Chen Lin came to the inn and paid a year's room fee directly.
Spiritual stones are not used here, but barter is used instead. Even the payment for accommodation is made with goods. In order to avoid being conspicuous, he used a piece of metal ore.
Because when he was wandering around the shops, he saw that the most traded items were metal ores, which were of moderate value, while other items were relatively rare.
He also learned the purpose of the tree stump, which was actually used to make weapons!
Moreover, the weapons made from these tree stumps are quite special and can cause damage to strange creatures like the woodcutter, which ordinary weapons and even magic weapons cannot do.
Hence there is a special name for it.
It's called the magic weapon!
The strange creature like the woodcutter also has a name, called Tianluo people.
It was not a name given by the monks, but a self-name given by those strange creatures, and it seems to be related to faith.
These Tianluo people have many strange abilities, the main ones are that they can ignore language barriers and communicate with anyone. Another thing is that except for magic weapons, no treasures can hurt them. Another point is that if the opponent is holding a magic weapon, any defense is useless unless there is the same magic weapon.
Therefore, the value of magic weapons here is extremely high, and it is no wonder that some monks are willing to take the risk to dig tree stumps. Although it is dangerous, the benefits after success are also considerable.
But it does not mean that the conventional treasures used by cultivators have no market. Although these treasures have no effect on the Tianluo people, they cannot be said to be useless. They cannot kill monsters, but they can kill people.
On the contrary, divine weapons are only useful against monsters but pose no threat to monks.
Each has its own strengths, it depends on how you use it.
Even though the monks here have all survived by hiding in the caves, there will still be fights and some will be directly wiped out. The guards outside the cave entrance are on guard against the monks from other gathering points, not the Tianluo people.
Unless there are special circumstances, the Tianluo people will not actively attack cultivators. They even rarely leave their residence, as if there are some rules restricting them.
Anyway, it's not normal.
The most obvious thing is that any energy fluctuations are not allowed, otherwise they will be targeted and attacked madly.
But even if they are targeted, only the person who uses the energy will be targeted. Those who do not use the energy will not be affected as long as they are not too close to each other.
Chen Lin felt that this should also be a kind of rule restriction. When thinking about the strange landforms, he couldn't help but suspect that this place was a special interface like the demon world.
However, this cave is built with a special ore that can shield energy fluctuations. Entering the cave can cut off the monster's perception. As long as the targeted person hides in the cave and does not go out, he will not be attacked.
The Tianluo people were also puzzled. Even if they chased to the cave entrance, they would not enter the cave to chase as long as they could not sense any energy. Therefore, several energy-isolating devices were set up at the entrance of each cave. The three stone doors mentioned above were used for this purpose.
Of course, as long as you leave the range of the cave, it is hard to say. Although you may not necessarily be attacked, the probability is very high. The most important thing is that among those who are attacked, basically not many can survive, and no one dares to take the risk.
Chen Lin sat in the room and sorted out the information he had obtained.
However, in order to avoid suspicion, he did not ask directly, and obtained very little information. He had to continue to inquire slowly.
Thinking of this, he took out the woodcutter's hatchet.
This thing is also a magic weapon, and it is a real magic weapon.
There are two types of magic weapons, true magic weapons and false magic weapons.
There is only one criterion for judging: the weapons created by cultivators are pseudo-divine weapons, while the weapons used by the Tianluo people are real divine weapons. The difference between the two is the lethality, which is extremely different.
The damage caused by fake divine weapons to the Tianluo people is limited. Only real divine weapons can make the Tianluo people fear them.
However, the real divine weapon can only be obtained after killing the Tianluo people. There are very few of them, and it is impossible for anyone to sell them.
After looking for a while, Chen Lin put away the hatchet.
If his Soul-Destroying Finger is effective against all Tianluo people, then this item will not be of much use to him, because this item cannot be controlled like a magic weapon and can only be used in close combat. If all Tianluo people have the speed and agility of the woodcutter, it will be difficult for him to attack them.
Well, he had no intention of selling them. When it came to means of saving his life, the more the better.
After resting for a while, Chen Lin took out a pill and swallowed it, continuing to heal his wounds.
Pills are a scarce resource here, naturally because elixirs are rare. As for pill recipes, there are many of them, and every store sells them. Once you get familiar with this place, you can collect some.
A month passed quickly.
Chen Lin finally recovered completely and had almost gotten all the information about the place.
No one knows how big this world is. All they know is that the snowfield alone is extremely vast. Except for the swamps in the south, no one has ever explored the borders in other directions, at least he didn't find out any relevant information.
There are records of Mohu in some ancient books, and it seems that there are Flaming Mountains at the western end and a big desert on the other side.
In short, they are all extreme environments.
There is even less information on other aspects, and it is all vague.
All I know is that the cultivators here are descendants of ancient cultivators. If we trace back, they should have existed for tens of thousands of years, which is even earlier than the time when the Tianxuan Realm was shattered.
The ancient monks were not the natives here, but outsiders who came here for unknown reasons. After being defeated in a battle with the indigenous Tianluo people, they hid in the cave and passed down their tradition from generation to generation.
Many of the caves were built by ancient cultivators in the early days.
As the cultivators become weaker from generation to generation, the current cultivators no longer have the ability to build such cave dwellings. Even the rare spiritual stones and spiritual medicine resources are inherited from the ancient cultivators, and most of them are obtained from newly discovered cave dwellings of ancient cultivators.
But there was one thing that amazed Chen Lin.
That is, after generations of hard work and research, the monks here actually invented a kind of martial arts.
It's called "The Secret of Heaven's Cover".
This technique can utilize the strange energy in the world to speed up cultivation and strengthen the ability to break through bottlenecks.
There are two most important effects.
One is that after refining this energy, one can be promoted to the Golden Core realm or above without the baptism of heavenly tribulation.
Another thing is that using this technique can break through the limitations of spiritual roots. It can be practiced with or without spiritual roots, but the practice effect will be slightly worse.
These two abilities made Chen Lin astonished. If the cultivators from the outside world knew about this, no matter how dangerous this place was, countless people would risk their lives to get in.
How many cultivators dare not advance for fear of tribulation, and how many mortals sigh in despair because they have no spiritual roots. By coming here, you will have the opportunity to change your destiny!
But everything has its pros and cons.
Although the Tianyan Jue allows everyone to practice it without having to go through tribulations, the magic power that is cultivated is very complicated. It may not be easy to change back to normal practice, and it is more likely to breed inner demons. No matter whether it is spells or magic weapons, the power will be greatly reduced.
But this is not a problem, just a little bit can smooth out all these shortcomings.
That is life span.
Relying on the realm improved by Tianyan Jue, one can still have the lifespan that corresponds to the realm, and that is enough.
Chen Lin reached out and took out a book with three big characters "Tian Yan Jue" written on it.
This technique is open to the public and can be purchased by all cultivators. The price is naturally very cheap. His copy comes with annotations and is slightly more expensive.
After carefully studying the technique, he was even more impressed by the creator's level.
Unfortunately, he was just there to take a look and was not going to practice. He still wanted to return to the normal world of cultivation and would not destroy his own future.
After putting away his skills, Chen Lin began to think about his next plan.
Because of the existence of the Tianyan Jue, the cultivation levels of the cultivators here are generally high. In this gathering point alone, there are three Void Refining cultivators, which is also the origin of the name of the Three Kings Cave.
Although the three of them were in the early stage of refining emptiness, that was still quite exaggerated, as there were only more than ten thousand people in the entire gathering point.
In addition to the three cultivators in the realm of refining emptiness, there are hundreds of cultivators in the realm of transforming spirits, and even more in the realm of Yuanying golden elixir.
Such a gathering point is equivalent to a large sect, and there are more than a hundred known gathering points in this snowy area, which shows that there are quite a few cultivators.
"Sir, someone is here to visit."
Chen Lin was sorting out information and thinking about the future direction when he heard the waiter's voice outside.
He was a little curious about who would come to see him, so he got up and opened the door, and then saw a young man, Qu Qingzhou, to whom he had given a pill.
"Hello, senior!"
Seeing Chen Lin, Qu Qingzhou immediately saluted.
Chen Lin smiled and said, "It turns out to be Fellow Daoist Qu, please come in!"
Since the monks here all live in the same place, there is no strict hierarchy among them. No matter how high or low their cultivation level is, they all address each other as fellow Taoists, or just address each other by their positions. "Elder" is really just a respectful title based on age.
The other party called him Fellow Daoist from the beginning, and only changed that name after he gave him the elixir.
"Fellow Daoist Qu is very busy, how come you have time to come to me?"
Chen Lin knew exactly what the other party was here for and asked directly.
Qu Qingzhou felt a little embarrassed and said weakly: "Well, well..."
"Haha, fellow Taoist and I hit it off right away. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. There's no need to be so reserved."
Hearing Chen Lin's words, Qu Qingzhou scratched his head and smiled: "I wonder if you still have elixirs. I want to buy some."
"Some?"
Chen Lin smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Qu, you are joking. Good things like this are not something you can get just by wanting them. I got them from a newly discovered fairy cave. I can't use them myself, so I have basically sold them."
Qu Qingzhou immediately looked disappointed.
After hesitating for a moment, he asked again, "Then where is the immortal cave that the senior mentioned? Has it been explored?"
Chen Lin's eyes flashed, he looked at the other party and said: "That's a bit far, in the southern swamp, I'm not sure whether it has been explored completely, they are all things used by some low-level cultivators, I didn't stay there for too long, if you are interested, I can tell you the location."
"ah!"
Qu Qingzhou exclaimed.
Then he shook his head and said, "No need for that. The swamp is too far away, and I heard there are powerful monsters there. If you go there, you can't come back."
"Oh? Really? You have such news here? How come I don't know? What kind of monster is it?"