be used, so few magicians go there.
"Second-order queen bee, are you Taoist friends willing to take this risk?"
With his cloudy eyes shining brightly, the old shaman praised him.
Even if the spirit beast breaks through to the second level, it is just a thug with multiple foundation building levels.
To say it is precious is precious, to say it is ordinary is ordinary.
But bees like swarms are different. Once released, they swarm.
After the leading queen bee breaks through, the entire group will soon follow suit.
Unless the cultivator has some powerful killing methods, even the later cultivators will have some headaches when they encounter him.
It's really worth taking the risk.
Calculating in his mind, the old shaman put the jade slip into his arms and gave an answer.
"Daheishan is still a little off, and the old man doesn't dare to guarantee it. He can only say that he will try his best.
I’ll definitely give you a reply within a month at the latest, whether it’s successful or not.”
The other party did not provide a big guarantee immediately, but seemed more reliable.
And a month is almost within Xie Duanyang’s acceptable range.
He originally planned to leave before the first snow fell at the latest, but when autumn is high and the horses are fat, it is a good time to mobilize troops and prepare.
The actual departure time must be pushed forward some time.
Nodding to show understanding, Xie Duanyang lifted the soundproofing ban and said goodbye.
He did not go back to the cave immediately, but went to visit two Fengxing Dharma Masters with whom he had some friendship.
He didn't plan to place all his hopes on the old guy alone, but had to make other preparations in advance.
In the next half month, Xie Duanyang moved a lot.
Then for half a month, I waited quietly in the cave to wait for the follow-up.
Finally, three days before the agreed January deadline.
Xie Duanyang separated from the restraint, grabbed Dao Huoguang, and read the information in it with some surprise.