txolops Chapter 4 Market
Chapter 4 Market
Ji Yun quietly walked to the window and looked up at the sky island through the crack in the window.
The sound came from the west.
The distance is getting closer and closer.
Some people were talking, and only a few words could be vaguely heard: "profiteering," "picking gourds," "the situation is tense"...
The exact words may differ slightly, but the meaning is roughly the same; it sounds like the jargon of a thief cultivator.
They passed over Ji Yun's head, talking non-stop, until they were far away.
They didn't stop at all, nor did they realize that there was an empty island hidden beneath their feet.
"We've infiltrated a den of thieves."
Ji Yun went outside and looked around.
Thousands of pebbles of varying sizes float here, resembling a spider's nest, making it a good place to hide and avoid danger.
He has taken a liking to this place.
Thieves can also be interested in it.
It wasn't that the thief sought him out; rather, he deliberately stumbled into the thief's den.
But precisely because of this, these people neither discovered nor expected that he was hiding here.
"The environment on the second floor of the Night Sea is complex."
"I need to practice a few self-defense spells more quickly, just in case."
Ji Yun hurried back to the house, a long-lost sense of urgency welling up in his heart.
After the spirit rice was cooked, he picked up the pot, ate it quickly, and then sat down to cultivate.
The art of magic is vast and profound. Even the simplest and easiest spells can be cast by simply memorizing the key points and making hand gestures.
For example, cleaning techniques do not require deliberate practice.
However, powerful high-level spells have various requirements.
For example, a hidden or implied meaning.
This was also a high-grade technique he had learned from the Demonic Sect in his previous life.
This technique can condense spiritual energy into invisible and traceless "spirit fingers," killing without leaving a trace, making it suitable for long-range sneak attacks.
However, it is necessary to develop specific meridians.
Only when the meridians are unblocked and the spiritual energy flows freely can the power of this superior spell truly be revealed.
……
A month has passed in the blink of an eye.
Ji Yun raised his wrist and pointed towards the bamboo forest in the southwest corner of the sky island, forming a hand seal.
In the blink of an eye.
A bamboo leaf fell silently, and a small hole, about the thickness of a finger, appeared in the slender leaf.
At a distance of twenty meters, it precisely pierced through the bamboo leaves, all without making a sound.
This technique is insidious and vicious.
It is a perfect match for the night sea.
If they were to launch a sneak attack from the shadows, it would be impossible for ordinary cultivators to defend against them.
"I've finally mastered it."
Yin Xu indicated that he had successfully entered the field, but there was no joy in Ji Yun's tone.
In the cultivation world of my previous life.
He could master this technique in a single night.
The spiritual energy here is thin, and it took him seven or eight days just to open his meridians and expand his energy channels. It took him a total of ten days to complete the training.
It took him seven days to master another technique used for escaping.
There were three longswords in the storage bag. He took out one of ordinary grade and began to refine it, which took another five days.
During this time, they moved the island and found a safe place to settle down. In addition, they watered the fields and practiced magic every day...
And so it is.
A month passed by in the blink of an eye.
"For a whole month, I only managed to accomplish a few small things, and most of my time was wasted on breathing in spiritual energy."
"It's so slow!"
He sighed softly.
Even with his three lifetimes of experience, he couldn't suppress the unease in his heart.
At this rate, it would probably take seven or eight years of arduous training to break through to the second level of Qi Refining!
The memories in his mind told him.
This is the daily life of cultivators at the bottom of the Night Sea; it's the same for anyone who comes here.
He at least had three spirit stones to help him, which saved him a lot of time.
Other cultivators don't even have this requirement, making their progress even more difficult.
But compared to the previous life.
This is simply a waste of time.
He did these trivial things while listening to music in the brothel. If he didn't finish them within five days, he would be considered just another ordinary person.
"Now we have the ability to protect ourselves."
"We need to get some resources."
"If there were a continuous supply of spirit rice, enough to eat three meals a day, why waste so much time?"
"Let's go to the market."
Ji Yun took out a long sword from his storage bag and examined it carefully in his hand.
The longsword is over four feet long and two inches wide. It is a low-grade magical weapon that can be used for both offense and defense, as well as transportation.
This is also a unique feature of the night sea.
Because of the weak gravity, cultivators at the first level of Qi Refining can fly through the air on their swords, which is much faster than traveling on an island.
He walked out of the main house with his sword in hand.
He channeled a wisp of spiritual energy into the sword, causing it to float slightly in the air. He then leaped up and landed steadily on the sword.
"rise!"
Ji Yun made a hand seal and urged them on.
The flying sword immediately soared into the air.
Looking up at the sky, there were four or five bright lights within a radius of a hundred miles, guiding the way.
These days he often goes out to replenish his spiritual energy, and he knows that the fire in the northwest direction is where the cultivator market is located.
"Walk!"
He then pointed with his finger.
The flying sword suddenly headed northwest.
With his experience from his previous life, he had already mastered the rhythm of sword control, and his speed increased, allowing him to nimbly weave through the rubble.
……
More than half an hour later.
Ji Yun hovered his sword in the dim light, looking down at the archipelago below.
More than 300 floating islands are scattered throughout the islands.
In the center is a huge island, surrounded by smaller islands.
This is the monks' market.
Looking out into the distance, you can see a commercial street in the middle of the island, lined with shops on both sides, as well as taverns and inns.
The layout resembles a mortal town from a past life, with clearly defined streets and alleys, orderly arrangement, and bright lights creating a lively atmosphere.
It's not large in scale.
But it has all the vital organs.
This market town was clearly under someone's control, with many cultivators coming and going, yet no selfish struggles or conflicts occurred.
The flying sword approached the market.
A cool breeze blew in from the sky.
Upon closer inspection, one could detect a wisp of spiritual energy mixed in with the cool breeze.
"No wonder this place has become a market town."
"A strong wind is blowing down from above, making the spiritual energy here more concentrated than elsewhere."
Ji Yun stepped into the market.
He landed on the main island, his long sword hanging at his side, and slowly walked forward. He saw that there were cultivators setting up stalls on both sides of the long street.
There were quite a few pedestrians on the street.
He blended into the crowd, strolled around the street for a while, and got a general idea of the market prices, and then made a plan in mind.
"They really are extremely poor."
"But no matter where you are, there is a trade in pills, talismans, artifacts, and arrays."
"Among all the skills of cultivating immortality, these four are the most popular."
Ji Yun nodded to himself.
In his previous life, he had some knowledge of alchemy, talisman drawing, and formations.
But right now, the most suitable skill to offer is talisman drawing.
The second level of the Night Sea is too barren.
There were no decent medicinal herbs at all.
The "elixirs" I saw along the way were all made from stir-fried and kneaded herbs, or powdered medicine weighed by weight.
There's absolutely no skill involved.
I can only earn a meager living through hard work.
However, drawing talismans is different. No matter how poor the materials are or how crudely made they are, you still need skill to draw them.
"My Qi Refining Level 1 cultivation is considered low-level in the Night Sea Level 2, so venturing out to explore is far too dangerous."
"Why not start by drawing talismans to make money?"
"Let's talk about it after we break through to the second level."
Ji Yun made a decision and chose a corner to sit on the ground.
He took out a cloth bag he had prepared in advance and took out several old magical artifacts and low-grade cultivation technique jade slips from it.
They were all miscellaneous items from the storage bag.
It's not very useful, so I might as well sell it and get some start-up capital.
He had just seen that the talismans drawn by the local monks were completely different from those in his previous life.
If he wants to make and sell talismans, he must purchase local talisman-making methods and draw local talismans to avoid exposing his secret.
……
Not long after.
Some people stopped in front of his stall.
But instead of buying items, they wanted him to pay a stall fee.
A day's work at a street stall can net you a fortune.
This is the rule of the market; everyone is the same. As long as you pay money, the market will ensure your business is safe and sound.
Ji Yun took out the gold and handed it over.
After displaying the item for a while longer, they sold a damaged, low-grade magic artifact.
Seventeen catties of spirit sand were collected.
Spiritual sand is not fragments of spiritual stone, but rather fine sand and gravel containing a faint spiritual energy, extracted from various miscellaneous minerals.
He held it in his hand and felt it.
This spirit sand does have some use; the spiritual energy of about ten catties of spirit sand is equivalent to a low-grade spirit stone.
However, spirit sand cannot be reused repeatedly; once it absorbs spiritual energy, it becomes wasteland.
He had several hundred kilograms of soil in his storage bag, which was the result of spirit sand exhausting its spiritual energy.
Therefore, spirit sand is far less valuable than spirit stone; fifty catties of it cannot be exchanged for a single spirit stone.
"Moreover, this spirit sand is too mixed."
"It's estimated that there are seven or eight types of minerals."
"There are spiritual energies of all attributes, including metal, fire, water, and earth, but they need to be refined into pure spiritual energy before they can be introduced into the body."
Ji Yun put away the spirit sand.
They continued to set up stalls and sell their goods.
At least the spiritual energy in the spirit sand is real. If you use seven or eight catties a day, your cultivation efficiency will improve a lot.