One Qi Chaoyang

Chapter 21: Poverty

Grandma Snake stood there thinking deeply, and suddenly she felt that what Shiva said actually made some sense.

"But how can you guarantee that the people of Tiandu Mountain won't let us die?" asked Grandma Snake.

"Hehe, why should I promise you? If you are going to die, then I am almost dead too. But Tiandu Mountain is a famous sect and a leader. They won't do things so cruelly that they will eat meat without giving the people below a sip of soup."

After Yu Shiva finished speaking, Granny Snake felt that there was some truth in what she said. She glanced at her big-eyed grandson Li Yong. Li Yong was silent for a moment and then said, "Teacher Zhao doesn't seem like a person who holds grudges! We didn't really fight with them, but we just had a meeting in the courtyard, and the female Taoist priest from Tiandu Mountain didn't seem easy to talk to..."

Grandma Snake was already thinking about how to apologize and admit her mistake later, and she was wondering what words she would use.
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When Zhao Fuyun woke up from his meditation, it was already dark. He went outside and saw Xun Lanyin, dressed in a black robe, lying on the recliner she usually lay on, with the light behind her reflected on her face.

At this moment, she was as quiet as a statue of god. Her dark black robe turned white at the neck, and her black hair fell on her shoulders. The fiery red Taoist hat on her head added the finishing touch, making her look extremely bright and beautiful.

When she lies asleep with her eyes closed, she does not have the contemptuous look she has when she opens her eyes to look at people. But when you can look her squarely in the face, you will find that she is an extremely beautiful woman.

People who practice cultivation, both men and women, are good-looking, but those who are as outstanding as her are extremely rare.

The flickering firelight flickered on her face. Xun Lanyin opened her eyes and looked towards Zhao Fuyun. Zhao Fuyun could not help but look away and said, "Master Xun, the disciple has recovered."

"Hmph!" Xun Lanyin snorted lightly, then stood up and said, "Prepare the paper figures first, and then use them to transform and explore the way."

For someone at her level, she must be very aware of the way Zhao Fuyun was looking at her, and she must be very sensitive to other people's gazes.

Zhao Fuyun felt a little embarrassed and obviously realized this.

As for what Xun Lanyin said, the best paper to use for transmogrification is of course talisman paper. Talisman paper is made using a special craft, which allows the magic power to better adhere to and penetrate it. The paper figures transformed will be more realistic and vivid, and more durable.

But talisman paper is not cheap for him, so he has always used ordinary paper to practice the art of paper man transformation.

"I only have ordinary white paper." Zhao Fuyun said.

Xun Lanyin was furious that the Xuan Guang disciple who ranked top among the disciples of this generation in Tiandu Mountain did not have top-quality talisman paper on him. She reached into the treasure bag in her sleeve and swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

She found that she didn't have any either. She had used up all her spirit stones in order to refine the Xuanyuan Sheshui Flag. The purpose of her coming out this time was to earn spirit stones.

Tiandu Mountain is a place for preaching and teaching, but it does not have many fixed resources for practice. Most of the monks in the mountain accept offerings from the aristocratic families, or directly live in some of the aristocratic families.

Disciples from the lower house, if unable to build a foundation, will go to some small families, or join the corresponding government offices in some countries.

Of course, there are also people who open their own temple and teach the Dharma, which of course requires collecting tuition as a fund for their practice.

In fact, the lower courtyard of Tiandu Mountain is also a similar place, but it is more famous and covers a wider range. Of course, the tuition fee for admission to the lower courtyard is more expensive.

Only after building the foundation and entering the upper courtyard can one be considered an inner disciple of Tiandu Mountain.

As for why Tiandu Mountain doesn't open its own spiritual fields to grow medicinal herbs and spiritual rice, and why it doesn't cultivate spiritual beasts for business, Zhao Fuyun has heard some about this after living in the lower courtyard of Tiandu Mountain for so long.

One of the points is the problem of atmosphere. The monks in Tiandu Mountain all believe that those are not what a monk should do.

He once heard a Taoist master say: "We cultivators practice Qi and cultivate magic, how can we grow medicinal herbs and rice, how can we tend wild beasts, how can we mine minerals?" Of course, the Taoist temples did teach these things. Some families even sent people to the mountains just to learn how to grow medicinal herbs. Some people came specifically to learn how to raise spiritual beasts, and identifying minerals was also a course that everyone would study seriously.

Because in order to refine magic weapons in the future, you will need to collect precious materials. If you don’t even know what the precious materials are, how can you collect them?

As for refining treasures and elixirs, in the lower house, one can only learn a basic overview.

She silently pulled her hand out of her sleeve, and just in time she saw Zhao Fuyun staring at her hand as she pulled it out of her sleeve. Her heart couldn't help but tighten.

"It doesn't matter if you don't have it. Just use it. Ordinary paper can increase the difficulty of transformation. It is also a kind of training for you." Xun Lanyin said, and pointed at the statue and said, "That statue is good. The divine light is clear and the aura of fire is strong. You can take it with you. The abode in that cave is full of dampness and dampness, so you may need it."

Of course Zhao Fuyun would not refuse. He wrapped it in white cloth, put it in a bag, and carried it on his back. He also took the needle bag with him, so he had nothing else to take.

At this time, a person pushed open the gate and came in. It was Zhuang Xinyan. Then she said, "Wait a moment, I want to tell you something."

When Zhao Fuyun saw her, he realized that he had not seen her since he woke up, and he didn't know where she had gone.

"Where did you go?" Zhao Fuyun asked.

"I went to look for those people." Zhuang Xinyan said, "We had an agreement that if we got separated, we would meet up at a certain place. But when I went there, I found that there were traces of a meeting place, but no one was there."

Zhao Fuyun knew that she was talking about the group of "traveling merchants" from before. Those people were certainly not traveling merchants, but a group of local farmers and Taoist priests. He immediately understood what Zhuang Xinyan meant and asked, "Are you saying that they may have entered the cave?"

Zhuang Xinyan nodded. In her opinion, these people could not leave like this. Even if a few people died, they would never leave empty-handed.

In addition, so many of the Wu Ze people who were originally guarding the cave were killed by Zhao Fuyun, which made it easier for them to act.

"In that case, they may have been inside for two days." Zhao Fuyun said, "But don't worry too much. The Wuze people have been digging for so long but still haven't been able to open the cave. They only have these two days, so just consider it as exploring the way for us."

Xun Lanyin didn't say anything, she just looked Zhuang Xinyan up and down and said, "It's still somewhat useful."

Zhuang Xinyan pursed her lips and said nothing. She also wanted to follow him into the cave. After all, her brother died because of that cave.

Moreover, her own family had already declined, its wealth was almost gone, and most of its cultivation methods were missing, so she also wanted to go in and fight for some opportunities. She did all this so that she would not be driven away when she followed.

"Then let's set off too." Zhao Fuyun smiled and picked up a lamp. He felt that he would be able to cast spells better with a lamp in his hand.

Xun Lanyin opened her red lips and exhaled a stream of wind, which turned into a cloud of mist in the yard. She stepped forward and it was the first time that Zhao Fuyun saw someone perform the art of flying in the clouds. He stepped forward with some surprise and felt that the ground under his feet was soft, yet it was also entangled with a toughness.

Zhuang Xinyan also walked up, and the mist rose from the ground. To outsiders, it was just a ball of cloud, and the person shrouded in it could not be seen clearly.

The stars in the sky are scattered and hidden among the clouds, but some of them curiously poke their heads out and peek at the world.

　After twelve o'clock, it is a new week. Let's check the list. If you have votes, please help vote.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)