Although Zhao Baier usually looks carefree, he can clearly distinguish between right and wrong in this world.
Ji Beichen was very pleased and continued: "Chenghuan Sect is good at the dual cultivation method of gathering yin and supplementing yang. This method can speed up the cultivation speed of two people. It is a mutually beneficial method and does not harm anyone's life.
What Bai Shuxiang did now must be in collusion with the Huan Mie Sect, so she learned this life-threatening technique! "
Ji Beichen knew very little about the Mo Shadow Sect, but he knew that Yan Yueli had many contacts with the sect's young master, Mo Chengfeng. When he thought about this, he actually felt a little jealous, which he had not expected.
The two had breakfast together and then went out. They planned to go shopping in the shops on the street today to purchase spiritual stones and black iron used for making swords. They could also explore the shops to see if there was any collusion between government and businessmen.
They wandered around for half a day but found no suitable materials for making swords. Instead, they found some clues of collusion between government and businessmen.
"This store is really bullying customers. Even if they don't tell you that the goods are not good, they still charge outrageous prices!" Zhao Baier followed Ji Beichen to a small corner store. Listening to the shopkeeper introducing his affordable products, he remembered the several big stores he had just visited and couldn't bear to He kept talking about his dissatisfaction.
"The two monks don't know. There are a lot of worries in Wuyou Town now. I'm afraid my store business won't be able to sustain it. Alas..." Seeing the kindness of the two people, the shopkeeper sighed with emotion and talked about Wuyou. Worry about the actual current situation of the town.
Seeing that there was an inside story, Ji Beichen quickly asked: "Why do you say that?"
The shopkeeper felt bitter in his heart, so he couldn't help but say more: "My shop is a small shop, and it is a small business. Now it is almost impossible to open it! The magistrate of Kong County colluded with the big shops to monopolize the purchase market and cast immortal artifacts. Zhuangzi was also benefited by the magistrate Kong.
If a small shop like ours can’t sell spiritual stones and immortal weapons, it’s going to close down! The spiritual stones and black iron I just introduced were my previous inventory. Once they are sold out, I will pack them up and go home! "
As soon as the two heard the words of the shopkeeper, their previous guess was confirmed. There was indeed collusion between government and businessmen in Wuyou Town.
Zhao Baier suddenly remembered that Magistrate Kong asked about Juhe Jianzhuang at the banquet last night, and asked the shopkeeper: "In this way, the trading shops and casting houses in Wuyou Town are all controlled by Magistrate Kong. What about Juhe Jianzhuang?"
When it comes to Juhe Sword Village, the shopkeeper feels very sorry. Good spiritual stones are hard to come by, and top-quality spiritual swords are even harder to find.
Juhe Jianzhuang is their only hope. No one in Wuyou Town wants to see Wuyou Town decline. The shopkeeper sighed heavily: "Hey... Nowadays, Juhe Jianzhuang is the only one that has not been destroyed by Kong County." Let Zhuangzi control the casting.
The owner of Juhe Sword Village, Li Zhuang, is a good man, with a kind heart and a good sword-making technique, but I don’t know how long he can last.
Magistrate Kong has invited Master Li to banquets many times, but Master Li has avoided seeing him. I guess Magistrate Kong’s patience with him has reached its limit. "
When Ji Beichen heard this, he realized that it was just like what Zhao Baier had seen last night. Although the owner of Juhe Jianzhuang, Li Zhuang, had been suppressed for a long time and was afraid that he would finally give in, he felt that County Magistrate Kong could not touch Juhe Jianzhuang.
Zhao Baier also had the same idea, so he said: "I heard that Juhe Jianzhuang produces a spiritual sword every year. Isn't it because Wuyou Town is so famous and attracts many monks to come here because of the spiritual sword it produces every year? How could Magistrate Kong really embarrass him?"
The shopkeeper shook his head at Zhao Bai'er and said helplessly: "Little brother, I don't know. The spirit sword is important, but it blocks Magistrate Kong's way of making money. There is nothing that Magistrate Kong can't do in order to make a fortune. ?
It is said that County Magistrate Kong colluded with the Yan Yuezong witch, who specializes in sucking people's souls. In the past, many village owners would rather die than obey, so Magistrate Kong arrested their family members and threatened them. In many villages, the whole family was not spared! "
Zhao Bai'er and Ji Beichen were stunned for a moment when they heard the shopkeeper's words, and looked at each other not knowing what to say. The woman Zhao Baier saw that day was clearly Bai Shuxiang from the Chenghuan Sect, so how did she become a witch from the Yan Yue Sect?
After inquiring about the information, the two of them prepared to say goodbye to the shopkeeper. Ji Beichen was kind-hearted and bought all the remaining spiritual stones and black iron in the shop without paying back a penny of the price to the shopkeeper.
Zhao Bai'er looked at the large-denomination banknote in Ji Beichen's hand and felt it was a bit dazzling. He had never had so much money in his hand despite his age. He couldn't help but wonder, where did this money come from?
Ji Beichen saw Zhao Bai'er's sometimes greedy and sometimes doubtful eyes, smiled, and whispered in his ear: "This is the sword-making reward from Uncle Zhao, and some money from Brother Mu..."
Zhao Bai'er didn't know what was going on, but after listening to Ji Beichen's words, he just felt that he was going to die of grievance.
Dad and Brother Mu didn't give him any banknotes when he went out, but his sister Zhao Ling'er gave him many bottles of pills.
But she repeatedly said that her "brother Ji" was injured and asked Zhao Baier to take good care of her "brother Ji" along the way. This was clearly treating him as Ji Beichen's follower!
The shopkeeper was very grateful and gave Ji Beichen a Huangpin storage ring before leaving: "Although Huangpin is the lowest grade, this one is brand new and has not yet been signed with a blood contract to ensure the safety of the storage! "
"Thank you very much, shopkeeper!" Ji Beichen was alone and had never used a storage ring before, so he found it novel.
Ji Beichen and Zhao Bai'er returned to the restaurant together, had lunch together in the private room on the second floor, and then went back to their rooms to rest.
Just after noon, Ji Beichen opened the door and came out, intending to go to the next room to find Zhao Baier. In the corridor of the guest room, Ji Beichen saw two people dressed as government officials walking out of Zhao Baier's room. After the two went downstairs and left the restaurant, Ji Beichen went to find Zhao Baier.
"What happened to the official incident just now?" Ji Beichen asked worriedly. Ever since they learned about Magistrate Kong, the two of them had been extra careful in their actions in Wuyou Town. How could they have gotten into trouble with the official incident?
Zhao Bai'er didn't know what was going on, and said with some confusion: "I don't know where County Magistrate Kong got the news. He knew that I came to Wuyou Town, and he wanted to invite me to a banquet in the evening. Ah Chen, do you think I should go?"
Ji Beichen knew that this kind of thing could not be avoided, so he smiled and said: "The soldiers are coming to cover up the water and the earth, but we must go!"
"That side of Juhe Jianzhuang..." Zhao Baier knew that the two of them had made an appointment to go to Juhe Jianzhuang together in the afternoon. Now that his identity has been exposed, going there again may arouse suspicion.
Ji Beichen patted Zhao Bai'er on the back, telling him to relax and not worry, and then ordered: "I'll go to Juhe Jianzhuang. You can rest peacefully in the room. When I come back in the evening, I will go to the banquet with you." We want to see what kind of medicine is being sold in this gourd by County Magistrate Kong!"
Ji Beichen went to Juhe Sword Manor for three purposes: First, he heard that a spiritual sword appeared there every year. He was curious about the craftsmanship of Master Li and planned to go and investigate.
The second is that he really hasn't bought the spiritual stones and black iron he wants right now, so he plans to try his luck at Juhe Jianzhuang.
Zhao Bai'er studied under Wangyou Wuji Guan, and his Taoist cultivation method focused on defense. He planned to forge an earth-attribute spiritual sword for Zhao Bai'er, so he needed earth-attribute spiritual stones and black iron.
Third, casting a spiritual sword requires a special tempering pool, and he needs to borrow the sword-making room of the Sword Manor.
The cultivators' magic weapons are divided into treasure weapons, spiritual weapons, fairy weapons, and divine weapons according to their different rarity. In addition, since the beginning of the spiritual weapon, the magic weapon has its own attributes, which are the five elements of "metal, wood, water, fire and earth".
Gold is masculine, tenacious, and indomitable, and the magic weapon has a golden light; Wood is poison, and the magic weapon is a shining green light; Water is a clear, stable mind, and the magic weapon is a faint blue light; Fire magic weapons are fiery red, and the fire Lord Killing and attacking; earth controls defense, the magic weapon has an earthy yellow light, and the earth attribute magic weapon is helpful to the owner's defensive skills.
In addition to the five elements attributes, there are also some special attributes. For example, his Cangxu Sword has special ice properties in the Five Elements Water. It is good at freezing, and the sword's intention is cold, and the sword's light is indigo.
Most of the spiritual weapons have a single attribute. Ancient casting techniques do have the possibility of creating more than two attributes, but most of these secret techniques have been lost. However, naturally formed immortal weapons have all five elements, but if you want to bring out all the attributes of the five elements, you need corresponding cultivation support.
The Cangxu Sword now only exhibits water and fire attributes, so the light of his sword is indigo with a hint of fiery red. The other attributes need to be practiced diligently by Ji Beichen before he can display them after his cultivation level is improved.
Ji Beichen knew that Zhao Bai'er had been exposed, so he needed to be more cautious when he went to Juhe Jianzhuang. Ji Beichen was dressed as a monk in white clothes before, but thinking that Taoist priests were more common, he changed into the blue robe in the room.
The owner of the Juhe Sword Village, Li Zhuang, was a master of sword making. Ji Beichen was afraid that he would recognize the identity of the Cangxu Sword, so he put the Cangxu Sword into a storage ring and carried an ordinary sword behind his back.
Ji Beichen has already signed a blood contract with the yellow-grade storage ring. The grade of this storage ring is divided into four grades, heaven, earth, black and yellow. Huang-grade is the lowest grade, and the spell to sign the blood contract is also the simplest. Just use the signing spell and add a drop of the signer's fingertip blood to the yellow gemstone at the top of the ring.
After the blood contract for a general storage ring is signed, it can be used normally, and the storage ring will not be upgraded. The signer can sign a separate blood contract when he encounters a higher-grade storage ring.
The blood contract spells of the Cangxu Sect are slightly different from those of other sects. After the blood contract spell is signed, the storage ring can be upgraded to a higher level as long as the signer's cultivation level is high enough.
However, the quality and attributes of the upgraded storage ring will vary slightly depending on the skills of the signer and the materials used in the upgrade.
Ji Beichen walked through the bustling streets of Wuyou Town and came to the quiet and far-reaching suburbs, surrounded by endless pine trees. Previously, he had inquired from the shopkeeper that Juhe Jianzhuang was deep in the dense forest. Whether he could find it or not would depend on chance.
Ji Beichen walked along the narrow path in the forest deep into the forest. Gradually, he found that he had lost his way and strayed into a quiet place in a mountain stream.
Ji Beichen sighed secretly: The Feng Shui here hides the wind and absorbs the Qi, the dragon vein should be nearby!
Originally he was looking for the Dragon Vein Hot Spring, but he didn't expect to find it near Juhe Jianzhuang by accident.
Ji Beichen stood on the mountain stream, with a clear pool of water flowing under his feet. The river flowed rapidly along the mountain stream to the bottom of the pool.
He let the water splash on his face, jumped down into the deep stream, tapped his toes, and stood steadily on a huge rock at the bottom of the pool.
The water temperature at the bottom of the pool is slightly higher, and the water in the pool condenses into mist due to the high temperature. It should be the Dragon Vein Hot Spring under the Wangyou River.
