Wanbao Tower is built in an extremely grand manner.
The glazed tiles and the golden door are so brilliant that they look like spiritual stones.
There are also a lot of monks coming and going in front of the door. For such a large shop, the business must be done more fairly, otherwise it would not be so popular.
Yang Ji planned to check out some common sense books first to understand the basic situation of various aspects of the world.
After pondering for a while, he walked in.
Immediately, a slender and beautiful girl came forward with great enthusiasm and a thick smile.
While politely leading him into the attic, he said with a smile on his face: "Sir, what do you need? We have elixirs, magic weapons, talismans, elixirs, and all kinds of precious materials in Wanbao Pavilion."
Yang Ji smiled slightly, taking it as a response, and scanned the hall lightly.
The hall on the first floor is bright and spacious, with carved beams and paintings. There was an incense burner in the corner, burning incense. All kinds of precious calligraphy and paintings are hung on the walls. The environment is elegant and generous, comfortable and comfortable, not the nouveau riche-like exaggeration on the outside. It's two different feelings.
There are many counters placed in the hall. There are many rare items in the counters. There are many female waiters around to guide the monks to look at and buy them.
Yang Ji looked at the layout of the environment lightly, then turned to the girl and said:
"Do you have any general knowledge books here?"
"have!"
"Take me to see it."
"Okay, sir, please come this way."
The girl took Yang Ji to a counter at the end of the hall.
There is an old man lying half on the big chair inside the counter. He is dressed in rich clothes, has a rich body shape, a mustache, and small eyes. At first glance, one can't help but think of the profiteer in the TV series.
"Mr. Jin, we have a guest here to check out a book on common sense!" the girl said respectfully to the old man.
The old man in rich clothes was holding a copy of "How to Be Rich in All Worlds" and was fascinated by it. From time to time he would take a sip of the tea next to him, feeling very leisurely and at ease.
"Well, let's see!" He responded casually without moving his eyes.
While others were standing, he was lying down, with a small tea serving him beside him. He was so arrogant and special, and Yang Ji could tell at a glance that this old man was probably of high status.
At this moment, he looked at the common sense books arranged in categories on the counter and said in deep thought:
"You don't need spiritual stones to read books."
When the girl heard this, [Funny] immediately appeared on her head, but she remained calm on the surface and said warmly as always:
"Sir, as long as you don't take the book away, you don't need spiritual stones to read it." Finally, he smiled sweetly and added mischievously, "However, you will have to pay for it if it is ruined."
Yang Ji looked calm, but he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed in his heart.
If he had a fortune, why would he go to the city like a country bumpkin and be cautious, fearing that he would be charged for just sitting there?
However, he couldn't help but feel relieved when he heard that there was no charge for browsing.
Hearing Yang Ji's words, the old man holding the book in his hand was also startled. He quietly lowered the book in front of him and glanced at him.
Yang Jize quickly came to his senses, picked out a geography book from the counter, and started flipping through it.
After half a stick of incense, he asked the girl after checking and making insinuations.
Yang Ji also knew that the boundless sea he saw earlier was the "Endless Sea".
And he is currently in the "Thousand Island Sea" east of the Endless Sea, and the island under his feet is called Nanfeng Island.
In this thousand-island sea area, there are many casual cultivators, and there are also many cultivating families. There are also three major sects, namely Nanyuan Sect, Canglan Sect and Changqing Sect.
The benefits of sect are also introduced here.
For example, the monthly monthly salary for training, the sermons of the Nascent Soul Master, the method of building foundations, the method of cultivating the nine-marked golden elixir, the high-end elixirs that the sect never sells, great supernatural powers, Taoist sect quotas, etc.
Seeing this, Yang Ji's eyes couldn't help but brighten.
Sure enough, there is a sect!
If you don't join a sect to cultivate immortality, how can you get advanced skills, cultivation resources, and magical powers? Joining is the best option.
Yang Ji's heart was racing.
But before he could be happy for long, his joy quickly extinguished.
He found that the three major sects did not recruit disciples with inferior abilities. This was simply naked discrimination, which made him angry.
But soon, his expression paused, and hope ignited in his heart again. He saw a term, foreign affairs disciple.
The only hope for a low-class person to join the sect is to become a foreign affairs disciple.
But it is difficult to become a foreign affairs disciple. You need to reach the tenth level of Qi training.
When Yang Ji saw this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
This sect has made it clear that it does not want to train disciples with inferior skills. It wants to pick up ready-made disciples and accept those who can stand out.
However, once the examination is passed, the sect will immediately grant the foundation building method and provide a foundation building location.
If the foundation building is successful, he will be transformed into an elder of foreign affairs, and his status will skyrocket.
Seeing this, Yang Ji finally felt a sense of comfort in his heart. At this moment, it was the victory of the lower class.
However, what he saw next made him feel ups and downs again.
The recruitment of disciples by these three major sects is divided into two periods.
The recruitment of disciples with medium-level qualifications and above is once every five years, while the recruitment of foreign affairs disciples is once every fifty years. This is also considered because it is difficult to cultivate with low-level skills.
It has been forty years since the last time we recruited foreign affairs disciples. In other words, if you miss the opportunity after ten years, you will have to wait another fifty years.
By then, he will be seventy-eight years old, and his end is not far away. If he cannot obtain the foundation-building method in the remaining time, he may follow in the footsteps of his cheap master.
But, how can he be willing to do so?
"Ten years! How many decades can we have in our life? We can only give it a try."
Yang Ji had made up his mind and secretly made up his mind.
He took a few breaths, quickly recovered, and continued to flip through the books.
The last few pages of the book in my hand don't contain much description. They talk about the Immortal Cultivation Continent tens of millions of miles east of the Thousand Island Sea.
There are many Taoist sects there, there are Mahayana monks, and there are also Nine Tribulations Loose Immortals who stand at the top of the entire world of immortality.
Although there is not much description, the word "immortal" in Sanxian is enough to make people yearn for it.
Yang Ji's little heart couldn't help but beat loudly. Immortality, wasn't it his pursuit?
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After reading a book, Yang Ji had a certain understanding of the geography of the world and had a clear plan in mind.
Putting down the book in his hand, he soon started flipping through other general knowledge books.
I also saw an introduction to spiritual stones, which are the currency of the world of immortality.
The best spiritual stones are basically invisible on the market because they contain extremely pure spiritual energy and have great uses, such as protecting sects, gathering spirit arrays, and quickly restoring spiritual power in the body during battles.
Generally circulating are low-grade spiritual stones, medium-grade spiritual stones, and high-grade spiritual stones.
One high-grade spiritual stone can be exchanged for 100 medium-grade spiritual stones and 10,000 low-grade spiritual stones.
This is the theoretical exchange value, but almost no one exchanges it, because the purity of the spiritual energy contained in low-grade spiritual stones is too low, making it not worth doing.
Then, Yang Ji flipped through several other books.
I also have a general understanding of the basic values of elixirs, elixirs, magic weapons, some materials, etc.
In addition, he has a certain understanding of secret realms, islands, monsters, the eighteen dangers of the endless sea, etc.
After some reading, Yang Ji finally had a comprehensive basic understanding of the world of cultivating immortals.
Just when he thanked the girl and was about to leave, the old man in rich clothes stopped him with a smile: "Little friend, please wait a moment." At the same time, he motioned for the girl to leave first.
When Yang Ji was stopped by him, he also called out like the girl before him: "Old Jin!"
"My little friend just came out to practice!" the old man said with a smile.
Yang Ji was stared at by his sly eyes and knew that he couldn't be deceived, so he said: "Yes, I just came out of the family and am ready to experience it."
Instantly, subtle fluctuations in the old man's expression appeared from his head [Family? Damn, what third-rate family doesn’t even know this common sense? A casual cultivator is a casual cultivator], but on the surface he said with a smile:
"It turns out he's a member of the family. That's disrespectful."
"My little friend must be here to practice to prove his abilities. It happens that our Wanbaolou merchant ship will go to sea in three days. If you are interested, how about joining the ship as a guard?"
The old man narrowed his eyes and smiled, "As for the reward, I sensed that you are at the fifth level of Qi training, how about fifty spirit stones as a reward?"
The word "Black Heart" suddenly appeared on the old man's head. If he hadn't consulted the book before, Yang Ji would have tricked him. He smiled calmly and said:
"Old Jin, are fifty spiritual stones too few? Generally speaking, a trip to sea only takes three to five days, and at least three hundred spiritual stones are needed."
"Isn't this my first time out for training? I don't have enough experience, so the fifty spirit stones are just because my cultivation level is pretty good."
The old man smiled and said, "You are so poor, are you still qualified to bargain?" 】.
Forehead? Yang Ji was speechless for a moment, this poverty really hurt him.
When the old man saw that he was silent, the word "hold" immediately appeared on his head and said with a smile:
"This is my first time for you to go out for training and go to sea with our merchant ship. You can communicate more with other monks on the ship and accumulate some experience."
"Don't rush to explore the sea by yourself. Although the sunken rocks, elixirs, monsters, and ores in our Thousand Islands waters are very tempting. But! The water here is too deep, and I'm afraid I won't be able to grasp it."
The old man looked like I was doing good for you.
Yang Ji did learn from reading books that monks in the Thousand Island Sea generally earn spiritual stones by going out to explore the sea.
Look for delicious spiritual fish, elixirs, ores, and other rare items in the sea.
In addition, you can also go out to sea to hunt monsters and obtain materials, monster pills, etc.
But as the old man said, going to sea is risky. For a monk like him who has never been to sea, risks are everywhere.
Seeing Yang Ji's silence, the old man smiled, and [Yangmou] appeared above his head, saying:
"Fifty spirit stones are a little less, but my friend went to sea with our merchant ship and learned experience. The value of this is immeasurable."
The old man's words were like a coquettish big girl, they really pinched his heart. The experience in them was priceless, and it was exactly what Yang Ji lacked the most at the moment.
There is not much risk in going out to sea. The main purpose is to prevent pirates from robbing and encountering strong winds and waves. It is necessary to mobilize the formation to work together to stabilize the ship.
At this moment, as long as you agree to go to sea with the ship, you can earn the first pot of gold. The first pot of gold is especially difficult to earn.
Yang Ji obeyed in his heart, but still smiled calmly on the surface: "Old Jin, fifty spiritual stones are still too few. I will agree to one hundred spiritual stones."
"Hey, we can't have more than fifty spiritual stones. If you don't want to, just leave." The old man sighed and waved his hands.
What a cunning old man, he hit my weak spot.
Yang Ji was angry, but he risked his life for this first pot of gold, and smiled calmly:
"Thanks to Mr. Jin for his respect, since Mr. Jin sincerely invites you, I will accept it."
This kid is actually better at pretending than me? The old man looked at him in surprise and smiled:
"Well, very good! Then in three days, you come early in the morning and we will go out to sea with the ship."
"Thank you very much." Yang Ji bowed his hands, turned around and shed tears of reluctance.
"Hey, it's so easy to handle a fledgling. It saves more than two hundred spirit stones and is one step closer to being rich in all directions."
The old man sighed and looked at Yang Ji's back, with an expression of invincible loneliness on his face.
