All four of them bought books that they liked. Out of interest in history, Man Gu bought a book called "Wild History of Daxia".
It records many stories that even Meng Jingzhou, who knows the inside story, finds quite wild.
Regardless, the four of them were satisfied.
As they walked, the four people found that there were fewer and fewer mortals around them, and more and more monks. It seemed that there was a mysterious force separating the mortals and monks.
Lan Ting and the other three communicated: "There is an expulsion formation set up nearby. Mortals will involuntarily stay away from here, but cultivators will not be affected."
Meng Jingzhou suddenly realized, and recalled the news he had gotten while strolling around: "It's a market that opens once a month. This time it should be opening early to take advantage of the coming Spring Festival."
The Spring Festival attracts not only mortals but also monks.
This is a proper market place, not a black market where murders and robberies are common. The four people can also see constables patrolling here.
Having said that, there are also many people in the market who hide their identities by wearing masks, black robes, etc.
This is very common. Some monks hide among the people as mortals. If they come here with their true identities, wouldn't their identities be exposed
For example, Lu Yang and his four companions.
The four people had different ways of hiding their identities: Meng Jingzhou and Man Gu chose to wear black robes, thinking that this created a nice atmosphere, and Meng Jingzhou even laughed a few times.
Lan Ting took off the transformation talisman, revealing her beautiful face like a lotus in clear water. She used her real face when searching for clues about the evil cult in Yanjiang County.
Lu Yang discussed with Meng Jingzhou: "How about I do a set of Xiangxing Quan and become like you?"
The response he got was that Meng Jingzhou slapped the tofu mask on Lu Yang's face.
Lu Yang puts on a tofu mask.
There is a strong atmosphere of cultivating immortals inside the market town. A huge protective shield covers the entire market town, emitting a soft light, which is very different from the atmosphere outside. Monks who have not been seen for a long time are having a drink in a roadside tavern, chatting about what they have seen and heard recently; monks are arguing with vendors about the price of goods, arguing with each other, both trying to make a few spirit stones from each other; the government has set up an arena, and monks who want to fight can fight to their heart's content in the arena.
"Take a look, take a look, this is a powerful pill made with the secret alchemy method passed down from our ancestors. Take one and you will have infinite strength!"
Lu Yang found it interesting. He followed the sound and discovered that this was a clinic.
It seems that this clinic is run by a cultivator, and I don’t know if the person selling the goods is an apprentice or an alchemist.
"How many spirit stones are there?"
The alchemist apprentice said, "One pill costs ten spirit stones. Buy three and get one free. Buy five and get two free."
The price is not expensive, which means that the elixir is not intended for people like Lu Yang who are in the Foundation Establishment Stage, but for people who are in the Qi Training Stage.
Lu Yang wanted to buy two pills as a souvenir. This was the first time he saw someone other than the Daoist Sect making pills. "What's the effect?"
"It can increase strength for a short period of time, and when the strength fades, you will fall into a state of weakness for half a day."
Lu Yang bought one and was about to leave when he saw a constable coming in. Lu Yang had an impression of him. His surname was Sun and he was a follower of Constable Wei.
"I have received a report that your Viagra pills are involved in false advertising."
The alchemist's apprentice was stunned. False advertising
Captain Sun explained earnestly: "According to the law, when promoting products, you cannot use words like 'most' or 'infinite'."
"After investigation, we found that your powerful pills are suitable for cultivators below the third level of Qi training and do not have the effect of 'infinite strength'. After this warning, I hope you will correct this."
The alchemist apprentice nodded obediently. After Lu Yang left, he heard a voice coming from the clinic:
"Take a look, take a look, this is a powerful pill made with the secret alchemy method passed down from our ancestors. If you take one, your strength will be limited!"
Lu Yang suddenly felt that there was really nothing wrong with the Ten Ox Strength Pill refined by Senior Brother Wu Ming. It didn't even have the most common problem of false advertising for pills.
Meng Jingzhou had seen a lot of things, and since there was a relatively serious alchemist in his family, he wasn't very interested in common objects.
"What is this?"
Meng Jingzhou picked up a small thing from a street stall. It was two wooden sticks stuck together vertically. "It's for making pancakes? Is this thing also sold in the market?"
The stall owner was a middle-aged man with a full beard. He looked serious and calm, with his eyes closed as he rested. He only opened his eyes reluctantly when Meng Jingzhou spoke. He looked like a master weapon refiner.
"This thing is called the Flying Stick. If you put it on your head and use your spiritual power to activate it, it will spin up into the sky. Anyone who has reached the seventh level of Qi training can activate it."
Meng Jingzhou was surprised that this small market town was truly home to such a great master of refining equipment.
Without special means, only Jindan stage cultivators can fly in the air. If there are special means, for example, Lu Yang can fly with a sword in the foundation-building stage, or Lu Yang can use the pictographic fist to transform into a crane and fly.
Whether it is a general situation or a special situation, the minimum requirement for cultivation is the foundation-building stage.
Meng Jingzhou had never heard of anyone being able to fly after practicing Qi to the seventh level.
The magic power of the seventh level of Qi training is too thin to drive the flying magic weapon.
"Seems you don't believe it. No problem, I'll demonstrate it to you." The middle-aged bearded man took out a wooden puppet with a confident look on his face.
He tied the flying stick to the wooden puppet, and a trace of spiritual energy emerged from his fingertips and hit the flying stick.
The Flying Stick seemed to have just woken up. It started to rotate slowly at first, then faster and faster, until in the end only its afterimage could be seen.
The flying stick and the wooden puppet flew into the sky together, and there seemed to be no problem.
If I have to say one thing, it is that when the flying stick rotates, it drives the wooden puppet to rotate together. The wooden puppet's body rotates at high speed with its head as the center, maintaining the same frequency as the flying stick!
If there was a person under the flying stick, his brain would have been all over the place.
"Look, I told you that our puppets are of good quality. They won't fall apart even if they spin so fast. I'm not bragging, but this puppet of mine can fight even against a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator. The price is also worth it. I'll give you eight hundred!"
"Fuck you!" Meng Jingzhou finally understood that the other party was just selling puppets under the name of Flying Stick!
It can be seen that the market is full of intrigues and deceptions, and there are very few people as sincere as Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.
Lu Yang and his three companions planned to visit the Jinqian Chamber of Commerce area, which was more formal and would not experience the kinds of situations that had just happened.
"Four guests, do you need a fortune-teller?"
A voice sounded beside the four people. Lu Yang turned around and saw that the other party was a fortune teller. There was an eight-diagram flag hanging behind him with the words "Calculating heaven and earth is not as good as calculating people" written on it. It seemed that business was bad and no one came.
The fortune teller saw that Lu Yang and the other three had noticed him, and added, "If it doesn't work, I don't charge you. Do you want to try it?"
Lu Yang noticed that on his desk were: a Bagua plate, dice, four study treasures, nine copper coins, a crystal ball...
Everything that could be used for fortune-telling was laid out.
Is it reliable
And why is there a crystal ball
(End of this chapter)