Moreover, his Blood Demon Sect possessed many experts.
Qin Changsheng pondered silently.
Li Hu had a plan, ambition, and a desire to seize the Qingyun Lake treasure, but Qin Changsheng also had his own contingency plan.
Right now, the safest approach was to wait.
He didn't need to rush into action, nor did he need to deliberately disrupt Li Hu's plan. He only needed to lie low, closely observing Li Hu's every move, waiting for Li Hu to act according to his strategy. When Li Hu successfully restrained the Golden Core demon beast, broke through the blockade, and was about to seize the treasure, he would suddenly strike, catching Li Hu off guard and seizing the treasure from Qingyun Lake in one fell swoop.
In this way, he could avoid the risk of directly confronting the Golden Core demon beast, reap the benefits of the situation, obtain the treasure, and not reveal his true intentions—a perfect strategy.
As for the opportunities Li Hu had gained over the past five years and his current true combat strength, Qin Changsheng didn't care.
Even if Li Hu possessed some skill, he was no match for him, especially since he had the advantages of attributes like [Sword Heart Clarity], [Repair], [Concealed Aura], [Rebirth], and [Replacement], giving him a strong chance of victory.
At this moment, Jiang Lijuan, seated at the head of the table, glanced at everyone present and stood up, saying, "Fellow junior brothers and sisters,"
"In our daily cultivation and trials, we inevitably acquire some unused treasures, spiritual materials, or cultivation manuals. Keeping them is useless, but discarding them is too wasteful."
"Today, taking advantage of this gathering, let's start a trading session. Everyone can bring out their unused treasures and exchange them, each taking what they need, making the most of everything."
This suggestion immediately received a positive response from the cultivators.
On the path of cultivation, everyone's cultivation direction is different, and the treasures they need are also different. What is idle might be urgently needed by someone else. Exchanging them is far more cost-effective than hoarding them or selling them at a low price, so everyone was naturally happy to participate.
"Senior Sister Jiang is absolutely right!" one cultivator echoed first, then waved his hand, and several items flew out of his storage bag, landing steadily on the table. "I have a few extra Qi Condensation Grasses here, and a short sword of high-grade Yellow-rank magic weapon that I no longer need. The Qi Condensation Grass is suitable for Qi Refining stage disciples, and the short sword is suitable for junior brothers who have just established their foundation for self-defense. Junior brothers and senior sisters who need them are welcome to exchange them with their unused treasures."
With this cultivator taking the lead, the other cultivators also sprang into action.
Some took out unused spirit tea and pills, some took out broken and unusable magic weapon fragments, and others took out cultivation manuals unsuitable for their own practice, placing them one by one on the table. They asked each other questions and discussed, and the private room quickly became lively, the atmosphere becoming increasingly harmonious.
Some traded surplus animal hides for much-needed healing pills, others exchanged unused magic artifact fragments for spiritual materials needed for cultivation, and still others traded low-level cultivation techniques for suitable auxiliary treasures. Everyone got what they needed, and satisfied expressions appeared on their faces.
Lin Hao also took out an unused low-grade Xuan-level wristband. Although his expression remained indifferent, he unusually participated in the trading, but he never glanced at Hu Nan, clearly still harboring resentment over the past incident involving the thousand-year-old Xuan Iron.
Qin Changsheng remained seated on his prayer mat in the courtyard, his divine sense still extending into the private room of Qingyun Tower, closely observing the movements within.
He hadn't initially paid much attention to this exchange of idle treasures among cultivators.
Most of the treasures held by the Foundation Establishment cultivators were low-grade spiritual materials and inferior magic artifacts, utterly useless to him now that he was at the fourth level of Foundation Establishment and preparing to refine his natal magic weapon. Even the few slightly valuable items were beneath his notice.
Qin Changsheng had even slightly restrained his divine sense, intending to close his eyes and concentrate on continuing his plan to seize the treasure at Qingyun Lake. But at that moment, an inconspicuous azure light entered his divine sense, instantly causing it to refocus. His previously calm expression shifted slightly, and a barely perceptible glint flashed in his eyes.
Inside the private room, a young cultivator dressed in a light blue robe, with delicate features, was somewhat reservedly taking a palm-sized copper ingot from his storage bag and gently placing it on the table.
This cultivator was Junior Brother Liu, who had recently reached the first level of Foundation Establishment. He was usually low-key and this was his first time attending a gathering of Foundation Establishment cultivators. The copper ingot he had taken out seemed unremarkable, even somewhat rough, with fine scratches covering its surface, appearing to be just an ordinary piece of scrap copper.
Junior Brother Liu scratched his head, speaking somewhat shyly, "Senior brothers and sisters, I don't have any valuable treasures here, just this copper ingot. I found it by chance a few days ago while training in Black Wind Ridge in the eastern suburbs. The material looks somewhat unusual, but I don't know its specific use. It's useless to me. If any senior brothers or sisters need it, I'll give you one hundred spirit stones."
Upon hearing this, everyone glanced at the cyan copper ingot. Seeing its ordinary appearance and lack of spiritual energy, most shook their heads, not taking it seriously. Some even had a faint smile on their lips, clearly thinking the copper ingot was worthless, not worth a hundred spirit stones at all.
Even Lin Hao and Wu Yong only glanced at it briefly before looking away, continuing to focus on their own transaction.
But Qin Changsheng, the moment he saw the cyan copper ingot clearly, became completely interested. His aura fluctuated slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Because Qin Changsheng had recognized it as Five-Colored Copper.
Five-colored copper is a core auxiliary material for refining mid-to-high-level natal magic weapons. Extremely rare, it nourishes the spirituality of magic weapons, strengthens the connection between the magic weapon and the cultivator's soul, and further enhances the power of the natal magic weapon.
Although Qin Changsheng had already determined that this was five-colored copper, he still summoned the golden information entry.
On the entry, the characters flowed, radiating a mysterious and powerful aura. It could probe the secrets of all things in the world; as long as a specific target was input, it would provide the most accurate information.
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"Five-colored copper," Qin Changsheng murmured in his heart, condensing a wisp of pure divine sense at his fingertips and gently touching the [Information] entry, clearly injecting the three characters "Five-colored copper" into it.
As his divine sense was injected, the golden entry suddenly lit up, its light becoming increasingly dazzling. The spiritual energy around him frantically gathered, and countless tiny points of light flowed around the entry, as if rapidly probing and filtering relevant information.
In just a few breaths, the light above the entry gradually faded, and a clear line of text slowly emerged, providing precise information that was imprinted in Qin Changsheng's consciousness: [Target: Five-Colored Copper, Current Ownership: Heavenly Sword Sect, Junior Brother Liu.]
Seeing this information, the last trace of doubt in Qin Changsheng's heart completely dissipated.
Sure enough, this cyan copper block was indeed the Five-Colored Copper he had been searching for.
Now that it was confirmed, he had to get the copper block in his hands as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen complications.
Immediately, Qin Changsheng relayed the message to Hu Nan to secretly exchange for the Five-Colored Copper.
Meanwhile, in the Songfeng Pavilion private room on the fourth floor of Qingyun Tower, the transaction was still in full swing, with everyone getting what they needed amidst laughter and chatter.
Hu Nan was silently observing the transaction when he suddenly felt the message in his mind. His expression shifted slightly, and he quickly focused his attention, carefully listening to Qin Changsheng's command.
Hu Nan slowly picked up the spirit tea on the table, took a sip, and casually swept his gaze across the room, but in reality, he had already subtly locked onto Junior Brother Liu in the corner.
After a moment, seeing that everyone was engrossed in their respective transactions—Lin Hao was discussing the details of exchanging magic artifacts with Wu Yong, and Jiang Lijuan was chatting with several cultivators nearby—and no one was paying attention to him, Hu Nan slowly rose and walked towards Junior Brother Liu.
Soon, he quietly arrived at Junior Brother Liu's table: "Junior Brother Liu, this copper ingot looks rather special. How much spirit stones?"
"Senior Brother Hu, I obtained this from the secret realm, one hundred spirit stones!" Junior Brother Liu held up one finger.
"I happen to need one to forge a magic artifact!" Hu Nan didn't give Junior Brother Liu much time to think, taking out one hundred low-grade spirit stones from his storage bag.
Upon hearing this, Junior Brother Liu's eyes lit up instantly, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
He had originally thought that this copper ingot wasn't very valuable and couldn't possibly be exchanged for one hundred spirit stones.
Unexpectedly, Hu Nan actually offered one hundred spirit stones.
For him, a newly established Foundation Establishment cultivator with meager funds, one hundred spirit stones was a considerable sum, enough to purchase a considerable amount of spiritual materials and pills needed for cultivation.
He nodded hurriedly, his tone urgent yet somewhat restrained: "Willing! Willing! Thank you, Senior Brother Hu! Thank you, Senior Brother Hu!"
As he spoke, fearing Hu Nan might change his mind, he quickly reached out and picked up the cyan copper ingot on the table, wrapped it in spiritual energy, and handed it to Hu Nan, carefully storing the one hundred spirit stones into his storage bag at the same time.
Hu Nan took the cyan copper ingot, remaining calm and composed, his expression unchanged, simply and gently putting the copper in his storage bag. "It was nothing, Junior Brother, no need to be so polite."
Hu Nan nodded slightly, saying nothing more, and turned to slowly walk back to his seat, his movements natural, as if he had only completed a trivial matter.
Lin Hao, who had been watching Hu Nan closely, frowned slightly, seemingly sensing that the copper block was anything but ordinary.
However, Hu Nan and Junior Brother Liu had already completed their transaction, so he had no chance of disrupting it.
Lin Hao quietly approached Junior Brother Liu and inquired about the purpose of the special copper block.
Upon learning that it was merely ordinary refined copper used for forging magical artifacts, Lin Hao finally relaxed.