Chapter 286: Xuanwufang City
"On patrol duty?"
Wang Hao was slightly curious.
He was focused on practicing and studying the "Beast Control Scroll", and he still didn't understand many things about the sect.
Tian Fu had been following Wang Ba for a while and was aware of this, so he explained:
"Rotational patrol means leaving the sect. According to the patrol tasks issued by the sect, one goes to Da Jin and even outside Da Jin for patrol. These are It is something that every sect disciple has to go through. Each person will be randomly selected once every year, and Shaoyin Mountain will preside over the selection." He
added: "Of course, if the peak masters of each peak or the protector arrive , , Minister level, then there is no need, unless it is appointed by the sect leader."
"Is patrolling... dangerous?"
Wang Hao asked curiously.
"There wasn't much danger before."
A look of worry appeared on Tian Fu's face:
"But since the three continents were overturned and the monks from other continents came ashore from our Dajin side, the patrol mission has become a lot more dangerous. So usually we go out with the Changsheng Sect and the Qin monks."
"The Changsheng Sect and the royal family are also going?"
Wang Yan was slightly surprised.
The monks of the Qin family are another name given by the monks of the Jin Dynasty to the royal family of the Jin Dynasty.
"Go, all go. We, the Changsheng Sect, Youxian Temple and the Dajin royal family have always been in the same spirit, advancing and retreating together. However, there are few people in Youxianguan, so we generally won't participate. Dajin Although the number of the royal family is not large, they are the nominal masters of the Jin Dynasty after all, so sometimes, there are some direct descendants of the royal family to participate in such tasks."
Tian Fu explained.
Wang Hao nodded slightly.
The good atmosphere here in Dajin is indeed the only one he has seen since he started practicing.
All forces unite with each other and attach great importance to rules.
It’s no wonder that at the peak of his strength, he alone dominates the entire Feng Linzhou.
However, looking back carefully, the same was true for Chen State, which was under the jurisdiction of the Jin Dynasty in the past. After Dongsheng Sect was occupied by Tianmen Sect, the other four sects assisted Dongsheng Sect in trying to regain Dongsheng's residence more than once.
It may be that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, but it does not necessarily mean that there is no friendship to help each other.
In contrast, the Yan State under the jurisdiction of Da Chu was much more chaotic. There were many discords between the sects and the casual cultivators, and there were also intrigues and secret fights between the sects.
With his thoughts swirling, Wang Hao immediately agreed to Tian Fu's request for leave. Of course, according to the rules, he still needed to report to He Jiugui or Cui Daqi.
However, Cui Daqi often had to deal with ferocious beasts hunted from overseas, which were rarely in the spiritual food department, so Wang Yan could only go to He Jiugui.
Of course, according to He Jiugui's style, he was mostly hiding outside drinking wine and basking in the sun at the moment.
Wang Ba walked out and found what he expected.
I don't know how much he drank, but the tip of his nose and face were already red, his eyes were narrowed, and he was lying on the special recliner with a sultry look on his face.
Bite the bullet, Wang Yan still took the initiative to say hello to He Jiugui.
"Minister He, Tian Fu has been selected to go out on patrol duty. I want to report to you." "
Go ahead, go ahead."
He Jiugui waved his hand casually and immediately turned over to mind himself.
Wang Hao felt slightly relieved, and he vaguely noticed that Vice Minister He didn't seem to be as quick to drive away from him as before.
He bowed immediately.
But at this moment, a transmission note flew over from a distance.
The target was none other than Wang Yan.
"Huh? For me?"
Wang Hao was slightly stunned.
He lives a solitary life in the sect. Normally, except for Bu Chan, no one should know about his teleportation skills.
But he still turned on the teleportation talisman.
"Brother Taoist, if you have time, please visit Feiyu Feng to discuss important matters."
The word 'Gu Wen' was written at the signature.
"Gu Wen?"
Wang Hao immediately thought about it.
"It's the female cultivator who issued the mission last time and exchanged two points of merit for four of my spiritual chicken essences..." "Why did
she come to me again? Could it be... related to the spiritual chicken essence?"
Based on his guess, This is the only possibility.
After all, apart from the essence of the spiritual chicken, the two of them have nothing to do with each other.
"Essence of the spiritual chicken..."
A hint of thought flashed through Wang Hao's eyes.
...
half a day later.
The sky is getting dark again.
However, Wang Ba did not fly back to Wanfa Peak as usual, but drove the flying magic weapon straight to the north.
From a distance, you can see a majestic mountain range that looks like a snake's head and a turtle's body. It is Taiyin Mountain, one of the four mountains. It is surrounded by the peaks.
Taiyin is the symbol of Xuanwu, so the mountain also resembles its shape.
The sky and the earth are very different, and the majestic mountains are covered with mist.
Although it was getting late, monks kept coming and going.
This was his first time here. Although he didn't know the layout of Taiyin Mountain, he still found his purpose by following the flow of people.
Then I saw a huge mountain pass like a cauldron standing on the back of the turtle. There was a whirlpool at the mountain pass that was quite similar to the Wanxiang Scripture Library, and monks came in and out from time to time.
"This should be the entrance to the Treasure House of All Things."
Wang Yan stood in mid-air and glanced around the mountain pass.
Houses and streets are built along the mountain pass, stretching for several miles, and there is a constant flow of people inside.
"This, I think, is the 'Xuanwufang City'."
There are many other cities on Taiyin Mountain, but apart from Xuanwufang City, the largest one, don't give it a second thought.
Wang Ba did not fall to the mountain pass, but flew down in front of Xuanwufang City.
Soon a sharp-eyed monk came up to sell the shopping guide in the market.
They don't look like disciples of the sect, but family members of the monks.
The guide introduces the layout of the city and the specialty products of many stores.
Such as elixirs, talismans, etc., are all introduced in detail.
It's not expensive at all, and Wang Yan is not someone who can't come up with spiritual stones. He even spent two pieces of middle-grade spiritual stones to buy one.
With the mental strength of a foundation-building monk, he quickly went through this guide in his mind.
Wang Hao directly picked out the store he was most interested in.
"Shui Xifeng Spiritual Food Shop."
This spiritual food shop offers many types of spiritual food. It is said that it is jointly opened by monks from the spiritual food department.
Wang Dadang went straight to the spiritual food shop according to the guide.
To Wang Ba's surprise, he actually saw a familiar monk from the Spiritual Food Department inside.
When the other party saw him, he also had a look of surprise on his face:
"Deacon Wang."
"Deacon Kong, you own this store..."
Wang Yan showed slight surprise.
Deacon Kong's full name is Kong Yao. After seeing Wang Yan's slight shock, he quickly came over with a smile on his face.
"It's a rare visitor. Deacon Wang, please come in quickly."
Wang Yan did not refuse and followed Kong Yao into the back of the shop.
It wasn't very spacious inside, and there were a few servants who looked like they were busy inside. When they saw Kong Yao and Wang Ba, they saluted quickly.
Kong Yao waved away, then sat down with Wang Hao, poured tea for Wang Hao, and asked with a smile:
"Why did Deacon Wang think of visiting the spiritual food shop? Normally we are not short of spiritual food."
As a spiritual food person A monk has to deal with all kinds of spiritual food every day. Normally, as long as spiritual food is not regarded as the main cultivation resource, it is basically enough, and it can even be sold occasionally.
Therefore, spiritual food monks are basically not very good at visiting spiritual food shops in Fangshi.
Wang Ba hesitated for a moment, but he did not hide it. After all, they were all members of the Spiritual Food Department. They could not look up when they looked down. And if it was true as he imagined, others would know about it sooner or later. He immediately said: "I have something here that is not available in the sect
. Spiritual food, I came here to understand the market so that I can sell it."
Kong Yao couldn't help but become interested after hearing this:
"Lingshi that is not available in the sect? Could it be a new recipe?"
Wang Hao smiled and said nothing.
Kong Yao couldn't help but slap his forehead: "It's me, Meng Lang."
Inquiring into other people's secrets at will is a taboo no matter where they are placed.
He was also too excited and just made a mistake.
Kong Yaoxuan said seriously: "If Deacon Wang is at ease, I can make an estimate of the price of spiritual food."
Wang Hao's heart moved when he heard this, and he immediately took out a portion of spiritual chicken essence.
Kong Yao took the white porcelain bottle, immediately rolled up his sleeves and carefully took out a thin needle, inserted it from the mouth of the bottle, and took out a drop.
Then he gently put it into his mouth, closed his eyes and felt it carefully.
Immediately, he quickly opened his eyes, revealing a strange color:
"This spiritual food has the power to replenish the essence, energy, blood and soul, and also has the effect of breaking through the bottleneck. Even for the early stage of the golden elixir below the fifth grade, it should be There will also be some effects... It's not uncommon on its own, but it's rare to have such a comprehensive effect." "
Deacon Wang, is it easy to obtain the main ingredients for this recipe?"
Wang Hao thought for a while and shook his head slightly.
The main material for Spirit Chicken Essence is naturally the second-order high-grade Spirit Chicken. The reason why he was able to save so much was entirely due to the hard work of Jia Fifteen and Jia Seventeen.
Relying on natural reproduction alone, only a few can be born naturally in the year of the monkey and the month of the horse. As a spiritual food material, it is completely unqualified.
After all, the effects of spiritual food can only be manifested through long-term use in most cases.
Seeing Wang Yan shaking his head, Kong Yao couldn't help but feel a little disappointed:
"The main material is not easy to obtain...Then the value of this recipe is greatly reduced. Even if it is dedicated to the sect, the merits obtained will probably not be too much...But this If a piece of spiritual food were sold in the market, it would probably cost forty-five to fifty yuan of medium-grade spiritual stones. Unfortunately, it cannot be supplied for a long time, otherwise there would be many people buying it." "Forty-fifty
. A medium-grade spiritual stone..."
Wang Hao nodded slightly.
The price is lower than the price in Yan State.
However, considering that resources such as Wanxiang Sect are not scarce, and the surrounding environment is easier to practice, it is understandable that the price is slightly lower.
According to this price, the last mission he completed was to exchange four spiritual chicken essences for two points of merit. One point of merit is almost equivalent to a high-grade spiritual stone.
But what made Wang Yan pay more attention was the value of the prescription mentioned by the other party.
"I dare to ask Deacon Kong, if the spiritual food recipe is dedicated to the sect, how is the reward merit determined?" "
This is more complicated to say."
Kong Yao had no reservations about Wang Yan and explained:
"The type and effect of spiritual food, the level of monks it can affect, as well as the ease of obtaining the main materials, the difficulty of refining, etc., are all important factors that the sect considers." "Of course, the most important factor for the sect
is What matters most is the effect, and the other is whether the main material is easy to obtain." "
If there is no effect, it is meaningless if the main material is easy to obtain, and vice versa." "
Although the effect of your spiritual food is okay, the main material is difficult to obtain. If you get it, it will be a spiritual food recipe mainly for the second level. It is estimated that it may not be taken seriously by the sect, and the merits may not be too high."
Wang Yan suddenly understood.
Kong Yao's meaning is very simple. Even if it is dedicated to the sect, the sect will determine the reward merit based on the applicability of the prescription.
Wang Yao suddenly thought of something and asked: "The prescription of 'White Jade Glue' that Minister Cui once researched..."
Kong Yao shook his head and said: "That can't be compared. This recipe of Minister Cui is very good, the second level Both the gray capybara and the second-level sword cockroach are extremely easy to reproduce. The key is that monks at the golden elixir level can use them throughout the entire stage. Although the effect is not too obvious, this is also done for the sect. Contribution."
"And this is Minister Cui's most outstanding achievement so far. Since that recipe, he has never developed a comparable recipe. So, sometimes, luck is also very important... "
Wang Hao felt envious when he heard this, and he couldn't help but sigh.
To be able to develop the recipe for White Jade Glue, Cui Daqi obviously had a deep understanding of spiritual food. But even so, he could no longer replicate his past achievements. It was obviously also due to luck.
"But I can't rely on luck... I'll just stick to my previous ideas."
Wang Hao thought in his mind.
The two talked about spiritual food for a while, and Kong Yao took him to the store in front to see many spiritual foods in the store.
The specialty spiritual food in this Shuixifeng spiritual food shop is 'duck fat juice'.
It has the effect of accelerating the refining of spiritual energy, which can be regarded as a disguised increase in the speed of practice.
A portion of more than thirty pieces of medium-grade spiritual stones is in short supply.
Kong Yao specially packed a few copies for him and took them back.
When Wang Hao saw this, he was too embarrassed to take it for nothing, so he immediately gave back a few pieces of spiritual chicken essence.
After that, Wang Ba did not stay and went straight to the Treasure House of All Things.
Flying in from the whirlpool, Wang Ba felt as if he had arrived at the Wanxiang Sutra Library before. As far as he could see, the world in all directions was full of various elixirs and magic weapons... However, he did not see any fourth-level pills or magic weapons inside
. The magic weapons and spiritual beasts are there.
With a thought in his mind, Wang Ba bowed and shouted:
"True Spirit of the Treasure House, please show up!"
He only felt a blur before his eyes, and a yellow-skinned gourd jumped out of thin air.
When he saw Wang Ba, the gourd kept talking:
"Little monk, what do you want to change?"
His voice was like a baby's.
Although Wang Ba found it interesting, he did not dare to underestimate this gourd. With such intelligence, this treasure house of true spirits is at least the fourth level.
At the moment, he didn't dare to be disrespectful at all: "This junior wants to know about spiritual food."
"Spiritual food?"
The yellow-skinned gourd shook slightly, and a baby's voice came from inside:
"Okay!"
Before he finished speaking.
In his sight, shelves with spiritual food bottles rushed towards him from a distance, and in the blink of an eye, they were displayed in front of Wang Yan.
At a glance, there is no end in sight.
"What kind of spiritual food do you want?"
Huangpi Gourd asked again.
Wang Ba's heart moved, and he took out the first-order spiritual chicken essence, the second-order spiritual chicken essence, and the first- and second-order spiritual turtle essences from the storage ring.
"I dare to ask the real spirit, how many kinds of spiritual food do you have?"
The mouth of the yellow-skinned gourd bottle suddenly opened and sucked in all four spiritual food bottles.
Wang Ba couldn't even react.
After a while, four bottles were spat out again.
The yellow-skinned gourd shook slightly, and a doll's voice came out:
"None."
Wang Yan was not too surprised. After thinking about it, he asked, "Is there a first-order spiritual food?" "
None."
From the yellow-skinned gourd, a doll's voice came out. There was a hint of impatience.
This was not beyond Wang Yan's expectation.
The purchasing power of meritorious deeds is extremely high, which means that the treasure house will basically not store anything of too low a level or value.
Then he asked:
"What is the cheapest spiritual food?"
The yellow-skinned gourd shook slightly, and one after another the standard porcelain bottles often seen in the spiritual food department flew out from one of the shelves.
However, it did not fall into Wang Yan's hands.
"Fruit pulp and rice essence, second-level spiritual food, can be used for Qi refining and foundation building, three bottles for one point of merit." "
Spirit fish essence... Immortal tree treasure pulp..."
Yellow-skinned gourd introduced one by one.
Hearing these names, Wang Hao was stunned for a moment.
The Spiritual Food Department had just finished refining the spirit fish essence recently, and he was extremely familiar with these spiritual foods.
They are all very basic second-level spiritual foods. Each spiritual food has a very single effect, mainly to allow Qi refining and foundation-building monks to easily refine it.
Compared with the soul chicken essence refined from the second-level top-grade soul chicken, the effect is much worse.
Not to mention anything else, the spiritual energy contained in it is basically three or four times the difference.
However, the spirit chicken essence has other effects.
"A portion of spiritual chicken essence is estimated to be at least as valuable as five or six bottles of fruit juice and rice juice..."
Wang Hao quickly estimated in his mind.
"If you calculate it this way, a portion of Spirit Chicken Essence is worth at least two points of merit in the Wanxiang Treasure House... No wonder the female cultivator named Gu Wen from before seemed to have taken advantage of it and won it with 2 points of merit. The spirit chicken essence worth 8 points of merit is indeed a big advantage." "
In this way, the real value ratio of merit and spirit stone is not that a little merit is equal to a high-grade spirit stone as I thought before, a little merit, the price It should be about twenty or thirty yuan of mid-grade spirit stones." "
Of course, because of meritorious service, you can purchase some unique and rare treasures in the Wanxiang Treasure House. If you calculate it this way, the value of meritorious service is far beyond that of spiritual stones." To put it simply
, Judging from the market price of spiritual food alone, one meritorious deed is about twenty or thirty mid-grade spiritual stones. However, since meritorious deeds can also be exchanged for other rare resources, the price of meritorious deeds is far beyond what twenty or thirty spiritual stones can cost. In comparison, when conditions permit, most monks give priority to using spiritual stones instead of meritorious deeds.
A little complicated and convoluted, but that's about it.
"What do you want to change?"
the voice of the doll in the yellow gourd said impatiently.
Wang Ba did not answer, but asked carefully:
"May I ask Zhenling, do you collect spiritual food here?"
After the words fell, the yellow-skinned gourd paused.
Immediately, a somewhat annoyed voice came from inside:
"Another one to tease me!"
Before Wang Yan could react, he felt an irresistible force and threw it away.
When Wang Ba came to his senses, he found that he was already above Taiyin Mountain and falling towards the mountainside below.
He quickly stabilized his body in mid-air.
Wang Ba looked helpless.
He also wanted to know more about the exchange price of the resources required for the Five Elements Cultivation Technique, but he was suddenly thrown out.
"Why is this so?"
"However, I understand the value of the Spiritual Chicken Essence here."
He will not give up the Spiritual Chicken Essence for the time being. Whether it is used to replace meritorious deeds or sold with spiritual stones, it is what he expected. important source of income.
He glanced at the brightly lit Xuanwufang City below.
It was rare to come here, and there were still about seven or eight thousand high-grade spiritual stones in the storage magic weapon. It didn't make much sense to keep the spiritual stones, so he immediately dropped them and started shopping in the market.
He is not just hanging around, he is mainly focused on collecting the resources needed for the five techniques such as "Qingdi God Seed Technique", so as to prepare for a rainy day.
But what disappointed him was that basically none of these resources were available.
After asking some stall owners, I found out that although these resources are not high-grade, they are basically controlled resources within the sect. They are usually given priority to the Vientiane Treasure House and then transferred to individuals through the merit system, which can ensure Most of the people who need it can be allocated, avoiding internal friction between the same sects.
"But I heard that the Changsheng Sect and the Dajin Royal Family also have these resources. Of course, the Changsheng Sect has a lot of people and the resources are tight. The Dajin Royal Family is okay. In my opinion, you can find someone from the Changsheng Sect. Taoist couples exchange resources with each other, and people from the Jin Dynasty royal family can also do it, but there are few people, so you may not be able to meet..."
A stall owner was enthusiastically planning for Wang Yan.
When Wang Yan asked, he found out that the other person was from Hehuan Peak.
"Don't look at me like that. We at Hehuan Peak are serious! Shuangxiu Dao is the right way, but it's just been tarnished by some unscrupulous people!" The stall owner tried hard to prove his innocence
.
But the effect was not very great. Anyway, the monks around him looked at him with smiles and no words.
Wang Ba was moved in his heart.
The characteristic of the Ten Thousand Dharma Lineage is that the more ways of cultivation with different essences are mastered, the more powerful one becomes. So what is the essence of these dual ways of cultivation?
yin and yang? then what?
Although he is not involved at the moment, it is always good to know more about it.
"I'm Wang Ba of Wanfa Peak, what do you call Taoist brother?"
"Wanfa Peak?"
The stall owner was stunned when he heard this, and quickly stood up and saluted:
"This should be my junior brother, right? Haha, I'm Liu Lan of Hehuan Peak..."
The two of them After briefly talking about their seniority, they discovered to their embarrassment that this Liu Lan wanted to call Wang Yan 'grand master's uncle'.
Although Liu Lan was a monk who had completed his foundation building and was about to pass through the golden elixir tribulation, he could only honestly treat Wang Ba as a descendant.
Wang Yan felt helpless for a moment.
Sometimes it is not a good thing to have too many rules. Just talking about seniority can cause a lot of jokes.
It is true that unlike those outside sects, it is easier to judge seniority based on cultivation.
Liu Lan was also very resentful.
However, they were all Foundation Establishment monks, and they were not much different in age, so it was much easier to communicate with each other. In addition, Wang Yan had rich experience, and they quickly got along with each other after talking.
The two also left communication notes for each other.
Liu Lan even patted her chest and told Wang Yan that she must bring some dual cultivation techniques for Wang Yan to taste if he had the opportunity.
Wang Yan responded with a portion of the spiritual chicken essence.
Liu Lan only regarded it as a small gift and accepted it without paying much attention.
Wang Yan also didn't care too much.
This is just a casual introduction. If needed in the future, it will be easier to talk with the essence of the spiritual chicken.
...
After bidding farewell to Liu Lan, Wang Hao focused on visiting the spirit beast shop.
Compared with the spirit beast shops that Wang Ba once visited, the spirit beast shops in Xuanwufang City are of a much higher level.
"Even the third-level spiritual beasts can be sold..."
Wang Hao looked surprised.
What attracted his attention the most was undoubtedly a third-level top-quality spiritual beast that looked like a black bear.
At first glance, it was a little milk bear that had just been born. There was no fierceness at all, only the cute and charming sound of milk.
Wang Ba glanced at the introduction of the little milk bear:
[Dark Sky]: Unparalleled supernatural power, good at hiding...
He couldn't help but said to the shop owner who was holding the spirit beast cub out of the back room:
"This Taoist brother, what's the price of this An Kongzhu?"
The shop owner glanced at him and said simply:
"Not for sale."
"Not for sale? Then what are you doing here?"
Wang Yan was a little confused.
"I just want you to see it and make you envious."
The shop owner grinned: "I would only sell such a good spiritual beast if I was stupid."
Wang Yan was speechless.
That is to say, in Wanxiang Sect, if this were another place, the other party would be designated to be taught how to behave.
But it also shows the relaxed atmosphere within the Wanxiang Sect.
Reluctantly giving up on the An Kongzhu, Wang Yan glanced at the third-order spiritual beasts around him.
Basically, they are all spirit beasts that have just been born, or are very young.
Wang Ba also knew this very well. Most of the third-level spirit beasts had their spiritual intelligence activated. Adult spirit beasts basically had their own ideas and were unlikely to get close to human monks.
Only by nurturing the spirit beast when it is still young can it be possible to form an emotional connection with the monk, and there is no need to worry about loyalty issues.
Of course, the corresponding thing is that the prices of these young third-level spirit beasts are not cheap.
Any third-level low-grade spiritual beast cub would cost one to two thousand high-grade spiritual stones.
This price is quite affordable for Wang Yan.
But to him, just one more third-level mid-low-level spiritual beast doesn't mean much.
After all, after King Wuyu uses the Demonic Ape Transformation, he becomes comparable to a third-level mid-level spiritual beast.
It's not feasible to buy a few more. After all, if the spiritual beasts you buy cannot keep up with their realm in the future, they will definitely need to be cultivated and advanced.
And cultivating advanced levels also requires a lot of precious resources.
This is evidenced by the monks on the Beast Peak. Although they specialize in beast control, in fact they only focus on cultivating one natal spiritual beast.
The more spirit beasts there are, the easier it is to involve energy and resources.
Even in the relatively wealthy Wanxiang Sect, few people are willing to cultivate multiple spiritual beasts at the same time.
Even Wang Ba, in fact, the only ones he devoted his attention to cultivating were King Wu Yuan, Jia Fifteen and Jia Seventeen.
If the latter two hadn't brought more resources to Wang Hao, Wang Hao wouldn't have bothered with them at all.
The other spiritual beasts basically did not consume much of his energy and were all free-range.
Therefore, the spiritual beast he wanted was either like the Wu Yuan King, which could provide him with substantial combat power.
Or it could be something like A-15 or A-17, which can bring more income.
Relatively speaking, the latter is more important.
After all, he is now in the Wanxiang Sect, and the danger is indeed not great. It would be a pity to waste resources on the former.
However, when his eyes casually glanced down, Wang Hao was quite disappointed.
Either the grade is too low, or it lacks the value he needs.
He was about to leave when his eyes suddenly caught sight of an iron cage behind the shop owner.
"Eh... this spiritual beast..."
We agreed to do two updates today, uh... I'll try my best to code one more chapter, but don't wait, we'll read it tomorrow morning
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