"Fellow Daoist Cold Crow, you are overthinking. I just feel a sense of familiarity with you at first sight. Can’t I invite you for a drink?" Qin Ming said with a smile.

"Come, let me toast you."

With that, Qin Ming raised the glazed cup in his hand.

"In that case, I’ll oblige. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Qin, for your hospitality." Facing the temptation of Nascent Soul Wine, Cold Crow Ascendant couldn’t resist, so he clinked glasses with Qin Ming, then smiled, took a deep breath, and finished it in one go.

The Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid went down the throat, and various flavors welled up in the heart.

In a flash!

Cold Crow Ascendant’s eyes widened, showing an incredulous expression.

Immediately, his entire being felt ethereal, savoring it endlessly.

And most importantly, he could clearly feel a slight loosening sign in the mana of his Nascent Soul, which had been dormant for decades!

"Good wine!"

Cold Crow Ascendant’s eyes sparkled with praise, simple and direct.

"I didn’t expect Fellow Daoist Qin, besides planting spirit plants, to also excel in the art of winemaking. I truly admire you."

"Such immortal brew is rare to hear about even once in a lifetime~ Jadescent Nectar indeed!"

"I would call this Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid the number one spirit wine in the world, with no equal."

"Originally, I thought Fellow Daoist Qin’s words were a bit exaggerated, but who would have thought you were being too modest... "

With a cup of spirit wine down, Cold Crow Ascendant’s eyes couldn’t move away from the wine flask in Qin Ming’s hand...

"Then let’s have another cup." Qin Ming smiled faintly.

Amidst the clinking of cups.

Half of the day had passed.

"Fellow Daoist Cold Crow... don’t just drink, have some food."

"Oh, oh, oh, right, right, eat some food."

After finishing a flask of Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid, Cold Crow Ascendant’s face flushed, eager to leave immediately to refine the overwhelming medicinal power.

But he never thought that after drinking, Qin Ming looked unfazed, his face unflustered, behaving as if nothing happened.

However, after tasting it, most of Cold Crow Ascendant’s soul had already been hooked by Qin Ming’s spirit wine.

He then inquired with great interest, "Fellow Daoist Qin, do you have some extra Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid?"

"Can you exchange some for me, hehehe!"

Qin Ming knew that this old fellow’s treasury was full of good stuff, waiting for this question, wasn’t he?

He smiled slightly, then said with the glazed cup in hand, "Of course, there’s some left, but Fellow Daoist Cold Crow you know, the main material for this wine is extremely rare..."

"This, I naturally know. Fellow Daoist Qin, see if there’s anything you need, just say the word to see." Cold Crow Ascendant said through gritted teeth.

He had already made up his mind, even if it costs him dearly today, he must get this immortal brew.

Qin Ming immediately asked, "Fellow Daoist Cold Crow, do you have Cyan Sky Spirit Soil?"

"Cyan Sky Spirit Soil? Fellow Daoist Qin, you must be planning to use this spirit soil to cultivate Tier Four Spirit Plants, right?" Cold Crow Ascendant was momentarily stunned upon hearing what Qin Ming needed.

Then he showed a mysterious smile, immediately took out a purple-skinned gourd from his storage pouch, handed it to Qin Ming, and proudly said, "I can guarantee, Cyan Sky Spirit Soil, this rare Tier Four Middle-Grade Spiritual Object, is nowhere else to be found."

"But it just so happens that I have some, originally intended to exchange for things to enhance mana at this Immortal Mansion Grand Assembly."

"I never thought Fellow Daoist Qin here has Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid, such a spirit wine, that I must not miss..."

"This gourd of Cyan Sky Spirit Soil, passed down by former patriarchs of our sect, measures about three feet square, enough for Fellow Daoist Qin to cultivate spirit seeds."

Qin Ming took the purple-skinned gourd from the other party’s hand, instantly overjoyed.

He just asked casually, not expecting Cold Crow Ascendant really had it.

But the next moment.

Qin Ming’s gaze fell back on the purple-skinned gourd in his hand, his pupils suddenly shrinking!

He instantly felt that this gourd for containing the spirit soil was quite a treasure.

"Isn’t this a Spiritual Gourd? Amazing, actually using it just to hold mere spirit soil, this old fellow is truly generous." Qingyang the Old Demon said through sound transmission, feeling incredulous...

Qin Ming showed no outward emotion, secretly asking, "Old ghost, do you recognize this?"

"Indeed, this is a Tier Four High-Grade Spirit Plant Spiritual Gourd, capable of nurturing Primordial Yang Purple Qi in its mature phase, the main material for refining Dragon Ascending Pill..."

"Hiss! Tier Four High-Grade Dragon Ascending Pill?" Qin Ming gasped inwardly, not expecting such a significant background to this item.

However, he did not study it further, opening the stopper and sweeping his divine thought inside.

The space inside the gourd was quite ample, with a pile of cyan-colored Spiritual Soil quietly resting inside. Wisps of Spiritual Qi were swirling and flowing through the soil, exuding a compelling presence.

’It’s truly Cyan Sky Spirit Soil, and in such a large quantity...’

Qin Ming was immediately delighted internally. As expected of Cold Crow Ascendant, even the Spiritual Soil that the Penglai Sect doesn’t have, he possesses a large heap of it here.

Initially, he thought that even if he came to the Immortal Mansion Grand Assembly, it would be a major effort to get ahold of the Spiritual Soil.

Who would have thought that on the first day, it was already resolved?

With this, he could start planning the cultivation of Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice Wine.

Qin Ming even pondered whether he still needed to participate in the rest of the assembly.

After all, his main objective had already been achieved.

"It indeed is Cyan Sky Spirit Soil. What’s Fellow Daoist Cold Crow’s intention for exchanging it for some Spirit Wine?" Qin Ming resealed the cover and asked.

Cold Crow Ascendant hesitated for a moment, then brazenly said: "Well... An altar of Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid, how about that, Fellow Daoist Qin? Hehe!"

"Oh, come on! Elder Cold Crow, you’re really asking for too much. It’s obvious that my master’s Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid’s value far surpasses your Spiritual Soil."

"After all, although Cyan Sky Spirit Soil is rare, if you don’t know how to use it, it remains just a lifeless thing."

"And Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid, not to mention its unparalleled taste, is a Nascent Soul Spirit Wine that can enhance mana, which alone makes it even more precious than those Tier Four Spirit Pills."

"Moreover, you just drank a whole jug of it for free."

"A whole altar of Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid, my master absolutely won’t agree to that."

The Heaven-Devouring Rat was also anxious, thinking if all the Spirit Wine was traded away, what would it drink afterwards?

Qin Ming chuckled, sharing the same sentiment as the Heaven-Devouring Rat.

Upon hearing this, Cold Crow Ascendant’s face turned green.

He cursed inwardly: This damn rat, ruining my plan!

But he couldn’t do anything about it and had to plaster a smile back on his face and said:

"Haha! Fellow Daoist Qin’s Spirit Pet is right. I’ll take a step back, how about half an altar of Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid?"

Qin Ming pondered slightly, then simply nodded in agreement, "Let’s follow Fellow Daoist Cold Crow’s suggestion."

He then promptly took out half an altar of Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid, handed it to the other party, and without any sign, put away the purple-skin gourd.

The transaction completed, both parties were delighted.

Cold Crow Ascendant’s smile grew even wider, as if he had gained a huge bargain.

After three rounds of wine and five courses of food.

He bid farewell to Qin Ming, then booked a room within the inn to refine the medicinal power from the Spirit Wine earlier.

Two more days passed.

The Immortal Mansion Grand Assembly officially commenced at the center of Dragon Abyss Island.

The scale of this assembly was grand and shook the East Sea Cultivation Realm, its scope covering the major forces of the East Sea and many of the Sea Race.

By the time Qin Ming and Cold Crow Ascendant reached the venue, it was already a sea of people, with various halls lit up and newly decorated, resembling an ethereal and mystical immortal realm.

At this moment, various Great Power cultivators arrived, riding their Escape Light.

The circular plaza was already filled with stalls from the major forces of the East Sea, trading and selling Immortal Mansion Treasures.

Every Spiritual Object here could not be found outside.

"Tier Three Treasure Demon-slaying Dagger, modeled after the Spiritual Treasure Demon-slaying Blade, highly effective against the Demon Dao, crafted by Master Liao from the Ancient Sword Sect. Fellow Daoists, come take a look!"

"Tier Two Late-stage Demon Hunting Dog bred by the Crystal Palace, specifically for dealing with Ghost Cultivators and demonic creatures, only three thousand Middle-Grade Spirit Stones."

"Oh my, the Star Palace even put out Nascent Soul Spiritual Objects for sale."

"Three Golden Core Formation Pills produced by the Penglai Sect, available to the highest bidder."

"Three Yang True Water, a special product of the East Sea Dragon Palace, tremendously helps Demon Beasts in breaking through to the Transformation Realm."

Qin Ming and his companion were invited into one of the halls.

The spacious and grand hall was already filled with Nascent Soul Stage cultivators.

A rough glance showed around twenty of them, each with an unfathomable aura.

Among them were Nascent Soul True Monarchs from other cultivation realms, who had traveled a long way to be here.

Qin Ming was considered the sole representative from the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm.

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