Ke Huai was the organizer of this small exchange meeting, so it was natural for him to start, and no one had any objections.

"Then I shall begin, consider it an attempt to draw out better ideas."

"What I want is very simple."

Ke Huai stood up, lightly tapped with his spiritual power, and some text and patterns solidified in the air, seemingly patterns of seeds and medicinal plants.

"Seeds of any precious Spiritual Plant, or unbloomed seedlings."

"Any of those I have depicted are acceptable. If you have seeds of precious Spirit Medicine not on this list, you can also offer them for trade."

Pine Wood, Sunken Water Peach... Among the eight or nine types of Spiritual Plant and Spirit Medicine seeds depicted, Song Yan happened to recognize two due to his previous Alchemy.

These were indeed very precious Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicine that could be used for Alchemy.

However, their growth period is long, and their seeds and flower buds are not valuable. Therefore, very few people trade these items.

To be used in Alchemy, they would need to be at least several decades old, or even nearly a century old.

What does this Ke Huai want with the seeds of Spiritual Plants? To plant them himself?

To perform Alchemy ten years, a hundred years from now?

Silence fell upon the room; no one spoke.

As if he had expected this, Ke Huai showed no obvious sign of disappointment and was about to conclude his turn.

"Uh... wait a moment, Fellow Daoist Ke."

Zhou Jiasheng, who was nearby, finally spoke after a long period of apparent hesitation.

"What’s depicted in your drawing... isn’t it this?"

He looked closely for a long time, then somewhat uncertainly took out a small ice-blue flower from his qiankun bag.

Ke Huai’s eyes lit up, and he repeatedly affirmed: "Fellow Daoist Zhou, this Cold Jade Flower of yours is indeed the seedling of a Cold Jade Fruit."

"I can offer ten Spirit Stones to buy it, or if you want something of similar value, we can exchange."

Zhou Jiasheng laughed heartily: "I only picked it up because it looked pretty that day, never thought this little flower would be worth a few Spirit Stones."

"Fellow Daoist Ke, if you have Huang Ya Pills, then exchange with Huang Ya Pills. If not, just give me Spirit Stones, and I’ll buy the Medicinal Pills myself."

Huang Ya Pill is a relatively mainstream Medicinal Pill for Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators to increase spiritual power, suitable for consumption from the Early Stage to the Late Stage of Qi Refinement.

For Zhou Jiasheng, this was completely unexpected wealth.

"I have them, I have them."

Ke Huai was overjoyed and quickly took out a bottle of Huang Ya Pills. The two completed their exchange under the witness of everyone.

With the first trader making a successful deal, the atmosphere in the room became much more lively.

Zhou Jiasheng wanted to sell a Low Grade defensive Spiritual Artifact and exchange it for some Medicinal Pills used for Cultivating spiritual power.

Although Song Yan was somewhat moved, after hesitating, Fellow Daoist Rong seized the opportunity first.

Ultimately, the two completed the transaction.

What Lin Xiaoyu wanted to sell was a Talisman, but this Talisman had a strange appearance, and she herself couldn’t explain its effect.

Everyone here was a Loose Cultivator, already lacking Cultivation resources, and even less likely to waste Spirit Stones on something whose usefulness was unknown.

Ultimately, the exchange was unsuccessful.

Finally, it was Song Yan’s turn.

"What I want to sell is a bottle of special Medicinal Pills, and two Yin Puppet Rebirth Nails."

Before coming to the Night Market, Song Yan deliberated repeatedly and did not bring the Pill Formula, instead burning it with a single spiritual flame.

This Pill was truly too sinister.

He prided himself on not being a great benevolent person, but this Pill was truly evil. If the Pill Formula fell into the hands of someone with ill intentions, causing mass slaughter, and was traced back, it would be difficult to avoid Karma.

It was safer to just sell these Pills.

"..."

Before Song Yan could even begin to introduce the Medicinal Pills, everyone in the room was startled by the Yin Puppet Rebirth Nails.

Ke Huai, however, remained calm: "Fellow Daoist Tong, this is..."

"Nothing, I went down the mountain and slew a demonic Cultivator, then stripped these from him."

"Hiss––"

Demonic Cultivator!

Song Yan spoke plainly, but everyone listened with a shudder, their gazes at the white wolf mask now tinged with awe.

If they knew that the highest cultivation of those three demonic Cultivators was only the third layer of Qi Refinement, they would wonder what to think.

"This bottle of Medicinal Pills is called Spirit Transformation Blood Pill, it is a demonic sect Medicinal Pill, and its effect is..."

"It can cause Mortals without Spiritual Root Aptitude to grow special meridians within their bodies, thereby giving them the opportunity to Cultivate to the third layer of Qi Refinement."

"What?!"

"Is that true?!"

Everyone exclaimed in shock.

Indeed, this item was probably already one of the most special things at this exchange meeting.

It made sense; those with Spiritual Root Aptitude naturally wouldn’t need such a thing, but Cultivators always have Family and blood relatives.

The absence of a Spiritual Root is the norm.

Theoretically, if a continuous supply of Spirit Transformation Blood Pills could be produced, a small Qi Refining Family with an average strength of Qi Refinement third layer could be forcibly created.

Song Yan had not yet made an offer, but Ke Huai was already impatient.

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Tong has the Pill Formula for this Pill?"

"Yes..." Song Yan first nodded, but then changed his tone: "However, the Materials required for this Pill and its refining method are too sinister, so I have destroyed the Pill Formula."

A trace of almost imperceptible regret flashed in Ke Huai’s eyes, and then he quickly said: "Fellow Daoist Tong, that was a righteous act."

Song Yan continued: "...As for the Yin Puppet Rebirth Nails, I imagine I don’t need to introduce them much. What I want can be any of three things."

"One is Spirit Stones; for everything, twenty-five Spirit Stones will suffice."

"Two is Medicinal Pills, such as Huang Ya Pills, then three bottles are needed."

"The third is Utmost Spirit items, or clues and information about them."

Utmost Spirit items?

The other five people exchanged glances, especially Wu Huaguo and Rong Xiaofeng, who saw a hint of surprise in each other’s eyes.

"Any attribute of Utmost Spirit items will do."

Utmost Spirit items actually cover a wide range of things.

For example, the more common Utmost Spirit Wood Essence and Utmost Spirit Fire each have different types.

Some Utmost Spirit items are not actually too precious; otherwise, Song Yan would not be making such an extravagant demand here.

If it’s just a small amount or definite information, then it’s worth about twenty-odd Spirit Stones.

The Spirit Transformation Chapter mentioned that Utmost Spirit items can be used to fuse and strengthen Sword Dao Seeds.

Even if he didn’t plan to disperse his cultivation and plant a sword in the future, Utmost Spirit items had other uses, so it wouldn’t be a loss.

Since he was already here, Song Yan wanted to try his luck.

He could accept any of the three things he proposed.

"..."

Silence fell in the room for a moment; several people seemed to be considering their offers. Song Yan’s expression was calm, facing Ke Huai. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Ke Huai was indeed tempted and was about to offer twenty-five Spirit Stones, but Rong Xiaofeng beat him to it.

"My wife and I offer three bottles of Huang Ya Pills."

"Hm?"

Even Song Yan was surprised.

Of the three conditions he proposed, twenty-five Spirit Stones was the normal price.

Information about Utmost Spirit items was considered a relatively good deal, as it was only related information.

These three bottles of Huang Ya Pills were roughly equivalent to thirty Spirit Stones, which was clearly a bit of a loss.

"However, after this meeting, my wife and I would like to speak with Fellow Daoist Tong privately. Is that possible?"

"..."

Song Yan looked at Ke Huai; he didn’t know the rules, so it was better to ask the host.

Ke Huai smiled and nodded: "As long as both parties are willing, then naturally it’s fine. I, Ke, cannot manage affairs that far."

"Good."

After the transaction was completed, Song Yan had, in fact, gained a great advantage.

What Rong Xiaofeng and Wu Huaguo, the Dao Companions, wanted to sell were two sets of mother-child flying blades, also Low Grade Spiritual Artifacts, valued at about fifteen or sixteen Spirit Stones, which Lin Xiaoyu exchanged for a Purple Flame Talisman of similar value.

Song Yan couldn’t help but question his life.

Why did these Loose Cultivators all seem richer than him?