Ch 150: Divergence
After Qin Ming received Aunt Long’s news, he greeted Wu Jiang and left Moonview Island.
A moment later.
He rode his beloved Silver Wing Frost Bee and arrived at Tianhe Marketplace.
This time, he didn’t disguise himself, as he was going to talk to Aunt Long.
After entering the marketplace through inspection, Qin Ming headed straight towards the direction of Mirror Snow Pavilion, following the main road.
The free cultivators on the street, some of them recognized Qin Ming, were astonished and greeted him warmly.
“Senior Qin! Congratulations!”
“Congratulations on your promotion to Second-Rank High-Grade Spirit Plant Master!”
“Island Master Qin, you truly bring glory to our Lingxi Archipelago. A Second-Rank High-Grade Spirit Plant Master is unique to the entire archipelago.”
“Fellow Daoist Qin is truly amazing! Your reputation has shaken Canghai Immortal City, and it is said that Master of the Azure Sea personally met you.”
“Ah? Golden Core True Person met you? That’s quite prestigious!”
“Fellow Daoist Qin, are you interested in publishing a book about Spirit Plants?”
“Many Fellow Daoists from our Lingxi Archipelago also want to learn and emulate it.”
“That’s right, that’s right, recently, many Fellow Daoists have changed careers and gone to farming.”
“……”
Various words of flattery and congratulations were incessant in Qin Ming’s ears.
Qin Ming responded with a smiling face while quickening his pace towards Mirror Snow Pavilion.
He didn’t like this kind of scene.
Especially the last one, wanting him to publish a book, really made him ashamed.
The journey that could have been completed in Half a Cup of Tea, was delayed for over Half a Month.
Underneath Mirror Snow Pavilion, Aunt Long, who still possessed charm, had been waiting at the shop door for a long time.
With an enthusiastic attitude, she welcomed Qin Ming into the shop and brewed Spirit Tea for him.
“Hehe, Fellow Daoist Qin’s reputation has grown rapidly in the marketplace recently!” Aunt Long poured tea for Fellow Daoist Qin and said with a smile.
Qin Ming smiled wryly upon hearing this: “Ah, it’s all just Floating Clouds.”
“By the way, Aunt Long, do you have any leads on those two items you mentioned?”
Aunt Long nodded gently upon hearing this and said seriously: “That’s right, according to our reliable news, after Half a Month, the Seventy-Two Island Alliance and the Nie Clan, newly supported by the Thunder Yuan Sect, will hold a large trade fair on Thousand Leaves Island, lasting seven days.”
“And they have invited various parties to enter.”
“I heard that the trading items list of Thousand Leaves Island includes High-Grade Ape-Type Spirit Beast Essence Blood, and the Third-Rank Spirit Plant Seed and other two items.”
Qin Ming sipped the Spirit Tea and said with some confusion: “Why do the Alliance and the Nie Clan want to jointly hold such a trade fair? And they are even going to sell the High-Grade Seed of Third-Rank Spirit Plant.”
Aunt Long seemed to have foreseen Qin Ming asking this question: “Of course, it’s because of unequal distribution of spoils.”
“Since the destruction of the Zhao Clan of Thousand Leaves Island, the Alliance and the Thunder Yuan Sect had been deadlocked for a long time on the issue of resource allocation.”
“Although the Thunder Yuan Sect eventually took the lead and obtained the Ownership of Thousand Leaves Island, the resources obtained by the Alliance cannot be underestimated.”
“With the in-depth development of Thousand Leaves Island by both sides, they gradually discovered many resources that the Zhao Clan failed to take away, as well as other various Treasures.”
“You must know that on Thousand Leaves Island, in addition to the Third-Rank Spirit Vein, there is also the Core Formation Spirit Item ‘Earthly Fiends Spirit Liquid’, which produces fixed outputs every Hundred Years.”
“On the issue of resource distribution, both the Alliance and the Nie Clan once again had differences. Neither of them wanted to give the other an advantage, so they came up with the Method of the trade fair.”
“Both sides divide the Spirit Stone equally, and no one has anything to say.”
“But everyone knows in their hearts that the Alliance and the Nie Clan can’t agree on the surface. The Thunder Yuan Sect doesn’t want the stable Situation to Change again, so both sides can only secretly engage in conflict.”
“This trade fair, the Alliance and the Nie Clan are expected to secretly place bets.”
“At the same time, the Seventy-Two Island Alliance invites other Island powers of the Lingxi Archipelago to participate, and share resources in Thousand Leaves Island. They also want to take this opportunity to restore the post-war Trade between the islands.”
Qin Ming suddenly Realized, and nodded: “So that’s how it is.”
“Then, those who will participate in the trade fair, the Spirit Islands and Powers, must be numerous, right?”
Aunt Long smiled slightly: “Those Clans that are too small are naturally not qualified to accept the invitation.”
“Those who can participate in this meeting are the Spirit Islands that have joined the Alliance, as well as the large Powers in the Tianhe Marketplace.”
“Our Mirror Snow Pavilion is on the invitation list.”
“As an Honorary Guest Elder of This Pavilion, Fellow Daoist Qin can naturally participate.”
After Aunt Long said this, she took out an invitation from Thousand Leaves Island and handed it to Qin Ming.
Qin Ming took the invitation and revealed a smile: “Aunt Long, thank you!”
“Fellow Daoist Qin is a Guest Elder with a high Identity in This Pavilion. This small matter is what I should do; there’s no need to be polite.”
“By Then, Fellow Daoist Qin can depart with us. I will notify Fellow Daoist Qin in advance.”
After the conversation ended, Qin Ming had a meal at Mirror Snow Pavilion and then left the shop.
He had finally come out once, and wanted to stroll around the stalls of the marketplace, but when he thought of how he was so popular these days, it was better not to attract attention.
“Low-Profile, Low-Profile. Even Glorious Deeds will fade away over Time.”
“Moreover, I haven’t done anything Earth-Shattering.”
Qin Ming then prepared to leave the marketplace and return to his Moonview Island.
But just then.
A Beautiful Figure wearing a Black Conical Hat brushed past him.
Suddenly!
Qin Ming Frowned, he had a Feeling that he had met that Female Cultivator before.
Then he released his Spiritual Sense and observed the other party.
The Black Conical Hat worn by the Female Cultivator was quite peculiar. It seemed to be a Magic Tool that could isolate Spiritual Sense investigation.
But in front of Qin Ming’s Powerful Spiritual Sense, it was just like a decoration.
Qin Ming increased the Intensity of his Spiritual Sense, instantly breaking through the Defense of the Conical Hat, and saw the delicate Face inside.
To his Astonishment, he had never seen the Woman inside the Black Conical Hat before.
‘Uh, I don’t recognize them.’
‘It’s truly Presumptuous of me.’
The Female Cultivator seemed to have discovered someone spying on her, but upon turning around and seeing that it was a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator, she looked panicked and quickly left.
“Cough!” Qin Ming coughed gently, his face unfazed, and left the marketplace pretending nothing had happened.
……
In Tianhe Marketplace.
The woman in the Black Conical Hat just now, after going around several times in the alley, confirmed that no one was following her.
She turned again and again, and gently and rhythmically knocked on the door of a closed Shop in the alley.
The Wooden Door opened, and then she slipped inside sideways.
“Why did you come so late?” A slightly hoarse Sound asked in the Darkness.
The woman in the Conical Hat hesitated and explained softly: “I met an Acquaintance at the entrance of the marketplace, and for safety reasons, I took a detour.”
“Hmm?!”
“Did the other party recognize you?” The hoarse Sound questioned coldly.
“No, I have a Spirit Tool that can disguise me.”
“That’s good.”
“Did you get the items?”
“Yes, it’s all here.”
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