You Can Rent Spirit Roots?!
[Upon hearing your teasing, Wuming, then laughed.]
[Two days until the dungeon closes.]
[You did not continue looting.]
[The Zhao Household died inside; there will definitely be someone checking the entrance after they get out.]
[Wuming took out two pale silver talisman papers.]
[The edges of the talisman are engraved with intricate Array Patterns.]
["Random Teleportation Talisman."]
"Crush it immediately after leaving the secret realm."
[You took one, your fingertips pausing for a moment.]
[Such a thing doesn't exist in the Qingling Border Region, at least not in the Greenwood Sect.]
[A big place is a big place.]
[Even their Fate Dao are so exquisitely made.]
[You should return to the entrance via the same route.]
[Along the way, Fire Crows scouted the path, Wuming fog.]
You deliberately avoided crowds.
[The portal to the secret realm has reappeared.]
[You and Wuming step out of the gate of light at the same time.]
The temporary market outside is still open.
[The woman in the blue robe at the insurance booth straightens her head as she takes notes.]
The bodyguard leader was still soliciting business.
The movement of the portal attracted everyone's attention.
[Everyone only saw the portal flash briefly, before they could even make out the figures.]
[Both Random Teleportation Talisman were crushed simultaneously.]
A pale silver light rises from beneath your feet.
[In the next instant, a burst of light enveloped you and Wuming.]
[The moment the pale silver light dissipated, you landed on a barren slope.]
[You didn't leave immediately.]
[You first release the Fire Crow, which then transforms into an ordinary Crow.]
[The Crow circled the ground once, then expanded its range to ten li, then fifty li.]
[The Crows circled fifty miles of barren slopes, but found neither the presence of any cultivator nor any tracking Array Patterns.]
[Then you cast Dust-Cleansing Incantation, erasing the lingering yellow mist, blood, and dust of the secret realm from the corner of your clothes.]
[The Communication Talisman lit up.]
[A message from the Wuming has arrived.]
"Fellow Daoist Li, this humble monk has already escaped."
"This harvest is sufficient; this humble monk will now go into seclusion to attempt to break through to the Golden Core stage."
"May we meet again someday, fellow Daoists."
[Put away the Communication Talisman.]
[Options pop up.]
[A: Immediately return to the Greenwood Sect and go into seclusion to attempt to reach the Foundation Establishment Perfection.]
[B: First go to Qingyang City to find the Void-Aperture Jade Marrow and the pathway to becoming Second-Grade Alchemist.]
[C: Message Wuming to inquire whether it's possible to share a room in the Buddhist Sect Seclusion Chamber.]
Lu Ping stared at A, pausing for a moment.
Greenwood Sect is certainly safe.
However, the resources of the Greenwood Sect are insufficient to cultivate Golden Cores.
Otherwise, Han Changqing would not have sided with the Demon Race.
The Yellow Fang Pill addresses the threshold to the Golden Core stage, Heaven-Mending Minor Restoration Pill addresses the poor foundation of Low-Grade Spirit Root.
Currently, Void-Aperture Jade Marrow is still lacking.
Lu Ping felt helpless as he thought of Wuming's words "breaking through to the Golden Core".
Master Wuming went into seclusion as he pleased.
He still needs to take the certification exam himself.
While others cultivate immortality through seclusion to break through realms, he continues to pursue further education.
[You chose B.]
[Change out of your Rogue Cultivator monk's robe.]
You changed into a light gray long gown.
[You used Breath-Concealing Technique to suppress your Foundation Establishment Early Stage.]
[You took out your Small Flying Boat and flew for several days, discovering that the Passenger Spirit Boat business in the Azure Yang Central Region was very developed.]
[Every now and then, a medium to large spirit ship flies overhead.]
[Three days later, you board a Passenger Spirit Boat bound for Qingyang City.]
[Hundreds of cultivators were crowded on the deck of the spirit boat.]
Qi Refining Stage cultivators can only sit in the lower deck.
Foundation Establishment cultivators can advance to the middle level.
Golden Core cultivators have private Elegant Chamber.
[You paid thirty Spirit Stones for a window seat.]
[A Qi Refining Perfection cultivator nearby, carrying a bundle, cautiously watches the space above the cabin.]
[Qi Refining cultivator can't even afford Storage Bag?!]
He was holding a document with "Job Application" written on the cover.
[You glanced at it, then looked away.]
The Qi Refining cultivator deliberately moved half an inch closer.
"Are you also going to Qingyang City to find work, senior?"
[You did not answer immediately.]
[The other person quickly added.]
"I meant no harm."
"It's just that the Azure Yang City Heavenly Certification Alliance Branch Hall is currently recruiting laborers for its Alchemy Chamber workshop."
"I heard there's an opportunity to contact Registered Alchemist."
[You spoke softly.]
"Having Qi Refining Perfection, you're now going to be a menial laborer?"
The monk gave a wry smile.
"If I don't do menial tasks, what else can I do?"
" In Qingyang City, only those who have reached the Foundation Establishment are considered formal cultivators."
"The Qi Refining Stage is similar to that of ordinary people, the difference being that ordinary people are paid daily for errands, while we are paid monthly."
You paused for a moment.
[The Greenwood Sect was already very dark.]
[But at least the Greenwood Sect still treats Qi Refining disciples as sustainable assets to be exploited.]
[Qingyang City is more direct.]
[ Those at the Qi Refining Stage are only fit to be temporary workers in the Spiritual Qi section.]
[Five days later, you arrive Qingyang City.]
[You stand at the bow of the ship, watching spirit boats rise and fall endlessly outside the city.]
The phrase "a sea of people, shoulder to shoulder" wouldn't be an exaggeration.
[You have entered Qingyang City.]
[The concentration of Spiritual Qi within Qingyang City is significantly higher than outside the city.]
This is a city built on Spirit Vein.
[Ordinary people and cultivators lived together in the city.]
Qi Refining Stage cultivator is running errands at the shop's entrance.
[A mortal pushes a cart, delivering firewood and rice to the Spirit Cuisine Tower.]
[You're sure again, not everyone can afford Storage Bag.]
[Foundation Establishment cultivators, dressed in various colored uniforms, moved in and out of the accounting office, alchemy shop, and Artifact Workshop.]
Occasionally, a Golden Core cultivator would walk by on the street, and the shopkeepers around would immediately lower their heads to make way.
[Street signs are popping up one after another.]
[Short-term combat strength boost.]
[Installment loan for Cultivation Method.]
[Pill Poison Treatment Package]
[Spirit Root Rental]
[Psychological counseling for those who failed to Core Formation.]
You paused for a moment.
[The temporary market in Broken Sunset Valley isn't an anomaly; it's simply a smaller version of Qingyang City.]
[Here, the cultivation of immortality is broken down into various sub-categories and paid services.]
[You stand at the street corner, and for the first time, you realize how simple and unadorned the Greenwood Sect is.]
[Although the Greenwood Sect is bloodsucking, it still wears the guise of a sect.]
[ In Qingyang City, they don't even bother with the skin anymore.]
You pass by a Spirit Root Rental Hall.
The waitress at the door saw you and her eyes lit up.
[The Friend of Women is now in effect.]
She handed him a flyer.
"Fellow Daoist, our shop offers short-term rentals of high-grade Spirit Roots."
"One day of experiencing Middle-Grade Spirit Root, 500 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."
"A yearly rental is only 15,000 yuan. You won't lose out, you won't be cheated."
[Ask her.]
"Spirit Roots can be rented?"
The waitress pointed to the jade plaque on the counter inside the restaurant.
"Of course."
"Our organization has signed long-term contracts with the geniuses of the Four Great Lineage of Qingyang City."
"The effect of simultaneous cultivation using Child Mother Gu."
"The tenant's Seed Gu, the Mother Gu is inside a high-grade Spirit Root cultivator."
"Furthermore, combined with our sect's Secret Method, cultivation efficiency will immediately increase."
[Options pop up.]
[A: Go in and experience it for a day to see if the Spirit Root rental helps with the Heaven-Mending Minor Restoration Pill.]
[B: We will not use Gu Technique; we will continue to operate through the official channels of the Chamber of Commerce.]
[C: Inquired whether it was possible to rent out one's Low-Grade Spirit Root in return, allowing others to experience human suffering.]