Chapter 41 Choosing a Hole
Seeing that Zhang Zhixuan was unwilling, the middle-aged monk looked a little embarrassed and said reluctantly: “Of course there are cheaper ones. Along this road, two miles up the road towards Heishanfang, there are hundreds of small courtyards available. .
However, the spiritual energy in these small courtyards is thin, and there are only first-order mid-grade spiritual veins in them, which are completely insufficient for you monks in the Qi training period.
These small courtyards do not have attached spiritual fields, nor can they use the spirit gathering array to gather spiritual energy. Once they violate the rules, they will be expelled from Heishanfang immediately.
Except for casual cultivators with very low cultivation and no spiritual stones, no cultivator would want to live in such a small courtyard.
The monks who live in such a courtyard are either old monks who have given up practicing, or monks who have just entered the period of Qi training and do not have spiritual stones in their hands.
However, this low-level cave also has some advantages, that is, the price is extremely cheap. You only need to pay one spiritual stone every year to live in Heishanfang for a year.
According to the rules set by Patriarch Taixu, monks are prohibited from fighting within thirty miles of Heishanfang.
If you take out a spiritual stone every year, you can exchange for a year of peace.
Some monks with no hope of success basically moved their caves to small courtyards at the foot of the mountain, where they could hang out in Heishanfang day after day until they ran out of spiritual stones and were kicked out of the caves. “
“My cultivation level is already pretty good, but living in such a low-level cave is a bit dazzling, and it is somewhat inconsistent with my purpose of keeping a low profile and hiding myself to look for my enemies.
When settling in Heishanfang this time, he should neither be in the limelight nor be too low-key. He should settle down in Heishanfang like a normal casual cultivator, so that he would not be suspected by others, and it would be possible to find out the real news and avenge his father and resolve his obsession. “
Zhang Zhixuan thought for a while, finally made up his mind, smiled and said: “Fellow Taoist, although we are casual cultivators, there is an elder who used to hang out in Heishanfang, and he is not a clueless idiot.
Of the two caves you introduced, one is basically prepared for foundation-building monks.
As for the monks who dare to enter the southern wilderness to hunt monsters, once they successfully build the foundation, they will hunt monsters above level three, occupy their entrenched spiritual veins, and open caves outside.
Therefore, although these high-level caves are good, foundation-building monks are often unwilling to live in the city, and for Qi-training monks, such caves are too expensive.
Only some small immortal cultivating families would rent such caves.
And the other kind of cave is prepared for casual cultivators who are just dawdling around. How can we, the brother and sister, live in it if we don’t plan to dawdle around? “
After hearing Zhang Zhixuan’s words, the middle-aged monk’s expression changed and he said: “It turns out that we are regular customers. It’s really disrespectful.
Since you two are very familiar with Heishanfang, I won’t say more.
Most of the caves suitable for monks in the late stage of Qi training are on the mountainside.
There is a spiritual cave in the cave, but it can only be opened once every ten days, and each opening time is only three days. The monks in the cave cannot open the spiritual cave casually to practice. Once discovered, the losses will be recovered and they will be severely punished. punishment.
In addition, there are three thirds of first-order high-grade spiritual fields in the cave, which can grow spiritual rice to provide for monks to practice.
The prices of these caves also vary, and the concentration of spiritual energy inside is also different. The high-priced ones have dozens of spiritual stones a year, while the low-priced ones only have about seven or eight spiritual stones. “
After listening to the middle-aged monk’s introduction, Zhang Zhixuan was also moved and asked: “Are there any fire eyes of earth fire in these caves? Can they make elixirs and weapons?”
“It turns out that fellow Taoist can actually make elixirs. Doesn’t he look young but has extraordinary abilities?
Most of us here are casual cultivators who lack inheritance, and there are very few monks who can make alchemy. Except for high-level caves, most Qi-training period caves do not have this function.
Since the little brother has a skill, he can easily find his place. “
Under the introduction of the middle-aged monk, Zhang Zhixuan and the two chose a relatively spacious cave.
This cave is opened in the cave, and there is also a trickling stream flowing inside. This underground river passes through the cave dozens of feet deep and merges into the deepest part of the Black Mountain.
Zhang Zhixuan looked at the stream and asked doubtfully: “Will there be some hidden monsters in the stream that invade the cave?”
“My fellow Taoists don’t know that the most important reason why Black Mountain can become a fourth-order mid-grade spiritual vein is a spiritual river inside Black Mountain.
These streams are all tributaries of the Linghe River. It is precisely because of the irrigation of the Lingshui in the Linghe River that Heihefang can open up a large number of spiritual fields, plant some spiritual rice, and raise some monks.
This spiritual river is the foundation of Black Mountain monks, and a large number of forbidden laws are arranged in it. Even Ancestor Liang of Black Mountain often pays attention to this place.
Therefore, Taoist friends, rest assured that there is no danger at all here. “
After sending away the middle-aged monk and paying the rent of fifteen spiritual stones for one year at a time, Zhang Zhixuan and the two moved to the cave on the same day.
Zhang Zhixuan opened the spiritual acupuncture point, sensed the spiritual energy and said: “This spiritual acupoint is already at the second level of high-grade, and the spiritual energy is better than that in the family spiritual field.
He can open the spiritual cave for three days every ten days, which is more than the mountain gate.
Although the price is slightly more expensive, the price is expensive. “
In recent years, Zhang Zhixuan and his wife have accumulated more than 300 spiritual stones, and they are able to live comfortably for the time being.
There are three thirds of the spiritual field in the cave, and the spiritual rice planted is almost mature.
Zhang Zhixuan looked at the spiritual rice and found that the spiritual rice here was different from the ones in his family. The rice grains were full and crystal clear, and the whole body was dark, like huge pearls.
This kind of spiritual rice is called Xuanzhudan, also known as black pearl. Its grade is higher than the Zhang family’s chalcedony rice, reaching the first-grade top grade.
Although the grade is much higher, the yield of spiritual rice is much lower. One acre of black pearl spiritual rice yields less than a hundred kilograms, which is only three or four layers of chalcedony rice.
The three cents of earth spirit rice in the cave can give Zhang Zhixuan and his two people a taste of something new, but it cannot supply the daily consumption of the two of them.
In addition to these three spiritual fields, there are four or five rooms in the cave. There are no alchemy rooms, weapon refining rooms and other functions. Some of the furniture and decorations inside are also a bit old.
Zhang Zhixuan touched the accumulated dust and estimated that no one had lived in this cave for two or three years.
After Zhang Zhixuan packed up his room and cleaned the cave, they followed the mountainside path and entered Heishanfang City to inquire about information and see if they could find a job to earn spiritual stones.
Although the two of them had no worries about food and clothing for the time being, Zhang Zhixuan’s character of planning for a rainy day would not allow him to just sit around and have nothing to do.
Moreover, he went down the mountain for revenge. In order to resolve the obsession with this physical body, he could only find out the traces of his enemy by hiding in a well-informed place.
(End of chapter)