A method for producing an ionic conductive substance, including a step of contacting raw materials in a solvent, wherein the raw materials include: one or more compounds selected from phosphorus sulfide, germanium sulfide, silicon sulfide and boron sulfide; a sulfide of a metal element belonging to group I or group II of the periodic table; and a halogen compound represented by MwXx wherein M is Li, B, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Ca, Mg, Sr, Ba, Al, Si, P, S, Ge, As, Se, Sn, Sb, Te, Pb or Bi, w is 1 or 2, X is F, Cl, Br or I, and x is an arbitrary integer selected from 1 to 10.