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Yunzhou is sure that a big change has taken place. Instead of paying attention to the changes in the outside world all day, it is better to think about what you should do. The rhythm of your life can be changed with the changes, but it cannot be chaotic.
"First of all, the long-term goal of completely breaking away from the constraints of the City God Dojo cannot be changed."
"At the same time, the prospect of practicing Qigong to cultivate immortality seems to be getting not so good, but I still have to practice it. After all, it can lead to immortality." Chen Mu pondered secretly while taking a sip of the Yu Lu water that tasted like grapefruit juice.
Even if the world in Yunzhou changes drastically and is not conducive to cultivation, one can still go to Haizhou to practice.
Back then in the Ganhe Lower Court, Senior Brother Mo Wuzhou had revealed this to him.
The changes in the earth's spiritual energy have existed since ancient times, changing like the regularity of the waves. Yunzhou is at the bottom of the ebb tide, but Haizhou is still in the middle of the wave, and the earth's spiritual energy has not dissipated.
"And even if you are trapped in the City God Dojo, you still have to continue practicing on a daily basis."
"I haven't fully mastered many of the secret techniques yet. I've been slacking off these past few days." Chen Mu called up the gray wall and checked them one by one.
"Compared to the Qi training secret method, the Yin Spirit secret method practiced by the Heavenly Demon's true body is far ahead in both power and progress."
"If I ever leave the dojo and run into danger, I might have to use the Five Dragons Dharma to kill the enemy and protect the Dao."
"Although the divine fetus is a long way off, it is still a powerful means after all, and the Peace of Mind Sutra cannot be broken."
"I'm halfway through the fifth level of Yin Feng Dun, which is still the fastest flying method at the moment, so I have to practice it as well."
After a little thought, Chen Mu arranged time to practice the Yin Ling secret method.
"After going through so much hardship to return to the world of the living, I must pick up the skills I learned from cultivating immortality and practicing Qi no matter what."
"Especially the secret method of condensing the orifices involved in Huangquan's general outline. This is the foundation."
"The spiritual energy in the outside world is indeed thin, but I still have the exquisite jade plate, which can create a small dojo with a radius of three meters, which is completely enough for me to practice qi and cultivate immortality."
"As long as you have white jade money, there is no need to go to famous mountains and rivers."
He has the Huangquan General Principles and the Linglong Jade Plate. Even if Yunzhou's vitality dissipates, he can still practice Qi and cultivate immortality.
"The key is where to get the white jade money."
Chen Mu took out the wooden box and looked at the only 217 white jade coins inside, his mind racing.
……
After calming down, Chen Mu went to Luandu County to make a large purchase. Then he retreated into the cave of the statue and never showed up in person again.
The environment in Daqian has changed, and all the Qi-refining practitioners have become evil spirits. He doesn't want to cause trouble.
After getting up in the morning, Chen Mu practiced Pingxinjing, Yinfengdun and Jiubeisuanjing one by one, and then began to prepare lunch.
Under the gatehouse, a square table was placed in the middle. The long-unused pitch-black Five Qi Hun Yuan Alchemy Furnace appeared again.
A trace of magic power poured in, and heat surged out of the furnace. The newly bought pig and rabbit bones and meat kept rolling inside, and the aroma of meat filled the air.
"The mortal world of Daqian is rich in products." Chen Mu sucked the hot bone marrow and sighed: "The City God's Dojo is indeed not simple."
These days, Chen Mu was not in a hurry to leave the cave, nor was he worried about the drastic changes in Yunzhou. He felt more relaxed and made many different discoveries.
He looked up at the sky. Among the countless invisible thin lines, various auras were flowing, and the thin earth spiritual energy was spread throughout the entire Luandu County.
"Using the earth's spiritual energy to promote crop growth, assist crop growth, and enhance animal husbandry? Awesome!"
The spiritual energy of the earth can greatly enhance the vitality of all things, but if the concentration is too high, it will be unable to be replenished and will drown all living things.
However, the invisible net of the Chenghuang Daochang that spreads all over Luandu County has the effect of sorting out and dispersing the vital energy, which can not only play its role in promoting vitality, but also avoid harming life.
"The people of Luandu County are strong and healthy, not only because of the Yinming insects, but also because of the Taoist temple's ability to comb through their vital energy?"
"It's really painstaking!"
The more carefully he observed, the more he could sense that the City God's Taoist temple was unusual.
"The underworld is really playing a big game."
While chewing the bone, Chen Mu adjusted the water curtain and searched inch by inch over the hundreds of miles around Luandu County.
A scene in an underground cave caught Chen Mu's attention. Seven or eight people wearing black clothes and cloaks were meeting in the cave in a secretive manner.
Chen Mu observed it carefully for a moment, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
Qi refining in the wild?
I was just worrying about where to earn money from white jade, and now the opportunity has come!
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 528 Trading
Five days later, Beiganzi Mountain, Luandu County.
Among the continuous mountains, under an inconspicuous low hill, there is a huge cave space.
The water in the cave flows gently, and on the sharp stalactites at the top, scattered fluorescent algae emit a warm and white light, dispelling the darkness in the cave.
In the center of the cave, there is a platform as big as two living rooms, where more than a dozen people with masks covering their faces are gathered.
"I have ten Buxu Talismans, which can allow one to walk in the air, as fast as two horses. Each talisman can travel at least a hundred miles. Exchange them for six white jades, or four bottles of Qigong pills." A tall man wearing a red ghost mask spoke.
"Give it to me, I'll give you two bottles of fasting pills and two hundred kilograms of yellow sprout rice, how about that?" The skinny old man wearing a monkey face mask opposite spoke first.
"Changed!" The man in the ghost mask nodded immediately.
"If you have any more, I can exchange them for some more white jade coins." The old man with the monkey-faced mask continued.
The masked man hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Forget it, I want to use it too."
"Mr. Sun, have you heard any rumors?" A man wearing a pig-face mask next to him asked the monkey-faced old man.
Old Sun nodded slightly: "The Pingfufang in Jiangyang County next door was taken over by the black-skinned dogs. I am ready to leave Luandu County."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but breathe lighter and the atmosphere suddenly became solemn.
"Damn black dog!" The man with the ghost mask couldn't help but curse out loud.
This statement immediately resonated with everyone, and they echoed it indignantly.
"We, the great Qi cultivators, are being forced to flee by a group of mortals. Those untouchables... those untouchables are extremely rebellious!"
"If the earth's spiritual energy had not been dissipated and it had not been difficult to recover my magic power, I would have massacred eighteen cities in a row to show these untouchables how powerful I am!"
"Why didn't anyone cut off the head of that mortal emperor?"
"Don't worry, most of the royal bloodline of the Daqian Jia family has been killed by the secret spell of the Qi Refiner. He won't live long!"
"..."
After cursing for a while, they soon fell silent, shaking their heads and sighing.
Although it is a bit embarrassing, the reality is that those mortals whom they looked down upon in the past are now a threat to their lives, and they can only flee.
The pig-faced masked man looked at Old Sun and asked cautiously, "Do you have a safe place to go? Could you tell us?"
Monkey-faced masked Sun Lao shook his head slightly: "Those black dogs are like dogs with noses. As long as they stay in one place for a long time, they will definitely be discovered. There is no safe place under the rule of this mortal world."
"Then you?"
"I plan to go to the outskirts of the Shiwandashan Mountains. I heard that someone there organized a fleet to go to Haizhou via the Tongtian River for refuge." Old Sun did not hide it.
"Could it be a trap?"
"It's possible, but I also think it's true that many fellow Taoists are preparing to cross the Hundred Thousand Mountains." Old Sun shook his head slightly.
"The Daqian court is hunting down Qi cultivators everywhere. We can't just sit there and wait for death. Instead of hiding here and there, we might as well risk our lives to cross the Ten Thousand Mountains."
"I can think so, and those fellow Taoists who are stronger than us may also think so. If we all get together, we may really be able to cross the Hundred Thousand Mountains."
"That makes sense!" Everyone nodded.
"Okay, let's exchange the resources first. As for where to go next, you can make your own judgment." The monkey-faced old man waved his hand to interrupt.
Everyone stopped talking and took out the talismans, pills, and dried animal meat in their hands.
Not far behind them, Chen Mu quietly watched them talking. This was the second time he had observed them exchanging resources.
Thinking of what they had just said, he couldn't help but sigh.
"I didn't expect that the Daqian Qi Refiners would be in such a miserable state."
"Is the black-skinned dog a person who specializes in capturing Qi cultivators? How can ordinary martial arts challenge Qi cultivators?"
"It turns out that I have to stay in the Statue Cave for a while longer." Although the Statue Cave is like a cage, it is really safe!
"It's a pity that I still have to come out and earn the white jade money." Chen Mu couldn't help but sigh. He only had more than two hundred white jade coins in his hand, which could not support his long-term practice.
Thinking of this, he looked at the people who were bargaining and couldn't help but smile.
“I didn’t expect that the Bigu Pill would become such a hot commodity.”
Among the resources exchanged by several people, fasting pills and white jade coins were the most popular.
The white jade coins can provide earth spirit energy to restore mana, while the Bigu Pill can prevent Qigong practitioners from going hungry.
The physical condition of Qi Refiners has changed. Although they don't eat as much as the Heavenly Demons, they still eat much more than ordinary people. To satisfy their appetite with ordinary food, a Qi Refiner has to eat the meals of seven or eight ordinary people, and they will digest it quickly.
The Bigu Pill, which is made from the essence of grains, is easy to carry because it contains vital energy. One pill can last for three days, so it has become the first choice for Qigong practitioners who are on the run.
"If I had known earlier, I would have retained a little more." Chen Mu expressed regret.
Back in Jilong Dao, he earned Daoist merit and white jade money by refining fasting pills for Danbao Pavilion.
According to feedback provided by Gray Wall, Chen Mu's alchemy skills were superb and his success rate was far higher than that of his peers, so he intercepted a lot of Bigu Pills.
Even though most of them were sold by him in exchange for white jade money, he still had more than seven or eight hundred bottles of Qigong pills in his hands.
"Each bottle of Bigu Pill used to sell for only one white jade coin, but now it has become three white jade coins for two bottles of Bigu Pill. This is a good thing!"
As long as he sells this batch of fasting pills, he can immediately get nearly a thousand white jade coins, which is enough to support his practice for half a year!
"The problem now is how to get rid of this batch of Bigu Pills."
It is simply unrealistic to expect these seven or eight wild cultivators to completely digest the products. We have to cast a wide net and sell on a large scale.
Chen Mu looked at the old man with the monkey-face mask and narrowed his eyes.
It was impossible for him to sell in person, so he usually had someone in between. This way, if something went wrong, no one would be able to find him. This was his experience from practicing for more than ten years.
After watching for so long, he has discovered that this old man is the organizer of this party.
"You're the one who's alert and experienced!" Chen Mu immediately smiled.