Li Shiming declined Wang Fan’s kindness, he just wanted to take in the surroundings.
Arriving at the street halfway up Wuqing Mountain, walking on the bustling main street, he finally considered himself truly in contact with the Cultivation World of Dongqi Continent.
This marketplace not only had shops, but also many cultivators selling their spiritual objects by the roadside.
It made sense that the place was doing so well since only those with a token could enter, and there was also a Nascent Soul Ancestor guarding it.
Li Shiming walked while observing; he wasn’t impressed by the items at the stalls, yet he gained an indirect understanding of the continent’s situation through those spiritual objects.
He stopped his steps in front of a shop called Ten Thousand Books Pavilion.
The Ten Thousand Books Pavilion was four stories high, one of the larger shops on this street.
"Senior, books for the Golden Core Stage are on the third floor!" Upon entering the store, an attendant immediately approached respectfully.
Because divine thought was not allowed to be used casually in the marketplace, Li Shiming used ’Divine Eye Sight’ to scan the first floor, discovering that it sold books for Qi Refining cultivators.
The books for Qi Refining cultivators were mostly paper-based, placed on shelves like ordinary books.
Li Shiming nodded at the attendant and proceeded up to the third floor via the stairs.
"Fellow, is there anything you need? Do you want me to give an introduction?" A Golden Core Early Stage cultivator handled the reception on the third floor, and upon seeing Li Shiming, promptly offered a bow and asked.
This Golden Core Early Stage cultivator sensed the Golden Core Late Stage aura of Li Shiming, yet Li Shiming had only revealed the aura of the ’Yuqing Thunder Scripture’. Otherwise, the aura of Li Shiming as a Golden Core Great Elder would have had a far greater impact.
"I need some array formation books, do you also have travel logs?" Li Shiming asked with a smile.
"There are eight array formation books and sixty-five travel logs on the third floor!" The Golden Core Early Stage cultivator was very clear about the books under his management and answered with familiarity.
"How many spirit stones in total?" Li Shiming was somewhat surprised, as the number of both array formation and travel logs exceeded his expectations, and he asked aloud.
This also reflected that the foundation of the cultivation world in Dongqi Continent was much stronger than in the Beishu Continent; this was merely a loose cultivator market, yet there were so many array formation and travel log books at the Golden Core level.
If one could join a major sect, just imagine how many books one could access!
"Please wait a moment, I’ll calculate it!" The Golden Core Early Stage cultivator hadn’t expected Li Shiming to want everything. Slightly stunned, he said. After mentally calculating, he quickly continued: "Fellow, just give four thousand five hundred mid-grade spirit stones, though the value of the eight array formation jade scrolls is slightly high, the sixty-five travel logs jade scrolls are a gift to you!"
Travel logs were generally not worth much; the eight array formation jade scrolls he priced fairly, and he could see that Li Shiming was wealthy, a magnanimous type of Golden Core cultivator rarely seen.
Li Shiming didn’t haggle, and he handed four thousand five hundred mid-grade spirit stones to the Golden Core Early Stage cultivator, who then placed the collection of jade scrolls into a storage bag and handed it over to him.
"Is the fourth floor for Nascent Soul Stage books?" After the transaction, Li Shiming pointed upwards and inquired.
"Yes, if you want to buy Nascent Soul Stage books, I’ll take you there!" The Golden Core Early Stage cultivator, hearing Li Shiming’s interest, promptly replied.
Guided by the Golden Core Early Stage cultivator, Li Shiming ascended to the fourth floor.
On the fourth floor was a Late-stage Golden Core cultivator, not the Nascent Soul Ancestor he had imagined.
It’s understandable; Wuqing Mountain had only two Nascent Soul Ancestors, so it was impossible for a Nascent Soul Ancestor to be stationed here managing a shop.
"Pavilion Master, this fellow wishes to purchase Nascent Soul Stage books!" The Golden Core Early Stage cultivator saluted the Late-stage Golden Core cultivator and signaled with a glance while speaking.
"You can leave, I will attend to this esteemed guest!" The Pavilion Master waved his hand and said.
"Wei KeWei greets fellow cultivator, may I know this esteemed fellow’s family name, for I recognize all the Late-stage Golden Core fellows in Wuqing Mountain?" Pavilion Master Wei gave a cultivator’s bow and asked Li Shiming.
"Li Shizhen greets Pavilion Master Wei; I’ve just arrived at Wuqing Mountain and was intending to pay respects to fellow cultivators!" Li Shiming responded with a smile and a bow.
"Fellow Li is a Thunder cultivator, and his thunder element aura is solid. Though Ten Thousand Books Pavilion boasts a significant collection, there are no suitable cultivation techniques for you!" Pavilion Master Wei complimented with a smile.
A Late-stage Golden Core Thunder cultivator—such an existence virtually equals the battle strength of several Late-stage Golden Core cultivators.
Pavilion Master Wei intentionally cultivated a good relationship, hoping to form a friendship with Li Shiming.
"I’m interested in knowledge about arrays and travel logs. Oh, and if there are any alchemy books, I need those too!" Li Shiming expressed his requirements.
"These are all the array, travel log, and alchemy jade scrolls available here; the jade scrolls on this level require top-grade spirit stones for purchase!" Pavilion Master Wei, through divine thought, summoned the jade scrolls from all directions to the table in front of him.
It appears even Ten Thousand Books Pavilion had few Nascent Soul level books; here there was only one array jade scroll, six travel logs jade scrolls, and one alchemy jade scroll.
Li Shiming didn’t hesitate and used divine thought to delve into the jade scrolls.
Although to make his stance clear, he only stayed for three breaths in each jade scroll, and for an ordinary Golden Core cultivator, that would only be enough to glance at the start, but with his natal magic treasure, IBMz15, in those three breaths, he could fully copy all the contents into IBMz15.
"I want this alchemy jade scroll!" Li Shiming didn’t know the value of Nascent Soul Stage knowledge. He only had a little over a thousand top-grade spirit stones, so he only took the alchemy jade scroll.