Qin Ming looked at this entry with some confusion.
[Regenerative Spirit Seed]: After use, it can renew the vitality of a dead spirit plant, granting it new life.
"Even the divine soul can be strengthened."
"And this 'Regenerative Spirit Seed' can even revive dead spirit plants."
"It will be very useful if any precious spirit plants die in the future."
Qin Ming stared at the entry in front of him, pondering.
After finishing his work, he cleaned up to prepare a meal.
He was halfway through cooking.
Suddenly, the communication talisman on Qin Ming activated.
He took it out to see that it was a message from Shopkeeper Liao.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, I have an urgent matter to discuss. Please come to the store at once."
Qin Ming frowned, "Could something be happening again?"
Messages from Shopkeeper Liao often pertained to shifts in the situation at Qingyang Market.
This was very important to him.
Qin Ming dropped the kitchen utensils, washed his hands, and headed out.
In the sunny spring of March.
Qingyang Market, Juxuan Pavilion.
Shopkeeper Liao, sitting by a window on the second floor, saw Qin Ming arriving and quickly came down to welcome him to a private room on the fourth floor.
He then ordered someone to brew a pot of top-grade Spirit Mist Tea.
"Shopkeeper Liao, calling me in such a hurry."
"Has something happened?"
Qin Ming asked in confusion.
Shopkeeper Liao did not rush to reply, instead pouring Qin Ming a cup of spirit tea first.
He then took out a soundproof talisman, creating a small soundproof barrier.
It was only then, with a serious expression, that he said to Qin Ming, "The conflict between Spirit Feather Sect and Golden Cloud Valley has concluded."
"Ah? So soon?" Qin Ming showed surprise on his face.
"Something major is likely to happen."
"Just half a month ago, Spirit Feather Sect's battle camp at the frontline, once again, suffered total annihilation, with only a few cultivators returning."
"It's said that even two Foundation Establishment Stage seniors fell!"
Shopkeeper Liao revealed an even more shocking piece of news.
Qin Ming was more astonished and hurriedly asked, "Are those barbarians really that formidable? Able to kill even those at the Foundation Establishment Stage."
"Indeed, Spirit Feather Sect underestimated the strength of these barbarians before. Some among them possess power comparable to Foundation Establishment Stage barbarian cultivators."
Shopkeeper Liao sipped his tea and continued, "With this incident, Spirit Feather Sect can no longer sit still."
"Having failed at the frontline, and being continuously held back by Golden Cloud Valley at the rear."
"The upper levels of Spirit Feather Sect ultimately made a decision."
"To temporarily compromise with Golden Cloud Valley, with the two sects jointly developing the Tier Three Spirit Vein occupied by the barbarian cultivators."
Qin Ming exclaimed, "After such fierce fighting, even destroying the teleportation array, they've now turned animosity into friendship?"
"Well, that's reality; in the face of benefits, if you can fight, you can also negotiate," Shopkeeper Liao sighed.
"It's heard that this time, Spirit Feather Sect and Golden Cloud Valley have dispatched most of their elite forces, preparing for a major operation."
"Of course, besides that, more loose cultivators have been recruited."
"The first batch alone has five thousand loose cultivators participating."
Shopkeeper Liao said up to this point.
Suddenly a sly smile appeared on his face, as he enigmatically asked, "Fellow Daoist Qin, do you know what price the two sects paid to recruit so many cultivators this time?"
Qin Ming shook his head.
"It's Foundation Establishment Pills!" Shopkeeper Liao pronounced each word deliberately.
"What? Foundation Establishment Pills?!" Qin Ming was greatly astonished.
Spirit Feather Sect and Golden Cloud Valley seem to be making a significant investment this time.
But then he thought again.
These Foundation Establishment Pills are probably not easy to obtain.
Surely the two sects are working together, using Foundation Establishment Pills, such spirit pills as bait, to entice a large number of low-tier independent cultivators as cannon fodder to open the way for them.
With the allure of Foundation Establishment Pills, there are incessant low-tier independent cultivators joining in.
After all.
Breaking through from the Qi Cultivation Stage to the Foundation Establishment Stage is a hurdle that most lower-level cultivators can't overcome.
In any case, in the cultivation realm, these people are never in short supply, one batch dies and another follows, the cycle is endless.
"So, Fellow Daoist Qin, by the time such a multitude of cultivators comes, Qingyang Market will definitely not be able to accommodate them."
"Spirit Feather Sect and Golden Cloud Valley will jointly construct an Immortal City in the Yunze Wilderness as a base for both sects."
Shopkeeper Liao's information was increasingly explosive; Qin Ming was almost overwhelmed.
"That truly is quite a grand gesture."
"The first batch of elite cultivators from Spirit Feather Sect and Golden Cloud Valley will arrive at Qingyang Market today."
Hearing this, Qin Ming asked, "Could it be that the teleportation array of Spirit Feather Sect is repaired?"
Shopkeeper Liao gently shook his head and said, "Not yet repaired, but it's close, presumably within this year."
Qin Ming pondered, resting his chin in hand: 'Could the price of spirit rice possibly fall back down then?'
"Fellow Daoist Qin needn't worry about the price of spirit rice, there won't be significant changes in the short term."
"After all, with the construction of the Immortal City by both sects this time, the number of cultivators will be extraordinary, and their logistical supply is a significant issue."
Shopkeeper Liao seemed to have noticed Qin Ming's concern and addressed it directly.
Hearing this, Qin Ming was much relieved.
"The situation is about to change, Fellow Daoist Qin should prepare early."
"Besides these things, there is another important matter to discuss with Fellow Daoist Qin."
Shopkeeper Liao shifted the topic.
"What might it be?"
"It's like this, the last time the Juxuan Pavilion purchased a hundred jin of Beast Fang Rice from Fellow Daoist Qin, it caught the Pavilion Master's attention."
"The higher-ups mean that as long as Fellow Daoist Qin agrees to sell half of each season's harvest of Beast Fang Rice to our pavilion, you can receive an increase of twenty percent from the original price, which amounts to nine spirit stones per jin."
"Of course, this requires Fellow Daoist Qin to sign an agreement with our pavilion."
Qin Ming subtly curled his lips.
'This old man is trying to play me again.'
But this time, he directly nodded and agreed to the proposal.
"Agreed."
Shopkeeper Liao's information was of great importance; more inquiries would be needed in the future.
Seeing Qin Ming agree so readily, Shopkeeper Liao was momentarily stunned; he had already planned out his negotiation tactics.
Now there was no need for them.
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Qin, you're straightforward!"
Shopkeeper Liao promptly seized the opportunity, bringing out the prepared papers and ink.
The two parties signed the agreement.
"I wonder how many acres of Beast Fang Rice Fellow Daoist Qin planted this year," Shopkeeper Liao asked expectantly.
"Three acres."
Qin Ming didn't hide it; the other party would find out sooner or later anyway.
Upon hearing this reply, Shopkeeper Liao was immediately filled with joy, smiling even more happily.
"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave," Qin Ming said as he stood up.
"If Shopkeeper Liao has any news later, do let me know."
"Certainly, certainly."
"Let me see you out, Fellow Daoist Qin."
The two concluded their conversation and opened the door.
Just as they were about to leave, a man and a woman came down the stairs opposite them.
He recognized the man in a white robe; it was Su Yuqing.
As for the woman beside him.
She looked about twenty years old, with a stunning and elegant appearance, like an ethereal lotus rising from the water, with a graceful and curvaceous figure.
Her eyes were clear, unable to hide her cold nobility.
Instead of wearing solemn and luxurious clothing, she was dressed in a plain long skirt.
As for her cultivation, Qin Ming couldn't discern it at all, presumably at the late-stage Qi Cultivation...
The woman sensed Qin Ming's gaze.
Yet paid it no mind and continued down the stairs without acknowledging him.
Qin Ming retracted his gaze.
"Greetings, Pavilion Master!"
It was at this moment that Shopkeeper Liao beside him hurriedly bowed deeply to the woman.