"Six Directions Pavilion?"
Zhou Changwang froze. Wasn't that where Qian Xiaoyue worked?
Moreover, he knew that Six Directions Pavilion was part of a merchant alliance spanning several market towns.
Its treasures came in countless varieties. Not only did it carry Dharma Artifacts of various grades and purposes, spirit pills, talismans, and the like, it also had Dharma incense, spiritual plant seeds, puppets, spells, even formation Dao artifacts and all sorts of inheritances...
It basically matched Zhou Changwang's needs.
After all, he was only a low-level cultivator, and his demands were not high.
So he did not hesitate and walked straight inside.
"Welcome, fellow Daoist. This humble one is Xiao Wei. May I ask what you need?"
The moment he stepped into the shop, a graceful female cultivator came up to greet him, smiling brightly as she asked.
"Just looking around."
Zhou Changwang gave a slight nod. Then he caught a faint fragrance, and his entire body seemed to relax. Even his spirits lifted slightly.
"Is this Dharma incense?"
Zhou Changwang could not help asking.
"That's right. We always keep Calming Spirit Incense burning in the shop.
"It is so our customers can enjoy a pleasant shopping experience.
"Even if they buy nothing, they can still leave in a happy mood."
The female cultivator named Xiao Wei answered softly. She showed no strange expression because Zhou Changwang was merely a low-level cultivator dressed somewhat rustically.
She then lightly walked over to a tea table, brewed a cup of tea, and handed it to him. "Fellow Daoist, this is Hundred-Year Dark Spirit Tea from Red Bo Mountain. Please have a taste."
"Thank you!"
Zhou Changwang thanked her and carefully took a sip.
It was sweet upon entering his mouth, and more importantly, it contained a thread of gentle spiritual energy. Even the irritation he had felt after encountering Wang Chang eased away.
"Good tea."
Zhou Changwang praised it, wearing the blissful expression of someone who had never seen the world.
Indeed, this tea was sweeter and more lingering than every tea he had drunk in his previous life combined. Perhaps only those ancient mother teas from old trees, sold for hundreds of thousands per liang, could compare.
Of course, this was the world of cultivation. Hundred-year spirit tea was nothing unusual; thousand-year spirit tea and ten-thousand-year ancient tea were not rare either.
There was even the legendary Enlightenment Spirit Tea...
"Could I have another cup?"
After draining the spirit tea in one gulp, Zhou Changwang asked with lingering fondness.
"Uh..."
Even with Xiao Wei's years of professional composure, her expression stiffened for a moment. Still, she replied politely, "Of course."
Then she refilled his cup.
Only then did Zhou Changwang take another sip in enjoyment. After savoring it for quite a while, he finally asked, "Do you have any protective spells or speed and movement spells here?"
"Of course we do.
"The simpler ones include Body Protection Technique, Earth Spirit Shield, and Water Spirit Shield. Better ones include Cloud-Flowing Water Curtain, Earth Wall Technique, Azure Wood Vine Technique...
"As for speed and movement spells, we have Lightness Technique, Sky-Leaping Technique, Wave-Treading Technique, Swift Travel Technique... Which kind would you like?"
Xiao Wei promptly introduced them.
"How much are they each?"
After considering it, Zhou Changwang asked again.
"Body Protection Technique costs five Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Earth Spirit Shield and Water Spirit Shield are a little more expensive, at seven Low-Grade Spirit Stones each. Cloud-Flowing Water Curtain, Earth Wall Technique, and Azure Wood Vine Technique are all mid-grade spells, so they are much more expensive, around thirty to forty Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
"Lightness Technique is also five Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Sky-Leaping Technique is thirty-seven, Wave-Treading Technique is twenty-five, and Swift Travel Technique is thirty-two..."
Xiao Wei spoke evenly, answering without hesitation.
"I'll take Body Protection Technique and Lightness Technique."
Zhou Changwang nodded lightly and quickly made his decision.
It was not that he did not want to choose more advanced spells.
He had long admired Cloud-Flowing Water Curtain in particular. It was one of the best defensive techniques for low-level cultivators. Once cast, it could gather a transparent curtain of water before the user, rotating freely like flowing water. It could defend against all kinds of attacks and even came with a force-dispersing effect.
Azure Wood Vine Technique was not weak either, but it required Azure Wood Vine seeds to cast. At the instant the spell took shape, it could spur the seeds to their limit, forming a wooden vine shield with extremely strong defensive power.
However, what he needed to consider now was always his own safety. Moreover, he did not know when danger would arrive.
Thinking that he might not have much time to learn spells and raise his skill levels, he could only choose the two low-grade foundational spells, Body Protection Technique and Lightness Technique.
Their power and utility might not compare to other spells, but they were cheap and easy to cultivate.
"Certainly!"
Xiao Wei maintained her courteous smile.
Next, Zhou Changwang selected several more spells and a few talismans.
The spells were Soundproofing Art, Sword-Controlling Technique, and Derivation Technique.
Soundproofing Art was cheap, costing two Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Sword-Controlling Technique, meanwhile, was something he had prepared for controlling his Magical Flying Sword.
It was simply too strenuous for low-level cultivators to wield Dharma Artifacts. They could only send them straight out, never to return. With Sword-Controlling Technique, however, he would be able to control his Dharma Artifact's attacks and retrieve it freely, making things much more convenient.
Even though he had reached Qi Refining, Fourth Layer and possessed Spiritual Sense, Sword-Controlling Technique could still help him wield his flying sword more effectively, allowing him to control it with greater ease.
The spell was rather expensive, costing eighty Low-Grade Spirit Stones, but he felt it was necessary and gritted his teeth to buy it.
As for Derivation Technique, it was something he decided to purchase on the spot. According to Xiao Wei, it was a divination-type spell that could help one seek fortune and avoid disaster.
Once trapped in danger, it could also guide him toward a relatively safe path to survival.
He felt that this spell would be quite useful at critical moments, so he bought it for fifteen Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
As for the talismans, they were the Extreme Speed Talisman, Golden Light Shield Talisman, and Profound Ice Arrow Rain Talisman.
Zhou Changwang was not stingy with talismans either. The ones he selected were all crafted by renowned talisman makers and possessed considerable power.
The Extreme Speed Talisman cost three Low-Grade Spirit Stones, the Golden Light Shield Talisman cost five, and the Profound Ice Arrow Rain Talisman was the most expensive at a full twelve Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
With these three talismans in hand, he felt his safety had at least some measure of assurance.
Originally, he had also wanted to choose a defensive robe. A Dharma robe called the Lightness Daoist Robe in particular had caught his eye.
Not only did it come with a lightness effect that let one move as swiftly as flying, but it could also use spiritual energy to activate the miniature formation set within the robe, naturally forming a spiritual light shield. Its effect was comparable to the protective true qi of an Innate Realm martial artist, enough to block one or two low-grade spell attacks.
But Xiao Wei's quoted price frightened him away.
Its price tag was a full six hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones... He felt that having the Golden Light Shield Talisman was enough for now. Anything more would be wasteful.
As for Dharma Artifacts, he already had a Magical Flying Sword. He had no plans for spirit pills for the time being, and puppets were not his specialty... So in the end, he picked out a bundle of Calming Spirit Incense.
A bundle contained twenty sticks, and each stick could burn for half a shichen. After experiencing it within Six Directions Pavilion, he felt it truly helped with cultivation, so he decided to buy it.
Ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones, which came to fifty Spirit Fragments per stick.
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