On the third day, Li Yuan received a notification from Steward Liu.
Before departure, Li Yuan changed out of Patrol Uniform, took out an ordinary taupe short shirt from the storage bag and put it on. He also took off the patrol badge on his waist and put it into his bag.
Mine is outside Rogue Cultivator Trading Fair. It is inappropriate to go there and still hang the sign Wang Family.
Steward Liu gave me a direction, and Trading Fair was right there.
"Just tell me my name when you get there, and I'll identify you over there."
Steward Liu said so.
Li Yuan Put the prepared Talisman in the storage bag, exit Mine and go northeast.
The road is not difficult to walk, and the gravel Stone Slope makes a rustling sound when you step on it. The shrubs on both sides are short and sparse, and the view is wide.
Half an hour later, a depression surrounded by mountain walls appeared in front of us. Stone Hollow was not big, about thirty to forty feet square. The surrounding rock walls blocked most of the wind, and the ground was trampled flat, with a few large stones in the middle to separate a rough field.
There are already people in the venue.
Twenty or thirty Rogue Cultivators were scattered in twos and threes all over Stone Hollow. Some were squatting on the ground and spreading cloth to set up stalls, some were standing against the stone wall, and some were gathering around and talking in low voices.
The cultivation level is generally not high. Li Yuan scanned around and found that most of them were Qi Refining Early Stage, mostly on the second, third and fourth floors, and the highest was only on the fifth and sixth floor. The clothes were also uneven, some wore coarse shorts, some wore half-worn robes, and a few had several layers of patches on their clothes.
Stone Hollow There is a person sitting on a high stone in the innermost part.
He looks to be in his forties, but his beard and hair are all white, his face is thin, and he has a short beard on his chin.
The cultivation level of Qi Refining Late Stage is similar to that of Wang De.
The one with the highest cultivation level among all Trading Fair.
He leaned against the high stone with his eyes half closed, as if he was taking a nap, but occasionally he would raise his eyes to scan the situation in the field.
When Li Yuan walked to the entrance of Stone Hollow, a guard-looking Rogue Cultivator stopped him.
"Where did it come from?"
"Mine was introduced by Steward Liu."
The guard looked at Li Yuan, nodded, and stepped aside.
"Just go in and find a seat. Don't cause trouble."
Li Yuan walked into the venue, walked half a circle along the edge, and found an empty spot against the stone wall to squat down.
He took out Talisman from his sleeve and lined them up on the stone surface in front of him.
Fireball Talisman has eight pictures, Cleaning Talisman has twelve pictures, and Warding Talisman has six pictures.
On the stall next to it, one Rogue Cultivator placed a few pieces of ordinary-looking ore and two bottles of liquid medicine, and another Rogue Cultivator spread a piece of cloth with several rusty Law Artifact parts on it.
In the open space in the middle of the venue, several Rogue Cultivator were bartering. One exchanged three low-grade Qi Gathering Pill for two pieces of Red Iron Ore. The other asked for a price with a bundle of herbs. The stall owner shook his head and thought the quality was not good.
There are also people who buy Spirit Stone directly, but the proportion of Spirit Stone transactions is not high. Most Rogue Cultivator don't have many Spirit Stone in their hands, so bartering is more common.
Stone Hollow There is a half-person-high stone slab standing in the corner, with a few crooked lines written in Mineral Powder on the stone slab, like a commission notice.
Li Yuan didn't yell, he just squatted in his position with Talisman in front of him.
After a while, someone came over.
A young Rogue Cultivator Qi Refining Third Level squatted down and looked at the Talisman in front of Li Yuan, then reached out and picked up a Cleaning Talisman and flipped through it.
"Drew it yourself?"
"Hmm."
"How much?"
"Cleaning Talisman Ten chapters and half a piece Spirit Stone."
Young Rogue Cultivator said something.
"A bit expensive."
"The quality is here, you can see for yourself."
The young Rogue Cultivator flipped through the Cleaning Talisman again, hesitated, and left.
After a while, a man walked up to Li Yuan.
The steps are neither fast nor slow, but the landing is steady.
Li Yuan looked up and saw that it was the host of Trading Fair and the cultivation level of Qi Refining Seventh Layer.
The man squatted down, his eyes did not look at Li Yuan, but fell on those Fireball Talisman.
He reached out and picked up one, turned it to the front, and took a look at the arrangement of Spirit Pattern.
Turn to the back again and press lightly on the center of the symbol with your finger.
There was silence for a few breaths.
"Fireball Talisman, the painting is good."
The tone was calm, not polite.
He put the talisman back, picked up the second and third ones, and looked at them one by one.
"The color is even and the core of the charm is clean." He raised his eyes and glanced at Li Yuan. "Mastery?"
"Just Mastery not long ago."
The old man nodded and spoke directly without commenting.
"Fireball Talisman I want them all, how much?"
"Eight pieces, three yuan Spirit Stone One piece, twenty-four yuan."
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"Twenty-two."
"Okay."
The old man counted twenty-two pieces of Spirit Stone from the storage bag on his waist and coded them on the stone surface. Li Yuan counted them once and put them into his sleeves.
Eight Fireball Talisman were folded and taken away by the old man.
"There are also Cleaning Talisman and Warding Talisman, do you want them?" Li Yuan asked.
The old man glanced at the remaining Basic Talisman baskets and shook his head.
"No need."
The eyes of several Rogue Cultivators around him were more or less swept over.
The transaction of twenty-two yuan Spirit Stone is not a small amount in this small Trading Fair. Most of the things on the stalls are worth a few yuan Spirit Stone together. A transaction of twenty-two yuan is not noticeable.
Two Rogue Cultivator came over to look at Li Yuan's remaining Talisman. After hesitating for a while, they each bought some Talisman.
Li Yuan put away the remaining Talisman, got up and walked to the other side of the field.
He visited several stalls selling materials.
The quality of Talisman Paper is uneven, and there are not many good ones. Li Yuan picked a batch of usable Green-Veined Paper and ordinary yellow paper, Spirit Ink bought two bottles, and I collected some broken Mineral Powder and plant fibers - these are the accessories of Talisman Making. They are not difficult to buy in the market, but they are difficult to find near Mine. If you can, collect more.
After a round, it cost 11 yuan Spirit Stone.
After purchasing the materials, Li Yuan was about to return to his position when a slightly urgent voice came from the Stone Hollow corner.
"Everyone, please help me."
A Rogue Cultivator in his thirties stood next to the Commission Stone Tablet and raised his hands to the people in the field.
He is short in stature, has a dark complexion, and his hands are covered with calluses. From the first glance, he looks like he has been working in the fields all year round.
"My home is at the foot of a mountain three miles away to the east, with two acres of Spirit Field. A few days ago, a Demon Beast, First-Order Mid-Grade came in. I don't know what kind it was, but it was quite big. It destroyed all the Green Origin Grass that were about to be harvested in my Spirit Field."
He rubbed his hands, his voice a little dry.
"My father and I are both Qi Refining Third Level, and we can't beat that thing at all. It just hangs on the edge of the field, sleeping on its stomach during the day, and going out to dig at night. If this continues, this season's harvest will be lost."
He looked around.
"If anyone can help drive that thing away or kill it, Spirit Stone I won't be able to get much out of it, but Green Origin Grass in the field will give you half of it."
The venue was quiet for a while.
Several Rogue Cultivator looked at each other, but no one responded. First-Order Mid-Grade's Demon Beast is difficult for most of the Qi Refining Early Stage's Rogue Cultivator here to deal with, and they may have to catch up with themselves.
Rogue Cultivator waited for a while, and the eagerness on his face slowly turned into helplessness. He cupped his hands again and stepped aside.
Someone next to me whispered, "First-Order Mid-Grade requires four or five floors to be stable. Who is willing to take that risk for a few Green Origin Grass plants?"
This topic did not last long.
The Rogue Cultivators in the venue gradually shifted from trading to chatting, gathering in small groups to exchange news.
Li Yuan leaned against the stone wall and did not deliberately move closer, but the distance was not far and the voices could be heard clearly.
A middle-aged Rogue Cultivator squatted in the middle of the venue, with an empty bag in front of him. The items had long been sold out, and he was chatting with the people next to him.
"... My boy is nine years old this year and has been found to have a talent for cultivating immortals."
Rogue Cultivator, a short man next to him, hissed, "This is a good thing."
"A good thing is a good thing." Middle-aged Rogue Cultivator scratched his head with a confused look on his face.
"But I'm in a dilemma. Should I send him to the Wang Family to sign a contract, or should he stay with me and teach him slowly?"
"Send it to the Wang Family, don't even think about it?" The short Rogue Cultivator slapped his thigh. "What can you teach by yourself? You are only Qi Refining Second Layer yourself, how can you teach it? Send it to the Wang Family. They have Cultivation Method and the resources, which is a hundred times better than trying to fumble around at home."
Another older one, Rogue Cultivator, shook his head and answered.
"Signing a contract is not that simple. Once you sign, you become someone's family. It's a contract that lasts for decades. It's not up to you what you do or don't do. If there's danger again, you're not sending your children to become immortals, they're sending them to work for their lives."
"Then what do you say? Raise it by yourself?" the short Rogue Cultivator asked. "Can you afford it by yourself? Where does Cultivation Method come from? Where does Medicinal Pill come from? Where does Spirit Stone come from? Just rely on you to grow two acres of Spirit Field? Your Spirit Field also belongs to the Wang Family."
The middle-aged Rogue Cultivator sighed and said nothing.
Several people were talking to each other, but there was no conclusion.
The middle-aged Rogue Cultivator listened for a long time, finally smiled bitterly and stood up.
"Think again."
The people around him gradually dispersed, and everyone went about their own business.
Li Yuan straightened up from the stone wall, sorted out the purchased materials in his sleeves, and walked towards the Stone Hollow exit.
When passing the high stone, the host Qi Refining Late Stage above opened his eyes slightly, glanced at Li Yuan, and closed them again.
Li Yuan didn't stop, climbed over the low hill, and walked back along the broken Stone Slope road in the direction of Mine.