More than half a year passed quickly. The door to the practice room opened and Shen Long walked out, his face filled with joy.
He had cultivated quietly for more than half a year and successfully advanced to the ninth level of Qi Refining. As long as he got the Foundation Establishment Pill, he could try to enter the Foundation Establishment stage.
If he hadn't joined the Yuling Sect, Shen Long might not have been able to advance to the ninth level of Qi Refining even if he practiced for a few more years in Yunmengfang City.
Before Shen Long had gone far, Qin Shan came towards him.
"Junior Brother Shen, you are finally out of seclusion. Hey, you have advanced to the ninth level of Qi Refining. Congratulations!"
Qin Shan felt the powerful aura exuded by Shen Long and congratulated him.
"Senior Brother Qin, I'm really sorry. I stayed in the practice room for a long time. How many spiritual stones do I have to pay?"
Shen Long asked.
"You don't have to pay it. I asked Uncle Liu for instructions some time ago and mentioned this matter. Uncle Liu said that you don't need to pay it if the extension is too long. Junior Brother Shen, you only extended it for more than ten days, which is not too long."
Qin Shan said with a smile.
Liu Xian did not say how long the delay would be to pay the fee. This time would naturally be determined by Qin Shan. If the delay was too long, Qin Shan would be lenient and sell favors.
"Thank you very much, Senior Brother Qin."
Shen Long thanked him.
"This has nothing to do with me. I am acting under orders. If you advance to the ninth level of Qi Refining, you will definitely get a better ranking in the competition."
Qin Shan said with a smile.
Shen Long nodded, chatted for a few words, and left Qingyun Palace.
It was noon at this time. Shen Long had lunch at Lingshan Pavilion and returned to Qingmei Courtyard.
Lin Cheng was applying rain, and when he saw Shen Long, he looked happy: "Senior Brother Shen, you are out of seclusion! Hey, you have advanced to the ninth level of Qi Refining, congratulations!"
Lin Cheng's face was full of envy. Shen Long would become a foundation-building monk if he took one step further.
"From now on, you just need to come here once every five days. Give me the token back!"
Shen Long said.
Lin Cheng took out the token, returned it to Shen Long, and said, "Senior Brother Shen, I have never entered Qingmei Pavilion."
Shen Long put away the token, pushed open the door of Qingmei Pavilion, and walked in.
He made marks in some places. If Lin Cheng enters Qingmei Pavilion, these marks will be erased. These marks are still there. Lin Cheng did not lie.
Shen Long brewed a pot of spiritual tea and walked out.
At this time, Lin Cheng also finished applying rain. The silver marrow rice is growing well, with full grains, and will be mature in half a year.
"Thank you for your hard work, Junior Brother Lin. Let's have a cup of tea to relieve our fatigue."
Shen Long poured Lin Cheng a cup of spiritual tea.
Lin Cheng took the tea cup and drank it in one gulp.
"It will be harvested in half a year. I estimate that the yield will be higher. Senior Brother Shen should be able to make a fortune."
Lin Cheng's face was filled with pride.
"Junior Brother Lin Shanlin, are you free? Call him over. I happen to be free and can give him some advice."
Shen Long said.
"If you're free, of course you're free, I'll have him over right away."
Lin Cheng took out a communication disk with flashing blue light, entered a spell, and made a series of gestures.
Not long after, Lin Shan came over. He asked Shen Long for his experience in practicing the ice cone technique. Shen Long did not hide his secrets and gave serious advice.
"Junior Brother Lin, you are almost ready to perfect the Ice Cone Technique. Please practice more."
Shen Long encouraged.
"I understand, Senior Brother Shen."
Lin Shan thanked him.
"Excuse me, Senior Brother Shen. We won't disturb Senior Brother Shen's rest. We'll take our leave."
Lin Cheng and Lin Shan left.
Shen Long left Qingmei Courtyard, came to Qian Dafu's residence, and issued a transmission note.
Less than half an hour passed, and Qian Dafu still hadn't come out, so he probably wasn't here.
Shen Long sacrificed his flying magic weapon and flew towards Yanwu Peak.
There are many practice rooms in Yanwu Peak for Yuling Sect disciples to practice their spells.
When Shen Long arrived at Yanwu Peak, many Qi-refining monks were sparring, most of them fighting beasts and insects.
Shen Long walked into a practice room and muttered something.
His right hand lit up with a green light, and when he raised his right hand, a green wind blade about a foot long flew out and hit a blue stone tablet, leaving a faint slash mark.
Wind Blade Technique!
Shen Long has mastered the wind blade technique to a small degree. Over the past two years, he has spent a lot of time practicing the wind blade technique.
An hour later, Shen Long walked out of the practice room. His face was pale and he looked like he had consumed too much mana.
Shen Long came to a vast bluestone square, where many Qi Refining monks were fighting beasts and insects.
He watched for half an hour, then left Yanwu Peak, returned to Qingyun Peak, and went to Tuiye Pavilion.
Arriving at the Teaching Pavilion, Shen Long found that there were only twelve disciples, and Ye Yuqing, Qin Bao, Li Lei and others were not there.
He found an empty seat and sat down.
Not long after, Sun Sen walked in.
He felt the powerful spiritual pressure emanating from Shen Long, was a little surprised, and started teaching.
"Today I will talk about the barbarians and introduce to you their large tribes and totem techniques."
Sun Sen said.
The totem technique of the barbarians is to collect the essence and blood of monsters. Through secret methods, the totems are engraved on the bodies of the barbarian monks. They use the power of the totem to strengthen themselves. After practicing to a certain level, the barbarian monks can also use the power of the totem to demonize and turn into half-demon. Body against the enemy.
Take Yuling Sect's "Flying Butterfly Manual" as an example. After cultivating to the extreme, a cultivator can turn into a spiritual butterfly to fight against the enemy and use the magical power of the spiritual butterfly. If the totem technique is practiced to the extreme, the body cannot be transformed into a monster form. , at most a half-demon.
"Flying Butterfly Scripture" requires the spirit and blood of spirit butterflies to assist in cultivation. The higher the level of cultivation, the higher the grade of spirit butterflies. The totem technique requires swallowing the souls of similar monsters. The higher the level of cultivation, the higher the level of spirit butterflies. The spirits of high-level monsters of the same kind.
It's hard to say which method of cultivation is better, as each has its own pros and cons.
Two hours passed quickly. Sun Sen announced that get out of class was over. The other Qi Refining disciples left, but Shen Long stayed.
"Congratulations! Junior Brother Shen, if you practice a few more techniques to perfection, you will definitely get a good ranking in the competition."
Sun Sen said.
"Ji Yan, Senior Brother Chengsun, if I hadn't gotten a good ranking this time and been able to practice in the practice room for half a year, I wouldn't have advanced to the ninth level of Qi Refining so quickly."
Shen Long was smiling all over his face.
"To get a better ranking, Junior Brother Shen also needs to purchase a high-grade magic weapon. In the past competitions, the top fifty had high-grade magic weapons."
Sun Sen suggested.
There is a high-grade magic weapon, which will make it easier to break through the Thousand Demons Tower.
Shen Long nodded. He also planned to buy a high-grade magic weapon, but in this case, he would not have many spiritual stones in his hand.
He had calculated that it was impossible for the fire rock beast to advance to the late first level before the competition. He had been raising the fire rock beast for almost three years. It was already very good to advance from the early first level to the middle first level in three years. In five years, he had raised the fire rock beast. It is simply impossible to advance to the late stage of the first level. No immortal cultivator can practice so fast.
It is possible for the Iron-tailed Scorpion to advance to the late stage of the first level. It has followed Shen Long for nearly ten years, but its attack methods are not strong. If the Iron-tailed Scorpion can mutate and its attacks are poisonous, its strength can be improved a lot.
Xu Feng also said that if the iron-tailed scorpion wants to mutate, it can take the corpse and blood essence of a high-level poisonous scorpion. It should not be too much higher than the iron-tailed scorpion. The gap is too big, and the iron-tailed scorpion may not be able to withstand it.
Shen Long asked Sun Sen about this issue. There were many successful examples of iron-tailed scorpions transforming into poisonous scorpions, but there were more failures. If spiritual insects mutated so easily, mutated spirit insects would not be so rare.
Shen Long has more than 2,000 spirit stones on his body. He and Qian Dafu bought spirit-feeding pills, which cost 23 spirit stones each and two hundred and thirty dollars a bottle. Even if they feed one iron-tailed scorpion a month, it will last two years. It requires four hundred spiritual stones, not counting the spiritual pills for the fire rock beast.
You can earn a sum of spiritual stones from selling the silver marrow rice, and with the monthly salary, you can save a sum of money in more than two years, which is enough for now.
Of course, the more spiritual stones the better, Shen Long made a plan for himself, here
Earn more spiritual stones within two years.
He can receive some simple tasks from the Deacon Tower and earn spirit stones. Hunting monsters by Qin Bao and others is also a way, but Shen Long does not consider going out to hunt monsters.
"Senior Brother Sun, you have many connections. Is there any faster way to get money?"
Shen Long asked.
"What's the faster way to make money? Making talismans, refining alchemy, refining weapons, setting up formations, and brewing wine are all faster ways to make money, but you can't do it. Junior Brother Qin and the others go out hunting monsters and make a lot of money, but there is a certain limit Risk, half a month ago, a senior brother at the ninth level of Qi Refining died in the mouth of a first-level monster."
Sun Sen said.
"Senior Brother Sun, do you have any good suggestions?"
Shen Long asked.
"I heard that a second-level mine controlled by our sect requires a lot of Qi Refining monks. They only need to stay at the mine. However, if you go out to serve, you can't come back whenever you want. If you need manpower temporarily, I will transfer you to another place. The place may be different, and I may miss the competition.”
Sun Sen said, his tone changed and he said, "Let's do this! I'll help you keep an eye on it and see if there are any errands suitable for you."
"Then I'll trouble Senior Brother Sun."
Shen Long thanked him.
After all, Sun Sen is a disciple of the family and knows many Yuling Sect disciples. Maybe he can find a good job for him so that he will not miss the competition.
"It's no trouble, it's just a piece of cake."
Sun Sen said nonchalantly.
After chatting for a while, Shen Long said goodbye and left. After dinner at Lingshan Pavilion, he walked towards his residence.
As soon as he approached Qingmei Courtyard, Qian Dafu's voice sounded: "Senior Brother Shen, you have advanced to the ninth level of Qi Refining. Congratulations!"
Shen Long looked along the source of the sound and saw Qian Dafu walking towards him.
He invited Qian Dafu into Qingmei Courtyard and brewed a pot of spiritual tea.
"Junior Brother Qian, where have you been? You just came back now."
Shen Long asked casually.
"My cousin is back. She used to work in a second-level spiritual mine in our sect. The rotation period has come and she has been transferred back to the main altar to prepare for the competition."
Qian Dafu said, he remembered something and said enthusiastically: "Brother Shen, would you like me to introduce my cousin to you? My cousin is not bad looking."
"No, I don't care about the relationship between men and women at the moment. By the way, how many Qi Refining monks have been transferred back to the main altar?"
Shen Long asked.
"According to the usual practice, many Qi Refining monks who have gone out to work will be transferred back to participate in the small competition. There are many disciples on the ninth level of Qi Refining. The competition in the big competition is not small. They also brought back a lot of good things. During this time, I I'm quite busy and you don't need anything? Can I help you keep an eye on it?"
Qian Dafu asked.
"Good things? What are they?"
Shen Long asked curiously.
"There are so many, including spiritual wine, magic weapons, talismans, elixirs, spiritual beasts and insects. They used to work in various branches or municipalities and brought back local resources for cultivating immortals."
Qian Dafu said.
"Let's do this! Please help me keep an eye on the spirit bird eggs! It's better to be a more powerful spirit bird."
Shen Long said that if he buys spiritual bird eggs, he can hatch them himself, which is cheaper.
If Shen Long wants to get a good ranking in the competition, the iron-tailed scorpion and the fire rock beast alone are not enough. If there is another spiritual bird, the pressure on him to pass the test will be less.
"Awesome spirit bird eggs? Very few people sell spirit bird eggs. Most of them are hatched and then sold. The price is higher. Let me help you keep an eye on them!"
Qian Dafu agreed.
"Then I'll trouble you, Junior Brother Qian. By the way, do you have any quick way to make money? Just hunt monsters."
Shen Long thanked him.
"How to make money quickly? As far as I know, many of my fellow disciples teamed up to hunt monsters. However, for safety reasons, many of them joined forces and the property they received was not much. "Senior Brother Shen, why don't you follow Senior Sister Ye? You are very close to her when it comes to learning the art of making talismans. If you ask her for advice, she should be able to give you some guidance. If you learn how to make talismans, it will be easier for you to earn spiritual stones."
Qian Dafu said.
"I can't afford the cost of trial and error, so I don't plan to learn how to make talismans for the time being."
Shen Long said truthfully.
He inquired with Ye Yuqing. To make talismans, he needed to buy talisman pens, cinnabar, monster blood, and talisman paper. Ye Yuqing had just started learning the art of making talismans. He invested more than 300 spiritual stones in the early stage before refining a fire ball. symbol.
Some Qi Refining monks in Qingyun Peak invested a lot of spiritual stones in order to learn how to make talismans. It took more than 500 spiritual stones to refine a fireball talisman. The success rate was appalling. They continued to practice and consumed thousands of spiritual stones, but the success rate was still the same. It was very low, so I gave up.
Some qi-refining monks want to master a skill and spend a lot of money to learn a skill. Very few succeed. Most qi-refining monks fail, wasting a lot of spiritual stones and time.
Shen Long also knew that his financial resources were limited and he did not have many opportunities for trial and error. He was not Ning Qianqian, so he did not need to worry about resources for cultivating immortals.
For the majority of the Qi Refining monks of the Yuling Sect, one trial and error would cost several or even more than ten years of savings, and they simply could not afford to lose.
The initial investment in any skill is considerable, not to mention that the disciples of the Yuling Sect also raise spiritual beasts and insects, which is a heavy burden. ..
"That's right, let me help you keep an eye on it! If there is a good errand, I will notify you immediately, but don't have too much hope. If such a good thing does happen, priority will be given to the descendants of the heroes or the disciples of our uncles and ancestors. The disciples are related to each other."
Qian Dafu said.
"I understand, let me think of other ways!"
Shen Long agreed.
After chatting for a while, Qian Dafu said goodbye and left.
Shen Long Yuqi left Qingyun Peak, came to Free Trade Valley, and wandered around.
He found that there were many new faces in the Free Trade Valley. They were probably Qi Refining monks who were transferred back from abroad just to participate in the competition.
Shen Long came to the Qingshi Square where the stalls were set up and took a walk.
He suddenly quickened his pace and came to a small stall. The owner of the stall was a young girl in a white dress who had the sixth level of Qi refining.
There are many things on the stall, including ores, elixirs, monster materials, etc.
Shen Long picked up a piece of golden ore, looked at it carefully for a while, then put it down, picked up a piece of black ore instead, and asked, "How can I sell this piece of ore?"
"This is the Ink Cloud Stone, which can be used to refine a medium-grade magic weapon, thirty pieces of spiritual stone."
The girl in the green skirt said.
"Thirty yuan? It's too expensive! Your piece of black cloud stone is not big, only twenty-five yuan."
Shen Long bargained.
"The minimum is twenty-eight yuan, no more."
The girl in the green skirt said.
Shen Long paid the spirit stone happily without any further counter-offering.
He wandered around the square, taking a look around, but didn't buy anything else.
After leaving the Bluestone Square, he came to the door of a three-story golden attic, with the three characters "Jin Chan Tower" written on the plaque.
This is a shop opened by Jinchan Zhenren and is usually managed by his disciples.
Shen Long strode in. The lobby was spacious and bright, and there were many things on the shelves.
Behind the long blue counter stood some waiters in green shirts, introducing products to customers.
These green-shirted attendants are all disciples of the Yuling Sect. They are paid a salary to work here, and the Free Trade Valley provides some jobs.
Shen Long walked to a counter, took out the black ore, handed it to a green-shirted attendant, and said, "Junior brother, how many spiritual stones can you produce?"
"This is the Black Cloud Stone. We can give you 25 spiritual stones. How about it?"
The green-shirted attendant looked at it carefully and said.
Shen Long shook his head, expressing dissatisfaction with the price.
"Twenty-seven, no more."
The green-shirted attendant spoke.
"Junior brother, let's find someone else to take a look! If it's a black stone, I don't need to get it here to sell it."
Shen Long said via voice transmission.
The green-shirted attendant pondered for a moment, put down the ore, turned around and left.
opened.
Not long after, he came over with a man in a blue shirt in his early forties.
The man in blue shirt looked at the black ore carefully and said, "This is the Black Ore Stone! It's easy to confuse the Black Ore Stone with the Black Ore Stone. Senior brother, you are very capable. We are willing to pay 150 spiritual stones to buy it. How about it?"
"This is the material for refining a high-grade magic weapon, two hundred."
Shen Long bargained.
"Your ink marrow stone is a bit small and not worth so much, one hundred and seventeen."
The man in blue shirt said.
"Let's each give in, one hundred and nineteen!"
Shen Long said.
"No, at most one hundred and eighty, this is the highest price we can offer."
The man in blue shirt said.
"Okay! Deal."
Shen Long agreed, and just by changing hands, he earned one hundred and fifty-two spiritual stones. This was the first time he had made a mistake in more than two years since he started.
The man in blue shirt took out one hundred and eighty spiritual stones and placed them on the counter. Shen Long confirmed that they were correct, put them into his storage bag, and left Jinchan Tower.
After returning to his residence, Shen Long walked into a secret room, sat down cross-legged, and started practicing his martial arts.
Not long after, a blue glow emerged from Shen Long's body, covering his whole body.
Early the next morning, as soon as it got dark, Shen Long walked out of Qingmei Courtyard and walked towards Lingshan Pavilion.
After breakfast, he went to the Tuiye Pavilion to listen to the lecture. After Sun Sen's lecture, Shen Long went to Yanwu Peak to practice wind blade skills after lunch, and then continued to listen to the lecture in the Tuiye Pavilion in the afternoon.
Shen Long resumed his old life, which was boring but fulfilling.
A month passed quickly. At noon this day, Shen Long was having dinner in Lingshan Pavilion.
