62: Chapter 62 Exchange Meeting

However, these top-tier powers spanning multiple Cultivation World domains, the vast territorial landscape, and high-level cultivation Realms were still incredibly distant for Li Changqing, who had only recently achieved Foundation Establishment.

In reading these world secrets and understanding the continental landscape this time, he was not seeking immediate Opportunity, but rather to broaden his horizons, understand the grand trends, and solidify his Foundation, clarify his direction, and define his path for his long and endless road of cultivation.

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The next day, the sky brightened as the dawn broke, casting light over the entire Huangfeng Market.

The ten-thousand-mu central plaza in the heart of the market had long been completely enveloped by a magnificent and imposing High Grade Tier 3 Divine Sense Restriction Formation.

The High Grade Tier 3 Divine Sense Restriction Formation was a highly profound Restriction Formation in the Cultivation World, capable of sealing the Divine Sense of Cultivators below the Late Stage of the Golden Core Stage within a radius of dozens of miles, completely preventing all Divine Thought probing and Divine Sense attacks.

The three Golden Core Stage powers had deep intentions in setting up this Formation.

Firstly, it isolated Divine Sense prying, prevented Cultivators from fighting in secret or launching sneak attacks with Divine Sense, ensured the absolute safety of all participating Cultivators, and avoided internal strife among the Human Race and damage to their own Foundation during the grand market event.

Secondly, it removed everyone's wariness, allowing Cultivators from all sides to let down their guard, bring out their hidden idle treasures and rare Spiritual Materials, freely exchange what they had for what they needed, revitalize the market's resources, and generally boost the strength and Foundation of the low-level Cultivators in Huangfeng Prefecture.

This large-scale Cultivator exchange meeting had changed from the old customs, with relaxed and inclusive rules that benefited every Cultivator.

The grand event was divided into three independent trading zones based on cultivation Realm: Qi Refinement Stage, Foundation Establishment Stage, and Golden Core Stage.

All Cultivators arriving at the market could set up stalls for free; the three major powers would not take a cut, charge fees, or interfere, purely creating momentum for all beings and facilitating the exchange of resources.

Cultivators could freely display their treasures and mark what they needed. If both parties agreed, they could trade on the spot without needing Spirit Stones as a valuation, making it extremely flexible.

In the early morning, Li Changqing and Clan Leader Li Huaming stepped into the central plaza together.

As soon as they entered the Formation, countless translucent, crystal-clear white runes instantly appeared in the Void Realm.

The runes flowed and wandered like living creatures, intertwining and layering to construct a boundless three-dimensional light barrier, firmly protecting the entire plaza within and isolating all Divine Sense from the inside and outside.

The bustling, noisy, yet orderly human voices rushed towards them, a grand spectacle comparable to a complete temporary market.

Thousands gathered, and the crowd was like a tapestry.

The people coming and going were still mainly Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators and Innate Martial Artists, bustling and continuous.

The vast majority wore standard masks or black iron face coverings to hide their appearances, leaving only their tall or thin figures, and steady or hurried gaits, hiding their identities to trade freely.

The plaza was vast and boundless, with treasures everywhere.

Clan Leader Li Huaming and Li Changqing discussed it and immediately decided to split up.

Following the vast crowd, Li Changqing first stepped into the Qi Refinement trading zone, which had the largest flow of people, the most diverse categories, and the most Opportunities.

Looking around, stalls stood in rows on both sides, stretching out continuously, with a dazzling array of strange and varied treasures.

All the low-level Spiritual Materials, Medicinal Pills, Talismans, Magical Artifacts, Incomplete Manuals, and miscellaneous items visible in the Cultivation World were available here.

In front of every stall, the treasures held by the stall owner and the resources they wanted to exchange for were clearly marked, making it easy to understand at a glance.

With a calm gait and sharp gaze, he slowly moved between the stalls, carefully identifying and screening, trying to find treasures that suited his own cultivation and were worth purchasing.

Unfortunately, the grade of treasures in the Qi Refinement zone was ultimately limited, mostly common items and Tier 1 Spiritual Materials.

After browsing for over an hour, Li Changqing had gained nothing and had not found any items he liked.

He no longer wasted time; he turned and walked straight into the higher-level Foundation Establishment Stage exchange venue.

Compared to the bustling and crowded Qi Refinement zone, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator exchange meeting was much quieter.

Looking at the whole area, there were only two or three hundred stalls, a sharp decrease in quantity, and most belonged to the Foundation Establishment Cultivators under the three major Golden Core powers, with the resource grade significantly higher.

This time, Li Changqing did not wander around; he walked straight to the famous large-scale Spirit Beast trading stall exclusive to the Spirit Beast Sect in the market.

This was one of the liveliest stalls in the entire Foundation Establishment zone, where several Foundation Establishment Cultivators stopped to carefully select, their eyes all falling on the various rare young beasts displayed on the stall.

The stall was neat and illuminated by spiritual light, with many types of Bloodline Spirit Beast cubs quietly coiled in jade plates, with information clearly and detailedly marked:

[Three-Colored Spirit Feather Chicken Cub]

Grade: Yellow Rank Bloodline Spirit Beast

Growth Limit: Can reach Tier 2 Spirit Bird at adulthood.

Divine Ability and Use: The adult hen can condense Innate Spirit Eggs daily. The eggs contain pure Spiritual Qi, which is mild and mellow, making them most suitable for assisting Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators in their daily meditation to nourish Qi, stabilize, and increase cultivation; Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators also have slight effects after consuming them.

Growth Cycle: Natural growth requires ten years to enter the grade, and one hundred years to reach adulthood.

Exchange Requirements: Tier 1 Spirit Medicine over one hundred years old; one stalk can be exchanged for three Spirit Feather Chicken cubs.

[Earth-Digging Worm Cub]

Grade: Yellow Rank Bloodline Spirit Beast.

Growth Limit: Adulthood can steadily reach the Peak of Tier 1, with a probability of breaking through the Bottleneck and advancing to a Tier 2 Spirit Beast.

Divine Ability and Use: Naturally good at digging and loosening soil, it can nourish Spirit Fields, improve soil, dredge Spiritual Qi in the earth veins, greatly promote the root growth of Tier 1 Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicine, and accelerate the maturity of Tier 1 Spiritual Plants.

Growth Cycle: Natural growth requires fifty years to reach adulthood.

Exchange Requirements: Any Tier 1 Spirit Medicine, or Tier 1 High Grade Talisman, or High Grade healing Medicinal Pill.

[Blue Water Toad Cub]

Bloodline: Yellow Rank.

Grade: Tier 1 Water-type Spirit Beast.

Habits: Likes to eat poisonous insects and filth in the water; the toad secretion from its body surface is a core auxiliary material for refining various low-level detoxification Medicinal Pills.

Note: Adulthood requires over fifty years; exchange conditions: Tier 1 High Grade Talisman, Medicinal Pill, and Spirit Materials of equivalent value.

[Green-Scaled Fish School Fry]

Bloodline: Yellow Rank

Grade: Tier 1 schooling Spirit Fish

Habits: Fierce temperament, moves in schools; if raised in a "Spirit Spring Initial Gush" Spiritual Vein fish pond, growth and advancement speed can double.

Can be used as Spirit food for Cultivators to be full, and can also form a defensive line in the water area to deter small invading Yao Beasts.

Note: The adult limit is Tier 1 Peak; proper breeding takes ten years, while inferior environments take decades to mature. Exchange conditions: Tier 1 Spirit Medicine, Tier 1 High Grade healing Medicinal Pill.

[Adult Black Armor Turtle]

Bloodline: Yellow Rank

Cultivation: Tier 2 Early Stage

Talent: Bloodline potential is exhausted, Lifespan is coming to an end, but it has a natural hard shell, with unparalleled defensive power, enough to withstand the spells and Spiritual Artifact attacks of most Cultivators below the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

Note: Temperament is gentle and steady, it has been raised by this sect for nearly 1,500 years, and only five years of Lifespan remain.

Exchange conditions: One stalk of Tier 2 Spirit Medicine that can help Foundation Establishment Cultivators increase their cultivation, or two stalks of Tier 2 healing Spirit Medicine.

As his gaze fell on the entry for the Black Armor Turtle, a trace of certainty flashed in Li Changqing's eyes.

He had taken a fancy to this Black Armor Turtle.

With only five years of Lifespan left and its potential exhausted, his creation bottle still contained a drop of creation immortal liquid, sufficient to reverse its vitality and perform a Heaven-Defying life change. It could not only allow it to break through the Yellow Rank Bloodline Bottleneck, assist it in breaking through its cultivation Bottleneck, and completely shed its old self, but also extend its Lifespan.

As his strength gradually grew and his edge was exposed, he would sooner or later attract the covetous gaze of others.

With this Tier 2 Black Armor Turtle guarding Xuanling Lake, it would be the most secure water barrier, and he could be completely at ease whenever he went out in the future.