Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 551 - 280: Refining Tier 3 Upper Grade Puppet (Part 3)
At that moment, an enormous shadow suddenly cast across the skies of Ancient Sand City.
To everyone’s amazement, the shadow seemingly carried some mysterious power, dispelling the boundless yellow sand.
The cultivators in Ancient Sand City poked their heads out, only to see a colossal spirit ship slowly appearing in their view.
This spirit ship emanated mysterious and powerful spiritual waves, its hull adorned with exquisite runes and strange demon beast patterns, showcasing its extraordinary origin.
"The giant ship from the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons!"
The cultivators of Ancient Sand City witnessed the scene without the slightest panic.
After observing with an amused interest, they returned to their daily activities.
After all, such scenes had occurred many times in Ancient Sand City, and everyone had grown accustomed to it.
The spirit ship slowly sailed toward Ancient Sand City, its immense body cutting through the air, stirring up the whistling sound of winds.
Gu Yuntao, accompanied by several high-ranking officials of Ancient Sand City and Xu Ping, personally went to welcome the esteemed guests from the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons.
The spirit ship docked slowly in the designated area of Ancient Sand City, its hatch gradually opening, sending a wave of rich demon beast aura flowing towards them.
Soon after, a tall, stern-faced middle-aged man stepped out of the spirit ship with steady strides.
He wore a black robe embroidered with lifelike demon beast patterns, and as he walked, the patterns seemed to flow. His aura had already reached the late-stage Golden Core.
"Welcome, friends from the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons. I, Gu, have been awaiting your arrival for quite some time." Gu Yuntao smiled, stepped forward, and cupped his hands.
"The City Lord Gu personally coming to greet us, Qin is truly honored!"
The middle-aged man smiled, speaking slightly in jest.
"Hahaha, Daoist Friend Qin is indeed a highly respected elder of the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons. I am merely a humble Golden Core Cultivator, hardly daring to show the slightest negligence, let alone offend Daoist Friend Qin."
Gu Yuntao laughed heartily, responding in a teasing manner.
It was clear that their relationship was very good, or else they wouldn’t joke like this upon meeting.
Xu Ping, standing beside Gu Yuntao, recalled the identity information of this individual in his mind.
This person was named Qin Chenfeng, possessing late-stage Golden Core cultivation, and also raised a third-rank peak spirit pet. In the entire Golden Core cultivator group of the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, his strength was among the top, securely within the top three.
"You and I have not seen each other for many years, we should truly draw closer."
Gu Yuntao warmly invited Qin Chenfeng to the grand hall atop the treasure tower.
...
In the grand hall, the hosts and guests were seated.
Besides Gu Yuntao and Qin Chenfeng, Xu Ping was also among those invited, quietly sitting on the side.
"Come, let me introduce the two of you to each other."
Gu Yuntao chuckled, breaking the brief silence, beginning to introduce the two.
"This is Qin Chenfeng, Daoist Friend Qin, who serves as an elder in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons." Gu Yuntao first pointed to Qin Chenfeng, introducing him to Xu Ping.
Then he looked at Xu Ping and said to Qin Chenfeng: "This is Yan Ruchen, Daoist Friend Yan."
"Don’t be fooled by Daoist Friend Yan’s current cultivation at the middle stage of the Golden Core; he is truly a peerless talent gifted beyond measure."
"Especially skilled in a remarkably exquisite sword array, even ordinary Golden Core Perfection cultivators find it difficult to withstand his sword array."
"Ordinary Golden Core Perfection cultivators would struggle?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Chenfeng showed an expression of surprise.
He originally thought the person might be a newly initiated cultivator of Ancient Sand City but had a good relationship with Gu Yuntao, hence was brought along.
Unexpectedly, the person’s strength was astonishing!
If he wasn’t aware of Gu Yuntao’s pride and character, he might have thought Gu Yuntao was exaggerating.
"Daoist Friend Yan."
Qin Chenfeng put away his look of surprise, greeting Xu Ping quite courteously.
"Daoist Friend Qin." Xu Ping politely returned the salute.
Though Gu Yuntao had especially emphasized his strength, Xu Ping knew within his heart that he truly ought to thank Gu Yuntao for this gesture.
After all, in the eyes of a formidable force like the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, a regular middle-stage Golden Core cultivator and someone who could match or possibly defeat ordinary Golden Core Perfection cultivators are entirely different concepts.
Moreover, the words coming from Gu Yuntao, a person with considerable ties to the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, added a few more levels of credibility.
...
The three casually chatted a bit more, exchanging remarks that made the atmosphere increasingly amicable and harmonious, akin to old friends reuniting.
Gu Yuntao, sensing the timing was right, subtly straightened his posture, first gently clearing his throat, then slowly speaking:
"This time, Daoist Friend Yan has come not only to get acquainted with Daoist Friend Qin."
"The main purpose is to hope to purchase some demon beast materials from the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons to craft third-rank top-grade puppets."
"Demon beast materials?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Chenfeng raised an eyebrow, then revealed a bright smile, nodding without hesitation:
"No problem, as long as the price can be negotiated, everything will be fine."
To Qin Chenfeng, or from the standing point of the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, selling these demon beast materials to anyone makes little difference.
Furthermore, this transaction was assisted by Gu Yuntao acting as a bridge.
In all these years of interaction with Gu Yuntao, although Qin Chenfeng had never been able to thoroughly uncover all of Gu Yuntao’s secrets,
he understood clearly that Gu Yuntao was not comparable to ordinary Golden Core cultivators.
Therefore, this relationship network naturally needed to be well maintained.
"In that case, thank Daoist Friend Qin very much."
Xu Ping couldn’t help but smile as the other party agreed so directly and efficiently.
Having Gu Yuntao as the intermediary made things indeed much easier.
Otherwise, if he came alone as a middle-stage Golden Core cultivator, Qin Chenfeng would likely not have paid him any mind.
