Longevity: Start Farming with Entries-Chapter 357 - 336: Five Elements Mountain

Qin Ming returned to the Spirit Ruins Market.

He was digesting the information he had just obtained from Hua Tianxiong in his mind.

"So it turns out that the Elder with the surname Qian from Lihuo Palace also had no good intentions. He used the opportunity to prop up Hua Tianxiong just to act as his glove, while the actual biggest beneficiary of Thousand Mechanism Pavilion is Elder Qian."

"All the precious things and most of the profits have ended up in Elder Qian’s pocket."

Qin Ming felt a bit regretful. He had just been thinking about having Hua Tianxiong hand over the most valuable items in Thousand Mechanism Trading Company.

However, the slightly better ones among these items were all already under Elder Qian’s control, and Hua Tianxiong was just following along to get some of the leftovers.

Nonetheless, having control over Hua Tianxiong, a significant figure in the Ten Thousand Dao Business Alliance, would make things much easier in the future.

"The methods of controlling people in this ’Primordial Evil Seed Demon Scripture’ are truly formidable."

Qin Ming, with just a slight immersion of his heart spirit, could sense the Black Talisman.

Through this Black Talisman, Hua Tianxiong’s every move at this moment appeared clearly before Qin Ming’s eyes.

He could even sense the other’s thoughts.

This feeling of having everything in control was truly astonishing. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Hua Tianxiong also returned to Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, drinking alone in his room.

Just then,

a sudden voice echoed in his mind.

"Maintain your original status. If you get exposed, don’t blame me."

Hua Tianxiong was startled upon hearing this, quickly putting down his wine glass and responding urgently: "I will strictly adhere to my master’s instructions!"

He sighed extensively in his heart.

In the eyes of the world, Hua Tianxiong appeared to be in the peak of prosperity, having met the great benefactor Elder Qian from Lihuo Palace, making everyone envy his luck.

But who knew the bitterness within?

Now he had shifted from being a puppet of Elder Qian to becoming a human puppet of Shopkeeper Lu, with his life entirely out of his own control.

Hua Tianxiong felt deeply distressed in his heart.

"Alas! How did things get to the point where I became a dual spy?"

...

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

Qin Ming walked out of the courtyard, entered the Mirror Snow Pavilion shop, and had a word with Jia Heyi.

"Old Jia, I have some matters to attend to. During my absence, I’ll have to trouble you to take care of the shop."

Jia Heyi was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, then quickly replied:

"Rest assured, Shopkeeper Lu, the old man will take good care of the business."

Qin Ming left the Spirit Ruins Market and flew towards Five Elements Mountain.

Meanwhile, people from Thousand Mechanism Trading Company, led by Hua Tianxiong, were also heading to the Five Blessings Trade Fair at Five Elements Mountain.

The Five Elements Mountain is located in the Southern Domain, not too far from the Spirit Ruins Market.

After about half a day,

a winding mountain range stretching for thousands of miles came into Qin Ming’s view. Five peaks, each abundant with a different spiritual qi, thrust into the sky, standing amidst the vast and boundless mountain range.

On the main peak in the middle, various halls and pavilions stood in great numbers, surrounded by mist and clouds, with celestial cranes and birds soaring in the sky, and various escape lights weaving through, resembling an immortal realm.

"This is the Five Elements Mountain Market."

"Behind Five Elements Mountain is the legendary Tier Four Spirit Vein..."

Qin Ming thought with a sense of longing.

Then, he descended towards the Ten Thousand Dao Business Alliance’s trade fair venue.

Since this trade fair was hosted by the Ten Thousand Dao Business Alliance, all the prestigious forces within the Great Jin Cultivation Realm, regardless of whether they were from the Righteous or Demonic Dao, were invited.

Even the two arch-enemies from Southern Border’s Divine Dao Mountain and Lihuo Palace had sent people to participate.

Before coming, Qin Ming had already had Hua Tianxiong get him an invitation.

After verifying his identity, he directly entered the market.

Qin Ming found himself in the grand presence of Five Elements Mountain Market, deeply impressed.

"The scale of the Ten Thousand Dao Business Alliance is truly extraordinary."

"The size of the Five Elements Mountain Market already surpasses any large cultivation city in the Four Southern Wilderness Countries."

Qin Ming wandered the streets of the market and then arrived at his destination — the Five Blessings Auction House.

The Five Blessings Auction House occupies a vast area, large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of cultivators, with all the facilities one could expect.

At this moment, many cultivators who had come from afar were discussing consignment auction matters with the attendants in the auction house hall.

...

"Du Xue, how is it that you haven’t received even a single consignment auction form until now?"

"The auction starts in three days, and these two days are rare opportunities you should seize!"

In a corner of the venue, a gray-robed elder from the Five Blessings Auction House admonished a graceful and beautiful female cultivator.

"I understand, Elder Zhuang," Du Xue replied repeatedly.

Yet her heart was full of bitterness; those cultivators with good items had long been allocated to others. As a newcomer without any channel resources, she had been attending to this all day, yet the items these cultivators had were just common goods.

In a large-scale trade fair like this, they simply couldn’t make the cut.

At this moment,

her drifting gaze landed on a new Foundation Establishment cultivator entering the venue, who was standing with a curious expression as he looked around.

Perhaps his attire was too simple, as none of the surrounding attendants approached him.

So she composed herself, wore a professional smile, and approached him.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist! Do you have any items you wish to consign for auction?"

Qin Ming, observing the situation inside the venue, saw an elegantly beautiful female cultivator coming to inquire.

He promptly smiled and nodded in response: "Indeed."

"However, the items I wish to auction are quite numerous and not easily displayed. Could we possibly discuss this elsewhere?"

Du Xue was momentarily taken aback; what kind of items were not easily displayed?

However, she still said, "Please rest assured, fellow Daoist, our establishment guarantees absolute confidentiality concerning customers’ privacy."

"Please follow me."

After that,

Qin Ming followed Du Xue into a private room.

"May I know what items fellow Daoist wishes to consign for auction?"

Next, Qin Ming took out a large pile of items belonging to demonic cultivators from his storage, placing them on the table before her, amidst her astonished gaze.

Since he was now showcasing himself as Shopkeeper Lu, it did not matter much.

"Tier Three Low-Grade Yin Evil Pill..."

"Tier Three High-Grade Demon Artifact Black Flame Evil Feather Fan."

"Top-Tier Demon Cultivation Technique, as well as spiritual materials..."

"..."

One by one, items shrouded in demonic qi were presented before Du Xue, and she was utterly enveloped in shock, her mouth wide enough to fit a whole egg.

Such a large number of high-tier demonic items.

She couldn’t help but doubt if the seemingly ordinary cultivator before her had wiped out an entire demonic sect.

No,

the cultivator before her was only in the late-stage of Foundation Establishment, certainly incapable of such a feat.

Could it be... the person before her was a hidden Golden Core Master?

Qin Ming looked at the attendant before him, seemingly lost in thought, and had already guessed what she was thinking.

Thus, he lightly coughed and explained: "I am Shopkeeper Lu from the Mirror Snow Pavilion at the Spirit Ruins Market, and I acquired these items from elsewhere."

"I wish to take this opportunity to sell them."

Upon hearing this, Du Xue came to her senses and recovered her thoughts.

In that case... it made sense. Moreover, the Five Auction Houses welcomed high-tier items of all sorts.

Even demonic items could participate in the auction.