Summer Palace, the market in front of the palace.
A group of Wangchuan sword cultivators were buying and selling some cultivation items at the surrounding stalls. Luo Chuan and Linglong girl were among them, as if people from two worlds were communicating across the sky and the earth.
Shadow said nothing, while Hua Yu took the talismans from Luo Chuan and looked through them, seemingly not paying attention to anything else.
"Originally, my senior brother and I had an easy time passing the preliminary exams after all our years of practicing Taoism. Until it was time to divide the subjects," the exquisite girl said with a bit of embarrassment. , very few people signed up for the martial arts and Taoist subjects, so they also applied for the military subject along with everyone else. Unexpectedly...unexpectedly, the military subject actually required examinations on the art of war and horseback archery. How could the two of us know those things? We wanted to change our subjects. But it was no longer possible, so I had to bite the bullet and finish the exam and wait in Licheng until the results were released. As expected, I failed..."
As she spoke, she sighed with regret, which made Luo Chuan laugh. She asked the previous question again, "Since you and your senior brother are disciples of the sect on the mountain, why do you want to take the civil and military examinations? It's for you. So what about a martial arts achievement?"
The exquisite girl frowned slightly when she heard this and said, "Yes, I originally thought the same way. When I asked, my father only said that this civil and military examination was the first of a major rule in the human race. If it can be implemented in the future, he must have brought it with him. We have infinite luck, if my senior brother and I can pass the first civil and military examination, we will be considered to have inherited part of our luck, and the benefits will be endless."
Luo Chuan thought for a while and felt that this statement was too vague, but he did not say anything immediately. Instead, he said, "Although civil and military affairs are strictly regulated, in the end, they still leave some privileges to me, the prefect. It’s called Enke, so I’ll include you and your senior brother among them, and we’ll count you under Daoke, and considering your strength, you deserve the title.”
"Seriously?!" The exquisite girl's happy smile was really innocent. "That's good! I'll tell my senior brother later, and he will definitely be happy too."
Luo Chuan was somewhat infected by her smile, and he smiled to himself, "It's just that this thing is not a gift after all. I will wait until I find something suitable later, and I will have to give it back to you to your heart's content."
The exquisite girl waved her hands and said, "No, no, it's not a big deal. By the way, there will be a trial dojo during the discussion in a few days. You and I are at the same level, so we can be rivals then."
Luo Chuan thought for a while and then nodded, "Please be merciful when the time comes. Just don't call me, the prefect, too disgraced."
"Haha, definitely," the exquisite girl said, waving her hand at him and jumping away.
Luo Chuan watched her go so far away that he could no longer see her, then turned around and saw Qin Wansong and Chang Wuxi looking at him. Then he also lowered his head and looked at himself and asked, "What, is there something wrong?"
Qin Wansong smiled and shook his head, while Chang Wuxi looked away.
Hua Yu came up and said, "Didn't the young master say that he wants to go to the Cangyan Sword Sect? Should we still visit this market?"
"Of course," Luo Chuan looked around and walked towards a stall full of people with great interest.
When they walked over and were surrounded by a group of Wangchuan sword cultivators, they replaced many of the original onlookers. When Luo Chuan entered the inner area, he discovered that this place turned out to be a spirit beast stall. Here, there were several feet in radius. The venue was filled with large and small circles emitting golden light on the ground, and within the circles were magical-looking spiritual beasts!
There are fiery red birds that look like peacocks and phoenixes, monkeys with bright golden fur and four ears, white pegasus that are obviously young and have two wings, and spiritual insects that look like fishes and snakes swimming in the water. There are also a batch of animal eggs placed behind those apertures. They are colorful and some even have a shimmer. You can tell they are extraordinary just by looking at them.
Luo Chuan looked at these magical creatures in front of him, and for the first time he had such an intuitive understanding of the wonders of the world he was living in. He turned his head and asked Qin Wansong and Chang Wuxi, "Two seniors, these... Are they all monsters?”
Chang Wuxi nodded, "Strictly speaking, they can indeed be regarded as monsters, but those that can be selected and sold here are mostly those with relatively docile temperaments and supernatural powers. Look at the color of that coat. Is this a pure white squirrel with two tails? This thing is a strange beast that eats metal. It is an excellent treasure for some practitioners who travel to the mountains for prospecting. If some gold-type spiritual minerals are discovered because of it. , or even just some gold gems, it’s a big gain.”
Luo Chuan watched silently for a while. During this period, several cultivators inquired about the spirit beasts. They all left after learning the high price. Only one bought an unknown one from among the eggs and took it away.
Luo Chuan looked at it for a while and then left. He walked back along the stall, looking around casually while chatting with Qin Wansong. "Some of those eggs are labeled with names, and some are not labeled with anything. The price is all based on the appearance of the eggshell. If you really buy it and put in all the effort to hatch it, but it is a tasteless variety, wouldn’t it be a big loss?" He shook his head and said, "I didn’t expect that this kind of business also exists among the monks on the mountain. , and it seems that the business is not bad, these people have not cultivated their minds enough, right?"
"Cultivation of Taoism is for the sake of immortality, but it is just a different goal to pursue. In the final analysis, there is still desire and obsession. I have never seen true desire and no pursuit," Qin Wansong said in a naked and direct manner. "That's the truth. It's just that sometimes it's hard to say that having desires and obsessions is wrong. If one day you really have no desires or desires, then life will become meaningless. What else can you pursue?" Luo Chuan He walked leisurely with his hands behind his back. Based on his understanding of cultivation, he didn't understand most of the cultivation materials on the stalls. It would be better to put them behind and let Siqi and Hua Yu study them carefully. "Taking the human race as a whole From the looks of it, from ancient times when people were eating hair and drinking blood, to the current prosperity of the human race in Central Continent, it is all due to the desires and obsessions of countless ancestors pushing them to continue to seek."
Qin Wansong and Chang Wuxi looked at each other and were quite surprised by Luo Chuan's statement.
As Luo Chuan walked forward, he saw a large number of people gathered in front of another stall, but this time there was no interest in pushing forward, so he asked Qin Wansong, "What are you selling this time?"
"Kung Fu books," Qin Wansong just looked up at the stall and pointed to the shelf behind the stall owner, the Taoist priest. "Most of them are about techniques and the like, but look at the crystal stones placed on the shelf, they are quite rare. Shit, in the world of cultivation, only some rare martial arts and combat skills will be recorded in the imaging crystal, so that they can be demonstrated and performed so that they can be passed down better."
Luochuan nodded and didn't stay too long. He just walked forward to the edge of the market, but suddenly lowered his head and squatted down in front of an unattended stall. He lowered his head and took a closer look at the black stall. He looked up at the junk goods placed crookedly on the cloth, then raised his head to the old man in yellow clothes behind the stall who also lowered his head and said, "Senior, are the things on this stall for sale?"
The old man in yellow didn't even look up, and just said a faint "hmm".
Qin Wansong frowned slightly, closed his eyes for a moment, and felt that the aura of the old man in yellow was only between the second and third realms, so he lost interest.
The green light in the eyes of the shadow who had been following Luo Chuan without saying a word flashed away, and then looked away.
Luo Chuan casually picked up a black ring-like circle, looked at it, and asked, "Senior, what should I give in exchange for this?"
The old man in yellow finally raised his head, but did not look at Luochuan. Instead, he glanced at the black ring in his hand and said, "In my stall, each person only sells one thing. Young man, you have to choose carefully."
Luo Chuan smiled, then put down the ring, looked at the pile of broken objects again and again, picked up one of the few complete objects, shook it and asked, "Senior, if this is this, should this junior take it?" What to exchange for?”
The old man in yellow took one look at the object and shook his head, as if hesitating and indifferent. After a long time, he sighed softly and said, "Three... ancient coins..."
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