In Ruixuan Town, the day Qian Chao and Mr. Zhuang agreed to meet and play chess was actually tomorrow. In order to confirm this, when they arrived in Ruixuan Town, the five people went directly to Yiming Pavilion under the leadership of Qian Chao. , and then, as expected, the old shopkeeper smiled when he saw Qian Chao and asked him to come back tomorrow, indicating that Mr. Rizhuang must be at home. In desperation, Qian Chao left there angrily.
Generally speaking, in Ruixuan Town, the morning is a good time to go shopping. People come and go in Ruixuan Town. Generally speaking, in the afternoon, the casual cultivators who are about to leave leave or the casual cultivators who have just come here are settling down. At that time, it would be the next morning if there were any new things to be put out for sale. Therefore, Tang Ping and others, who had already known this for a long time, were not in a hurry to wander around the streets. They had nothing to do and just followed the tide of money. They talked in Bu Yan'an's shop.
Entering Bu Yan'an's shop, Tang Ping immediately saw a young man who looked like a clerk inside, who was busy entertaining some people who came to buy things. When Bu Yan'an invited them to have tea, he said:
"Hey, Brother Bu, you are really good at what you do. You really found someone to help you."
Li Jian also noticed the guy when he walked in. Of course, he still remembered that he had a chance encounter with the guy. At that time, he was selling things with many casual cultivators. For some reason, he seemed to have some incompatibility with a descendant of a family named Dai. Tang Ping also said at the time that the boy named Dai had a mouth that caused trouble. Unexpectedly, he was now helping Bu Yannong's shop.
"Well, that's Lei Xian. He's been helping me here for almost a month. He's very agile...well...he's a decent person. Come on, Junior Brother Qian, this thing is really hard to deal with. After what you said, How long has it been now? Well, it’s been a long time anyway, but I finally managed to find out who Golden Pony is. It was an unexpected opportunity. A regular customer who came here to buy things knew that I was asking someone to look for this spiritual earthworm mud. , it happened that he had such a piece on him, and the only reason he kept it was to find a good home and sell it at a good price, so we talked for a while and finally kept this thing. Junior Brother Qian, look at it. Is it suitable for use?”
In addition to various books, spiritual earthworm mud is another weapon-refining material that Qian Chao entrusted Bu Yannong to help him find. It is mainly used to refine the alchemy furnace. It can be said to be the most important auxiliary material for refining the alchemy furnace. , you can use pine mushrooms as a substitute, but pine mushrooms are still not as good as spiritual earthworm mud, and because this spiritual earthworm mud is so hard to find, the pill furnace used by Yanxuan to make alchemy has always been refined by Qian Chao for her. .
As Bu Yannong spoke, he took out a small jar from his storage bag, pulled it out and sealed it. What was inside was the spirit earthworm mud that Qian Chao also saw for the first time.
He picked up a small piece from it, put it under his nose and smelled it. He looked at the light carefully for a while, and kneaded it carefully in the palm of his hand. Finally, Qian Chao confirmed that this thing was what he was looking for. I couldn't find a good thing for many years, so I thanked him with a smile, and then said to Yanxuan:
"Sister Yan, this jar is really filled with spiritual earthworm mud. Now when you go back, you can replace the cauldron you used for making alchemy with a better one."
"Really?" Yanxuan was naturally happy. He came over to the mouth of the altar and looked inside, but she couldn't tell any clues about the dark mud inside.
"Isn't this just the clay from the river?" Lu Pingchuan held the jar and looked at it.
Even Li Jian came over curiously and looked into the jar.
"Nonsense, can the clay be used in the alchemy furnace?" Tang Ping said, snatching the jar and looking at it. She didn't understand and returned it to Qian Chao.
Bu Yannong chuckled and said:
"If the alchemy furnace refined by Brother Qian is useful, hey, Miss Yan's elixir..."
"Don't even think about it, it's for our own use!" Tang Ping said.
"Brother Bu, don't be impatient. After a while, I might have something new to sell at your place," Qian Chao said.
"Oh," Bu Yan'an's eyes almost lit up at the same time. "What good thing is it?"
"Don't worry, you will find out when you come to the sect and find me again in a while. Well, there should be many people who will like it."
"Hehe, that's for sure. As long as Junior Brother Qian's things are taken out, they will be snatched away!"
A few people chatted for a while, and Bu Yannong took out a few more books and handed them to Qian Chao, and then settled the latest account with Qian Chao. This time he got the spirit earthworm mud for Qian Chao, and made some calculations. Then, instead of giving Qian Chao Lingshi, Qian Chao had to find him a lot of Lingshi. Qian Chao didn't care about the price of the Lingworm Clay. He just listened to what he said and took out some more spiritual weapons. Come, firstly to offset the spiritual stones he owed him, and secondly, to replenish the goods for Bu Yannong, which made Bu Yannong's eyes crinkle with laughter.
After Qian Chao and the other five people left Bu Yanyan's shop, Lei Xian, who had been curious about the identities of the people nearby, looked at the figures of the five people walking away outside the door, and asked curiously:
"Brother Bu, the man named Qian just now, seeing how polite you were to him, could it be that the 'money-made' spiritual weapons we sell here were made by him?"
"That's right," Bu Yanyan sat on a chair and sipped tea triumphantly. "You are also lucky. You met this junior brother Qian less than a month after arriving. Hey, let me tell you, even if his cultivation level is not high, You know, in our sect, this Junior Brother Qian is very famous. He once became an inner disciple of our Jiuxuan Chengqi Hall with his second-level cultivation of Qi Refining. You may not understand, But generally those who can enter the inner hall of the Chengqi Hall are foundation-building monks, so the matter of Junior Brother Qian caused a sensation in the sect at that time. Hehe, so many people in the sect opened shops in Ruixuan Town, but his spiritual weapon was only They are only sold here, do you know why?"
"I don't know."
"That's because I am an honest person and never deceive others. It was because of this that Junior Brother Qian entrusted me to sell his things for him."
Lei Xian obviously had a look of disdain on his face and said:
"Just now, Miss Tang said that the guy who worked here used to earn three spiritual stones a month. Brother Bu, if you don't deceive others..."
"Hey, that Junior Sister Tang is really talkative. Okay, starting from next month, I'll give you a spiritual stone, that's all."
Lei Xian was naturally satisfied, but obviously he had other questions to ask:
"The spirit earthworm mud...oh, I mean this Brother Qian, can he also refine the cauldron used for alchemy?"
"Well, I don't hear much about this thing. After all, it's an alchemy furnace. Who would buy it often? But you also saw it just now. That junior sister Yan in a red dress is a disciple of our Qixia Mountain. You saw the one hanging on her waist. Do you have that little white jade gourd? That can only be worn by junior alchemists. Well, Junior Sister Yan’s elixirs are never sold to the outside world. I did beg for it, but Junior Sister Tang rejected it as soon as she heard it. Junior Sister Yan's elixir was refined and taken by them themselves. This is possible. Otherwise, they had only been in Wuling Sect for a long time, and their cultivation had improved so quickly. But what about Junior Sister Yan's alchemy skills? , I really don’t know, but if Junior Brother Qian refines the alchemy furnace, it must be a good thing. I heard that this spirit worm mud is the best material that can be used when refining the alchemy furnace. Qian Junior Brother is searching so hard for this material, presumably because he wants to refine a good alchemy furnace for Junior Sister Na Yan."
After Lei Xian heard the words "Excellent Alchemy Furnace" from Bu Yannong, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, as if there was a sarcastic smile, but he hid it well and Bu Yannong did not notice it.
Bu Yannong continued:
"Well, speaking of the art of refining weapons, within our Nine Mysteries, at least 60% of the disciples can do it, but there are very few who can actually earn spiritual stones with it. Mr. Lei, when I saw Song Fenglou No, that's one of the two major restaurants in Ruixuan Town. Every time Brother Qian comes to Ruixuan Town, he must have settled in Songfeng Tower. Now you know how much spiritual stones you can earn if you practice the weapon refining skill well, right? Hey, I can’t go to that place twice a year, and one meal costs more than a dozen spiritual stones!”
After hearing this, Lei Xian's eyes drifted out of the door and looked at Songfeng Tower, one of the two tall restaurants in Ruixuan Town, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
…
While Qian Chao and others were still chatting in Bu Yannang's shop, in a small teahouse diagonally opposite the small shop, four middle-aged monks were sitting around a table drinking tea, although they were holding teacups. , but the peripheral vision of their eyes has been staring at Bu Yan'an's small shop.
Later, when Bu Yannong took out the books he had recently collected for Qian Chao, the four monks were stunned for a moment, and then looked at them particularly carefully.
Then, as Qian Chao and others left the small shop, the four monks glanced at each other, and one of them got up and followed them.
Then there was a less heated argument among the remaining three monks.
"These days, the boy surnamed Lei never leaves the shop. Today, those little guys went in and talked a lot with them. Moreover, the books that were taken out... would not be among them. Is that the "Book of Alchemy"?"
"Impossible. How could that boy give that book away so easily?"
"If you ask me, we shouldn't have waited so long in vain. We should have taken action as soon as we got here. As long as we caught the kid named Lei, we would have escaped from the town. Once outside, even if the Wuling Sect was no longer powerful. We are so powerful, where can we find us? As long as the boy named Lei is in hand, are we afraid that we will not be able to find out the whereabouts of the "Record of Cleansing Pills"?"
"Hmph, how many times have I told you, don't underestimate Ruixuan Town. Even though it's usually calm here, as long as you dare to take action, this place will soon be filled with monks from the Five Spirit Sect. You will have nowhere to escape if you want to. Escape, not to mention that it may cause disaster to Bianzhou afterwards, so be careful!"
"Then what should we do? Is it possible that if that kid is determined to live here, should we just keep spending time with him here?"
"It's time to think of a way. It's okay to stay here all the time."
"Humph, the Five Spirits cultivators in Chengming Tower are very strict, but we can always find ways to avoid their eyes and ears..."
Lei Xian did not notice the existence of these four middle-aged monks. If he had known about them, he would have been restless. These four people came all the way from Bianzhou. Remember what I said before, there was a man named Dai Xiao's boy discovered Lei Xian in Ruixuan Town, and sent a boy named Fei back to report the news. These four middle-aged men hurried all the way from Bianzhou after receiving the news, but the photo was taken in Wuling. Because of Zong's prestigious reputation, they were even more afraid of the dire consequences that would result from acting rashly. These people were unable to do anything about Lei Xian for the time being.
As for Qian Chao, there were people following him after he came out of Bu Yanyan's shop. Logically speaking, if someone is staring at him or following him with ulterior motives, Li Jian can find him with his senses, but it is different today, because whether it is the three people who are drinking tea diagonally across from Bu Yan'ao's shop and watching, they are still following him. The person behind Qian Chao, these four people are all foundation-building monks. There is a huge difference in cultivation. In addition, Ruixuan Town is bustling with people coming and going, and the guy who is following him only follows from a distance. , so Li Jian didn't notice the person behind him who was following him unhurriedly and hidden in the crowd.
The man didn't follow closely. When he saw Qian Chao and the other five people entering Song Feng Tower, they stopped for a while and then returned to where they were.
…
It wasn't time for dinner yet, so Qian Chao and the others asked for a room first and chatted in the room.
After chatting for a while, we finally talked about the strange casual cultivator we met on the way to Ruixuan Town, Zuo You.
"That Zuo You really...cut off all the heads in front of us. It makes people feel uncomfortable when they look at it." Yanxuan said.
"Hey, Sister Yan, I kind of like that guy. At least he's different from other casual cultivators. He doesn't have that annoying energy about him," Lu Pingchuan said.
"Well, at least Zuo You's courage and methods are well chosen. Even if he is placed in our sect, he will not be an unknown figure." Li Jian said.
"To be honest, when I saw him dealing with those casual cultivators, I really doubted whether he was a rogue cultivator." Tang Ping said.
"A Ping, are there really such monks in the world of cultivation who live by earning bonuses and bounties from aristocratic families?" Yanxuan asked.
"Sister Yan, when I was in the Tang family, I never met a single cultivator. I only interacted with them after joining the Five Spirits Sect. I had heard other people tell me about the rogue cultivators before, but it was not true. What good things to say, but there are exceptions. It is said that there are some monks who are not willing to fall down even if they become casual cultivators. But those are all the same stories. They suffered a lot, had many adventures, and succeeded in practicing by chance. , and then he came back either to take revenge or to revive the family, etc. It would be boring to hear too much about it."
"I believe what that person said." Li Jian said.
"Oh, so that guy is really a bit chivalrous? I just don't know which family he came from before, and what happened to such a character before he became a casual cultivator."
After Tang Ping finished speaking, he noticed that Qian Chao had not spoken and had laid many things on the table. He was drawing on a map, so he came over and said:
"Boy Qian, what are you doing?"
"Senior Sister Luo Ying gave us all the ruins they knew. Of course I wanted to draw them all on a map so that we can use them more easily in the future."
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
Qian Chao quickly put away everything on the table before gesturing to open the door.
The door opened, and an old acquaintance came in, Mr. Liu Fengliu.
"Brother Qian, there is something I want to tell you. It may be relevant to you."
"Oh, what's the matter?"
"That's it. Recently we found in Ruixuan Town that some foundation-building monks entered the Tian family's house and never left. There were five or six of them, mysterious. I don't know if this news is useful. But if it’s related to Brother Qian, I hope you’ll be more careful.”
"Oh...thank you."
