The Lantern Festival party at Qinghu Villa was held as scheduled.
Zhong Yan counted carefully and found that the number of people was one hundred and thirty-nine.
There are a lot of missing familiar faces and a lot of new ones.
This is the norm for monks in mortal cities, and their mobility is relatively high.
Some migrated to other places, and some died outside.
People like Li Henian who have lived there for more than ten years account for less than one-third.
A permanent residence is considered permanent if it has been settled for three years, and the number of residents is generally stable at seventy or eighty.
Zhong Yan no longer hid it, took out three hundred talismans, and traded them at a price that was 20% lower than the market price.
Moreover, the quality of the talisman is quite good. Anyone with a little knowledge can see that it is not far from the first-order top grade.
The monks came forward to chat as a sign of friendship.
Last year, there was a top-grade talisman master in the city. He had accumulated enough wealth and moved to Yangquanfang City.
Casual cultivators lack resources and have no conditions to support their practice. Therefore, there are very few cultivators who have achieved various skills. It is considered good to be self-sufficient.
If it weren't for the help of the system panel, Zhong Yan would probably never reach the top level in his lifetime.
Yang Yanqing and his wife also took the initiative to propose a toast and extend an olive branch.
"My fellow Taoist has extraordinary attainments in Talismanism. It won't take long for him to become a top-grade Talisman Master! I wonder if you are interested in opening a Talisman shop in the city together. I will take care of it in the market."
Zhong Yan smiled and said: "Fellow Taoist Yang is so complimentary. Let me consider this matter."
He had plans to do so, but not now.
There are only a few monks in the city, so if you need talismans, you can come and find them.
Opening a separate store will have a greater impact, and you will need to negotiate with the market.
As for cooperating with Yang Yanqing, unless the Yang family establishes a clan soon, there is no need.
After more than a year of operation, Zhong Yan himself had developed a friendship with Fang Shi. After a few years, he directly relied on the tough Lin Zhengping in the background.
Yang Yanqing didn't mind. He was determined to make good friends with the monks in the city. It seemed that he was bound to establish a family of immortal cultivators.
early morning.
Zhong Yan and Li Henian returned to the city.
After exchanging information, Li Henian sighed and said: "The Fang family in Wangxi City is recruiting a demon hunting team to explore the Mangdang Mountains. I am ready to participate."
Zhong Yan was surprised, "Why would brother take such a dangerous risk?"
The Mangdang Mountains are an extremely dangerous place. Monsters are infested and swamps are full of poisonous obstacles. Even if it is only on the periphery, many monks in the late stage of Qi Refining have gone there and never returned.
Li Henian followed Yang Yanqing and helped take care of a spiritual field in the Zhou family. The income was not bad. Coupled with the occasional side business, it was more than enough to support daily practice.
Li Henian was silent for a while and said: "She has practiced Qi to the third level!"
Zhong Yan was startled, then realized immediately that he was referring to the Tianlinggen girl, and exclaimed: "So fast?!"
How long has it been?
Less than a year!
Thinking about it, it took me a full eight years to reach the third level of Qi training, and I stayed at the third level of Qi training for eighteen years.
It's really irritating to see people compare to each other.
"As expected of the Heavenly Spiritual Root, he is quite a monster!" Zhong Yan took a deep breath and sighed, filled with envy in his heart.
Li Henian was happy and worried, and smiled helplessly, "Yes! She is only fourteen years old now, and she will surpass me in less than three years. I am worried. In addition to creating conditions for her, I myself cannot fall too far behind. No matter what, You have to enter the later stage!"
Zhong Yan understood very well, "When will brother leave?"
"You won't be able to come back until two months or at least a year at the latest, so I asked my dear brother to help take care of the house. In addition, I told her that if anything happens, she will come to the house to find you."
Zhong Yan nodded in agreement, "Don't worry at home. The city is not as safe as the outside. It's just that the Mangdang Mountains are dangerous. I don't need to say more, but my brother knows it. I hope you will be more careful."
After thinking about it, Zhong Yan asked, "Brother, have you ever been to Fangshi brothel?"
Li Henian blinked, knowing that Zhong Yan had a lot of wealth on hand, and laughed dumbly, "What, my dear brother wants to go?"
Zhong Yan said bluntly: "I have had thoughts and want to know more."
Li Henian said sternly: "I advise you to be careful. Most of the people who entered the two brothels in Yangquanfang City were sect disciples and direct descendants of the family. Ordinary casual cultivators would not dare to wade into this muddy water. As long as you go there once, I guarantee you want to go to the second brothel." Twice!"
"Let me tell you this, when you go in, you only order a pot of ordinary spiritual tea, three low-grade spiritual stones, and a pot of spiritual wine, five! Looking for a woman to eat and drink with you costs thirty yuan! Hey~ as long as you find it, you can If you want to stay the night, you won’t be able to lift your pants without a hundred spiritual stones!”
As he spoke, Li Henian clicked his tongue twice and said with a look on his face: "But don't tell me, the female cultivators there are all very powerful. If you want to talk about their beauty, some of them can't even compare to my wives and concubines, but they are good at martial arts. Ah, every frown and every smile is touching people’s hearts..."
Li Henian looked at Zhong Yan, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Moreover, having sex with them is indeed different from that of ordinary women. It makes people want to stop. They must have practiced dual cultivation techniques."
Zhong Yan rolled his eyes, "Brother advises me to be cautious, but he is so tempting, isn't it going to lead me astray!"
Li Henian laughed and said, "It's best not to go. Yang Yanqing invited me to go there once. A few days later, I went to give away more than 130 spiritual stones. Fortunately, I ran out of money there, otherwise I would have to go. ! If you ask me, you might as well find an opportunity to snatch a female cultivator back!"
"That's what my brother said."
After talking for a long time, before Li Henian left, Zhong Yan lent him a hundred spiritual stones, which was obviously reserved for the spiritual root cultivation that day.
The spiritual energy in the city is thin, and there is no dedicated training room in the southern district. It is difficult to survive and can only rely on spiritual stone pills.
Half a month later, Li Henian took in two concubines in succession. After receiving the news, he set off early to meet at Wangcheng City.
On the same day, Zhong Yanxiang invited another sixth-level qi-training monk in the city to Yangquanfang City.
After purchasing the materials, there were still more than two hundred spirit stones left in the storage bag.
Zhong Yanyou was walking around West Street and noticed that there were more than a dozen books on a stall. One of the martial arts techniques was priced at 60 spiritual stones, which could be converted into nearly 50,000 taels of silver.
"What kind of technique is so expensive?"
The stall owner was a middle-aged man with a beard. He only opened the wordless cover, revealing five large characters on the first page - "The Secret of the Infinite Sacred Heart"
He smiled and said: "This is the technique I learned in the early days of the Martial Saint. It cultivates infinite true energy, accumulates vitality and blood, has unparalleled power, and prolongs life! It is the most suitable technique to buy and pass on. Fellow Taoist, will you consider it?"
"Complete technique?" Zhong Yan asked back. Naturally, he had heard of the name of Martial Saint. He was the only person in the Xianwu Continent whose martial arts realm surpassed the Grand Master realm.
Since the time of the Martial Saint, martial arts has declined, and people who have no spiritual roots and cannot cultivate immortality will have no choice but to choose martial arts. Therefore, various martial arts are not uncommon, but advanced mental skills are generally gathered among martial arts families and the royal family.
The big man smiled and said: "Of course it's a broken copy. How can a complete technique cost only this price, but it can be practiced to the late Xiantian stage."
Zhong Yan shook his head, "It's too expensive, just buy it for thirty yuan!"
"Friend Daoist, bargaining is better than grabbing money! Fifty-eight discounts for you!"
Zhong Yan continued to shake his head, "You can copy it by hand and sell it over and over again, thirty-five!"
After some back and forth bargaining, forty-six spiritual stones were finally sold.
Zhong Yan delivered the spirit stone and inspected it on the spot.
Although he has never practiced martial arts, the monks have a deep understanding of the acupuncture points and meridians of the human body. They can roughly judge whether it is feasible just by looking at the route of movement.
"Don't worry, fellow Taoist, if I sell fake goods, how will I be able to hang out in the market in the future!"
Zhong Yan was noncommittal. It was not like there were no fakes selling in the market.
After some verification, no problem was found, but he could only cultivate to the eighth level of innate realm.
Afterwards, Zhong Yan went to buy other supplies, and unknowingly walked to the front of the brothel's Feixian Pavilion, unable to move forward.
Not because of the temptation of beauty.
I really can't bear to explore the system further.
"Sir! Come on up and play~" At the guardrail on the third floor, a beautiful woman waved a handkerchief and let out a laugh like a silver bell.
Listening to it makes people's hearts tremble.
Seeing him standing and looking in, two women were walking towards the door, holding hands and rubbing together, "Let's go, young master!"
There was an inner struggle.
Zhong Yan retreated with the unintentional excuse of 'a little bit of red lips tasted by thousands of people', and said with a bitter smile: "I am really short of money."
"Come on, let's have a cup of spiritual wine and it won't cost many spiritual stones!"
"It's really not true. My sister can treat you for free!"
That’s okay!
Free is scary.
Zhong Yan pulled his hand, apologized and left.
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