Chapter 242: Wandering around the city and meeting old friends by chance
Wuzhou, Baihuafang City.
Even though he has slowed down, nine days is enough for him to reach his destination.
The green water is like a belt, surrounding the green mountains.
"Huh?"
Xie Duanyang clicked on the escape light more than ten miles away from Fangshi on the map. Instead of rushing in, he stood on the top of a small mountain and looked into the distance.
There are surprisingly many monks coming in and out of this city.
The Shenbing Sect is good at refining weapons, and the magical weapons produced by the sect are sold well all over the south of the world.
There are many monks from other countries who have traveled thousands of miles to come to Jinghufang City just to pick out some craft tools, which is already very lively.
However, the flow of people seems to be worse than that of Baihuafang City in front of me.
Moreover, there are particularly many female nuns coming in and out of this place.
Flowers are blooming, warblers and swallows are flying, red and green are dancing.
This kind of scene was something he had never seen before in the markets he had visited before.
But other than that, it’s not much different from other places.
After looking at it from afar for a moment, Xie Duanyang felt that there was no big problem, and then Xie Duanyang continued to set up the black cloud bag and slowly flew up.
Just when he was approaching the protective formation, he wiped his hand on his face and his appearance changed again.
The Baihuashan monks guarding the main entrance of Fang City are also two female monks.
Xie Duanyang was not surprised by this.
I don’t know if it’s because of the special skills practiced in Baihua Mountain, or because of customs and habits, but there are very few men, and nine out of ten of them are men.
If Xie Duanyang guessed correctly, there are so many monks gathered in this place, and I am afraid that this is partly due to it.
Although the presence or absence of spiritual roots has little to do with gender, in the spiritual world, the number of male cultivators is significantly higher than that of female cultivators.
The higher the level, the more obvious the proportion becomes.
In addition, not all monks are talented enough to break through early and retain their youthful appearance.
As a result, when high-level monks are looking for Taoist companions, they often have to be backward compatible and find female monks who are one or two levels lower than themselves.
Under such circumstances, there are so many beautiful female cultivators in Baihua Mountain, so naturally they are highly sought after by many male cultivators, even above the Yue Kingdom Hiding Moon Sect.
After all, the Biyue Sect originated from the Hehuan Sect and is good at combining cultivation with both membership and status.
After the disciples in the sect have achieved a certain level of cultivation, they will be assigned as Taoist companions by their elders. There are not so many single female cultivators like Baihua Mountain.
In fact, this is also the reason why Baihua Mountain can compete with Yaowang Valley even though there are no Nascent Soul cultivators. It is not only because it has made good friends with several Nascent Soul female cultivators from other countries.
In several neighboring countries of Huayutong, there are male alchemy cultivators who have become Taoist couples with disciples from Baihua Mountain.
Although it has to be discounted, Baihua Mountain can indeed mobilize high-level monks who far exceed the sect's background.
However, once you become a Taoist companion with a monk from outside the sect, you will automatically be excluded from inheriting the sect's Taoist tradition.
Even if he has the highest cultivation level in the sect, he cannot inherit the position of Mountain Master and Supreme Elder.
Therefore, many of the female cultivators at Baihuashan Foundation Establishment are married to foreigners, but there are only three of them among the Master Jiedan cultivators.
One of the two girls looks younger, in her early twenties, in the early stages of foundation building.
The other person, who was around thirty, had a weaker cultivation level and had only reached the thirteenth level of Qi training.
This is very common in the cultivation world.
The two women have pretty looks, but they both have a capable spirit and a demeanor that is not inferior to that of ordinary men.
Seeing Xie Duanyang, the female Qi practitioner nodded and lightly opened her red lips.
"Excuse me, friend..."
As soon as she spoke, the female Foundation Establishment cultivator next to her put her hands on her shoulders, silently used her magic power to stop her words, crossed her hands in a salute, and spoke seriously.
"Junior sister Yu Chan was so blind that she made fellow Taoists laugh, so Su Ke apologized on her behalf."
As she spoke, she carefully took out a small jade pendant from the purse-shaped storage bag around her waist, presented it to Xie Duanyang with both hands, and explained.
"This thing is specially given to distinguished guests by Baihua Mountain. If you carry this thing with you, you can save 10% of the transaction amount in the shops opened by our sect..."
Seeing Xie Duanyang's disinterested look, the female nun Suke added in a more serious tone.
"Whether buying or selling, and not just in Baihuafang City."
Hearing this, Xie Duanyang's expression moved slightly, nodded, and raised his hand to take the jade pendant.
Seeing him walking proudly into the market and disappearing into the rippling clouds, Su Ke breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed.
Seeing her senior sister like this, the female cultivator named Yu Chan couldn't help but feel a little angry.
"Senior Sister Suke, this person is a foundation-building monk, and you are not too, so why are you so polite and give him the Linglong Ornament?
Even if it is a true disciple of our sect, we can only give one away every five years..."
Listening to Yuchan's complaint, Suke secretly shook his head.
If the cultivation level is one level higher, the scene you see is the difference between cloud and mud.
However, the two of them have a good relationship, and by assigning Yuchan, who cannot practice Qi, here, they have the intention of polishing their mind and mana and preparing for foundation building.
Therefore, she did not show boredom on her face and patiently explained to her junior sister.
"Junior sister Yuchan, don't say you can't see through this fellow Taoist's cultivation.
Even when I looked at it, I was a little unsure."
"How is that possible?!"
Yu Chan blurted out and exclaimed.
There is a huge level of separation between her and Xie Duanyang, so it’s not surprising that she can’t sense it.
But Senior Sister Suke is also a foundation-building monk. Even if her cultivation is insufficient, she should not be able to detect the opponent's realm.
"I have practiced the mysterious breath masking technique, and my spiritual consciousness seems to be extremely powerful."
Knowing that these things are difficult to explain clearly in words, it is difficult for Yu Chan to truly understand them, so after a few casual explanations, Suke's voice changed to a more obvious place.
"And if my prediction is correct, this fellow Taoist should not be a monk from our Huayu Country, but come from somewhere else..."
When she said this, Yuchan also reacted belatedly.
"Yes.
That senior’s accent is indeed different from Huayuren’s, and the clothes and shape of his body also have foreign influences.”
I don't know about the discussion between the two women. In fact, even if he heard it, Xie Duanyang wouldn't care.
He obviously knows that there are many subtle differences between himself and the local monks in Huayu.
However, Baihua Mountain is close to the border, and there are many monks from other countries coming and going, which is not surprising. He had already seen it clearly from outside.
Xie Duanyang just looked at the scene in front of him leisurely.
The style of Baihuafang City is very different from other cities he has visited.
Monks have magic power in their bodies, and worldly gold, silver, jewels and jade are nothing to them.
Therefore, unless you are in a military camp like Jinguyuan, it is not surprising that the shops in the market are very rich and luxurious, with walls of white jade, floors of colored glaze, and lights of pearls.
However, the large and small shops in Baihuafang City are basically made of wood, or even made of logs.
The shop owner didn't clean it either, and over time, moss even grew on it, making it look quite primitive and simple.
But it is not simple, but very beautiful.
Behind the door, on both sides of the road, inside and outside the store.
I don’t know how many exotic flowers and plants there are.
Although most of them are not suitable for refining elixirs and improving mana, and are mostly for viewing purposes, their value is still inestimable.
The flowers are in full bloom, colorful and purple, and it is so gorgeous and enchanting, just like the Yao Palace in a fairy palace.
The air is filled with a lingering fragrance.
Xie Duanyang breathed out gently, feeling refreshed and refreshed, his body and soul had been washed, and he felt a little clearer.
Together with the speed of mana and qi and blood circulation in the body, it has also accelerated slightly.
It seems inconspicuous, but over time, it cannot be underestimated.
"Sure enough, no matter which company, anyone who can really open the door and establish a faction has some skills."
Xie Duanyang secretly praised that the Shenbing Sect occupies a beautiful place with a volcano below.
Therefore, the natural fire energy in the area under the jurisdiction of the sect is rich, which is of great benefit to fellow weapon refiners practicing the fire movement technique.
Although Baihua Mountain does not have such a favorable location, it is well versed in the art of spiritual planting and cultivating hundreds of flowers.
Using incense as medicine also plays a similar role.
And this is still a small town, not the real mountain gate.
If it were in the real Baihua Mountain, the effect would be even more amazing.
Not in a hurry to purchase the needed spiritual materials, Xie Duanyang put away the jade pendant and took a casual stroll in the market.
He has a rich net worth, almost unmatched by anyone in the foundation establishment, so there is no need to be greedy for the so-called 10% discount.
Of course, more importantly, he wanted to remember all the spiritual flowers and store locations in his mind.
Although he doesn't have the extra energy to put much thought into the formation, Xie Duanyang is barely a layman in this regard.
It can be roughly seen that the orientation of these buildings is very particular, which coincides with the principles of formations and is also related to the placement of flowers and plants.
Write it down and hand it to Xin Ruyin after she builds the foundation. I wonder if she will be able to research anything.
At the very least, Xie Duanyang vaguely felt that some of these ideas could be used in a mountain-protecting formation arranged with a hundred poisonous cold light barriers.
However, after transferring to several places, he was secretly surprised and felt that his transfer was not in vain.
Although Baihua Kingdom is small, it is very suitable for the growth of elixirs, and Medicine King Valley and Baihua Mountain are also good at refining elixirs and medicines.
For this reason, the situation of boundary cultivation in Baihua Kingdom is very different from other countries in Tiannan.
Xie Duanyang even saw Foundation Establishment Pills for sale in two larger shops.
You know, Tiannan, Dajin, Luanxinghai, and Mulan Grassland are all different.
In today's Tiannan, sects firmly control the resources needed for practice, even if good and evil paths confront each other.
Strategic materials such as foundation-building pills are firmly controlled by the sect's fellow cultivators and the Immortal Family.
This also leads to the fact that in the Tiannan cultivator world, few casual cultivators can successfully build the foundation.
In these years, the path of good and evil has expanded simultaneously, and many sects and families have been destroyed.
During this process, some foundation-building pills flowed out and were cultivated randomly to achieve foundation-building success, which slightly changed the situation of cultivation.
However, there are foundation building pills for sale here in Flower Language Country, but they are not only available in the past two years, but have been around for a long time.
Xie Duanyang also asked the shop owner before he understood.
It turns out that the Flower Language Country is rich in elixirs and has many alchemy masters, but the number of disciples in the two sects is not very large.
The Foundation Establishment Pill refined as a result is much richer than that of other countries.
In addition to supplying it to oneself, one can still use part of it to trade with other forces, or even sell it to casual cultivators.
Xie Duanyang thought about it for several moments before he finally understood it.
No force would dislike having too many elixirs such as Foundation Establishment Pills. Yaowang Valley and Baihua Mountain are like this. I am afraid they are forced by the sects and families of several surrounding countries and have no choice but to do so.
If possible, those sects would definitely want to monopolize Huayu Country.
It's just that the value of Flower Language Country lies not only in the climate and the spiritual land suitable for the growth of elixirs, but also in the monks inside.
Whether it is spiritual planting or alchemy, both have very high requirements for skills?
If there were no Medicine King Valley and two monks from Baihua Mountain, even if they occupied Huayu Country, they might not be able to obtain more elixirs and foundation-building pills.
In addition, people's hearts are not unified, and one sect is not strong enough to monopolize it. Many parties work together, and they have to fight for a share after the achievement is completed.
We must also consider the consequences of both Yaowanggu families being destroyed.
Therefore, after mutual compromise, the current situation that is acceptable to all parties was formed.
Plant elixirs in Yaowang Valley and Baihua Mountain, refine elixirs, keep part of it for yourself, and then sell part to nearby forces in exchange for other cultivation resources.
In this way, the other sects obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill, which also weakened the number of high-level monks that could appear in the two sects, and always remained at a point where they were neither strong nor weak.
As for the Foundation Building Pills sold to casual cultivators.
Xie Duanyang asked in detail, not all casual cultivators are qualified.
You have to live in Huayu Kingdom for how many years, at least Xin Ruyin, Qi Yunxiao, etc. can't do it now
Moreover, the price spent is much higher than the contribution that the disciples of the sect have to make.
Casual cultivators are already in dire straits, and there are not many who can save these spiritual stones and spiritual objects.
What's more, the Foundation Building Pills sold to casual cultivators are actually inferior ones.
It can build a foundation, but the potency of the medicine is only 70 to 80% of the genuine product.
If a monk can build a foundation by taking two foundation-building pills, then maybe three of these pills are not needed.
Or the probability of success in foundation building does not change much, but the potency of the medicine is not gentle enough, causing some damage to the meridians after taking it.
Regardless of whether you successfully break through or not, you will have to spend anywhere from a few months to a few years in retreat to recuperate, so as not to harm your foundational path.
All in all, there are various shortcomings and consequences.
Of course, compared to other places, casual cultivators cannot find the reality of the Foundation Establishment Pill, but this place finally points out the way.
The stakes involved must be much more complicated than Xie Duanyang thought in a hurry.
But these were enough to make him shake his head secretly with emotion, secretly glad that he was lucky.
To seize the body and possess the bent soul, the qualifications of the three spiritual roots are not bad.
I also have a rare treasure like the Taixu Mirror with me, and I know the plot well.
Therefore, his journey has been much smoother than 99% of monks.
Without these, I am afraid that even a defective Foundation Establishment Pill would have to be fought for desperately.
Xie Duanyang breathed a long sigh of relief, and his eyes sparkled.
The moment he secretly warned himself, his mind was slightly tempered, which was an unexpected joy.
After putting down the jade bottle containing the Foundation Establishment Pill and purchasing a batch of common elixirs and talismans, Xie Duanyang planned to leave.
Suddenly, an arrogant man's voice sounded in my ears.
"Wan Qingxue, you looked down on me before.
But now I am a Foundation Establishment monk, but you wasted a Foundation Establishment Pill and failed to succeed in Foundation Establishment.
You are my Taoist companion, but I have exalted you, so don’t be shameless!
Thousands of families in Dry Bone Cliff have been destroyed long ago and cannot protect you!"
Hearing certain words, Xie Duanyang's heart moved slightly and he stopped to look.
But he saw a man and a woman standing next to the Foundation Establishment Pill he had put down, faintly showing off their momentum, confronting each other.
Fire and water are incompatible.
It's just that the man's momentum is obviously much stronger than that of the woman, and he is already a foundation-building figure.