Family Cultivation: I can see the prompts

134: mountain ape trainingLin Shiming paid the Spirit Stones and followed the bluestone corridor to a luxurious hall.

The lighting in the hall wasn’t very good; there were only a few moonstones serving as lamps.

In front of the hall, there were three vertical rows of red nanmu chairs.

At this moment, many Cultivators had already taken their seats, but surprisingly, the back rows were full, a few Cultivators in the front rows weren’t wearing spirit isolation gauze, and in the middle, there were only a handful of people.

He found a seat in the middle-back, sat down quietly, surveyed the area, and then didn’t bother to look around anymore.

Most people were wearing spirit isolation gauze, so even if he looked, he couldn’t discern anything.

While Lin Shiming was resting with his eyes closed, many more people came in, almost all of them wearing spirit isolation gauze.

When the entire hall, with its hundred-plus nanmu chairs, was almost full, a square-faced Cultivator in a green robe appeared at the front of the hall.

The green-robed Cultivator looked around, then cleared his throat and said:

”Almost everyone is here. As the initiator of this Foundation Establishment gathering, I’ll introduce myself first! I am Xiao Chen, also an Elder of Duo Bao Tower. So, all Fellow Daoists can rest assured in your transactions. In this grand hall, I guarantee that no one will harbor any ill intentions!”

Xiao Chen spoke with extreme seriousness, even using a low-level Spell, so even those sitting in the very back felt as if Xiao Chen was speaking right next to their ears.

”This Foundation Establishment gathering will be conducted through bartering. I, Xiao, will start by offering something to get things going!”

With that, Xiao Chen took out three treasures: a pair of purple-gold flowing light boots, a piece of cold iron precious jade, and a Yao Beast egg.

”These purple-gold flowing light boots are High Grade Magical Artifacts of the third rank. Wearing them grants a High Grade lightness Spell. A normal Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivator wearing them will absolutely not be slower than a Late Foundation Establishment Stage or even a general Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Cultivator!”

”This cold iron precious jade is a fourth-rank treasure Material, perfectly suitable as the main Material for a fourth-rank Magic Treasure!”

”As for this last Yao Beast egg, it’s the offspring of a fourth-rank Yao Beast, the Purple Wind Eagle. It will be a second-rank Late Stage Yao Beast upon hatching!”

”These three treasures are only for exchange for treasures that can increase the probability of breaking through to the Purple Mansion! If you have Purple Mansion Jade Liquid, you can take all three!”

Xiao Chen finished speaking and began to look around.

His display caused a stir among the Cultivators; what he threw out wasn’t a brick, but a golden brick!

All the Cultivators had fervent eyes, and Lin Shiming was no exception. The cold iron precious jade was fine, a fourth-rank treasure Material to be used only after reaching the Purple Mansion, but the purple-gold flowing light boots and the fourth-rank Yao Beast egg could both be used now.

However, although there was much discussion in the hall, no one came forward. Clearly, even if someone had such a treasure, few would offer such a precious medicine that could help break through to the Purple Mansion.

Xiao Chen’s eyes showed clear disappointment, but he didn’t put all the treasures away. Instead, he put down the purple-gold flowing light boots, pricing them at one million Spirit Stones, to be exchanged for treasures of equal value, prioritizing those that could enhance Cultivation.

Many Cultivators then came forward, and after inquiring about the price, a burly Cultivator eventually completed the transaction.

After Xiao Chen stepped down, other Cultivators came up one by one.

The treasures brought out were varied and colorful, many of which Lin Shiming didn’t recognize.

Most were some relatively special and rare Materials and Spirit Medicines. Among them were also the main Materials for Foundation Establishment Pills, illusory heart grass, and heavenly spirit fruit.

During this time, Lin Shiming also tried to transmit messages, but apparently, either Lin Shiming didn’t fancy their items, or they didn’t fancy his Materials.

Finally, it was his turn. He stepped forward and took out ten pieces of Yao Beast Materials.

The most outstanding among them were the wings and a pair of scythe-like forelegs of a Six-Winged Devilish Mantis.

These two Materials, if given to a skilled Artifact Refiner, could potentially be refined into High Grade Magical Artifacts of the third rank, and their characteristics would definitely not be weak!

The Six-Winged Devilish Mantis was not some nameless Yao Beast.

”These Materials are for luring demon grass, or information about luring demon grass!”

Lin Shiming finished speaking and began to look around, hoping someone would come forward with luring demon grass to exchange.

But clearly, no one had any, nor could anyone provide any information.

Lin Shiming sighed and gave up on continuing to exchange for luring demon grass, instead opting to exchange for Spirit Objects of equal value.

At this, many people immediately began to transmit messages to Lin Shiming. Almost all the Cultivators wanted to exchange for the Six-Winged Devilish Mantis’s green wings and scythe-like forelegs.

There were exchanges for Magical Artifacts, Spirit Talismans, and even other Yao Beast corpses.

However, Lin Shiming wasn’t very satisfied with these. Finally, one transmitted message caught Lin Shiming’s attention:

”Fellow Daoist, I have a Mystic-Grade Low-Rank Body Refining Cultivation Technique. How about exchanging it for all your Yao Beast Materials!”

Lin Shiming had not expected someone to exchange a Cultivation Technique and immediately agreed.

One must know that the best Body Refining Cultivation Technique in their Lin Family was only Yellow Rank High Grade, barely enough to Cultivate to Foundation Establishment.

Grand Elder Lin Yuqing and his second brother Lin Shiyi both Cultivated that Cultivation Technique.

Now having a Mystic-Grade Low-Rank Body Refining Cultivation Technique naturally made him extremely satisfied. Furthermore, after reaching Foundation Establishment, he now had two hundred and fifty years of lifespan.

He had ample time to Cultivate Body Refining Cultivation Techniques simultaneously, and to cope with the potential invasion of the demonic sect, Body Refining Cultivation Techniques could also yield the greatest benefits.

Soon, a slightly chubby Cultivator walked out from the back. The spirit isolation gauze obscured his face, preventing Lin Shiming from seeing his true appearance.

The latter came up, gently picked up the Six-Winged Devilish Mantis’s Spirit Wings and scythe-like forelegs, examining them carefully. After finding that there was almost no damage, he also clicked his tongue in wonder and delight.

The troublesome nature of the Six-Winged Devilish Mantis was well-known on the Yao Insect Ranking. Usually, to slay one required using all means, and there was no guarantee that the wings or scythe-like forelegs wouldn’t be damaged.

After checking, the chubby Cultivator gave Lin Shiming a Jade Slip.

Inside the Jade Slip, a Cultivation Technique named Mountain Ape Body Refining Art was inscribed.

Lin Shiming used his Divine Sense to briefly investigate and found that it was a Body Refining Cultivation Technique inspired by mountain apes, and indeed a Mystic-Grade Low-Rank Technique, thus completing the transaction.

Both buyer and seller were very happy.

For the former, the Cultivation Technique was ’dead,’ as it could be copied anyway, while the latter did not lack these Spirit Beast Materials at the moment; his treasures were already considered numerous.

Whether it was the Demon Binding Pouch, the Blazing Flame Flag, the Tiangang Sword Formation, the Purple Wood Sword Formation, or the Mother-Child Swords, the Kui Wood Shield, and the Azure Bee Blood-Piercing Needles he had bought earlier.

Now, with this Mountain Ape Body Refining Art Cultivation Technique, even if he couldn’t buy a Foundation Establishment Pill, this trip was not in vain.

After exchanging treasures, Lin Shiming continued to sit on the nanmu chair, quietly watching others exchange treasures.

At this moment, he wished he could exchange everything he had, but unfortunately, his previously considered generous fortune of over four hundred thousand was probably gone with just a few Spirit Objects here.

After the exchange meeting, Lin Shiming felt his knowledge had increased by thirty percent, and he also gained an understanding of the wealth of various Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Clearly, Cultivators from Qingzhou and Qingxuan Sect were far beyond what the Qian Family or even the Li Family Cultivators could compare to.

As soon as the small exchange meeting ended, Lin Shiming got up to leave. However, what he didn’t expect was that Xiao Chen transmitted a message to Lin Shiming at that moment.