Elder Wan also stopped what he was doing at this time and said: "Come with me - I will take you to familiarize yourself with the alchemy place. The place we are at now is where the medicinal materials are stored in the alchemy place, and the elixirs are refined. Almost all the required medicinal materials are obtained from here..."
While leading Li Xiuping, he introduced Li Xiuping one by one. After walking around the entire alchemy place, he led Li Xiuping to a simple bamboo house and said, "You will live here for a while. Clean it yourself, and I will have someone bring you a quilt and daily necessities later."
Li Xiuping saluted, "Thank you, Elder Wan."
After Elder Wan left, Li Xiuping looked at the small bamboo building in front of him, which would be his residence from now on.
According to Elder Wan, he doesn't have to do anything today. He only needs to clean his residence and get familiar with the alchemy place. He will make arrangements after breakfast tomorrow morning.
The dining hall arranges three meals a day, one for breakfast, one for lunch and one for evening. Each time it is only open for half an hour, from Maochu to Maozheng, then four quarters above noon and four quarters above Youshi. After the time limit, you can only starve.
Li Xiuping opened the door. In addition to the specks of dust in the light, there was also a musty smell. It was obvious that no one had lived here for a long time.
Someone should come and clean the room from time to time, so it wasn't too dirty. After Li Xiuping cleaned it briefly, he glanced around, wondering where to install a casting furnace and casting platform.
Although he cannot forge swords now, the hatchet needs to be forged with refined iron every day. The reason for slacking off during this period is simply because the sword intent has grown slowly in the past two years. Once the foundation is successfully established in the future, as the sword intent grows, there will be no slacking off.
Furthermore, once the foundation building is successful, he will also start to forge swords, which naturally requires a casting furnace and casting platform.
But I am afraid that this matter still needs the permission of Elder Wan, and Xu Bansheng will inevitably need help. After all, he is only an outer disciple now and cannot get those things. As the head disciple of the inner sect, Xu Bansheng will definitely do it. There is a way.
After tidying up the room, Li Xiuping waited for a while in front of the bamboo building. Before anyone brought him quilts and daily necessities, he planned to familiarize himself with the alchemy place. Anyway, the door is open. If someone brings something, it will definitely be put directly into the room.
The entire alchemy place is like a huge "concave". In the middle of the lower part is the alchemy building, which is the place where alchemy is made. On both sides are the place for storing medicinal herbs and the dining hall. On both sides, going up, are the residences of the disciples of the alchemy place. There are some miscellaneous buildings; and the sunken part opposite the Alchemy Tower is a cliff with a height of ten thousand feet, covered with clouds and fog.
Li Xiuping's residence is in the uppermost corner on the right.
At this moment, most of the disciples were studying alchemy knowledge in the alchemy building, so the entire alchemy place was empty. Except for a few elders and disciples, there was only Li Xiuping.
Although the entire alchemy place is not small, it can't stand to be walked around for a long time, so Li Xiuping plans to go elsewhere and get more familiar with the entire outer gate.
After leaving the alchemy place and walking eastward, there are pavilions, towers, lush forests and bamboos. The number of people you can meet gradually increases, and the atmosphere becomes much more lively. Those disciples would greet each other with courtesy, but when they saw Li Xiuping, they just casually ignored him.
Li Xiuping thought at first that these people didn't recognize him, but later he realized that his clothes were different from those of the Huayang Sect disciples.
Every disciple of Huayang Sect wears special clothes. Although there are slight differences, they are all similar. Only Li Xiuping was wearing the linen clothes and a pair of straw sandals he wore before going up the mountain, which seemed incompatible with these extraordinary disciples.
However, there were either no or very few people dressed similarly to Li Xiuping, and they were all doing chores like cleaning. They were obviously the handyman disciples Xu Bansheng mentioned before, and they were the lowest-status group of people in the entire Huayang Sect.
People are divided into three, six or nine levels, high and low, which is inevitable everywhere, let alone in the world of cultivating immortals where the strong are respected, where the strong climb up and the weak slide down the slope.
In this way, these disciples naturally disdain to say hello to a handyman disciple.
In fact, not to mention the handyman disciples, even if they are all Huayang Sect disciples, due to the differences between the inside and outside, and the differences in what they have learned, there are still differences between high and low, strong and weak.
At this moment, Li Xiuping stopped and saw many people gathering in front of him, as if they were selling something.
Out of curiosity, Li Xiuping walked up and found that there were not only elixirs for sale, but also various spiritual weapons and magic weapons, and even the cubs of spiritual birds and beasts. There were many kinds and a dazzling array.
When Li Xiuping looked at the price again, he couldn't help but feel bitter, because the lowest price required at least one spiritual stone, which was one hundred gold.
He can be said to be extremely poor now. All the money in his pocket combined is not enough for a spiritual stone. Even if he really likes something, he can't afford it at all.
Li Xiuping was simply about to turn around and leave. He couldn't afford it anyway, so it would be a waste to see it.
"Hey, this junior fellow in the service room also wants to buy a spiritual treasure?" came a voice, and then two disciples stood in front of Li Xiuping.
Li Xiuping saluted: "I have met two senior brothers. I am the disciple who just arrived at the alchemy place today. Elder Wan has not arranged anything yet, so I came out to take a look."
The two disciples were stunned and looked at Li Xiuping up and down. One of them smiled and said: "It turns out that he is a junior brother from the alchemy room. We are from the Jiange Pavilion."
When they said this, a hint of arrogance clearly flashed across their faces. Obviously, in this outer sect, the status of Alchemy disciples is not as good as that of Jiange disciples.
Li Xiuping, who observed this detail, bowed again.
The two disciples were obviously very satisfied with the young man's actions, and their expressions and attitudes improved a lot. The person in front of them asked: "Junior brother, do you want to buy a self-defense magic weapon? The mountains are extremely dangerous, and you should really be prepared."
Li Xiuping was stunned, obviously not quite understanding.
As soon as the two of them saw Li Xiuping's expression, they seemed to understand something, and the man continued: "It turns out that junior brother doesn't know yet."
He pulled Li Xiuping aside and continued: "We, the new disciples of Huayang Sect, need to complete their tasks. Although the task of the alchemy room will be simpler, it still needs to go into the mountains to collect the medicinal materials required for the task, so New disciples usually prepare one day in advance to ensure that they can successfully complete the task."
He looked at Li Xiuping and asked, "Didn't the senior brother responsible for arranging your arrangements tell you?"
Li Xiuping shook his head. He really didn't know this at all, but after thinking about it, he quickly understood something. These things should be given to the person who needs the quilt and daily necessities, but he is not at his residence now, and the person who arranged it may not be waiting for him.
The disciple then continued: "Then you'd better prepare some self-defense magic weapons for self-defense when the time comes. If junior brother doesn't know much about magic weapons, senior brother can introduce them to you."
Li Xiuping said awkwardly: "I have no money."
The two of them frowned at the same time. They originally thought of blackmailing this kid, but now it seems that they obviously thought too much. But they should have thought of it. This kid doesn't even have a pair of decent shoes, so how can he afford a Lingbao?
If this kid is a disciple of their sword pavilion, they can lend him the money first, and then let him buy his own magic weapon, and then pay it back when he has money later. But this guy is from the alchemy room. It's easy to lend him out, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to get him back later. Elder Wan in the alchemy room is not easy to mess with.
After finally catching a new guy, they thought they could make a lot of money, but they didn't expect to meet a poor guy. The two of them had no choice but to admit that they were unlucky. After saying, "Junior brother, you wish for your best," they walked in. He found a spot in the crowd, took out some items one by one, placed them, and started selling them.
However, the two of them never expected that the poor man not only did not leave, but also walked up to them and said, "Senior brothers, can you lend me some spiritual treasures? I will definitely return them all at the price in the future."
In fact, Li Xiuping was about to leave and return to the alchemy place. He didn't need any spiritual treasures or magic weapons. With that hatchet, he could use it even if he encountered the foundation-building monsters, let alone the ordinary ferocious beasts in the mountains. Self-preservation. The reason why I ask this is because among the treasures these two people took out, Li Xiuping was particularly interested in two items, which were very similar to the two magic weapons used by the man in black robe.
Li Xiuping didn't know much about magic weapons, but when he fought with the man in black robes before, Li Xiuping paid special attention to a few magic weapons, because those magic weapons were so powerful that he suffered a lot.
Now that he saw something similar, regardless of whether it had the same power or not, Li Xiuping wanted to take it and study it, so that even if he encountered an enemy stronger than him in the future, he would have more ways to save his life.
If he had money, of course he would buy it directly. Unfortunately, he has no money now, so he can only try this way. If the other party is willing to believe him, it would be best to find a way to pay back the money in the future; if the other party is unwilling, there is nothing that can be done.
You have to try it before you know whether it works. Anyway, you won't lose anything by asking.
The two of them frowned and looked at the young man in front of them, with expressions of astonishment on their faces. They had never encountered such a situation before. They had only heard of people borrowing spiritual stones, but how could they directly borrow magic weapons?
There were quite a few people around. At this moment, one of them frowned and said, "You are a disciple of the utility room. What do you want the spirit treasure for? Even if the two senior brothers are willing to lend it to you, you have nowhere to use it."
Li Xiuping didn't explain anything to the man. He just looked at the two disciples selling magic weapons and waited for the other party's answer.
One of them thought for a moment and asked, "What magic weapon do you need?"
Li Xiuping scanned the pile of magic weapons with his eyes, pretending to randomly pick out two items, and said: "Just these two items, please see how much they are worth, I will definitely pay them back within half a month."
Everyone was shocked.
It's only the beginning of the month, and even if the monthly salary is paid, it will have to wait until next month. But this guy said that he can pay it back in half a month. Naturally, no one will believe it.
Besides, the monthly salary of a handyman disciple is also pitiful. Let alone one month, even one year, he may not be able to afford one spiritual treasure, and this guy bought two as soon as he opened his mouth. It is clear that he has an excuse. Nothing to return.
However, what no one expected was that one of them actually threw the two spiritual treasures directly to Li Xiuping and said, "I believe you."
Everyone present, whether it was Li Xiuping or another disciple, looked in disbelief.
"Senior Brother Han, a disciple in the handyman room can't afford to repay two spiritual treasures, let alone half a month, even in a year." A disciple reminded at this time.
The disciple who threw the Lingbao to Li Xiuping shook his head and said: "He is not a disciple of the handyman room, but a disciple who has just entered the alchemy room."
Everyone immediately looked at Li Xiuping.
Everyone in the outer sect doesn't know that the alchemy disciples may not be strong, or even the weakest ones, but if they want to say who is the richest in the outer sect, it must be the alchemy disciples.
But even for the Danfang disciples, no matter how much the monthly salary is, it is impossible to come up with the money in half a month. There is no precedent for the entire Huayang Sect to release the monthly salary in advance, let alone a new disciple who has just started.
Li Xiuping took the two magic weapons and saluted: "Thank you, senior brother. We are still here half a month later. I, Li Xiuping, will definitely give you all the spiritual stones you need."
After Li Xiuping finished speaking, he walked directly towards the alchemy place.
"Brother, why did you believe him so easily?" After Li Xiuping left, another disciple immediately complained.
Although those two things are not priceless magic weapons, they are not cheap either. They just gave them away. It would be fine if the boy really returned them, but if they kept hiding in the alchemy place without returning them, how could they still go to the alchemy place? Go everywhere to ask for it?
Not to mention that Elder Wan is difficult to deal with. Even if they really go to the alchemy place, who will believe them without any evidence?
The disciple named Han smiled and said: "Don't worry, we will definitely make a profit this time."
Another disciple frowned and said, "How do you say this?"
The disciple named Han smiled and asked, "What did he say his name was before?"
"Li Xiuping..." Another disciple replied casually.
As if he suddenly remembered something, his eyes widened suddenly, with a look of disbelief on his face, and he said in surprise: "Li Xiuping! Is he the disciple Li Xiuping of Mr. Ouye that the master brought back from Qingyang County?"
The disciple named Han asked with a smile: "Now, do you still think we will lose money?"
Another disciple shook his head, but did not speak, but fell into thinking. After a while, the disciple asked: "Senior brother, did you know that he is Li Xiuping?"
The disciple surnamed Han shook his head and said: "I wasn't sure at first, but our Huayang Sect has not had any new disciples in the past two years, and now such a one suddenly appears, and the leader has brought another one back from the Huayang Sect, so I bet. I made a bet, but I didn’t expect that the bet turned out to be right.”
Another disciple wondered: "But since he is Mr. Ouye's disciple, and the leader personally brought him to the sect, he should stay in the inner sect. How could he come to the outer sect?"
The disciple surnamed Han shook his head and said: "I don't know, maybe it has something to do with his lack of spiritual roots."
Another disciple frowned and said: "But it is said that he not only killed the foundation-building monster, but also killed a monk who had been building the foundation for many years. How can a person without spiritual roots be so capable?"
The disciple surnamed Han did not answer, but smiled and said: "So I don't find it strange that he said he can pay back the money in half a month. What seems impossible to others may be very simple for him. .”
As he spoke, he stretched out his palm and made a flipping motion.
