Chapter 56

"Ah, you must be Junior Brother Qin. I apologize, I apologize. I was quite rude just now. I hope Junior Brother won’t take offense. www..com Do you know where Junior Brother is planning to go?"

Upon hearing Qin Fengming’s introduction, the young man with the fair face was suddenly startled, his expression immediately changing, revealing an excited look on his face.

Seeing the young man’s change from arrogance to respect, Qin Fengming realized that he must have known about his reputation as a refining master, and couldn’t help but feel a bit smug.

"Junior Brother, I just wanted to go out and take a look, without any specific goal. I heard that we, the low-ranking disciples, have one opportunity to go out each month?"

"Oh, I see. I thought Junior Brother was also going for the auction. However, with Junior Brother’s level of refining, even top-grade magical weapons would probably not catch your eye now."

Auction? Top-grade magical weapons? Qin Fengming was taken aback, not understanding what was going on.

Seeing Qin Fengming’s surprised expression, the young man with the fair face smiled slightly and said, "Junior Brother Qin, haven’t you heard of the Huangque Mountain Auction?"

"The Huangque Mountain Auction? I’ve been in seclusion these past few days and haven’t heard about the Huangque Mountain Auction. Could Senior Brother please explain it to me?"

Seeing that the young man was quite talkative, Qin Fengming asked accordingly.

"Huangque Mountain is a peak about two thousand miles east of our Hao Yue Mountain Range, not far from the Hao Domain. There is a market jointly managed by the Luoxia Sect and Wohu Mountain."

"Since it is at the border between the Da Liang Kingdom and the Hao Domain, this market is very prosperous. To encourage the Qi Gathering disciples, the management of the market has stipulated that every three years, an auction is held at Huangque Mountain, open only to Qi Gathering disciples."

"This auction has two top-grade magical weapons for sale. At that time, many of our Luoxia Sect’s Qi Gathering disciples will definitely participate. Even if they can’t get those two magical weapons, they will surely be able to exchange for many good things. This is a grand event for us low-ranking disciples."

The young man with the fair face spoke fluently, seemingly very familiar with the auction.

Qin Fengming knew from the scriptures that a market was a marketplace for cultivators, where one could buy the magical weapons, spirit tools, elixirs, refining materials, medicinal herbs, talismans, spirit beasts, and demon beast materials needed for cultivation using spirit stones.

With enough spirit stones, it was said that one could even buy magical treasures and ancient treasures, but this was just hearsay.

Hearing that there was a market near the Luoxia Sect, Qin Fengming’s heart stirred. "Senior Brother, do you know when this auction will take place?"

"This auction is scheduled for the 25th of this month and will last for three days. It’s exactly ten days from now. If Junior Brother Qin wants to go, you should prepare early."

Hearing that it was still ten days away, Qin Fengming’s heart was greatly moved, and he immediately lost the idea of going out for a stroll. He bid farewell to the young man with the fair face and returned to his residence in the refining hall.

He took out all his possessions from his storage ring and carefully counted them: 357 low-grade spirit stones, five low-grade talismans, two mid-grade talismans, two high-grade talismans, seven Huangjing Pills, one high-quality magical weapon, and a considerable amount of refining materials. There was also a black fragment. Additionally, he had an unknown small gourd.

Looking at these items, Qin Fengming couldn’t help but ponder deeply.

If he went to the market with just these items, it would be difficult to exchange for what he desired.

To increase his wealth, the only way was to use these few days to refine several high-quality magical weapons and sell them in the market to exchange for spirit stones.

Qin Fengming also had another idea: he must refine a top-grade magical weapon for self-protection. Although he had not yet ventured into the cultivation world, based on his years of experience in the martial arts world, the cultivation world would undoubtedly be even more dangerous.

With this in mind, Qin Fengming no longer hesitated. He gathered all his things, took some dry rations from the kitchen, and entered the refining room.

The stone door of the refining room remained closed for eight days, leaving Liu and Li, his two senior brothers, extremely surprised, not knowing what Qin Fengming was refining. However, the two did not disturb him at all.

On the afternoon of the eighth day, the stone door of the refining room suddenly opened, and Qin Fengming, looking exhausted, walked out, but his eyes were full of joy.

Without speaking to his two senior brothers, who were still organizing items in the hall, he returned to his residence, lay down on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

This refining session was quite fruitful for Qin Fengming. The biggest gain was two top-grade magical weapons. One was a Heaven-Mixing Halberd, refined from his accumulated materials, with the main materials being Heaven-Mixing Stone and Gold Crystal, and thirteen additional materials. It was even stronger than the top-grade magical weapon of Senior Sister Zeng.

The other was a shield refined from the remaining materials of Senior Sister Zeng. Once activated, this shield could protect its owner automatically. Qin Fengming had infused all the defensive spells he knew into this shield, making it the longest and most time-consuming item he refined, taking three full days.

This shield already had some characteristics of a spirit tool, but Qin Fengming knew it was definitely not as good as a true spirit tool.

However, with this shield, he could definitely defend against all top-grade magical weapons.

In addition, he refined five high-quality magical weapons, which he intended to use for exchanges. Two of them were even satisfactory to Qin Fengming himself, comparable to the Purple Cloud Sword.

The next day, Qin Fengming met with Uncle Fei, explaining his intentions. Uncle Fei did not obstruct him in the slightest. It seemed that this auction was indeed a grand event encouraged by the high-ups of the Luoxia Sect and Wohu Mountain for low-ranking disciples.

After bidding farewell to Uncle Fei, Qin Fengming headed straight for the External Affairs Pavilion. On the way, he saw many disciples flying in groups toward the External Affairs Pavilion.

Seeing Qin Fengming arrive, the young man with the fair face immediately showed a pleased expression, did not ask any more questions, and handed him a jade pendant.

Qin Fengming put away the jade pendant, left the External Affairs Pavilion, passed through the sect’s protective barrier, and flew out of the Luoxia Sect.

On the way, he occasionally saw cultivators wearing the Luoxia Sect’s attire, but since they were not familiar with each other, no one spoke to him.

After flying for about thirteen to fourteen hours, he stopped in a deep forest. The journey was very peaceful, with no incidents.

From the map in the jade slip, this place was only about a hundred miles from Huangque Mountain. It would take only an hour to reach the market. Therefore, Qin Fengming found a dry cave and planned to rest there for the night, replenishing the spirit power he had consumed during the day.