After collecting the talisman, he did not immediately go to Feifeng Pavilion to sell it. Although he stayed there for a few months, the outside world only lasted a quarter or two. It would be easy to make people suspicious if he went to sell it so quickly.
Now that he needed to replenish the materials for making talismans, Jiang Chen went to Sangchengfang again. He only showed them out before being bought by Fushi Baolou. The hundreds of talismans in his hands were all bought. Due to the high demand for the talismans, even though they were sold, There was a lot, but it didn't attract much attention. Soon, in addition to what was needed for purchase, I gained another two thousand spiritual stones.
Without wasting any more time, Jiang Chen continued to devote himself to his work of making talismans. Five or six years had passed since he left the World Pearl. It must be said that the time difference between the worlds is mysterious, and there are many spiritual beings. The medicine has already taken shape. If this cycle is repeated a few more times, Jiang Chen can try to make an elixir.
In the next two days, Jiang Chen made thousands more talismans, but this time he did not take them out for sale but kept them all. After all, Sangcheng was not big, and the speed of consuming the talismans was far slower than that of Jiang Chen's refining. Even though he had tried to refine other types of talismans at such a speed, he still couldn't handle the relatively large amount he refined.
There is no need to continue making spells now. Too many are just a waste of energy. Two days have passed, and many medicinal materials have matured. He can also start to try to make alchemy. This day, he plans to go out to buy some auxiliary materials, and happens to pass by the city lord. When he entered the palace, he found that there were many guards guarding the four sides of the city lord's palace, as if to prevent people from approaching. He didn't know whether the recent frequent actions of the city lord's palace were related to the upcoming arrival of the king of the Great Shang Town.
Jiang Chen just thought for a moment and went straight to Sangchengfang. Along the way, he saw many people quietly hanging white cloths and burning incense paper. Jiang Chen couldn't help but feel strange. After asking, he found out that it was the country of Ji. The rest of the cities have been captured by the Great Shang. All the warriors, Qi practitioners and people who resisted were sacrificed. After witnessing the atrocities of the Great Shang, many people who fled to Sangcheng and missed their old country were holding sacrifices for King Ji. King Ji was kind and kind. , are relatively tolerant to the people and monks under their rule, so the environment in Ji Kingdom has always been relatively peaceful. Now that the family and country have been destroyed, the people have been displaced, and people can't help but think of the days when King Ji protected them.
There were many people offering sacrifices, some went to the wilderness in the city to offer sacrifices, some secretly burned incense at home, and many hung white cloths at the door to express their condolences, but then they saw the guards from the city running over in formation, and quickly The people were divided into several teams and arrested those who performed public sacrifices, including some warriors. Some guards tore off the white cloth of ordinary people's homes, gave a few fierce warnings, and then slammed the door and left.
Seeing that Jiang Chen secretly condemned Ji Chengdian in his heart, even if he was greedy for life and fearful of death and surrendered to the great merchants, he would not be ruthless enough to do so. He would not even allow the people to spontaneously offer sacrifices to their homeland, but even a monk in the Qi training period could not care about these things. No, I have to do my own thing first.
When they came to Fushi Pavilion again, there was a sudden absence of a waiter, and there was no movement in Fushi Pavilion. As usual, they just did what they wanted. When Jiang Chen arrived, he went directly to Li Qingyuan and asked: " Shopkeeper Li, do you have any news about the exercises you asked about two days ago?"
"Hey, Brother Chen is here again! The charms sold by Brother Chen in the past few days have made this building a lot of limelight. In just two days, hundreds of charms have been sold. If Brother Chen doesn't come back, , I’m going to find you to restock.”
When Li Qingyuan saw Jiang Chen, it was as if he had met his financial sponsor. He had a bright smile on his face and his eyes had narrowed because of the smile.
Jiang Chen walked to the chair and sat down, holding up the tea and asked: "Shopkeeper Li, do you really think that my talisman maker is a beast? Even if he keeps refining without sleep, he can produce hundreds of elementary and middle-grade talismans. It will take half a month. What was sold before was just some inventory, but there will be a batch after a while. Just prepare the spiritual stones."
When Shopkeeper Li heard this, the smile on his face became even brighter, and he said with a smile: "This building of Lingshi must have enough management, the more of these talismans, the better!"
After drinking a sip of tea, Jiang Chen evaded a few words and then told the purpose of his visit: "No more talk, Shopkeeper Li. I'm staying here just to wait for the auction in ten days. I asked you to ask if there is anything I need. I don't know if there is anything. Any news?"
Hearing Jiang Chen's inquiry, shopkeeper Li was calm and said with a smile on his face: "This auction should be regarded as the largest in the past ten years. In order to attract more people, the City Lord's Mansion and Sangcheng The three major families all sent the items at the bottom of the box to the auction house, and many rare items that are not usually seen will also appear at this meeting. As for the cultivation techniques that Brother Chen asked about, there are more than one or two. Listen. It is said that even the inheritance of ancient Qi masters will appear, Brother Chen just needs to wait patiently."
"Oh? The inheritance of ancient Qi practitioners?"
Jiang Chen's eyes lit up and he asked unconsciously.
Shopkeeper Li saw that Jiang Chen was very interested in this, so he immediately sat down and said patiently: "It is the ancient Qi practitioner. Not long ago, the cave of the ancient Qi practitioner was discovered in the Lubo Mountains, which attracted many people with great supernatural powers to go and seize the treasure. , even the City Lord’s Mansion sent Xiantian realm monks to explore, but it happened that the Great Shang was attacking the Ji Kingdom before they withdrew their troops. I heard that the two worshipers from the City Lord’s Mansion did not return empty-handed, and I thought they had found many opportunities. Maybe some treasures will come out of this auction."
The Lubo Mountains are a huge mountain range that stretches for nearly a thousand miles from a hundred miles northwest of Sang City, all the way to the territory of the Zhou Kingdom. According to legend, this mountain is the dojo of the ancient immortal Lu Bo, so it is called the Lubo Mountains. There are more than 10,000 people there. Years ago, the Lubo Mountains were occupied by the Sword Control Sect. As the concentration of spiritual energy declined, the Sword Control Sect split into the Qi Sword Sect and the Star Sect. Six thousand years ago, a war broke out between the two sects, causing the mountains in the Lubo Mountains to collapse. , countless lives were lost and injured. This war lasted for three hundred years with no outcome, and countless masters fell. It was not until the Great Shang divided the Zhou Kingdom and expanded to the Lubo Mountains, and after the King of Zhou led the army to defeat two sects, Lu Only then did the Boshan Mountains usher in peace.
Therefore, the Lubo Mountains have left behind many relics and caves of monks who fell due to the war. Although relics have been discovered over the years, due to the vastness of the Lubo Mountains and the large number of monks who died, there are still new ancient cultivators to this day. Cave abodes are constantly being discovered, which is why treasures left by ancient monks appear at auctions from time to time.
"Since the inheritance of ancient Qi practitioners has leaked out, I think the competition in this auction will be extremely fierce!"
Jiang Chen nodded when he heard this and sighed.
Shopkeeper Li stood up, waved his hand, and said with a smile: "No, although there will be many treasures leaked out, they are of little use to many martial arts experts, such as magical weapons and techniques. It is very suitable for today's martial arts monks. Only some elixirs, spells and other practical things will cause competition. Today's Qi practitioners are rare, and ancient skills are difficult to practice in today's environment. , even if you show up at the venue, the chance of being unsold will be relatively high, and only wealthy monks like Brother Chen will covet the technique."
Hearing this Jiang Chen chuckled and said: "If the price is right, I will accept it so that I can learn from the ancient techniques to promote my cultivation. If the competition is fierce, then forget it. After all, I would rather spend some spiritual stones on such a worthless thing." Other practical elixirs are better.”
Shopkeeper Li also squinted his eyes and smiled slightly, nodded, and acknowledged Jiang Chen's words, and then said: "I can feel that Brother Chen should be a Qi practitioner, and his cultivation level is not low. This building Although there is no Qi Practitioner's technique, there is one thing that Qi Practitioners dream of."
Jiang Chen's eyes lit up, he became very interested in what Shopkeeper Li said, and asked, "What is Shopkeeper Li talking about?"
"Haha, don't be impatient, Brother Chen. Please listen to me slowly. But before I speak, I want to ask Brother Chen a question."
Shopkeeper Li comforted Jiang Chen and deliberately said it through a lie.
Hearing this, Jiang Chen asked strangely: "What's the problem?"
Shopkeeper Li smiled and continued: "I would like to ask, what is Brother Chen's opinion on martial arts and Qigong practitioners?"
Listening to Shopkeeper Li's inexplicable question, Jiang Chen thought for a moment and then said: "Martial arts progresses very quickly, consumes less resources, and is more suitable for today's environment. Although Qi Refiners have experienced glory, they cannot resist the general trend of decline. , but if you want to talk about the similarity between the two, that is to change your fate against the will of heaven and pursue immortality."
As Jiang Chen finished speaking, Shopkeeper Li clapped his hands and applauded, and said with a smile: "Yes, Brother Chen is on to the point. The road to immortality is difficult, how many people can achieve immortality? But throughout the ages, countless people have flocked to it. To pursue the ethereal path of immortality, to change one's destiny against the will of heaven, and to pursue immortality, Brother Chen is right, no matter martial arts or Qi practitioners, they use their bodies as boats to cross the other side, and the first step is to shed their mortal bodies."
Listening to Shopkeeper Li laying the groundwork, but still not getting what he wanted to hear, Jiang Chen became a little impatient and hurriedly said: "Shopkeeper Li, if you have something to say, just speak up!"
Shopkeeper Li waved his hand and gestured, then changed the topic and continued: "Well, many people now only know that every time a Qi Refiner breaks through the realm, he will undergo a hair removal and marrow cleansing, and gradually lose his mortal body, but they don't know that just relying on spiritual energy The washout will also leave a lot of impurities in the body, which cannot guarantee the purity of the body. It may not seem to have any impact in the early stage, but the bottleneck will become more stubborn and the upper limit will be lower."
Jiang Chen was aroused by these words, and he no longer had the impatience he had just now, and asked instead: "Is this matter of cutting off hair and cleaning marrow related to what Shopkeeper Li is going to say."
Shopkeeper Li clapped his hands vigorously and said excitedly: "That's right, Brother Chen is really smart. In ancient times, there was a pill called Wugou Pill, which can make the body rebel against the innate nature. The sooner you take this pill, the more likely it will be." It is easy to achieve a spotless body, the progress of cultivation will be greatly accelerated, and the chance of breaking through the foundation building stage and golden elixir stage will also be greatly increased."
