The layer of mist that shrouded Shuangjiao City was quickly dispelled, a faint light returned to the city, and the originally damp streets began to become dry.
There was an endless stream of monks at the gate of Shuangjiao City, and the streets in the city began to revive. Noises were generated from every corner of this huge city, and then spread outwards.
When these voices finally converged and entangled together, this city in a rough place formed its own unique look.
Li Xuangang had seen many such lively scenes in the past few days and was no longer surprised at this time.
Although this was the first time I met Zhengda, he had a calm personality, so except for a few glances at the various monster resources in the shops on both sides of the street, there were not many changes at the rest of the time.
Originally, Li Xuangang had a specific purpose for his trip, so he had been walking in one direction since he entered the city, without paying much attention to the shops on both sides.
After passing through the streets closest to the city gate, he accidentally glanced and noticed a rather special one.
He stopped, thought for a moment, and finally turned around and walked in.
This is a shop that sells various spiritual beast larvae. Originally, there were many such shops in Shuangjiao City.
Most of the spirit beast larvae sold there are not surprising, they are all monster beasts of ordinary quality.
There are three main sources of the spirit beast larvae in Shuangjiao City. One is cultivated by the Yuling Sect; the other is cultivated by some other smaller sects and family forces; and the third is obtained accidentally by some monks in the Hengduan Mountains.
Among these three sources, the first one accounts for a large proportion, followed by the second, and the third is the source of very few spirit beast larvae.
However, the first two types of spirit beast larvae are almost all the most common monster beasts, and their quality generally does not exceed the third level. The fourth level quality spirit beast larvae that occasionally escape are mostly auxiliary monsters.
In Shuangjiao City, if any shop suddenly pops up and says that they have a high-quality fourth-level spirit beast larvae that is worthy of cultivating by monks, then the spirit beast larvae usually comes from the third source.
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While thinking about the relevant information collected in the city in the past few days, Li Xuangang stepped into this somewhat different monster shop.
Zangda followed him as usual.
The way to control beasts requires sufficient talent and sufficient resources. Li Xuangang already knew that he did not possess the former, but as for the latter...
The spiritual stones he has stored in the Jieyuan space are not small, but they are prepared for his subsequent cultivation and to maintain the cultivation progress of Zombie Da and Zombie Er... Therefore, if he wants to cultivate spiritual beasts
, and he seems to have no extra resources for training.
Until now, Li Xuangang has never had the idea of cultivating fighting spirit beasts, and the reason that prompted him to step into the monster shop in front of him was that he saw an unusual type among the larvae of spirit beasts sold by the latter.
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"Seniors, what do you want to order when you come here?"
This monster shop is quite large, and the person who came to greet Li Xuangang and Zheng Da was a middle-aged man who was on the ninth level of Qi Refining.
Li Xuangang nodded in response and moved his gaze to a golden daisy-like pattern on the sleeve of this middle-aged man.
After looking at it, he recalled in his mind that he had just seen this pattern on the plaque at the door.
The golden daisy has a special meaning within the Yuling Sect's sphere of influence, because it is the emblem of a monk family called the Huangling Qian Family.
The Qian family in Huangling is a Yuanying family. There is an ancestor in the Yuanying stage, and they have a close relationship with the Yuling Sect for generations. Many members of the clan will enter the Yuling Sect to practice, as the latter's outsiders.
Disciple.
It is rumored that the current patriarch of the Qian family in Huangling was once an outer disciple of the Yuling Sect. He returned to the family to prepare for retreat when he was about to reach the realm of Jindan.
There was no change in his eyes or face. Li Xuangang quickly left the golden daisy-like pattern, but his mind was constantly recalling some information related to the Qian family in Huangling.
The Yuanying family has a close relationship with the Yuling Sect. The family is also proficient in beast control and has cultivated many kinds of monsters...
"Two seniors, please come here. There are several high-quality third-level monsters for sale in the store recently. There is a Lingfeng Tiger larvae, a Phantom Moon Wolf, and a..."
The two foundation-building monks in front of him didn't answer for the time being, so the middle-aged man thought they were waiting for his introduction. So he turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation, and said this.
But before he could finish speaking, Li Xuangang declined him with a smile.
Skipping the previous words, Li Xuangang raised his hand to the member of the Huangling Qian family in front of him and pointed at the dozens of jade boxes placed not far from the entrance of the store.
He opened his mouth and said:
"I want to know more about that. Is it possible?"
The middle-aged man looked in the direction of his finger. When he saw the pile of jade boxes, he was stunned for a moment, and then turned to look at Li Xuangang and Zheng Da with a somewhat puzzled expression. When Li Xuangang was about to lift them up,
After he lowered his hand again, he realized that he had been rude, so his expression immediately returned to normal, with a kind smile on his face.
"Well... of course it's ok... I was rash just now, thinking that the two seniors, like the others, were here to buy other combat spirit beasts... I'd like to invite you two
Senior, don’t be offended."
"Seniors, please come with me..."
"To be honest... our shop just purchased these batches of jade ice silkworms from a senior casual cultivator the day before yesterday. According to the agreement, these were to be left to a sect that we often interact with and are familiar with.
But yesterday they sent a disciple to tell them that something happened to their sect, so there was something unexpected in the transaction of this batch of jade ice silkworms."
"So our store has not yet thought about how to deal with these batches of jade ice silkworm larvae. According to the wishes of the store manager, we will pile them here first and prepare to wait for a few days to contact new buyers before making any plans.
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"Are you two seniors also interested in these jade ice silkworms?"
In just over twenty steps, this middle-aged man kept talking, and Li Xuangang didn't stop him. He just listened. When he got there, he made a request to see if he could open the jade box and inspect the batch.
The quality of the larvae.
He originally thought that this request would be easy to fulfill, but he did not expect that it would put this Qi Refining Stage member of the Huangling Qian Family in a bit of a dilemma.
The latter hesitated for a moment before replying:
"I'm afraid this will disappoint my seniors. The larvae of the Jade Ice Silkworm are quite delicate. After being exposed to external spiritual energy, if they are not raised with specific spiritual mulberry leaves in a short period of time, they will die quickly."
"Yesterday, something unexpected happened to the sect and the transaction was unable to be completed. And we have no plans to raise these jade ice silkworms. In order to prolong their survival time, we used a freezing spell to temporarily freeze them.
,reduce their activity.”
"If senior is not determined to buy it, I do not have the right to unblock it. Although these jade ice silkworms are not particularly expensive, they still cost thousands of spirit stones, and I cannot afford such a responsibility."
The middle-aged man seemed to have noticed that his words had gone too far, so he immediately changed his tone and continued:
"But if senior sincerely wants to buy it and really wants to confirm the quality, then senior can wait for a while and I can ask the elder in charge to discuss with fellow Taoists."
"I think it shouldn't be a problem to open a few of the jade boxes for inspection."
Li Xuangang briefly glanced at the pile of jade boxes in front of him. Through the translucent jade material, he could vaguely see the jade ice silkworm larvae "sleeping" inside.
So he nodded slightly, and the middle-aged man immediately understood. He took a step back and said:
"Please wait a moment..."
After saying this, he turned around and walked to the back of the store lobby, and entered the second floor of the building from a spiral staircase.
Seeing this person leaving, Li Xuangang no longer focused all his attention on the pile of jade ice silkworms in front of him. Instead, he turned his head and looked around the lobby, looking at the other spiritual beasts sold in the Qian's shop in Huangling.
In the field of vision, most of the quality of the spirit beast larvae are in the first and second levels, and only a small part of them have reached the third level.
But the qualifications are not very high. Even if they are cultivated to a mature form, they are not very useful to Li Xuangang today. In addition, he has no intention of cultivating spiritual beasts, so he just looked at it casually and regarded it as
An opportunity to increase your knowledge.
After he looked at all the spirit beast larvae in the shop, he lost interest and no longer paid attention to those special confinement cages.
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After waiting for about half a stick of incense, under the guidance of the middle-aged man from before, a plump female cultivator with a cultivation level in the middle stage of foundation-building appeared from the spiral staircase at the back of the store lobby.
When the female cultivator approached Li Xuangang and Zheng Da, she took the lead and said before the latter could greet them:
"My dear, Qian Jiamu, what do you call these two fellow Taoists?"
After the elder of the family in the shop exited, the middle-aged man took the initiative to step away and went to greet the other monks in the shop.
Zhengda stood half a step behind Li Xuangang and said nothing, but Li Xuangang started chatting with the former in an easy-going manner.
The Qian family in Huangling was a big family, and in terms of strength, it might be almost as different as the Corpse Ghost Sect, so Li Xuangang didn't want to antagonize them.
I will stay in Shuangjiao City for a long time in the future. If I can establish a relationship with a foundation-building monk from the Qian family, I might be able to find out some secrets for the family that cannot be found in the general public.
With this intention in mind, Li Xuangang's face was kind and his tone of voice was as calm as possible.
"I'm Li Jiu, and this is fellow Taoist Jiang behind me, and I'm here with you."
Zhengda gave a slight "hmm" to express his agreement.
Qian Jiamu's smile was as bright as a flower, with a slightly teasing smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. An inexplicable meaning began to appear in his almond-shaped eyes, and there was a tangy fragrance on his body.
"It turns out to be Fellow Daoist Li and Fellow Daoist Jiang..."
His tone became lower and lower, and when he reached the end, his tone suddenly rose again.
"Then... I wonder if you two have traveled thousands of miles from the east of the mainland just to purchase jade ice silkworms?"
Upon hearing this, the smile on Li Xuangang's face disappeared instantly, his eyes narrowed, and a sense of vigilance arose in his heart.
"How does this person know that he is from the eastern part of the mainland?"
"Moreover, in the few inquiries just now, the female cultivator who calls herself Qian Jiamu actually secretly used a charm technique."
Li Xuangang ejaculated the fragrance that soaked into his mouth and nose without leaving any trace, and the Nine Corpses Returning Art was also running in his body, driving away the chaos in his mind caused by the former's charm technique.
He opened his mouth and said:
"What does this mean, Fellow Daoist Qian?"
His tone was originally kind, but when he said this now, Li Xuangang was deliberately a little angry.
Qian Jiamu naturally noticed the changes in Li Xuangang and realized that his charm technique was not effective on the other party, so he immediately took it back and put on a sweeter smile.
"Don't be surprised, fellow Daoist Li Jiu, I am with Meng Lang. I just had a misunderstanding."
After saying that, Qian Jiamu waved his sleeves and put away the dozens of jade boxes containing jade ice silkworms sealed in ice, and then he spoke to Li Xuangang again:
"The amount of this transaction is huge. How about Fellow Daoist Li Jiu and I go to the side room to discuss it in detail?"
"Please allow me to apologize for the offensive behavior just now. I can make the decision to lower the price of these jade ice silkworms for fellow Taoist Li Jiu."
Li Xuangang looked at the other party for a while, saw Qian Mujia put away the jade boxes, and listened to the words in her mouth.
After a while, the expression on his face returned to normal. After pausing for a few breaths, he silently took a step back, then cupped his hands in front of his chest and replied:
"This matter bothers fellow Daoist Qian. This batch of jade ice silkworms is just a casual inquiry. There is actually no need for it."
"There is no need to go to the side room to discuss it in detail, and it also saves the time of fellow Taoist Qian."
"If nothing happens, I'll leave first."
It was obvious that there was something wrong with the person in front of him, so no matter what plan she made, Li Xuangang was not prepared to get involved, so he expressed his refusal very simply.
Having just arrived in the middle of the continent, it is best to be careful in everything. It is best to stay away from this kind of cause and effect vortex that may cause uncertainties and not to come into contact with it.
The Huangling Qian family is a big family, and they don't have the habit of bullying customers. After Qian Jiamu expressed his apology again, he watched Li Xuangang and Zheng Da leave the door of his store.
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At the end of a street in Shuangjiao City, Li Xuangang stopped walking, turned his head and looked back at the Qian family's shop in Huangling. There was a trace of doubt and solemnity in his eyes, but in the end he turned his head,
The expression on his face returned to its normal calmness.
Turned the corner and entered another street.
Soon, he and the big figure disappeared in the city.