Nangufang City.
Three days later, Xiao Bi, a qi training disciple of Tianyan Sect, came to the market. The market was crowded with people, the sound of hawking was endless, and stalls were placed from the street to the end of the street, with a dazzling array of products.
Jiang Yuebai pulled Yun Shang's sleeves to avoid the crowd, and explained again, "Remember, the vendors in the market know that it is the Tianyan Sect disciples who buy things recently, and many unscrupulous people will deliberately increase the prices, so no matter what they buy, You have to bargain for everything, you know?”
Yun Shang whispered, "Huaxi Valley has been booming in the past three months, monopolizing the supply of most of Tianyan Sect's restaurants. My spiritual insects are also in short supply among the spiritual farmers. You have given me 10,000 lower-grade spiritual stones..."
"You can't be taken advantage of if you have money. Besides, those spirit stones were earned by your hard work in cultivating spirit insects. You deserve them. Compared with the monthly profits of Huaxi Valley, this is nothing."
People were coming and going, Yun Shang shrank uncomfortably and leaned against Jiang Yuebai, "I, I understand."
"What are you going to buy? I've basically got everything Xiao Bi needs, including puppets for combat and some hidden weapons. I'm going to buy ready-made assemblies."
Yun Shang held Jiang Yuebai's arm and walked with her through the crowd, scanning the surroundings weakly.
"I want to see the spiritual insects. If I don't need the Foundation Establishment Pill, I won't participate in the competition."
Jiang Yuebai stepped up and raised his eyes, "Someone is selling spiritual beasts and insects over there, go and take a look."
Jiang Yuebai pulled Yun Shang and pushed forward. Yun Shang blushed and apologized to the people glaring next to her.
"You watch here first, I'll go over there and look for hidden weapons."
Jiang Yuebai took his arm out of Yun Shang's hand and left. Yun Shang hurriedly stepped forward to persuade her to stay, but Jiang Yuebai had disappeared into the crowd, leaving Yun Shang at a loss where she was, pinching her skirt nervously.
After taking two deep breaths, Yun Shang went to the stall to check out various spirit insects sealed in amber. Fortunately, there were many people looking at the spirit beasts, and the stall owner couldn't greet her and didn't talk to Yun Shang, so she could relax a little.
After a while, Yun Shang picked out a pair of golden beetles and asked in a soft voice, "Excuse me...how many spiritual stones are these?"
"...It's already very cheap, fellow Taoist, you have to let me make some money, right? What? Fellow Taoist, have you taken a liking to these golden beetles? Let me tell you, these golden beetles are of the highest quality. I'll make them cheaper for you today, a hundred lower-grade ones." A pair of spiritual stones."
Yun Shang frowned, thinking of Jiang Yuebai's explanation, she bit the bullet and asked in a low voice: "Can...can it be cheaper?"
The stall owner looked at Yun Shang and said with a smile: "Okay, we don't even have a hundred, let's count you as ninety-nine low-grade spiritual stones."
Yun Shang exhaled and reached for the spirit stone at his waist.
"Wait a minute!" Jiang Yuebai suddenly appeared, holding Yun Shang's hand and squinting at the stall owner, "How dare you say it for a low-grade spirit stone for cheap? Do you know that my father used to specialize in selling spirit insects? A golden beetle of your level cannot have more than thirty lower-grade spiritual stones."
As soon as the words fell, Yun Shang's eyes widened in surprise. Fearing that her secret would be exposed, she quickly calmed her expression and just held on to the storage bag in her hand.
"You're making me unable to earn a penny, so I can add more."
"No more! It's only thirty. If you don't sell it, I'll give you up. Let's go, let's go look elsewhere."
"Hey, don't leave. Sell it. Really, you are so good at bargaining."
Jiang Yuebai raised his eyebrows at Yun Shang, who was filled with admiration.
"Xiaobai, is your father a spiritual insect dealer? Why haven't you told me before?"
Walking on the road, Yun Shang asked Jiang Yuebai.
"I'm just talking nonsense. If I don't pretend to be an expert, the stall owner might try to trick us."
"Can... can this still happen? But my parents have told me since I was a child that you must be honest and don't lie or cheat."
Jiang Yuebai laughed, "Integrity also depends on who you are right with. You should have more contact with people and don't guard those spiritual beasts all day long."
Yun Shang lowered her head and twisted the corner of her clothes, "Human beings are too complicated, but spiritual beasts are simpler. I also want to go to Shanhai Tower to see the magical artifacts. Can you accompany me?"
"No, I have to go to the restaurant to inquire about something. You can go by yourself and wait for me at Shanhai Tower after buying."
After saying that, Jiang Yuebai ran away without waiting for Yun Shang to persuade him to stay. Yun Shang wanted to cry but had no tears.
Jiang Yuebai has been in seclusion in Huaxi Valley for the past few months. Today, he went to Nangufang City for the first time. Things that are difficult to find out about the sect are easy to find out in a well-informed place like Nangufang City Restaurant.
The Sanyuan Sect does have three branches, the White Bone Sect teaches bone refining, the Mysterious Corpse Sect controls corpses, and the Ghost Spirit Sect controls ghosts. It is a famous evil sect in the Central Plains. It has no fixed base and is always elusive and difficult to eradicate.
It is said that the Three Yuan Sect is controlled by the Nether Sea Ghost Clan. After the Nether Sea Ghost Tide three hundred years ago, the ghost clan was defeated and sealed. The Sanyuan Sect also disappeared and has not been seen for a long time.
Why did it suddenly appear this time?
Because of Xiao Ankuo, the Law Enforcement Hall tracked down to Huaxi Valley and asked about Song Pei'er, Guo Zhen and Shi Xiaowu, but found nothing.
Because Hong Tao handled the matter very carefully, Song Pei'er's death was a normal one, and the Law Enforcement Hall could only continue to search for Lu Ying and other people who had contact with Song Pei'er.
Lu Ying accepted the mission and left the sect. The Law Enforcement Hall already suspected that there was something wrong with her and therefore rebelled against the sect, and issued tracking orders to various Taoist temples.
In contrast, Jiang Yuebai was powerless and could only pray for Lu Ying's good luck.
Jiang Yuebai suppressed his worries for the time being, hoping that Li Jiuchuan would come back soon. He bought some materials for making puppets, and then went to Shanhai Tower to find Yun Shang.
As soon as she arrived at the door, she saw Yun Shang standing in the hall like a piece of wood. People were coming and going around her. The clerks in the store were busy greeting people, and no one paid attention to her.
She raised her hand several times to call someone, but in the end she gave up because the man didn't notice her and scratched her face.
Jiang Yuebai shook his head, walked over and shouted loudly, "Where are the people? Don't you know how to greet guests when they come to your door?"
Yun Shang turned to look at Jiang Yuebai, her face flushed with fear. The waiter not far away confessed to the customer next to him and came up to greet the two of them.
After shopping for most of the day, the two of them bought all they needed and left Fangshi via the original road to return to their clan.
When leaving Feifeng Forest, he passed by two girls. Jiang Yuebai took Yun Shang up with his sword and didn't notice them.
"Tao Nian, what are you looking at?"
"The girl just now is about the same age as me, but she can already fly with a sword. It's really enviable, and I feel like she..."
Inexplicably, there is a sense of familiarity.
"That must be a disciple of the Tianyan Sect. Young casual cultivators like us who have just entered the Tao can't compare to them. Let's go."
Tao Nian backed up, watching the remaining traces of light in the sky disappear into the ancient trees.
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When the bell rang nine times, Jiang Yuebai and Yun Shang stopped in front of the mountain gate and listened to the majestic human voice announcing the whole clan.
[Today, He Shi Wangchen, a qi training disciple of the inner sect, has dismantled the eighteen chain formations of Tiangang Peak and accepted him as a direct disciple of Tiangang Peak. He specially informs the whole sect and hopes that you will encourage each other]
Jiang Yuebai paused on the spot, feeling a sense of loss and loss in his heart, a little envious and a little sad.
But after a while, she thought that refining the Five Elements Foundation-Building Pill was more important to her than being a direct disciple of Tiangang Peak, so she gave up breaking the formation and studied pill refining instead. She had no regrets.
What's more, if she gets the first place in the competition, she can also choose a Nascent Soul Lord to be her master, and she can also become a direct disciple.
"I'm so envious." Yun Shang said softly from the side.
Jiang Yuebai asked with a smile, "You learned how to control beasts. Why do you envy the formation disciples?"
Yun Shang quickly followed Jiang Yuebai. There were no strangers around, so she talked more.
"But they are direct disciples. They have a higher status than the inner disciples. How can I put it? In the sect, the treatment of direct disciples is similar to that of Master Jindan, and they can learn the four-line inheritance left by the ancestor Lu Xingyun. That is the third level. Inherit the skills.”
"Also, whether the direct disciples are building foundations, forming elixirs, or even conceiving babies in the future, the sect will protect them, with no worries about resources, and they will train them with all their strength. If you are lucky, you can also enter the Wanfa Hall to study, and come into contact with the latest and greatest in the world of cultivation. How can you not be envious of your magical powers?"
"Then do you want to be a direct disciple?" Jiang Yuebai asked.
Yun Shang thought for a moment and shook her head firmly.
"I don't want to. When I think about having to visit Master during the New Years and holidays in the future, to serve him, and to have a good relationship with other senior brothers and sisters, I feel like the world is falling apart. It's better for me now that no one cares about me."
The two of them chatted all the way back to Huaxi Valley. When they arrived at the entrance of the valley, they saw the female nun in red standing at the entrance of the valley carrying a treasure box. The smile on Yun Shang's face instantly faded.
Yu Qiuchi looked over from a distance, "Yun Shang, I heard that you were going to participate in the competition, so I specially refined a few magic weapons for you. Do you want to take a look?"
The atmosphere was cold and Jiang Yue rolled her eyes.
"Well, I suddenly remembered that I have to deliver the elixir to Lin Xiangtian. Yun Shang, please invite Master Yu in for a cup of tea. Don't lose the etiquette of our Huaxi Valley."
"ah?"
Jiang Yuebai once again left Yun Shang where he was and ran away.
Yu Qiuchi smiled at Jiang Yuebai, approached Yun Shang and asked, "Can you invite me in for a cup of tea?"
Yun Shang frowned, but finally listened to Jiang Yuebai's words, "Come on."
