Changsheng Xiuxian: I can see through everything

Chapter 90: The Poison Sect's Past (Please subscribe)
Zhou Wang took them to stay in the best inn in Honghefang City.

It is also the safest.

The Five Poison Sect operates its own inn.

The price is a bit expensive, with each room costing one spirit stone per day.

Chen Xuan, Jiang Yingxue and Su Zhengming, father and daughter, rented a room each.

In the evening, Chen Xuan hugged Jiang Yingxue and counted their savings.

There are still seventeen medium-grade spirit stones.

One hundred and sixty-two spirit stones.

When the two of them had the most accumulated, they had more than forty mid-grade spirit stones.

In order to speed up his cultivation, Chen Xuan purchased a top-grade spirit gathering array, which consumed four spirit stones every hour.

Consuming eight spirit stones a day can achieve 30% of the effect of a second-level dojo.

Just practicing the Spirit Gathering Array would cost more than 200 spirit stones a month, which is almost a year's salary offered by a cultivation family. How could an ordinary cultivator afford it!

There is also the Azure Dragon Bell, a top-grade defensive magical weapon, which cost a whopping 1,350 spirit stones to purchase.

Originally, there was a remnant of the Azure Dragon's soul parasitic on it, which was devoured by the psychic green snake without any mercy.

Fortunately, in addition to spirit stones, they also have some valuable spiritual objects.

A top-grade magical weapon, the Ice Soul Sword, two mid-grade flying sword magical weapons, and some talismans and pills.

These were all obtained from the corpses of Sima Cheng and his clansmen. Altogether, they could probably be sold for seven or eight hundred spirit stones.

There is also a Yinsha Blood Knife, which is nurtured by a black gourd. It seems to be a magic weapon and its value is unknown.

Bear bile, fire crystal, demon pig tusks, and red-flame tiger skin are the best materials for making elixirs and can be exchanged for a thousand or so spirit stones.

After all, the giant python skin is a first-grade top-grade monster, and should be worth a lot of spirit stones.

The most precious thing is the giant python demon pill that was just obtained.

It can be used as the main material for foundation-building pills and is very valuable.

There is also more than 20,000 kilograms of giant python meat.

This is first-grade, top-grade monster meat.

In the afternoon, Chen Xuan went to the monster meat stall in the market town.

Low-grade monster meat, one spirit stone is worth fifteen pounds.

Medium-grade monster meat, one spirit stone worth five pounds.

Top-grade monster meat, one spirit stone worth two kilograms.

The best quality monster meat is out of stock in the market.

Zhou Wang also hinted to Chen Xuan that the meat of this giant python was too large and no one in the market could eat it except the Five Poison Sect.

"Husband, are you planning to settle down here?"

"Yeah. This place is good for my practice."

Jiang Yingxue didn't ask any more questions and snuggled in Chen Xuan's arms. The familiar warmth made her fall into a drowsy sleep.

Chen Xuan hugged Jiang Yingxue and slowly closed his eyes to rest.

The Iron-backed Mantis quietly appeared, with the golden swords in its arms slightly raised, its large compound eyes turning vigilantly, quietly guarding Chen Xuan.

……

The next day, Zhu Yao rushed over just after breakfast.

In his hand, he was holding a bag full of poisonous insect corpses, more than six hundred of them.

"I was thinking of going to Qingyun Market in a few days, but I didn't expect it to be destroyed by the beast tide."

Zhu Yao said with some regret, looking at the insect bag in his hand from time to time.

"Give it all to me. How many spirit stones?"

Zhu Yao was overjoyed to hear that Chen Xuan was willing to accept it.

"Fellow Daoist Chen is such a straightforward person! Just give me the cost price, three hundred spirit stones!"

Chen Xuan didn't say much and directly handed over three medium-grade spirit stones.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Chen. I heard you hunted a giant python. Have you thought about what to do with it?"

"I was just about to consult Fellow Daoist Zhu."

"Take me to see it."

Arriving at the place where the giant python's corpse was kept in the inn, Zhu Yao took a few glances at it, walked forward to check the giant python's wounds, and inspected its quality.

"It's really a top-grade, non-venomous one! This giant python could probably produce 20,000 kilograms of meat!"

Zhu Yao exclaimed in admiration, "Fellow Daoist Chen is truly capable! He was able to capture such a powerful python!"

"It's just luck."

Chen Xuan said with a smile.

"No one in Honghe Market dares to buy this giant python, so we can only sell it to the sect."

"Oh."

Chen Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling slightly unhappy. This was the host bullying the guest.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, you don't know something."

Zhu Yao told Chen Xuan that the Five Poison Sect was the only dominant sect in the Ten Thousand Poison Mountains, and all other small sects had to obey the orders of the Five Poison Sect and pay tribute and taxes on a regular basis.

This place is vast and sparsely populated, with poisonous creatures rampant. Apart from some barbarian villages, there are almost no ordinary mortals.

"Such non-toxic, top-grade spirit beast meat is truly rare. According to sect rules, it must be sold to the sect."

"All right!"

People have to bow their heads under the roof.

Knowing that it was an unfair clause, Chen Xuan was powerless to resist.

"Could you help me get a good price?"

"Of course there is a way. However, I want a 30% commission."

"Thirty percent? Don't you think it's a bit too much, Fellow Daoist Zhu?"

Chen Xuan was slightly displeased.

"Not much. This 30% includes the management fees of many elders and deacons. Don't worry, it will definitely be worth it."

"That's it."

Chen Xuan thought about it for a moment and agreed.

This is a typical off-book accounting practice.

He won't suffer any loss if the powerful figures of the Five Poison Sect get some benefits.

The wool comes from the sheep, and the Five Poison Sect doesn’t lack these spirit stones!
Seeing Chen Xuan agreed, Zhu Yao immediately smiled.

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Chen. You saved my brother-in-law and niece. I know what's going on, and I won't let you suffer any loss!"

Chen Xuan complained in his heart, you still know that I am the savior of your brother-in-law and niece, but I have long been obsessed with money.

"I'll take you to see Elder Qiao in Fangshi."

"Wait!"

Chen Xuan suddenly remembered something.

"Your sister left the Five Poison Sect and went to Feifeng Mountain to marry your brother-in-law. Didn't the Five Poison Sect pursue the matter?"

"Investigate? Investigate what?"

Zhu Yao looked at Chen Xuan with some confusion.

"Leave the sect and take away the sect's skills."

"Oh, you mean this. It's okay. Every year the sect dismisses some outer disciples."

"Dismiss? Why do you want to dismiss?"

"Why? Of course I can't afford it."

It turned out that the spiritual veins in the Ten Thousand Poison Mountains were tense, and the Five Poison Sect would eliminate some outer disciples every year and send them away from the sect.

As for the sect's skills that were taken away, they were all basic skills for the Qi training period, and the Five Poison Sect did not care.

"The sect is mainly based on poison cultivation. Only those who are not talented enough in poison cultivation or have weak constitutions will practice insect control."

Zhu Yao explained.

Chen Xuan could also understand this.

Relatively speaking, the lifespan and combat effectiveness of demon insects are far inferior to those of spiritual beasts of the same level.

If ordinary demon insects cannot advance quickly, they will not be worth cultivating.

Most of the insect tamers in the Five Poison Sect are female. The demon insects they cultivate are mostly for auxiliary purposes, and very few are used for direct combat.

"Don't worry, the sect is still very open-minded and will often take extra care of the descendants of disciples who have left the sect."

Zhu Yao's words had hidden meaning, and it was obvious that he knew something about Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan did not explain much about this.

He was born in the shantytown of Qingyunfang City, and many people knew that his mother was once an insect tamer.

As for the art of controlling insects, the most famous ones in the nearby area are the Five Poison Sect and the Xu family of Wanshou Ridge.

"There are some things that Fellow Daoist Chen may not be aware of. The sect's poison cultivators usually also practice some insect control techniques as an aid in fighting. Similarly, the sect's insect control masters also practice some poison skills."

"Any brothers and sisters who practice the sect's poison skills cannot form a relationship."

"Ah! Why?"

"There's nothing we can do. Brothers and sisters who practice poisonous skills are more likely to give birth to deformed offspring."

Zhu Yao sighed.

"Therefore, it is difficult for female cultivators from the Five Poison Sect to find a suitable husband locally, and they often marry outside the sect."

Chen Xuan finally understood.

Both the original mother and Zhu Yao's sister, after being dismissed from the Five Poison Sect, had no choice but to leave the Ten Thousand Poison Mountains and marry elsewhere.

A mother who practices poisonous skills!
It’s scary to think about it!
Fortunately, Chen Xuan developed and grew normally, and there was no deformity in his body.

Is this a blessing in disguise?
(End of this chapter)