Changsheng Xiuxian: I can see through everything

Chapter 58: Top-grade Bear Monster

That night, Chen Xuan's practice went smoother than before.

The lush green sacred tree in the body is growing steadily at a speed visible to the naked eye.

When practicing Taoism, one should cultivate one's mind.

All things are in the mind, all paths are in the mind.

Thoughts are clear, minds are free, compressed spiritual energy is continuously stored in the divine storage, and the magic power in the body is like a vast ocean, endless.

The true constant must respond to things, and when responding to things one must not be confused. If one is not confused, the nature will naturally remain, and when the nature remains, the energy will naturally return.

At this moment, Chen Xuan had a deep understanding.

The great way is hidden in the daily life of the world. If we keep our original heart and are not confused by external things, we will naturally be able to build a solid heart of the Tao and thus develop supernatural powers.

In one year, he rushed from the second level of Qi training to the sixth level. Although there were many adventures in the process, it was mostly due to the concentration of Qi training. If the heart of Taoism did not keep up, it would be easy to have problems in subsequent practice, and even go astray.

It is said that many powerful people, when they encounter bottlenecks in their cultivation, shed their divine power and transform into mortals, experiencing all kinds of life in the world, rebuilding their hearts, and finally making further progress and breaking through the realm to ascend.

There is some truth to this legend.

It's time to slow down and strengthen the foundation.

The next day, Chen Xuan took a rest, packed up the exquisite winding talismans he had made recently, and went to the West Outer City Market.

Li Chengdao's business is obviously much better than before.

Chen Xuan’s exquisite winding talisman is his flagship product. It is well-made and certified by the sect, but its price is 10% cheaper than that of the sect’s store.

"Master Jiang Fu, come, please take a seat!"

After collecting Chen Xuan's talisman as promised and settling the bill, Li Chengdao said, "Eleven spirit stones and seven spirit beads. Do you want to exchange them for talisman paper and cinnabar?"

"Let's change the talisman paper and cinnabar. However, the cinnabar must be the kind used for rejuvenation talismans."

"Ah! Master Jiang Fu wants to make a rejuvenation talisman?"

Li Chengdao was shocked but also had a hint of anticipation.

Although both are first-grade, low-quality talismans, the Rejuvenation Talisman sells much better than the Entanglement Talisman.

"You have to try other talismans. You can't just keep making entanglement talismans."

Chen Xuan said lightly.

The entanglement talisman has reached a bottleneck, and any further improvement can only be achieved through gradual accumulation over time.

When Chen Xuan was making the entanglement talisman, he gained not only talisman-making skills and spirit stones, but also strengthened his understanding of wood-attributed exercises.

Chen Xuan guessed that making the rejuvenation talisman would have a beneficial effect on his practice of the Qingmu Yunling Gong.

"Okay, Master Jiang Fu, please wait a moment."

Half an hour later, Chen Xuan had two bottles of cinnabar used for rejuvenation talismans in his hands.

After strolling around the market and not finding any particularly valuable spiritual objects, Chen Xuan found a tea shop, slowly drank spiritual tea, and watched the various monks.

Qingyunfang City was built on the edge of the wilderness. It was the frontier stronghold of the Jinyang Sect's expansion of territory. It was a remote and extremely desolate place.

The history of Qingyunfang City is only a short two hundred years.

This place is far away from prosperous places, with only some small spiritual veins around it. It is an enclave surrounded by demonic birds and beasts.

In such places, order has not yet been fully established, the dangers are high, and there are many opportunities.

As a famous and powerful sect in the Song Dynasty, the Jinyang Sect did a good job on the surface. The market was well-organized, with abundant supply of spiritual rice and monster meat. Prices were controlled at a certain level, so capable independent cultivators could barely make a living.

However, for the low-level casual cultivators who are in the initial stage of Qi training, things are not so good.

Every winter, some low-level cultivators would die from physical weakness due to harsh weather and lack of spiritual food.

It's normal. Survival of the fittest is the most basic principle in nature.

Chen Xuan had just climbed out of the lower class of casual cultivators and had a deep understanding of this.

But that's about it.

He is not yet strong enough to change Qingyun Market by himself.

The rich help the world, while the poor take care of themselves.

The former is a distant prospect, but the latter is always remembered.

……

Snow is falling.

Walking in the shantytown, Chen Xuan clearly felt something strange.

There was more fear and less contempt in the eyes of the wandering cultivators in the shanties.

Not only that.

There are even fewer people saying hello.

Is he afraid that Deacon Yan will hold a grudge against him because of him?
Chen Xuan didn't take it to heart.

These independent cultivators were no longer on the same path as him.

"Come in and rest?"

Coming to the Ling Hotel again, Wang Fugui asked Chen Xuan tentatively.

"It's good to take a break."

With Chen Xuan's current realm of cultivation, he already had some tendency to be immune to cold and heat. In this cold winter weather, with a biting cold wind, he only felt a slight chill.

Li Pingan and Wang Fugui are fine.

But Xiao Yuyao and Cai Jian's faces were already red from the cold.

When I entered the Ling Hotel, I found it was as warm as spring.

It turned out that a formation that increased the temperature was activated.

"Master Chen, please take a seat!"

The owner personally entertained us attentively.

Five of Master Yan's followers were beaten to death, and Master Yan was tied up and taken to the law enforcement hall. Two days later, he resumed law enforcement patrol as usual.

How could he dare to offend such a person!
Dance as much as you like, drink as much as you like.

As soon as Chen Xuan came in, the originally noisy Ling Hotel became much quieter.

Everyone whispered and held their breath, as if afraid of provoking something.

Chen Xuan ate a few pieces of monster meat.

It tastes pretty good.

It was freezing cold, and being able to eat hot monster meat was a luxury in the shantytowns.

"Have you heard? The Sun family, a family of seven tanners, were all eaten by a monster!"

"How tragic! Seven people, and only a few bones are left."

"Do you know what kind of monster it is?"

"It looks like a bear monster, most likely an Iron Mountain Brown Bear!"

"This thing is ferocious! It has thick skin and flesh, and immense strength. Even a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training wouldn't be able to withstand a single blow!"

"And those bear mouths, there's nothing they can't bite through!"

"Will the sect care?"

"What do you care? This is a shantytown outside the market town. Three spirit stones a year in rent, and you expect the disciples of the sect to risk their lives for this?"

"Alas, the world is difficult, and there's no telling when it will end!"

the voice very low.

Chen Xuan had sharp senses and heard everything clearly.

"Let's go!"

Seeing that Xiao Yuyao and Cai Jian had obviously recovered after eating the monster meat, he stood up and went out first.

After patrolling for another half an hour along the planned route, we can head back home.

It is normal for shanty towns to be attacked by monsters.

The Jinyang Sect established the Qingyun Market here, and while expanding outward, it also destroyed the ecological environment here.

In a cold winter like this, many independent practitioners in the shantytowns stop their activities, eat and drink less, and hide in wooden houses to hibernate.

At this time, the monsters and beasts in the wilderness were facing the test of food shortage and hunger.

Some powerful monsters are so hungry that they don’t care about anything else. They will still hunt even the terrifying two-legged beasts.

Whenever night falls, the howling of various monsters can be heard in the shantytowns, which is miserable and sad, making people feel creepy.

Chen Xuan's predecessor spent eighteen years living like this.

No wonder.

"Captain Chen, how about we change our patrol route?"

Wang Fugui explained carefully with a smile.

"It's too remote and unsafe ahead. If we encounter a monster..."

Wang Fugui said embarrassedly, rubbing his hands.

"I heard that there's a demon beast over there. It's a top-grade bear demon."

"Oh. Change the patrol route, okay?"

"Sure! Why not? It's in such bad weather, no one would care even if we don't patrol. We're here to help for free!"

"Old Li can testify! Everyone did this before!"

Li Pingan nodded and said, "Deputy Captain Wang is right."

"Is that so?" Chen Xuan smiled: "Then you can go back first."

"Captain Chen, what about you?"

"I gonna go see."

"Captain Chen, there really is a bear monster out there. I'm doing this for everyone's own good."

"I know."

Chen Xuan looked ahead and said, "My wife is afraid of the cold. If she had a bearskin coat, she would be able to get through the winter better!"

Wang Fugui was stunned and speechless.

(End of this chapter)