Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 289 Resources
Mrs. Wang did not answer this question so readily.

She hesitated for a while before she said: "There are not many spiritual veins in Guanzhong, but there are still many spiritual veins and acupoints in the Qinling Mountains. It's just... there are not many places like the market. There can be one special place opened up In a space isolated from the world, there is a small spiritual vein that supplies spiritual energy alone, and the Daoist Zhuji sits in charge of the overall situation, and is backed by such a famous faction as the Zhenxian Temple. If idlers dare not make trouble, there is only this one in the Guanzhong area. It’s gone. The rest of the small market...is somewhat mixed, and there are often bad rumors. If the serious monks are not cultivated enough and well-informed, they really dare not go there.”

Mrs. Wang gave two examples, both of which are famous "black markets" in the Guanzhong area. One is that there are often thieves selling stolen goods, and the shops and regular customers there generally don't care about the origin of the goods; the other is that there are thieves nearby. It is often heard that merchants have been robbed and killed.Among them, the former is located in a remote and few people's square in the south of Chang'an City, and the other is located in the Qinling Mountains.She has been to the former one, but she has only heard about the latter one, and does not know the specific address.But the former... It is estimated that Gu Asan planned to rob her and take the stolen things there to sell.

Mrs. Wang said to Li Lijun: "In that place in the Qinling Mountains, the elders of the family have told the younger generations not to approach each year. If guests pass by, it is better to avoid them as much as possible. You are young and a girl. If you meet It’s not easy to get away. The black market in Chang’an City, you might as well go and have a look, but you need to cover yourself. There are occasionally some good things there. If you don’t mind the origin of the things, you can actually gain something .”

Li Lijun asked for the address and found out that it was a remote workshop that he had never been to, so he kept it in his heart.

She also asked: "Is this the only market in Chang'an City?"

Mrs. Wang shook her head: "In fact, there is another serious market, which is near the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Jinchangfang. But it is a bit different from other markets..."

That market has a strong background of Buddhist temples, and the person in charge of the market is not a Taoist from Zhenxian Temple, but an eminent monk from Daci'en Temple.Most of the things bought and sold in the market are related to Buddhism.Of course, occasionally there will be some goods such as panacea, magic weapon, or spirit cloth.

The ancestors of the Wang family learned Taoism, so when Mrs. Wang went there to buy goods, she always felt something was wrong.Other than that, there was nothing wrong with it, she felt that it was fine for Li Lijun to see the world in the past.The eminent monks of the Da Ci'en Temple can't have any problems under their noses. The Buddhist exorcising instruments sold there are very effective.

Li Lijun doesn't mind the Buddhist temple background of this market.She has followed the Chen family to worship Buddha for many years, and she is quite familiar with Buddhism.On the secular level, the fourth wife of the Sui Palace is still a Buddhist.As long as the place is well behaved, she doesn't mind taking people around occasionally.

Mrs. Wang also mentioned the Xiuzhen market in Luoyang: "There is a market jointly built by several Taoist temples. Although it is not as big as ours, there are still many shops. It's just that the Zhenxian Temple over there is powerful, and the other houses The Taoist temple is not weak. It is friendly on the surface, but it is not easy to say in private. In the past few years, Luoyang has been relatively peaceful, and it is good to visit when the guests are free. It is more comfortable to live there than in Chang'an, and it is also There is a ghost market, but it is more disciplined than the black market in Chang'an."

She repeatedly reminded Li Lijun not to go to the two black markets in Guanzhong, especially the one in Qinling.She even showed Li Lijun a simple map of that place, and repeatedly told the latter to avoid it.

Li Lijun understood that this was Mrs. Wang's kindness, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, lady boss, I have nothing else to do, so why do I have to go to a dangerous place? I didn't know it before, but now that I know that place Where is it, I will carefully avoid it in the future." She looked at the simple map on the ground, showing a curious expression, "This black market also has a spiritual energy point?"

"If it's a spiritual meridian, it would have been taken over by someone long ago, so how can it be the turn of this guy who has no foundation to refine Qi and casual cultivators hang out here?" Mrs. Wang said, "In the Qinling Mountains, there are quite a lot of places like this. But anyone whose cultivation base is above the middle stage of Qi refining, who is a bit smarter, can occupy a piece of land and open up caves for himself. But... there are more and more people like this now, and those who have better positions are taken up by others , the remaining small spiritual veins, spiritual energy points, etc., have some shortcomings to some extent, and most people don't like it."

Li Lijun blinked: "Really? In the Qinling Mountains, there are still many such small spiritual veins or aura points? Even if there are shortcomings, they are better than places outside where there is a lack of aura? Why would anyone look down on them?"

Mrs. Wang laughed and said: "Practitioners want to occupy a small spiritual vein or spiritual energy point in order to open up a cave, which can not only cultivate, but also live a peaceful life. If there are powerful monsters or bandits nearby, or the terrain is not good , either extreme tides or strong winds and droughts, and rocks falling at any time, what do you do living there? How can you practice with peace of mind when you are worried all day long?"

In order to prove her point, Mrs. Wang also gave an example: "The Bald Mountain in the west, the top of the mountain is full of gravel, no grass grows, it is cold, the wind is strong, and the weather is unpredictable. The aura there is also colder than other places. It’s okay when it’s time, winter can freeze a person in just a short while! Unless it’s a foundation-building or higher cultivation base, who can bear it? Why do you have to go to that kind of Jedi to suffer? Therefore, the place is so empty, and idlers dare not go there."

Bald Mountain?Li Lijun silently wrote down the name, planning to check it out later.The aura is cold, could it be that he is approaching the Ice Spirit Mine?She has water spirit roots, but she is not afraid of ice attribute spirit energy, even if she feels a little uncomfortable, there are ways to keep out the cold.

Mrs. Wang continued: "Actually, if the spiritual veins under the jurisdiction of various sects and aristocratic families have surplus, they will open inns and rent out rooms or caves, and spend some spiritual stones to rent one, which has spiritual energy and is comfortable to live in. Master Zhuji patrols the surrounding area, so you don't have to worry about Xiao Xiao coming to the door, isn't this more troublesome than opening up a cave by yourself?"

Speaking of this, Mrs. Wang felt strange: "Don't the guests know this? Where do you usually live?"

Li Lijun hurriedly chatted: "When the elders of my master's school traveled in Guanzhong in the early years, they opened up a cave by themselves. I have been living there, but I never thought that there is a place for rent. It is not like the one in the market. Is it the same as a luxury inn? The proprietress told me, where is the most reassuring cave? When I am about to break through, I will stay for a few days."

Mrs. Wang gave her several addresses, especially introducing the rental business of the Wang family's cave.The spiritual veins of the Wang family are not large, and there is not much spiritual energy that can be rented out to others every year, but the advantage is that the environment is quiet, the transportation is convenient, and there are foundation building real people and high-level qi refiners to provide security services, which are very reliable and well-known.

Advertisement Li Lijun just listen to it.She paid special attention to those locations that could provide cave rental services, and there were spiritual veins there.In the Qinling Mountains area, there are really rich spiritual energy resources!

Then can she also find a place for herself, build a separate courtyard or something?During the breakthrough, it was carried out on Mount Saga, and there was too much movement. Qinling seemed to be a more suitable location.Anyway, there are many practitioners in this area, so there is little movement, and it is not easy to attract the attention of the True Immortal Temple.

Li Lijun looked up at the mountains behind him.There are so many spiritual veins and acupoints in the Qinling Mountains, so the root system of the spiritual veins she discovered underground may be more widely distributed than she imagined.

While thinking about it, she suddenly heard Mrs. Wang exclaiming: "The thunder seems to have stopped?" She hurriedly looked in the direction of Houtu Temple.

Indeed, the sky over there turned dark, and the thunder and lightning ceased. It seemed that Du Zhenren's thunder disaster had finally come to an end.

(End of this chapter)