Crossing the Cultivation Realm: Two Souls Coexist

Beast blood essence is generally a substance formed by the condensed blood of a group of dead monsters. It is a tonic for body refining.

Hu Qing looked at the six pieces of beast blood essence on the stall. The gelatinous substance inside was relatively pure, without any impurities, and was indeed a top-grade product.

He quietly made a gesture to Gu Yang, and Gu Yang walked to the stall, selecting the spiritual herbs. He then picked up five first-grade spiritual herbs and asked:

"Boss, how much are these spiritual herbs for?"

"These plants will give you three points." The boss said lightly.

"It's a bit too expensive. You should have absorbed all these spiritual medicine points. Why are you selling it so expensive?" Gu Yang pretended to frown and shouted.

"This is the price here. If you go to another stall, it might be more expensive." The boss said, pointing to another stall.

"Then give me something else. I think these stones below are good. Why don't you give them all to me?" Gu Yang looked at the beast blood essence pressed under the herbs, and its true face was finally revealed.

Hu Qing covered his face with his hands and felt a little embarrassed standing by. Who would bargain like that?

The boss was so angry that he laughed. He snatched the elixir from Gu Yang's hand and said angrily:

"I'm wondering why you, a young man, are taking all the kidney-tonifying elixirs. It seems you're trying to steal my beast blood essence. Do you really think I don't know the value of it? Get out of here! Get as far away as you can!"

Gu Yang didn't expect that the boss actually knew it. Then why did he put it under the herbs? Is this thing so worthless?

Hu Qing sighed. He originally thought that Gu Yang would buy it directly, but he didn't expect that he was trying to play tricks and was found out.

He walked to the front of the stall, took out six pieces of beast blood essence, looked through them carefully, and asked the boss directly:

"Five points, will you sell it?"

"Ten points. If you really want to buy it, just nine."

Hu Qing casually threw the beast blood essence onto the herbs and said:

"A few first-level monster blood essences are worth that much? Do you really think we're fools? I don't believe that this entire gathering place is sold by your family."

The boss's expression was somewhat uncertain. He stretched out his hand and squeezed the beast blood essence. Finally, he breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Five is five, take the money!"

"Okay, go and pay." Hu Qing patted Gu Yang's back.

They paid the bill, took the beast blood essence and left. The movements were extremely smooth and they quickly blended into the crowd.

Gu Yang played with the beast blood essence in his hands and asked curiously:

"Ah Qing, how do you know these are all condensed from first-level monsters?"

Hu Qing laughed heartily and explained to Gu Yang, "How could this be a first-grade beast? The blood essence of a first-grade monster is thin in color, but the blood essence of these monsters is thick in color. They are obviously monsters of the third rank or above."

"Didn't we get a great bargain? Then why did the boss sell it to us for only five points?" Gu Yang asked puzzled.

"That boss is only in the early stages of Dan Jin. He has so many spiritual herbs on his stall, all stacked together. It's obvious he doesn't understand pharmacology. Are you trying to trick him? It's simple."

The two looked at each other and laughed. What could be more joyful than finding a bargain when shopping?

After Gu Yang got the treasure he liked, he took Hu Qing for a stroll around to see if there were any other good treasures.

Hu Qing didn't want to buy anything, and after walking around for a long time, he didn't find anything that satisfied him.

I couldn't find the book "Thunder Method" last time, either because the store stopped selling it or someone bought it.

When he was still some distance away from the exit, Hu Qing found a group of people gathered together, blocking half of the intersection.

Looking through the crowd, I found that it was a street stall with some rusty discs on it. I couldn't tell what they were used for.

A purple-haired monk was hawking his wares, surrounded by many monks, but no one was buying.

Purple hair is quite rare in this world, so Hu Qing pulled Gu Yang over to join in the fun.

This purple-haired monk is selling formation plates, and each round plate here represents a formation.

Hu Qing was very interested in this and wanted to buy it, as he had never seen anything like it before.

As a result, the purple-haired monk offered a price of five points per piece, and the monks around him thought it was too expensive, so they all dispersed.

In a blink of an eye, there were only three or two people watching.

Hu Qing's eyes fell on those rusty discs. He could feel the subtle spiritual fluctuations emanating from these discs. This was definitely not ordinary metal.

He squatted down, reached out and gently touched one of the discs. A cool feeling came from his fingertips, which made his heart tremble slightly.

"Where did you get these formation plates?" Hu Qing asked, looking up with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

The purple-haired monk glanced at Hu Qing, a sly look flashing in his eyes. "I found these from an ancient ruin. Each one contains a powerful formation, but it requires a destined person to activate it."

Gu Yang frowned. He felt that the words of the purple-haired monk were a bit mysterious, but when he saw the light in Hu Qing's eyes, he didn't say much and just stood quietly by.

Hu Qing pondered for a while. He knew that the value of these formation plates was far more than five points, but the price was indeed a bit high for them.

He took a deep breath and decided to take a gamble: "I'll pay seven points and buy two."

A hint of surprise flashed in the purple-haired monk's eyes. He didn't expect Hu Qing to bargain, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Seven points for two, that's a losing deal, nine points for two."

"Then why not just rob it, Brother Gu, let's go, I won't buy it."

After Hu Qing finished speaking, he pulled Gu Yang as if to walk out.

The purple-haired monk was a little anxious, so he shouted, "Seven points is seven points. Since you are so sincere, I will sell it to you."

Hu Qing turned around and was a little surprised to see the purple-haired monk was so decisive. He should have lowered the price a little earlier.

He was still thinking of trying to suppress it, but when he saw the purple-haired monk looking at him seriously, he gave up.

Gu Yang walked out and took out his badge. After paying the money, Hu Qing carefully began to choose the formation plate.

After searching around for a long time, he finally picked up two formation plates that were not so rusty.

He could feel that the spiritual energy fluctuations on these two discs were stronger than the others, and they should be the best two.

"A Qing, do you really think these formation plates are useful?" Gu Yang asked in a low voice. He was still a little skeptical.

Hu Qing smiled, his eyes deep. "Sometimes, we need not only strength, but also luck and vision. These formation disks may bring us unexpected surprises, don't you think, Boss?"

When the purple-haired monk saw Hu Qing asking him, he nodded quickly and then remained silent.

"Boss, where are you from? Your hair color seems quite rare." Hu Qing regretted that there were no cigarettes in this world. Otherwise, he would give one to everyone when they met. Wouldn't that liven up the relationship?

"I... I'm from Nanliu City. This hair color is dyed with... Purple Swallow Fruit. I dyed it because I thought it looked good." The purple-haired monk explained in a panic.

Hu Qing said nothing and led Gu Yang towards the exit. Gu Yang turned back to look at the purple-haired monk selling goods and asked curiously:

"Is there something wrong with that person?"

"Well, it's a big problem. That hair is natural, and the roots are purple. It's impossible to dye it. These formation plates are obviously not products of the Nanliu Secret Realm." Hu Qing said as he looked at the two formation plates wrapped in his arms.

"Is there something wrong with this formation disk? Is it dangerous?"

"No, this should be an ordinary formation, but the grade is too high for me to recognize, and this metal is not ordinary."

The two continued to stroll around the gathering point, preparing to leave Leiming Mountain after completing this section of the journey, and Hu Qing's mind was no longer on these shops.

His mind kept recalling the patterns on the formation plates, and he could feel the power contained in these formations.

"Aqing, look over there, someone is selling books!" Gu Yang suddenly said, pointing in a direction.

Hu Qing looked up and saw the words "Bookstore" written in large letters on the sign of a shop.

This is quite simple. There is a pile of books at the door, and several monks are flipping through them.

Hu Qing's eyes lit up and he walked over quickly.

The owner of this shop was a middle-aged monk. When he saw Hu Qing and Gu Yang come in, he smiled warmly.

"My two fellow Taoists, I have some orthodox cultivation secrets here. I wonder which ones you are interested in?" the middle-aged monk introduced.

"Let's take a look ourselves first. These should be able to be read, right?" Hu Qing asked.

"No, you can only read the title. The pages are restricted to prevent people from plagiarizing the content. There's nothing we can do about it. Please forgive me."

Hu Qing nodded. This really needs to be prevented, otherwise how can the boss make money?

The two of them looked through the pile of books to see if there were any techniques or secret manuals that they liked.

"Fire Separation Technique", "Ancient Martial Arts Technique", "Five Ghosts Coming Out of the Mountain Technique"...

These skills only sound impressive, but both of them guessed that they were not good skills.

The world of cultivation is all about returning to nature, so who would practice such ridiculous techniques?

As they flipped through the books, only the last three were left. They were quite interested in the middle one, "Thousand Forgings".

"Boss, I want this copy of Thousand Forgings." Gu Yang took out the book and said firmly.

The middle-aged cultivator smiled and said, "This Thousand Forgings is a forging method. It's more expensive than ordinary techniques. It requires ten points. However, considering your sincerity, I can give you a discount. How about eight points?"

Hu Qing and Gu Yang looked at each other. They could both feel the value of this book "Thousand Forgings". Although eight points were not low, it was definitely worth the money.

Moreover, this was the professional book they needed most. After some discussion, the two decided to buy it.

"Okay, eight points, we'll take this copy of Thousand Forgings." Hu Qing nodded.

The smile on the middle-aged cultivator's face became even brighter. He accepted the eight points, removed the restrictions on "Thousand Forgings", and handed it to Gu Yang.

The two left the shop, and Gu Yang held "Thousand Forgings" tightly. Since Ah Qing already knew how to set up formations, he must also know how to forge!

"Aqing, where are we going now?" Gu Yang asked.

Hu Qing thought for a moment, his eyes falling on the formation disk in his arms:

"Let's find a place to study these array plates first, and then decide on our next course of action."