Chapter 145 You've Come to the Right Place

After leaving the Black Fire Pavilion, Yuan Ming walked around and found that the shops opened by the Hundred Poison Cave, the Beast King Sect, and the Qingyan Society were all concentrated in this block. He had a preliminary understanding of the situation here.

As a sect based on the Chamber of Commerce, the Qingyan Society opened the largest shop among the five sects, and the things sold were relatively diverse. It attracted the monks with various levels of spiritual materials as selling points.

The shops in the Hundred Poison Cave sold various highly toxic things and precious poisonous insects.

As for the Beast King Sect, it was a body refining sect, and it sold some body-tempering spiritual liquids, pills, etc., and it was the smallest in scale.

Yuan Ming was quite interested in the highly toxic things in the Hundred Poison Cave and the body-tempering pills of the Beast King Sect, but he was short of money. Since he came here to find the ice spiritual material, he naturally had to find it first as much as possible, and the rest could only be discussed later.

"I've been busy studying incense burners recently. After these things come to an end, I have to find a way to earn more spiritual stones."

Before he came to this market, he didn't realize how important spiritual stones were. Now that he was here, he found that everything was priced in spiritual stones. Not only could spiritual stones be used to buy various spiritual materials and treasures, but they could also be used to entrust other cultivators to do some things.

It seems that in the world of immortal cultivation, you can really do whatever you want with spiritual stones.

Thinking so, Yuan Ming stepped into the three-story building where the Qingyan Shop was located.

The first floor of the shop was very spacious, with many counters, on which various spiritual materials were neatly stacked, giving people a dazzling feeling.

The customers in the shop were either strolling alone or in groups of two or three, shuttling between the counters.

Yuan Ming glanced around and went straight to a counter.

The spiritual materials in the Qingyan Shop were classified and placed according to their attributes. The counter he came to was full of water-attributed materials.

A black-bearded man stood behind the counter and was bargaining fiercely with a short and fat young man with a kind look over two blue spiritual herbs.

Such large shops are based on first come first served. Yuan Ming stood aside and waited quietly without disturbing them.

The short and fat young man was a bidding expert with excellent eloquence and a sharp eye. He pressed forward like a string of bullets, and the black-bearded man could not refute him. He had no choice but to agree to the young man's price.

Yuan Ming was amazed. He always thought that he was good at speaking, but he was completely incomparable with this short and fat young man. The difference was too great.

This short and fat young man was only at the third or fourth level of Qi Refining. I don't know how he got such a good eloquence. There are really all kinds of people in the world of immortal cultivation.

The young man put away the materials with satisfaction and turned to leave.

"Sir, do you want to buy some spiritual materials?" The black-bearded man noticed that Yuan Ming had just been waiting by the side and asked awkwardly.

"Do you have any spiritual materials with ice attributes in your shop?" Yuan Ming didn't waste words and went straight to the point.

"Oh, sir, you are knowledgeable and you have come to the right place! Speaking of ice materials, they are very rare. Other stores may not have them, but our Qingyan store certainly has them." The black-bearded man chuckled and said with undisguised pride.

"In terms of grade, are there any mid-grade ones?" Yuan Ming was also very happy to hear this, with expectation in his eyes.

According to the three cave masters, the higher the grade of ice attribute spiritual materials that can meet the requirements of the Green Fish Sword's advancement, the better.

"Just a few ice spiritual materials, our store also spent a lot of money to purchase them. There is no mid-grade ice spiritual material for the time being." The black-bearded man's smile froze on his face, and then he showed a little embarrassment again and shook his head.

Yuan Ming was quite disappointed, but he didn't care too much. He didn't expect to find it in the first store. He came here for other purposes.

"Can you buy spiritual materials here?" He didn't leave and spoke again.

"Yes! The price is fair, no cheating. If you have anything to ask, please come sit in the private room and we can discuss in detail." The black-bearded man.

A quarter of an hour later, Yuan Ming walked out of the Qingyan shop, with a smile on his face under his bamboo hat.

He sold all the spiritual materials he got from Huhuo and Kuntu, as well as the materials he had accumulated before, except for a few that were useful, and exchanged them for more than thirty spiritual stones.

Adding the original savings, Yuan Ming now has seventy spiritual stones in his hands.

This is a huge fortune for a Qi Refining cultivator who has just entered the world of immortal cultivation for less than two years.

According to the previous understanding, the value of ordinary middle-grade spiritual materials is about forty or fifty spiritual stones. Even if the ice spiritual materials are more precious, seventy spiritual stones should be enough.

Yuan Ming walked forward and soon found another spiritual material shop that looked good and stepped in.

In less than half an incense stick of time, he walked out and walked forward again.

An hour passed quickly.

In a wine shop in the market, Yuan Ming sat on the second floor window seat, eating quietly, and he didn't look very happy.

In this hour, he asked seven or eight small shops selling spiritual materials, but still got nothing.

Black Rock City is already one of the largest markets in the southern border and northern region. If the required ice spiritual materials cannot be bought here, it would be futile to go to other places.

Yuan Ming was secretly anxious and planned his actions in the afternoon.

The sound of footsteps came from the stairs, and two figures walked in.

Yuan Ming was startled. These two people were acquaintances. One of them was Zhao Tong, and the other was the short and fat young man he met in Qingyan Pavilion before, the bargaining expert.

"Why did they come together?" Yuan Ming was feeling strange, and suddenly remembered that he took off the bamboo hat on his head for the convenience of eating, and took the bamboo hat and was about to put it on.

"Oh, it's Brother Yuan! Why are you here too?" Zhao Tong was also sharp-eyed. He immediately saw Yuan Ming, greeted him from a distance, and walked over with the short and fat young man.

"I heard that this place is lively recently. I came here to see if I can find some treasures. Where is Brother Zhao?" Seeing that he couldn't hide it, Yuan Ming quietly put away his bamboo hat and stood up to greet him.

"Oh, don't mention it. I made a mistake a few days ago and was demoted here by the sect. I'm responsible for the business of Biluo Shop for half a year." Zhao Tong sighed.

"I thought Brother Zhao was good at business before. Now the business of Biluo Shop will be more prosperous. By the way, who is this?" Yuan Ming blinked and looked at the short and fat young man.

"I forgot to introduce you. This fellow Taoist Gu Yue is my old friend in Black Rock City. Old Gu, this is Yuan Ming, my fellow junior brother. I told you about him before. The money-saving master, you two should get closer to him." Zhao Tong briefly introduced the two, sat down unceremoniously, and enjoyed Yuan Ming's wine and food.

"So you are Yuan Ming. It seems that you and I have met before in Qingyan Pavilion." Gu Yue looked at Yuan Ming and said with a smile.

"Brother Gu Yue has a good eye. I can recognize you at once even if I am wearing a bamboo hat. I admire you. Please sit down." Yuan Ming also said with a slight smile.

"Why? Have you met before?" Zhao Tong swallowed a big mouthful of wine and food and said with his cheeks puffed.

"I have seen you in Qingyan Pavilion. Brother Gu Yue's bargaining skills are amazing. Yuan admires you very much." Yuan Ming did not hide it.

"It's just a trifle, not worth mentioning." Gu Yue waved his hand and said.

"Lao Gu is an information dealer in Black Rock City. He makes a living by talking. Of course, he is good at speaking. I am ashamed of myself." Zhao Tong laughed and seemed to have a good relationship with Gu Yue.

"Information dealer?" Yuan Ming was stunned.

"It seems that Brother Yuan is coming to Black Rock City for the first time. There are many shops in the market here, and customers come from all over the world. It may take three or five days for a stranger to come here. Information dealers like Lao Gu have been in Black Rock City for many years. They are specially hired by people who come to Black Rock City for the first time to inquire about information and find items for them." Zhao Tong explained.

Yuan Ming's heart was moved when he heard this.

"Brother Yuan Ming, have you found what you need? If not, you can ask Lao Gu to help you find it." Zhao Tong said.

"I haven't found it yet. I wonder if Brother Gu Yue has time?" Yuan Ming took the opportunity to look at Gu Yue. He was completely in the dark about the market in Black Rock City. He continued to blindly look for the ice spirit material in the afternoon. The chance of finding it was really small. It would be better to hire this Gu Yue.

Zhao Tong and Gu Yue know each other, and with this relationship, Gu Yue should be trustworthy.

"Brother Yuan has instructions, so there is time." Gu Yue agreed happily.

"Since you two have business to discuss, I won't stay here any longer." Zhao Tong stood up and wiped his mouth.

"My business is not urgent. If you have important things, you can go first." Yuan Ming said.

"We don't have anything to do. We just come here to have a drink and reminisce about the past. You can talk slowly." Zhao Tong laughed and said goodbye.

"Brother Yuan, just tell me what you need. I dare not say anything else. In this city, I have some sources of information on various sources of goods." Gu Yue said.

"I need a spiritual material with ice attributes. The higher the quality, the better. It is best to have a medium-grade one." Yuan Ming said tentatively.

"Ice spiritual materials are not very common, and medium-grade ones are even harder to find. But since you have come to Black Rock City and found me, it is not impossible." Gu Yue's eyes condensed slightly, and then smiled and said.

"Well, I'll leave this matter to you. How much do you charge for hiring you?" Yuan Ming asked.

"One spirit stone a day will do." Gu Yue said.

"Then help me find it for a day." Yuan Ming took out a spirit stone with some pain and prepared to throw it over.

"If you can't find it, you have to return this spirit stone to me." Yuan Ming thought about it, retracted his hand and pinched the spirit stone, and said

He seemed to have a lot of spirit stones on him, and the things he wanted to buy were expensive, so he had to spend every spirit stone carefully.

"Deal, Brother Yuan, please follow me." Gu Yue took the spirit stone and left the tavern.

"Where are you going?" Yuan Ming followed.

"For the middle-grade ice spirit material, it is basically impossible to find it here in the West Market. You have to look for it in several large shops in the East Market." Gu Yue said.

"East Market, West Market?" Yuan Ming was stunned.

"Black Rock City is not small in area, but its layout is very simple. It is divided into four parts: East, West, South, and North. The place where we are now is the West Market, where all the shops opened by the major forces in the South Border and the North Region are located. The East Market is where the shops of the South Border, the South Region, the East Region, and the Great Jin State in the Central Plains are located." Gu Yue talked freely.

Yuan Ming heard this and nodded thoughtfully.

He had heard of the South Border, the South Region, the East Region and other places, but he had never had the opportunity to contact them. He didn't expect that there were shops from those places in this city. It would be eye-opening.

This time, coming to Black Rock City was really the right choice.