Actually, Song Yan’s decision was not made on a whim.

It was just that besides getting rid of those less-than-above-board items, he also wanted to search for other things on this trip.

For example, information about Sword Cultivators from ancient times, or information about Yao Beasts like Xiao He.

He initially thought the book, ’A Complete Compendium of Immortal Dao Scenery,’ had a grand title, so he decided to try his luck.

He didn’t expect that the trial read content actually contained a few words related to Sword Cultivators.

"It’s not too late to read it when I return to my Immortal Cave."

Song Yan suppressed the urge to find a tea guest and read the Jade Slip, instead pondering how to sell those items.

"Go to a general store and try to sell them door-to-door?"

"Right, Granny Qin mentioned earlier that there’s an auction house in the Night Market. I should go ask them if they’d take these things..."

But he didn’t know where the auction house was, so he’d have to ask someone.

"Fellow Daoist! Fellow Daoist Bai Lang!"

Behind him, someone seemed to be calling him.

Song Yan turned around. The person approaching was a young Cultivator dressed in a green robe.

He asked, puzzled, "Is something the matter?"

In an alleyway not far away, three to five Cultivators, both male and female, stood watching this side.

It seemed this green-robed Cultivator was also one of them.

"I see Fellow Daoist traveling alone, aimlessly. Is this your first time attending the Lingyuan Ze Night Market?"

"..."

Song Yan frowned slightly, but after a moment of thought, he nodded.

Before coming to the Night Market, Granny Qin hadn’t told him there were outside Cultivators here. He had assumed everyone was a Disciple from the Sect, so he hadn’t changed out of his outer Sect Disciple robe.

These few people probably recognized his identity as an outer Sect Disciple, but this way, he didn’t have to worry too much about his personal safety.

After all, this was, in the end, Cave Abyss Sect’s territory.

"If Fellow Daoist is coming to the Night Market for the first time, you must surely want to acquire some... special spiritual items, or perhaps you have some items of complex origin that you wish to sell, correct?"

"Fellow Daoist, please don’t misunderstand. In fact, all the Cultivators who come to this Lingyuan Ze Night Market within the entire Fengan Prefecture are like this."

Song Yan nodded.

He didn’t detect any of these people using detection Spells like the Spirit Discernment Art to check his Qi Realm.

The green-robed Cultivator was very observant. Seeing Song Yan nod in agreement, he quickly introduced himself.

"This one is Ke Huai, a Disciple of Ziyang Sect. May I know Fellow Daoist’s name?"

Ziyang Sect. Song Yan had heard of it. It was a medium-sized Sect within Fengan Prefecture, with a very long history of establishment. It was said that an Ancestral Master of theirs had once reached the Nascent Soul Stage.

Although its current strength couldn’t compare to Cave Abyss Sect, the Sect’s foundation was there, and it was considered a well-known name within the entire Fengan Prefecture.

"This one is Tong Chuping."

Using the name of this dead person, Song Yan was quite adept.

However, few people in this Night Market would take names seriously.

"Brother Tong, a few of us have gathered here to exchange items. I wonder if Brother Tong is interested?"

"..."

Song Yan pondered for a moment, considering that he was new here and lacked experience. Although he was in Cave Abyss Sect’s territory and wouldn’t be in mortal danger, being swindled out of his possessions would still be troublesome.

"No, thank you."

He lifted his leg to leave, but Ke Huai tried hard to persuade him to stay.

"Is Fellow Daoist Tong planning to go to the auction house?"

Song Yan was startled and said, "Why? Is that not allowed...?"

He noticed that the Loose Cultivators behind Ke Huai had somewhat amused expressions. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

One female Cultivator covered her red lips with a finger and chuckled, "This little brother is truly adorably foolish."

Ke Huai, however, showed no mockery. He merely explained, "Fellow Daoist is new here and may not know, but that auction house only accepts valuable spiritual items. If it’s fragmented Medicinal Pills, Spiritual Artifacts, and such, you’ll likely be turned away..."

"Furthermore, it’s already Hai Shi (9-11 PM), and tonight’s auction has already begun. If you insist on selling your spiritual items through this route, you’ll have to wait until the next Night Market."

Tsk.

Song Yan grumbled inwardly. Why hadn’t Granny Qin told him anything? He stood there looking quite foolish.

"..."

Seemingly sensing Song Yan’s hesitation, Ke Huai struck while the iron was hot: "The few of us are all Loose Cultivators. Fellow Daoist Rong and Fellow Daoist Wu are a Dao Companion pair from Wuye Mountain."

"This one is Wu Huaguo."

"This one is Rong Xiaofeng. My wife and I are Loose Cultivators from Wuye, Fengan Prefecture."

Wu Huaguo... Song Yan raised an eyebrow. This pseudonym was truly like a pseudonym.

"This is Fellow Daoist Zhou, a Loose Cultivator from Hangping Daomi Mountain."

The Cultivator surnamed Zhou gave an honest smile and cupped his hands, looking like a Jianghu martial artist: "Zhou Jiasheng, pleased to meet you."

Perhaps thinking of Sheng Nian and Detective Ling in Shiliang Town, this Zhou Jiasheng gave Song Yan a very friendly feeling, so he nodded.

"This is Fairy Lin from Heavenly Jade Palace."

The earlier female Cultivator, with her enchanting eyes and alluring figure, smiled gracefully and bowed: "This humble one is Lin Xiaoyu."

Seeing the sincerity of the five, Song Yan no longer refused. These items had to be sold eventually.

"Alright, with such sincere invitations from you all, it would seem ungracious of me to refuse further."

Song Yan nodded: "However, to be frank with you all, the items I wish to trade are probably not worth many Spirit Stones."

"No matter. Fairy Lin and I come from minor Sects, and the other three are also Loose Cultivators. Where would we find those precious spiritual items?"

That was true.

A moment later, Song Yan followed the five to a secluded pavilion.

"Xianxin Pavilion."

Ke Huai exchanged greetings with the pavilion’s guard, and everyone went inside. It seemed they had made arrangements beforehand.

Entering the pavilion, whether it was Song Yan’s illusion or not, he felt the space inside seemed slightly more spacious than it appeared from the outside.

"A spatial... Formation?"

In the main hall of the pavilion, many Cultivators were resting and conversing. Song Yan even saw the bearded Cultivator he had seen earlier in the market, who had argued with someone over the price of a Cultivation Technique.

However, it was clearly not as noisy here as the Night Market outside, only normal conversation could be heard.

"Senior Ke, Room Y-13, upper floor."

"Lead the way."

"This way, please."

After entering the room, there was a moderately sized round table in the center. The five people each chose a seat, and Song Yan also sat around the table.

The Dao Companion pair sat to Song Yan’s left, and Lin Xiaoyu was to his right.

The attendant placed some fruits and snacks in the center. Song Yan was surprised; these were all spiritual fruits. Although their grade wasn’t high, it was still enough to show that this tea house called "Xianxin Pavilion" was quite wealthy.

Once the attendant left and the sound-insulating Formation began to operate, Ke Huai no longer waited.

"Thank you all for coming. Except for Fellow Daoist Tong, everyone here is familiar, so I won’t beat around the bush. I’ll briefly explain the rules to Fellow Daoist Tong, and then we’ll begin our item exchange meeting."

"Fellow Daoist Tong, there aren’t really any rules, just an order of precedence."

"Starting with me, the second will be Fellow Daoist Zhou, and so on, following the seating arrangement, each person will state the items they wish to sell and the items they desire. If any Fellow Daoist present has spiritual items that meet the conditions or a sufficient amount of Spirit Stones, they can make a bid."

"If the exchanger is satisfied, the transaction can be completed."

"We are not an auction house, so there aren’t so many rules. If Fellow Daoist Tong has no questions, shall we begin?"

Song Yan listened, then nodded.

It was very simple, nothing to ask about. He began to ponder what he should exchange these items for... Granny Qin had said that the bottle of Spirit Transformation Blood Pills and its Pill Formula were special in nature. If there was a specific demand, they could fetch a high price of dozens of Spirit Stones, but at market price, they were probably only worth about ten Spirit Stones.

As for the Yin Puppet Rebirth Nails, they should be able to fetch around fourteen or fifteen Spirit Stones.

If he were to exchange items, what would he exchange them for? As if by a ghost’s prompting, the general outline of the Spirit Transformation Chapter and some descriptions from the Sword Planting Technique flashed through his mind.

Song Yan was startled, as if he had thought of something.