If you don't have enough strength, if you want to rise quickly in a complicated environment, you can only take advantage of the situation.
But how to take advantage of the situation is also a profound knowledge. If you don't take advantage of it well, it will be self-defeating and you will only die faster.
If Chen Dengming, who was before the time travel, is now trying to take advantage of the opportunity in this world of cultivating immortals and wants to use his strength at the first level of Qi Cultivation to negotiate terms with other monks at the sixth level of Qi Cultivation, that would be overestimating his own abilities and making people laugh.
But today's Chen Dengming's life experience and experience are no longer comparable to the immature young man of the past.
In terms of wisdom and vision, he is still the head of the Chen family of Nanxun Kingdom, but he has just entered the world of immortality, and his strength is still behind him and needs to be accumulated.
After making up his mind to take advantage of the situation, Chen Dengming went around in circles and returned to the neighborhood where he once lived.
He has not forgotten the woman who lent him money and gave him a meal.
As expected, the residence he rented previously has been rented by others, and the door of Xu Wei's shantytown next door is closed.
"She should be at home at this time..."
Chen Dengming approached and was about to knock on the door.
There was the unfamiliar sound of heavy footsteps behind the door.
He slapped his hands.
The door opened almost at the same time, revealing the rough face of a man.
"You are...ah, Immortal Master! I have met the Immortal Master."
Chen Dengming glanced at the man in surprise, then looked into the back room and said, "Who are you? Have you ever met Xu Wei?"
"Xu Wei?" The man looked confused, then shook his head, "Master Immortal, I don't know Xu Wei."
Chen Dengming's eyebrows bulged, and after some questioning, he found out that this man moved in three months ago.
Prior to this, the house had been vacant for a few days, and the previous owner had moved out.
After careful calculation, Xu Wei moved out at about the same time as he left the gathering place.
Thinking about it this way, Xu Wei may have moved out of this area out of fear because he was wanted or because of his warning.
"It's really hurting this neighbor..."
Chen Dengming thought to himself, turned around and left, heading towards the commercial area of Jinzifang.
Xu Weiben was also from Jinzifang, but because of his status as a mortal, his status was very low.
Now that they have moved away, naturally they have to go to Jinzifang to find each other.
As a mortal, it is still difficult for the other party to earn spiritual grains.
The lease period of the place of residence has not expired, and he suddenly changed the place. He must have suffered a lot of losses. The money was given to him again. Where can he go now?
In this gathering place for casual cultivators, Xu Wei is the only person he can still trust and can entrust him with some things.
In addition to finding Xu Wei, he also planned to go to Jinzi Square in person to meet the workshop owner Xu Ning, and at the same time get the 'credit' that belonged to him as promised by the other party.
This is not because he thinks too highly of himself, but it is a necessary part of his next plan.
Many things, even if you don't want to be so troublesome, must be so troublesome. This is the inability to do it yourself when you are in the world.
Sometimes Chen Dengming thinks that it would be great if he could live forever directly.
If you have no money, there is no need to rush. Earn slowly. If your strength is low, there is no need to rush. Just practice slowly.
Unfortunately, reality is very skinny, and cultivating immortality is not romantic.
He still had to worry about the broken silver.
After all, you have to learn exercises to extend your life. Exercises cost money and resources are limited. Others will naturally compete with you. It’s difficult to be completely aloof!
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As one of the four largest forces among the dozens of forces in the gathering area of casual cultivators, Jinzifang's territory in this gathering area is naturally the largest and best.
The gathering place is divided into five areas: east, west, south, north and center.
Among them, the central area is the core area where the exhausted spiritual veins were located in the past.
The remaining spiritual energy there is also the strongest, and Jinzifang occupies a quarter of the streets and houses in the central area.
Secondly, some shantytowns in the West District are also under the jurisdiction of Jinzifang and residential fees are charged.
Chen Dengming soon arrived at the Jinzifang area in the city.
There are people here queuing up to pay their living expenses, just like when he first came.
Behind the team, there are two antique and elegant art buildings, but they are already the boundaries of the city.
Except for those who work in it or the Jinzi Workshop, generally only monks can pass for free, while ordinary mortals have to pay spiritual grains to enter.
This also shows how precious and scarce resources are in gathering places for casual cultivators.
Mortals who want to enjoy resources and get close to a spiritual energy-rich area like this in the city have to pay spiritual grains.
Chen Dengming was already a monk, so no one stopped him and allowed him to enter the city area and approach the two art buildings.
After experiencing the hustle and bustle at night, these two popular art buildings also ceased to exist, but the turtle slaves were exhausted from cleaning up the mess in front of the door early in the morning.
Some of the elegant guests who were listening to the music were escorted out of the building by the smiling madams. Their pockets were bulging when they left, but they were empty when they left.
Seeing Chen Dengming approaching and feeling the spiritual power in his body, the madam did not dare to neglect him and hurriedly stepped forward to entertain him.
"Ouch~ This immortal master, does he feel happy as soon as the sun rises?"
Chen Dengming glanced at the madam coldly and said nothing.
The old madam's face was as thick as flour, and she hurriedly apologized with a smile.
Chen Dengming directly stated his intention.
"Looking for Miss Xu Wei?"
The face of the old bustard changed slightly, and after looking at Chen Dengming calmly, he smiled stiffly and said, "Master Immortal, this girl Xu Wei is notoriously stubborn. If you want to find her...this..."
Stubborn?
Chen Dengming thought to himself, he really didn't notice that Xu Wei, who often talked to him with a look of anger, was stubborn. He said calmly, "Don't talk nonsense. Since she is here, bring her to see me. I like it." Be stubborn with me."
The old bustard was speechless and looked strange, but he did not dare to neglect.
Seeing that Chen Dengming had no intention of going in, she quickly turned around with a smile and went in to call for someone.
As the madam of the art house of Jinzifang, she is naturally from Jinzifang, and ordinary monks would not dare to take advantage of her easily, but she is a mortal after all, and she does not dare to provoke the monks for a trivial matter like looking for someone.
However, although she did not show her emotions, Chen Dengming could already tell that something was wrong.
Xu Wei seemed to have offended someone. The madam didn't seem to want him to see Xu Wei, but he only agreed under pressure.
Chen Dengming couldn't help but think of the swelling on Xu Wei's face and raised eyebrows when he met him in the past.
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"Master Immortal, you...you, Chen Lang..."
At the door of the art building, Xu Weitan, who was called out, opened her mouth slightly and stared at Chen Dengming's familiar face in shock. She immediately covered her mouth and did not dare to call out Chen Dengming. She was so frightened that she looked around for a moment before looking at Chen Dengming in surprise and blinking her eyes. , stammered.
"You, how come you have broken through to..."
Chen Dengming nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, Sister Xu, I made a breakthrough some time ago and only returned today."
Xu Wei hurriedly waved his hand, "No way, Immortal Master, now you are a cultivator of immortality, I am no more than a mortal, you should not call me that. Immortal Master, you should call me Xiao Xu."
Although she said this, the tight anxiety in her heart relaxed, and her eyes looking at Chen Dengming were full of joy and admiration.
He secretly thought that Chen Langjun had now returned as a monk, and his status was already different. He should be taken seriously by the top management of Jinzifang, and the wanted person in Hutong Street should not pose much of a threat to him.
"I call you Xiao Xu..."
Chen Dengming frowned, thinking about the reality and gap between immortals and mortals in this world, he sighed inwardly and smiled.
"It's awkward to call you Xiao Xu, I'd better call you by your name.
I'm here not only to repay you for the money you sent me that day, but also to ask you to help me with something. I wonder if you are free and willing. "
Xu Wei was originally apprehensive about the title, but now he was surprised when he heard the words. His beautiful eyes turned into a crescent moon smile, and he leaned forward and said, "Master Immortal, you are willing to believe in me, I am naturally willing to help, but I am afraid that I am not very capable... ....”
"Hey!~"
Chen Dengming waved his hand to stop him and said, "What I want you to do is not difficult. I just want you to send me a letter, a letter to the Luo family."
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"Master Hexian is the one downstairs...look..."
At the same time, in a room on the third floor of the art building, the window was open, and the old madam greeted an old man with a flattering face, and then pointed at Chen Dengming who was talking to Xu Wei on the street below.
The old man looked downstairs, sizing up Chen Dengming's ragged silhouette and the broken knife on his back, and said thoughtfully.
"When did Xu Wei become so familiar with a monk?"
The old madam wondered, "This... this slave really doesn't know. In the past three months, this girl has been living in the building. She has deducted all her wages, which is not enough to pay the rent. She owes a lot. If that man hadn't taken a liking to this girl..."
"Um?"
The old man's eyes flashed with displeasure.
The old madam immediately shut up and remained as silent as a cicada.
The old man said calmly, "This girl Xu Wei is quite qualified among this group of pure hermits. Her low-grade spiritual roots are worth a lot of money..."
The original plan was to train her into a monk and send her to the upper house for the adults to play with, or train her into an oiran and sell her at a high price.
It's a pity that now that there is a need there, we have to use her to make up the numbers... Recently, we have asked her to have less contact with other people, especially monks, so as to prevent this girl from overestimating her abilities and causing unnecessary problems..."
"yes!"
Just as the old madam took the order, she suddenly shouted, "Hey, look, this girl is leaving!"
The old man frowned and looked down at the street with displeasure.
Just when Chen Dengming turned around, he also looked up at him, his eyes were majestic.
The two people's eyes were locked together, as if there were powerful spirits colliding with each other.
"Just the first level of Qi training..."
The old man narrowed his eyes and sneered lightly, "Fellow Taoist, you let the girl from Hairpin Flower House leave without permission. Isn't that against the rules? This is Jinzifang's territory."
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