Chapter 67: Divine Awareness Secret Technique, Soul-Shocking Thorn

Chapter 67: Divine Awareness Secret Technique, Soul-Shocking Thorn

Chapter 67: Divine Awareness Secret Technique, Soul-Shocking Thorn
"Fairy Rong, what happened in the market just now?"

When Wei Zhong rushed to the Chamber of Commerce, he saw many independent cultivators running around, and out of curiosity he asked Rong Ju.

"Fellow Daoist Chu missed a good show. Just now, a Nascent Soul cultivator attacked the Qingmu Sect's formation. In order to avoid trouble, my Yunji Chamber of Commerce also opened a formation to protect ourselves."

"Yuanying, why would such a high-level cultivator want to cause trouble for the Qingmu Sect?"

Wei Zhong suddenly thought of the murderous intent in Zhiming Cave. Could it be that the Yuanying took Luo Mingyan to Qingmu Sect? This is common sense.

Just as Rong Ju was about to answer, a maid from the shop knocked on the door and presented her with a sword.

After checking it, Rong Ju showed a hint of surprise on his face, and then handed the sword to Wei Zhong.

“I never thought that after surviving a catastrophe, the eighth true disciple of Qingmu Sect was actually accepted as a disciple by a Yuanying senior.”

After Wei Zhong read the information, it was exactly as he thought.

A trace of emotion appeared on his face: "I never thought that my old friend would have such an experience."

After the greetings, Wei Zhong turned the topic to the spirit wine:
"Fairy Rong, to be honest, I have already researched and developed a second-level Qingluo intoxication recipe a few days ago."

"Oh," Rong Ju suddenly sat up straight from lying on her back.

By the time Wei Zhong took out the recipe and the finished spirit wine, Ruan Liuzhen appeared in the room without him noticing.

After tasting it, Wei Zhong asked with some expectation: "Manager Ruan, how do you think of my spiritual wine?"

The latter hesitated for a moment, then replied: "Yes, it is indeed a second-level spiritual wine. Its ability to warm the body has been significantly enhanced. Although it is not as good as the Wang family's body-refining pills, it is better in that the medicinal power is mild and the quantity is large and affordable."

"Wang family, body-refining pills?" There was a hint of doubt in Wei Zhong's eyes.

Rong Ju explained, "The Wang family is a Nascent Soul alchemy family in Yunzhou City. They are especially good at refining body-building pills. The body-building pill is a signature pill for cultivators who are building their physical bodies. It is equivalent to the Qi-combining pills for spiritual practitioners like me."

After this explanation, Wei Zhong finally understood.

"There are very few practitioners of physical cultivation in Mangyuan Prefecture, so it's normal that Fellow Daoist Chu has never heard of it. The reason why Miss values ​​Fellow Daoist's Qingluozui so much is that she wants to use it to compete with the Wang family's body-refining pills."

"So, does this kind of spirit wine of mine pass the test?"

Ruan Liuzhen nodded: "Of course."

Then he took out a palm-sized white jade token, with a spiritual light coming out of his fingertips, and engraved the words "Chu Zhong" on it. After throwing it to Wei Zhong, he said:
“This is the White Jade Token, which serves as my guest certificate for the Yunji Chamber of Commerce. From now on, you will be a member of the Yunji Chamber of Commerce.

In addition to being a certificate, this token is also a magical instrument. It is engraved with a third-level defensive spell that can withstand a Dan-forming attack. After you sacrifice it, it will automatically trigger when you encounter a fatal crisis. "

Wei Zhong was playing with the token. He didn't expect that he would have such benefits just after joining the Yunji Chamber of Commerce. The passively triggered third-level defense technique was very practical for Wei Zhong, who was only in the middle stage of foundation building.

"Thank you, Manager Ruan!"

The latter shook his head: "It's just what you deserve. From now on, you and I will be colleagues, and we should communicate more."

"Exactly, exactly."

Wei Zhong suddenly saw a number "nine" appearing on the token, and asked curiously, "I wonder what this 'nine' means."

After Rong Ju's explanation, Wei Zhong realized that this was a contribution point system built within the Yunji Chamber of Commerce.

The "nine" here is the "Yulinqing" that Wei Zhong provided to the Yunji Chamber of Commerce. It is the contribution points earned by the winemaker over the past ten years for that first-grade fruit wine.

The sources of contribution points include the additional conversion of the number of spirit stones earned by the Yunji Chamber of Commerce, the share of the wine earned by people from other chambers of commerce who exchanged contribution points for this wine, and even some rewards from some seniors.

“Although the Yunji Chamber of Commerce is a business force, some precious spiritual objects cannot be measured by price due to their scarcity. Therefore, our predecessors have developed this contribution point exchange system, using contribution points instead of spiritual stones, which is also a preferential treatment for members of the Chamber of Commerce.

Daoist friends can probe their spiritual consciousness into it to check the spiritual objects that can be exchanged.

In addition, these contribution points are not easy to come by, so fellow Taoists should use them with caution."

Wei Zhong nodded, placed his spiritual sense close to the token, and saw the prices of various spiritual objects.

"Low-grade foundation-building pill: 20 points

Medium-grade foundation-building pill: 30 points

Top-grade foundation-building pill: 50 points

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Wei Zhong explored the information recorded in it, and the various rare spiritual objects recorded in it dazzled Wei Zhong.

There are spiritual objects and elixirs of various grades, even the Dust-Reducing Pill that sold for more than 40,000 spirit stones at the auction is in stock.

'Roughly speaking, one contribution point is equivalent to one hundred spirit stones. Of course, spirit stones and contribution points are not interchangeable. For ordinary spirit objects, they are equivalent, but for some precious spirit objects that cannot be bought on the market, the value of contribution points will be several levels higher. One contribution point may be equivalent to hundreds or thousands of spirit stones.'

"The Remaining Part of the "Spring and Autumn Water Refining Art", the part about refining Qi to forming the elixir, the technique practiced by the ancient Spring and Autumn Venerable of the human race, the grade of which exceeds the current Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang grade, and is immeasurable.

Worth 3000 contribution points."

"Shh, they even have the technique I practiced. Is this what Yunji Chamber of Commerce got from Qingmu Sect? Sure enough, the inheritance that Qingmu Sect got is not complete. But it is really valuable."

Wei Zhong looked at other skills again and found that three thousand contribution points were enough to exchange for a lot of skills that could directly reach the Nascent Soul stage.

Wei Zhong moved his consciousness away from it and asked with some doubt: "I have heard from Miss Shan that our chamber of commerce also has a method of forging spirit bodies. Why didn't I see such a method in it?"

Ruan Liuzhen was a little surprised, and exchanged glances with Rong Ju: "I didn't expect that the young lady would tell you all this, but the secret method of the level of the Spirit Body Casting Method is currently unavailable to fellow Taoists.

You need to accumulate at least 100 contribution points before it will appear."

After a brief exchange, Wei Zhong finally understood the general function of this token.

Putting it away, Wei Zhong asked curiously, "Do you know when the current chaos of the demon cultivators will end? Although I have become a guest of the Chamber of Commerce and can deal with the Qingmu Sect, I am also worried about being killed by the demon cultivators who act without scruples."

"this······"

Ruan Liuzhen hesitated for a moment and said, "It is not convenient to reveal the details. I can only advise you to be careful in everything.

Although fellow Daoist lived on a second-level spiritual island and was protected by a second-level formation, he was ultimately unable to stop a Jindan cultivator.

It would be best if you give up that spiritual island and come to my Chamber of Commerce’s headquarters. This way, I can be there to take care of you and you won’t have to worry.”

Wei Zhong lowered his head and pondered for a moment. He was just a small guest official, and Ruan Liuzhen only said this out of concern for her colleague.

But Wei Zhong understood that the other party was not his babysitter and could not guarantee his safety at all times.

Moreover, according to Luo Mingyan, it is very likely that the Yuanying forces will take action personally, and Wei Zhong cannot guarantee that the other party will take the face of Yunji Chamber of Commerce into consideration.

"Does Shopkeeper Ruan know how to leave this place and go to his house?"

The latter looked surprised: "Daoyou are leaving Mangyuan Mansion?"

Wei Zhong wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead and said with some shame: "These days, I have been tortured by the demon cultivators. Some of my fellow exorcists almost died at the hands of Jindan demon cultivators. I don't know when it will be my turn.

In addition, the Qingmu Sect here is not very friendly to independent cultivators like us, so I thought about leaving."

“I didn’t expect that fellow Daoist would be willing to abandon the foundation that he has built for so many years.”

Ruan Liuzhen also understood how difficult it was for a casual foundation-building cultivator like Wei Zhong to find a second-level spiritual land and continue to manage it and get on the right track.

Wei Zhong smiled and said, "They are just material possessions. How can they compare to my life? If you lose resources, you can earn them again. But if you lose your life, it's gone for real.

Besides, I am not giving up the Spirit Island for nothing. I can get a lot of Spirit Stones after selling it, right?"

“Having said that, there are few independent cultivators who can be as decisive as you, fellow Daoist,” Rong Ju looked at Wei Zhong with a hint of strangeness in his eyes.

“If you want to leave Mangyuan Prefecture, there is indeed a way.

Every once in a while, our Chamber of Commerce will have a caravan transporting goods passing through our city. After staying for a few days, they will go on to other places.

Caravans are often led by Jindan cultivators, so safety can be guaranteed.

Fellow Daoist, you can set off with the caravan at that time. As for the caravan’s destination, I am not sure, and you will need to ask the leader of the Chamber of Commerce in person.

The next caravan will arrive in just over a month, so you need to make more preparations during this time."

"That's enough, thank you, Manager Ruan," Wei Zhong bowed to express his gratitude.

"You don't have to be so polite, but there is one thing you need to remember. After all, we are borrowing the trade route of the Chamber of Commerce. In order to avoid trouble on the road, please don't bring your family with you."

"Well, I'll take a few maids with me to take care of my daily life, and also bring one of my nephews with me, okay?"

Wei Zhong asked with some embarrassment.

Rong Ju added: "It shouldn't be a big problem for a few people. Of course, it depends on the opinion of the caravan leader. As a guest of our chamber of commerce, the leader will generally give you some respect."

Wei Zhong felt relieved after receiving this answer.

"In that case, I will leave first."

After saying goodbye to the two of them, Wei Zhong left on a flying boat.

The figure of a white-haired old man appeared in the room.

Rong Ju bowed and said, "Master Yan."

The white-haired old man nodded, took the wine and tasted it, narrowed his eyes slightly, sighed and said:

"This wine is indeed extraordinary. It has a slight effect on us who are practicing Dan. In my opinion, this wine is even better than the Wang family's body-refining pills."

"Of course, young lady's vision can be wrong. Although the Wang family's body-refining pills are powerful, they are very overbearing. Taking each pill is no less than a torture. It is not as comfortable as drinking this wine.

Moreover, this wine has a subtle ability to nourish the body. Drinking it for a long time can also repair hidden injuries to the body. This is the most rare thing. "

Ruan Liuzhen thought about it, then said, "This wine is of great significance to Miss, how about having Old Yan escort it to Miss?"

The white-browed old man's eyes flashed with a gleam of brilliance: "Without my assistance, Fellow Daoist Ruan is confident that he can hold on to this outpost. The chaos caused by the demonic cultivators will only intensify."

"No problem. I have the help of the Sky-Sweeping Formation, plus the upcoming new Jindan Daoist Hu Yang. That's enough."

When the white-browed old man heard this, he lowered his head slightly and replied, "Then I will follow Daoist Fellow Ruan's arrangements."

After Wei Zhong returned to the island, he immediately called Xie Linghua and other girls to his side and explained the next arrangements to them.

"Master is leaving?" The three women were all surprised when they heard what Wei Zhong said.

“There is no way. According to the information I got from the Yunji Chamber of Commerce, this chaos of demon cultivators is far from over.

On the contrary, the situation will become increasingly intense. By then, it will probably not be uncommon to see Jindan-level demon cultivators, and they will officially go to war with the Qingmu Sect.

We, the foundation-building and even Qi-refining cultivators, have no power to resist such a torrent, so we need to make plans early..."

After some conversation, the three of them finally understood the current situation.

"Ling'er will go wherever the master goes," Xie Linghua was the first to express her opinion, looking at Wei Zhong with trust in her eyes.

Wei Zhong was somewhat touched and took her hand. He turned to look at the other two girls but saw that they were a little hesitant.

"Master, we..."

“Don’t worry. I don’t even know where I’m going when I leave the mansion. I can’t guarantee your safety 100%. It’s really too risky for a Qi-refining cultivator like you.

We still have some time, you two should think about it carefully, and it won’t be too late to give me an answer in a month.”

"Yes······"

The two of them immediately withdrew, and Xie Linghua beside them explained:
"Master, they..."

Wei Zhong interrupted him: "I understand, I understand."

Xie Linghua is a fugitive after her immortal family fell into ruin. It can be said that she has no worries and is willing to follow Wei Zhong wholeheartedly.

But the other two women were different. They all came from nearby practicing families and had brothers and sisters and parents to take care of at home. It was impossible for them to accompany Wei Zhong in wandering.

"Master, what should we do with Jiaqi? He is already deeply in love with that little girl He. I am afraid..."

Wei Zhong frowned and called him to his side through voice transmission.

Ning Jiaqi was trying to refine a top-grade Qi-nourishing Pill. When he received a summons from Wei Zhong, he immediately put down what he was doing and rushed over. After hearing that Wei Zhong was going to move his house, his face was full of surprise.

He said with some hesitation:
"Uncle Chu, Jiaqi, Jiaqi may not be able to leave with Uncle Chu."

Wei Zhong sighed: "Is it because of He girl?"

The latter nodded.

'It's just the nature of youth after all.'

Xie Linghua tugged at Wei Zhong's sleeve: "Master..."

Wei Zhong understood that after all these years of getting along, Xie Linghua had already treated Ning Jiaqi as her own son, and now she was asking Wei Zhong to think of a way to have the best of both worlds.

So he stood up and said to Ning Jiaqi, "Follow me."

The latter followed Wei Zhong onto the Qingzhou with some curiosity.

"Chu Bo, where are we going?"

"Yunji Chamber of Commerce, since you are unwilling to go with me, I will find a reliable backer for you.

There are only two forces in Mangyuan Prefecture that can be put on the table, Qingmu Sect and Yunji Chamber of Commerce.

The Qingmu Sect will soon be involved in a struggle with the demonic cultivators. Sending you there is equivalent to pushing you into a fire pit, and the only one left is the Yunji Chamber of Commerce.

It just so happens that I am a guest official among them. With this status and your talent for alchemy, it shouldn’t be a problem for me to find you a refuge.”

After a while, Rong Ju saw Wei Zhong bringing a young Taoist back, and asked curiously, "What's this, Taoist friend?"

"This is my nephew. I want to find a shelter for him here..."

A moment later, Wei Zhong and Rong Ju were sipping spiritual tea in the pavilion.

“I didn’t expect that fellow Daoist is not only good at the art of making spirit wine, but also has such a young alchemist hidden.”

Wei Zhong smiled slightly, and the door behind him was pushed open. An old Taoist with a mustache walked in, followed by Ning Jiaqi.

"Master Xue, what's going on?"

The old Taoist bowed and said, "Fairy Rong, after my inspection, what Fellow Daoist Chu said is indeed true. This boy is indeed a genius in alchemy. He can refine a medium-grade Qi-nourishing Pill after more than ten years of self-study.

The success rate is stable at 50%, which is much higher than what I had back then."

Hearing this, all three of them smiled.

Wei Zhong turned to Rong Ju and asked, "Fairy Rong, what do you want?"

Rong Ju replied, "Young friend Ning is extremely talented, so of course I agree. In my opinion, why don't Master Xue accept him as a disciple?"

Wei Zhong immediately struck while the iron was hot and sent a hint to Ning Jiaqi.

The latter immediately knelt on his knees and said, "Master, please accept my disciple's greetings."

Xue Hongen smiled and helped Ning Jiaqi up: "Good disciple, get up quickly."

Wei Zhong saw that his goal had been achieved, so he told Ning Jiaqi:
“Jiaqi, Fellow Daoist Xue is a master who has been immersed in alchemy for many years. All the foundation-building pills in the shop are made by him, and he has even made third-level pills several times.

You had no famous teacher to guide you in the past, but now you have Fellow Daoist Xue as your teacher, so you must cherish this opportunity. "

"Alas, it just took a little longer to refine the elixir. It's not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning..."

Despite the humble answer, the latter's face was always filled with a smug smile.

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After a while, Wei Zhong left alone. As for Ning Jiaqi, Xue Hongen kept him in the Chamber of Commerce, saying that his alchemy skills were all self-taught and he still lacked basic knowledge, which would affect his future alchemy career and needed to be corrected.

Wei Zhong let him stay. After all, there would be no safety concerns if he stayed in Yunji Chamber of Commerce. It might even be safer than Black Lake Island.

In the following month, Wei Zhong began to deal with the transfer of the Spirit Island. The value of the second-level Spirit Island was something that few cultivators could afford.

In addition, there are often demon cultivators wreaking havoc near Haiyue Lake, making it even more difficult to sell.

"Fellow Daoist, why don't you transfer this island to my Li family?" Li Haowen said, holding the cup of spiritual wine.

Wei Zhong thought about it for a moment. This island was originally obtained from the Li family, so it seemed reasonable to transfer it back.

"What price can Fellow Daoist Li offer?"

The latter moved his lips slightly and sent a message to Wei Zhong. Chen Guisong, who was standing by, felt a little itchy when he saw the two of them sending messages:
"Are you two trading something shady that requires you to be so secretive?"

Wei Zhong chuckled. What Li Haowen used for exchange really surprised Wei Zhong.

The secret technique of spiritual consciousness, the soul-stirring stab.

It is a unique secret method that takes the cultivator's own spiritual consciousness and condenses it into a needle shape, using his unique tempering method to transform it into a spiritual consciousness hidden weapon.

"I didn't expect that fellow Daoist actually knew this kind of spiritual secret technique. It really opened my eyes," Wei Zhong said in a surprised voice transmission.

"It's just an accidental discovery. I need to remind you that the power of this technique depends entirely on the strength of your spiritual consciousness. The stronger your spiritual consciousness, the stronger this technique will be..."

Wei Zhong nodded, understanding what he meant. To put it bluntly, this Soul-Shocking Stab was a means of hurting the enemy by 10,000 but hurting yourself by 8,000.

Although it has the disadvantage of damaging one's own spiritual consciousness, it is indeed an excellent means of attack at critical moments.

"I have also practiced this method, but with the strength of my spiritual awareness in the early stage of foundation building, the Soul-shaking Thorn I condensed is not satisfactory. At most, it can only deal with some weak-willed second-level monsters. If you use it against cultivators, you must use it with caution," Li Haowen reminded.

Wei Zhong nodded and accepted the jade slip. Then he heard his voice:
"In addition to this, I will give you another 10,000 spirit stones. I hope you will leave the remaining arrangements on the Spirit Island..."

Wei Zhong had no objection, as he had previously sold or stored most of the valuable spiritual objects in the cave. Now all that were left on the Black Lake Island were some young seedlings that had not yet grown up.

As the three of them were talking, Xie Linghua also came closer:

"Master, most of the servants on Ling Island have been dismissed."

Speaking of this, there was a hint of melancholy in Xie Linghua's eyes.

"Brother Chu, are you really leaving Mangyuan Prefecture?" Chen Guisong still found it hard to believe until this moment.

The power that had been operating for many years was disbanded just like that, and the Spirit Island was also sold so easily. This was unimaginable for Chen Guisong, who was running a family business.

"Of course. I have sold all of Lingdao Island and have nowhere to stay. Can I move to the Chen family?"

"Haha, it's really my dream that Fellow Daoist Chu joins the Chen family," the latter smiled slightly, obviously understanding that Wei Zhong was joking.

"Brother Chu's carefree attitude is something you and I can never learn," Li Haowen sighed, causing Chen Guisong to fall into silence for a moment.

Wei Zhong poured wine for the two of them:
“We have been exorcising demons together for many years, so we have become friends.

I would like to advise you two that the Qingmu Sect will probably be caught in a long struggle with the demon cultivators in the future, so you two must be careful and do not covet a few small gains and lose your lives in it."

"Brother Chu, will the situation really be so bad next?" Li Haowen asked seriously.

Wei Zhong nodded: "Over the years that we have been exorcising demons, most of the time we have been dealing with Qi Refining cultivators, and there are very few Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators.

But in the future, I am afraid that the foundation-building demon cultivators will become the mainstream, and they are likely to be cultivators from the Demon Sect, and their fighting methods may be no less than those of the foundation-building cultivators from sects like the Qingmu Sect.

The two of you should try to unite with other foundation-building practitioners and don’t act alone, or you will be killed by the evil cultivators..."

After these instructions, Li and Chen took Wei Zhong's words to heart, and left with heavy hearts and distracted expressions.

"Ugh!"

This is the reason why Wei Zhong has never established family power. Having descendants means having ties, and all matters must be considered for the family.

When encountering the struggle between good and evil, they will be forced to be involved like Li Haowen and Chen Guisong.

The days ahead for the Li and Chen families will certainly not be easy. After the struggle between good and evil, it is unclear whether the two families can survive.

Even if we take advantage of this time to migrate with our family, the mountains are high and the waters are long, and the road is full of dangers. It might be better to stay where we are and rely on the foundation we have built over the years to resist tenaciously.

Seeing the large number of lights on the island turned off, Wei Zhong also felt a little lonely.

(End of this chapter)