I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 401: Stalls and Techniques

At this moment, Lin Qing walked towards a place in the northeast corner, which was about a hundred zhang in size. There were hundreds of cultivators of varying cultivation levels sitting on the ground. In front of them were various items for sale, either placed on silk cloth or animal skins.

From talismans to pill formulas, all kinds of cultivation materials were available. However, because most of the stall owners were independent cultivators, the value of these items was not high.

Lin Qing didn't have any intention to buy anything. He just came here early to relax. In the past year and a half, he had been here more than ten times.

With his cultivation at the late Foundation Building stage, Lin Qing stood out among the crowd as soon as he arrived, attracting the attention of many cultivators.

Ignoring the gazes of others, Lin Qing casually strolled around.

After living here for a year and a half, Lin Qing discovered that the cultivation world in Cangzhou was different from Yunzhou in many ways. Take formations for example, the formations in Cangzhou were different from those in Yunzhou, not only in terms of names, but also in their methods. They were more influenced by Zhongzhou. Of course, their specific functions were still very similar. With Lin Qing's proficiency in formations, he quickly grasped the differences.

"Fellow Daoists, take a look as you pass by. We have all kinds of techniques available."

Suddenly, a stall owner's voice came from Lin Qing's ear. Lin Qing's expression changed as he looked over.

On a huge animal skin, there were actually more than a dozen techniques displayed. The cultivation level of the stall owner was only at the mid Qi Refining stage, which made Lin Qing curious.

He immediately thought of his own techniques. One of the important reasons for leaving Yunzhou this time was to find a new technique that was suitable for him and better than the Shanshui Divine Technique. However, it was not easy to find such a technique. In the past year and a half, Lin Qing had already visited all the technique stalls in Xiaorong Alley, but he hadn't found anything.

With this in mind, although he understood that the techniques on this stall were probably low-level, Lin Qing still walked over.

When he arrived at the stall, he casually picked up a few techniques to flip through. After a few glances, he put them down. These were just techniques that could be cultivated to the early Foundation Building stage, belonging to the lowest level of the cultivation world. It seemed that his thoughts were not wrong.

However, although he didn't care about these techniques, the cultivator running the stall made him even more curious.

This cultivator looked to be under thirty years old, with an ordinary appearance. At this moment, when he saw Lin Qing approaching, he held his breath and cautiously looked at Lin Qing, afraid of offending him. He recognized Lin Qing as the owner of the Qingyun Formation Stall, someone with formidable strength that he couldn't compare to.

"I ask you, how can you, a mid Qi Refining cultivator, have these techniques?" Lin Qing pointed at the dozen or so techniques on the stall. Although these techniques were not high-level, each one was genuine. It was already good enough for a mid Qi Refining cultivator to have one or two. So, Lin Qing couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"Replying to Senior, th-these... these are all items I acquired through purchase," the cultivator stammered in front of Lin Qing.

Seeing this, Lin Qing smiled gently and continued to ask, "Acquired through purchase? Although these techniques are not considered precious, it would still cost several tens of spirit stones to buy one. There are more than a dozen here. How did you get so many spirit stones?"

"I..." The cultivator choked on his words and couldn't say anything.

Lin Qing smiled calmly when she saw the situation: "Don't be afraid, I'm not here to force you to say anything. Since you don't want to tell me, forget about it."

At this moment, Lin Qing didn't intend to push further. Although she was indeed curious, everyone has their own secrets, and it was just a few low-level cultivation techniques. It wasn't worth making things difficult for a Qi Refining cultivator.

As Lin Qing was about to leave, the cultivator took the initiative to speak: "Senior, I dare not hide the truth. These techniques were actually purchased by me. I bought them from the descendant of a fallen cultivator family. It only cost me less than a hundred spirit stones. I set up this stall to earn some spirit stones."

The reason why he spoke up was because he was afraid of Lin Qing. Although Lin Qing hadn't said anything and seemed indifferent, the cultivator couldn't afford to offend someone of Lin Qing's cultivation level. So when Lin Qing was about to leave, he hurriedly spoke up.

"Oh, I see." Upon hearing the cultivator's words, Lin Qing nodded. It made sense. There were indeed many cases of descendants of fallen cultivation families selling various techniques in the Cloud Province.

As for a hundred spirit stones, it wasn't surprising to Lin Qing. She had heard a story in the Cloud Province about a descendant of a cultivation family in the Central Cloud Province who sold a third-grade pill refining technique left behind by their family for only three spirit stones. People who heard about it couldn't help but feel a sense of pity, as if a child was selling their father's field without any remorse.

However, upon hearing the source of these techniques, Lin Qing stopped in her tracks and looked back at the techniques on the stall.

Since they were left behind by the descendants of a cultivation family, there might be some unusual techniques among them. They might not be apparent to low-level cultivators, but with her discerning eyes, nothing could escape her.

So Lin Qing carefully looked through all the techniques on the stall.

As Lin Qing was looking, the cultivator became more cautious. He didn't understand what Lin Qing meant and kept pondering in his mind. He didn't dare to say a word, but discreetly watched Lin Qing and paid attention to his surroundings.

Around them, many cultivators were also curious about Lin Qing's actions.

After a while, just as Lin Qing was flipping through one of the techniques, her expression suddenly changed. But noticing the curious gazes of the surrounding cultivators, Lin Qing didn't say much. She took a quick look and put the technique back down.

After finishing looking through all the techniques on the stall, Lin Qing stood up and said, "These techniques are complete, but they're not what I'm looking for. They're useless to me. I was just casually browsing, so you don't have to worry."

"Yes, Senior, please take care."

The cultivator respectfully bid farewell to Lin Qing, and the other cultivators who had been paying attention also withdrew their gazes.

However, unbeknownst to others, the cultivator muttered to himself after seeing Lin Qing off, "What does this Senior mean by secretly contacting me to meet tonight at the Qingyun Shop? Could it be that they want to buy these techniques from me? But I've already looked through them, there's nothing special. Why would this Senior be interested? Or is there something else?"

For a while, the cultivator was filled with confusion.

When Lin Qing contacted him before leaving, saying that she wanted to meet him at the Qingyun Shop tonight, the cultivator didn't understand her intentions. But if he didn't go, he felt a bit uneasy.

And why did he have a feeling that even if he didn't go, this Senior would still be able to find him?

"Knock, knock, knock!"

At night, there were a few knocks on the door of the Qingyun Shop.

(End of this chapter)