Cultivating Immortality in a World of Chaos - Chapter 5

[Chapter 5: Market (Please add it to your collection)]

Qingzhushan Market is named after “Qingzhu”, and most of the buildings are stilt houses made of the spiritual material Qingzhu.

Even though it is named as a market town, there are actually only dozens of buildings that barely form a street. Together with the mobile stalls that are inserted in the gaps on both sides of the street and the square, they together form the most prosperous market for cultivators within hundreds of miles.

When Fang Xi arrived at the entrance of the market town, he saw a layer of light white mist. This was the protective formation of the market town. It was rumored that it could withstand the attacks of foundation-building monks for a long time.

He did not dare to delay and took out a bamboo and wooden plaque, which recorded Ling Nong’s identity information.

Suddenly, there was a flash of light, and the fog on both sides suddenly dissipated, revealing the originally blurry building in the middle.

‘Zuixian Tower’, ‘Bai Lian Fang’, ‘Dan Ding Pavilion’, ‘Bai Qiao Tower’, ‘Qian Ji Hall’…

Several of the largest buildings immediately came into view.

This is also one of the most important trading places in the market, with hundreds and thousands of spirit stones trading hands every day.

Fang Xi glanced around the Zuixianlou, supported his waist slightly, and then turned around without changing his expression, as if the lewd music in his ears was nothing but a trivial matter.

Don’t try to disturb my spiritual heart with your mere charm!

If I wasn’t so short of money…

I have to say that female cultivators and ordinary maids give people completely different feelings.

It is like the difference between the ordinary version and the PROMAX version of mobile phones in the previous life.

On the main road, there were cultivators passing by here and there.

Confucian scholars, monks, Taoists…

Old people, women, children…

Some carried swords, some carried large wine-red gourds, some carried magical birds, some rode monster beasts…

There are many colors and they are endless.

Fang Xi in the past was stunned for a long time after seeing this scene and was laughed at as a bumpkin.

Today, he looks at the problem from a more profound perspective.

‘Middle stage of Qi Refining, middle stage of Qi Refining, late stage of Qi Refining…’

“As expected…even if there are a few in the early stage of Qi Refining, they are just servants and young people who are brought out to see the world…”

“For a cultivator, strength is everything, and it’s really not easy to get along with them.”

Fang Xi curled his lips.

If possible, he would certainly like to stay in the Daliang world.

But in this great Liang world…it doesn’t live long.

Given the concentration of spiritual energy from heaven and earth there, it is impossible to make much progress in cultivating immortals, let alone break through to a higher realm.

And the local Qi and Blood Martial Arts doesn’t seem to have a long lifespan…

Unless Fang Xi was forced into a desperate situation, he would definitely not think of staying in a small world.

He glanced at the stalls and began selling skinks and other materials he had collected during this period.

It would be embarrassing to sell this kind of stuff in a big store, so it can only be consumed in a place like this.

“Brother Liu, let me tell you, a skink in such good condition is really not expensive… and I found this spiritual herb after running myself to death…”

After a long time, Fang Xi almost talked himself dry before he got the three spirit crystals.

He identified his location, arrived at a square, and walked to a stall as if he was familiar with the place.

This is a stall run by a couple. The stall cloth, which is less than half a meter in size, is filled with all kinds of talismans.

The first-grade inferior ‘Amulet’, ‘Ice Talisman’, ‘Flame Talisman’…

Fang Xi even saw the ‘Little Thunder Talisman’ in the middle, like a moon surrounded by stars.
“Master Zong Fu, congratulations on successfully drawing a first-level mid-grade talisman…”

He smiled and congratulated the stall owner.

Master Zongfu looked to be about thirty years old, tall, white and plump, with a small mustache. He had a very kind smile, like a secular businessman.

Fang Xi also met the Taoist companion who brought him talisman paper and materials, a Kun cultivator named Lu, and was impressed by the woman’s figure.

This couple, the woman deals with talisman papers while the man draws talismans, and they live a very comfortable and carefree life relying on the good quality and low prices of the talismans. However, they don’t know what happened recently, and it seems that the pressure of spiritual stones has increased a lot.

“Oh, it’s Fang Xiaoyou…”

The talisman master smiled and asked, “How about the ice talisman I recommended last time to deal with the monster insects?”

“It’s incredible. In this cold winter, the power of the Ice Talisman has increased subtly. The Stone Dragon has no way to avoid it…”

Fang Xi nodded: “Give me a few more ‘amulets’…”

“This talisman is only used for protection during seclusion. One talisman costs one spirit crystal. I don’t know why this kid needs so many…”

Master Zong Fu shook his head and complained in his heart, but cultivators pay the most attention to privacy, so he didn’t ask.

After trading several amulets, he asked again, “Do you still want the Ice Talisman? I’ll give you a discount, three spirit crystals for one…”

“Master Zong Fu, the price has dropped again?” Fang Xi’s eyes lit up, just like when he saw an old lady selling something at a discount in his previous life.

“Alas, isn’t this… the one at home is pregnant again!”

Master Zong Fu sighed.

Cultivators use their spiritual roots to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and can do all sorts of incredible things, but it is more difficult for them to have offspring.

Even if it is born, it may be a mortal without any spiritual roots.

But Master Zong Fu is an exception. He already has three sons and daughters, two of whom have spiritual roots.

This is my fourth child now.

It is said that the Situ family is very interested in Master Zong Fu and wants to borrow his seeds, but was politely rejected…

Fang Xi nodded. The descendants of two immortal cultivators might even become three. The pressure… is like three huge mountains.

The tragic experience of the middle-aged man in his previous life was vividly reflected in Master Zong Fu’s body, and he even felt that the other person’s long hair was showing a tendency to become bald prematurely.

But it’s none of his business.

“My ice and fire talismans are extremely useful for protecting oneself or killing insects…”

Master Zong Fu was worrying about the few little beasts that swallowed spirit stones at home, when he suddenly heard Fang Xi ask, “I wonder how much this ‘little thunder talisman’ costs?”

If the first-grade low-grade talisman is only equivalent to the magic attack of the early stage of Qi Refining, then the middle-grade talisman has undoubtedly reached the level of the middle stage of Qi Refining!
The talisman master was startled for a rare moment, and then showed a look of pain and reluctance: “This middle-grade talisman was drawn by me with great difficulty, and I don’t know how much talisman paper was wasted. If you really want it… take it for one and a half spirit stones…”

“One and a half?”

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Fang Xi showed an embarrassed look on his face: “I wonder if it can be cheaper?”

“You still want a bargain?” Master Zongfu glared, but then his expression softened as if he was bent by the heavy burden of life: “Unless you buy a few more low-grade talismans.”

“In that case, let’s add a lower-grade ‘Golden Light Shield Talisman’.”

Fang Xi answered with the same pain.

…

In the end, he successfully captured the ‘Small Thunder Talisman’ which was comparable to the attack of a mid-stage Qi Refining expert, as well as several low-grade talismans.

As a result, not only did he lose all the money from selling materials in the market, but he also lost a lot of his savings.

Fortunately, touching the golden shield talisman in his arms, Fang Xi felt much safer.

Although this talisman can at most resist one or two spell attacks from the early stage of Qi Refining in the Southern Wilderness’s world of immortal cultivation, it is not so simple in the Daliang world.

“Let’s go, let’s go. If we continue to watch, it will only make us sadder…”

Standing in front of a stall selling elixirs, Fang Xi’s steps seemed to have taken root.

He is now in a stage of rapid progress. With the help of elixirs, he might be able to break into the fourth level of Qi Refining and enter the middle stage of Qi Refining!

However, the price of elixirs is generally more expensive than talismans!

“It’s a pity… other travelers are all traders in the two worlds, and their lives are so comfortable. How come I have ended up like this?”

Fang Xi has always been very cautious when it comes to trade between the two worlds.

Because he was sure that he had the strength to protect himself in Daliang, he felt comfortable enough to reveal some things about the world of immortal cultivation.

But in the world of immortal cultivation, he did not dare to show any extraordinary qualities.

After all, my cultivation is too weak, while the immortal cultivators are so versatile, maybe they have some unique methods of investigation!

“At least… I have to wait until I’m in the late stage of Qi Refining. No, at least the middle stage of Qi Refining…”

Fang Xi has always been cautious in his dealings, and even more so after he got this incredible opportunity.

If he could avoid fighting, live in peace, and cultivate smoothly until he reached the stage of building a foundation and forming a pill… who the hell would want to fight a life-and-death battle?
Just as he was about to leave the Qingzhu Mountain Market, there was a commotion on the street.

Soon, the commotion seemed to be contagious and continued to spread in all directions.

Faintly, there were sounds of “relics”, “treasures”, “skills” and so on.

Fang Xi paused for a moment, and immediately heard a piece of news from the cultivator next to him.

“What? In Ziyou Mountain, a small secret realm was discovered. It is suspected to be the remains of immortal cultivators? Have cultivators brought out ancient techniques and foundation-building spiritual objects from it?”

This news was like gunpowder, igniting the desire in the hearts of all monks!

Ancient martial arts!

Foundation-building spiritual object!

This is something they may never be able to obtain even if they strive for it their entire lives.

This is how the world of cultivating immortals works. A low-level cultivator may spend his entire life doing nothing and may not even be able to reach the point of building a foundation.

But if one gets the chance to become an immortal and obtain ancient relics and miraculous elixirs, he will be able to fly 90,000 miles a day like a roc, and he will become a person in heaven in the future!

For example, Fang Xi!

His spiritual root was not outstanding, it was just of the lower grade with a wood attribute, and he practiced the common Changchun Jue. Even after another sixty years, he might not be able to practice to the perfect state of Qi Refining, and he would be unable to break through to the foundation-building stage!

It has long been said in the world of immortal cultivation that after the age of sixty, the chances of a cultivator building a foundation will drop significantly!
But as long as one has a top-level technique and the power of elixirs, it is very likely that one will be able to reach a foundation within five to ten years!

This is the opportunity that countless monks have been seeking!

“What kind of spiritual object is this?”

A female cultivator’s eyes turned red, and she grabbed the male cultivator next to her who knew the news and asked loudly.

“It’s a bottle of ‘Earth Fire Evil Qi’! It will be very useful for breaking the barrier of Qi and blood.” The male cultivator murmured with a look of longing and desire.

“What a pity it’s not the Foundation Establishment Pill.” An old cultivator nearby sighed.

“Where could we find foundation-building pills in ancient times?” A scholar beside him chuckled. “People today are not necessarily inferior to the ancients. This foundation-building pill is the best elixir for foundation-building that was personally developed by Master Shutong, the best alchemist in the past thousand years. The three levels of foundation-building are coordinated as one and can be broken overnight… It can increase the chances of building a foundation by 30%!”

(End of this chapter)