After a night of silence, Yun Jingwen woke up early the next morning and smelled a faint fragrance. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Cheng Ling was roasting liger meat in the cave.
Seeing her waking up, he smiled slightly and said, "You're awake, are you hungry? You'll be able to eat soon. Your cultivation level has declined, so you must need to eat some monster meat to replenish your own consumption."
Yun Jingwen's nose felt sore and she was greatly moved. After a while, she said, "Thank you, Brother Cheng!"
Cheng Ling said casually: "No, after eating, we will set off. This time we will go to the city where the monks are active to see if we can buy three-grain grass that is older."
Yun Jingwen said with shame: "Brother Cheng, it's me who's dragging you down."
"What about dragging me down? If you hadn't taken action, I would have died at the hands of King Jiao and the others. Speaking of which, it was you who saved my life. Don't worry, we will look for traces of the three-grained grass along the way, and we will go to the Famous Sword Academy and take them with us. Go and see the stone pillar where I learned the technique back then!"
As he spoke, Cheng Ling handed over a piece of hind leg meat.
Yun Jingwen was startled and smiled bitterly: "Brother Cheng, I can't eat so much."
Cheng Ling blushed and pretended to be displeased: "Eat quickly, you don't need to lose weight for such a good figure. Besides, you have to make up for the shape. Sitting on a soft chair for a long time will make your legs and feet feel weak after you recover."
Yun Jingwen had a bitter look on her face, but when she saw Cheng Ling's appearance, she could only reluctantly take the roasted hind leg and eat it in small bites.
Cheng Ling secretly laughed in her heart. This woman in the fairy world eats no different from girls on earth.
After waiting for a long time, Yun Jingwen finished eating one calf, and burped several times. She was so embarrassed that she didn't even dare to look into Cheng Ling's eyes.
Cheng Ling laughed loudly, carried her onto a soft chair, carried her on his back, and strode out of the cave.
The two of them crossed the valley and walked along the road. Along the way, Cheng Lingjing picked some interesting things and tried every means to make Yun Jingwen laugh, such as selling the trilogy of "Guai" and "White Clouds and Black Soil". Occasionally, she did a cross talk, which made the fairy behind her laugh continuously along the way, like a silver bell. The sound spread far and wide on the road.
This was Cheng Ling's intention to relieve her depression. Just imagine, an ordinary mortal would sigh deeply when he was hospitalized and fell ill, let alone a fairy who fell into the mortal world and was worse than a mortal.
Yun Jingwen also seemed to be infected by his optimism. She laughed and laughed along the way and gradually forgot about her injuries, as if they didn't exist at all.
In this way, the two of them walked for more than ten days, and finally saw monks in twos and threes. Judging from the direction they were traveling, they were all south. Now the two of them were still dressed as Taoist priests, but Yun Jingwen's stunning beauty could not be concealed. The monks passing by along the way looked over.
Cheng Ling felt that a lot of the spiritual consciousness of those monks were sweeping over him, and he felt much more at ease after seeing his cultivation. He shook his head and smiled bitterly, taking such a fairy out with him, no matter how much he covered it up, it was like a bright light with nowhere to hide!
Later, he simply took a fancy to a group of monks among them, took the initiative to step forward, and asked: "A few fellow Taoists have invited me, I'm dismounting, my brother and sister left the monks to wander around the world. I don't know where this place is." Realm, are there any cultivation centers or cities nearby?"
The group of monks he chose, four men and three women, were all in the stage of becoming gods. I had scanned them with my spiritual consciousness before, but their eyes were still clear, and they didn't look like treacherous people.
One of the older monks glanced at Yun Jingwen and was surprised by her beauty. He just took the photo of Cheng Ling's cultivation through the tribulation and did not dare to say more.
Look, he bowed and replied: "I don't dare, this is the boundary of Zhongnan Mountain, and there happens to be a Nanshan City dozens of miles ahead."
Cheng Ling was startled and couldn't help but laugh. What a coincidence. The two people used their aliases as Ma Yu and Sun Buer. It just so happened that this was Zhongnan Mountain. Isn't it so weird? Could he really go up there and found a Quanzhen Sect?
Several monks saw him laughing and were confused, but they did not dare to ask questions easily.
Cheng Ling laughed for a while, then stopped, and said awkwardly: "I'm sorry, I thought of something else for the moment. I haven't asked for their names yet?"
"I don't dare. The junior Ma Liang has the same surname as the senior."
"Junior Ji Yu, pay my respects to senior."
"Junior Huang Xing, pay my respects to senior."
"Junior Wang Kun, pay my respects to senior."
"Junior Ma Rong is Ma Liang's sister. I would like to pay my respects to my senior."
"Junior Zhong Ningxuan, pay homage to senior."
"Junior Zhang Xiyan, pay my respects to senior."
Several people greeted each other one by one, and they were very respectful. Cheng Ling waved his hand and said, "You don't need to call me senior, just call me Taoist Master Ma. Anyway, I also plan to look for Fangshi, so why don't we all go together?"
Naturally, everyone did not dare to say anything and just looked at Ma Liang. Ma Liang looks older and has the highest level of cultivation, having reached the perfection of becoming a god. He thought for a moment and then said: "Senior, we will accept all your love."
Cheng Ling smiled and followed them towards Nanshan City. In this way, by blending into a few people, the monks along the way no longer scanned them with their spiritual consciousness, which saved a lot of trouble.
He looked at the group of seven people and asked, "Are you disciples of the same sect?"
"No, the juniors, my roommate, Junior Sisters Zhong and Junior Sisters Zhang are all casual cultivators. As for Ji Yu, Wang Kun, and Huang Xing, the three fellow Taoists are from the Qinghuo Sect. Our group just met by chance. I heard that there was a grand ceremony in Nanshan City. It’s an auction, so I just want to join in the fun.”
"Oh? Auction? Are there any rare treasures?" Cheng Ling's eyes lit up. He was thinking about getting some treasures from heaven and earth to improve his cultivation, but he didn't expect to meet them by such a coincidence.
"I don't know about this. How can I, a casual cultivator, have the ability to know this information? The two senior brothers and sisters are senior disciples of the Taiyi Sect?" Ma Liang was an experienced man and spoke vaguely. Instead, he asked Cheng Ling and the two sect.
Taiyi Sect is one of the few monastic sects in the southern region, most of which are dressed as Taoist priests.
Cheng Ling smiled and said, "No, junior sister and I were taught by Quanzhen!"
"Quanzhen Sect? I've admired him for a long time!" Ma Liang was confused when he heard this, but the other party's cultivation level was much higher than his own, so he could only exchange a few vague greetings.
Cheng Ling secretly laughed. Seeing that the other party was worried, he stopped asking and just hurried on.
But Zhong Ningxuan looked at Yun Jingwen on Cheng Ling's back with curious eyes, and asked: "Senior, is she your junior sister? Why is she sitting on a soft chair?"
Yun Jingwen smiled and said: "Little sister, I was injured a little. In order to protect me, my senior brother made me sit on a soft chair and carried me forward on his back."
Zhang Xiyan glanced at Cheng Ling and said enviously: "Your senior brother is so kind to you. If I had such a senior brother, I would definitely marry him and become a Taoist companion."
Yun Jingwen's pretty face turned red, but she didn't know how to answer it.
Cheng Ling laughed and joked: "It's simple. If you like a young hero, find out which sect he is in, and join him as his junior sister."
Everyone couldn't help but smile, seeing that although his cultivation level was high, he was still willing to joke with the two girls.
The atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed, and along the way everyone talked about anecdotes about the monks they had seen.
Everyone was enjoying themselves and arrived in front of Nanshan City in less than two hours. Cheng Ling looked at the city and found that it was much smaller than Yujing City. Even Fengling City, which he passed through at the beginning, was a little smaller.
Ma Liang explained: "There are not many powerful forces around Nanshan City. The most famous ones are the Zhongnanshan Jiang family and the Nanshan Hu family. These two families are one of the top powerful forces in a thousand miles. It is said that their family heads have reached Dudu. The realm of peak calamity.”
Cheng Ling nodded silently, but the cultivator at the peak of transcending tribulation didn't take it seriously. Judging from the situation here, monks from the nine major forces rarely come here, so there should be no threat.
He followed Ma Liang and others, paid the city entry fee, and walked in.
Entering the city, Ma Liang asked: "Master Ma, there are still a few days before the auction starts. We plan to find a place to stay in Xianxi Building temporarily. What are your plans?"
Cheng Ling said: "I want to see the materials in the city. You go first. Maybe we will have a chance to meet again."
Ma Liang nodded slightly and led everyone to look for the Immortal Breathing Tower. However, Zhong Ningxuan and Zhang Xiyan were reluctant to leave Yun Jingwen and even made an appointment with the location of the Immortal Breathing Tower.
After they left, Cheng Ling walked towards the long street. Nanshan City is not big, but there are quite a lot of shops on both sides of the city, with flags flying on each side, depicting "Elixirs", "Materials" and other shop signs.
Cheng Ling came to a materials store. As soon as he walked in, a clerk came up to him and asked, "Hello, senior, what do you need?"
"Do you have three-grain grass for sale here?"
"Three-striped grass is not a rare herbal medicine. Our store naturally has it."
"Take it out and see."
"Okay, senior, please come over here."
The waiter invited Cheng Ling to a seat, then ran into the store and quickly took out a tray with several three-striped grass on it.
Cheng Ling looked at them one by one, disappointment flashed in his eyes, and asked: "These herbs are too young, can they be more than a thousand years old?"
At that time, at the edge of the cave, the three-striped grass that Cheng Ling collected was basically over a hundred years old. Such medicinal power was not enough to clear the meridians. According to his speculation, only those over a thousand years old could be used.
The waiter looked bitter and said: "Senior, although the three-grained grass is not very precious, there are no such ones that are more than a thousand years old. Maybe you can go to the alchemy shop on the street and have a look."
Cheng Ling nodded briefly, rewarded him with a few high-grade spiritual stones, and walked towards the alchemy shop.
Unfortunately, there was no three-grained grass that was more than a thousand years old in Danpu. The highest age was only more than six hundred years old, which was far from what he thought.
Yun Jingwen then said: "Brother Cheng, since there is no thousand-year-old pill, don't bother. I can also take the three-line pill before. It will only take more time."
The shopkeeper of the alchemy shop looked at the two people and said helplessly: "Senior, as far as I know, the thousand-year-old three-grain grass can only be obtained at auction."
"Oh? Do you know when the auction will start?"
"Three days later, it will be at the Nanshan auction house, but it is probably difficult to get tickets for the auction now."
"Does the shopkeeper know where I can get tickets for the auction?"
"Perhaps the Jiang family and the Hu family will have extra tickets. Why don't seniors try their luck with them?"
Cheng Ling sighed secretly. He originally didn't want to get into any trouble with these two families, but he didn't expect to go around and around and go find them anyway. God is not as good as man, so he really agreed!
