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Of course, fourth-level mature spiritual herbs and refining materials are basically invisible in this relatively low-end market.
But nothing is absolute. The mature fourth-level spiritual grass and weapon refining materials may not be visible, but the seedlings of fourth-level spiritual grass accidentally picked by some cultivators will still appear occasionally.
The maturity of the fourth-level spiritual grass must be at least seven or eight hundred years old. This means that if a cultivator discovers a seedling of the fourth-level spiritual grass in an inaccessible place, he will basically not continue to cultivate it. Wait until it is ripe before picking.
Nine times out of ten, it will be picked directly and sold at a lower price. This kind of fourth-level spiritual grass that is not old enough is not completely useless. In the world of immortal cultivation, some alchemists have specially developed a reduced-level spiritual grass. Dan.
For example, it is naturally impossible to refine a fourth-level spiritual elixir from a hundred-year-old fourth-level spiritual grass. However, an alchemist can refine a second-level elixir based on the spiritual energy concentration and medicinal age contained in the spiritual grass. Panacea.
The potency of this improved version of the elixir is much better than that of ordinary second-level elixirs. Even because the spiritual energy in it is relatively concentrated, even some foundation-building Dzogchen monks who take this type of second-level elixir can improve their effectiveness. A small amount of cultivation.
In Han Changlin's view, this kind of wasteful behavior is also a kind of utilization of immature high-level spiritual grass to avoid waste, and this also makes the seedlings of high-level spiritual grass on the market very precious. , it will be bought by some alchemists.
The third-level spiritual grass does not have this effect. The immature third-level spiritual grass does not have the same spiritual energy concentration as most second-level spiritual grass. It is not enough to refine a spiritual elixir. Even if it is barely refined, it will be at most That is, the level of an ordinary first-level spiritual elixir is indeed a bit useless for immortal cultivators.
Therefore, those third-level immature spiritual grasses that can produce seeds or grow from split roots can still be sold at a relatively good price. After all, they can be used for cultivation. As for those third-level immature spiritual grasses that are born from the aura of heaven and earth, On the contrary, no one cares about it, making it difficult to take action.
Han Changlin quickly came to the city in the east of the city. Looking around, Han Changlin quickly estimated the area of this city, which was about ten miles. At this moment, there were already people coming and going, at least tens of thousands of cultivators. Travel through it.
Dongfang City in this city is clearly divided into three categories according to the cultivation level of the vendors. The outermost ones are naturally the large number of monks in the Qi Refining Stage. They set up the stalls more casually, and some people just pull on the ground. Just put something on a piece of cloth and it becomes a stall.
Near the middle, there are some small counters with items for sale, and inside the counter, there is a foundation-building immortal cultivator with his eyes closed.
At this moment, Han Changlin saw at a glance that in the center of Fang City, there were several rows of extremely exquisite wooden huts. The wooden huts had no doors, and they opened very wide. You could vaguely see the various items placed inside. Item counter.
At the same time, Han Changlin saw rows of female cultivators, neatly arranged around Fangshi. There were at least dozens of them, most of whom were low-level cultivators above the seventh or eighth level of Qi Refining. However, the dozen or so female cultivators headed by them, It is the realm of the foundation building period.
Moreover, Han Changlin also saw four wooden houses in the four corners of Dongfang City. These four wooden houses did not have doors like the ones in the middle of Fang City. The doors were closed tightly. Han Changlin could vaguely sense the inside of the wooden houses. The amazing spiritual pressure emanating from him.
Han Changlin naturally understood that these people were guards stationed in Blackstone City by the Royal Water Palace, responsible for maintaining order. Of course, they also collected stall fees for better management.
This is actually a normal thing. The reason why the sect was born is to occupy more resources for cultivating immortals in the form of a sect. In this great week, whether it is the Yushui Palace, the Six Paths Demon Palace, or the Five Elements Alliance, all It's such an organization.
The entire Great Zhou Dynasty, except for the large sea area in the north, is basically under the control of these three major forces, and within the respective scopes of these three major forces, whether it is fairy cities or islands, they are basically firmly controlled by these three major forces. Take control in the palm of your hand.
With the help of the huge number of monks in the Great Zhou Dynasty, these three major forces are also making a lot of money. Han Changlin can clearly understand that just by thinking about it, these three major forces are absolutely rich. Just the rent they charge every year , I don’t know how many.
For the top leaders of these three major forces, they can basically obtain a massive supply of immortal cultivation resources without leaving home. It is no wonder that these three major forces have controlled hundreds of millions of miles of sea area in the Great Zhou Dynasty for hundreds of thousands of years. As steady as a mountain, it cannot be shaken.
After thinking about this, Han Changlin also understood the importance of the forces behind him. In the final analysis, the world of immortality is a huge food chain. Standing at the top of this food chain are naturally the supreme elders of the major sects and those who are hidden behind the scenes. There may or may not be great monks who are even capable of transforming into gods.
In this world, the immortal cultivators seemed to disappear without a trace after they broke through the Nascent Soul Dzogchen and entered the stage of transforming into gods, and the cultivators who transformed into gods seemed to never show their signs.
And Han Changlin knows that the Divine Transformation Stage is the same as the Nascent Soul Stage. Only by cultivating to the Great Perfection of Soul Transformation can one be able to ascend and enter the ethereal upper realm. From the early stage of Yuanying to the Great Perfection of Yuanying, this process is enough to make 90% of Nascent Soul cultivators above nine are far behind.
So wouldn't it be several times more difficult from the early stage of divine transformation to the great perfection of divine transformation? Although the longevity of a spiritual transformation monk is far longer than that of a Yuanying monk, in Han Changlin's opinion, if you want to practice to the great perfection of divine transformation, A nearly impossible task.
Therefore, Han Changlin once guessed that these powerful people who have entered the stage of becoming gods are probably busy cultivating to break through the realm, and they have no time or interest to stir up the disputes in the world of immortal cultivation.
After all, for them, nothing can compare with ascension, and these gods-incarnation bosses are at the top of the food chain in the world of immortality. There is no need to consider the shortage of resources, so there is no need to show up everywhere. Go on an adventure and experience.
Of course, Han Changlin knew that he did not deserve such treatment. Putting these distracting thoughts out of his mind, Han Changlin walked into the city.
In order to avoid trouble, Han Changlin used the secret technique of Yi Lingbian to hide his aura and only revealed his cultivation level in the middle stage of foundation building. There are a lot of monks with this level of cultivation in Dongfang City. It won't attract any attention.
The quality of the city in Blackstone City is much higher than what Han Changlin has seen in several large fairy cities in Zhao State. Of course, the monks in the city in Blackstone City not only have a large number of foundation-building immortal cultivators, but also some There are many golden elixir monks.
On the other hand, perhaps because Black Rock City is connected to the Jinxia Fairy City on the endless sea, the immortal cultivation resources sold are also more abundant and diverse. Both in terms of quality and level, they are much higher than those in the Zhao Kingdom.
Even Han Changlin did not doubt that there were not a few golden elixir cultivators like him who hid their cultivation among many immortal cultivators.
After entering the market, Han Changlin began to wander around. After wandering for half an hour, Han Changlin discovered that most of the materials in the market were weapon refining and talisman-making materials from monsters. This also caused the entire Zhao Kingdom to The number and types of magical weapons far exceed those of Zhao State.
Moreover, there are a large number of talisman pens made from the hair of monsters, spiritual ink made from the essence and blood of monsters, and talisman paper refined from monster skins, resulting in a large number of talismans being sold in the market.
However, these talismans are basically used by low-level monks of the first and second levels who are suitable for refining Qi and building foundations. They are not worth mentioning to Han Changlin at all.
Originally, he wanted to buy some blood essence and blood from emperor-level monsters so that he could go back and refine blood elixirs. However, after shopping around, he found that there were quite a lot of blood essences from monsters sold in the market, but they were basically ordinary and ordinary-level monsters. There are also several stalls selling the essence and blood of true-level monsters, as well as the blood essence of emperor-level monsters.
But firstly, the quantity was relatively small, and secondly, the price was more expensive than those in commercial stores. After thinking about it for a while, Han Changlin gave up decisively.
Later, while wandering around, Han Changlin bought a few more nautical maps around Jinxia Immortal City. After he understood that the great circumference was divided into the inner sea, the Burning Immortal Sea, and the endless outer sea, he was also full of curiosity about the outer sea.
This may be a common problem among immortal cultivators. They are full of desire to explore some unknown places. The endless outer sea is an area where human monks and endless monster beasts meet. Human monks collect various materials for cultivating immortals by hunting monsters and beasts.
For the monster beasts, it is not possible to satisfy their appetites by hunting humans, and after devouring human monks, the monster beasts' moral conduct can also be greatly improved.
After walking around the outskirts of the city, Han Changlin found no trace of fourth-order immature spiritual grass. However, this was within his expectation. Even immature fourth-order spiritual grass was very rare. It's not something you can just buy if you want to.
"Huh?"
Han Changlin, who was wandering around, suddenly let out a low voice in surprise. His body that was about to move forward stopped and turned to look at the stall next to him.
The owner of the stall was an ordinary-looking man who looked to be in his mid-twenties. He looked a little haggard, and his chin was almost covered with stubble. In front of his stall, there were only a few ancient books placed.
The covers of these ancient books were yellowed and damaged in some places. However, after seeing these ancient books, several immortal cultivators chose to stop, pick up one, and flip through a few pages.
After reading a few pages, I basically put it down, shake my head, and turn around to leave.
As for the ordinary-looking stall owner, whenever someone picked up a book to read, his face showed a hint of hope, and after others left, his eyes showed a little bit of loss.
The reason why Han Changlin stopped was because one of these ancient books had the words "Detailed Explanation of the Mysteries of Formation" written on the cover.
Han Changlin has been very interested in the formation method for a long time and wanted to study it carefully.
However, at that time, he was only a foundation-building monk, and his lifespan was only a short two hundred years. At this stage, Han Changlin spent all his time on cultivation, and was still worried that he would not be able to enter the university at the best age for cultivation. Golden elixir period.
Naturally, there was no extra energy or time to study the formation. After carefully studying the [Fire Sky Immortal Sutra], Han Changlin obtained the refining method of the Qingyan Extreme Thunder Sword and the formula to drive the sword formation. .
But being able to use it is one thing, and whether you have a deeper understanding of the principles is another matter. Moreover, this Book of Flames only contains information on how to arrange formations, as well as changes to the enemy and emergency strategies. , there is no detailed explanation of the secrets of the battle method.
After understanding this, Han Changlin secretly decided that if he had the opportunity in the future, he would buy a book on the inner principles of the formation and study it carefully.
In fact, many immortal cultivators know that only by understanding the profound and mysterious principles of formations can they be able to use them with ease and flexibility. More importantly, whether they are adventuring outside or practicing in seclusion, they must be exposed to some forbidden methods. If they are not Understanding the profound principles of the formation, it is basically impossible to crack it with brute force.
Thinking of this, Han Changlin picked up the book [Detailed Explanation of Formation Secrets], opened the cover, and read it carefully.
When the decadent man with an ordinary appearance saw that Han Changlin seemed to be interested in his book, his eyes showed hope again.
After reading Youzhan Tea Kung Fu, Han Changlin closed the cover and picked up another book [Detailed Explanation of the Methods of Formation Changes in Jiugong Jue]. After reading for a while, Han Changlin closed the book in his hand with a look on his face. He showed a thoughtful expression.
Han Changlin glanced at the man, saw his satisfied and hopeful eyes, and asked calmly: "How can I sell these two books?"
Han Changlin pointed to the book [Detailed Explanation of Formation Secrets] on the stall. In Han Changlin's opinion, these two books are indeed introductory books on formations, and the contents inside are easy to understand. The author of this book also listed many Examples to simplify the content of the book.
What's more important is that through these two books, Han Changlin understood that the person who could write these two books should be a master of formations.
"One hundred low-grade spiritual stones for each book."
When the decadent man saw Han Changlin asking about the price, he immediately said expectantly.
Hearing the price, Han Changlin frowned slightly. It was not that he thought the price of these two books was expensive, but that they were too cheap. Most of these formation books were devoted to the study of formation methods and had achieved certain results. written by someone's own hand.
Not to mention the content, just the writing process is also a time-consuming and labor-intensive thing. Of course, the explanation of the formation method can also be recorded through jade slips. Jade slips are the easiest way for immortal cultivators to record the formulas. Convenient method.
The jade slips also have a drawback, that is, they cannot record complex pictures. These two books not only explain the inner principles of formations in detail, but also depict many formation graphics, and list the gates of life and death in detail. Doors, and their transformation methods.
"If fellow Taoists find it expensive, ninety yuan for a low-grade spiritual stone is already the cheapest price. In order to write these formations, my master has already..."
Seeing Han Changlin's expression, the decadent man thought that Han Changlin was too expensive, and he couldn't help showing a look of panic on his face. The price also dropped from one hundred low-grade spiritual stones to ninety low-grade spiritual stones.
"You mean you didn't write these formation books yourself?"
After hearing this, Han Changlin asked in surprise.
"Although I am also familiar with formations, when it comes to writing formations books, I am far behind. These books were written by my master. The master was assassinated by his enemy sixty years ago and has been bedridden. These days In the past ten years, in order to treat my master's injuries, I have almost spent all the savings in the sect, and more than a dozen brothers have left one after another, and now only the next one is left."
"In order to stay alive, my master was seriously injured to write these formations and let me sell them to earn some spiritual stones so that I can buy medicine for my master."
"I see."
When Han Changlin heard this, he finally understood. He couldn't help but become a little interested in the master of the decadent monk. In his opinion, someone who could write such a mysterious formation book should not be an unknown talent in the way of formation. yes.
"I bought all these formation books, but Han has one condition, which is to bring Han to meet the master."
Han Changlin said.
When he heard that Han Changlin had bought all the formation books on his stall, the decadent man's face was full of surprise, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, he showed a hesitant expression on his face.
"Fellow Taoist, don't worry. Han doesn't mean any harm. It's just that Han is studying a set of sword formations recently, and there are quite a few things he doesn't understand about it, so he wants to ask the master for advice."
What Han Changlin said was half true and half false. What he said was true, but his real purpose was not all to ask for advice on the doubts in the sword formation.
The decadent man did not agree immediately, but looked at Han Changlin with a thoughtful expression. He thought about it, he and his master had been dependent on each other for decades, and now they were living alone. Since his master was seriously injured, he also You can't stay away from going out to experience and earn spiritual stones.
Now in the past few years, he can only rely on his master to compile some formation books. Every day he comes to Dongfang City, sells one or two books to earn spiritual stones, and grabs some elixirs for his master to suppress his injuries.
The decadent man has already lost confidence in the future of his cultivation. He only hopes to accompany his master until he grows old, and then find a quiet place to live out his life.
Since the person in front of him asked to see the master, this made him a little worried whether this person was the master's former enemy. If he took him back rashly, he would be like inviting a wolf into the house.
And if he refuses and this person walks away, then the master's elixir for today will be gone again, which will put him in a dilemma for a while, not knowing how to answer.
Seeing the change of expression on the decadent man's face, Han Changlin could roughly guess the scruples in his heart.
"The reason why Han wants to meet the Master is indeed because Han is very interested in the art of formations, and through these manuscripts, Han guessed that the Master must be a master of formations, so he wanted to Let's have a heart-to-heart talk with him and humbly ask him about the secrets of the formation without any other intentions. If fellow Taoist disciples don't believe him, Han will have no choice but to leave."
After saying that, Han Changlin turned around and wanted to leave.
"Fellow Taoist, please wait."
The decadent man called out to Han Changlin, and his heart trembled. In his opinion, whether the master could survive the past few days if he did not open the business was a matter of two opinions. If this man really just asked the master for some advice, The way of formation is to introduce him to meet the master.
At least with these spiritual stone income, the master can continue to be depressed for a while.
Thinking of this, the decadent man showed some determination on his face: "I agree."
Hearing this, the star ring on Han Changlin's hand flashed slightly, and a linen bag appeared in his hand. It looked bulging and heavy. He threw the bag in his hand to the decadent man.
"Here are five hundred low-grade spiritual stones. Buy these two formation books." He put away the [Detailed Explanation of the Mysteries of the Formation] and [The Detailed Explanation of the Formation Changes of the Nine Palaces Technique], and then read them quietly. A decadent man.
The decadent man was stunned for a moment, put away the spirit stones, and then began to put away the stall without saying anything. After a while of tea, the decadent man had packed up, and then said to Han Changlin:
"Fellow Taoist, please come down with me."
Han Changlin nodded and motioned for the decadent man to lead the way.
Following the decadent man through several streets, the two entered a large number of private houses in the south of the city. Seeing the rows of short wooden houses on both sides, Han Changlin couldn't help but frown slightly.
The decadent man was an immortal cultivator in the early stages of foundation-building, and he actually lived with a group of ordinary people, which made Han Changlin sigh in his heart.
At the same time, Han Changlin also had a good impression of this decadent man. A foundation-building monk was willing to live such a desolate life in order to take care of his seriously injured master. Han Changlin could not help but feel ashamed for his filial piety.
Passing through the long and narrow streets, the south of the city is home to the mortals in the fairy city. For mortals, they need to eat, drink and have sex. This makes the entire south of the city full of peculiar smell, which makes Han Changlin frown slightly. .
After walking for about a meal, the decadent man stopped in front of a very dilapidated house.
"Fellow Taoist, come in."
The decadent man made an invitation gesture to Han Changlin, then led the way and walked in.
Han Changlin followed closely behind. After entering the yard, he found that the yard was not small, about an acre, and it was full of foot-high weeds. It had obviously not been taken care of for a long time.
As soon as he entered the yard, Han Changlin heard a violent coughing sound coming from the front room, and seemed to hear the movement in the yard.
"Is Hu Zi back?"
A somewhat hoarse and obviously out of breath voice came from inside.
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