"Tong Tianlong! You are Master Qian Chong!"
Someone recognized Tong Tianlong's identity.
"Master Qian Chong? A bug cultivator!"
Han Changming showed an interested expression on his face. He didn't expect to meet an insect cultivator here.
Most spiritual insects are not very resistant to attack and may all be destroyed in one fight. There are not many insect cultivators, and most cultivators raise spiritual beasts and birds.
Tong Tianlong snorted and said, "I am Master Qianchong. I will only exchange this Tongtian Lingbao for the best healing elixir. Forget about the other things."
"You won't even trade for the Eight-Winged Thunder Fire Centipede, which ranks 12th on the Heaven and Earth Wonderful Insects List?"
A familiar male voice sounded.
Han Changming felt that the voice was somewhat familiar. He turned his head and saw Long Dahai walking towards him.
"Eight-winged Thunder Fire Centipede?"
There was a commotion among the cultivators present. As everyone knows, the higher the ranking of the spirit insect, the greater its magical power and potential.
According to the List of Strange Insects of Heaven and Earth, the Eight-Winged Thunder and Fire Centipede has the blood of a true fire dragon and possesses magical powers of thunder and fire. However, this strange insect is rarely seen, and Han Changming thought it was extinct.
"Eight-winged Thunder Fire Centipede? You have an Eight-winged Thunder Fire Centipede?"
Tong Tianlong asked doubtfully, his tone a little hurried.
As an insect cultivator, he really found it difficult to resist this temptation.
Long Dahai took out a red jade box, handed it to Tong Tianlong, and moved his lips slightly.
A golden light flashed across Han Changming's eyes, and he could clearly see that there were more than a dozen red insect eggs in the red jade box. There were some golden lines on the surface of the red insect eggs, which looked natural.
"Eggs!"
Han Changming suddenly realized that the eggs were probably difficult to hatch. If they were easy to hatch, Long Dahai would hatch them.
Tong Tianlong pondered for a moment, packed up the things on his stall, and left with Long Dahai.
"Fellow Daoist Long is quite capable. He actually managed to get the eggs of the Eight-Winged Thunder Fire Centipede."
Ye Xin sighed.
After many verifications, Han Changming could be sure that Long Dahai had a lot of good things in his hands, and he really didn't know where he got them from.
After Tong Tianlong left, the monks dispersed.
Han Changming and his wife continued to stroll around. The items on the stalls were varied and of many kinds. Ye Xin bought five kinds of fifth-level ores.
They walked around and saw a lot of good things, even some Dharma materials.
Dharmakāya materials are materials used by cultivators above the Void Refinement Realm to condense Dharmakāya. They are basically exchanged for other materials and cannot be measured by spirit stones.
After a cup of tea, Han Changming stopped in front of a small stall. The stall owner was a graceful girl in a blue skirt. She had picturesque eyebrows and eyes, skin as white as snow, and a silver bell on her left hand.
There were quite a few materials on the stalls, including magic pills, elixirs, ores, and spiritual treasures.
Han Changming's gaze fell on a golden jade box. In the golden jade box were two light silver demon pills with some black lines on the surface.
"Fairy, what kind of magic pill is this?"
Han Changming asked casually.
"This is the demon core of the fifth-rank low-grade Sky-Splitting Beast. I will only exchange it and not sell it. Anything of equal value will do."
The girl in the blue dress smiled gently.
"The demon pill of the fifth-level Sky-Splitting Beast!"
Han Changming was secretly delighted. With these two demon pills, the chances of the Xuyuan insect advancing to the fifth level would be greater.
The Sky-Splitting Beast is able to display spatial magical powers, and its demon core is relatively rare. It is not easy to exchange for a fifth-level Sky-Splitting Beast's demon core.
"This is the Seven-Colored Jade Ganoderma Pill. In addition to the two demon pills, I also want the two two-thousand-year-old Xu Ling Grasses. What do you think, Fairy?"
Han Changming took out a light golden jade box and handed it to the girl in the blue skirt.
"Seven-Colored Jade Pill!"
The girl in the blue skirt was slightly surprised. She took the jade box, confirmed that it was the Seven-Colored Jade Pill, and agreed to the exchange.
The Seven-Colored Jade Ganoderma Pill is made from the ten-thousand-year-old Seven-Colored Jade Ganoderma and a variety of thousand-year-old elixirs. The girl in the blue skirt made a profit from this deal.
Han Changming had quite a few Seven-Colored Jade Zhi Pills on him, so it was okay to take one out to exchange them. It wasn't a top-grade Seven-Colored Jade Zhi Pill.
"My little sister Xu Ruyi, my sister has two Xu Ling grasses in her hand, are you interested?"
The girl in the blue dress gave her name and spoke enthusiastically.
"I am very interested, but I don't have a second Seven-Colored Jade Pill. Can I exchange it with you for something else? For example, three thousand year old Fire Cloud Grass? Or a healing pill."
Han Changming showed an expectant look on his face. He only needed to take out one Seven-Colored Jade Ganoderma Pill. When exchanging with a cultivator, he should not take out too many Seven-Colored Jade Ganoderma Pills to avoid attracting covetousness.
You should be on guard against others, but you should not have the intention to harm others.
Xu Ruyi shook her head. She had no interest in these things.
Han Changming put away the two demon pills and the Xu Ling grass and left with Ye Xin and Ye Xue.
They walked around the square and bought some materials for alchemy and refining.
More than three hours later, Han Changming and his wife appeared on a busy street. There were many pedestrians on the street, and the buildings on both sides of the street were mostly restaurants and teahouses.
"Friend Han, Madam Han."
A familiar male voice came from above.
Han Changming looked in the direction of the sound and saw Fang Tianyu.
"Friend Han, I'm having tea and chatting with a few friends. Would you like to come up and sit with us? We can get to know each other."
Fang Tianyu said enthusiastically.
Han Changming nodded, and they walked into the teahouse where Fang Tianyu was. The teahouse was full and very lively.
When he arrived at the fifth floor, Han Changming saw Fang Tianyu chatting with three Jindan cultivators. They could clearly see the pedestrians on the street.
There were two men and one woman, including a girl in a golden dress with delicate features, her hair combed into long buns and a golden jade hairpin on her head.
A fat old man in a blue robe, with a round face and small eyes, and a tall and thin young man in a green shirt with handsome features. There was a white flying crane pattern on their clothes.
"My name is Han Changming, nice to meet you three fellow Taoists."
Han Changming walked over and greeted with a smile.
"This old man is Lu Yunfeng."
"My name is Lu Yifeng."
"My younger sister Xu Ruyan greets Fellow Daoist Han."
The three Jindan monks gave their names one after another, and they became acquainted.
Han Changming and his wife sat down and drank tea and chatted.
During the chat, Han Changming learned that Xu Ruyan and Lu Yifeng were fifth-level alchemists, and said with a smile: "It turns out that the two Taoist friends are also alchemists."
"I heard from Fellow Daoist Fang that Fellow Daoist Han is also an alchemist. Will Fellow Daoist Han participate in the alchemy competition?"
Lu Yifeng said with a smile.
The Tiandan Conference attracted many alchemists to visit. In addition to the influence of the Tiandan Palace, the presence of a sixth-level alchemist to talk about the art of alchemy was also an important reason.
The alchemy skills of Tiandan Palace are well-known throughout the Chiyang Star Region. It is a rare opportunity for a sixth-level alchemist from Tiandan Palace to talk about the art of alchemy, so the alchemists naturally would not miss this opportunity.
"Exactly. I heard that there was a sixth-rank alchemist giving a lecture. It was said that at the last Tiandan Conference, someone refined a top-grade elixir? And he even joined the Tiandan Palace?"
Han Changming asked curiously, this is not a secret, many cultivators know it.
"That's right. This person comes from a small family and has a high talent for alchemy. However, he is able to refine top-grade elixirs, which is really amazing."
Xu Ruyan showed an envious expression on her face.
As an alchemist, who doesn't want to refine top-grade elixirs? However, alchemists who can refine top-grade elixirs are rare.
"I heard that the Tiandan Palace has offered more generous rewards for this Tiandan Conference. The first place winner will not only receive a Seven-Aperture Linglong Pill, but also a Tongtian Lingbao."
Lu Yifeng had a look of longing on his face, perhaps because he had accepted a disciple with good talent in alchemy last time, the rewards offered by Tiandan Palace this time were even more generous. Of course, if one wanted to participate in the alchemy competition, one had to pay a fee.
The Tiandan Conference attracted a large number of high-level cultivators to the Tiandan Market, so it was not a big deal to give out some things as rewards.
The Qiqiao Linglong Pill is a sixth-tier elixir that can assist the Spiritual Transformation cultivators in reaching the Void Refinement Stage. It is also the Tiandan Palace's unique elixir. Its quality is impeccable and it has been widely praised.
Xu Ruyan nodded and said, "Except for the first place, the top 20 will all receive rewards. The higher the ranking, the richer the reward. Even the worst case scenario is that you can still get a mid-grade spiritual treasure. However, the registration fee is indeed a bit high, at 5 million spiritual stones."
Tiandan Palace made a lot of money just by collecting registration fees.
Tiandan Palace provides the materials and recipes, and the contestants make the elixirs on the spot. The entire process is open and transparent.
"It's a bit expensive, but once you make it into the top 20, you'll not only get a reward, but your registration fee will also be refunded."
Lu Yifeng said disapprovingly.
"Having said that, it's not easy to advance into the top 20. I went around the market a few times and saw quite a few fifth-level alchemists."
Han Changming's face was solemn. As far as he knew, there were more than 500 fifth-level alchemists who signed up for the last alchemy competition. The rewards for this Tiandan Conference were even more generous, and it was estimated that there would be more participants and the competition would be more intense.
"It would be best if I could advance to the top 20, but it's okay if I can't. I can spend five million spirit stones to learn from other alchemists about alchemy, exchange alchemy and cultivation experiences, and exchange them for cultivation resources. It's worth the trip."
Xu Ruyan said nonchalantly that the most important thing in this matter was participation.
"Xu Xianzi is right. If we don't exchange ideas with other Taoist friends, and just work in isolation, it will be difficult to make progress."
Lu Yifeng strongly agreed.
"Hey, sis, do you know each other?"
A pleasant female voice sounded.
Han Changming turned his head and saw Xu Ruyi coming up to him at some point, her eyes falling on Han Changming.
As you can tell from their names, they are two sisters.
Xu Ruyan nodded and said, "This is Fellow Daoist Han, and that is his wife. Do you have any connection with Fellow Daoist Han?"
"I exchanged some things with Fellow Daoist Han. We must have met once!"
Xu Ruyi explained, without revealing their deal.
Xu Ruyi suddenly realized what was going on. Without giving it much thought, they chatted for more than an hour and then went back home.
After returning to his residence, Han Changming released the Xuyuan insect, which flew around Han Changming non-stop.
Han Changming took out a plant of Xuling grass and fed it to the Xuyuan worm.
The two thousand year old Xu Ling grass was very powerful, and the Xu Yuan worm soon fell into a deep sleep and passed out.
A two thousand year old Xu Ling grass would not allow it to advance to the fifth level, but it would only speed up its cultivation.
Han Changming took it back into the spirit beast bracelet. At this moment, Ye Xue took out a communication disk and typed in a spell. Han Benfu's urgent voice rang out: "Mother, Benlin is in trouble."
"What's going on? What happened?"
Ye Xue asked nervously.
"He was competing with a Nascent Soul cultivator for a refining material. He was the first to see it, but the other party was from the Xu family of Liyang Star. He was not going to give in, and now the situation is tense."
Han Benfu's voice was anxious.
Han Changming asked about their location and rushed over in a hurry.
Half a quarter of an hour later, Han Changming and Ye Xue came to a crowded street.
Ruyi Ju is a grocery store. The stall owner is an old man in a green robe with a slightly hunchback, but he is in the middle stage of the Jindan stage.
Han Benlin held a pale yellow ore in his hand, his face full of anger.
He first took a fancy to a piece of fifth-grade ore and had it in his hand, but before he could pay for it, a member of the Xu family paid first. Han Benlin naturally refused.
Opposite him was a young man in a blue shirt with handsome features and a frown on his face.
Han Benfu stood beside Han Benlin, looking embarrassed.
Han Benlin was too stubborn. He thought he had chosen it first and refused to give in. The Xu family members were also unwilling to give in, so the situation remained deadlocked.
No matter how Han Benfu tried to persuade him, Han Benlin just refused to give in.
"Dad, Mom, you're here."
Seeing Han Changming and Ye Xue, Han Benfu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Benlin, he has paid, give him the ore."
Han Changming gave the order, and Han Benlin took it in his hand, but before he paid, the other party paid first. Logically speaking, the thing belonged to the other party, but it was not fair to do so.
"It was obviously my favorite, but he paid for it first. A gentleman should not take away what others like."
Han Benlin frowned and said, he was not reckless, he knew the signs of the major forces in the Chiyang Star Domain by heart.
He had never heard of the Xu family of Li Yang Star. The Xu family should not be very powerful. Besides, this matter was not a big deal. He just couldn't swallow this anger.
"Humph, if you haven't paid yet, the item is not yours. Whoever pays for it owns it. Do I need to explain this to you?"
The young man in blue snorted coldly and said disapprovingly.
When he saw Han Changming, he did not show the slightest fear.
Han Changming frowned and was about to say something when a familiar female voice sounded, "Yutang, what are you doing?"
Xu Ruyan and Xu Ruyi walked over quickly, and Han Changming breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was them.
Fortunately, they had just had tea and the mediation was successful. If the young man in blue shirt came from a powerful force, it would have been difficult to deal with.
"Xu Xianzi, I know everything that happened. I was wrong. I will give you this piece of ore!"
Han Changming said politely, and ordered Han Benlin: "Benlin, give him the ore quickly and listen to me."
When Han Benlin saw this situation, even though he was very reluctant, he still obediently handed the ore to the young man in blue.
"Friend Han, you are too polite. Our people are also at fault. This is not your fault, Master."
Xu Ruyan said in an apologetic tone.
This matter was not a big deal, and she was somewhat fortunate. If her people had provoked other big forces, it would have been troublesome.
"We will definitely visit you some other time when we are free. Bye now."
Han Changming said politely and left with Han Benlin.
When he returned to his residence, Han Benlin had a bitter face.
"It's just a piece of ore. Is it worth it? What did I tell you before?"
Han Changming scolded.
"Dad, there is something else about that ore, otherwise I wouldn't be so obsessed with it."
Han Benlin explained.