After listening to Xiao Hua's remarks, Zhang Zili was surprised at first, and then looked contemptuous.
"I said Fellow Daoist Xiao, although I am curious, I am not stupid either."
"You said it doesn't matter if you fell into a cave and picked up the technique. The world is full of wonders, and the world of cultivating immortals is full of all kinds of adventures. I believe this."
"But if you were really lucky enough to fall into an ancient cultivation cave and reach the early stage of foundation building in just a few years, how could you know nothing about it and still be able to find my Wooden Sword Sect?"
"This..., uh, hehe...".
Xiao Hua smiled deliberately awkwardly.
He had known that the first set of words was useless. It was just to arouse Zhang Zili's curiosity. After all, he couldn't be impatient, so he had a second set of words.
The second set of arguments is half true and half false, and has a certain degree of persuasion.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to lie to you, it's just that this matter involves some privacy of mine that I can't explain clearly."
"Since the Rikudo friends are curious and I really need help, I will tell the truth. This is actually the case."
Xiao Hua started to tell his second story.
It probably means that a few years ago he traveled to a snowy area and met an old lama at Wubian Temple.
When the lama saw that Xiao Hua had spiritual roots, he wanted to accept him as a disciple, but Xiao Hua did not want to be a monk.
So the lama gave Xiao Hua a copy of "Qi Refining Heart Technique" and told him some things about cultivating immortals, asking him to think about it while practicing, so Xiao Hua knew about the Wooden Sword Sect.
"Buddha Lama? Then you are not a disciple of the Buddha?"
Zhang Zili frowned when he heard this, and he was indeed a little curious.
"No, no, I just didn't want to join the Buddhist sect and became a casual cultivator. Now it is precisely because I have no follow-up advanced mental skills after advancing to the foundation building stage that I came to Mujianmen for help."
"You don't have any follow-up ideas? Then why don't you go to the Buddhist sect to find that lama? Why do you come to my wooden sword gate?"
"I can't go. If I go, he will accept me as a disciple and I will become a monk."
Xiao Hua continued to compile.
"You will become a monk after you go? Oh..., I understand."
"You must have a wife or girlfriend, that's why you don't want to enter the Buddhist practice."
Zhang Zili gradually became convinced.
Xiao Hua was secretly happy, but continued to speak deliberately awkwardly.
"No way, I don't want to go to the Buddhist sect just because I don't have a wife or girlfriend. If I really want to go to the Buddhist sect, then I really don't have one, and I won't have one in my lifetime."
"Come on, it's okay if you have it. It doesn't matter, but I really admire you for actually daring to disobey Buddhism and reach the foundation building stage in just a few years. It seems that your spiritual root qualifications are good."
Zhang Zili smiled, making Xiao Hua confused and fascinated.
This is a beautiful woman from the world of immortality. How about taking the opportunity to complete his and Huang Ming's grand plan of marrying a beautiful woman from the world of immortality?
But he has just started cultivating immortality, and now he is thinking about dating girls from the world of immortality. That would be too impatient.
Forget it, it's more important to find out the spiritual root attributes and get the skills first. Xiao Hua stopped thinking.
"What's so good? I don't even know what spiritual root I am."
"Oh, by the way, Fellow Daoist Li, do you know how to check the attributes of spiritual roots? Also, does your Mujian Sect have any advanced mental training methods?"
Seeing Zhang Zili let down his guard, Xiao Hua struck while the iron was hot and revealed the purpose of his trip.
"Well, I really don't know how to check the attributes of spiritual roots. Master didn't teach you."
"Our Mujian Sect certainly has advanced mental skills, but our skills are never spread to others, so don't even think about it."
"Ah? Then, how about I join your Mujian Sect? Do you still accept disciples?"
"You have a beautiful idea. Our disciples have always been selected from the children of subordinate cultivation families or subordinate industry employees, and only those under the age of twelve."
"You, a casual cultivator who is old and has unknown origins, don't even think about it."
Zhang Zili raised the corners of his mouth when he said this, and rolled his eyes at Xiao Hua with some pride.
"Is there any other way? Is there really no way for casual cultivators to survive in the world of immortality?"
Xiao Hua had long known that it was unreliable to join a major sect, but he was still a little depressed when he was directly rejected.
"Fellow Daoist Xiao, don't be disappointed. It's not easy to practice casual cultivation, but it's not without a way to survive."
"I heard from Master that there were immortal cultivators in our little Lingtian millions of years ago, but later, for some unknown reason, all these ancient cultivators disappeared."
"These ancient cultivators have left many caves in Lingshan Mountain. Although most of them have been discovered, there are definitely still some in some deep mountains and dense forests that are difficult to enter. Fellow Daoist Xiao, you can give it a try."
Zhang Zili gave Xiao Hua an idea.
"Looking for the ancient repair cave? Forget it, I have thought about this method. Let's not say whether we can find it or not. Even if we find it, it is still unknown whether there is any skill."
"Besides, Xiaolingtian is so big and there are so many mountains. It would probably take decades just to find the ancient cave."
"Even if I find it in the end, I'm afraid I won't have time to practice. This method won't work, it really won't work."
"Then there is another way. You can get the materials you want by exchanging with other monks."
"No matter which sect it is, it doesn't matter whether he is the leader or the elder."
"The later the cultivation, the greater the demand for elixirs and spiritual materials from heaven and earth, as well as magical weapons. You can use these things to exchange with high-level monks."
Zhang Zili came up with a new method, but this method was the same as not being mentioned.
Xiao Hua has no other treasures except the "Thunder Flag", a spiritual treasure that reaches the sky.
But the thunder flag was a treasure he used to save his life, so how could he exchange it with others?
So Xiao Hua shook his head.
"This method won't work either. I'm only in the early stage of foundation building, so how can I have the items needed by high-level monks? Alas... it would be great if I could buy them with spirit stones."
"Hey, that's right, fellow Li Daoist, do you have any mental methods that you can practice during the foundation building period?"
"No matter what the mental method is, as long as it can continue to improve the realm of cultivation, I will buy it with spiritual stones."
Xiao Hua had an idea and decided to try it from Zhang Zili.
"Is there a mental technique that can be practiced during the foundation building period? You can buy it with spiritual stones?"
Zhang Zili looked at Xiao Hua with some confusion and thought for a while.
"Is it true that any technique will work? As long as it can continue to improve the realm, regardless of level or attributes?"
"Yes, as long as you can continue to improve your realm, it doesn't matter what technique, level or attributes you have."
Xiao Hua doesn't know the attributes of his spiritual roots, but he knows that as long as he has spiritual roots, he can practice any technique.
It's just that there is no bonus for practicing techniques that are not compatible with your spiritual roots. One day of practice is just one day.
If you really can't find anyone to check your spiritual roots, then first get an advanced mental method.
Even if it doesn't match his spiritual roots and he doesn't get bonuses, it's still better than staying in the foundation building stage all the time. Xiao Hua doesn't choose.
"That's it, um..."
"Fellow Daoist Xiao, although our Mujian Sect is a sword sect, before we become a sword cultivator, we must first practice the Five Elements Kung Fu that matches our spiritual roots to increase our magic power. Otherwise, we will not be able to practice both human and sword cultivation."
"I do have a technique that can be used in the foundation building period, but you have to tell me first how many spiritual stones you plan to produce?".
Zhang Zili always thought that Xiao Hua was looking for unique magical powers like their Wooden Sword Sect's "Gathering Sword Technique" and "Qi Sword Technique".
Now when I hear that it is just an ordinary mental method that can continue to improve your cultivation, I am a little tempted.
"Really, you really have?".
When Zhang Zili asked this, Xiao Hua became excited. It seemed like there was something going on.
"That's great, fellow Li Daoist. You are my lucky star. It's just that I don't know the price of the technique. What if I say it's too low and you won't sell it?"
"Otherwise, as long as you are willing to sell, I will never counter-offer."
"I said? Well..."
"I am originally a true spiritual root with two attributes: wood and water. I am mainly wood. Master ordered me to major in wood and minor in water."
"But I am now in the late stage of foundation building. I will soon be able to condense mana and golden elixir. Once I advance, I can become a sword cultivator. It doesn't matter whether I practice water-based skills or not."
"If you really want it, I can give you a copy of my "Water Spirit Art"
"But you can't let anyone know about this. As for the price, well..., how about three hundred spirit stones?"
Zhang Zili made a price.
As a senior disciple of Mujian Sect in the foundation-building period, she can receive thirty low-level spiritual stones from the sect every month.
She felt that exchanging one exercise for a year's income should be about the same. After all, it was just a copy.
