"Are you going back with us or not?!"
The two foreign monks in the late stage of foundation building were questioning the red-robed monk opposite them in a threatening manner.
It was hard to tell what kind of cultivation the monk had. He had a pair of phoenix eyes and a feminine appearance. His red robe was dotted with large blooming white lotuses. He did not look like a Buddhist disciple, but more like an otaku with a shaved head.
"Two masters, I am still young and will be scared by you."
"If it weren't for my Zen master's interest in your intelligence and his desire to accept you as his disciple, we would never have been so polite to you!"
"If your Zen Master likes men, why do you keep staring at me?"
“How dare you!!”
There was a fierce quarrel over there. Jiang Yuebai and Shi Tong were watching from a distance. Shi Tong was muttering with a gloomy look on his face.
"It's this dishonest demon monk again."
As soon as he finished speaking, the red-robed monk suddenly turned around and asked, "Who would want to be a monk?"
Shi Tong choked and quickly lowered his head.
The two foreign monks were so angry that their faces turned red and they looked at each other.
"Brother, stop talking nonsense and take him down!"
Seeing this, the red-robed monk quickly raised his hand and said, "Wait, I can't beat you, so I'll just go with you, don't make a move."
The red-robed monk turned around, glanced at Jiang Yuebai, and obediently followed the two foreign monks away.
Jiang Yuebai was just about to go back when he suddenly heard a muffled groan. Then the red-robed monk rushed past Jiang Yuebai like a gust of wind, startling the camel and running away, almost scaring Jiang Yuebai's fire ring out.
"Stop, you vile fellow!"
The two foreign monks followed closely behind, holding their chests.
The camel caravan was in chaos, and Shi Tong hurriedly ordered everyone to stop all the running camels.
"This evil monk! Quick, steady the camel!"
After a while, the camel caravan regained order and set off. Jiang Yuebai asked Qin Yao about the monk.
When Qin Yao mentioned the monk, her expression was a little subtle, and it was hard to tell whether it was disdain or admiration.
"He is a well-known evil monk in Liusha Territory. His Buddhist name is Ruosheng. It is said that he is born with wisdom and is the best candidate for cultivating Buddhism. Several Buddhist temples in Liusha Territory were vying to recruit him. But he was greedy and instigated several Buddhist temples to fight with each other."
"The Buddhist temples in Liusha Territory nowadays are not proper Buddhist temples. The two foreign monks just now are from Hongyun Temple, which has a Hongyun Zen Master who is in the early stage of Yuanying. The temple was established only two years ago. In the past two years, it has been snatching people from Liusha Territory to join the temple. It is notorious."
Just as night fell, the camel caravan finally arrived at the market outside the Great Wall.
An ancient loess city with broken walls stands under the Milky Way in the dark night, desolate and old.
The silky, thin and smooth white light of the barrier was like an inverted giant bowl, covering the entire market town. Although there was a strong wind outside, it was quiet and peaceful inside.
Qin Yao explained to Jiang Yuebai, "The protective formation in the market was set up by the Sha family behind Mingsha Market together with other local chambers of commerce to prevent the fighting between the various factions from spreading here. Fighting is prohibited in the market and it is very safe."
Jiang Yuebai followed the camel caravan into the market town. There were shacks supported by simple wooden frames on both sides of the road. Even at night, there were still monks setting up stalls and people coming and going to choose goods.
The monks coming and going all covered their faces with cloth towels and looked exhausted. In front of the earthen houses and earthen buildings in the city, shirtless monks sat on the roadside with their arms and legs spread out, drinking the local unique Shaodaozi, eating honeydew melons and discussing the fights between the various sects.
On the most prosperous street in the city center, Jiang Yuebai finally saw a relatively clean blue brick building with a sign that read Shanhai Tower, and next to it was Hongyan Tower.
No wonder everyone says that where there is a Shanhai Tower, there must be a Hongyan Tower.
Mingshafang is opposite Shanhai Tower. After the caravan arrived, Shi Tong immediately presented them with a token of Mingshafang.
"Although Shanhailou is very powerful, in the Liusha Region, many things are only available in Mingshafang. Senior, you can take this token and go to the underground market in the market. It is run by Mingshafang and other chambers of commerce in Liusha Region. There are many rare things there."
Jiang Yuebai accepted the spirit stone and token, thought for a moment and asked, "I wonder if there is any essence?"
The essence of the primordial spirit is a special thing that can only be condensed by Jindan stage cultivators, and it is extremely precious.
Generally speaking, Jindan cultivators will only condense Yuan Jing for their own use. With only one drop of Yuan Jing in their natal magic weapon, they can drive it with their Yuan Shen, no longer relying on spiritual consciousness. With a thought, the magic weapon can be controlled as easily as their own arms.
In addition to refining magical treasures for the soul, Yuan Jing can also strengthen the soul. One drop can double the strength of the soul. When the soul is twice as strong, the sea of consciousness can be doubled, and the amount of spiritual awareness can also increase accordingly.
However, foundation-building cultivators cannot take too much essence, otherwise the soul will be stronger than the body, causing the body to rupture and the soul to leave the body.
Nowadays, there are two kinds of essence on the market. One is extracted from the soul of a Jindan-stage monster. Its effect is slightly worse, but it is cheaper.
The other type is refined by the Jindan monks who are about to pass away. It has the best effect but is more expensive.
After all, refining Yuan Jing would damage the soul of a Jindan cultivator. Every drop of it would take at least fifty years of hard work to nurture it back.
Jiang Yuebai wanted to use his essence to strengthen his soul and enhance his spellcasting abilities, so this investment was definitely worthwhile.
The stronger her soul is, the stronger her soul will be when she completes her foundation building and nurtures her own soul in the Dantian Daotai.
Shi Tong looked embarrassed, "I'm afraid there is no Yuan Jing, and if there is, it has been taken away by my young master... In short, besides Yuan Jing, there are many good things in the underground market, and only the guests of the major chambers of commerce are qualified to enter."
"Okay, I'll go check it out."
After saying goodbye to Shi Tong, Jiang Yuebai went to Hongyan Tower first to check and received a reply from Zhao Fuyi.
There was only a piece of paper, without even a signature or greeting, just a list of materials, a formation diagram, and a few lines of instructions.
Jiang Yuebai smacked his lips, "He didn't want to write me a single word, and only wrote the method of repairing the bone tablet. Let me see, it actually requires so many materials, Rouge Grass, Ink Shadow Animal Hide, Star Dew Water..."
Jiang Yuebai took the list and walked around the market. The things listed on it were all common materials. It took him a little effort to buy all ten of them.
After she practices a little, she will be able to start repairing the bone tablets and learn the "Spirit and Soul Creation Method" contained therein.
"This spiritual object of heaven and earth is not easy to find right now."
Jiang Yuebai walked towards the underground market in the city center while muttering to himself.
The various sects in the Quicksand Region have been fighting for over a hundred years, but have yet to find this magical object. Either the object does not exist, or it has been taken away long ago and left the Quicksand Region.
This matter cannot be rushed, she can only take a long-term view.
Passing by the stall of a foundation-building cultivator, Jiang Yuebai saw him selling alchemy furnaces and squatted down to take a look.
"Fellow Daoist, is your alchemy furnace solid?"
The stall owner was about to introduce the furnace when he was suddenly stunned. "This is a furnace for refining medicine. You are not using it to hit anyone. You are not asking how strong the furnace is in controlling the fire, but whether it is strong or not."
Jiang Yuebai smiled and said, "Controlling the fire is secondary. I just want to ask you, how many days can your furnace keep burning without exploding?"
The stall owner was full of questions, "You want to use the furnace to cook soup? Then you might as well buy a pot."
"That's right. I'll buy a pot and try it later. Thank you."
Jiang Yuebai put down the alchemy furnace and left.
Stall owner: … …
The underground market in the city center is really underground. Jiang Yuebai handed over the token and received a cloak and mask to conceal his identity.
Led by a Qi-cultivating monk, Jiang Yuebai entered the mostly collapsed earthen house and spiraled down the stairs inside. The cool air dispelled the hot air outside, and he saw a very spacious underground space.
Platforms of varying heights are scattered throughout the underground space, with different items displayed on them, shrouded in a solid transparent halo.
There were only about twenty monks in the room at the moment, all wearing the same black cloak and masks. It was impossible to tell their cultivation level or distinguish between men and women.
The Qi training monk who brought her down briefly introduced, "The stone platforms here are all arranged by high-level formation masters. If you have something you like, you only need to pay the required spirit stones or items according to the price listed above, and you can take out the things on the stone platform."
"There are some vacant stone platforms over there. If you have items you want to sell, you can put them on consignment. After the transaction is completed, we will charge you a 10% fee. Don't worry, although our fees are high, we can absolutely guarantee your safety in the market and ensure that your identity will not be leaked."
After finishing speaking, the Qigong practitioner made a gesture of invitation and left silently.
Jiang Yuebai walked to the nearest platform and saw two sections of five-hundred-year-old immortal vines at a glance.
Note next to it: Exchange for three Dingyan Pills, or 100,000 low-grade spirit stones.
Jiang Yuebai's eyes lit up slightly, and he continued to look calmly. There were indeed a lot of good things.
However, apart from essence and spiritual herbs, what she currently lacks is only an alchemy furnace.
Xue Liuzhi still has the alchemy furnace that had been slept with by Tai Sui. Before, the people in Chaotianque were in a panic, and anything related to Tai Sui was hard to sell. She didn't want to cheat people, so she kept it in her hands.
Just put it here for consignment.
Jiang Yuebai found an empty platform in the corner and put the alchemy furnace in according to the instructions on the wooden sign next to it, marking it clearly that this alchemy furnace had been touched by Tai Sui, in exchange for a thousand-year-old spiritual herb or a drop of essence.
As soon as the alchemy furnace was placed on the ground, several cultivators came over to check it out. When they saw the markings on the wooden sign, some of them stepped back out of fear of Tai Sui, while others excitedly took two steps forward.
There were still a few drops of Tai Sui's mucus left in the alchemy furnace. These drops of mucus were more valuable than the alchemy furnace itself, but if not used properly, it could easily backfire.
Thousand-year-old spiritual herbs and essences are very rare. Jiang Yuebai knew that the alchemy furnace could not be replaced in a short time, so he used three Dingyan Pills to exchange for two sections of five-hundred-year-old immortal vines and left the underground market first.
After going out, she rented a mud house in the inn in the city, set up a protective formation and began to repair the bone tablet.
After she has learned the "Soul Creation Method", she will go to the small secret realms in the Liusha Region to look for clues about the spiritual objects of heaven and earth, and collect some spiritual herbs of high age.
There are also the remains of Prajna Temple, which you'd better explore.
(End of this chapter)