Mythical Cultivation

Seeing that several monsters had been reported one after another, and none of them were what they needed, Liu Jiaming became a little anxious and asked quickly, "Do you have any requests? Tell me about it, and I'll think about whether there are any monsters that I've missed."

"The monster information we need must be below the Foundation Establishment Stage, and it should be a rare monster." Zhao Xiaohai said after thinking for a moment.

"If you want a rare monster, I'm not sure about that, but I can ask my family brother. He has a high level of cultivation and is usually outside, so he has a lot of information. I can ask for you. He is in Taohua Mountain Market. I'll take you to find him and ask. Taohua Mountain Market is only a few dozen miles away from here. Why don't we go there first?" Liu Jiaming said.

After hearing what Liu Jiaming said, they discussed it for a while. Since it was only a few dozen miles away, it wasn't far. So they agreed with him and flew towards Taohua Mountain Market.

Less than half an hour later, they arrived at the Taohua Mountain Market. It was a small market with a single main street, dotted with dozens of small attics on either side. There were also quite a few stalls along the roadside, and some cultivators were haggling with the stall owners, their faces flushed with arguing. The Liu siblings didn't stop there, but instead led the four of them to a building with a sign reading "Liu's Trading Company." "This is the trading company where my brother is stationed. I'll take you inside." Once inside, they discovered a shop selling all sorts of goods, from elixirs to talismans, to magical instruments and techniques. While the goods weren't very high-end, they were quite comprehensive.

The Liu siblings told them to take a look first and take anything they needed, and they'd give everyone a discount later. Then they went upstairs to find their clan brothers. Wu Ming and the others began browsing. While the merchandise wasn't high-end, it was just right for their cultivation. There were a few artifacts that looked quite good, including a low-grade Lingfeng Zhou, priced at over 500 spirit stones. It was a must-have for travel, but the price wasn't very good, so they could only look at it.

There is also an offensive magic weapon, the Tianlei Zi, which is a disposable item, but extremely powerful, comparable to a blow from a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage. However, it also costs more than two hundred spirit stones. If it were before, Wu Ming would have definitely gotten it, but now the spirit stones in his pocket are indeed not enough, so he still has to work hard to earn money. I hope this mission can bring more unexpected gains.

When they arrived at the medicine area, everyone carefully looked for medicine to treat injuries. As a result, they actually found two medicines suitable for Zhao Xiaohai. Zhao Xiaohai's injuries had not yet healed, so he bought them. They were not expensive, only more than 20 spirit stones in total.

"Twelfth brother, fourteenth sister, didn't you just leave the market not long ago? Why are you back again? Did you forget something?" As soon as the Liu siblings went up to the second floor, they saw a middle-aged man in a purple robe. He was the cousin the Liu siblings mentioned, and he was the fifth oldest in their generation.

"Fifth brother, we haven't forgotten anything. It's just that not long after we left the market, we met several disciples of Qingyun Sect. They were completing a mission here and needed our help, so we brought them here. There is something we need your help with," said Liu Jiali.

"Disciples of Qingyun Sect? Are you sure? You haven't been cheated by others, have you? Take me downstairs to take a look first." When the fifth brother heard that they had met disciples of Qingyun Sect, his first reaction was that they had met scammers. Although they were not far from Qingyun Sect and occasionally encountered disciples of Qingyun Sect who were on missions, they were inexperienced after all and seldom went out, so it was inevitable that they would meet scammers, so he was still quite worried.

The three of them went downstairs and happened to run into Wu Ming and his four companions strolling around. The fifth brother, feigning a smile, approached and said, "I was wondering why the magpies were chirping so early this morning. Turns out we have distinguished guests here. What business have you, disciples of the Qingyun Sect, bringing us here?" The customers in the shop glanced over at the arrival of Qingyun Sect disciples. This was a deliberate move on the part of the fifth brother, who had mentioned the Qingyun Sect's reputation first, so that the others wouldn't get angry if they were exposed.

Although Huang Hao didn't understand the twists and turns, seeing that everyone else had said so, he also showed the jade token of the Qingyun Sect's outer disciple on his waist and said, "Fellow Daoist, the four of us have just come to your place to carry out a mission. We have some difficulties and need your help, so we came to seek your help."

When the Fifth Brother saw the jade token on Huang Hao's waist and confirmed the identities of the people, he felt relieved and said, "If you have any difficulties, those people have really found the right door. Come on, let's go upstairs and talk." He led the people up to the second floor and arranged for the servants to serve tea. He said, "I am Liu Jiaxin, the fifth generation of the Taohuashan family. Generally, others call me Brother Liu Wu. If you don't mind, you can call me Brother Liu Wu too. I don't know what difficulties you have encountered in your mission. If you need my help, I will definitely help as long as I am capable."

Zhao Xiaohai stepped forward and said, "Then I'll take the liberty of calling you Brother Liu Wu. This time we need to hunt rare monsters, but we're new here and unfamiliar with their distribution, so it's inevitable that we'll take some detours. We just happened to run into your clan brother, so we thought of asking for your help."

"So that's what you're talking about. Then I'll introduce you to a few monster beasts. See if they're suitable." Liu Jiaxin was relieved to hear it was just monster beasts, fearing trouble, but reluctant to refuse. He listed several monster beasts, two of which weren't among the quest items. One was the Silver Rat, an extremely fast monster beast, but very timid, and fond of various spiritual grains and materials. The other was the Howling Moon Wolf, said to have a trace of the bloodline of the ancient demon saint, the Howling Moon Wolf, and its strength was multiplied by the blessing of moonlight.

After inquiring about the locations where the two monsters usually appeared, the few of them bought materials for catching silver rats on the first floor before saying goodbye, and agreed to visit again if they had the chance in the future.

"It's easier to get things done with acquaintances. Now we have two mission targets. Which monster should we capture next?" Wu Ming asked.

"The ranges of both monsters are about the same distance from here. Now that we've prepared everything we need to catch the Silver Rat, let's go find it first." Huang Hao stated his goal, and after leaving the market, the group flew towards the Silver Rat's range. Unbeknownst to them, someone else had become interested in them.

Just after they left the market, in an attic inside the market, a young man with a gloomy face said to a handsome young man sitting at the head of the table, dressed in gorgeous clothes, "Brother, the appearance of Qingyun Sect disciples here will cause interference to our affairs. They look like some newly minted outer disciples. How about I follow them and deal with them?"

"It's better to have less trouble than more. This place is still too close to Qingyun Sect, and there are Qingyun Sect patrolling everywhere. If they find out and delay my important work, it will be a big loss for a small gain. They are just a few small bugs, which can be crushed to death with ease. Have you determined the location of the cave? I have been delayed here for half a month." The handsome young man frowned.

"Brother, the position has been determined. I came back this time to inform you and let you go and take charge of the situation." said the gloomy young man.

"That's good to confirm. After all, this is within the influence range of Qingyun Sect. If we stay here for too long, they might notice it. Let's finish the work quickly and leave as soon as possible." said the senior brother.

He didn't know that the few little bugs he let go would eventually ruin their plans and even cost them their lives.