Chapter 65 Poor Ghost Lin Shan
Chapter 65 Poor Ghost Lin Shan
After hearing the offer from the manager of Baibao Pavilion, a jar of wind-attributed spiritual dates, 60 spirit stones?
Lin Shan's smile froze in an instant. He only had 110 spirit stones available now. Now, half of them were gone?
He began to calculate in his mind that Guangnan Sanren's spiritual aptitude was similar to his. It took him ten years to practice Qi training from the fourth level to the peak of the sixth level in the secular world.
And now I am at the early stage of the sixth level and at the peak of the sixth level. I have been practicing in the outside world for about four years. The concentration of spiritual energy in the rented cave in the city is 15 times that of the outside world. I can basically reach it in three months!
Renting a cave in the city for three months only costs 30 spirit stones, but this jar of wind dates costs 60 spirit stones?
Can't afford to eat
Lin Shan felt that it was only three months, and to achieve the same effect, he might as well save as much as possible.
Things like spiritual fruits and spiritual wine are probably given to the big names in cultivation to try out, and are simply not something that the poor and independent cultivators can afford.
Most independent cultivators should just save their money honestly. Wouldn’t it be better to use it to rent a cave or buy elixirs?
What Lin Shan needed was a spiritual fruit that could be strengthened enough to break through the bottleneck after strengthening the panel. The wind date was too small and contained limited wind spiritual energy. Even if he spent 8 points of ancient rhyme to strengthen it, he probably couldn't break through the bottleneck of the middle stage of Qi training.
Lin Shan asked the steward if there were any other wind-attributed spiritual fruits. The steward said that they were out of stock for the time being and told him to come back later.
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After leaving the Treasure Pavilion, Lin Shan visited other shops, each with its own style and characteristics.
There were so many varieties and designs that Lin Shan was dazzled and he wished he could own them all!
But the only drawback is that the prices are too expensive.
Lin Shan finally understood why Princess Guo, a proud daughter of the Huai'an Palace who had the support of the mortal world, did not have a decent mid-level magical weapon.
An ordinary mid-level magic weapon costs 200 spirit stones, not to mention defense magic weapons and concealment magic weapons. Such life-saving methods cost at least 300 spirit stones! Some unconventional magic weapons such as banners, flags, pictures, and fans cost even more!
Lin Shan even found a sword that had similar functions to the Cold Iron Sword in his hand, and also had three inscriptions. It was an offensive weapon, and its price was as high as 500 Spiritual Stones! This was almost the limit for a mid-level weapon.
High-level magic tools are basically used by cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and their prices are upwards of two thousand spirit stones. The better ones may cost between five thousand and nearly ten thousand spirit stones, which is simply beyond his reach now.
What's more, high-level magic weapons consume huge amounts of spiritual power. Even if he is given access to them, his spiritual power reserves during the Qi training period can only be used a few times. It is more cost-effective to use mid-level magic weapons against the enemy.
Lin Shan came to Baoyaozhai again to look at elixirs, elixirs for improving one's cultivation in the Qi training stage. One bottle cost about 60 spirit stones. The effect was much better than that jar of Fengzao. Of course, the taste and mouthfeel were far worse.
The barrier-breaking pills that break through the bottleneck of the early stage of Qi training cost 100 spirit stones each, and the barrier-breaking pills in the middle stage of Qi training cost 500 spirit stones each. As for the pills that break through the foundation...
Sorry, I don't have it for sale! Sir, is there a big auction someday? Would you like to take a look?
Lin Shan was thinking in his mind that the Barrier Breaking Pill for the middle stage of Qi training was out of his reach, but if he strengthened it with the strengthening panel, it should be useful for the bottleneck in the middle stage, right?
He could take out 3 spirit stones now, but he only had points of Ancient Charm on him, so he had no way to strengthen the elixir. And if he wanted to collect all the Ancient Charm, he had to return to Nightingale Headquarters in Beijing in half a year to have a thorough harvest.
But if I haven't broken through to the late stage of Qi training before that, and I run into Princess Guo and the middle-aged man in brocade clothes on the way back, I'm afraid I won't be able to defeat them all by myself.
"Forget about it for now. Leave 30 spirit stones to rent a cave and practice until you reach the peak of the sixth level of Qi training!"
"I can use the remaining spirit stones to buy some things to improve my strength, especially Princess Guo's terrifying little bell and the talisman sword of the man in brocade clothes. I must have a way to deal with them." Lin Shan went to other shops and found that either the items in them were not what he urgently needed or were not something he could get his hands on.
For example, there are puppet houses that specialize in selling puppets. A puppet in the early stage of Qi training costs 100 spirit stones each! In addition, to operate the puppet, you need to install spirit stones as driving energy, and you have to spend money to buy the puppet control spells, and you have to maintain it regularly.
For example, there is a one-stop service called Zhenfaxuan, which sells, arranges and repairs formations. The lowest-grade maze formations and spirit gathering formations cost over 500 spirit stones.
Furthermore, in the spirit beast pen, there are many kinds of spirit beasts. The cheapest ant-eating rat in the early stage of Qi training costs fifty spirit stones each, and the more expensive ones cost two or three hundred. The training cost of spirit beasts in the middle stage of Qi training is higher and the cycle is longer, and the selling price is 500 spirit stones or more!
After walking around, Lin Shan found that he was really just a poor guy who could only afford spirit insects and talismans.
Like the fog moths and flying ants that the old man in green robe had, 20 spirit stones can buy of them. If you know how to raise them, they may even multiply and grow.
But it’s not like Lin Shan hasn’t fought this thing before. Back then, the old man in green robe had so many bugs, but he killed them all with just two swords. What’s the point of buying this thing and raising it with great effort!
However, there are more rare and powerful spiritual insects, but they are all in the hands of major immortal cultivation sects such as the Beast Taming Valley. There are basically no particularly powerful spiritual insects and spiritual poisons on the market.
Lin Shan had no choice but to look at talismans. He picked and chose in a talisman shop that specialized in selling talismans. He bought a mid-level defensive talisman - the Water Curtain Talisman - for 20 spirit stones. He felt that his attack power was enough, but his defense was insufficient.
If he encountered a sneak attack and didn't have time to use the intermediate magic weapon, the Cold Iron Sword, he would be caught off guard and that would be troublesome. You must know that the first move is very important in the battle between immortal cultivators. If you are one step slower, you will be slower all the way. The time when Princess Guo almost controlled him to death was a classic example.
Next, he looked around and spent another 20 spirit stones to buy a mid-level talisman - the Qi-retaining talisman, which was used to hide one's breath. As for the higher-level concealment talismans that could both make one invisible and conceal one's breath, the price was not something he could expect.
You must save your life first!
Since Lin Shan came to Yichuan, he found that there were quite a few cultivators in the late stage of Qi training on the streets, which made him feel an inexplicable sense of crisis.
Even if he entered the later stage of Qi training, it would not be safe enough to have only one mid-level magic weapon. The means were too simple, and he still had to add a trump card.
There are also a large number of other talismans in the talisman building, such as earth escape talismans, wood escape talismans, soul capture talismans, thunder talismans, immobilization talismans, sky eye talismans, flame talismans, rejuvenation talismans, ice talismans, beast soul talismans, flying talismans, and tornado talismans.
Lin Shan drooled at the sight, but these were high-level talismans that could only be made by Foundation Establishment cultivators, and at the very least, they would cost hundreds of spirit stones each. For a Qi Condensation cultivator, each one was a trump card that could turn the tables.
It's not something he can get involved in at all.
He even saw a talisman sword, which was a talisman sword that could drive a flying sword in the Qi training stage! A low-level talisman sword alone would cost 200 spirit stones, and a mid-level talisman sword would cost 500 spirit stones or more.
What? You're asking about high-level talisman swords? The waiter looked at Lin Shan in confusion. High-level magic weapons are basically used by cultivators in the foundation-building stage. They can drive flying swords themselves, so why would they need talisman swords?
As for whether the disciples of the big sects had high-level talisman swords refined by their elders, the waiter said he didn't know, but his shop didn't have any.
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After a day of shopping, Lin Shan felt that he had not only gained more knowledge, but also had a basic understanding of the market conditions in Yichuanfang City.
He didn't need low-level magic tools at the moment, so he only spent 40 spirit stones to buy two mid-level talismans. He had to figure out how to make the most of the remaining spirit stones in half a year.
Half a year later, I just happened to be back in the capital. Nightingale should have collected all the tokens from various places, and I would also send the red fruit back to the Grand Elder.
"I can't just sit there and eat all the food I have. I still have to find a way to make money! Without the 100 spirit stones given by the green-robed old man and the hook-nosed man, I can't even afford to buy a talisman today. Is it true that in the world of cultivation, the only way to get rich quickly is to rob people?"
Lin Shan was trapped in a state of sorrow and couldn't extricate himself.
(End of this chapter)