Chapter 54 Six Arts of Cultivation
Chapter 54: Six Arts of Cultivation
Master Huang brought Lin Shan to the top-floor box and pushed the door open.
After entering, four pairs of eyes looked over at the same time, but they were all looking at Lin Shan, marveling at how young he was, already in the middle stage of Qi training. As for Master Huang, it was obvious that they had seen him many times over the years, so no one cared.
Lin Shan also looked at the four people in front of him one by one after the introduction of Master Huang Xian. He was too lazy to remember which king they served as a minister or which force they served as guests. He mainly wanted to sense their strength.
The old man in green robe with a strange smile, the Taoist nun in black robe, and the middle-aged man with hooked nose were all in the middle stage of Qi training. The last one, the taciturn man in the bamboo hat, was only in the early stage of Qi training.
Master Huang was curious about the origin of the man in the bamboo hat. It turned out that this person had not been in the small group before, and Master Huang did not know him.
"I am the daughter of Duke Qi. Luckily, I was detected to have spiritual roots. With the help of the immortal master worshipped in my family, I was able to embark on the path of cultivating immortals. This time I am going to Yichuan, and I will need the care of you seniors." A gentle female voice came from under the bamboo hat. It seemed that she was not very old and should be in her prime.
After chatting for a while, I found out that this woman entered today's small group gathering through the black-robed Taoist nun, and the other two people were not familiar with her.
The few of them became friendly with each other. Except for the woman in the bamboo hat who didn't speak much, the other three were very concerned about Lin Shan, and they all seemed to be friends on equal terms.
After all, they are both in the middle stage of Qi training, so their strength should be similar.
But what they didn't know was that Lin Shan was just a paper tiger. He had no magic, no magical weapons, and no talismans. Apart from his ability to escape, everything else about him was really worrying.
As for the other two who were in the early stage of Qi training, they were ignored by the three. After all, the difference in spiritual power between the early and middle stages was huge. Everyone had been there and naturally knew the difference.
Lin Shan was a little flattered, because he could feel the dangerous aura from these three people, and they really had the ability to threaten him!
Come to think of it, they have been offering sacrifices in the mortal world for decades, earned a lot of spirit stones, and have also been to Yichuan Xiuxian Market. They must have talismans and magical instruments with them, and are serious cultivators.
Unlike me, who has only been exploring for two years and has reached the sixth level of Qi training by strengthening myself, I have never been exposed to the world of cultivation.
……
After everyone got to know each other, the black-robed Taoist nun took the lead in proposing to start an internal exchange meeting to circulate their unused items. Everyone nodded and started to take out their own treasures.
The black-robed Taoist nun first took out a stack of talismans, all of which were low-level water spell talismans and water arrow talismans.
The hook-nosed man took out a black iron sword, which was a low-level magical weapon.
The old man in green robe took out a green gourd, which was filled with densely packed moths, obviously spiritual insects.
The woman in the bamboo hat waved her hand and put down something, which was a blue bead, and it looked like a magic weapon.
It was Lin Shan's turn. Seeing that everyone had taken out something, he took out the Nuan Yang Jade Pendant in order to fit in.
As for Master Huang, everyone knows that he ran back alone and has not left the capital for twenty years. Now he has hundreds of spirit stones, but nothing else.
Master Huang stroked his goatee, said nothing, and sat quietly.
……
Everyone showed their secrets to each other, and in order, the black-robed Taoist nun opened the price first: "Water Arrow Talisman, one Spirit Stone per stack, ten per stack. I made it myself, is there any Taoist friend who wants it?"
No one spoke. Water Arrow was the most basic low-level spell, equivalent to Wind Blade, Fireball and the like. Anyone could cast hundreds of them, but no one cared.
Lin Shan was surprised that this Taoist nun in black robe could actually make talismans, which was an incredible skill. He couldn't help but compliment her a few times. After all, nice words were free, so he could just try to get closer to her!
After hearing Lin Shan's praise, the black-robed Taoist nun shook her head with a wry smile and said, "I can only make some elementary talismans, which have little market value. When can I make intermediate-level magic talismans? Only then can I gain a foothold in the Xiuxian market."
While putting away the little gadgets she made, she smiled and said, "My ability to make talismans is far inferior to the other two Taoist friends' weapon-making and beast-controlling skills. I am sorry to show you my poor performance."
The hook-nosed man and the green-robed old man next to them were repeatedly humble, claiming that their skills were still incomplete, otherwise they would not have been unable to gain a foothold in the market.
Lin Shan was in the middle, listening to them bragging about their business, and was a little confused and dumbfounded.
I can see that everyone here has unique skills!
So I'm a loser? I don't have any skills?
He had previously read about the six arts of cultivation, namely alchemy, weapon refining, talismans, formations, beast taming, and puppetry, in the biography of Guangnan Sanren.
As long as you learn one of these six arts, you will be popular wherever you go! And it can greatly improve your strength, and you can also sell it to earn spirit stones!
In the world of cultivation, Qigong practitioners will basically choose one as their main direction to study. They can practice on weekdays, but they still cannot neglect some skills. Lin Shan couldn't help but secretly exclaimed that the casual practitioners should also be so inward-looking! These people have stayed in the Mortal Dynasty as worshippers, why are they still studying skills all day long!
So Master Huang is the only one lying down?
……
The black-robed Taoist nun's talisman was not sold, and the next one was the hook-nosed man's magic iron sword:
"This is a low-level magic weapon I used before. I wanted to improve the runes and restrictions inside it, but I didn't expect that there would be a small problem. Ahem, but it won't affect the use. 20 Spiritual Stones. No need. You can take it away for 15 Spiritual Stones!"
The green-robed old man next to him sneered, "Improvement? You probably want to study the inscriptions and refining techniques! With your mediocre refining skills, you didn't break this low-level magic weapon and sold it, did you?"
As if he was hit on a sore spot, the hook-nosed man was so anxious that he almost jumped up and down, exclaiming "How is this possible?"
The people around looked at his expression and thought that what the old man in green robe said was true. They picked up the magic iron sword and checked it, then shook their heads to show that they were not interested.
Lin Shan also picked it up and took a look, and the enhancement panel popped up directly:
[Fine Iron Sword] (Moderate Damage)
Quality: Low-level magic weapon
Introduction: Made of one hundred thousand wrought fine iron, with low-level sharpness and low-level toughness (half of the internal inscriptions have been damaged).
Enhancement required: 8 points
……
Lin Shan stroked his chin and looked at the magic iron sword. The hundred thousand wrought fine iron is a low-level spiritual object forged after birth. Naturally, it is not as good as the fine iron born from the innate mineral veins. The material of this iron sword is destined to be a wholesale product.
However, this hook-nosed man is also a talent. He studied this magic weapon so hard that it became "moderately damaged"!
Lin Shan wanted to ask him how he "did research"? The sharpness and toughness inscriptions on the sword were broken, how many times could this sword be used?
He put down the sword and let the others take turns to examine it.
Seeing that no one was bidding, Lin Shan slowly said, "Ten Spiritual Stones."
The hook-nosed man frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, the price of low-level magic tools ranges from 20 to 50 spiritual stones. I am very sincere in selling them for 15 spiritual stones!"
Lin Shan shook his head. "Half of the two inscriptions on this sword have been damaged. I'm afraid it won't be used many times, right?"
The hook-nosed man still frowned and refused to give in.
At this time, Master Huang who was standing next to him thought about it and realized that on the way to Yichuan in the future, he would still have to rely on Lin Shan, who was in the middle stage of Qi training. He might as well do him a favor now, so he spoke up to help.
"Fellow Daoist, I have been in Yichuan for twenty years. In my opinion, your magic weapon is almost scrapped. Sell it to the Refining Pavilion for recycling while it is still in service. I am afraid it is only worth about four or five spirit stones."
Then Master Huang gave Lin Shan another look, and the latter instantly understood that his ten spirit stones seemed to be still too high.
Before he could continue speaking, the hook-nosed man could no longer sit still and stood up quickly:
"Okay, okay, deal! Ten spirit stones!"
Lin Shan was stunned for a moment, and looked around. The black-robed Taoist nun and the green-robed old man looked at him strangely, as if he was a victim. Lin Shan smiled bitterly and shook his head, took out ten spirit stones, and took away the magic weapon, the fine iron sword.
He originally had 8 spirit stones on him, plus the 50 given by Great Elder Nightingale, of which 30 were reserved for buying Xiantian Zhu Fruit. He had 28 at his disposal, so 10 spirit stones to buy a low-level magic weapon was acceptable.
After all, although the sword was moderately damaged, it was written on the strengthening panel that it "can be strengthened", so he was not at a loss!
Can't I just strengthen it to a mid-level magic weapon?
This trip to Yichuan is an opportunity to improve my abilities as much as possible, so I certainly can't miss it.
……
Next it was the turn of the old man in green robe. He took out his green-skinned gourd and pulled out the stopper on the gourd!
Gray moths fluttered out.
(End of this chapter)