Chapter 26 An unexpected gain
"It's so lively here."
Yin Xianli looked at the people hawking hard around and couldn't help but sigh. This was the first time she had come to such a large city since she followed Shen Xisheng.
Whether it was the exquisite and majestic buildings or the luxurious clothes of the people around her, she was a little overwhelmed.
Chen Xiaoxiao's reaction was relatively calm. After all, the mortal family that adopted her before had good conditions, so she was used to these scenes.
Her attention was attracted by the inexplicable warmth, and she kept asking Shen Xisheng about the source of this warmth.
But the matter of the formation cannot be explained clearly in a short while, and Shen Xisheng can only briefly explain the basic concepts of the formation to the two little girls.
They walked and chatted all the way to the so-called gathering place of monks, where guards were specially arranged.
"Wow!"
When Yin Xianli and Chen Xiaoxiao saw the area dedicated to monks in front of them, they sighed in unison.
Although I have seen many exquisite and beautiful buildings before, they pale into insignificance compared with this gathering place of monks.
It's not that it's gorgeous, but the temperament of this area is far behind other places.
What adorns this place is not the buildings, but the people.
Various monks in strange clothes were walking around in the streets, hanging on their bodies some strange things that little girls couldn't name.
From time to time, they also caught a glimpse of a monk carrying a small strange beast that they had never seen before, exuding a ferocious aura.
One glance at this scene shows that it is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Shen Xisheng led the girls to the guard in that area, took out the wooden sign he had obtained before and gave it to the guard for review.
After confirming that the token was okay, the guard returned the wooden sign to Shen Xisheng, made a gesture of invitation, and said:
"Seniors can go to the middle area here to stay for free. If necessary, you can also hand over spiritual stones to stay in the training room in the middle area."
Spiritual stone is really a familiar yet unfamiliar word.
Shen Xisheng read a lot of online articles when he was in Blue Star. He was no stranger to Lingshi, the common currency among monks, but he had never actually come into contact with it since he time traveled.
Just a piece of low-grade spiritual stone is equivalent to more than ten thousand taels of silver, and it is the kind that has a price but no market.
Shen Xisheng had no place where he could use spiritual stones in the past, and it was difficult to exchange them in ordinary towns, so now he does not have any spiritual stones.
However, since there are a lot of monks here, there must be ways to get some spiritual stones, and then we can consider them after we settle down.
He took the girls to the so-called middle area. The monks he met here were basically at the fourth to ninth level of Qi Refining.
In a sense, this is also the most mixed area. Compared with the upper and lower levels, which are the two extreme levels in the Qi refining period, the monks in the middle level have varying strengths.
This also gives many people room to disguise themselves. A monk who only looks like he is at the fourth level of Qi Refining may not be a monk who is above the tenth level of Qi Refining.
Shen Xisheng randomly chose a well-decorated inn and walked in with the girls. After showing their tokens, a waiter took them to a spacious room.
There are two large beds in the room, a set of exquisitely crafted sandalwood tables and chairs, and two plants placed in the corner to decorate the room, with a faint floral fragrance.
Coupled with the several exquisite ink paintings hanging on the walls, it is indeed a residence that matches the style of a monk.
Yin Xianli took Chen Xiaoxiao and lay directly on the big bed, burying his head in the soft quilt. It was so comfortable.
Letting the girls play on the bed, Shen Xisheng pulled out a chair and sat down, quietly checking his longevity.
Name: Shen Xisheng
Realm: Seventh Level of Qi Refining (3/100)
Shouyuan:30/134
He had previously used secret techniques to increase his strength and kill the demon cultivator, and in less than a quarter of an hour, he had burned away a year of Yangshou.
The consumption of this secret technique is indeed terrifying. If you increase your strength even more, you will only burn more.
But under normal circumstances, he will not jump into battles at will. This secret technique is completely qualified as the final trump card for explosive attacks.
After commenting on the experience of the secret technique, Shen Xisheng took out the storage bag he had received from Demon Cultivator Wang Qi.
After casually erasing the spiritual mark on it, Shen Xisheng used his mental power to explore the contents inside, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
Putting aside those uncomfortable torture instruments, Wang Qi actually has about twenty low-grade spiritual stones, which temporarily saves him the effort to obtain spiritual stones.
Speaking of which, such a gathering place for monks should have a special market, right?
Since he embarked on the path of cultivating immortality in this life, he has relied solely on the basic spells provided by Changchun Gong to fight, but his methods are still lacking.
Now that the spirit stone is in hand, Shen Xisheng can't help but have the idea of looking for some good stuff.
So he left the room for a while, and then came back with a bound booklet.
This is a guide-like manual he asked for from the innkeeper. After a quick glance, he found that the facts were just as he expected.
There is indeed a monk market in Lidong City, but it is only open at night every seven days.
As for why it is night, it is naturally to take care of the monks who want to hide their heads and tails.
Shen Xisheng calculated the time and found that there were still three days before the next market opening. He could take advantage of this time to wander around the city and familiarize himself with the terrain.
After all, although Li Dongcheng prohibits monks from fighting openly, they will kill those who secretly have personal grudges.
Li Dongcheng would turn a blind eye to anything that wasn't too serious.
Therefore, it is necessary to be familiar with the nearby terrain and prepare for the worst case scenario.
Shen Xisheng and his two girls must consider the long term in terms of safety.
"Teacher, everyone here seems to be as powerful as you. Can Xiaoxiao and I become as powerful as Teacher in the future?"
Yin Xianli and Chen Xiaoxiao were lying on the bed together, their little feet dangling like this, looking very cute.
Because Shen Xisheng had told them about the spiritual roots before, the two little girls became curious about that otherworldly strength after meeting a group of monks today.
After hearing this, Shen Xisheng smiled and came to sit next to them, caressing the heads of the two little girls and said:
"Of course, your talents are much better than the teacher, and you will only go further than the teacher in the future.
It’s just that you are not yet at the right time to practice, it will take at least another three or four years.
When the time comes, you will pass me two or three times, and the teacher will have to rely on you to protect me."
After hearing this, Yin Xianli quickly sat up, patted his chest confidently, and threatened:
"Hmph, when Xianli falls, he must practice hard and become a very powerful monk. Teacher, just hide behind me!"
Chen Xiaoxiao hugged Yin Xianli from behind and echoed:
Chapter completed!