Dragon Egg Fossils
"After paying an entrance fee of one Spirit Stone, in addition to gaining access to the market, they also gave me an alarm jade talisman."
If a customer completes a transaction at Purple Moon Market and leaves Purple Moon Lake Market, they may encounter someone who kills and steals their treasure.
Centered on Purple Moon Market, within a radius of 500 li, as long as the alarm jade talisman is crushed, the cultivator surnamed Zhong will immediately come to the rescue.
The Rogue Cultivator surnamed Zhong was at the Foundation Establishment Realm; no one dared to kill him or steal his treasures.
Furthermore, wearing masks, veils, or other coverings is generally not allowed within the Purple Moon Lake Market.
Therefore, once a valuable rare treasure appears in the Purple Moon Lake Market, everyone knows the appearance of the two parties involved in the transaction, which can prevent people from killing each other to steal the treasure to a certain extent.
"Don't worry, I'm a cultivator at the Meridian Opening Third Layer, and I've been there twice by myself. There's no danger..." Cui Xueyong introduced the Purple Moon Lake Market with great confidence.
After Cui Xueyong told him everything he knew, Tang Tiansong pondered for a moment and said, "Tiandong, you and Xueyong should make the trip tomorrow."
Let's see if the beast cores of the Qi Refining Stage Demon Beast we hunted sell well, and also inquire about the prices.
"Brother Tiansong, I don't have the one Spirit Stone for the entrance fee." Cui Xueyong spread his hands.
"Hehe, I probably won't have time to go in the future."
"You'll inevitably have to take Tiandong and the others there in the future. As for the entrance fee of this Spirit Stone, we'll definitely cover it." Tang Tiansong smiled, then frowned slightly. "Tiandong, let Tianya go too and broaden his horizons."
The next day, before dawn, Tang Tiandong, Tang Tianya, and Cui Xueyong returned to Dangwu Village from Three Graves Mountain.
After Tang Tiandong and his brother met their mother, they took Cui Xueyong to "Huangyang Caotang" (Yellow Boxwood Cottage).
After paying respects to Qin Xiaoyao —the Black Spoon—in the secret room on the third floor of the backyard of the Tang Household, Tang Tiandong went to the front yard to report to Tang Xingdou on his plans to go to the Wanglongbo Desert.
Over the course of three years, Tang Tiansong expanded Huangyang Thatched Cottage, set up a simple protective array around it, and built a three-story pavilion about ten zhang high behind the thatched cottage that Tang Yuan had built, named Mystic Spoon Pavilion.
The secret room on the third floor was built by the Tang Household siblings themselves.
The secret room had a skylight, allowing the black ladle to be bathed in the light of the sun and moon while being protected from wind and rain.
To avoid attracting attention, Tang Tiansong specially carved a wooden plaque and hung it above the main entrance on the first floor of the attic.
On the wooden plaque, in addition to the three powerful characters "Mystic Spoon Ge" personally written by Tang Tiansong, there is also a pattern of the Big Dipper.
Whether among the common people or among cultivators, the Big Dipper in the sky has another name: Mystic Spoon.
Looking across the world, there are at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, buildings and pavilions named Mystic Spoon Tower, Mystic Spoon, and Mystic Spoon.
Therefore, even if someone comes to the backyard of Huangyang Thatched Cottage and sees the Mystic Spoon Pavilion, they will only think that the pavilion is named after the Big Dipper in the sky, and will never think that there is actually a black ladle in the pavilion.
Cui Xueyong waited outside Huangyang Thatched Cottage. When the brothers Tang Tiandong and Tang Tianya went to pay their respects to Mystic Spoon alone, they also briefly explained that they were going to Purple Moon Islet.
At first, the Earth Flood Dragon Hou Fei, who was meditating in the dark soup spoon, didn't pay any attention to it.
However, when Tang Tiandong mentioned the Great Sage Immortal Lord, Divine Dragon, and Heavenly Demon from more than 500 years ago, Earth Flood Dragon saw a rapidly spinning Purple Jade Huang suddenly appear in the soup ladle. In less than three breaths, the jade pendant disappeared again.
What is this Purple Jade Huang?
Could the Purple Jade Huang that appeared briefly just now be related to the Great Sage Immortal Lord, the Divine Dragon, or the Heavenly Demon from back then? The Earth Flood Dragon pondered for a few moments. Seeing that the Tang Household brothers were about to leave, it immediately sent a wisp of its Divine Sense into Tang Pingan's soul.
Tang Tianya is currently at the Meridian Opening First Layer, a cultivation level comparable to the Conception Vessel Opening Realm, but he cannot control a flying shuttle.
Tang Tiandong is currently at the Meridian Opening Second Layer, with the cultivation level of the Governing Vessel Passage Realm. Although he can control the flying shuttle, his current speed is only about 800 li per hour.
Cui Xueyong is currently at the Meridian Opening Third Layer, and his cultivation is at the Penetrating Vessel Realm. He can travel about 1,200 li every hour by piloting the flying shuttle.
However, Huangyang Thatched Cottage is more than 3,000 li away from Purple Moon Islet, the central area of Gazing Dragon Lake.
Left with no other option, Tang Tiandong had Cui Xueyong use the small flying boat.
Because ordinary flying shuttles can only be used by one cultivator, while this small flying boat can carry three or four people.
Although the small flying boat can travel more than two thousand miles in an hour, it consumes Spirit Stone to operate.
Riding the small flying boat, Tang Tiandong had Cui Xueyong steer it through the Dragon-Gazing Lake Desert, making many intricate turns for some time.
After all, the head of the Purple Moon Lake Market is only responsible for protecting customers within a radius of 500 li in Purple Moon Islet.
Tang Tiandong deliberately flew for a while longer in order to find some hidden places in case of emergency.
About an hour and a half later, Tang Tiandong and his two companions arrived at Purple Moon Islet. Cui Xueyong, familiar with the area, quickly found the entrance to the cultivator market.
At the entrance of the market, after paying three Spirit Stone and receiving three alarm Jade Slip, Tang Tiandong and his two companions entered the Purple Moon Lake Market.
The entire market town, stretching for several miles with four vertical and four horizontal axes, was much more bustling than when Tang Yuan came eight years ago. The bustling market town, in addition to the stalls selling monks along the streets, also had clothing stores, teahouses and taverns, resembling a lively commercial street for ordinary people.
"Tiandong, we'll probably only be here for half a day."
"But some people here are stationed here long-term," Cui Xueyong explained.
"This Purple Moon Market only charges an entrance fee; as for how long you stay here, that's none of their concern."
Some monks stay for a long time in order to find good goods, while others do so in order to sell more goods.
Of course, some cultivators also consider this place their home.
This place has everything: gambling dens, taverns, inns, weapon shops, clothing stores, elixir shops, and cultivation rooms.
The mortals here are all there to serve the cultivators.
Some ordinary people are native to the area.
Other mortals were refugees or homeless people whom the monk surnamed Zhong had rescued from other places.
Here, as long as you have enough Spirit Stone, you can absolutely live the life of an immortal.
Oh, right, there are also brothels here.
Some of the top performers are even monks.
However, I advise you not to go, because those female cultivators might be practicing the art of absorbing yang energy to replenish yin.
Tang Tiandong's face flushed instantly, for he was staring at a female cultivator who was giving him flirtatious glances: he had assumed she was attracted to his handsome face, but it turned out she was lusting after his body...
Since it was still early and not yet noon, and it was Tang Tiandong's first time here, he was attracted by the dazzling array of goods in the market.
It took Tang Tiandong and his two companions almost two hours to thoroughly explore the Purple Moon Market.
When they encountered herbs, pills, or weapons that they liked, the three of them simply listened to others asking questions and haggling over prices.
Firstly, I want to learn more; secondly, I really don't have any money in my pocket.
As he saw more and more weapons and elixirs that he liked, Tang Tiandong felt increasingly bitter: whether you're a mortal or a cultivator, it's really good to have money/ Spirit Stone.
After getting a general idea of the prices, Tang Tiandong and his two companions sold all the beast cores they had brought, earning a total of twenty-eight Spirit Stone.
Tang Tiandong also pondered in his mind: the beast core that sold for twenty-eight Spirit Stone was obtained by the Tang Household siblings after killing Demon Beast in the Three Graves Mountain for three months.
If I work harder in the future, it's still possible to get beast cores that sell for ten Spirit Stone a month.
In that case, one can earn one hundred Spirit Stone a year.
With Spirit Stone, you can buy some higher-level weapons. With more powerful weapons, you can kill more Demon Beast.
Just as Tang Tiandong was envisioning his future, Cui Xueyong seemed to be arguing with someone not far away.
Frowning, Tang Tiandong strode over.
"No, you have to pay for my dragon egg!"
"You can't leave without ten Spirit Stone," a stall owner shouted arrogantly.
"I... I didn't touch it at all, it collapsed by itself..." Ten-year-old Tang Tianya looked aggrieved.
"Hey, you don't even know who we are? You dare to mess with us!" Cui Xueyong said angrily.
"You've cracked these three dragon eggs! These are second-grade dragon eggs, with a 10% chance of hatching a giant dragon."
"I don't care who you are, you have to pay me ten Spirit Stone today!" The stall owner's voice rose eight octaves.
Tang Tiandong asked Cui Xueyong a few simple questions and got a basic understanding of the situation: it was a stall selling fossilized dragon eggs. Tang Tianya just curiously moved closer but didn't come across the pile of dragon egg fossils.
However, the dragon egg fossil was secretly scattered by the unscrupulous stall owner.
Three of the dragon eggs have already cracked.
"If my elder brother were here, how would he handle this?" Tang Tiandong gripped the Azure Edge in his hand, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes...