Chapter 89 Down the Mountain (Fourth Update)

  On the mountain.

  Downhill

  There's a feeling on top of the mountain, and there's a taste at the foot of the mountain.

  The mountain is clear and the water is beautiful, surrounded by clouds and mist, like a fairyland. People there are idle every day, their bones are almost rusty, they have nothing to do but sit and meditate for a while, practice sword fighting, sleep, and feel extremely comfortable. As long as you don't get involved in the struggle for power, the mountain is not much different from the legendary fairyland.

  The feeling on the mountain is like an immortal, with a strong aura of immortality.

  The mountains have the flavor of the mountains, and the mountains also have green hills and clear waters. However, the mountains have cities, one after another, with thousands or even tens of thousands of people living in a single city. The prefectures have hundreds of thousands or even millions of people living in a single city, while the provincial capitals have even more people, with tens of millions of people in a single city. In the famous cities of the Great Jin Dynasty, such as the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty, there are tens of millions of people in a single city, and other famous cities also have hundreds of millions of people in a single city.

  In the city, the population is crowded, with a few less fairy spirits, but also has a human flavor, those rice shops, stores, and pawnshops, walking, jumping, singing, and performing monkeys, all have a unique human flavor.

  The immortal has an immortal's goodness, and the mortal has a mortal's subtlety.

  Lu Yuan is the kind of person who can appreciate the misty aura on a mountain, yet also enjoy the flavors of human life. In short, he can appreciate various environments and has super strong adaptability.

  The warm sunshine in the morning feels comfortable on people's skin.

  This is an official road with four thoroughfares and eight reaches.

  Although it's early in the morning, there are already people coming and going.

  A young man with a carefree smile on his face, carrying a long sword on his back and holding a wine gourd in his hand, is hurrying along the road.

  He said he was in a hurry, but the young man didn't walk very fast. From time to time, he would take a sip of wine and sit down at a stall by the road, using a few copper plates to buy some local snacks to eat.

  Finally down the mountain.

  This time I stayed on the mountain for more than a year.

  Also come down the mountain to breathe some fresh air, Lu Yuan thought lazily.

  As for the tasks assigned by Master, I still remember them. However, things need to be done step by step, and can't be rushed.

  Here, take a walk and look at the map in your hand. This is an internal map of the Immortal Realm, which is much more detailed than the general Dajin map. Many places that cannot be found on the Dajin map are marked here. If you move fifty miles to the right from here, it will be a gathering place for immortals. In the interior of Dajin Country, there are many gathering places for immortals, and these gathering places also have large and small ones, which are basically established in places with developed transportation.

  Of course, the largest gathering place for cultivators is still the Wumen Cultivator Market next to the Imperial City of Great Jin.

  The Five Sects' Cultivator Market was obviously controlled by the five major sects together. It was located near the Imperial City because of a mutual agreement between the five major sects. The market was said to be extremely prosperous and lively, where one could buy flying swords with ease as long as they had enough spirit stones. In fact, even spiritual swords could be purchased there.

  It is said that the Five Gates Immortal Market also sold immortal swords.

  But this is just a rumor.

  Xianjian, what is this concept?

  The master of Yifeng doesn't have a magic sword either.

  The magic of Xian Jian is indescribable, its power is immeasurable.

  So, saying that the Five Gates of Immortal Cultivation Market is the largest market in the Great Jin Country where the immortal sword was sold can only be a rumor.

  Of course, that's the largest immortal market. Ordinary immortal markets are not that big. According to the direction marked on the map, head towards this immortal market in front of you. Upon arrival, it was discovered that this immortal market is indeed relatively small. Standing at a high point and looking down, this immortal market is about the same size as Donglin Town where I was born, small enough.

  He walked in quickly and, as it turned out, this cultivator market was indeed small, but like a sparrow, although small, all the internal organs were complete.

  Taking a casual glance, basically, the shops opened in this Immortal Cultivator Market can be divided into four major categories.

  The first category is medicinal materials and elixirs, which can enhance a person's magical powers. As cultivators prioritize their magical powers, medicinal materials and elixirs are extremely popular, with effects that are not much weaker than those of spirit stones.

  Of course, whether it's spiritual stones or medicinal materials, neither is comparable to a spiritual beast.

  Ordinary spiritual beasts are constantly providing the world with primordial energy, how can they be compared to spirit stones and elixirs? Of course, if you insist on comparing them to some top-grade elixir, then there's no comparison. However, under normal circumstances, the price of a spiritual beast is far higher than that of an elixir.

  Someone like Lu Yuan who possesses seven Cloud System Spirit Beasts would be envied by even the most resourceful direct disciples, let alone ordinary loose cultivators.

  So, how could this small gathering of cultivators possibly have a spiritual beast?

  The second category is weapons, all sorts of weapons, basically all mortal-level weapons, such as Jianghu divine swords. The flying sword itself requires rare materials and doesn't mention the need for a cultivator in the foundation-building stage to spit out a mouthful of their own heart's blood to refine and worship it. Therefore, there have always been very few flying swords. These small immortal markets mostly sell mortal weapons, occasionally selling a flying sword for one or two hundred low-grade spirit stones. Don't think that one or two hundred low-grade spirit stones are a small amount; even a true disciple like Lu Yuan only receives ten low-grade spirit stones per year. In the past, the two Daoist priests, Bi Chen and Bi Yi, would fight over a single spirit stone. Among scattered cultivators, there are also those who can take out one or two hundred spirit stones, but they are extremely rare.

  The third category is various types of gongfa, among which there are heart methods and sword methods. Most of them are mediocre, occasionally some second-rate goods can be sold at a high price. As for sword methods like Fengyun 108 Sword, forget about it. Many sword methods don't even have a hint of sword intent.

  Not every sword technique has the existence of sword intent, only very advanced top-level techniques will have the existence of sword intent.

  As for the fourth category, it's not selling things, but rather collecting them. No matter what you bring here, they'll collect it, such as medicinal herbs and elixirs, they'll take them in, as well as weapons and techniques, all of which can be exchanged for spirit stones. They also collect other rare and unusual items, of course, the prices they offer will be lower than the normal market price. This kind of place is called a pawnshop in the cultivation world.

  ……

  Lu Yuan walked into the pawnshop and said straightforwardly: "Sell."

  Pawning is possible, selling is also possible. If sold, the price will be slightly lower than the market price, but it cannot be redeemed. However, if pawned, it can be redeemed within a certain period of time, but the pawn price will be much lower than the selling price.

  Recently, before the 500th birthday of Yuan Wenyuan, I fought with a middle-aged man surnamed Dao and captured two water-based artifacts: the Double Snake Cauldron and twenty Exploding Spirit Stones. The Exploding Spirit Stones can be infused with spiritual energy and thrown to cause an explosion, which might come in handy during battles. As for the Double Snake Cauldron, it's not very useful to me, so I'll just sell it and use the spirit stones to enhance my own abilities.

  I've been stuck in the middle of the eighth layer of Qi training for a while now, it's about time to make some progress.

  The magnificent fourth update is delivered!

  Originally, I was writing old books and new books at the same time, which made it easy to make mistakes. In the past two days, the old book has been finished, so I can focus on this one. By the way, I've also changed my habit of not revising drafts and started revising them now.