Two months passed quickly.
The streets of Haoran City are crowded with people and cars, and some waiters are working hard to attract customers.
"The spirit wine just arrived. The seniors who drank it all said it was good. Come and take a look."
"The Cloud-Stepping Beast that was brought here from Sanxian Island is great for fighting or as a means of transportation. Come and take a look."
"We buy monster materials at a fair price. We will never let you suffer a loss. We are a thousand-year-old shop and we are absolutely reliable."
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A blue light came from the distant sky. Not long after, it landed at the gate of Haoran City. The light faded, revealing a man and two women. The three of them had happy expressions on their faces. They were Han Changming and his wife.
According to their original plan, they would be able to reach Haoran City in more than a month. However, they wasted some time on the way in order to avoid the third-level demon birds and other cultivators. They finally arrived at Haoran City.
"We finally made it to Haoran City, but I don't know where the clan leader and the others are."
Han Changming's tone was relaxed. He had three Jindan spiritual objects in his hand. If he had another one, he could go into seclusion and strive to reach the Jindan stage.
"Ask the others and you should be able to find out the whereabouts of the clan leader and the others."
Ye Xue smiled and said that they had made an agreement with the clan leader that if the Han family opened a shop in Haoran City, they would name it Golden Gourd Pavilion. If they asked a few more cultivators, they should be able to find the clan leader.
The couple and their two children walked into Haoran City and looked at the crowded streets. They felt indescribably comfortable.
They walked around and strolled along the street.
Since we have already arrived in Haoran City, there is no need to rush to find the patriarch.
The store is filled with a wide variety of merchandise, including demon pills, demon beast materials, spirit beasts, etc., which are dazzling.
There were many rare and strange commodities, such as the three-legged one-eyed crab, the burrowing carp that was good at digging holes on the seabed, and the seven-tone conch that could make different sounds. Han Changming and the other two saw them for the first time and it was an eye-opener.
Less than half an hour later, Han Changming and the other two appeared in a seven-story attic. On the plaque was written three large golden characters "Caixia Tower". A large number of cultivators were coming in and out, and it seemed that business was very good.
When Han Changming first came to Haoran City, he remembered the shop Caixialou, which sold magic weapons.
Walking into Caixia Building, you will be greeted by a spacious and bright hall. On the left and right sides of the hall are long wooden counters. Behind the counters are rows of tall shelves. On the shelves are placed various magical instruments, swords, guns, sticks, and other eighteen kinds of weapons.
In the center was a three-meter-wide magic circle, on top of which was a green jade table, on top of which was a light golden knife holder, with a five-foot-long ring-handled knife placed horizontally on the holder, and a light silver light curtain covering the green jade table.
Next to the green jade table was a wooden sign with a line of small words written on it: The store's treasure, the Sea-Flipping Knife, was made by the True Man Sanjue and is not for sale.
Many monks surrounded the magic circle, staring at the ring-handled sword with fiery eyes.
This is a magic weapon, not a magic tool.
Zhenren Sanjue is proficient in the art of refining weapons. The fact that Caixia Tower can obtain the magic weapons refined by Zhenren Sanjue and display them in the store shows that Caixia Tower is very powerful. You must know that Zhenren Sanjue is one of the three immortals of Penglai. With his status, he will not easily refine weapons for others.
Directly ahead is a wooden staircase leading to the second floor.
Most of the Qiantu Zhenyang Sand was taken away by the enemy, and its power was not as great as before. Han Changming planned to buy several powerful magical weapons in case of emergency.
As soon as they walked in, a young and beautiful maid in green came over quickly, bowed, and said enthusiastically: "Welcome to our store, the three seniors. How can I help you, the three seniors?"
"We want to buy some fine magical instruments. Do you have any good recommendations?"
"The three seniors have arrived at the right time. Our store has just received a new batch of goods. Please go to the second floor. There are many high-quality magical instruments on the second floor."
The maid in green invited Han Changming and his wife and two other people to the second floor. The second floor was divided into several independent private rooms. They walked into a private room and sat down. Not long after, the maid in green came in with three cups of steaming hot fragrant tea.
"Three seniors, please have some tea. Someone will introduce you soon."
The maid in green put down the tea, turned around and left.
The aroma of tea filled the air, but Han Changming and the other two did not drink it.
There was a slight sound of footsteps, and a middle-aged man with a big belly walked in.
The middle-aged man had honest facial features, a black mole the size of a fingernail at the corner of his mouth, which was very conspicuous, and his belly was swollen like a huge ball.
"My name is Chen Bin. Nice to meet you three fellow Taoists. What kind of magic weapons would you like to buy? Defense, attack, support, flying, trapping, or self-explosion magic weapons? Here is the catalog. You can take a look. If the magic weapons listed above don't suit your taste, you can order custom ones. The price will be higher, but the quality is absolutely guaranteed. Our store is a thousand-year-old store, and trustworthiness is our top priority."
The middle-aged man took out three light blue books and handed them to Han Changming and his wife. On the cover of the books were written five big characters: "Caixia Baibinglu".
Han Changming and the other two checked carefully. They had quite a few attacking weapons, but what they lacked were powerful ones.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, do you have any magical instruments for sale that can be used for spiritual attacks? Or magical instruments that can restrain spiritual attacks?"
Han Changming closed the book and asked casually.
Chen Bin shook his head and said, "Sorry, we don't have it. The materials used to refine this kind of magic weapon are quite special. We buy it at a high price. If you want this kind of magic weapon, I can help you keep an eye out for it. But you may have to wait for decades, and it may not be available. There are more than a hundred cultivators who have reserved magic weapons for spiritual consciousness and soul attacks."
"Fellow Daoist Chen, I want this set of magic tools. They should still have some!"
Ye Xin pointed to a page of the book and said, on the page there were seven white darts, the shape of the darts resembled a lifelike little fish with a pointed mouth.
"This set of flying fish darts is made from the scales of golden scale beasts. There are seven of them in total. Each one is a second-grade superior magic weapon with a cold air attack function. The fish mouth can also spit out venom, making it hard to defend against. This kind of magic weapon has always sold well and is priced at 6,000 spirit stones."
Chen Bin's tone was enthusiastic. This kind of magic weapon was difficult to refine and used better materials, so the selling price was naturally higher.
Ye Xue picked out a second-grade top-grade flying magic weapon, Feiyun Zhouhe, and a defensive inner armor, Xuanguan Armor.
Han Changming bought a purple light brick, a heavy-duty magical weapon.
A total of 15,000 spirit stones were spent on this deal. Chen Bin could get a generous commission, and the smile on his face deepened.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, in addition to pre-ordering magical instruments, can your Caixia Tower also order custom magical weapons?"
Han Changming asked casually.
Chen Bin nodded and said, "Of course, but you need to provide materials, at least two sets of materials. The specific price depends on what magic weapon you want to order. The starting price is 200,000."
"Two hundred thousand spirit stones? We can't even get that much even if we sell ourselves."
Ye Xin smiled bitterly. Of course, this was a lie.
Chen Bin smiled but said nothing. Most guests would ask this question, and he didn't find it strange.
"My three Taoist friends, please wait for a moment. I will be back soon."
Chen Bin apologized and turned to leave.
Not long after, Chen Bin came back with a green storage bag in his hand.
After Han Changming confirmed that there was no problem with the magic weapon, Ye Xue paid the spirit stones, and the three of them got up and walked out. Chen Bin personally sent them downstairs.
After leaving Caixia Building, they continued strolling on the street.
"Husband, it's Fellow Daoist Tan."
Ye Xin suddenly pointed in a certain direction and said.
Looking in the direction Ye Xin pointed, Han Changming saw Tan Mingyu.
A few years ago, Han Changming and two other people went out to sea to look for the golden stamen flower. They came across Tan Mingyu being chased by a monster. Han Changming rescued Tan Mingyu. They didn't expect to meet here again.
"Fellow Daoist Tan, what a coincidence!"
Han Changming walked over quickly and greeted him.
He had asked Tan Mingyu to keep an eye out for news about the Beast Spirit Pill before, but he didn’t know whether Tan Mingyu had gotten the Beast Spirit Pill.
Tan Mingyu looked in the direction of the voice and saw Han Changming. A sincere smile quickly appeared on his face and he said, "Daoyou Hu, it's you. Long time no see. Last time, it was thanks to the three Daoists who helped me. Otherwise, I would have turned into a pile of bones."
"It's just a small favor. By the way, Fellow Daoist Tan, we have something we want to discuss with you. Would it be convenient for us to move over and discuss it in detail?"
Han Changming said politely.
Tan Mingyu agreed and followed Han Changming and the other two to a teahouse and asked for a private room.
After a few simple pleasantries, Han Changming got down to business: "Fellow Daoist Tan, how is the matter I asked you to do last time going?"
Tan Mingyu shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Fellow Daoist Hu, I didn't get the Beast Spirit Pill, but I got a third-level pill from Fairy Qinglian."
He took out a light green wooden box, opened it and saw a light silver pill inside, emitting a faint fragrance.
"The Seven-Star Soul-Forging Pill can increase the consciousness of the person who takes it in a short period of time. After that, it will take a period of recuperation for the consciousness to return to its original level. Don't underestimate the Seven-Star Soul-Forging Pill. After taking this pill, controlling twenty or thirty second-level puppet beasts is not a problem."
Tan Mingyu's tone was full of temptation. The Seven-Star Spirit-Forging Pill was a relatively useless pill. It temporarily increased spiritual awareness and was more effective on Foundation Establishment cultivators, but had a poorer effect on Core Formation cultivators.
If you have spirit stones to buy dozens of second-level puppet beasts, you might as well just buy a talisman or a third-level talisman. Tan Mingyu was also intimidated by the name of the Green Lotus Fairy. He spent a high price to buy a Seven-Star God-Forging Pill and wanted to sell it, but not many cultivators were interested.
"Seven-Star God-Forging Pill? Is this kind of pill created by Fairy Qinglian?"
Ye Xin asked curiously. Han Changming got the recipe of the Seven-Star God-Forging Pill from the evil cultivator. The Seven-Star God-Forging Pill should not be the pill created by Fairy Qinglian.
"That's not the case. This pill was developed by Master Wanmu. After several twists and turns, many forces have the Seven-Star God-Forging Pill for sale. This pill is difficult to refine and the materials used are not simple. Fellow Daoist Hu, if you are interested, I can sell it to you at a lower price."
Tan Mingyu stared at Han Changming and spoke frankly.
It would be troublesome if he got this Seven-Star God-Forging Pill in his hands, as he still needed to gather funds to purchase resources for cultivating immortals!
"How many spirit stones?"
"forty thousand."
Han Changming frowned. He had enough money for forty thousand spirit stones, but Tan Mingyu's asking price was too high.
"Fellow Daoist Tan, the price is too high. This disposable consumable is more expensive than the Foundation Establishment Pill."
Ye Xue bargained.
Tan Mingyu hesitated for a moment, took out a three-foot-long and wide black animal skin, handed it to Han Changming, and said, "Friend Hu, I got this fragment of the treasure map by chance. I'll give you 60,000 spirit stones, the Seven-Star God-Forging Pill, and the fragment of the treasure map."
Han Changming took the animal skin and examined it carefully. There was a black palace painted on it with a golden punctuation mark next to it, which seemed to represent something.
"A fragment of a treasure map?"
There was a hint of doubt in Han Changming's eyes. To be honest, he did not believe the so-called treasure map and inheritance beads. He thought they were traps set by evil cultivators.
Once bitten, one is afraid of ropes for ten years. He has been fooled twice. The first time was when he was in the Qi Refining Stage, and the second time was several years ago.
"That's right. This fragment of the treasure map is made of third-level animal skin. Even the innate true fire of a foundation-building cultivator can hardly damage it in the slightest."
As Tan Mingyu spoke, he took the animal skin, opened his mouth and spit out a stream of innate true fire as thick as a finger, which fell on the animal skin.
Ten breaths passed, and there was no abnormality in the animal skin.
Han Changming thought for a moment and said, "Sixty thousand spirit stones are too expensive. I don't know where the incomplete treasure map is. Who knows if it's fake? Fifty thousand."
"Okay! Fifty thousand is fifty thousand. If it weren't for Daoist Hu's help, I would have died long ago."
Tan Mingyu thought for a moment and agreed. Ever since he got this incomplete treasure map, he has been looking for the place recorded on the map, but has not been able to find it.
Han Changming carefully checked the Seven-Star God-Forging Pill and confirmed that there was no problem before letting Ye Xue pay the spirit stones.
"Fellow Daoist Tan, remember to keep an eye out for the Beast Spirit Pill for me. Oh, and there's also news about the Dan-forming Spirit Item. If you have these two things, please give priority to Hu. I won't let you suffer a loss in terms of price."
Han Changming promised solemnly that, in fact, he could go into seclusion now to reach the Jindan stage, but he wanted to get an extra Jindan spiritual object.
"No problem, I'll leave it to Tan. I have other things to do, so I won't stay any longer. The mountains are green and the waters are flowing. We'll see you again if we're lucky."
Tan Mingyu stood up and said goodbye.
"Husband, no matter what, we don't know his background, so we should be careful with this so-called treasure map."
Ye Xin reminded him with some concern that she had a strong sense of vigilance and would not trust outsiders easily.
Han Changming nodded and said, "Of course. OK, let's continue shopping!"
After leaving the teahouse, the three of them continued strolling on the street.
"Dad, Mom, why are you here?"
An extremely happy female voice sounded. Just as the words fell, a fragrant breeze blew by, and Han Benfu appeared in front of them, her chubby cheeks full of joy.
Han Changming was stunned at first, but he quickly reacted and said with a smile: "Benfu, why are you here? Where are Qigu and the others?"
Han Benfu's appearance here was most likely because she was transferred here by Han Zhangxiang, which shows that the family has already established a firm foothold in Haoran City.
"Seventh Aunt is in the Golden Gourd Pavilion. Dad, Mom, let me take you there!"
Half a quarter of an hour later, Han Changming and three others appeared in the backyard of the Golden Gourd Pavilion.