"A female cultivator from the Purple Mansion Realm?"
Zhao Lin shook his head when he saw it. He didn't believe that such a good thing could happen, and not to mention it was fake. Even if it was true, Taoists with such a huge gap in cultivation couldn't get along with each other.
In the world of immortality, there are joint cultivation techniques, which are of great benefit in breaking through the realm, but the premise is that both parties are at the same level of cultivation and cross realms, and they cross two realms. No matter how good the techniques are, they are of little use.
Although I didn't take this marriage notice seriously, it aroused my long-awaited thoughts.
Since time travel, I have never thought about getting married. Now that the path to immortality has been revealed, I might consider it.
The road is long, and it is better to be accompanied by a Taoist companion than to be alone. Practicing alone is too lonely.
However, marriage in the world of cultivating immortals also requires a well-matched match, and the talent and qualifications of the two parties cannot be too different. Otherwise, if one party breaks through early, the other will stagnate, and it will not last long.
"Which of you wants to apply? You can go now!"
Zhou Hongfang and the two elders had been silent for a long time, when the former suddenly asked.
The disciples immediately fell silent and hurriedly followed. The senior brother named Wang reluctantly glanced at the notice before leaving.
Shangyuan County is located in the northern border of Xiniu Prefecture, at the intersection of the three prefectures. It has an advantageous geographical location. Monks passing by often stop in Fangshi.
In addition to Chenghua Sect disciples, there are also many monks from other sects and some casual cultivators who come and go here.
Not only are elixirs, magic weapons, talismans, classics and other items traded in the market, but there is also an auction house where valuable items are auctioned on the fifth day of every month. Restaurants, inns and other places where monks can eat, drink and stay are also available.
The disciples walked and looked around, their eyes full of curiosity.
Zhao Lin felt that the market had many similarities with the markets in his previous life, except that the things sold were all related to spiritual practice.
"I'll rest in this inn tonight."
Zhou Hongfang led everyone to an inn called Man Yuezhu, turned around and said.
"You can walk around for a while, but you must come back before lighting the lamp."
"Yes, Commander!"
Of course the disciples didn't want to take a rest early, so they wandered around the market together while it was still dark.
"This area is full of inns and restaurants. Let's go to the East District. It's lively there."
Dong Lingcheng walked on the street with Zhao Lin, Li Sancai, Tong Mu and Zhu Cong, introducing the shops and various items for sale to them from time to time.
He didn't plan to buy anything, mainly because he wanted Zhao Lin and others to gain experience.
The five people were in a group last time when they killed the katydids in Jueming Mountain. They were relatively close, so they got together this time.
"Senior Brother Dong has been here before, right?"
Seeing that Dong Lingcheng was familiar with the road, Zhao Lin couldn't help but ask.
"I have been here several times. The jade slips and low-grade talismans here are very famous. I have bought some."
Dong Lingcheng said, "For the rest, it is cheaper to buy it in the county."
"Senior Brother Dong, what is a spirit coin?"
Zhu Cong suddenly asked, pointing to the notice in front of a shop.
Everyone turned around and saw the notice saying: "Low-grade Pure Heart Talisman, one five-yuan spirit coin."
"Spirit coins are coins in the world of immortality. They can be used as spirit stones. You are from the mortal world, so you should be able to understand."
Dong Lingcheng explained, taking out a few silver coins from his arms.
Zhao Lin knew that such a thing as a spirit coin existed, but this was the first time he saw it, so he asked for one and held it in his hand to play with.
The spiritual coin is about one inch in diameter, slightly larger than a copper coin. It has the character "五" engraved on the front, and below it is the name of the Chenghua Sect and the year of refining.
The back is engraved with a peony-shaped flower with complex and exquisite Taoist patterns, which is the emblem of the Chenghua Sect.
The so-called Dao pattern is a miniature formation pattern, which is a mark specially cast when refining spiritual coins.
Spirit coins can be forged, but Dao patterns cannot be forged. As long as a monk injects a trace of spiritual power, a corresponding mark will be produced in the sea of consciousness. The authenticity can be known by testing.
Spiritual stones are a universal currency, but they have two drawbacks. It is precisely because of these two disadvantages that the spirit coins appeared.
First of all, the size and weight of spiritual stones are not small. One spiritual stone weighs several kilograms, and thirty spiritual stones weigh more than one hundred kilograms. Carrying a large number of spiritual stones is a huge burden for a monk.
Furthermore, there are some items in the world of immortality that cost less than one spiritual stone. If you trade them with spiritual stones, you often cannot get "change".
Lingcoin solves these two problems very well. It is light and easy to carry. The price of the coin ranges from one, two, five... all the way to one hundred.
Chenghua Sect issued a large number of spiritual coins, the value of which was linked to spiritual stones. The exchange ratio of spiritual coins to spiritual stones was ten to one.
The unit of spirit stone is block, and the unit of spirit coin is "yuan".
To make an analogy, the relationship between spiritual stones and spiritual coins is equivalent to gold and silver notes in the mortal world, and can be understood as the "spiritual stone standard".
Zhao Lin learned from the book that the Chenghua Sect's spiritual coins had always been relatively stable, and there had only been a large-scale over-issuance during the war a thousand years ago.
Although there was a mandatory requirement at that time that ten yuan of spiritual coins could be exchanged for one spiritual stone, in reality it was impossible to exchange it at all. When the spiritual stone was at its most stressful, it required more than three hundred spiritual coins to exchange, and the currency system was on the verge of collapse.
After the war, the spirit coins slowly recovered. So far, they have been relatively stable. Not only are they popular within the sect, but many surrounding sects also recognize them as Huazong's spirit coins.
Zhao Lin listened and watched, keeping the prices of various items in mind, maybe they would be useful in the future.
The five of them wandered around until it was getting late, then returned to the inn to rest.
The conditions of the inn are quite average, with four people sharing a room.
Zhao Lin asked the waiter to find out. They lived in an ordinary room, and the price for one night was thirty yuan of spirit coins.
Ordinary rooms do not have spiritual energy introduced, and the cultivation effects are average. Superior rooms have rich spiritual energy, but the prices are more than one hundred yuan of spiritual coins.
After a night's rest, at dawn, Lingdaoyuan and his party left Fangshi, boarded the Lingzhou boat and set off again.
After flying for half a day, we entered the territory of Juyanzhou.
Zhou Hongfang took out a magic talisman from his arms and injected a spiritual power into it. The talisman immediately turned into a stream of light, flew forward with a "whoosh", and disappeared into the clouds.
After about half an hour, the spirit boat sailed into a mountain with lush vegetation, gradually slowed down, and finally stopped in front of a mist-shrouded valley.
"Dongyang County has arrived!"
Zhao Lin stepped off the spirit boat and immediately felt a warm breath blowing against his face. The temperature was at least five degrees higher than that of Hanchi County, as if it had gone from spring to early summer.
The world of cultivating immortals is different from the small mortal world. In most places, the climate remains the same throughout the year regardless of the four seasons.
"Zhou Yuan, Elder Nie, Elder Wu, we meet again!"
An old man with raven hair and a face as golden as paper was already waiting in front of the valley, accompanied by two middle-aged monks.
"It turns out to be Elder Liao. We haven't seen him for a year, but his style remains the same!"
Zhou Hongfang and the other three also responded politely. (End of chapter)
