Yang Lingrui glanced at the man, then raised a hand in greeting. "Yang Lingrui of the Songshan Yang Family. Greetings, Fellow Cultivator."
The cultivator froze, then slapped his forehead and apologized. "How discourteous, how discourteous. This is my first time attending a Dharma Assembly, and I forgot the rules. Please do not take offense, Fellow Cultivator."
"Xu Jian'an of North Wu Qingfeng Cave."
The rule for asking prices at the Hall of Hundred Arts was to announce one's affiliation first.
The Clear Wind Cave Xu Jian'an mentioned was a small sect in the North Wu region.
Within the Dynasty, aside from Lineage powers, the other major group of cultivators consisted of sects.
Not every sect possessed the vast scale of the Myriad Transformation Sect or Solitary Moon Mountain, with Spiritual Connection cultivators standing guard.
The somewhat renowned sects, those comparable in status to aristocratic houses, had mostly been founded by Core Formation Realm cultivators.
Below them were sects like Clear Wind Cave, whose cave master had only just entered the perfected realm, while most disciples were at the Qi Gathering Early-stage or middle stage.
Xu Jian'an appeared to be twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. At the Fifth Level of Qi Gathering, he could be considered among the more outstanding ones.
"So you are a Fellow Cultivator from North Wu. The journey was long indeed; you must have had a difficult time."
"Ah, it was only a little more walking. How could I possibly miss the Golden Scale Dharma Assembly?"
Xu Jian'an said, "Just City Lord Song's demonstration earlier left me dumbstruck. It truly felt like, 'One conversation with you surpasses ten years of reading!'"
After exchanging pleasantries, Yang Lingrui named the prices of the talismans.
"Both the fine-grade Calming Talismans and fine-grade Evil-Repelling Talismans are two Spirit Crystals each. Fellow