For a time, no one spoke, and it was unusually silent. “If no one else will, then I shall take the lead.” Suddenly, a loud voice rang out. A black-robed figure on the right raised a hand, and a number of magical artifacts appeared before him, no fewer than seven or eight. Among them were a long halberd, a white pearl, and a small, golden sword, all shimmering with spiritual light. The remaining artifacts were also of various designs. “These are three top-grade magical artifacts, and the rest are also high-grade. I need a large number of water-attribute attack-type spiritual talismans. I wonder if any of you have any to offer.” Zhang Ling also glanced at the three top-grade artifacts. This person's strength was also at the late stage of Foundation Establishment. He was slightly surprised, but it was rare to see someone exchanging artifacts for talismans. “May I ask what grade of talismans you require?” A clear, female voice suddenly inquired. “Naturally, the more powerful the better. If anyone has a Tier 3 spiritual talisman, I am willing to exchange it for any one of the top-grade artifacts.” “Hehe, Tier 3 spiritual talismans are rare on the market; I don’t have any.” The woman chuckled lightly, but still waved her hand, and four light-blue talismans shot out. “Ice Rain Technique. Although its power is not strong, its advantage lies in its wide range of attack. Fellow cultivator, you can exchange it for one top-grade artifact.” The black-robed man flipped his hand, grabbed the spiritual talismans, examined them, and then spoke.
The female cultivator then raised her hand, and the white pearl landed in her grasp. Subsequently, several other people exchanged artifacts with the black-robed man. In a short while, all of his artifacts were exchanged. Generally, a top-grade artifact could be exchanged for five or six Tier 2 spiritual talismans, and a high-grade artifact could be exchanged for one or two Tier 2 talismans. The power of Tier 2 talismans is different from that of low-level talismans. They seal Tier 2 spells, and because the power of Tier 2 spells varies greatly, the value of Tier 2 talismans is difficult to estimate, ranging from three hundred spirit stones to over a thousand. The Tier 3 talismans seal Tier 3 spells, which already belong to high-level spells. It is already difficult for Foundation Establishment cultivators to learn Tier 2 spells, and generally only Golden Core cultivators and above can master spells of Tier 3 and higher. After the black-robed man completed his exchanges, another cultivator brought out treasures and began a new round of trading. In the blink of an eye, more than half an hour had passed. A cultivator sighed and withdrew his treasures. Zhang Ling then waved his hand, and three jade boxes appeared before him, each sealing spiritual herbs of different colors. “Purple Plague Flower, Azure Spot Grass, and Danshen, all with over two hundred years of medicinal age. I want to collect some pill formulas that can be used during the Foundation Establishment stage. Please don't mention ordinary pill formulas that can be bought in shops.” The three spiritual herbs he took out were all Tier 2 spiritual herbs of about two hundred years old, and they were all common and widely used. These cultivators were all Foundation Establishment cultivators. After a few glances, they could roughly estimate the medicinal age of the spiritual herbs. Just as he finished speaking, a divine sense turned into a voice and transmitted into his ear. “This old man has some special pill formulas. I wonder if fellow cultivator is interested.” ... More than an hour later, the trade fair ended, and Zhang Ling returned to the inn. At this moment, he was holding an old book and studying it. This trade fair was somewhat fruitful. It was worth the hundred or so spirit stones he spent at the shopkeeper's to get the trade fair token. Besides the Tier 2 demonic beast essence, he finally exchanged two spiritual herbs for this Poison Scripture. This was an unknown book, with only the words 'Poison Scripture' written on the cover. The book was very thick, mostly recording illustrations and characteristics of poisonous herbs. Among them were both common poisonous herbs and some poisonous flowers and herbs that belonged to spiritual herbs. And on the last few pages were recorded eleven or twelve pill formulas. He roughly browsed through it and found that these were all methods for refining poison pills, and the finished products were not necessarily pills. Their power also varied. Among them were several special pills that posed a threat to Foundation Establishment cultivators, namely Corrosive Spirit Water, Bewitching Mist, and a special medicinal pill called Blood Burning Pill.
Corrosive Spirit Water is a poisonous water made mainly from Corpse Rot Grass that can corrode a cultivator's spiritual power. Although it is not fatal, it can make a cultivator's spiritual power run poorly. Bewitching Mist is a pill made from several hallucinogenic spiritual herbs. Once activated, it can form a large cloud of smoke. A cultivator's divine sense will be suppressed within it, and if they inhale too much, they will also experience hallucinations. Zhang Ling looked at the spiritual herbs needed for Bewitching Mist. Although there were many, they could be bought in the market, but the required age was a bit long. The main herb required five hundred years of age. But he had the mysterious little bead, so this was naturally not a problem. The Blood Burning Pill, however, was a special medicinal pill that stimulated one's potential. Once taken, one's strength could be instantly increased by a lot. As for how much strength would increase, it also varied from person to person. It also had some hidden dangers. After taking this pill, a state of weakness would occur after a few hours. And to refine the Blood Burning Pill, there were two main herbs, one of which was actually 'White Down Ginseng,' a rare spiritual herb that strengthens the foundation. He had previously used this spiritual herb to exchange for a lot of contribution points in the sect. He had never heard of the other spiritual herb called Three Yang Flower, but it said it was a Tier 2 spiritual herb. For the next few hours, he studied this Poison Scripture. After dawn, he left the inn and began searching for the spiritual herbs needed for these pills. Although these three special pills could not increase cultivation, they were very useful in dealing with enemies. When he first entered the world of cultivation, he had studied poisonous herbs and other things for a while. He had also used Five-Colored Smoke to kill a demonic beast of considerable strength. If used well, this kind of thing might be able to avoid some crises. Anyway, he had the mysterious little bead. In addition to refining pills for his own cultivation, it would not hurt to study these special pills. In the blink of an eye, two days had passed. On this day, he hurried to the city gate of Yinxia City. He stood on a street and looked up at the teahouse in front of him. This teahouse was a three-story, antique building, quite imposing. “Azure Cloud Immortal Pavilion” Zhang Ling glanced at it roughly and went up without hesitation. This was where he had arranged to meet the other people. In a private room of the teahouse, he saw Wu Minghan and Wang Fujun, who had been waiting for a long time. “I am late, I have kept you waiting, Senior Brothers.” He quickly apologized. The reason he was late was because he had given the refiner surnamed Tong too tight a deadline. He had been waiting for the refining of the magical artifact from yesterday until just half an hour ago, which caused him to be a little late. “Hehe, it’s okay. Junior Brother, please sit down. The spiritual tea here is good. We can take this leisure time to rest for a while before returning to Red Rock Mountain.” Wang Fujun invited him to sit down with a smile, not minding at all. “Senior Brother Wang is right. We cultivators are in constant cultivation all year round. We don’t have much leisure time like this.” “The two senior brothers have good taste…” Wu Minghan picked up the teapot and poured him a cup of fragrant tea. The three roughly talked about what they had seen and heard in Yinxia City these past few days, and then talked about some famous people and interesting things in the immortal city. Of course, the biggest topic was the recent movements of the alien demons. After chatting for most of an hour, the three left Yinxia City together and drove their magical artifacts towards Red Rock Mountain.