Chapter 42 Treasures
On the edge of the Southern Wilderness Mountains, there are seven monk towns.
Among the seven monk cities, although the monks on Black Mountain are the weakest, they have the largest number of people. At the most, the number of monks living on Black Mountain exceeded 20,000.
Almost half of the casual cultivators in the Yu Kingdom who have no way out will venture into the Southern Wilderness. They often choose Black Mountain to settle down, because the treatment for casual cultivators here is the most convenient and there are more channels for advancement.
Once some well-qualified casual cultivators are able to successfully build a foundation, they will cultivate spiritual veins and open caves near Heishan Mountain, acting as vassals of the Heishan Liang Ancestor.
After hundreds of years of development, there are twenty-three loose cultivators in Heishan who have established foundations. All of these twenty-three monks have settled near Heishan. Counting the disciples of Patriarch Liang, the number of monks who have established foundations near Heishan has exceeded thirty.
Even Qingxuan Sect, the largest sect in the three southeastern counties, has less than 200 foundation-building monks in the sect. Therefore, the casual cultivators near Heishan can be regarded as a considerable force for the world of Yu Kingdom’s immortal cultivators.
Some casual cultivators even wantonly marry wives and take concubines, hoping to establish a cultivating family like Zhang Tairen, the ancestor of the Zhang family more than four hundred years ago.
In fact, Zhang Tairen, the ancestor of the Zhang family, was also a casual cultivator in Nanhuang in his youth. He purchased the Foundation Establishment Pill from Qingyangfang controlled by Qingxuanzong. After establishing the foundation, he left Nanhuang Mountain and established it in Lushan. family.
Compared to the other cities in the Southern Wilderness Mountains, Heishan City was established in the shortest time, less than three hundred years. The safety of Heishan rests entirely on Ancestor Liang alone.
Ancestor Liang has extraordinary talents. He relied on an ordinary Fiery Fire Art to reach the peak of the Purple Mansion Stage. He relied on Black Mountain’s protective array to compete with the Golden Core cultivators.
Every few decades, Southern Wilderness monsters would besiege these seven towns on a large scale, and sometimes there were even fifth-level monsters among them.
The fifth-level monsters are already equivalent to the golden elixir stage monks. Monsters of this level can already evolve into some human forms. Even the crazy and evil beast has some spirituality in its wisdom.
Once faced with the siege of monsters of this level, without the giant pillar of the sky like Ancestor Liang, the casual cultivators of Heishanfang would be almost vulnerable and unable to defend this treasured land of Lingshan.
Although there are at most 20,000 monks on Black Mountain, the market below the mountain seems deserted most of the time.
Some of the monks in Montenegro went down the mountain to search for spiritual herbs, hunt monsters, and investigate the enemy’s situation. The remaining monks who were not highly cultivated were also responsible for cultivating the spiritual fields on the mountain and feeding the domesticated spiritual beasts.
The monks’ basic necessities of food, clothing, housing, and transportation almost require manpower to support them, and there are very few idlers with nothing to do.
Zhang Zhixuan led Qing Chan to wander around the market, bought some things commonly used by monks, and then entered a magnificent shop.
This store is six stories tall, and its exterior is spacious and tall. The area is at least equivalent to three ordinary stores.
The name of this shop is Baibao Pavilion. The few people receiving it in front of the door are actually mortals without spiritual roots. These mortals are already in their middle years. They all seem to be warriors who practice inner breath. Their cultivation level is only around the fourth or fifth level of the innate stage. .
Zhang Zhixuan was greatly surprised when he saw a mortal in Nanhuang for the first time.
At this time, an attractive female cultivator who was twenty-eight years old came from the back hall and said: “These people are all relatives of my family, and they have come to Fangshi to help take care of the business.
Fellow Taoist looks a little unfamiliar. Is this your first time in Heishanfang City? “
“We, brother and sister, are casual cultivators from the Yu Kingdom. Because it was difficult for casual cultivators in the Yu Kingdom to survive, they went south to Montenegro to seek a living.
After traveling south for several months, I saw mortals for the first time, so I was surprised. “
The female cultivator waved her hand and said: “It is difficult for casual cultivators to survive. Even cultivators in the foundation-building stage will encounter obstacles everywhere without help.
Therefore, some senior monks took wives and concubines in Montenegro and established their own families. A considerable number of their descendants have adapted to the environment of Montenegro. After many years of reproduction, there are some mortals living near Montenegro.
The environment here is harsh, and mortals cannot do without the protection of the monks for even a moment.
There are many monsters in the Southern Wilderness, and they will besiege the mountain gate established by the monks at any time. It is impossible for the monks during the Qi training period to establish a stable stronghold outside the mountain.
Therefore, most of the mortals near Black Mountain are the descendants of the foundation-building monks. “
This was the first time Zhang Zhixuan heard about this situation.
Some casual cultivators from outside, because of the habit of treating ordinary people like rotten dogs for many years, will kill ordinary people to satisfy their hatred if they are not satisfied.
Most of them turned into flesh and blood containing spiritual energy, nourishing the fertile soil of Black Mountain.
After listening to the girl’s words, Zhang Zhixuan cupped his hands and said, “Thank you for the tip, girl. I was introduced by the monks from Taixu Pavilion. I heard that your store is recruiting alchemists, so I want to apply.”
“It turns out Liang Liang introduced you here.
He must not have made it clear that we are recruiting alchemists, not alchemy apprentices.
At the very least, if you can refine a second-level mid-grade elixir or above, you can be admitted.
Judging from your appearance, although your cultivation level is good, you are not very old, and I am afraid that you do not have the ability to refine a second-level elixir or above. “The girl also spoke in a loud tone, as if she was a bit unconventional. Although she didn’t say it directly, she still didn’t believe that Zhang Zhixuan could refine the elixir.
“Don’t talk nonsense. Although this little brother is young, his cultivation is already well established. I’m afraid he will be ready to build a foundation if he goes further.
Although he is not very old, he already has a few wisps of smoke and smoke in his body, and there is also a hint of medicinal fragrance secretly. He may have been an alchemist for a long time.
If I hadn’t been in the store today, I would have been driven away by you.
You are a little girl who does not practice hard and is self-righteous in character.
I can still take care of you for a few days while I’m here. Once I’m gone and your grandfather is gone, what will you do in the future? “A sound of footsteps came from upstairs. An old monk slowly walked down the stairs and said in a soft voice.
Although he was scolding the girl, there was still some kindness in his eyes.
Because there were outsiders, the old man’s unceremonious scolding made the girl feel a little embarrassed. She suddenly stood on the side with a red face, neither leaving nor staying.
Zhang Zhixuan looked carefully and found that the old monk’s cultivation was profound and his aura was no less than that of several elders in the family. It seemed that he should have reached the ninth level of Qi training stage.
He cupped his hands and said, “Old senior, you are ridiculous. Although my brother and sister are casual cultivators, my master used to have some spiritual fields in the Yu Kingdom, and I also became an alchemist after many years of practice.”
“How long does it take for my little brother to learn alchemy?”
“About five years and a little over.”
“How’s your alchemy level now?
What grade of elixir can be refined?
What is the probability of becoming a pill? “
It seemed that Baibao Pavilion was indeed short of alchemists, so the old monk asked three questions in succession.
Zhang Zhixuan replied: “In terms of alchemy, I can only be considered as a beginner. I have just been able to refine three second-level middle-grade elixirs. The probability of becoming a pill is also relatively low, only the second and third levels.”
The old man nodded and said with a smile: “At your age, it’s not bad to have such a level. According to your situation, refining the second-level mid-grade elixir can barely make a loss, and only make a slight profit.
Our shop also needs to earn spiritual stones, so the second-level mid-grade and above spiritual elixirs will not be left to you to refine.
According to your current level, you can only be responsible for refining first-level elixirs and a small amount of second-level low-grade elixirs.
However, if you join this pavilion, you will also have a benefit. You can use the Earth Fire Veins for free once a month to improve your alchemy skills.
In addition, our welfare benefits are also good, and we can give you a salary of two spiritual stones every month. “
(End of chapter)