After some browsing and asking, Chen Lin had a general understanding of the prices of the items here.
Generally speaking, they are cheaper than Guyuan City, but the difference is not too big.
Pills are still a scarce commodity. All you can see are low-level pills like Qi-replenishing pills and blood-replenishing pills. Occasionally there are higher-level pills, and they are not cheap.
After looking around for a while and obtaining some materials for refining thunder beads and puppets, Chen Lin walked into the market town.
After visiting several shops and asking about prices, we arrived at a luxurious building in the innermost center.
Qingyang Treasure Pavilion.
This shop is owned by the Qingyang Sect and often sells fine products produced by the sect, but the prices are also higher than those in other shops.
Walking in, it is even more magnificent, spacious and bright.
Upon seeing him come in, a young female cultivator at the first level of Qi training came over to greet him. There were many other people like him to greet him. They were all young and beautiful, and their attitudes were very good. They did not look down on him because he was in the middle stage of Qi training.
Chen Lin secretly praised the operator, and at the same time he also felt admiration for the leader of Qingyang Sect.
A glimpse of the whole picture can reveal that if the sect can manage its affiliated industries so well, the order of the sect will probably not be bad.
If he had not already decided to go to the State of Chu, he would have wanted to try to see if he could join this sect.
"Excuse me, is this where I can apply to rent the cave?"
Chen Lin went straight to the point.
Solve the housing problem first, then consider other things.
The receptionist smiled sweetly and said, "So you want to rent a cave. There are a few caves available today. Please come this way!"
Chen Lin frowned when he heard this. It seems that this cave is in short supply. The price may not be too low!
If it is too expensive, he decided not to rent it, but to buy a quiet courtyard in Qingyang City and practice by taking elixirs.
Following the female cultivator to a spacious room, the female cultivator walked in and took out a number plate, handed it to Chen Lin and said: "This is your plate. There are quite a lot of cultivators who want to rent the cave this time, I'm afraid we have to bid. You can just rest here and wait."
After saying that, the female cultivator left the room.
Chen Lin took a look and sat down in a random seat.
There were already more than ten people in the room, all of whom seemed to be in the late stage of Qi training. There was also a middle-aged man whose cultivation level was unclear. Chen Lin felt that all the cultivators were very afraid of this man, and there was a large empty space around him.
In addition, there is a huge map on the wall with many red dots marked on it.
After a while, several more monks were brought in, and an old man who had been silent in front finally stood up.
"It's almost time, let's get started!"
After the old man finished speaking, he picked up a pen and drew a few strokes on the map on the wall, circling a few red dots.
"There are only a few caves available this time, one high-grade, three medium-grade, and three low-grade. Now let's talk about which grade you want to rent."
The old man pointed at the map casually, and then suddenly remembered something and continued, "I almost forgot. I just received a notice that the rent of the cave has increased. The rent of the top cave is 30 medium-grade spirit stones per month, the middle cave is 10, and the bottom cave is 2. The minimum rent period has also increased to half a year. You should consider it carefully."
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.
A monk in a yellow robe immediately stood up and said angrily, "What's going on? The price has increased so much all of a sudden. It's too expensive!"
Others followed suit.
Chen Lin didn’t know what the original price was, but he was shocked.
This is the price for one month. When a cultivator really starts practicing, one retreat will take more than one month. Just as that cultivator said, this is too expensive!
Facing the accusations of the crowd, the old man in charge didn't care at all, and said calmly: "It's nothing, it's just that the offerings of Lieyang Sect have increased again, and the sect has no choice but to make up for it in various places. Not only has the price of the cave increased, but the rent of the market and the entry qualification to Black Water Marsh have also increased."
When everyone heard this, they sighed.
The offerings from the Lieyang Sect are a problem that no one can solve. Although all the cultivators who rely on the Qingyang Sect for survival have complaints about this, they can do nothing about it.
It’s because Qingyang Sect doesn’t have any Jindan monks. If you don’t offer offerings, they will deal with you.
"Humph, I hope our Qingyang Sect can have a powerful Jindan master someday, otherwise we will suffer every year."
A young man in white couldn't help but speak out.
However, when he saw that the monk next to him not only did not agree, but instead looked at him like a fool, his face suddenly changed and he shut his mouth.
"I want the best cave. Let me rent it for a year first!"
At this time, the middle-aged man whose cultivation level was unclear suddenly spoke, diverting everyone's attention.
"Did Brother Mu buy another foundation-building pill?"
The old man looked at the middle-aged man and asked with a smile.
The man didn't care, nodded and said, "I found some good stuff in Black Water Lake last time, and the sect happened to be opening up quota for Foundation Establishment Pills, so I was lucky enough to buy one. This is my last try, if I still fail, it must be God's will."
After saying that, he sighed, seeming a little lonely.
The old man also sighed, "Then I wish you a smooth journey."
Then, he looked at the others and said, "Is there anyone else competing for this superior cave? If not, it will belong to Fellow Daoist Mu."
The others shook their heads.
Not to mention that he had no intention of renting a superior cave dwelling. Even if he did, there was no need to compete with a cultivator who had reached the great perfection of Qi training at this time. What's more, the other person was preparing to use it to build his foundation. Robbing it would be equivalent to blocking his path and would inevitably lead to hatred.
The old man had expected this and directly took out a jade token. The middle-aged man surnamed Mu paid the spirit stones and left with it.
Chen Lin listened nearby and learned information from fragments of words.
It now seems that the Qingyang Sect has the ability to refine Foundation Establishment Pills, and will sell them to the outside world, but I don’t know what price it will cost.
Chen Lin also had some yearning in his heart, but he was still a long way from building a foundation, so he was not in a hurry.
Instead, he was very interested in the recipe for the Foundation Building Pill. It was said that the success rate of the Foundation Building Pill was frighteningly low, but the pill itself was of extremely high value and there was no difficulty in selling it, which was just right for him to display his talents.
However, the recipe for Foundation Establishment Pill is definitely the top priority of every sect. It is an absolute monopoly resource and may be difficult to obtain.
While I was thinking, the rental of the medium-sized cave began.
There are three caves, and Chen Lin thought there would be some competition, but he didn't expect that only two cultivators would take action, leaving only one left.
He looked at the rest of the people, who seemed to be eyeing the inferior cave, and realized that they all thought the price of this medium-grade cave was too high.
After thinking about it, Chen Lin didn't say anything. For a person in the middle stage of Qi training, renting a medium-sized cave would be a bit too eye-catching.
One cave dwelling was sold at a loss, and the old man in charge looked unhappy. He rented out the last three low-level cave dwellings with a gloomy face.
Everyone bid this time, but the competition was not fierce. When the price was raised to three medium-grade spirit stones, no one raised the price.
Chen Lin also took action and rented a cave at the edge, also for three medium-grade spirit stones a month.
The reason why he chose this one was because the competition here was the weakest. Only the young man in white competed with him. After he directly offered three medium-grade spirit stones, the other party gave up and looked at him as if he was a fool.
Chen Lin didn't understand, but didn't ask any more questions.
After paying the spirit stones, he took the jade token given by the steward, asked where to go to handle the formalities, and then left.