Chapter 148 The Identity of the Central Plains People

Yuan Ming looked away from the middle-grade spirit stone in the bald man's hand and looked at the two black jade plates. He was slightly stunned and looked a little puzzled.

"It seems that this is the first time for you to trade runes?" The skinny old man asked tentatively.

"Well, I have never been involved in this before." Yuan Ming coughed lightly and said a little embarrassedly.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter. There is always a first time for this kind of people. This is a jade plate with inscriptions, which is specially used to record runes. It can record the process of the rune's starting trend and can be used for reference at any time. You just need to gather a little magic power on your fingertips and outline the rune on it." The skinny old man laughed and gave Yuan Ming an encouraging look, but he was secretly happy in his heart. He had officially judged Yuan Ming as a prodigal son who secretly took out the family's rare runes to sell.

After all, the existence of each rare rune is a product of the creation of heaven and earth. It is in the hands of some ancient sects and cultivation families. It is related to the power of magic tools and even talismans. It is a heritage item. No one will easily take it out to exchange for spirit stones. It is a rare commodity.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ming reached out to take the black jade plate. According to the old man's words, he concentrated his magic power on his fingertips and drew the "listening to the wind" rune on one of the jade plates with inscriptions.

The jade plate, which originally looked black and had nothing special, lit up a little white light when Yuan Ming's fingertips touched it, and extended with the movement of Yuan Ming's fingers. When the finger left, a white rune that looked quite complicated was left on the jade plate, and it flashed away, and the jade plate also returned to its original state, as if nothing had happened before.

As soon as he finished drawing, the old man snatched the jade plate away. After injecting some magic power, a white dot immediately lit up on the jade plate, and then a complex rune was outlined, and then it flashed away. The whole process of drawing, and even the speed, were exactly the same as Yuan Ming's previous drawing with his fingers.

"Wonderful, really wonderful..." The old man looked infatuated. While speaking, he stretched out his hand to simulate in the air, looking absent-minded.

Yuan Ming was secretly amazed in his heart, and then he no longer hesitated. He drew the "phantom" rune on another jade plate with inscriptions in one go and handed it to the old man.

"Not bad, not bad! I am Huo Lian. I see that you look unfamiliar. Are you a monk who has just come to this Black Rock City market to travel?" Huo Lian rubbed the two jade plates with inscriptions in his hands for a long time, and then smiled and said to Yuan Ming.

"I am Yuan Ming, and this is indeed my first visit to Black Rock City." Yuan Ming said so.

"It's a good name, and it fits the temperament of a weapon refiner. If you work hard, you will achieve unlimited success in the future! If you are not in a hurry to make magic tools, you can come to me anytime after you have made up your mind." Huo Lian achieved two wishes in one day and said in a good mood.

"Thank you for your kindness, senior. I will take my leave first."

Yuan Ming took six medium-grade spirit stones from the bald man and was about to get up and say goodbye. Halfway through, he suddenly thought of something, stopped and turned back and said: "Senior Huo Lian, you have never seen these two runes, right? How to distinguish between the true and false? Aren't you worried that someone will cheat you with a fabricated rune?"

Huo Lian's mind was once again immersed in the two black jade plates in his hands, and he didn't hear Yuan Ming's question at all.

"Don't worry about this. Runes are bred by the great way of heaven and earth. People who have enough knowledge of runes can sense the spirit of unfamiliar runes, and know whether they are true or false at a glance." The bald man explained for him.

"I see." Yuan Ming thought for a while and said goodbye.

...

Gu Yue was squatting on the street, holding a piece of grass in his mouth, looking at passers-by boredly. When he saw Yuan Ming coming out of the shop, he immediately threw the grass in his mouth and stood up to greet him.

He did not ask Yuan Ming what he did in the shop, but instinctively felt that Yuan Ming seemed to be in a good mood, which was enough.

In their line of work, if the "boss" who hired them was satisfied, they would naturally benefit from it. After all, although Yuan Ming looked smart, he was also good at doing things.

Before Gu Yue could speak, Yuan Ming suddenly asked: "Next, do you want to take me to Zhongyuan's shop?"

"Let's go to Zhongyuan's shop first. If there is nothing suitable, it won't be too late to go to other places." Gu Yue nodded.

"Is there a place here where I can buy Zhongyuan clothing? Take me to see." Yuan Ming asked again.

Gu Yue was a little confused when he heard it, but he still took Yuan Ming to a nearby clothing workshop as he said. Yuan Ming asked Gu Yue to wait for a while, and when he came out, he had changed into a Zhongyuan outfit.

"Tsk tsk, if no one told me, I would have thought you were a young man from a noble family in Dajin!" Gu Yue was amazed.

"Let's go." Yuan Ming smiled and didn't explain much.

Gu Yue was actually right. His clothes were indeed the ones he remembered wearing when he went out to play in Dajin in accordance with his true identity.

As for why he did this, he himself couldn't explain it clearly. It might be that he wanted to place his longing here after returning home after a long absence. At the same time, he also considered that it might be more convenient for people from the Central Plains to visit the shops of people from the Central Plains.

The two continued to move forward and stopped in front of a shop half a minute later.

This is a big shop, five stories high, with green tiles and yellow walls, flying eaves and standing beasts, which looks very imposing. Above the open door of the shop hangs a huge gold-painted plaque with three big characters "Changxian Building" written on it. Customers come in and out of the shop in an endless stream.

"Is it here?" Yuan Ming looked at the large gold-painted plaque.

"Yes, Changxianlou is the largest Central Plains shop in the market. It is the property of Changchun Temple, a wealthy family in Dajin. Many of the goods in it are directly sent from Dajin. Except for being expensive, there are no disadvantages." Gu Yue said with a smile.

"Changchun Temple!" Yuan Ming's heart moved, and he looked at the shop in front of him again.

Isn't the "Nine Yuan Jue" he practiced the secret technique that Changchun Temple only provides to elite disciples?

In terms of the effect of practice, it is indeed incomparable to any technique in Biluo Cave. Otherwise, with his qualifications, it would be difficult for him to reach the fourth or fifth level, let alone the ninth level of Qi Refining.

In addition, this sect has a close relationship with the royal family of Dajin, and has opened shops in southern Xinjiang, so the term "wealthy family" is well deserved.

"By the way, I heard that Brother Yuan came from the Central Plains. He should have heard of Changchun Temple, right?" Gu Yue seemed to think of something and asked.

"It seems to be a Taoist sect in Dajin." Yuan Ming said vaguely.

"Brother Yuan is indeed well-informed. Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism are the most respected religions in the Central Plains. Changchun Temple is the orthodox Taoism and is good at refining elixirs and talismans. The elixirs and talismans in Changxian Building are far beyond the reach of any sect in Southern Xinjiang. In addition to the spiritual materials, Brother Yuan Ming can also take a look if he is interested." Gu Yue said.

"Okay." Yuan Ming responded, and his mind turned.

Elixirs are what he wanted. As for talismans, they are disposable items. Although they are quite convenient to use, a primary lower-level talisman also requires at least one or two low-level spiritual stones, which was not originally within his consideration.

However, now is different from the past. He now has more than 600 spiritual stones, so he naturally has a lot more confidence.

The two walked into Changxian Building one after the other, and a rather grand hall came into view. It could accommodate a hundred people without being crowded. The furnishings in the store were roughly the same as other shops, with shelves lined up with a variety of goods.

At this time, there were many guests in the hall, and there were voices and bidding everywhere, which was very lively.

Yuan Ming glanced at the shelves, which were basically full of spiritual materials. He did not see the elixirs and talismans that Gu Yue mentioned.

"There are five floors in Changxian Building, and each floor sells different items. The first floor sells spiritual materials, and the elixirs and talismans are sold on the second and third floors. As for the fourth floor, it is said to be a private room for receiving distinguished guests, and you must be invited." Gu Yue saw Yuan Ming's doubts and explained. When he talked about the fourth floor, his face was full of yearning.

Yuan Ming nodded and walked through the shelves to search.

The spiritual materials in Changxian Building were also arranged according to the five elements. He soon came to the place where water-attributed spiritual materials were sold. After searching for a long time, he finally saw a translucent green stone box on the top of a shelf not far away. There was a thumb-sized white cold jade in it. The cold air was pressing, and there was still a trace of coldness through the box.

"Ice Soul Stone! A genuine mid-grade spiritual material!" Yuan Ming's eyes flashed with excitement.

Before Yuan Ming walked over, a green-clothed attendant came over, his eyes fell on Yuan Ming, and he said with a smile: "What spiritual materials do the two guests want? My Changxian Building has a lot of goods, cheap and good quality, and will definitely make you feel at home."

"I want to find a few spiritual materials, preferably mid-grade or above. If there are good pills and talismans, you can also bring them to see." Yuan Ming said lightly.

This time, Yuan Ming spoke in the Central Plains dialect, with a standard and fluent Central Plains Dajin accent, which surprised Gu Yue.

He was an intelligence dealer in Heiyan City, so he could naturally understand the Central Plains dialect and could speak a few words, but he couldn't do it so fluently.

The most important thing is that when Yuan Ming asked for something, his tone was obviously much bigger than when they first met. You know, a mid-grade spiritual material alone costs dozens of spiritual stones, not to mention the pills, and the talismans are not something that ordinary Qi Refining cultivators can afford.

If all these things were bought, it would cost at least several hundred spirit stones, right?

"Your honored guest is from Dajin. I am sorry for the inconvenience. Please move to the private room on the fourth floor. I will go and invite the steward." The green-clothed attendant originally thought that Yuan Ming was well-mannered and well-spoken in his Dajin clothes. Hearing him speak, he became even more excited and enthusiastic, and replied in the Central Plains dialect.

Then, he called another female attendant to receive Yuan Ming and the two, and he left quickly.

Yuan Ming and Gu Yue followed the female attendant up the stairs next to them and came to the fourth floor.

As Gu Yue said, the second and third floors were places for selling elixirs and talismans. The stairs on the fifth floor were locked by an iron door. After asking the green-clothed attendant, he learned that only cultivators in the foundation-building stage could enter there.

There were separate rooms on the fourth floor, and the layout of the rooms was very exquisite. The furniture and snacks were all meticulous, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

The female attendant arranged the two people, served two cups of light red spirit tea, and said goodbye.

"Liyang tea? This is a spiritual tea made from Liyang grass growing near the crater. Drinking it has the effect of cleansing the meridians and calming the mind. Today, I am grateful to Brother Yuan." Gu Yue picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp, with an intoxicated look on his face.

Yuan Ming also took a sip, and a warm current entered his internal organs from his throat, and then spread to his whole body.

He just felt like taking a hot bath in winter, his whole body was warm and indescribably comfortable. He was also glad that he had changed his clothes at the right time. The humiliation he had suffered in Biluo Cave because of his identity as a Central Plains person also melted away.

Here, the identity of a Central Plains person is still useful!