Only by breaking through this bottleneck and reaching the seventh level of Qi training can one's cultivation level increase again.
Breaking through bottlenecks always requires timing and fate, so Xu Chunniang was not in a hurry. She just continued to practice the art of talismans according to her plan, consolidating her foundation bit by bit.
A "cuckoo" sound brought Xu Chunniang back to her senses. She took out the food stove, heated up the spiritual rice, and while eating, she thought about her next plan.
A total of one hundred contribution points, with twelve points deducted each year, can support eight years.
During these eight years, she had no sect commissions and could be said to be relatively free.
She wanted to explore the Hundred Demons Mountain Range again, firstly to test what she had gained in the past five years, and secondly to find an opportunity to break through her cultivation.
As for why she didn't go to other places, such as the Black Moon Demon Cave, the reason was that Xu Chunniang's cultivation was not enough.
The monsters in the Black Moon Demon Cave are too dangerous and strange. The risk of death for cultivators below the seventh level of Qi training is extremely high.
The last time I went to the Hundred Demons Mountains was five years ago. At that time, I had just entered the fourth level of Qi training and almost lost my life when I met a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi training.
She has now reached the sixth level of Qi training and has made some progress in body training. She believes she can go further in the Hundred Demons Mountains.
Early the next morning, after buying a detailed map, several bottles of healing pills, and some daily necessities from Duobao Pavilion, Xu Chunniang left the mountain gate again and went to Qingyun Town Market.
Five years have passed, and the market town seems to be no different. The streets are bustling with people.
She first went to a clothing store to buy some clothes, and after changing her clothes she slowly walked into the market.
The market was very lively. In addition to the shops on both sides of the road, there were also many monks setting up stalls, each of them trying their best to promote the goods they were selling.
"A freshly made low-grade spiritual weapon, sold at a bargain price of sixty spiritual stones."
"A top-grade golden talisman, does anyone want one? If you want it, exchange it for a vitality pill."
"Water Cloud Tiger cubs, one hundred spirit stones each, three in total, first come first served."
When Xu Chunniang heard the sound, she looked and saw a monk selling three light blue cloud tigers, surrounded by a large circle of monks who were watching the fun.
"One hundred spirit stones, this is too expensive!"
"Yeah, how about you give me less?"
The onlookers had fiery eyes, but were secretly shocked. Even an adult water tiger shouldn't be so expensive.
The seller snorted coldly, "Take it or leave it. Even though these tiger cubs are small, it took a lot of effort to catch them. One hundred spirit stones each, not a single spirit stone less."
After all, the value of a monster cub is slightly higher than that of an adult monster.
Because cultivators can sign a contract with the monsters while they are still cubs, and train them to become spiritual beasts for their own use.
However, cultivating spiritual beasts requires considerable financial resources and energy, and ordinary cultivators may not have the ability to raise them.
Just as the people around were hesitating, a faint voice sounded, "I want all three."
After saying that, she threw over a small bag of spirit stones.
Everyone looked over and saw that the person who spoke was a cold and arrogant woman in a white robe. She was obviously an inner sect disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect.
They exchanged a look, and for a moment even the noise died down.
The Qingyun Town Market is the territory of the Xiaoyao Sect. The independent cultivators usually avoid the Xiaoyao Sect disciples when they see them, let alone the inner sect disciples.
The seller was overjoyed. He took the bag, counted it, and confirmed that it was correct. Then he handed the Water Spirit Tiger over and said, "Thank you, fairy, for taking care of our business."
The woman took the water spirit tiger, nodded with satisfaction, put them into the spirit beast bag, and left the market.
Looking at the direction the woman left, the onlookers were filled with envy. They couldn't even afford a monster cub, but the woman was generous enough to buy all the Water Cloud Tiger cubs.
But let alone the inner gate of Xiaoyao Sect, they couldn’t even enter the outer gate.
Xu Chunniang withdrew her gaze and continued to stroll around the market.
The things in the hands of these casual cultivators are mostly of average quality, and the prices are not very transparent. There are even a lot of inferior items mixed in.
After a quick tour, Xu Chunniang lost interest.
Just as I was about to leave, I heard a shout.
"Ancient array plate, a rare item, a family heirloom of my Zhou family. There is only one of this kind, come quickly if you want to buy it!"
When Xu Chunniang heard the sound, she looked and saw an old monk holding a formation plate and selling it. Many people stopped because of his shouting.
A monk passing by chuckled and made a teasing remark.
"Old Zhou, it's been a week, and your ancestral array plate still hasn't been sold? Hahaha, it's so expensive, I guess no one will care even if you sell it for another hundred years!"
Old man Zhou blushed, "You ignorant people, what do you know?"
"We don't know the value of things? Haha, everyone knows that the array plates sold by you, Old Man Zhou, are obviously rip-offs.
What about the Ancient Array Plate? It's just a piece of junk. I don't know where you picked it up from. It's unusable. How dare you call it that!"
Old Man Zhou was so angry that he yelled, "Are you done talking? If you are, leave now and don't stop me from doing business!"
But after those two people interrupted, no matter how much Old Man Zhou shouted, no one was willing to pay.
Xu Chunniang raised her eyebrows and walked towards Old Man Zhou's stall. "May I see the formation you mentioned?"
When Old Man Zhou saw a guest coming, his face wrinkled with a smile, and he carefully handed over the formation plate in his hand, "Fairy, please feel free to look at it."
Xu Chunniang took the formation plate and looked at it carefully. She saw that the formation plate was simple and plain, with mottled marks all over it and several deep cracks. It made people feel uneasy holding it in their hands, for fear that if they used a little more force, the formation plate would break into pieces.
Due to its age, it is difficult to tell what material the formation plate is made of.
This array plate is in such a state that it cannot be used.
But if this array plate is really an ancient array plate passed down in the family as the old man said, it may have some research value.
I just don't know how much truth there is in what this old man says.
"How much is this array worth?"
Old Man Zhou hesitated for a moment and offered a price, "One thousand spirit stones."
Xu Chunniang turned her head and stared at him expressionlessly, somewhat suspecting that there was something wrong with her ears.
He said, one thousand spirit stones
Seeing Xu Chunniang's unfriendly look, Old Man Zhou carefully put on a smile.
"Does this fairy think it's too expensive? To be honest, this ancient array plate was passed down from my great-grandfather's great-grandfather..."
Xu Chunniang now finally understood why those people made fun of Old Man Zhou.
This ancient array plate is indeed of some value, but at most it can only be sold for one or two hundred spirit stones. Old man Zhou asked for one thousand spirit stones, so it would be strange if he didn't attract ridicule.
She returned the formation plate to Old Man Zhou, "Sorry for disturbing you." Then she left the market without looking back.
Originally, Xu Chunniang was somewhat interested in the ancient array plate, but after hearing the price, she lost interest completely.
After all, she had spent a lot of spirit stones on learning spells and talismans in recent years, and she was not very well off.
"Hey, fairy, fairy, please don't go..."
Old man Zhou held his precious formation plate in his hand, looked at Xu Chunniang's leaving back, shook his head and sighed.
I originally thought that the formation plate could be sold, but it seems that there is no hope.
There was a trace of sadness and determination in his eyes. Xiao Zhao's injury could not be delayed any longer.
If the array plate still cannot be sold, I can only take a risk and try my luck in the mountains!