"The second animal companion is finally in my hands!"

"Not only did I acquire a Li Fire Crow with the Golden Crow Bloodline!"

"I also got a Spirit Beast Bag!"

Qi Ping's joy at this moment was simply beyond words.

First of all, a Li Fire Crow with a trace of the rare Golden Crow Bloodline has a market price of over three thousand Spirit Stones. According to the iron tower man, the bloodline concentration of this Li Fire Crow is relatively high; in its prime state, its value could fetch four to five thousand Spirit Stones.

And Qi Ping just so happens to have the [Plant Growth] skill to nurture fire attribute Spiritual Medicine. As long as this Li Fire Crow is restored to its prime state, it would be a Spirit Beast worth four to five thousand Spirit Stones!

That's thrice the price of a Jade Scale Demon Spider and more than double that of an Illusory Moon White Fox!

In terms of the strength and rarity of a Spirit Beast, the market price doesn't lie.

Moreover, once Qi Ping contracts to share a talent with the Li Fire Crow, the strength of this talent will also be related to the Li Fire Crow's bloodline strength.

The stronger the Li Fire Crow's bloodline, the stronger the talent Qi Ping can share!

This not only means that the Li Fire Crow would become more powerful but also that Qi Ping's talent would grow stronger!

The speed of cultivation will increase, and the foundation will become more solid.

In addition, the Spirit Beast Bag, which was an extra gift from the iron tower man, was an unexpected joy for Qi Ping.

After imprinting and checking, even though it only had a small space of one cubic meter, it was completely enough for the bee swarm and Li Fire Crow.

The issue of transporting the bee swarm, which had worried him for a long time, was finally resolved, and he no longer had to fret about the hassle of carrying the swarm!

In short, Qi Ping now had only one word:

Comfort!

Great comfort!

However, he still suppressed his excitement and bid farewell to this late-stage Qi Refining artifact refining iron tower man.

After this encounter, Qi Ping had a good impression of this iron tower man.

"This iron tower man seems to be a good person..."

"Once I've contracted with the Li Fire Crow, I could further explore this iron tower man's character, and if he proves trustworthy, find an opportunity to befriend him..."

The iron tower man's behavior today gave Qi Ping the idea of forming a friendship.

After all, on the path of Immortal Cultivation, you need cultivation techniques, knowledge, heavenly materials, and powerful Spirit Beasts that Qi Ping requires, and these are mostly controlled by major sects.

If Qi Ping had friends in Cyan Origin Sect, purchasing items, selling things, getting information... all these would become much more convenient.

The iron tower man, despite his young age, was a late-stage Qi Refining artifact refiner and a disciple of the Cyan Origin Sect, with surely broad connections.

Qi Ping, leveraging the connection with the Li Fire Crow, could just work together with him for mutual benefit.

"Especially when the Brewer Big Belly Bee in the future can steadily produce honey for sale, I could use this connection with the iron tower man for marketing....."

An independent cultivator selling these precious things could attract disaster, but a Cyan Origin Sect disciple selling these items wouldn't raise any eyebrows.

With the reputation of an inner disciple of Cyan Origin Sect, few would dare to act against them, especially an artifact refiner with a special profession like this.

"But first, I must confirm the iron tower man's character and integrity with the Li Fire Crow, as this is the foundation of the collaboration..."

A person wouldn't likely put up a facade in front of a pet beast they're about to sell, so as long as the Li Fire Crow has no issues, combined with the judgment from today's events, it should be pretty much certain.

At least, it's sufficient as a foundation for cooperation.

The crucial thing is that Qi Ping at the late-stage Qi Refining has the strength to arm wrestle with him, so even if he harbors ill intentions, Qi Ping could be confident in defeating him or transforming into a bee to escape.

"Indeed, having a reliable partner is more suitable, even if it means earning less, it's far safer than exposing oneself..."

Discovering a channel suitable for his development made Qi Ping even happier.

...

After returning to Boss Gao's Zhi Yuan Chamber of Commerce.

"Boss Gao, I really must thank you for this!" Qi Ping sincerely clasped his fists in gratitude towards Boss Gao.

If it weren't for Boss Gao's channels, he wouldn't have had any chance to encounter this Li Fire Crow and that iron tower man, even if he scoured the entire Cyan Stone Marketplace.

"It is I who should thank you, Brother Qi; this time, I indirectly helped fulfill a small wish of Master Meng Yan, which is more important to me than anything else..."

Boss Gao's face also beamed with joy, even comparable to Qi Ping's, which showed just how pleased he was.

"Master Meng Yan?"

"Yes, are you aware of Master Meng Yan's background?"

"Isn't he an artifact refiner and an inner disciple of Cyan Origin Sect?"

"That's only on the surface. He has another identity; he is also a disciple of the artifact refining Elder of the Cyan Origin Sect!"

"Artifact refining Elder!?"

Qi Ping was quite shocked upon hearing this.

To be called an artifact refining Elder, one must essentially be a Golden Core Stage Cultivator.

Living in the Immortal Cultivation Realm for over five years, Qi Ping naturally understood what kind of status this represented.

To put it bluntly, for the three major families of Qingshi County, crushing an ordinary loose cultivator is probably akin to crushing an ant, while the Golden Core Elder of the Cyan Origin Sect crushing the patriarchs of the three major families is also as easy as crushing an ant.

The disparity was obvious.

Qi Ping did not expect this iron tower man named Meng Yan to have such a background. No wonder Boss Gao was so excited.

"Isn't that right? Now you know why I'm thrilled, right? Hehe... countless people want to work under Master Meng Yan but have no chance!"

Connecting with Meng Yan would mean that Boss Gao's business in Qingshi County would thrive even more in the future.

"Congratulations to Boss Gao then!"

"It's all thanks to you, Brother Qi!"

...

After some pleasantries, Qi Ping spoke again:

"Boss Gao, are there any active Fire Spirit Grass or Fire Spirit Grass Seeds available in the Cyan Stone Marketplace?"

"Fire Spirit Grass? There should be. Do you want to buy some?"

"Yes, I also need to purchase more seeds. You know I just bought the Li Fire Crow, and I need to prepare more fire attribute Spiritual Medicine. Let's see how many Spirit Stones these are worth..."

After Qi Ping spoke, he took out the bodies of the Demonic Insects from his Storage Ring, leaving out the Blood Resentment Mosquito and Corrosive Waterfly of the black-robed Cultivator, and handed over the rest.

The middle-grade Magical Artifact long saber he acquired earlier with Sister Nan had already been sold to Boss Gao for Spirit Stones.

However, the items from that late-stage Qi Refining black-robed Tribulation Cultivator he encountered at Cloud Mist Mountain Range hadn't been touched by Qi Ping. After all, the cyan-robed woman from Cyan Origin Sect was frantically looking for someone for unknown reasons, so in such circumstances, Qi Ping naturally didn't dare to expose any items he got.

Seeing so many Demonic Insect corpses, Boss Gao was completely dumbfounded!

Goodness, he couldn't fathom what Qi Ping had done to acquire so many Demonic Insect corpses!

But Boss Gao did not ask much and quietly accepted the Demonic Insect bodies Qi Ping presented, and rapidly obtained two stalks of Fire Spirit Grass and five Fire Spirit Grass Seeds for Qi Ping, with astonishing efficiency.

For Boss Gao, as long as he could make money, unrelated matters were not his concern, reflecting his business philosophy.

Once these items were handed over to Qi Ping, there were still one hundred eighty-six Spirit Stones left.

During this period, the Demonic Insects had brought Qi Ping a small fortune; not much, but certainly a small profit!

Thus, Qi Ping had less than two hundred Spirit Stones remaining.

But correspondingly, Qi Ping had acquired the Li Fire Crow, Spirit Beast Bag, and Fire Spirit Grass and its seeds he needed; this visit to the Cyan Stone Marketplace was considered thoroughly successful...

After everything was settled, Qi Ping left the Cyan Stone Marketplace and quickly made his way back to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range.

Perhaps due to Qi Ping's caution, this time on his return he did not encounter any Tribulation Cultivators or Demonic Insects.

There was no dramatic plot of being targeted because of purchasing a Spirit Beast, and he smoothly returned to Peak No. 7 of the Rain Mist Mountain Range.

Upon his return, Qi Ping immediately gathered the bee swarm and set them on full alert, while he eagerly proceeded with the contract ceremony with the Li Fire Crow...

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